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The Start Line Podcast
by We Run We Eat
Welcome to The Start Line Podcast - hosted by Dee, Jules and Petrina: three sisters talking about running, eating, music, life... and everything in between.
Episodes
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Running Strong: Empowerment and Community in the Face of Menopause with Carol Johnson and Donna Prendergast
When Carol and Donna lace up their running shoes, they're not just embarking on a physical journey, they're navigating the complex tides of menopause with every stride. Our heartwarming finale brings these incredible women from the ERC community into the spotlight, sharing how they've turned...
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Running Towards Healing: Black Men Tackling Mental Health and Vulnerability with Trojan Gordon, Lionel Mullin & Greg Patmore
When the Emancipated Run Crew's Trojan Gordon, Lionel Mullin, and Greg Patmore joined us, we discovered a shared truth that many black men carry: the weight of unspoken struggles with mental health. Our conversation ventured into the transformative space where the discipline of running meets the...
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TSL Rewound: Steph's Story - Courage, Laughter, and Hope in the Face of Cancer
In the first ever TSL Rewound, we gather around the memory of our beloved cousin Steph, whose laughter and courage echoed even as triple negative breast cancer sought to silence her, by revisiting an episode that captures her essence. Steph's legacy, woven through stories of motherhood,...
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Running Through Recovery - Overcoming Injuries with Inspiration and Endurance with Michelle Edwards and John Stephenson
As a runner, nothing tests your spirit quite like an injury. In this heartfelt discussion with fellow runners, John and Michelle from ERC open up about their recovery journey, and how they each found a unique path through the trials of injury. From the shadows of frustration to the finish line...
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Beyond the Finish Line: Embracing Diversity and Overcoming Limits in Ultramarathon Running with Tasnim Tudor and Dina Loufimpou
Discover the grit and grace of running beyond the usual finish line as we journey with Tasnim Tudor and Dina Loufimpou into the realm of ultramarathons. Witness firsthand the transformation from ordinary strides to the extraordinary feat of covering distances that push the human spirit to its...
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From Sidelines to Finish Lines - Unleashing The Inner Joy of Running with Rachel McCoy and Dr Zandi Ndlovu
When Rachel McCoy and Dr. Zandi Ndlovu laced up their running shoes during lockdown, little did they know that they'd cross marathon finish lines in their mid-40s and at 50, rewriting their own narratives and shattering age expectations. Our latest episode is a testament to their extraordinary...
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From Zero to Hero with Stephen D'Souza
Stephen D'Souza's tale is one for the books—a journey from being on the brink of diabetes to conquering marathons with a vigor that's nothing short of contagious. In our return from the National Running Show, we've brought together an array of stories that embody the transformative power of...
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And Still She Rises: Women On Community, Safe Spaces and Mental Health
The Start Line Girls (Jules and Dee) were honoured to be asked to host the Emancipated Run Crew Women’s Discussion Panel Event in celebration of International Women’s Day on 8th March! We recorded live from the event and to end March we are dropping it now so all those who missed out will get the...
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Bonus: TSL Does The National Run Show with Emancipated Run Crew - In Conversation With Lisa Jayne Henry-Arscott
The Start Line Girls (minus Pet!) headed back to The National Running Show Birmingham, with the Emancipated Run Crew over the weekend of 21 and 22nd January 2023. We caught up with some of our favourite people in the running community, and all this week we'll be sharing the goodies with a new set...
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Bonus: TSL Does The National Run Show with Emancipated Run Crew - In Conversation With Andre Coggins
The Start Line Girls (minus Pet!) headed back to The National Running Show Birmingham, with the Emancipated Run Crew over the weekend of 21 and 22nd January 2023. We caught up with some of our favourite people in the running community, and all this week we'll be sharing the goodies with a new set...
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Bonus: TSL Does The National Run Show with Emancipated Run Crew - In Conversation With Taz Tudor
The Start Line Girls (minus Pet!) headed back to The National Running Show Birmingham, with the Emancipated Run Crew over the weekend of 21 and 22nd January 2023. We caught up with some of our favourite people in the running community, and all this week we'll be sharing the goodies with a new set...
