<p>Welcome to episode 284 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><br><p>This episode is sponsored&nbsp;by Coopah. Use the code&nbsp;WOMENSRUNNING for two weeks free, plus 20% off a whole year’s expert coaching.&nbsp;Just head to&nbsp;<a href="http://coopah.com/womensrunning" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">coopah.com/womensrunning</a></p><br><p>And if you’re in Bath for the Bath Half in March, come along to <a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/womens-running-live-tickets-1301060088749?aff=oddtdtcreator" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">our event</a>, we’d love to see you!</p><p><br></p><h2>January pah</h2><p>We’ve got a bit of January blues here, I’m afraid. Both of us have had some niggles, which have erupted into fullscale hurty bits. Don’t worry, we’re both getting some help, but we’ve got very gloomy – what does this mean for our training? What should we do about our A goals? And how do we go about preparing for a Plan B that’s just as exciting as our original Plan A.</p><p><br></p><h2>New podcasts</h2><p>Another big fanfare for our two new podcasts this year – Start To Run is a repeat of last year’s 10-episode series, which will be coming out on Mondays. On Wednesdays, we’re launching a new 10-part series, which is going to be exclusively about running and training for a half marathon. And on Fridays, we’re going to be releasing this baggy old podcast, that you know and love. Lots to listen to for the next couple of months!</p><br><p>Lastly, I have a quick ask of you all, please! If you’ve got a spare minute, could you fill out a <a href="http://bit.ly/thewomensrunningpodcast-survey" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">super quick survey</a> for us – link in the shownotes – it’ll help us get better, less annoying, and give you all the stuff you like the best! Thank you so much!</p><p><br></p><h2>Links</h2><p>Get expert coaching with the&nbsp;Coopah&nbsp;app. Use the code&nbsp;WOMENSRUNNING for two weeks free, plus 20% off a year’s coaching.&nbsp;Just head to&nbsp;<a href="http://coopah.com/womensrunning" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">coopah.com/womensrunning</a></p><br><p>If you’re in Bath for the Bath Half in March, come along to <a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/womens-running-live-tickets-1301060088749?aff=oddtdtcreator" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">our event</a>, we’d love to see you!</p><br><p>If you could be incredibly kind and fill out this quick survey we will be INDEBTED:</p><p><a href="https://acast-d25653fd59cf.intercom-clicks.com/via/e?ob=y%2FxRhUEuOHOUYk8b9c0aN%2Bps8xEYMWhLott0H365f8lYluMur%2FKlY54ZBANlpNHi&amp;h=d224bd9bb57aee0c103e6fa03cb6eb101d87ad66-ayi0335i_215472543995922" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/thewomensrunningpodcast-survey</a></p><br><p>These are <a href="https://www.compressport.com/inter/en/gloves/2122-hurricane-waterproof-mittens-black.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">the mittens from Compressport</a> that have helped with my cold hands</p><p>Other recommendations included:</p><p>Ronhill <a href="https://www.ronhill.com/products/winter-mitt-aw25" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Winter Mitt</a></p><p>INOV8 <a href="https://www.inov8.com/thermal-mitt?colours=3475" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Thermal Mitt</a></p><p>And this is the episode of <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002c2hw" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Desert Island Discs</a> I listened to</p><ul><li>Subscribe to <a href="https://shop.womensrunning.co.uk/become-a-member/print-plus.htm?promo=WRAPR25POD#promo" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Women’s Running</a> – and you can save 50%</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&nbsp;<a href="https://www.patreon.com/womensrunning" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Patreon</a>&nbsp;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&nbsp;<a href="mailto:[email protected]" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[email protected]</a>&nbsp;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>