The Big Run

Hello and welcome back to the big run today's guest is Rachel McArthur Rachel is an 800m, 1500m and mile runner who had an incredible run back in march of last year at the NCAA Div 1 indoor championships with a 4:33 for the mile. However injury has caused some setbacks and she has been building back safely and slowly ready to return and show what she is capable of. In this conversation, we track through her running journey, why the mile is one of her favourite disciplines, why injury can be a lonely place and why running on a treadmill when the weather is nasty does not make you weak!

Welcome back to The Big Run

We have some incredible conversations and in-the-field reporting coming up over the coming days and weeks to get you primed for On’s Track night series. A global string of events where fast times meet loud crowds to create a unique experience for the entire running community.

You can find out more at ⁠ontracknights.com⁠

As the OTN series continues on TBR, we move to London for the legendary Night of 10,000m PB’s hosted by Highgate Harriers.

The event takes place this Saturday, May 20th 2023 for FREE from 3 pm-10 pm at Parliament Hill athletics track.

On today's episode, I travelled to Zurich to sit down with the global brand communications lead at On Running Joe Birchenall to gain an insight into why On is supporting this global series and what it means to them.

A big thanks to Joe for taking the time to chat and to Silke and the team at On for their help in arranging this and some more in-the-field episodes that are coming up in the series.

Throughout the week, we’ll release episodes to build excitement for this celebrated night of athletics, including a special recorded live. So be sure to subscribe from wherever you get your podcasts to be the first to hear the episodes when they go live.

I'll see you next time, for The Big Run.

Welcome back to The Big Run The On Track Night series continues apace and moves to the most liveable city in the world - Vienna. Now in its 7th year, the meet sports elite level competition across multiple distances and opportunities for all to experience the incredible atmosphere interspersed with bike shows, parkour And when the final race is run - then the party really gets started. On today's episode, we chill on a balcony overlooking the most liveable city in the world with hometown talent Sebastian Frey. A member of the OAC Europe Sebi sampled the unique atmosphere of Night of the 10k’s back in May. He broke the Austrian U23 record and secured the time for the European U23 champs as well. A good day at the office. Sebi will be lining up at TNV in the 5000m. I wanted to get to know him better, see how his background in music bleeds into his running, get some Austrian track lingo and why he can’t wait to race tomorrow. And there we have it, the previews for Track Night Vienna are done, there's nothing left but for the racers to line up and the crowds to gather for what is sure to be a party to remember. Can't make it? There will be a live stream for all the action. To find out all you need to know head over to: ⁠ontracknights.com⁠ or the event page: ⁠Track Night Vienna⁠ And for now, the OTN series comes to a close on The Big Run, a big thank you to On for their support of this series, to all the contributors who spoke to the show and to everyone who tuned in. I hope we got you excited about the wonder that is the track, maybe you went to watch one, maybe even signed up for a race. I'll be channelling all of these conversations as I spike up over the summer months. I'll see you at the track

Lindsey A. Freeman is a writer and sociologist interested in endurance, memory, and poetics. Her most recent book, Running, is about practice, love, queerness, and long distance running (forthcoming Duke University Press). She is now working on a book about soccer, queer joy, and how hard it is to care about things. In this conversation we explore her handbook Running and talk about moments within it. Lindsey dives into the idea of soft running and why all runners should experiement with LSD... Long Slow Distance that is You can order the book here Order a T-Shirt from the Capri Collective here Thanks to Lindsey for coming on the show.

Welcome to this special series of preview podcasts to celebrate the return of the Night of the 10,000m PB’s. From Monday to Friday there will be a brand new episode talking to key figures of the events past and future as we look forward to the return of the Glastonbury of Athletics on May 14th. The Big Run is proudly supported for this special Run of podcasts by Like the Wind Magazine. In today's episode, I spend time with some members of Highgate Harriers. The host of this athletic spectacular since its inception in 2013 I wanted to find out more about the event, the volunteers that make it happen and the athletes putting in the training to perform on the night. -------- With the support of Like The Wind Magazine and Select Imagery from Curated for Runners.  Like the Wind is an independent journal telling stories about running.  Since issue 1, Like the Wind has been published quarterly, with 31 issues under its belt. It is sold mainly through subscriptions, to readers in 40 countries. The strapline of the magazine is: it’s why we run (not how to run) and so there are no product reviews, training plans or nutrition tips.  Instead, Like the Wind explores topics such as the environment, social issues (like racism or gender inequality), mental health and – quite often – the simple joy of running. Like the Wind will be producing a special edition programme for Night of the 10,000m PB's for all attendees to the event on May 14th   Like the Wind can be found at www.likethewindmagazine.com where people can subscribe and on Instagram and Twitter as @likethewindmag. -------- --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thebigrunpodcast/message