
Vegan Fitness Runner
All things vegan, health and fitness, running and nutrition
Episodes
27 episodes
Micro adventures and the joy in small things with Alastair Humphreys
Author, Adventurer and motivational speaker Alastair Humphreys has gone from cycling the world, adventuring across India and rowing the Atlantic, to appreciating the micro-adventures available on our own doorsteps.He's so enthusiastic ab...
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Season 4
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Episode 4
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52:53

Sustainability trail-blazer David Starley on The Green Runners, FKTs and why going vegan can save the planet
David Starley is co-founder of The Green Runners, and was listed in the 2023 Edie 30 under 30 list for young people leading the way in sustainability.He's just achieved the Fastest Known Time for the Smuggler's Way in Cornwall, and cont...
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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48:53

Kate Dunbar on reversing arthritis and reclaiming her life with a vegan wholefoods diet
Twenty year's ago, Kate Dunbar was struggling to move - riddled with joint pain and a diagnosis of psoriatic arthritis, she was on heavy medication and life seemed bleak.But when she started investigating how diet impacted her hea...
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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45:47

Running Through the Dark - Jen Scotney talks of grief, resilience, and the Pennine Way
Jen Scotney, author of Running Through the Dark, is host of the Resilience Rising podcast, former Human Rights Lawyer and podiuming ultra runner, writer, coach, speaker, yoga teacher and Mountain Leader. She lives in the Scottish Highla...
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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52:50

Joyful plant-based eating for busy lives with nutritionist and speaker Vanessa Sturman
Vanessa Sturman helps people eat their way to great performance, reduced fatigue and a healthy weight by implementing non-restrictive healthy eating, and incorporating the most delicious, anti-inflammatory plant based foods, no matter what your...
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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44:16

Running Through Menopause with Lauren Chiren
Lauren Chiren is an authority on the menopause and having struggled with her own menopause - believing at first that she had dementia, she now works hard to ensure that other people can better understand this stage of life, and thrive through m...
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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37:46

Rohini Bajekal talks nutrition for hormone health, REDs and how plants can help our running
Rohini Bajekal, Nutritionist and Co-Author of Living PCOS Free is a board-certified Lifestyle Medicine professional. Prior to becoming a nutritionist, she studied Theology at Oxford University. Having previously w...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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50:46

Debunking common vegan myths with Dr Clare Day and Dr Daisy Lund
Dr Clare Day and Dr Daisy Lund are two plant-based health professionals working as NHS GP's in London. They have their own podcast, In A Nutshell, with the aim to improve nutritional education about the benefits of a whole-foods plant based die...
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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51:07

Fuelling up for ultras with author of The Happy Diet cookbook Kayleigh Webster
Ahead of her Highland Fling Ultra and looking forward to another Backyard Ultra Challenge, I chat to Kayleigh Webster, author of The Happy Diet cookbook.We discuss her five-hour daily runs, and how she fuels with "real food", she's got ...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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46:29

Making history and running greener with Barkley Marathons finisher Jasmin Paris
She's made history as the first woman to ever complete the notorious Barkley Marathons. In Frozen Lake State Park, Tennessee, Jasmin Paris completed the 100-mile course with just 99 seconds to spare, and saw supporters quite literally on the ed...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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45:18

"Dr Iron Junkie", Dr Minil Patel on Getting Shredded on Plants and Ignoring the Trolls
Dr Minil Patel is not only a doctor, but a vegan bodybuilder, member of Plant-Based Health Professionals, ambassador for Climate Games and Running On Plants, and a runner!If there's one thing that Minil proves, it's that being vegan doe...
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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1:13:41

Running Past 80 with Vegan Octogenarian Ultra Athlete Paul Youd
Paul Youd: Octogenarian, animal activist, and ultra runner.At age 86, Paul is currently on a mission to complete a million push-ups between the age of 80-90, Paul is up for a challenge and uses his fitness to promote veganism and stand ...
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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40:54

