Ep 301. Is it a running addiction?

About this episode

The episode discusses the concept of running addiction and its implications, alongside personal experiences and challenges.

Welcome to episode 300 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. Flagging spirits We jump straight in with our flagging enthusiasm for pretty much anything, which is the downside to achieving huge goals, right? Zooming down the other side with nothing to look forward to is a tough position to be in. Running addiction We chat goals (again), we talk about life juggles (bloody SATs), and we also talk the latest controversy – running addiction. Is this a fair label? Are people unfairly labelling others (or themselves) with ‘addiction’? Or is this a dangerous trend? Tell us your thoughts, cos we’d love to hear them, at wrpodcast@anthem.co.uk . And sorry for all the coughing and spluttering in this episode, we’ll be back to full strength next week! Pick up the mag! If you’re fond of this pod, you are going to LOVE Women’s Running Magazine. Hop along to womensrunning.co.uk/podsquad to subscribe to the best running magazine there is and to bag yourself a tasty saving with a third off. That’s…

People in this episode

Hosts: Esther Newman, Holly Taylor

Topics covered

• running addiction
• goals
• health
• life juggles
• enthusiasm
• controversy

Keywords

• running addiction
• goals
• health
• fitness
• enthusiasm
• controversy

Sponsors

Women’s Running Magazine

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Women’s Running Magazine, Zencastr, Patreon, womensrunning.co.uk, anthem.co.uk

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