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The Milestone Pursuit
by Steve Hobbs
The Milestone Pursuit podcast started in the lockdown of spring 2020 as a way of supporting people with their running when we could only run alone. It began with Mindfulness in Running (featured in The Guardian) and now provides 3 things; Workouts, where I (Steve) record a training session for you to download and run along with me as if I'm there with you Recovery Rambles, where I run easy around the beautiful Epping Forest and talk about something on my mind Conversations with the Elites as part of our scheme to invest in underfunded British Elite Marathon runners. The podcast has spawned some off-shoots in the form of: Marathon M
Episodes
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Is Callum Hawkins still running?
I'm delighted to welcome double Olympian and two-time 4th place World Championship finisher Callum Hawkins both to the podcast and into our long-standing scheme to invest in underfunded British elite marathon runners. This episode could easily be the 5th episode of our 2022 mini series which...
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Women in Sport: Part 5
And we have reached the end, the last part of our 5 part mini series into Women in Sport. As evidenced by the Lionesses march to the World Cup final, it feels like we are at a moment in time in which the way women's sport is watched and played is changing rapidly, this series has explored what is...
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Women in Sport: Part 4
After a short interlude, part 4 of our 5 part mini series into Women in Sport is here. As it feels like we are at a moment in time in which the way women's sport is watched and played is changing rapidly, this series seeks to explore what is happening right now in women's sport, and what more…
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Women in Sport: Part 3
Hi - We move on to part 3 of our 5 part mini series into Women in Sport as it feels like we are at a moment in time in which the way women's sport is watched and played is changing rapidly. This series seeks to explore what is happening right now in women's sport, and what more needs to be done…
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Women in Sport: Part 2
Hi - This is the second part of a 5 part mini series into Women in Sport, looking at it mainly through the eyes of women in running, but also beyind that into sport in general as it feels like we are at a moment in time in which the way women's sport is watched and played is changing rapidly.…
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Women in Sport: Part 1
Hi - This is the first part of a 5 part mini series into Women in Sport, looking at it mainly through the eyes of women in running, but also beyond that into sport in general as it feels like we are at a moment in time in which the way women's sport is watched and played is changing rapidly. This...
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The Magic, Tragic London Marathon
The London Marathon is magic, but this time it was also tragic, and this episode is a recovery ramble or perhaps better put a recovery reflection on the race. I talk about the elites, with some extraordinary running at the front of the race, I talk about my own race and my own experience of this...
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Returning to Boston 2022
On the eve of the Boston Marathon 2023, we are turning back the clock, and repeating an episode from after last year's Boston Marathon, a race which seemed to capture the imagination more than the past. We explore a little why that might have been, and then listen to the fantastic experiences of...
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Working out, progressively mindfully
It's time for a workout, and amid some stresses in relation to UK Athletics stance on the size of competition squads at the Budapest World Championships and the Paris Olympics, we revert back to the origins of this podcast with a mindful running session, with a twist. In this one, the workout is...
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Recovery Ramble - Empathetic Leadership
Hello, in this Recovery Ramble, recorded on Hampstead Heath, we explore some thoughts on how leadership is changing, and using recent examples of leadership provided by sport I talk about what I think makes empathetic leaders who/what they are. Thanks for listening, if you enjoy it, please feel...
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Setting Sustainable 2023 Goals
Hi - Welcome to 2023 which we start with a Recovery Ramble about Setting Sustainable Goals (rather than New Year's resolutions). It builds on the session from a year ago (episode 90) in which we talk about how setting goals is a 5 stage process, and which parts of that process are the important...
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Being a Marathoner is hard: Part 4
It's the last of our 4 part mini series exploring how hard it is being a marathoner through the eyes and experiences of the elite athletes that we invest in as part of our scheme to support underfunded British elite marathon runners. In this episode, as we draw some conclusions, we talk to Tish...
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Being a Marathoner is hard: Part 3
Back to our 4 part mini series with part 3. This series explores how hard being a marathoner is through the eyes and experiences of the elite athletes that we invest in as part of our scheme to support underfunded British elite marathon runners. In this episode we talk to Charlotte Purdue about a...
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Workout Why
Inspired by our 4 part mini-series in how hard it is being a marathoner, from which this is a brief interlude, this is a session designed to try out a few methods to push on through when our body is screaming at us to stop, as it so often does! There is some theory and then some practical, and…
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Being a Marathoner is hard: Part 2
This is the part 2 of a 4 part mini series which explores how hard being a marathoner is through the eyes and experiences of the elite athletes that we invest in as part of our scheme to support underfunded British elite marathon runners. Through this series we are talking to Natasha Cockram…
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Being a Marathoner is hard: Part 1
Hi - This is the first part of a 4 part mini series which explores how hard being a marathoner is through the eyes and experiences of the elite athletes that we invest in as part of our scheme to support underfunded British elite marathon runners. Over the next 4 episodes we are talking to…
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Recovery Ramble - Freedom
Hello - After something of a hiatus (the reasons for which I talk about in this recording), the podcast that brings you conversations with the elites, workouts AND recovery rambles returns. This time, its a short recovery ramble, as I recover from the London Marathon, in which I reflect on the...
