Rodney Lowe: Come with us for a 'Run With Rodders'

About this episode

Rodney Lowe shares his journey from being the last in PE to becoming an avid runner and YouTube content creator.

When Rodney Lowe was at school, he was the kid who teachers told to do one less lap of the sports field than everyone else... just so the class would finish on time. These days, he runs his own running YouTube channel - 'Runs With Rodders' , tackles races and parkruns up and down the country, and is on the verge of taking on the Manchester Marathon. Rodders uses running to keep his own mental wellbeing on track as he balances a challenging job and home life, to stay fit, and to meet some incredible fellow runners in events up and down the country. After leaving school, he had been determined to counter his 'last in PE' persona, and started mountain biking before transitioning into running via the Couch to 5k app. Unfortunately, an angry appendix had other ideas and forced Rodney onto the sidelines - a position he would remain in for the next 15 years. It was in 2023, when his weight was at its highest level, that work colleagues hassled him into running the Stafford 10k and Rodders turned once more to the trusted Couch to 5k programme. Increased training saw him conquer that Stafford event, and this time something stuck, with event after event following. Running Tales spoke to…

People in this episode

Hosts: Michelle Lewis, Craig Lewis

Guest: Rodney Lowe

Topics covered

• running
• mental wellbeing
• YouTube channel
• Couch to 5k
• marathon training
• personal journey

Keywords

• running
• YouTube
• mental health
• Couch to 5k
• marathon
• Stafford 10k
• fitness

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Runs With Rodders, Running Tales

Places: Manchester

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