ASICS has launched its Everyday Escape campaign in support of World Mental Health Day, encouraging people around the world to take a 15-minute movement break and experience the mental and physical benefits.

In this episode, Sarah guides Andy and Rick through her own Everyday Escape.

Join the movement by sharing your Everyday Escape using #EverydayEscape. For every post shared with the hashtag, ASICS will donate £5 to the mental health charity Mind, helping to raise vital funds for mental wellbeing.

Click HERE to find out more.

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ASICS has launched its Everyday Escape campaign in support of World Mental Health Day, encouraging people around the world to take a 15-minute movement break and experience the mental and physical benefits.

In this episode, Andy guides Rick and Sarah through his own Everyday Escape.

Join the movement by sharing your Everyday Escape using #EverydayEscape. For every post shared with the hashtag, ASICS will donate £5 to the mental health charity Mind, helping to raise vital funds for mental wellbeing.

Click HERE to find out more.

Supported by ASICS.

In episode 139, Andy and Rick are joined by The Running Channel's Anna Harding to discuss the importance of strength and conditioning for runners, how it improves overall performance and helps prevent injuries and the key exercises every runner should be doing.

Anna is taking part in the Chicago Marathon on Sunday, 11th October and is raising money for the PANDAS Foundation, which supports mums and dads dealing with peri- and postnatal depression. She's fundraising through Givewheel - click HERE to donate and find out more!

The Running Channel Podcast tackles one big topic each episode, amongst helpful tips and light-hearted chat on the latest news in the running world. Hosted by Sarah Hartley (amateur runner) and Andy Baddeley (former pro runner) alongside Rick Kelsey (recovering runner), the TRC Podcast is friendly, jargon-free, and the perfect accompaniment to your runs.

Join The Running Channel Club for exclusive additional podcast episodes, bite-sized courses, live Q&As and so much more! Head to The Running Channel Club

For all enquiries contact podcast@therunningchannel.com .

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We're on YouTube too, so check us out there: www.youtube.com/runningchannel .

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ASICS Sound Mind Sound Body

Wahoo KICKR RUN

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Andy, Rick, and Sarah are BACK from Tokyo!

It’s no secret that everyday life - from work stress to fatigue, can drain your motivation to run. Maybe you're trying to balance a hectic schedule, dealing with bad weather, or recovering from injury. Whatever the reason, we've all been there.

In this episode, the team share their own experiences with motivation dips and offer practical tips to help you reset, refocus, and get back on track.

AND speaking of fatigue and recovery - in the latest edition of Rick’s Challenge, he puts the Nike × Hyperice Hyperboot to the test. A wearable device that combines heat and dynamic air compression to aid warm-up and recovery. Click HERE to find out more.

The Running Channel Podcast tackles one big topic each episode, amongst helpful tips and light-hearted chat on the latest news in the running world. Hosted by Sarah Hartley (amateur runner) and Andy Baddeley (former pro runner) alongside Rick Kelsey (recovering runner), the TRC Podcast is friendly, jargon-free, and the perfect accompaniment to your runs.

Join The Running Channel Club for exclusive additional podcast episodes, bite-sized courses, live Q&As and so much more! Head to The Running Channel Club

For all enquiries contact podcast@therunningchannel.com .

If you liked this, please subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. And leave us a 5* review and rating, it really helps us get discovered.

We're on YouTube too, so check us out there: www.youtube.com/runningchannel .

Mentioned in this episode:

Use code CLIF20TRCP for 20% off purchases of CLIF from online retailer ‘Start Fitness’

In the final episode in our 10 Days in Tokyo series - Andy, Rick and Sarah were left speechless in the Women's 800m Final, in awe at the Men's 5000m Final and in disbelief as the heavens opened and rain caused an exciting and dramatic end to the Athletics World Championships here in Tokyo.

The US team dominated the evening in both the relay events and Men's 1500m - taking their medal tally to a total of 26 across all disciplines. Botswana earned a historical first Gold medal and Kenya proved their dominance on the track.

It's been a rollercoaster of events with highs, lows and everything in between!

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It's Day 8 of our 10 Days in Tokyo series - following the World Athletics Championships! In this special limited series of The Running Channel podcast, Sarah, Rick and Andy unpack all the action from the Championships - along with exclusive behind-the-scenes insights from the team you might miss at home!

Beatrice Chebet and Faith Kipyegon went head-to-head in a thrilling Women’s 5000m final, while Team GB added a bronze to their medal tally in the Women’s Heptathlon on an exciting penultimate day of the Champs.

The team recap their experience at a local sushi bar as well as a deep dive into the topic of mental health and resilience - in both running and life - sharing personal stories about how movement and running have supported their wellbeing.

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It's Day 7 of our 10 Days in Tokyo series - following the World Athletics Championships! In this special limited series of The Running Channel podcast, Sarah, Rick and Andy unpack all the action from the Championships - along with exclusive behind-the-scenes insights from the team you might miss at home!

Noah Lyles matched Usain Bolt’s run of four straight world titles in the men’s 200m, clocking 19.52 – the fourth-fastest winning time ever. Between them, Lyles and Bolt now hold seven of the fastest times in the event’s World Championships history.

GB's Amy Hunt burst into tears after she claimed a brilliant silver in an epic Women’s 200m final!

The team also took part in the original Japan Parkrun in Futakotamagawa. Rick had big plans to "take it nice and easy" - but changed his mind at the last second with a classic, “I’m gonna absolutely leg it.”

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It's Day 6 of our 10 Days in Tokyo series - following the World Athletics Championships! In this special limited series of The Running Channel podcast, Sarah, Rick and Andy unpack all the action from the Championships - along with exclusive behind-the-scenes insights from the team you might miss at home!

Four years after making history in the hurdles, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone set a championship record of 47.78 to win the women’s 400m at the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25, becoming the second-fastest woman in history.

AND Andy met up with friend and Japanese television personality, Harry Sugiyama for a run in the much loved Yoyogi Park.

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