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You might remember Amanda Collier as the Former Met Police detective who starred in the hit TV show 'The Traitors' earlier this year... well she is of course a keen runner too!In this episode, Amanda joins to look back on her time under Claudia Winkleman's watchful eye and also gives her verdicts for how she thinks this current cast of celebrity contestants will get on!She also speaks about her love for running (recently completing the GNR) and how a recent heart disease diagnosis hasn't slowed her passion for the sport down.She is also taking part in the Strong Woman Challenge taking place this October, as thousands of women build strength while supporting the British Heart Foundation. Complete a new strength exercise each day from the comfort of your own home, at a pace that works for you!Use code RUNPOD at eightsleep.com/runpod for up to £350 off the Pod 5

Olympic medallist. Triathlon legend. One half of arguably the most iconic siblings in the sport. We're joined by Jonny Brownlee, just a matter of days after he's hung up his boots for good!Over a career that spanned more than a decade, Jonny won Olympic bronze at London 2012 and Olympic silver at Rio 2016, and he was part of Great Britain's gold-medal mixed relay team at Tokyo 2020. He's a multiple World Series podium finisher who stood beside his brother Alistair at the top of the sport for years.And of course, we have to talk about that moment. At the 2016 World Series Grand Final in Cozumel, Mexico, Jonny hit the wall in the closing stages, and Alistair stopped to haul him towards the finish line. It became one of the most replayed images in endurance sport.But what is retirement looking like for someone who has achieved so much? and how does fatherhood come into it?Use code RUNPOD at eightsleep.com/runpod for up to £350 off the Pod 5

Hal Robson-Kanu had a long career playing at the very top of professional football. Promotions, the Premier League and scoring arguably the most important goal in the history of Welsh football! A Cruyff turn finish that saw 'minnows' Wales beat 'golden generation' Belgium 3-1 and make it to the Semi-Finals of the 2026 Euros.But was it all down to a perfected blend of natural remedies? After two career ending injuries early on in his career, he claims a health juice shot created by his Dad helped fight inflammation and make movement possible.He has since gone on to make it available to the public through The Turmeric Co. and continues to champion it's success.In an episode about recovery and doing what's best for our bodies with natural food sources, Hal gives us insight on how we can all access the right recovery with our running.Use code RUNPOD at eightsleep.com/runpod for up to £350 off the Pod 5

Ultra-marathon runner Rob Pope, better known as "the real-life Forrest Gump" is back with more tales of incredible feats of human endurance... and even a near death experience.In this episode, Rob talks about his latest challenge: a 569-mile, 14-day coast-to-coast run across Britain for Nestlé's Taste Trail, which raised over 175,000 meals for The Felix Project. The man who ran Forrest Gump's famous USA journey, 5 times over - now tells us how running across the UK compares! KitKat factories, perils of Scottish roads, rural beauty and more.He also tells Jenni about running 2,000km across Australia alongside AC/DC's tour dates — where he met the band, who turned out to be huge supporters of his challenge, and had a terrifyingly close call with one of the world's deadliest snakes along the way.Expect blisters, near-death wildlife encounters and a run-in with rock royalty... all in a day's work for Rob.

Jodie Ounsley physical fitness and dedication has given her a career we would all be proud of... from professional rugby to starring in the TV show Gladiators as Fury! She's also done it all while being profoundly deaf, hearing using a singular cochlear implant.A life dedicated to sport while having to navigate reading the game differently, understanding noise, communication and calls built around sound. All the while, running has been a key factor to her achievements.She also opens up about her relationship with her late father, the driving force behind her journey into fitness.She's here to talk about something bigger than her own training, too. Specsavers and parkrun have teamed up on a new initiative, StartLine, designed to remove the practical and emotional barriers stopping people with visual and hearing impairments from taking part.An episode about strength, loss, adaptation, and what it really takes to feel like you belong at the start line.

This episode is something special...Chris Kamara's apraxia and dyspraxia diagnosis changed his life. From a career in professional football and TV hosting, to learning how to walk and talk. This weekend he goes one step further as he has had to re-learn how to run.This weekend, he and his best friend Ben Shephard run the one of the worlds greatest half marathons, The Great North Run on its 45th anniversary.Both join Jenni in one of the funniest and honest episodes of RunPod yet, as we hear how their friendship has made all of it possible.Running and raising money for Prostate UK, Kammy and Ben show just what can be achieved with determination and support.Use code RUNPOD at eightsleep.com/runpod for up to £350 off the Pod 5

Sophie Woods, previously known as Sophie Grant is the ultra runner who recently SMASHED the record for fastest time to run the Via Alpina by 6 DAYS!A month of running and over 100,000 metres of elevation, it was a physical test as tough as any other.In this episode of the RunPod Sprint, she answers all your questions!

Sophie Woods, otherwise known as Sophie Grant - finished the 2000km Via Alpina ultra marathon route just last weekend... and she smashed the fastest recorded time by 6 days!An incredible feat of human endurance that saw her battle thunderstorms, swarms of horseflies and the technical planning of a whole month hiking the Alps.What does it take to smash a world record? Who do you need to help you do it? How do you celebrate after it's done? Sophie tells all to the RunPod Run Club!