Beste England Athletics Podcasts (2024)

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#68: Marilyn Okoro on retirement, role models and Black History Month 27:32

1M ago27:32

27:32

Olympic medallist Marilyn Okoro joins the podcast to discuss her transition from competitive athletics into a job in the corporate world, alongside her role as an England Athletics board member.In this episode which marks Black History Month, she also discusses the importance of celebrating the success of black athletes, from Kelly Holmes to Tessa …

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#67: Dan Pembroke's Paralympic and world record glory 14:40

2M ago14:40

14:40

"It's phenomenal, I can't believe it," says Great Britain's Dan Pembroke after winning his second Paralympic F13 javelin title in Paris, obliterating the world record in the process.Pembroke talks to podcast host Alex Seftel about his journey in the sport, from missing out on the London 2012 Olympics through injury, to the deterioration of his eyes…

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#66: Didi Okoh & Jonathan Broom-Edwards on the Paralympics 19:31

3M ago19:31

19:31

Great Britain's Didi Okoh tells her story ahead of making her major championship debut in the 100m at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games.We also catch up with Paralympic high jump champion Jonathan Broom-Edwards at the England Athletics Senior Championships.Photo: Pat Isaacs.Von England Athletics

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Heritage Special: Chariots of Fire Q&A 23:27

4M ago23:27

23:27

The second episode of the heritage-focused Chariots of Fire series sees the film's technical director Tom McNab give listeners the opportunity to answer questions about the film.In conversation with Alex Seftel, McNab details his excitement in watching the Paris 2024 Games, as well as suggesting which other Olympics would be suitable for dramatisat…

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#65: Four Olympic debutants on being part of Team GB in Paris 38:53

4M ago38:53

38:53

In the latest episode of the England Athletics Podcast, four Olympic debutants describe what it means to be part of Team GB at Paris 2024.European 400m silver medallist Charlie Dobson is pleasantly surprised by his progression after running a personal best of 44.23 seconds at the recent London Diamond League meeting.Charlotte Purdue - who competed …

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#64: Olympic hopefuls seal spots in Paris 24:04

5M ago24:04

24:04

The latest England Athletics Podcast features a round-up from the UK Athletics Championships in Manchester, where Olympic hopefuls booked their spots at this summer's Paris 2024 Games.17-year-old Phoebe Gill describes to host Alex Seftel what it means to have won her first senior Great Britain and Northern Ireland vest after a stunning performance …

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#63: Behind the scenes of Highgate's Night of the 10,000m PBs 28:10

6M ago28:10

28:10

This episode is a behind the scenes focus on Highgate Harriers’ Night of the 10,000m PBs.An event dubbed the “Glastonbury of Athletics", its energy and charm have attracted interest from around the world, thanks to a combination of music, circus acts and spectators lining the outside lanes of the track.Host Alex Seftel talks to elite athletes, club…

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Heritage Special: The making of Chariots of Fire 39:02

6M ago39:02

39:02

The latest England Athletics podcast is the first of a special heritage-focused series all about the making of the film Chariots of Fire.Renowned former national coach Tom McNab - who previously conducted interviews for our Coaching Voices series - is back in time to mark the centenary of the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris.As the 2024 Olympics return …

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#62: CEO looks ahead to 2024 outdoor season 27:07

7M ago27:07

27:07

England Athletics CEO Chris Jones sits down with podcast host Alex Seftel to look ahead to the 2024 season and discuss priorities within the sport.Von England Athletics

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#61: Heritage Special: History of Sportshall 37:18

8M ago37:18

37:18

With the Sportshall UK Final taking place in Stoke-on-Trent this Saturday 6th April, a special episode of the England Athletics Podcast has been published, looking at the history of Sportshall Athletics.Sportshall is an indoor form of track and field for children between the ages of four and 16. Created by George Bunner, the first competition took …

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#60: World Indoor reflections from Glasgow 30:31

9M ago30:31

30:31

This episode features a round-up of the action from the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow as host Alex Seftel talks to athletes including pole vault gold medallist Molly Caudery, who won the title with a best clearance of 4.80m.Caudery was the youngest member of Team England's Commonwealth Games squad in 2018, before winning a silver …

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#59: Abi Pawlett, Georgia Bell and the Nielsen twins 23:05

9M ago23:05

23:05

Abi Pawlett discusses what it means to make the British squad for the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow, where she will be competing in the pentathlon after setting a big personal best recently as part of an England Athletics team in Tallinn.Host Alex Seftel also catches up with UK indoor 1500m champion Georgia Bell, who will compete …

