Athletics Weekly: Ask The Athlete

We’re joined by current British pole vault record-holder, Holly Bradshaw. Bradshaw’s career took off when she broke the British junior pole vault record in 2010. Since then, she's won a European indoor title, claimed gold at the Athletics World Cup and finished fifth at Rio 2016. She chats to AW about misconceptions, taking pole vault to the streets, her favourite stadium/place to compete at and the skills/attributes you need to be a successful pole vaulter. Plus much more! Don't forget to subscribe to the podcast!

Dave Bedford – former 10,000m WR holder, race director of the London Marathon until 2012 and Chairman of the IAAF Road Running Commission – joins AW this week. He chats to AW about what it felt to break the 10,000m WR, his training routine of running 200 miles a week, the importance of standalone Olympic marathon trials and so much more. Did we forget to mention red socks? Don't forget to subscribe to the podcast!

We're joined by Colin Jackson – Olympic silver medallist, two-time world champion and indoor champion, four-time European champion and three-time indoor champion, two-time Commonwealth champion, broadcaster and TV personalityHe chats to AW about his rivalry and friendship with Jon Ridgeon, if he'd exchange his world records for an Olympic gold medal, the biggest mental challenges he had to overcome and so much more. Don't forget to subscribe to the podcast!

Sprinting sensation Zharnel Hughes is the focus of this episode. Hughes is a two-time European champion, 4x100m Commonwealth champion and world championship silver medallist, and the joint-second fastest Brit of all time. ⠀He chats to AW about training with Usain Bolt, being a pilot and flying a plane around the Caribbean, his dream 4x100m relay team and so much more!Don't forget to subscribe to the podcast.

Perri Shakes-Drayton is one of the biggest personalities in athletics and is the world silver medalist and indoor champion, European silver medalist and double indoor champion and now a TV personality. She chats to AW about everything from battling Sanya Richards-Ross on the anchor leg at major championships and her dream relay team to becoming a mum to her son Matthew and appearing on MTV with her husband Mike Edwards! Don't forget to subscribe to the podcast.

AW is joined by Hollie Arnold – F46 javelin Paralympic, four-time world, European and Commonwealth champion. She opens up about proving her career advisor wrong to become Paralympic champion, the similarities and differences when competing for Wales and Great Britain, living on just 600 calories a day and overcoming fears in I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here and so much more! Don't forget to subscribe to the podcast.