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Welcome to Episode 10 of the Running Makes Me Happy Podcast! 🎙️ The podcast that inspires happy running hosted by Pete & Sam, co-founders of happystride (www.happystride.co.uk). happystride is a bright, functional running and fitness brand and on the podcast we chat with inspiring guests from across the running community. In this episode, Pete is joined by Sam Tomlinson, who finished as the top British athlete at the Marathon des Sables- how incredible is that! 🇬🇧 We dive into:🌟 How to train for and race the Marathon des Sables🌟 Why some of the world's toughest events including UTMB, often take more than one attempt to conquer🌟 Sam's thoughts on ultra running, endurance, mindset and racing strategy🌟 His controversial take on carbon-plated shoes 👀 If you've ever dreamed of running the Marathon des Sables, love ultra running, or are thinking about taking on your first ultra, this episode is for you. A huge thank you to Sam for joining us. This was a genuinely inspiring conversation packed with practical advice and incredible stories from the trails. Since recording this episode, Sam has also gone on to win the C2C 50km Ultra crossing the line in an astonishing 4 hours and 8 seconds. 🏆 If you enjoyed the episode, please leave a comment, share it with your fellow runners and like or subscribe so you never miss a future episode.

Welcome to Episode 9 of the Running Makes Me Happy podcast! 🎙️The podcast that inspires happy running hosted by Pete & Sam. (Co-founders of happystride www.happystride.co.uk) happystride is a bright, functional running and fitness brand and on the podcast we chat with inspiring guests from across the running community. In this episode, Pete & Sam are joined by Lucy Lock, Community Engagement Manager from Havens Hospices @lock7285 @havenshospices Lucy talks about what it’s like to be the Race Director of the Southend Half Marathon (A half marathon with nearly 3000 runners!) and the incredible funds raised, how Havens Hospices allocates its London Marathon charity places and her own experience of running the London Marathon despite having done very little running beforehand. A huge thank you to Lucy for joining us. This is a fascinating and inspiring conversation that highlights the vital role running events play in supporting charities and the communities they serve. If you enjoyed the episode please leave a comment, share it with fellow runners and like or subscribe so you never miss a future episode.🏃‍♂️🎙️#RunningMakesMeHappy #HappyStride #Podcast #RunningCommunity #SouthendHalfMarathon #LondonMarathon #HavensHospices

Welcome to episode 8 of the "Running Makes Me Happy" podcast. The podcast that inspires happy running hosted by Pete & Sam. (Co-founders happystride - www.happystride.co.uk). happystride is a cool running & fitness brand specialising in bright and functional running clothing. Join us as we chat to various guests in the running community. In this episode Pete & Sam chat to Steve Hobbs, founder of @the_milestone_pursuit. Steve is an expert running coach with a marathon PB of 2 hours 30 mins and has a long list of impressive races under his belt. Hear from Steve as we discuss the super shoe controversy 👟, running life before GPS watches and what it's like to run the Comrades Ultra in South Africa. A huge thanks to Steve for joining us, this is a real inspiring listen and great if you have an autumn race coming up. Please leave a comment, share and like/subscribe for future episodes. 🎙️ #happystride #podcast

Welcome to episode 7 of The “Running Makes Me Happy” podcast. The podcast that inspires happy running hosted by Pete & Sam (Co-founders happystride - www.happystride.co.uk). happystride is a cool running & fitness brand specialising in bright and functional running clothing. Join us as we chat to various guests in the running community. In this episode Pete & Sam chat to the amazing Linsay Black @a_twinkle_inyour_wrinkle Linsay has created a fabulous community online with over 25k followers on Instagram and creates content on REAL life topics - baring all! We chat to Linsay about how she empowers body positivity for over 50s, perspective breaking when she ran the London marathon, how age is just a number, her passion for fundraising and much more. This is a very inspiring episode :) A huge thanks Linsay for joining us and being so brilliant and authentic… with a superb blow dry! Please leave a comment, share and like/subscribe for future episodes. 🎙️ #happystride #podcast