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#58: Behind the scenes of Emmanuel Sosanya's training 17:47

10M ago17:47

17:47

The England Athletics Podcast goes behind the scenes of a winter training session at the London Marathon Community Track with Newham and Essex Beagles sprinter Emmanuel Sosanya and his coach Coral Nourrice.Emmanuel talks to host Alex Seftel about balancing athletics with being a fashion model, discusses meeting Wayde van Niekerk at the track at the…

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#57: Javelin thrower Bekah Walton's Olympic and engineering dreams 22:15

11M ago22:15

22:15

UK javelin champion Bekah Walton joins the England Athletics Podcast to talk about her dream of becoming both an Olympian and an engineer. The 24-year-old tells host Alex Seftel about the role of her mum, her dog and netball in propelling her athletics career.Photo: Getty Images for UK AthleticsVon England Athletics

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#56: Hurdles, the civil service and football team talks with Chris McAlister 24:53

12M ago24:53

24:53

In the latest episode of the England Athletics Podcast, world 400m hurdles semi-finalist Chris McAlister joins host Alex Seftel to reflect on his career to date.The 27-year-old discusses how he combines athletics with being a government civil servant and describes his enjoyment of his training group led by coach Marina Armstrong.England Athletics C…

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#55: Commonwealth Youth Games review with Maddie Down and Phoebe Gill 25:15

1y ago25:15

25:15

Commonwealth Youth Games gold medallists Maddie Down and Phoebe Gill join Team Leader Scott Grace and podcast host Alex Seftel to reflect on their experience in Trinidad and Tobago.England won 24 medals to top the athletics table in August, with Down sealing T38 100m and long jump gold and Gill winning the 800m.…

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#54: England Athletics' Chair and CEO reflect on 2023 season 33:23

1y ago33:23

33:23

England Athletics Chair Gary Shaughnessy and CEO Chris Jones join the podcast to reflect on the 2023 season.They discuss how all levels of the sport can benefit from an excellent World Athletics Championships and Commonwealth Youth Games, before talking about priorities for the future of athletics including supporting clubs and competition provider…

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#53: Anna Purchase's journey to her World Championships debut 20:09

1+ y ago20:09

20:09

Hammer thrower Anna Purchase says it has been a "journey of determination" to make it to her World Athletics Championships debut in Budapest.The 23-year-old started competing as an Under-11 athlete at Notts Athletic Club, and tells of how she persevered through a number of 4th and 6th places at English Schools Championships, before getting on the p…

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#52: World Para Champs special & Commonwealth Youth preview 36:53

1+ y ago36:53

36:53

This podcast is a World Para Athletics Championships special, with three of the nation's accomplished stars - wheelchair racer Karé Adenegan, sprinter Tom Young and high jumper Jonathan Broom-Edwards - talking everything from challenges they have overcome to best career moments and achieving more recognition.This episode also marks the announcement…

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Coaching Voices: The past, the present and the future of coaching 29:40

1+ y ago29:40

29:40

In this final episode of the Coaching Voices series, Olympic coach Tom McNab describes his memories of watching great athletes and what he has learned from them.Referencing discussion from the ten other coaches he has interviewed during the past year, the author and former athlete tells Alex Seftel how coaching has developed during his time in the …

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Coaching Voices with Hamish Telfer: International cross-country coach 35:50

1+ y ago35:50

35:50

In this latest Coaching Voices special episode, host Tom McNab talks to former international cross-country coach Hamish Telfer about his career in athletics.Hamish coached the likes of Olympians Liz Yelling and Spencer Duval as part of World University Cross Country Championships teams.Von England Athletics

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Coaching Voices with Malcolm Arnold: The former coach of Colin Jackson 26:30

1+ y ago26:30

26:30

Malcolm Arnold, the former UK Athletics Head Coach and personal coach to hurdlers including Colin Jackson, Eilidh Doyle, Dai Greene and Andrew Pozzi talks about his life in athletics.In this latest Coaching Voices special on the England Athletics Podcast, he describes to host Tom McNab about going to Uganda to coach the sport, where he worked with …

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#51: Rio Mitcham's runner-rapper life & UK Coaching Week 41:13

