Running Won't Save You – Details, episodes & analysis

Welcome one and all - episode one is here and it's a belter - if you like people catching up because they haven't seen each other for a bit and talking about poo. Allie and Holly are at the helm for episode one, discussing everything from job changes to coaching chemistry and laying the foundation for the theme of the season which is CONSISTENCY.

In this episode you get to meet our real-life experiment Gemma and hear what consistency means to both Allie and Holly - and you might be surprised by what they have to say.

We've got some great questions from you lot (keep them coming) and some really good tips to help kickstart you into being consistent in whatever it is you want to do - remember it's not the big efforts we're looking for; it's the little ones that make the difference.

Please send us your questions, conundrums, and opinions on this topic via our Instagram @runningwontsaveyoupod or on email runningwontsaveyou@gmail.com. We would also love you to leave us a review wherever you get your pods because reviews mean discovery. Running Won't Save You is proudly sponsored by INOV8.

Most decent podcasts have an introduction episode. Here’s mine. It’s awful. You’re welcome

Episode two is here and I'm thrilled to be rejoined by one of the best - it’s Kirsty Reade!

Kirsty’s take on consistency is just fucking brilliant and, in this episode, we talk about the importance of showing up, being a “B” grade student and why is impossible to be consistent AND hot every goal. We’ve got some great advice from super ultra endurance machine Lucy Gossage, a catch up with The Experiment Gemma, we discuss apps vs coaches and how buying a set of Lego may well change your life.

Word of the week here is nuance.

Please send us your questions and conundrums and let us know what you think about consistency via our Instagram (@runningwontsaveyoupod) or on email runningwontsaveyou@gmail.com. We would also love you to leave us a review wherever you get your pods. Running Won't Save You is proudly sponsored by INOV8.

On this weeks episode Allie is joined by Damian Hall - you say consistency, he he says consistant TEA. LOLZ.

There's quite a lot of chat about Allie's recent outing on the Winter Downs 200, and Damo's experience of crewing her (he's been offered counselling) but we're staying relevant here and chatting about how to maintain a consistent pace and why it's important to do the basics well on these long, long efforts. We've also got some great questions from you guys - keep them coming please - and Damo offers us his take on what consistency means to him, which is actually surprisingly useful.

There's also an update from our Experiment Gemma which we will chat about next week and some exciting news about a new Spine race.

Please send us your questions and conundrums and let us know what you think about consistency via our Instagram (@runningwontsaveyoupod) or on email runningwontsaveyou@gmail.com.

We would also love you to leave us a review wherever you get your pods. Running Won't Save You is proudly sponsored by INOV8.

Welcome to episode four with Allie and Holly!

This installment brings with it a super-duper exclusive announcement about Holly's next challenge and it's a HUUUUGE one, plus its Christmas, so we have approximately zero Christmas content for you.

There's a catch up with our experiment Gemma, and update on what Lemmy the dog has been eating this week (it's disgusting) and a rather good conversation about Comparison - when it's useful and when it's not and what you can do to help yourself to not be such a prick to yourself. We also have some great questions from our wonderful listeners focusing on Strength work, why it's the most important work out of the week and why if you not getting shit done, you need to get a coach.

Please send us your questions and conundrums and let us know what you think about consistency via our Instagram (@runningwontsaveyoupod) or on email runningwontsaveyou@gmail.com.

Happy New Year! Strap in, this ones a good one - and please don't talk to us about new years resolutions.

This week Kirsty and I tackle the quagmire around motivation vs discipline, routine and consistency and try to work out how to make running more like Duolingo because we all love Duolingo right? There are some really interesting questions and comments from the listeners and we share why the language you use around your training is as important as your training itself and how doing the basics well will change the game.

We've also got some suggestions for Ultra specific strength training - we'd love you to send us yours! Kirsty's book recommendations are available on her Instagram page which is @kirstyreade72 and please keep sending us your questions and conundrums and let us know what you think about consistency via our Instagram (@runningwontsaveyoupod) or on email runningwontsaveyou@gmail.com. We would also love you to leave us a review wherever you get your pods.

Running Won't Save You is proudly sponsored by INOV8.

It's Spine week! Basically, this is like Christmas for Damian, so we've done a little Spine preview for you, detailing the runners and riders for the 2025 edition plus we talk about the value of consistency during a 268-mile race. We answer a couple of your questions, debated the "8 year" rule, plus we reveal who out incredibly special end of season interviewee is.

Please get your questions for Brad Stulberg in ASAP via email or Instagram and we would also love you to leave us a review wherever you get your pods.

Running Won't Save You is proudly sponsored by INOV8.

This week we have a correspondence and coaching special - a little catch up on the questions that you have been sending through to the pod for the wonderful Holly. There is some absolute coaching gold in here, so make sure you save this one and send it everywhere as we cover everything from heart rate to RPE to why we get mega sad after big races. We also have an update from our own experiment Gemma on how her consistency project is progressing and a little reminder to come and see the both of us at the National Running Show next weekend.

Please send us your questions and conundrums and let us know what you think about consistency via our Instagram (@runningwontsaveyoupod) or on email runningwontsaveyou@gmail.com. We would also love you to leave us a review wherever you get your pods.

Running Won't Save You is proudly sponsored by INOV8.

We are thrilled to be joined by not one but SEVEN of the female Spine competitors on this episode as they drop in to tell us what consistency meant to them on and before their races.

In addition, Allie and Kirsty chat about the genius of Oliver Burkeman, what really went on in those Spine checkpoints and why you really should Stay on the Bus.

Please send us your questions and conundrums and let us know what you think about consistency via our Instagram (@runningwontsaveyoupod) or on email runningwontsaveyou@gmail.com. We would also love you to leave us a review wherever you get your pods. Running Won't Save You is proudly sponsored by INOV8.

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And now...the end is near. It's the last 'normal' episode of Season 1!

In this episode myself and Damian talk about how to be consistenctly green (spoiler - you can't), how much fun we had in the Village Green and also talk about Damos move from INOV8 to NNormal.

We have a final update from Gemma (or is it) we review the best jokes of the pod and we announce what our new theme for season two will be - and it's a great one!

Please send us your questions and conundrums and let us know what you think about consistency via our Instagram (@runningwontsaveyoupod) or on email runningwontsaveyou@gmail.com. We would also love you to leave us a review wherever you get your pods.

Running Won't Save You is proudly sponsored by INOV8.