<p>Welcome to episode 241 of the Women’s Running podcast. I’m your host Esther Newman and she’s your other host Holly Taylor. On this podcast we talk about health, politics, stuff on TV and what we ate last night. Occasionally, we talk about running.</p><p><br></p><h2>Blisters</h2><p>We begin this normally controversy-free podcast to talk to you all about blisters – specifically Holly’s blister on her big toe, which is so enormous it has defied the experience of actual medics. So bit of a trigger warning, cos there’s a lot of gross foot content ahoy.</p><p><br></p><h2>Lisbon Half</h2><p>Plus, we’ve got more on the Lisbon Half from a couple of listeners who also had negative experiences at the Super Half. Do please get in touch with your experience of either this or other races that should be doing better – they’ll only get better if we hold them to account, right? Email us at <a href="mailto:[email protected]" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[email protected]</a> with your thoughts.</p><p><br></p><h2>Inner Circle on Patreon</h2><p>And before we forget to mention it, come on to Patreon NOW cos changes are afoot. From this week, you can join our official Inner Circle for just £6 to shape what we talk about, and to hear about the Big Exciting Thing that we’re doing in March 2026 first. And from there, jump into Discord to talk about it all with a bunch of lovely women who support each other and our running. It’s ace! Go to <strong>patreon.com/womensrunnning</strong> to find out more.</p><p><br></p><h2><strong>Lovely extra bits</strong></h2><p>This episode is sponsored by Coopah. Coopah are offering all pod squadders a 2-week free trial of their app and then giving 20% off their standard annual subscription price. Just download the Coopah app and use the code <strong>WOMENSRUNNING</strong> when you sign up. Or visit <a href="http://coopah.com/womensrunning" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">coopah.com/womensrunning</a> where you can find all of these details.</p><p>We picked up our lovely hotel rooms through <a href="https://marathontours.com/en-gb/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Marathon Tours</a>: you can pick up hotel rooms for the Marathon here: <a href="https://marathontours.com/en-gb/events/london-marathon/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TCS London Marathon 2025 | Marathon Tours & Travel UK</a></p><p>Do also check them out if you’re eyeing up one of the other marathon majors.@marathontours_uk on Instagram</p><p> </p><p>· Subscribe to <a href="https://shop.womensrunning.co.uk/become-a-member/print-plus.htm?promo=WRJAN25POD#promo" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Women’s Running</a> – and you’ll save 50%</p><ul><li>Setting up your own podcast? Try <a href="https://zencastr.com/?via=esther" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Zencastr</a> – we’ve been using it for ages and LOVE IT</li><li>Download a <a href="about:blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">FREE mini mag</a> to help you run 5K! Go to womensrunning.co.uk/run</li><li>Buy a <a href="https://shop.womensrunning.co.uk/extras/t-shirts.htm" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Pod Squad t-shirt</a>!</li><li>Do join us on <a href="https://www.patreon.com/womensrunning" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Patreon</a> so you can come and chat in our new Pod Squad community on Discord! Go to <strong>patreon.co.uk/womensrunning</strong></li><li>Email us at <a href="mailto:[email protected]" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[email protected]</a> with any questions or running stories</li></ul><p><br></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
