The Run4It Podcast

The boys are joined by Dr Michael Crawley, author of the book Out of Thin Air: Running wisdom and magic from above the clouds in Ethiopia. (11:35 for main interview.)

They discuss Michael's 15 months …

In this week's episode Philip Neilson from our Lothian Road shop checks in with the boys to talk about his recent training camp in Iten, Kenya. 

Boasting a sub-33 10K time and a low-15s 5K time pre-It…

In this week's episode Chris and Finlay are joined by Andy Norman, UK sales manager for American footwear brand, Altra - whose shoes are known for their unique foot-shaped toe boxes.

Andy talks us thr…

With less than a week to go until the return of the Edinburgh Marathon, Chris and Finlay are talking tapering, final tweaks and preparations before race day, and some local knowledge on the route.

He…

"You can't outperform your physiology." In other words, you could have hit your volume, hit your workouts, be running the fastest you've run in your life, but if it gets too hot and you've not adequa…

In this episode, Chris and Finlay are joined by Joshua Rowe, a performance scientist with Maurten - the sports nutrition brand built on hydrogel technology who have fuelled every major marathon winne…

Run4It's Jason Kelly returns to catch Chris and Finlay up on his GB-qualifying performance at the Anglo Celtic Plate. Not only did Jason come 2nd out of one of the most competitive fields ever assemb…

Fay and Emma of Match My Workout catch up with Chris and Finlay on day 61 of their attempt to run 100 marathons in 100 days - a Guinness world record attempt at the most consecutive marathons run by …

Meryl Cooper joins Chris and Finlay fresh off her fourth place finish at the Transgrancanaria 62K to talk recent form, her start in ultra running, and her approach to training. (Interview starts at 1…

Chris and Finlay are joined by Greg Bennett, who among numerous titles, podiums and other accolades, was the number one-ranked triathlete in the world in 2002 and 2003. Greg talks about how he got st…

Fresh off an 800-metre PB which met both the World Indoor and Commonwealth Games standards, Jenny Selman joins Chris and Finlay to talk about her running journey so far. (Interview starts at 24:46.)

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In Finlay's first episode as co-host, he's donning his sports scientist hat to discuss the high fat low carb approach to fuelling endurance sports - a topic he's studied and practiced over his years …

Part two of our Montane Spine Race double feature - Chris and Jason are joined by Christopher Cowley, a highly accomplished ultra runner who made his Spine debut at this year's edition of the iconic …

In the first of two episodes looking at the Spine Race, Chris and guest host Jason Kelly speak to Debbie Martin-Consani, who won this year's edition of the iconic 268-mile race across the Pennine Way…

Endurance athlete and adventurer Nick Butter joins the boys to talk about his big project for 2022 - the Fit in 50 Challenge. Nick is best known for being the first person to run a marathon in every …

Chris and Will discuss their running plans and ambitions for 2022, informed by their learnings over the past 12 months.

Chocked full of insights from another year of training, injuries,  various other…

Chris and Will reflect on another year of running and give their thoughts on the best running gear they've gotten to use over the past 12 months.

They talk road shoes, trail shoes, and the shoes they…

Rob Sinclair joins the boys to talk about his return to winning ways at the Ultra Trail Costa Blanca 75K race and reflect on his storied running career so far. 

This episode is packed full of insights…

Finlay McAndrew returns to the podcast wearing his sports scientist and triathlon coach hats to talk about the science behind off season training for runners. 

This is a deep dive into the scientific,…

In the first half of this week's episode, Chris and Will discuss various approaches the Run 4 It team take to keep themselves training during winter, from sticking on a pair of Arctic Talons and call…