Emily Fairs is back on the pod! This week we catch up on her Saucony 10K race, break down whether an ultramarathon or a 10K is actually harder, and talk about drinking and training through the summer with no guilt.

We also dig into the impossible standard female creators are held to. Emily reads out a comment accusing her of losing weight and we unpack why she "can't win" no matter what she posts.

And if that wasn't enough, we touch on the Meta glasses consent controversy, London Marathon's new two-day format, and why delusion and optimism might be the secret to achieving anything.

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Chapters:

0:00 - Intro

0:30 - Catching up + reminder to subscribe

1:57 - Recapping the Saucony 10K race

5:42 - Panic attacks, health anxiety & race recovery

8:20 - Breaking down 10K race day nerves

10:22 - Ultramarathon vs 10K: what's actually harder

14:08 - Why she loves ultra training more

16:36 - Drinking during a training block

17:49 - Balance, identity & not living an "athlete lifestyle"

20:20 - London Marathon PB & running with "shackles off"

21:35 - Winning her 100K race (and why she wasn't happy about it)

29:54 - London Marathon's new two-day format debate

33:49 - Biggest demographic: women aged 20-29 taking up marathon running

36:12 - The Instagram comment about her weight

43:07 - "You generally can't win": the impossible standard for female creators

48:19 - Meta glasses, consent & filming culture

55:05 - Cycling, triathlons & upcoming races

56:56 - World Cup fever & English football pride

1:00:48 - Do we win the World Cup?

1:01:58 - The Power of the Subconscious Mind & self-belief

1:05:36 - Wrap up & goodbyes

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In this episode, I sit down with Anna Archer - fitness creator, founder of On The Run Club, and one of the earliest names in the online running boom - to talk about her incredible journey from an 18-year-old posting from her bedroom in lockdown to being signed by Gymshark in just 6 weeks.We get into the moment she found out Runna (the running app she personally invested in at 20 years old) sold to Strava, how she navigated an eating disorder while building an audience of hundreds of thousands, losing her dad at 17, getting diagnosed with ADHD and autism as an adult, and why she made the leap to move her whole life to Australia.Anna Archer: https://www.instagram.com/annaarcher/?hl=enSign up to her event: https://annaarcher.komi.io/

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We just got married in Lisbon, Portugal - and this is a bonus episode, recorded a few days later while we were still processing it all. We walk through the whole wedding weekend chronologically: the welcome party, wedding morning nerves, the ceremony, our vows, the speeches, the first dance, and the Sunday beach day after. A laid-back, honest look back at the best weekend of our lives.

00:00 Intro

00:11 Welcome to This Bonus Episode

02:07 Setting the Scene: Getting Married in Lisbon

11:19 The Friday Welcome Party

13:53 Waking Up on the Wedding Day

24:29 Walking Down the Aisle

29:18 Pausing for Dinner (End of Part One)

29:35 Part Two Begins

37:58 Writing and Reading Our Vows

41:46 The Suit, the Dress & Getting Ready

44:35 The Champagne Reception

53:25 Revealing Our New Surname

55:16 Dinner and the Speeches

1:11:15 Our First Dance

1:19:01 Sunday Beach Party Recovery

1:20:45 Final Thoughts