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Championship Marathoning with Josh Griffiths and Natasha Cockram
Hi - It's July, and later this month we will see two championship marathon events at the World Championships in Eugene and the Commionwealth Games in Birmingham (followed by the European Championships in Munich in August) so in this episode we chat to two of the participants in these games, Josh...
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Recovery Ramble - The Magic of the Marathon
Following on from the last 2 episodes, where I talk about my favourite ever races (most of which are marathons), and where we talk about the Boston Marathon experience, this episode is a Recovery Ramble where I talk about the magic of the marathon, and move on to talking about its role in…
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The Boston Experience Celebration Edition
Today, we are talking all about the 2022 Boston Marathon, which seemed to capture the imagination this year more than perhaps the past. We explore a little why that might have been, and then listen to the fantastic experiences of Boston from some people that ran it - from Charlotte Purdue and her...
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Room 101 Fartlek
Hello! Episode 101. It will probably disappear into Room 101.... This time we have a workout, a 30 minute fartlek session in which we work at 3 intensity levels (jog, run and run fast), and in which we discuss various training models, periodisation, specificity and more.... This episode is…
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Recovery Ramble - My Top 10 Races
The 100th Episode. The podcast has come a long way in 2 years (literally and metaphorically) and now brings you 3 things; Conversations with the elites as part of our scheme to invest in underfunded British elite marathon runners Workouts, where I record a session and you can run along as if I'm...
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Breezy "Springtime" Workout on the Greasy Grass Track
No more getting cancelled, time for something different and it's a grass track workout amid the cold wind (which does make the recording sound a little more rustic than normal this time) and sleety snow. This session is 5 x 600m at 5k pace then 400m at a quicker pace. We start the reps every 3...
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Recovery Ramble - Labels
Hello - in this episode we have another recovery ramble, where I run easy around springtime in Epping Forest and talk about something that is on my mind. This time, following the labelling of myself last time as a balanceatarian, it is labels that are on my mind, and esepcially whether they are...
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Strength with Tish Jones
This time, as part of our scheme to invest in underfunded British elite marathon runners, we have a conversation with 2.31 marathoner Tish Jones. This is also an opportunity to welcome Tish to the coaching team at The Milestone Pursuit as a strength and conditioning coach, and a running coach. As…
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Recovery Ramble - Balance
Hello - in this episode we have another recovery ramble, where I run easy and talk about something that is on my mind. This time, being a balanceatarian within an increasingly chaotic and at conflict world, it's balance that's on my mind so this one is a simple 35 minute jog where I explore...
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Progressive Mindfulness or Mindful Progression
Hi - In this episode you have a workout preceded by some chat about Storm Eunice, Jet TV, Twitter and an update on British Marathon running following the Seville marathon yesterday. The workout is a 30 minute progression run, working to mindfulness cues as we go. We talk a little about the…
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Courage with Natasha Cockram
Hello - In this episode we have a conversation with Natasha Cockram who is a beneficiary of our scheme to invest in underfunded British elite marathoners. Natasha is a brave person and athlete so is a good person to talk to about Courage, a value or a character trait that makes us good at running...
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Recovery Ramble - Creating Habits
Hello - in this episode we have a recovery ramble, where I run easy and talk about something that is on my mind. This time, inspired by previous episodes on setting sustainable goals (episode 90) and consistency (episode 91) AND my experiences of executive coaching over the past month, I talk…
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Back to the Track
Hi This week we have a WORKOUT, heading to the track. it's full on too as it is 12 x 400m or 90s whichever comes first, with 60s rest in between each rep and you can run along with me as if I am there with you. In the previous episode where we chatted about consistency with Josh Griffiths, we...
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Chatting Consistency with Josh
Hi, This week's podcast is a chat about consistency with Josh Griffiths, who personifies consistency in British Marathon running. This follows nicely from the last podcast in which we covered setting sustainable goals and I suggested that it's not as simple as setting a goal, believing it can be...
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Recovery Ramble - Setting Sustainable Goals
Welcome to 2022 and a new Recovery Ramble based on Goal Setting, but with a slight twist. Clearly, this time of year presents the opportunity to look forward, and set some new goals, but how do we make sure they are sustainable, how do we stop our energy for New Years Resolutions fading as the...
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Christmas Hills
Hello - This week we are returning to a workout that is particularly good for the Christmas period - some hills (which was actually recorded a few months ago, back when the birds were singing). In the more contemporary intro, I talk about the benefits of running up hills (3 physical ones, 2...
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Recovery Ramble - Leadership
It is time for a Recovery Ramble, where I jog around Epping Forest talking about something that is on my mind. This one is about Leadership, and is actually inspired by what we have seen in the leadership in British Athletics in recent months. It also touches on the recent leadership matters in…
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Covid strikes
Hi - We are back from an enforced podcast hiatus caused by an outbreak of Covid in my house....listen in to hear all about my recent woes (woe was me). And with the threat of Omicron among other reasons to feel anxious, or down, it feels like this is a good time to do a mindfulness session. This…
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2.23 - From Olympic despair to London Marathon glory with Charlotte Purdue
In this edition, we have something slightly different. We have a normal intro and outro where I jog around Epping Forest but the main body of this podcast is a zoom chat with Charlotte Purdue, fresh(ish) from running 2.23 at the recent London Marathon, the fastest time by any British woman in 12...
