“If you get knocked over, get up again, that's a good starting point… but the true essence of resilience is: how do I do it different and better?”

Many of us think about resilience through the lens of grit and tenacity to keep going. Speaking candidly about his struggles with his mental health and working through a toxic relationship with running, our guest this week, Rohan Kallicharan, pushes us to find a new perspective on how we reframe and rethink our problems.

“Bravery is not not feeling scared. Bravery is feeling scared and doing it anyway.”

Considering a big life overhaul but need some motivation to make it happen? Our guest this week knows exactly what it means to step out of the successful and familiar to embark on something scary and brand new.

Borderline obsessed with running? We've all been there - including our guest this week: Matt Guilder. Matt is a trainee vicar from Lancashire, and a keen (fast!) amateur runner. In this episode we talk to Matt about how he checks out people's shoes before their faces, random shot put records on power of 10, the infamous Shropshire Country Steeplechase Championships of 2017, and the potential marginal gains of beetroot juice. We also talk to him about how a running routine helps with anxiety, and how he’s really had to work to get that in the right place.

What does it look like to build a team that you really trust? And how do you do that when you can't possibly know everything, and you have to lead from a place of weakness? We speak to iron distance triathlete Laura Siddall about the importance of building a team that can help you achieve to your best.

We speak to elite physio and coach Alex O'Gorman about the practice of learning in the service of others, and how having someone else as the focus of what you're learning and improving yourself can can give you so much drive and satisfaction.

We talk to elite ultra runner and environmental activist Damian Hall and catch up with him about his epic run at the Barkley Marathons, where he completed 4 out of 5 loops - one of only 19 people ever to do so.

We talk about what makes him come alive, and how he made huge changes to his life since becoming aware of the extent and urgency of the climate crisis.

Welcome to the RunAlive Podcast - the podcast that explores the relationship between running, coaching and personal growth. We're really excited for this first season and the interviews we've got lined up. In this teaser Ed and Gary introduce themselves, and talk about why they've made this podcast and what they are excited about for the first season.