E10. Reece Parkinson
- Author
- Black Trail Runners
- Published
- Sat 27 Feb 2021
- Episode Link
- https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/black-trail-runners/episodes/E10--Reece-Parkinson-er4u4r
This episode of The Checkpoint podcast is sponsored by The North Face®️.
On this weeks podcast episode we bring you an interview with BBC Radio 1Xtra DJ and aspiring trial ultra runner, Reece Parkinson.
Reece detailed his aim to run his first 55 mile ultramarathon in the BBC Documentary ‘How not to run 55 miles’.
In this interview, recorded during an Instagram Live, we cover:
- Reece’s experience of sport in childhood
- His first runs and first lockdown marathon
- His Type 1 Diabetes diagnosis
- Trail running
- Hill training
- Kit
- What running gives Reece in terms of headspace
- Plans for racing his first ultra in 2021
Plus more.
