What if the hardest part of running a marathon isn’t the running at all?
In this episode of I Can Run A Marathon, Emma B is joined by journalist, author and mental health campaigner Bryony Gordon, who tells us why just getting up and starting is the real battle, and how running helped save her life!
Bryony chats about how she went from addiction and obsessive compulsive disorder to running her first marathon, why she always follows the Marathon beginner plan, and how running taught her to fuel her body with kindness rather than punishment. Oh, and don’t miss what she thinks about whilst running!
This episode is sponsored by British Heart Foundation. Learn more at: https://www.bhf.org.uk/events
CHAPTERS:
03:40 – How Running Became An Alternative To Drink and Drugs
08:45 – The First Run That Changed Everything
12:30 – Why the Beginner Plan Works
16:30 – Running Without Punishment
19:30 – Why The Crowd Matters More Than Pace
22:00 – Running vs Addiction
24:00 – Why Eating Properly Matters More Than Discipline
27:45 – What Bryony Thinks About On Long Runs (no, really)
31:30 – Why Starting In Your 40s or 50s Is Not “Too Late”
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