Welcome to episode 307 of the Women’s Running podcast. I’m your host Esther Newman and she’s your other host Holly Taylor. On this podcast we talk about health, politics, stuff on TV and what we ate last night. Occasionally, we talk about running.
Elevation woes We start with a maths lesson, because of course I don’t know my metric from my imperial, and please don’t hate me if I’ve made you think that an ultra is easy peasy because I haven’t worked out the difference between feet and metres.
Kate Percy As a little treat for you, we’ve got Kate Percy on the pod – much needed after Hol’s little episode last week! Kate Percy reinvented herself as a cook with a focus on energy for athletes about 20 years ago, and over the years has written brilliant recipe books perfect for runners. Her latest book, Enerjoy for active families, is one that helps families eat well at the busiest of times. She talks to us about that, her history with running, what she wishes runners knew about fuelling, and her new charity Crunch.
The Double We come back afterwards to discuss The Double – that is, the news that the London Marathon will be running over two days in 2027. There are good points and bad, and we’re here for it all! Let us know your thoughts on this on wrpodcast@anthem.co.uk
If you’re fond of this pod, you are going to LOVE Women’s Running Magazine. Go to womensrunning.co.uk/podsquad for a special treat for June – and you’ll get 3 issues for a fiver.
Links Get 3 issues of Women’s Running for a fiver with womensrunning.co.uk/podsquad Find out more about Crunch and Kate Percy Pick up a copy of Enerjoy (with a 15% Women’s Running discount with the code WRPOD15) Sign up to a place on the SheRaces race on 5th July – lots of distances and options available, including walking! Setting up your own podcast? Try Zencastr – we’ve been using it for ages and LOVE IT Do join us on Patreon so you can come and chat in our new Pod Squad community on Discord! Go to patreon.co.uk/womensrunning Email us at wrpodcast@anthem.co.uk with any questions or running stories
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Ep 306. Long runs, bad teeth & hard hen parties
2026/06/19 | 1h 9 mins.
Welcome to episode 306 of the Women’s Running podcast. I’m your host Esther Newman and she’s your other host Holly Taylor. On this podcast we talk about health, politics, stuff on TV and what we ate last night. Occasionally, we talk about running.
Long run Today we’re talking about squeezing in the long run at the wrong time, for which I’m suffering and want all your sympathy (and none of your judgement). We also talk about some running adjacent medical topics: visits to the dentist as a perimenopausal woman, and how traumatic that is. And visits to the optician and how Hol is entering a whole new world of vision. We also have a lovely little controversy to chat about, which is a great one for Hol right now. Tell us your thoughts: would you make your entire bridal party run a half marathon?
Join us If you’re fond of this pod, you are going to LOVE Women’s Running Magazine. Go to womensrunning.co.uk/podsquad for a special treat for June – and you’ll get 3 issues for a fiver. That’s womensrunning.co.uk/podsquad.
Links Get 3 issues of Women’s Running for a fiver with womensrunning.co.uk/podsquad Sign up to a place on the SheRaces race on 5th July – lots of distances and options available, including walking! Setting up your own podcast? Try Zencastr – we’ve been using it for ages and LOVE IT Do join us on Patreon so you can come and chat in our new Pod Squad community on Discord! Go to patreon.co.uk/womensrunning Email us at wrpodcast@anthem.co.uk with any questions or running stories Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Ep 305. Illness and Global Running Day
2026/06/12 | 1h 10 mins.
Welcome to episode 305 of the Women’s Running podcast. I’m your host Esther Newman and she’s your other host Holly Taylor. On this podcast we talk about health, politics, stuff on TV and what we ate last night. Occasionally, we talk about running.
Gut issues Hol is in the trenches – we speak to her after a very unpleasant food-related illness. Don’t worry, she’s fine! But it’s definitely affected her training this week… I, on the other hand, have been an absolute hero, I don’t mind saying, camping in the rain AND bashing out a long run. Then we get on to the stuff that makes us rage, amongst which is the forced fun of Global Running Day. Plus a bit more rage about women’s health and the lack of knowledge around it all…
Get the mag for cheap! If you’re fond of this pod, you are going to LOVE Women’s Running Magazine. Go to womensrunning.co.uk/podsquad for a special treat for June – and you’ll get 3 issues for a fiver. That’s womensrunning.co.uk/podsquad.
