Author: Running is BS

This week we’re joined by Liz Rees, an awesome runner, supporter and C25k graduate and leader! She gets stuck into what’s bullshit about being a chubby runner and how she’s turned that into everlasting twitter glory.

We also have loads of contact from our listeners, and we mostly insult them for their loyalty. Sorry.

Links

• London Marathon: Visually impaired entrants urge organisers to reverse ’embarrassing’ guide runners rule
• Jasmin Paris becomes first woman to win 268-mile Montane Spine Race
• Runner Pepper-Sprays Dog Allegedly Attacking Her, Then Gets Bitten by Its Owner
• Ironman UK add an ‘Iron Girl’ event to their Ironman weekend and runners aren’t happy

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The final episode of 2018! It’s been quite a bullshit year, so what could be better than making a podcast about it? There are some proper pearls of wisdom in this episode and, frankly, more calls to action than is decent.

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We’ve got a whole load of race hate for you on this episode. Wait, what? Phrasing? No that seems ok to me…

Links

• The athletes starving themselves for success
• Anyika Onuora: Olympic medallist on body image confidence issues as a young athlete

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This episode is a bit boob obsessed, but for all the right reasons! Hannah the Runner is our amazing guest as we tackle some of the week’s running news, and continue to complain about the thing we love the most.

Links

• GP’s see increase in ‘runner’s boob’ – here’s what it is and how you can prevent it
• Shenzhen Half Marathon: Traffic cameras catch cheats taking shortcut
• Can You Run a Half Marathon Faster Than Will Smith?
• No Run Intended – Amazon

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How not to propose during a marathon, Americans in sports bras, and complaining about every single thing in the lead up to a big race.

This week we want your toilet stories! Send them to us on twitter and Facebook.

Links

• It’s 2018. Stop Telling Women What to Wear | Rowan University Sports Bra Ban
• Sports Bra Suspension At Rowan University
• SPORTS BRA ARTICLE RAISES QUESTIONS
• Woman Beats All the Men by More Than a Minute at the Boise Marathon
• Japanese runner breaks her leg

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