Podcast appearances and mentions of tom fairbrother

We check in with the parkrun families in Italy, South Africa and Ireland. We speak to Tom Fairbrother from HQ, who tells us how the parkrun communications workload has increased since lockdown and the art of a good tweet! He also explains why he ran a marathon on a treadmill dressed as a tiger. Finally, we hear from the boss of The Running Charity and all the good work they do.

Vassos chats to Amy Van Wyk, who tells us how parkrun became a haven amid constantly challenging medical problems. With parkrun recently relaunching their YouTube channel, Helen speaks to Tom Fairbrother from HQ as he maps out their vision for their new social media offering. Louise is back with her latest tourist travels and Vassos has a moral dilemma.

Can anyone beat Pin Skin Man? That's the vital question being asked in this episode. We also discuss sweating, Father Ted, Love island, how to poo and dead sheep. You know, all the important stuff. Tom Fairbrother joins us for part 2 of his interview to talk about his experience of eating disorders and how we can support our fellow runners. The #TRAINBRAVE campaign aims to inspire more athletes to share their stories and raise awareness of the risks of eating disorders and RED-s. https://trainbrave.org/

We speak to Tom Fairbrother, the disqualified winner of Race to the Stones, about his experience and the most aggressive race strategy you've ever heard of. Plenty of news, rants and complaint as per usual, and a surprisingly strong defence of Disney races, though not from either of us...   Tom co-founded Train Brave, a campaign to support runners with eating disorders and to raise awareness of this important issue: https://trainbrave.org/

This month's episode focuses on eating disorders and running. We spoke to Tom Fairbrother, a 2:34 marathon runner and the co-founder of #Trainbrave, a campaign to raise awareness about eating disorders in athletics, RW deputy digital editor,  Jane McGuire talks about her own battles with disordered eating and her relationship with running, four-time World Ironman Champion, a world record holder, and the global lead for health & wellbeing at parkrun, Chrissie Wellington discusses of her own relationship with food and training and dietician Renee McGregor talks about the rise of Orthorexia in running.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On this week's show we talk to Tom Fairbrother. Tom is a marathon runner, iron-distance triathlete, and former eating disorder sufferer. Tom was encouraged by a coach to lose weight in order to enhance his performances, which triggered a two-year struggle with bulimia and binge eating disorder. Alongside dietitian, Renee McGregor, he has founded campaign #trainbrave; a campaign aims to inspire more athletes to share their stories and raise awareness of the risks of eating disorders and RED-s. If you like this episode please SUBSCRIBE to get every episode delivered to you before everyone else.  Join the conversation! If you want to join in, request a guest or chat about this episode then head over to the Strava Group (https://www.strava.com/clubs/144083) Follow us on Twitter (https://twitter.com/letsgetrunning) | Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/letsgetrunning/) | Email us | Buy merch at the shop. (https://www.letsgetrunning.co.uk/shop?category=Running+Clothing) Lastly, don't forget to rate and review on iTunes! (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/lets-get-running-podcast/id1392963885?mt=2&app=podcast)  

A podcast that aims to talk frankly and - dare we say - with a sense of humour, about issues related to bulimia. Hosts Sophie Monks Kaufman and Lizzie Stimson lived with this eating disorder for many years. We have recovered, insofar as recovery from this complicated mental illness is possible in a society with a warped approach to eating and body image. Each episode we welcome a guest to help unpick a chosen theme. We're starting at the end because, like Lord of the Rings, bulimia has many false endings. Understanding this is a good entry point for understanding the different layers that conspire together to create a self-destructive cycle and - hopefully - how to wean yourself out of it. We are delighted to have a very articulate guest to help us kick things off. Tom Fairbrother is a marathon runner who told his story in reputable news publication, The Guardian! [http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/the-running-blog/2016/jan/08/my-eating-disorder-nearly-ended-my-marathon-dreams-but-now-im-back-up-and-running] Production help from Michael Leader and Eleanor McDowall Music: http://www.purple-planet.com

Happy Birthday to us. It’s been 6 years and 5 million downloads since we released our first episode. Wada release the second of the Independent Commission reports into doping in athletics - we look at some thoughts and opinions. The Virgin Money London Marathon announce the 2016 elite men’s field.  Top US marathoner Ryan Hall, announces his retirement. Tony brings us his Trials.  You tell us about your eating habits on the run and show off your kit around the world.  Training Talk looks at setting a marathon goal and we speak to marathoner Tom Fairbrother about his battle with an eating disorder.