Jan Lenton: 70 & Still Flying - From the First London Marathon to 50 Parkrun firsts!

Jan Lenton: 70 & Still Flying - From the First London Marathon to 50 Parkrun firsts!

This week on the Parkrunners Podcast, we meet Jan Lenton a true legend of the running world — she's a 70-year-old powerhouse who ran the very first London Marathon in 1981, when only 300 of the 7,200 runners were women. She finished in a remarkable 3:52. Today, she’s still going strong. A regular at Bromley parkrun and a proud member of Orpington Road Runners, she holds the record in her age category for finishing first at 50 consecutive, different parkruns across the UK. She’s a mother of th...

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Sonia O'Sullivan: World Champion, Olympian and the Joy of a Saturday parkrun

Sonia O'Sullivan: World Champion, Olympian and the Joy of a Saturday parkrun

What keeps a World Champion and Olympic medallist coming back to a free 5K in the park on a Saturday morning? This week, Catherine is joined by one of Ireland's greatest ever athletes, Sonia O'Sulliva...

11 Sep 31min

A Rescue Dog, a Barcode and a Movement: Tim Oberg on founding parkrun Australia

A Rescue Dog, a Barcode and a Movement: Tim Oberg on founding parkrun Australia

What does it take to turn a Saturday morning idea into a movement that half a million Australians now call part of their weekly routine? In this episode, Catherine sits down with Tim Oberg, the founde...

28 Aug 49min

Dr Wendy White: The Saturday parkrun became a matter of life & death

Dr Wendy White: The Saturday parkrun became a matter of life & death

What happens when an ordinary Saturday morning at parkrun suddenly becomes a matter of life and death? Dr Wendy White is an NHS GP, passionate Bushy parkrunner and self-confessed former non-runner who...

22 Aug 32min

Sonya Byers, OBE: Three Generations of parkrun, Volunteering and Belonging

Sonya Byers, OBE: Three Generations of parkrun, Volunteering and Belonging

What happens when parkrun becomes more than a Saturday morning habit and grows into a family legacy spanning three generations? In this warm and uplifting episode, Catherine is joined by Sonya Byers O...

1 Aug 25min

Is parkrun the Ultimate Longevity Habit? - Tim Howe, Founder of The Longevity Games

Is parkrun the Ultimate Longevity Habit? - Tim Howe, Founder of The Longevity Games

We all want to live longer. But perhaps the better question is... how do we live better? This week on the Parkrunners Podcast, Catherine is joined by Tim Howe, founder of The Longevity Games, former p...

3 Juli 55min

Lisa Millar: Big Life, Big Stories and Simple Joys

Lisa Millar: Big Life, Big Stories and Simple Joys

For more than three decades, Lisa Millar has been one of Australia's most respected journalists and broadcasters. From reporting around the world as ABC's Bureau Chief in Washington and London, to be...

20 Juni 41min

Akihiro Matsuda (Japan) -parkrun in every place I call home!

Akihiro Matsuda (Japan) -parkrun in every place I call home!

This week I’m thrilled to welcome my very first parkrun Japan guest — Akihiro Matsuda — whose beautiful mantra is: “parkrun exists in every place I call home.” Akihiro’s parkrun story spans Singapore ...

6 Juni 26min

Sophie Raworth: from BBC News to Marathon des Sables — Why parkrun still grounds me

Sophie Raworth: from BBC News to Marathon des Sables — Why parkrun still grounds me

This week on the Parkrunners Podcast, Catherine Stenson is joined by one of the UK’s most recognisable broadcasters — but also one of the parkrun community’s most inspiring runners — Sophie Raworth. M...

16 Maj 38min

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