Conversations About Running
Hosted by Gavin and Callum from Kenya Experience, this podcast features conversations with guests from across the running world, with a focus on those connected to the Kenyan running scene. From elite athletes and coaches to content creators and local voices in Iten, we explore the culture, training, and stories behind the Home of Champions. Whether you are a runner, coach, or fan of the sport, join us for insights and inspiration from the heart of distance running.
- Update frequency
- every 22 days
- Average duration
- 63 minutes
- Episodes
- 48
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Ben Felton - YouTube & Fast Running
In this Episode of Conversations About Running we are joined by professional YouTuber, content creator, and fast runner - Ben Felton, perhaps more commonly known as Ben_is_Running! We chat with Ben a…
01:09:45 |
Sat 05 Nov 2022
Simen Halle Haugen Pt. 2
Simen Halle Haugen, one of the top Norwegian distance runners, joins us for part two of our discussion on the Norwegian double threshold training system. We suggest listening to part 1 before this ep…
01:06:17 |
Wed 04 May 2022
Simen Halle-Haugen on The Norwegian Training System
In this episode of Conversations About Running, Gavin and Callum are joined by one of Norway's top distance runners, Simen Halle-Haugen. Simen has a personal best over 5000m of 13.37 and has represen…
01:02:15 |
Sun 10 Apr 2022
Episode 25 - Coach Hugo
We are joined again by world renowned coach and ex-pro marathon runner, Hugo van den Broek, this time to answer some questions sent in by our listeners. How should training be adjusted for master's a…
01:05:06 |
Thu 02 Dec 2021
Episode 24 - Kevin Seaward
Join us for Conversations About Running with 2x Olympian, Kevin Seaward. Kevin is a full time assistant principal and a 2h10 marathon runner who represented Ireland at both the Rio 2016 and Tokyo 202…
00:57:38 |
Sun 07 Nov 2021
Episode 23 - Coach Hugo van den Broek
In this Episode of Conversations About Running we are joined by regular guest Coach Hugo van den Broek. Hugo is the Head Coach at Kenya Experience camps and has decades of experience both as a profes…
01:07:51 |
Mon 06 Sep 2021
Episode 22 - Coach Hugo van den Broek
In this Episode of Conversations About Running we are joined by regular guest, Coach Hugo van den Broek. Coach Hugo is the Head Coach at Kenya Experience camps and has guided some of the best runners…
01:12:18 |
Mon 16 Aug 2021
Episode 21: Tom Evans - Ultra Runner
In this Episode of Conversations About Running we are joined by professional ultra marathon runner, Tom Evans. Tom is a former captain in the British Army and kicked off his career as an ultra-runner…
01:11:15 |
Sat 31 Jul 2021
Episode 20 - Coach Hugo van den Broek
In this episode of Conversations About Running your hosts Gavin and Callum are joined once again by regular guest Coach Hugo van den Broek. Together we share our thoughts on the recent disappointing …
01:21:47 |
Wed 23 Jun 2021
James Thie - Running Coach and Sub 4minute Miler
In this Episode of Conversations About Running we chat with elite running coach James Thie. James is a lecturer and the Director of Athletics at Cardiff Met University, where he coaches a team of run…
00:57:49 |
Mon 14 Jun 2021
Matt Bergin - Elite Runner and Physiotherapist
In this Episode your hosts, Gavin and Callum are joined by Matt Bergin, elite runner and physiotherapist. Matt has represented his country on numerous occasions and has a personal best over 5km of 13…
01:13:32 |
Sat 29 May 2021
Coach Hugo - Mentally Preparing to Race
In this Episode of Conversations About Running we are rejoined by Head Coach of Kenya Experience camps, Hugo van den Broek. After a quick catch up and a chat about an American football player attempt…
01:18:08 |
Sun 16 May 2021
Myles Edwards - on Running in Kenya
This part two of our Conversations About Running with Myles Edwards, elite middle distance runner from Scotland who spent many months training in the Home of Champions and later set up a successful c…
01:02:20 |
Fri 23 Apr 2021
Myles Edwards
In this Episode of Conversations About Running we introduce our very first special guest - Scottish senior 1500m champion and founder of the Gathimba Edwards Foundation, Myles Edwards. In part 1 of t…
00:51:37 |
Thu 15 Apr 2021
Kenyan Approach to Training
In this episode of Conversations About Running we follow up on our ramblings about 'How the Kenyans Really Train'. In our last episode we spoke with coach Hugo van den Broek (who lives and coaches in…
01:05:28 |
Sat 27 Mar 2021
How the Kenyans Really Train
One of our most popular episodes of Conversations About Running so far is Episode 3: Myths of Kenyan Training, where we discussed some common misconceptions about Kenyan training methods. Of course, …
01:08:04 |
Sat 06 Mar 2021
Don't believe the hype part 2: Running Form
In the last episode of Conversations About Running we discussed some of the things we believe are over hyped in the running community, but forgot to mention one the biggest contenders in this categor…
00:46:00 |
Fri 05 Feb 2021
Don't Believe the Hype
Running is a sport that you can get the most out of by really nailing the basics. Yet many runners turn their attention to the 1%'s, the small details which, while they can help you to become a bette…
01:02:34 |
Sun 31 Jan 2021
Valencia Records, Professional Contracts and Super Shoes
Join coaches Callum Jones and Hugo van den Broek alongside founder of the Kenya Experience running camps, Gavin Smith, for more Conversations About Running. In this episode we chat about the record b…
01:08:51 |
Thu 10 Dec 2020
Is there a 'Best' Intensity?
In this Episode of Conversations About Running the team behind the Kenya Experience running camps follow on from episode 8 and discuss how their own training fits with various theories and models. Ga…
01:00:39 |
Mon 16 Nov 2020
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