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Bonus: TSL Does The National Run Show with Emancipated Run Crew - In Conversation with Stephen D'Souza aka Mr Sponsorship
The Start Line Girls (minus Pet!) headed back to The National Running Show Birmingham, with the Emancipated Run Crew over the weekend of 21 and 22nd January. We caught up with some of our favourite people in the running community, and all this week we'll be sharing the goodies with a new set of...
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Bonus: TSL Does The National Run Show with Emancipated Run Crew - In Conversation With Tazneem - aka @thishijabiruns
The Start Line Girls (minus Pet!) headed back to The National Running Show Birmingham, with the Emancipated Run Crew over the weekend of 21 and 22nd January. We caught up with some of our favourite people in the running community, and all this week we'll be sharing the goodies with a new set of...
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Bonus: TSL Does The National Run Show with Emancipated Run Crew - In Conversation With Trojan Gordon
The Start Line Girls (minus Pet!) headed back to The National Running Show Birmingham, with the Emancipated Run Crew over the weekend of 21 and 22nd January. We caught up with some of our favourite people in the running community, and all this week we'll be sharing the goodies with a new set of...
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Bonus: TSL Does The National Run Show with Emancipated Run Crew - Introducing Marcia Bartholomew
Ahead of our return to The National Running Show Birmingham, with the Emancipated Run Crew over the weekend of 21 and 22nd January, we’ll be giving you a daily dose of TSL goodness as we kick off the New Year with the rest of our series of bonus episodes recorded live last May from the…
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Bonus: TSL Does The National Run Show with Emancipated Run Crew - Introducing Ruden Bhutia
Ahead of our return to The National Running Show Birmingham, with the Emancipated Run Crew over the weekend of 21 and 22nd January, we’ll be giving you a daily dose of TSL goodness as we kick off the New Year with the rest of our series of bonus episodes recorded live last May from the…
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Bonus: TSL Does The National Run Show with Emancipated Run Crew - Introducing Prabina Talary
In the second of our special bonus episodes this week recorded live last May from the Emancipated Run Crew stand at The National Running Show South, Dee catches up with the amazing Prabina Talary, runner, cyclist, swimmer, mother - Prabina is a Swimmathon UK Amabassador who has run marathons,...
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Bonus: TSL Does The National Run Show with Emancipated Run Crew - Introducing Allen Richards aka Coach Al
Ahead of our return to The National Running Show Birmingham, with the Emancipated Run Crew over the weekend of 21 and 22nd January 2023, we’ll be giving you a daily dose of TSL goodness as we kick off the New Year with the rest of our series of bonus episodes recorded live last May from the...
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Ep 37 - It's Our First Christmas Special!
Whoooaaa! Where did 2022 go??? The Start Line Girls are back after a little hiatus over the summer (and autumn!) and here we are at Christmas already!!! But the great thing about that is this is the first TSL Christmas episode! Yes, we managed to pull it outta the bag to celebrate the season (and...
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Bonus - BHM Special: Making History - with Midstrike Magazine's Jesse Spellman
October marks Black History Month in the UK, and to celebrate this The Start Line Girls are taking a look at people who are making history in the Black Community. In this special episode we speak to Jesse (Specs) Spellman, creator of online running publication Mid Strike Magazine, an avid runner...
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Ep 36 - And We're Back!
After an unannounced summer hiatus, The Start Line Girls are back! Join us as we recap on what we got up to this summer, get the lowdown our favourite restaurants in Croatia (Corto Maltese and Pandora Greenbox in Split; Paradise Garden in Hvar) and hear about Dee's birthday trip to Porto. We also...
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Bonus: TSL Does The National Run Show with Emancipated Run Crew - Introducing Anthony Roache
We continue our series of bonus episodes recorded live last month from the Emancipated Run Crew stand at The National Running Show South! This time Dee meets new ERC recruit Anthony Roache and finds out about life as a new dad and runner as well as hearing how this remarkable runner managed to…
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Bonus: TSL Does The National Run Show with Emancipated Run Crew - featuring AubreyPT
A special treat for listeners as The Start Line Girls bring you all the juice from the Emancipated Run Crew stand at The National Running Show South! In these bonus episodes, Dee & Jules chat to ERC members as well as show attendees who share their running stories as well as their experiences at...
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Bonus: TSL Does The National Run Show with Emancipated Run Crew - featuring Nina Ashton
A special treat for listeners as The Start Line Girls bring you all the juice from the Emancipated Run Crew stand at The National Running Show South! In these bonus episodes, Dee & Jules chat to ERC members as well as show attendees who share their running stories as well as their experiences at...
