Episode 7 of Chatty Miles was recorded shortly after the emails landed with the results of the ballot draw for the 2027 London Marathon double event (spoiler: neither Julia nor Kate were successful this time). Alongside discussing their disappointment at the lack of marathon places, Julia and Kate cover how their training for the Big Half is going, Julia’s recent holiday running in France and Kate’s newly acquired ankle injury.

This month’s exciting guest is Nikki Sturzaker from Herne Hill Harriers: a European Masters Champion and multiple national title holder. What makes her story especially inspiring is that she’s been running some of the best times of her life since turning 50. Though let’s be honest, a 5km time of 17:42 is something most of us can only ever dream of! Currently rehabbing following a hamstring rupture, Nikki has loads of great tips to share, as well as some nail-biting tales from her racing career.

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Episode 6 of Chatty Miles was recorded in the midst of a brutal heatwave, with Julia and Kate both appearing incredibly sticky and dishevelled (luckily for everyone, this is a podcast with no accompanying video). We cover tips for running in a heatwave, and share some helpful suggestions from TRC members. Kate also shares more on her Blenheim Palace triathlon experience, and we discuss the exciting news of a confirmed 2 day London Marathon event for 2027!

Our guest this month is none other than Kate's dad, Charles Green! Accountant by weekday and parkrun tourist by weekend, Charles has visited almost 600 different parkrun events over the years, and has racked up over 700 total parkruns with over 300 volunteer credits. He sat down to chat with us about how he first got into running, what training plans were like pre-internet, how he first discovered parkrun, and what life looks like as a dedicated parkrun tourist!

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Episode 5 of Chatty Miles sees Julia and Kate discuss upcoming races including Kate’s Blenheim Palace Sprint Triathlon, as well as the first ever Run South London half marathon in the diary for March 2027. Julia shares more about the Welsh parkruns she visited on a half-term trip across the border, while Kate chats about her 500th parkrun celebrations – which were slightly upstaged by Darren Wood’s 1000th parkrun on the same day!

Our guest this month is the wonderful (Dr) Simon Gallacher, a local runner, regular volunteer and key part of the marshalling team at Tooting Common parkrun. Simon has also started volunteering with TRC more recently, so we loved hearing about how he first got into running, what motivates him to keep showing up to volunteer each week, and to hear his take on the power of community running. Fun fact: Simon’s volunteer to run ratio at parkrun is a whopping 4933%!

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