🎙 The Couch to Coached Running Podcast
Hosted by Rob Sillito, Ben Russell, & Emma Brydges
Three full-time working adults. One shared goal: to make running accessible, honest, and fun.
Join Rob (a mental health nurse who's never liked running), Emma (a busy mum and passionate runner), and Ben (a UKA-accredited running coach working full-time coaching kids — and now coaching both Rob and Emma) as they bring you The Couch to Coached Running Podcast.
This award-winning show follows Rob’s transformation from couch to coached, Emma’s mission to train smarter, and Ben’s expert guidance every step — or misstep — along the way.
Whether you're brand new to running or chasing that next PB, you’ll get:
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Episode 43- Special guest episode- Its another bumper episode. This week we are joined by podcast sponsors, Protein rebels Tim and Liz. We discuss their products a…
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Episode 42- Inside Manchester week 10- is this it? is it over? Ben has an announcement that could mean the end of the podcast. have a listen to find out more.
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Episode 41- Inside Manchester week 9- Who is on the podcast with Ben this week? is it Barry White? Robs feeling abit under the weather today but he is trying to ke…
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Episode 40- We have a special guest this week, well actually 2 special guests. Its a Congleton Half special and we have race director Stephen Canning and Ken Rusht…
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Episode 39- Inside Manchester week 7- Robs has been on holiday and has been networking for guests on the show. Is that also a PB bell i hear, but who for? Couch re…
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Episode 38- We have a special guest this week. Mini athletics co-founder and Bens boss (kind of) Kirk Bowyer comes to tell us all about Mini-Athletics. What it is…
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Episode 37- Inside Manchester week 5- What an episode!!!, Find out how is Robs heart and how both Ben and Rob have got on with their running this week. will Rob im…
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Episode 36- Inside Manchester week 4- Another packed episode. Filled with Jokes (or Robs attempts at jokes anyway), Find out how the lads running is going this wee…
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Episode 35- Inside Manchester week 4- This week we have it all. NSRRA update with Mr Ken Rushton. A look into Rob and Bens running this week, have they stayed cons…
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Episode 34- Inside Manchester week 3- We have 2 very special guests this week. Male and Female winners of the potters 'arf and exceptional runners Emma Taylor and …
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Episode 33- Inside Manchester Ep 2- 12 weeks away from Manchester Half marathon, how are the lads getting on with their training? has Rob recovered? can music imp…
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Episode 32- Inside Manchester Ep 1- The first look into how both Rob and Ben are getting on with preparations for Manchester Half in October. (only 13 weeks away)…
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Episode 31- Rob and Ben talk about holiday running. There is a running trainer related listeners question and a new feature coming soon to the podcast.
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Episode 30- Ben is on holiday (AGAIN!!) so this alternate universe episode is an opportunity to answer our listeners questions and also get the lowdown on Bens new…
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Episode 29- Rob and Ben are back. All the usual features and usual banter and jokes. NSRRA debrief following Ipstones 5ish, Strava leaderboard and more information…
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Episode 28- Ben is back off his holiday and for this episode the lads are joined by Mark Brocklehurst from Park Run. Conversations about the phenomenon that is Par…
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Episode 27- Ben is on holiday today so Rob is joined by members of Stoke F.I.T for a Stoke F.I.T special. We have Jenny Reynolds, Peter and Louise Gibbs, Tracy Tho…
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Episode 26- Back to some sort of normality, with just the 2 of us. time to catch up with Rob and Bens running over the last few weeks. A long time coming answer to…
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Episode 25- Potters 'Arf special. this episode we have Race organiser Natalie Jolley and local running legend Ken Rushton on the show to talk to us about all thing…
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Episode 24- Mental health awareness week, Episode 3- 3rd and final Special Guest for mental health awareness week- Mental_health_Runner Tom joins us on the podcas…