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Bonus: TSL Does The National Run Show with Emancipated Run Crew - featuring Lion Roars
A special treat for listeners as The Start Line Girls bring you all the juice from the Emancipated Run Crew stand at The National Running Show South! In these bonus episodes, Dee & Jules chat to ERC members as well as show attendees who share their running stories as well as their experiences at...
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Ep 35 - Real Wins With Michelle Moore
The Start Line Girls have an extra special treat lined up for their 3rd anniversary edition, as they are joined by their good friend, award-winning leadership coach, author, speaker and educator Michelle Moore. Michelle joins TSL to talk about her acclaimed debut book Real Wins, which draws on...
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Ep 34 - Celebrating Women on The Start Line
Celebrating International Women's Day and Women's History Month, The Start Line Girls take a look back in the archives to their favourite moments from the ladies who have graced The Start Line Podcast over the last 3 years. Check out the featured episodes: Ep 5 - But My Hair… (Yes, Black Girls DO...
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Ep 33 - Marcus Runs
The Start Line Girls are back with episode 33, the last in the series of the 'Behind the Podcast' episodes. This month, our special guest is Marcus Brown (formerly known as Marathon Marcus and now as Marcus_Runs on Instagram!). Marcus is what we would call an 'Amateur Elite' athlete! A man of…
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Ep 32 - She Went For A Run
The Start Line Girls are back for 2022 and in this episode they look back to their favourite running moments of 2021, discuss the issue of female safety, talk about what they are looking forward to in 2022 and share their first experience of hosting at stand at The National Running Show with...
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Ep 31 - Learning to Dance In The Rain
After suffering another recent loss, the Start Line Girls are back after a little hiatus, as Dee, Jules and Petrina invite their mother Imogene to talk to them about coping with loss and how life is not about waiting for the storm to pass, it's about learning to dance in the rain. If you're...
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Ep 30 - TSL Goes Behind The Wheel
The Start Line Girls dedicate this episode to our beautiful, funny, caring, special friend and loved one David Ajilore who passed away from gall bladder cancer on the 28 August 2021💔💔💔. We think you would have appreciated this episode hun!❤️ ‘We understand that in order to achieve anything...
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Ep 29 - Blazing Trails (Part 2): with Black Trail Runners
In part 2 of the Blazing Trails series, The Start Line Girls are joined by Sabrina Pace-Humphries and Sonny Peart, co-founders of the trailblazing Black Trail Runners (BTR), on the day they celebrated the first anniversary of their launch. The group which was born in the wake of the Black Lives...
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Ep 28 - Going Behind The Podcast with India and Tommy from The Run Duo Podcast
The Start Line Girls return with the second instalment of their Behind the Podcast sessions. This month we interview India Cook and Tommy Mitchell creators and hosts of The Run Duo Podcast. The Run Duo Podcast is a bi-weekly podcast which was launched in 2018. Co-Hosts India Cook and Tommy…
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Ep 27 - Blazing Trails (Part 1): with Danny Stokes and Trail Fam
Danny Stokes is a father of two from Basildon, Essex and a teacher and head of house at Mulberry Academy, Shoreditch in East London. He's a trail runner who has completed all sorts of events, including several trail marathons and he is transitioning to ultras, with a 40 miler under his belt...
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Ep 26 - Going Behind the Podcast with Pilar Arthur-Snead from The Last Tenth
The Start Line Girls have got some bonus treats in store for you starting this month, as we kick off our Going Behind The Podcast series! We will be speaking to some of our favourite podcasters to bring you their stories, getting closer to the person behind the podcast. First up is one of our...
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Ep 25 - Running For Justice with @deoruns_381
In the week that marked one year since the killing of George Floyd, the Start Line Girls were absolutely honoured to speak to Deo Kato, an amazing young man who is using running as a form of activism. He is on track to complete an incredible 381 day running streak where he has run at least 10k...
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Ep 24 - And We're Two!
