The "Running Makes Me Happy" podcast

Welcome to episode 7 of The “Running Makes Me Happy” podcast. The podcast that inspires happy running hosted by Pete & Sam. happystride is a cool running & fitness brand specialising in bright and functional running clothing. Join us as we chat to various guests in the running community. In this episode Pete & Sam chat to the amazing Linsay Black @a_twinkle_inyour_wrinkle  Linsay has created a fabulous community online with over 25k followers on Instagram and creates content on REAL life topics - baring all! We chat to Linsay about how she empowers body positivity for over 50s, perspective breaking...

Welcome to episode 6 of The “Running Makes Me Happy” podcast. Join us as we chat to various guests in the running community. In this episode Pete & Sam chat to Lee Heley, a “mid-pack” runner (his own words), who started running at the age of 46 after getting hooked at his first parkrun. Lee talks about Backyard ultras including how he has created his own unofficial backyard race… in his own backyard, completing the Summer Spine (wanna know more about why he wore a full suit?), how he uses data to help his running, plus lots more. If you're...

Welcome to episode 5 of The “Running Makes Me Happy” podcast. The podcast that inspires happy running hosted by Pete & Sam.  Join us as we chat to various guests in the running community. In this episode Pete & Sam chat to Paul Rowlinson. Paul talks about some of the ultras he has run including the amazing Spartathlon (153 miles), UTMB (100 miles) and The Grand Union Canal race (145 miles), what’s involved being a board member of the London Landmarks Half Marathon and how running helped his career in media and advertising. If you’re an ultra runner or want...

Welcome to episode 4 of The “Running Makes Me Happy” podcast. The podcast that inspires happy running hosted by Pete & Sam. Join us as we chat to various guests in the running community.  In this episode Pete & Sam chat to Sam Wall of @bags_performance - the home of Southend Beach workouts and personal training. Sam talks about the discipline of training on the beach, the importance of being part of a community, how giving up alcohol helped all aspects of his life plus much more! We really appreciate Sam’s vulnerability shown in our conversation, and we really enjoyed it...

Welcome to the third episode of the The "Running Makes Me Happy" podcast. The podcast that inspires happy running hosted by Pete & Sam (Co-founders happystride)Join us as we chat to various guests in the running community.In our third episode Pete & Sam chat to the brilliant runner Steph Jenkins @ginge_runs who has recently built an amazing running community online hitting 7,000 followers. We chatted to Steph (aka Dino 🦖 lady) about how she fits running into her busy life of a mum of 4, wild 💩 and controversially her dislike for parkrun…. plus much more!This is a cracker! We...