<p>Welcome to episode 244 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>Marathon training</h2><p>We are joined, from start to finish, by Jordan, as this is our penultimate episode before the London Marathon, and we have every fear known to woman. Jordan, as you’ll know by now, is from Coopah, the training app, and she has been supporting us through this marathon training block.</p><p><br></p><h2>Last long runs</h2><p>First things first, we talk about the last long runs we had completed – we’d been bags of nerves beforehand, so now it’s time to unpick them and see how we did.</p><p><br></p><h2>Goals</h2><p>We then get on to our goals: what do we actually want to achieve at this marathon? Is it the time, or something different? We also talk about all the last minute prep we’ve not considered yet – the carb loading, the hydration, and how on earth we’re going to cope on the day without having lunch. Please join us in a group hug before we run the big race! And if you’re running too, and you’re in London, do come to the Expo on Saturday 26th April, as me and Hol will be joining Jordan on stage to chat pre-race nerves and to pick up a few confidence tricks (and some more hugs).</p><p><br></p><h2>Discord</h2><p>Before I forget to say, come and join the gang on Discord for chats, support and new running friends. To find your way on to Discord, join us over on Patreon. You can now join our official Inner Circle for just £6 to shape what we talk about. Go to <a href="https://open.acast.com/networks/62b43f4eede4ad0012cb69ac/shows/62b43f4eede4ad0012cb69aa/episodes/patreon.com/womensrunning" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">patreon.com/womensrunnning</a> 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><br><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> </p><ul><li>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%</li><li>Get <a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/womens-running-live-tickets-1301060088749?aff=oddtdtcreator" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">tickets to our live event</a> ahead of the Bath Half 2026!</li><li>Follow <a href="https://www.instagram.com/shakira.akabusi/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Shakira</a> on Instagram</li><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>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><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>