Welcome to episode 6 of The “Running Makes Me Happy” podcast. The podcast that inspires happy running hosted by Pete & Sam (Co-founders happystride - www.happystride.co.uk). happystride is a cool running & fitness brand specialising in bright and functional running clothing. Join us as we chat to various guests in the running community. In this episode Pete & Sam chat to Lee Heley, a “mid-pack” runner (his own words), who started running at the age of 46 after getting hooked at his first parkrun. Lee talks about Backyard ultras including how he has created his own unofficial backyard race… in his own backyard, completing the Summer Spine (wanna know more about why he wore a full suit?), how he uses data to help his running, plus lots more. If you're into ultras or want to try one, this episode is for you as Lee has ALL the tips!! A huge thanks Lee for joining us, you’re amazing! Please leave a comment, share and like/subscribe for future episodes. 🎙️ #happystride #podcast

Welcome to episode 6 of The “Running Makes Me Happy” podcast. The podcast that inspires happy running hosted by Pete & Sam (Co-founders happystride - www.happystride.co.uk). happystride is a cool running & fitness brand specialising in bright and functional running clothing. Join us as we chat to various guests in the running community. In this episode Pete & Sam chat to Lee Heley, a “mid-pack” runner (his own words), who started running at the age of 46 after getting hooked at his first parkrun. Lee talks about Backyard ultras including how he has created his own unofficial backyard race… in his own backyard, completing the Summer Spine (wanna know more about why he wore a full suit?), how he uses data to help his running, plus lots more. If you're into ultras or want to try one, this episode is for you as Lee has ALL the tips!! A huge thanks Lee for joining us, you’re amazing! Please leave a comment, share and like/subscribe for future episodes. 🎙️ #happystride #podcast

Welcome to episode 5 of The “Running Makes Me Happy” podcast. The podcast that inspires happy running hosted by Pete & Sam (Co-founders happystride - www.happystride.co.uk). happystride is a cool running & fitness brand specialising in bright and functional running clothing. Join us as we chat to various guests in the running community. In this episode Pete & Sam chat to Paul Rowlinson. Paul talks about some of the ultras he has run including the amazing Spartathlon (153 miles), UTMB (100 miles) and The Grand Union Canal race (145 miles), what’s involved being a board member of the London Landmarks Half Marathon and how running helped his career in media and advertising. If you’re an ultra runner or want to try an ultra marathon this one is for you. A huge thanks Paul for joining us, you’re amazing! Please leave a comment, share and like/subscribe for future episodes. 🎙️ #happystride #podcast

Welcome to episode 5 of The “Running Makes Me Happy” podcast. The podcast that inspires happy running hosted by Pete & Sam (Co-founders happystride - www.happystride.co.uk). happystride is a cool running & fitness brand specialising in bright and functional running clothing. Join us as we chat to various guests in the running community. In this episode Pete & Sam chat to Paul Rowlinson. Paul talks about some of the ultras he has run including the amazing Spartathlon (153 miles), UTMB (100 miles) and The Grand Union Canal race (145 miles), what’s involved being a board member of the London Landmarks Half Marathon and how running helped his career in media and advertising. If you’re an ultra runner or want to try an ultra marathon this one is for you. A huge thanks Paul for joining us, you’re amazing! Please leave a comment, share and like/subscribe for future episodes. 🎙️ #happystride #podcast

Welcome to episode 4 of The “Running Makes Me Happy” podcast. The podcast that inspires happy running hosted by Pete & Sam (Co-founders happystride - www.happystride.co.uk). happystride is a cool running & fitness brand specialising in bright and functional running clothing.Join us as we chat to various guests in the running community. In this episode Pete & Sam chat to Sam Wall of @bags_performance - the home of Southend Beach workouts and personal training. Sam talks about the discipline of training on the beach, the importance of being part of a community, how giving up alcohol helped all aspects of his life plus much more! We really appreciate Sam’s vulnerability shown in our conversation, and we really enjoyed it (even if it does feature the first tears we’ve had on the podcast!). Full of emotions all round!We loved our chat with Sam- You’re going to love it!A huge thanks Sam for joining us, you’re amazing! Please leave a comment, share and like/subscribe for future episodes. 🎙️

Welcome to episode 4 of The “Running Makes Me Happy” podcast. The podcast that inspires happy running hosted by Pete & Sam (Co-founders happystride - www.happystride.co.uk). happystride is a cool running & fitness brand specialising in bright and functional running clothing. Join us as we chat to various guests in the running community. In this episode Pete & Sam chat to Sam Wall of @bags_performance - the home of Southend Beach workouts and personal training. Sam talks about the discipline of training on the beach, the importance of being part of a community, how giving up alcohol helped all aspects of his life plus much more! We really appreciate Sam’s vulnerability shown in our conversation, and we really enjoyed it (even if it does feature the first tears we’ve had on the podcast!). Full of emotions all round! We loved our chat with Sam- You’re going to love it! A huge thanks Sam for joining us, you’re amazing! Please leave a comment, share and like/subscribe for future episodes. 🎙️