The Start Line is celebrating 2 years, 24 episodes (well, 25 including the bonus TSL In The Round special ep...) and almost 4.5k downloads! We take a look back at the our top 5 most popular episodes in this short but sweet birthday edition. Thanks to all our listeners for sharing this journey…
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Ep 23 - TSL In The Round For International Women's Day: Being A Mistress of Her Own Destiny
8 March 2021 is International Women’s Day and in celebration of this day we bring together for conversation some of our incredible sister-friends, who have each chosen to create their own paths in life, shaking things up and intelligently breaking down the perceptions society may have of them as...
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Ep 22 - World Cancer Day: Steph’s Story
On 4th February 2021, we ‘celebrated’ World Cancer Day. Cancer had never been a feature in our family, up until 2019, when it erupted into our lives with our Auntie Bev being diagnosed with lung cancer and our Dad with prostate cancer. Auntie B passed away in May 2019, five months after her...
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Ep 21- Goodbye 2020! Hello 2021!
Goodbye 2020! Hello 2021! Wow! What a year!!!! Bushfires, Kobe, Covid, BLM, Trump overthrown, inequalities highlighted…...No one would have predicted the mess that was 2020. How much has life changed? How much heartbreak and challenge. But also how much opportunity and recognition of God’s beauty...
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Ep 20 - It's Black Friday! | Part 2
It's Part 2 of our specials celebrating black businesses to reclaim Black Friday and celebrate #BlackPoundDay in the UK which is the first Saturday of the month in the UK and for this episode we speak to our lovely neighbours Ade Adeleke and Carmelita Goodwin, owners and managers of Stones Gym in...
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Ep 19 - It's Black Friday! | Part 1
Episode 19…and 20! Its Black Friday and Black Pound Day……!! The Start Line Girls are claiming this year’s Black Friday event and celebrating Black Pound Day by bringing you something a little special! Its a Double Header Edition where we are celebrating not one, but two amazing Black couples and...
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Ep 18 - BHM 2020 - Has There EVER Been Another Like It?!
With the coronavirus rampaging across the world, various protests against racial injustices with the Black Lives Matter movement, ecological and natural disasters and political unrest, so far 2020 has been the year that many want to forget. But one thing The Start Line Girls want to remember is…
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Ep 17 - It's All About The Race!
We’ve been on a lil' hiatus but The Start Line Girls are back with a special edition to kick off the start of Black History Month for the UK. Following the successes experienced by our running crew @emancipatedruncrew over the summer, namely being featured in The Running Channel, working with...
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Ep 16 - What Happens When You Break The Silence?
After last episode’s round table discussion around why there is a reluctance in the UK and United States to talk about race, The Start Line Girls invite friends Tasha Thompson (@blackgirlsdorunuk) and Lara-Lee Green to discuss what happens when you do you break the silence to discuss race in what...
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BONUS: TSL In The Round - Breaking The Silence: The Case of Ahmaud Arbery
In this special bonus episode of The Start Line, recorded prior to the murder of George Floyd on Monday 25 May 2020, we discuss the tragic murder of Ahmaud Arbery. A 25 year old black man who loved running. Ahmaud was out running on the afternoon 23 February 2020 when he was hunted down, trapped,...
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Ep 15 - We Run: TSL Meets... BRO - LETSGROW!
“BRO serves to organise, educate and condition the Black Community on the basis of running as a practical demonstration of unity. #LETSGROW” This month we are excited to bring you a diverse running group from over the pond! All the way from Baltimore, we introduce you to Black Running…
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Ep 14 - One Year In... And We're In Lockdown!
It's a year! One whole year this weekend since Dee, Jules and Pet sat in our mama’s garden and recorded the very first episode of The Start Line! One year and 14 episodes later and who would have guessed that the whole world would be literally turned on its head by the deadly Coronavirus. That…
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Ep 13 - We Run: TSL Meets... Black Girls Do Run UK
“An online community to encourage and inspire female runners of colour” In the month which hosted International Women’s Day we are pleased to bring you an all girl feature and introduce you to another diverse running crew! Black Girls Do Run UK meets TSL! TSL speaks to Tash, Linda and Sasha,...
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Ep 12 - We Run: TSL Meets... ERC!
For the first proper episode of 2020, The Start Line Girls kick off a series of episodes featuring diverse running crews who are seeking to challenge the stereotypical image of a runner, running groups, which are growing massively despite the standard portrayal of running as being a pursuit...
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Welcome to The Start Line Podcast - hosted by Dee, Jules and Petrina: three sisters talking about running, eating, music, life... and everything in between.
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