The Start Line Podcast

It's Part 2 of our specials celebrating black businesses to reclaim Black Friday and celebrate #BlackPoundDay in the UK which is the first Saturday of the month in the UK and for this episode we spea…

Episode 19…and 20! Its Black Friday and Black Pound Day……!!

The Start Line Girls are claiming this year’s Black Friday event and celebrating Black Pound Day by bringing you something a little special!…

With the coronavirus rampaging across the world, various protests against racial injustices with the Black Lives Matter movement, ecological and natural disasters and political unrest, so far 2020 ha…

We’ve been on a lil' hiatus but The Start Line Girls are back with a special edition to kick off the start of Black History Month for the UK.

Following the successes experienced by our running crew @…

After last episode’s round table discussion around why there is a reluctance in the UK and United States to talk about race, The Start Line Girls invite friends Tasha Thompson (@blackgirlsdorunuk) an…

In this special bonus episode of The Start Line, recorded prior to the murder of George Floyd on Monday 25 May 2020, we discuss the tragic murder of Ahmaud Arbery. A 25 year old black man who loved r…

“BRO serves to organise, educate and condition the Black Community on the basis of running as a practical demonstration of unity. #LETSGROW”

This month we are excited to bring you a diverse running gr…

It's a year! One whole year this weekend since Dee, Jules and Pet sat in our mama’s garden and recorded the very first episode of The Start Line! One year and 14 episodes later and who would have gue…

“An online community to encourage and inspire female runners of colour”

In the month which hosted International Women’s Day we are pleased to bring you an all girl feature and introduce you to another…

For the first proper episode of 2020, The Start Line Girls kick off a series of episodes featuring diverse running crews who are seeking to challenge the stereotypical image of a runner, running grou…

For the last episode of 2019, The Start Line Girls finish with a look back at their best bits of the year. Reflecting on their favourite runs, favourite podcast moments and also their most challengin…

Episode 10 - Who Do I Run To?

“Who can I run to

To share this empty space?

Who can I run to

When I need love?”

The Jones Girls

The Start Line Girls Are back with another episode! This time we’re taking you…

“The runaways are the silent heroes who created opportunities for future generations of people of colour, and it is important that their existence is acknowledged and celebrated.”

- Morayo Akandé

Actor…

Most of the people of the time you run to get fit… to get healthy. But how do you cope, mentally and physically, when, after achieving a level of fitness, your health is compromised to such an extent…

For most of us, as we get older it gets harder and harder to keep fit.  Gravity is against you, the pounds get harder and harder to shift, your knees start giving in, you start noticing aches that yo…

This may come as a shock to some of our listeners - but there is a sibling within The Start Line circle who DOES NOT RUN!!!! 

The Start Line Girls welcome their brother Clint - resident in Mississauga…

So you think black girls don’t run?  Think again!

There’s a common misconception that black girls don’t like running… maybe because we feel like we don’t have the physique for any kind of distance run…

What do you do when pounding the same streets becomes a little… boring…?  Well The Start Line Girls decided to combine running with one of their other passions… travel!

Let’s face it… running can some…

Episode 3 - We Run… We Eat!

This episode is dedicated to our much loved and dearly missed Auntie Bev, who passed away on 19 May 2019, a few short months after being diagnosed with lung cancer. Auntie …

So how do you make time for running when you… simply don’t have the time?  

With so many competing demands on our time - work, kids, relationships, commitments to family and friends… not to mention a …