Is anyone more excited for Euro Cross than Hannah?! No, we didn’t think so… Let’s get stuck into it ahead of the action this Sunday...Can the track World Champ Jimmy Gressier take his form to the European Athletics Cross Country Championships? All in our latest episode out now #europeanathletics #crosscountryrunning…
Do we need to talk more about John Korir? He adds the Valencia title to his Boston crown already this year and in a PB time… A full Valencia debrief in our latest episode OUT NOW
🇨🇦 Camryn Rogers - out now! It was a huge honour to spend some time recently with the Olympic and double world hammer champion Camryn Rogers! The Canadian talked about joining the 80m+ club in Tokyo, overcoming adversity to get to the top of her sport and the huge influence…
Camryn Rogers has dominated hammer throwing over the past few years and the Canadian became a double world champion in Tokyo, having also won the Olympic gold medal at Paris 2024. But getting to this point hasn't been easy, having lived through a period of homelessness in her teenage years.…
🚀 Rapido en Valencia! In the latest round-up, we took an in-depth look back at the Valencia Marathon - which included two of the fastest times ever as Joyciline Jepkosgei beat world champion Peres Jepchirchir to the win. Listen wherever you get your podcasts - search ‘Podium Athletics’ - or…
🇪🇸 Valencia Marathon review - out now! We’ve been looking back at a stunning run in Valencia from Alex Yee - and all the other talking points from one of the last big athletics events of 2025, including another victory for John Korir and a super fast time from Joyciline…
The team look back at a Valencia Marathon that did not disappoint - fast times, national records and a stunning performance from Alex Yee, who went second on the UK all-time list. We ask what could be next for the Olympic triathlon champion, round-up some early season (or pre-season?!) indoor…
“I hated the sport, I blamed it” Don’t miss our brutally honest and candid chat with the brilliant David Gillick - who delves into what life is really like for elite athletes and the harsh realities of life after athletics LISTEN NOW to the full interview wherever you get your…
“I’m not going to put pressure on myself like I did before, it just takes the enjoyment out of it” From the ultimate low of missing out on the Olympics through injury last year, Charlotte Purdue’s mindset is very different heading into Valencia Marathon. Catch our chat with her by…
“I decided to go all in, tell my story and just be open and honest” Former European Indoor champion David Gillick joins us to talk about his brilliant new book ‘The Race’ - a candid insight into the exhilarating but cut-throat world of elite athletics - LISTEN NOW 🎧
Ireland's two-time European indoor champion David Gillick joins us on the podcast to talk about his brilliant new book 'The Race', co-authored with Cathal Dennehy, which gives a brutal, raw and honest account of life as world class effort - and the sacrifices it took to get to the top.…
2:05 for Alex Yee at Valencia marathon 👀 If his watch says it’s so… who are we to argue! All the Valencia preview in our latest episode OUT NOW 🥳
🇪🇸 OUT NOW: Valencia Marathon preview, more GST trouble and World Athletics Awards It’s one of the last (and fastest) big races of the year this Sunday, when the Valencia Marathon returns - it’s a packed field! Rich and Hannah preview the race in the latest round-up, analyse more bad…
Rich and Hannah are back to look ahead to the Valencia Marathon on Sunday, where Peres Jepchirchir will compete for the first time since winning world gold, with Brits Alex Yee, Phil Sesemann, Charlotte Purdue and Rose Harvey all on the start list. Elsehwere, Brigid Kosgei returned to form in…
The Podium crew have a go at thinking outside the box on athletics events....Are the sprint results too dependent on lane draws, should we mix them up?
🇬🇧Charlotte Purdue OUT NOW Charlotte explains how coaching others gives her a focus away from her competing and how she draws inspiration from the athletes she works with. Purdue Performance has been around for nearly a decade, and this year Charlotte has teamed up with Adam Clarke and the one…
🇬🇧Charlotte Purdue OUT NOW Britain’s 3d fastest female marathoner catches up with Podium ahead of the Valencia Marathon. Charlotte has been competing at the highest level for a decade and a half. Cross country, track, roads - she’s mastered it all. But the journey hasn’t been plain sailing for Purdue.…
Charlotte Purdue, who sits third on the all-time list of the fastest British women to complete a marathon, joins us as we look ahead to her next race at the Valencia Marathon. Charlotte opens up on the pain of missing out on the Paris 2024 Olympics, the strength she's gained…
What would you do if you could reinvent athletics?! No false starts? Mandatory events? Random lane draws? Lapped athletes eliminated? We’ve given it our best attempt on this week’s episode OUT NOW 🎧 Including Hannah trying to persuade Katie and Rich that field events should be won by cumulative distance……
In a quieter week, Hannah, Rich and Katie play a game of fantasy athletics, thinking up ways (both serious and not quite so serious) to change the sport for the better (?!) - extendable hurdles anyone?! Check out our new website - podiumathletics.co.uk LISTEN TO THE PODCAST: Via Apple Podcasts,…
🇰🇪 Lilian Odira - 2025 800m World Champion Lilian might have flown under the radar for some people, but 2026 is going to be a different story for her after Tokyo. The Kenyan is focussed on more success at the Commonwealth Games, Diamond League final and World Athletics Ultimate Championships.…
🇰🇪 Lilian Odira - OUT NOW The Kenyan ripped up the script in Tokyo when she won the 800m world title - but her story is better than just the success of her victory. In what we believe to be her first full English language victory since the World Athletics…
Lilian Odira ripped up the script in Tokyo when she won the 800m world title ahead of British pair Georgia Hunter Bell and Keely Hodgkinson - but her story is better than just the success of her victory. The Kenyan has had to be patient on her path to glory…
ICYMI: Jack Buckner audio exclusive The UK Athletics CEO joined us in the latest episode. He covered: • The future of elite athletics in Great Britain and Northern Ireland following the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo • How he’s guided the transformation of an organisation on the brink of bankruptcy…