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The real work starts now
In this week's podcast, we are back with a mini session and before that some further marathon reflections. The session is simply 12 x 60s at progressively fast pace off 60s recovery, a good one if you are recovering from a marathon and want to start easing back in, but also good if you haven't…
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aaaah, The London Marathon
Hello For the first time in 2.5 years, The London Marathon has been and it has gone. It is a special event, and so in this very slow plod around the forest, I spend a bit of time processing my experience of it both as an athlete (or rather, a lumbering old cricketer), as a coach and I guess as a...
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Up the London Marathon ladder
Hi - It is time for a good solid laddery speed session. I recorded this one some weeks ago, shortly after England lost to Italy (or did they really lose) in the European Football Championships final, and in the intervals in between your speed workout I talk/rant about the treatment of the men…
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The Raducanu Recovery Ramble
Hello - welcome to episode 82 of The Milestone Pursuit Podcast. In this one, we briefly examine the role of this podcast but mainly get into a ramble through the trails of Epping Forest with a focus on the post pandemic London Marathon, on Emma Raducanu, and then what we can learn from her as we...
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Recovery Ramble no.12
RECORDED BEFORE THE FINAL****** I was passing some time today, waiting for the once in 55 years event of England competing in a final of major international football tournament, and recorded some thoughts as a fan and as a coach about what we are seeing with this England squad and its leadership...
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Rambly Ranting amid some sunny speedwork
Hi - with world records being broken, people not being sure how to react to stuff, it is time for a bit of a rant and some observations about life in June 2021. Oh, and with this hot weather, it is also a great time to do a nice speed session complete with some chats with the groundsman - lovely...
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Progressive Mindfulness
HELLO! As we get more and more back to normal, there are things to get excited about and also things that we might get anxious about, and at the same time we are processing what we have been through individually and collectively in the last 12+ months so now feels like a good time to do a nice...
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Recovery Ramble no.11
Hi - Time for a Recovery Ramble, prompted by my first dose of the vaccine (and a haircut), this one is reflecting on the last 12-13 months of pandemic life as we look to come out of, and hopefully, stay out of lockdown. The main idea is that the pandemic has served to accelerate a whole host of...
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Introducing Marathon Milestones
Hi - This is a special edition of The Milestone Pursuit podcast in which we introduce Marathon Milestones, a brand new podcast led coaching programme for the Marathon. Designed mainly for first/second time marathoners (but still open to anyone who wants to get more out of their experience) it is…
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Transparently Aging at Speed
Hello - This episode is another mixed bag - a ranty pre-amble about transparency in light of an interesting week at the elite end of sport and then a speed session on the grass track at Roding Valley Rec, where we meet our old friend the groundsman again who gets himself into less trouble this...
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The Olympic Marathon Trials edition
This episode is a mixed bag - some nice pre-amble chat about the Olympic Marathon trials scheduled for Friday 26th at 8am, a rant about the same Olympic Marathon Trials, and then a speed session! The nice chat focuses on what the athletes need to do the get on the Olympic plane The rant talks…
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The return of some speed work
After going missing for a bit amid home schooling horrors, the podcast, and specifically the speed workout is back. Today's session is actually about speed AND technique. After a bit of a pre-amble covering all manner of things from the Olympics, Piers Morgan, life reflections and the power of...
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Recovery Ramble no.10
Inspired by my recent home schooling experiences, we're back with another recovery ramble. This time on a cold and icy easy run around Epping Forest, I talk about the value of human connections at a time when those connections are compromised by the pandemic, lockdown and the increasingly rapid...
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Recovery Ramble no.9
Hi - After our last recovery ramble, when we spoke about the need to have a bit of purpose to get though these tough times, which helps resilience and so this one now expands on resilience. Resilience is required perhaps than more than ever for so many of us right now. This 45 minute jog around...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
The Milestone Pursuit podcast started in the lockdown of spring 2020 as a way of supporting people with their running when we could only run alone. It began with Mindfulness in Running (featured in The Guardian) and now provides 3 things;
Workouts, where I (Steve) record a training session for you to download and run along with me as if I'm there with you
Recovery Rambles, where I run easy around the beautiful Epping Forest and talk about something on my mind
Conversations with the Elites as part of our scheme to invest in underfunded British Elite Marathon runners.
The podcast has spawned some off-shoots in the form of:
Marathon M
HOSTED BY
Steve Hobbs
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The Milestone Pursuit podcast started in the lockdown of spring 2020 as a way of supporting people with their running when we could only run alone. It began with Mindfulness in Running (featured in The Guardian) and now provides 3 things; Workouts, where I (Steve) record a training session for you...
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