Welcome to the third episode of the The “Running Makes Me Happy” podcast. The podcast that inspires happy running hosted by Pete & Sam (Co-founders happystride - www.happystride.co.uk). happystride is a cool running & fitness brand specialising in bright and functional running clothing. Join us as we chat to various guests in the running community. In our third episode Pete & Sam chat to the brilliant runner Steph Jenkins @ginge_runs who has recently built an amazing running community online hitting 7,000 followers. We chatted to Steph (aka Dino 🦖 lady) about how she fits running into her busy life of a mum of 4, wild 💩 and controversially her dislike for parkrun…. plus much more! This is a cracker! We loved our chat with Steph, so natural on the mic 🎙️ and so very open and honest. You’re going to love it! A huge thanks Steph for joining us, you’re amazing! Please leave a comment, share and like/subscribe for future episodes.

Welcome to the third episode of the The “Running Makes Me Happy” podcast. The podcast that inspires happy running hosted by Pete & Sam (Co-founders happystride - www.happystride.co.uk). happystride is a cool running & fitness brand specialising in bright and functional running clothing. Join us as we chat to various guests in the running community. In our third episode Pete & Sam chat to the brilliant runner Steph Jenkins @ginge_runs who has recently built an amazing running community online hitting 7,000 followers. We chatted to Steph (aka Dino 🦖 lady) about how she fits running into her busy life of a mum of 4, wild 💩 and controversially her dislike for parkrun…. plus much more! This is a cracker! We loved our chat with Steph, so natural on the mic 🎙️ and so very open and honest. You’re going to love it! A huge thanks Steph for joining us, you’re amazing! Please leave a comment, share and like/subscribe for future episodes.

Welcome to the second episode of the The "Running Makes Me Happy" podcast. The podcast that inspires happy running hosted by Pete & Sam (Co-founders happystride - www.happystride.co.uk). happystride is a cool running & fitness brand specialising in bright and functional running clothing. Join us as we chat to various guests in the running community. In our second episode Pete & Sam chat to the brilliant runner Steph Migs @runwithmigs. We were delighted to host such a brilliant runner, with PB's of 5k (18.06), 10k (36.45), HM (1.24.52) and marathon (2.59.52) on the podcast. Having recently given birth to little boy Freddie she is now faced with juggling the challenges of being a busy mum as well as trying to fit in her training alongside partner (also a running coach, Paul). Steph opens up about running postpartum, how running helps her happy hormones, what it's like to have a running coash as her partner... and much more! We loved our chat with Steph, and we think you will too! A huge thanks Steph for joining us, you're amazing! Please leave a comment, share and like/subscribe for future episodes. guest!

Welcome to the second episode of the The "Running Makes Me Happy" podcast. The podcast that inspires happy running hosted by Pete & Sam (Co-founders happystride - www.happystride.co.uk). happystride is a cool running & fitness brand specialising in bright and functional running clothing. Join us as we chat to various guests in the running community. In our second episode Pete & Sam chat to the brilliant runner Steph Migs @runwithmigs. We were delighted to host such a brilliant runner, with PB's of 5k (18.06), 10k (36.45), HM (1.24.52) and marathon (2.59.52) on the podcast. Having recently given birth to little boy Freddie she is now faced with juggling the challenges of being a busy mum as well as trying to fit in her training alongside partner (also a running coach, Paul). Steph opens up about running postpartum, how running helps her happy hormones, what it's like to have a running coash as her partner... and much more! We loved our chat with Steph, and we think you will too! A huge thanks Steph for joining us, you're amazing! Please leave a comment, share and like/subscribe for future episodes. guest!

Welcome to the first episode of the The "Running Makes Me Happy" podcast. The podcast that inspires happy running hosted by Pete & Sam (Co-founders happystride - www.happystride.co.uk). happystride is a cool running & fitness brand specialising in bright and functional running clothing. Join us as we chat to various guests in the running community. In our first episode Pete & Sam chat to Jim Dodsworth (651 running founder - https://www.651running.com/) who chats through his top training tips, the benefits of working with a running coach and we get to hear about his dream race. We can't wait to see what you think, please leave a comment, share and like/subscribe for future episodes.