Links Get 3 issues of Women’s Running for a fiver with womensrunning.co.uk/podsquad Sign up to a place on the SheRaces race on 5th July – lots of distances and options available, including walking! Setting up your own podcast? Try Zencastr – we’ve been using it for ages and LOVE IT Do join us on Patreon so you can come and chat in our new Pod Squad community on Discord! Go to patreon.co.uk/womensrunning Email us at wrpodcast@anthem.co.uk with any questions or running stories
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Ep 304. Hayfever, festivals and more boob chat
2026/06/05 | 1h 5 mins.
Welcome to episode 304 of the Women’s Running podcast. I’m your host Esther Newman and she’s your other host Holly Taylor. On this podcast we talk about health, politics, stuff on TV and what we ate last night. Occasionally, we talk about running.
Hayfever and ticks We get straight in there with some hayfever chat – yes, we’re so current. But there’s reason for it: Hol’s been at a festival – yes, another one! While I’ve been traumatised while camping: stay out of the long grass, people. We also discuss weird behaviour down the gym, and we revisit the boob chat.
Pick up the mag! If you’re fond of this pod, you are going to LOVE Women’s Running Magazine. Hop along to womensrunning.co.uk/podsquad to subscribe to the best running magazine there is and to bag yourself a tasty saving with a third off. That’s womensrunning.co.uk/podsquad.
Links Bag yourself a third off the mag with womensrunning.co.uk/podsquad Sign up to a place on the SheRaces race on 5th July – lots of distances and options available, including walking! These are the Stripe and Stare pants I was going on about. And this is the Lemonade Dolls bra that I’ve just bought Setting up your own podcast? Try Zencastr – we’ve been using it for ages and LOVE IT Do join us on Patreon so you can come and chat in our new Pod Squad community on Discord! Go to patreon.co.uk/womensrunning Email us at wrpodcast@anthem.co.uk with any questions or running stories
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Ep 303. Boobs, periods & heat
2026/05/29 | 49 mins.
Welcome to episode 303 of the Women’s Running podcast. I’m your host Esther Newman and she’s your other host Holly Taylor. On this podcast we talk about health, politics, stuff on TV and what we ate last night. Occasionally, we talk about running.
Heat, periods, boobs Oh my god the HEAT. What are we doing in the sun? How are we surviving in this heat? It’s so ludicrous, it’s forced me to get my pins out. Whatever next? Actual colour? Who knows? Along with the heat talk, listen in for a massive announcement on the period front (hold on to your hats – or your period cups). And, in a real treat for you, some horrible chat about boobs and gravity. Unrelated to all of that, Holly’s been on her travels, and we can’t wait to find out how her Claudia impression went down.
Get the mag! If you’re fond of this pod, you are going to LOVE Women’s Running Magazine. Hop along to womensrunning.co.uk/podsquad to subscribe to the best running magazine there is and to bag yourself a tasty saving with a third off. That’s womensrunning.co.uk/podsquad.
Links Bag yourself a third off the mag with womensrunning.co.uk/podsquad Sign up to a place on the SheRaces race on 5th July – lots of distances and options available, including walking! These are the Mammut shorts I was going on about… Setting up your own podcast? Try Zencastr – we’ve been using it for ages and LOVE IT Do join us on Patreon so you can come and chat in our new Pod Squad community on Discord! Go to patreon.co.uk/womensrunning Email us at wrpodcast@anthem.co.uk with any questions or running stories
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Running is the one thing that we all like talking about. Every week on the award winning Women’s Running podcast, we talk all things running, women, health and fitness with our own brand of happy, irreverent chat. Esther and Holly talk through their training highs and lows, and all the bits and pieces in-between. Every so often, we invite an expert to join us to help us figure out the confusing worlds of training, recovery, nutrition, health and more. And sometimes we get to talk to an incredible woman from the world of running, from Anna McNuff to Paula Radcliffe, Susie Chan to Nicky Spinks. So why do we do it? Because we realised that most of the running podcasts we listened to were full of blokes waffling on about quads and cadence (and we realised that we can do that perfectly well ourselves, thank you very much). Right here, we talk about all the things that affect us when we step out the door: sexism, hormones, menopause, food, pelvic floors, relationships, mental health, seagull attacks and wild weeing. But. BUT. We will also talk about races, PBs, shoes, training, starting running, enjoying running, finding the fun. And quads and cadence. This is the Women’s Running podcast, and it’s for women who love to run. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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