Tom Pickering talks Running On Plants and the release of his film I Could Never Go Vegan
Filmmaker Tom Pickering is founder of the Running On Plants initiative, which encourages people to move while maintaining a plant-based diet - the idea is to promote a compassionate and cruelty-free lifestyle, which also benefits our own health...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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49:49

Back of the Pack Running with vegan runner Fiona Brennan
Content creator, runner, vegan and mum, Fiona Brennan celebrates being a "slow" runner and we talk about life at the back of the pack.We discuss how a DNA test revealed that she is built more for endurance than speed and how that revelation...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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45:34

Editor of Vegan Food and Living Magazine Holly Johnson talks running, eating, and air fryers
Holly Johnson is the editor of the UK's only in-print vegan magazine and host of the Simply Vegan podcast.In this episode we talk about what the turning points are to going vegan, how to talk about veganism with children and how finding a j...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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51:18

Professor and Athlete Ben Garrod and the Science of Running
Long-distance athlete and evolutionary biologist Professor Ben Garrod is fresh off tour and takes the time to chat to me about our time on the Dragon's Back Race and the science behind running.Ben has spent six years in Africa, Madagascar, ...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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1:02:15

Female-friendly running and mummy blogging with Cardiff's Cathryn Scott
Cathryn Scott, aka Cardiff Mummy Says, is a successful mummy blogger who loves running and has recently been bitten by the ultra bug.Noticing a lack of female-only running groups in her city, Cathryn was instrumental in setting up the club ...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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46:36

Hatchling heatwaves and pilgrimages with body mechanic Jay Grady
Jay Grady, one half of the Trail and Error podcast, is a vegan ultra runner and 2023 Hatchling. Enticed into running ultras following a walking pilgrimage with his wife, Jay has competed in the likes of UTMB Mont-Blanc and the Arc of A...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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1:02:20

Running for Good with vegan ultra runner Fiona Oakes
She's an elite marathon and ultra-marathon runner, but Fiona Oakes finds time to look after more than 500 animals at Towerhill Stables Animal Sanctuary over and above everything else.Running is a way to promote veganism and for Fiona, who e...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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1:06:37

Cooking up a vegan storm with chef Lisa Marley
Lisa Marley is a vegan chef and trains other chefs how to cook some of the best plant based recipes. She's a ProVeg Chef Trainer and her recipes have appeared in some of the most popular publications.She can knock up a vegan feast like no o...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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49:00

Ultra hero Damian Hall and running with a conscience
Damian Hall, Green Runner, author of We Can't Run Away From This, winter Spine Race winner 2023, Barkley Marathon's four-looper.This ultra-hero continues to compete in the world's most top level events, and all while flying the flag for the...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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43:25

Ultra running across the world with Nicky Chrascina
Nicky Chrascina has run more miles than anyone else to claim her place in the 100 mile club, and continues to run ultras spanning across the world, from the Marathon Des Sables, to the more recent Mustang Ultra in Nepal. She's also the...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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36:30

Visions of emus and the National Running Show with Mike Seaman
He's the brains behind the National Running Show with his company Raccoon Events, where he brings together not only some of the best runners in the world, but creates a community for everybody who enjoys running.He's run 100-milers, had vis...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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42:43

Tunnels, bridges, and barefoot running with Vic Owens
Vic Owens, aka The Happy Runner, is the fastest person to complete the Monarch's Way, has tackled Cobain Events' The Tunnel three times, taken on The Bridge Ultra, run more than 30 miles on her drive and 60 miles around her back garden, and doe...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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35:05

Breaking Down Barriers with Dragon's Back Race Director Shane Ohly
With an events company putting on some epic multi-day events, including the so-called "Toughest Mountain Race in the World"- the Dragon's Back Race, Shane Ohly, owner of Ourea Events talks about encouraging female participation, and levelling t...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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38:22