1+ y ago41:13

41:13

European champion athlete and musician Rio Mitcham joins host Alex Seftel to talk about his running and rapping talents.In the same month that Rio was performing on the global stage, helping Great Britain and Northern Ireland to win the 4x400m title at Munich 2022, he released a dedicated song called "Euro Champs".Also in this episode, England Athl…

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#50: Five key people in athletics including inside look at Night of 10,000m PBs 48:54

1+ y ago48:54

48:54

In this episode, we hear from five people who play important roles in athletics from volunteering and coaching to officiating, team managing and event organising.Ben Pochee is the race director of Highgate Harriers' Night of the 10,000m PBs, one of the nation's most popular and influential track meetings. He talks to host Alex Seftel about how the …

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#49: Jo Pavey surprises London Marathon debutants with expert advice 35:49

1+ y ago35:49

35:49

This weekend sees the return of the TCS London Marathon with around 50,000 runners expected to pass through the start line.As a registered athlete in a club affiliated with England Athletics, you can gain spots to take part in this prestigious race. In this episode, we meet two athletes from Hereford Couriers who have just done that - Kate Morris a…

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Coaching Voices with Mike Winch and Judy Oakes: Two UK shot put greats 34:16

1+ y ago34:16

34:16

Former shot putter and UK Athletics Vice President Mike Winch coached Judy Oakes for 25 years. During that time, Judy won three Commonwealth titles between 1982 and 1998, bringing their total number of medals in the Games between them to eight.The pair join Tom McNab and Alex Seftel to discuss their best memories and what they're currently doing in…

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Coaching Voices with Frank Attoh: International jumps coach 36:01

1+ y ago36:01

36:01

The latest episode of the Coaching Voices podcast from England Athletics features international jumps coach Frank Attoh, who has worked with established athletes such Yamile Aldama, Larry Achike, Holly Mills and Greg Rutherford.In conversation with hosts Tom McNab and Alex Seftel, Frank - who was a keen footballer, table tennis and basketball playe…

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#48: England Athletics leadership discuss key issues for 2023 34:39

1+ y ago34:39

34:39

A panel from England Athletics reflect on the positives from the year so far and discuss key issues and priorities ahead of the outdoor season.Chair Gary Shaughnessy, Chief Executive Chris Jones and Head of Talent Development Sarah Benson join host Alex Seftel to reflect on topics such as competition, coaching, officiating and supporting athletes.…

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Coaching Voices with Tony Hadley: Birchfield Harriers Chair and sprints coach 27:09

1+ y ago27:09

27:09

The latest episode of the Coaching Voices podcast from England Athletics features Birchfield Harriers Chair Tony Hadley, the former coach of 400m runners Derek Redmond, Phil Brown, Du'aine Ladejo and Matt Hudson-Smith.Tony provides a powerful eyewitness account of the famous moment when Derek's father Jim - who sadly passed away last October - help…

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Coaching Voices with Peter Stanley: The former coach of Jonathan Edwards 23:59

1+ y ago23:59

23:59

Peter Stanley coached Jonathan Edwards, the world record holder in men's triple jump, for nine years. In that time they won Olympic, World, European and Commonwealth titles together, with Jonathan famously jumping 18.29m in Gothenburg in 1995.Peter, who got into athletics through his daughter, coached alongside a full-time job in civil engineering,…

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#47: Keely Hodgkinson and Trevor Painter feature in indoor season round-up 34:52

1+ y ago34:52

34:52

This episode is a journey through the indoor season, starting with 20-year-old Keely Hodgkinson who has won medals at all four major athletics championships in the last two years. Her coach Trevor Painter also explains the environment he tries to create in training to allow her to flourish.Also this month, highlights from the UK Athletics Indoor Ch…

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#46: Sam Harrison's rapid rise to become an international runner 19:56

2y ago19:56

19:56

Until a few years ago, running was something 27-year-old Sam Harrison did just for fun and to keep fit.After joining an athletics club for the first time in 2018, her tumbling times and the guidance of her coach Vince Wilson, encouraged her to take the sport more seriously.That resulted in a first Great Britain vest in 2020, before she made England…

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#45: Sally Gunnell on how she developed her winning mentality 21:36

2y ago21:36

21:36

Olympic 400m hurdles champion and former world record holder Sally Gunnell discusses the winning mentality that powered her to global success. She opens up on pressure and the impact of becoming a star athlete. In conversation with host Alex Seftel, she also gives advice for people of all ages and abilities to get into exercise and gives her though…

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#44: England Athletics' awards season special 41:21

2y ago41:21

41:21

It's awards season! A range of great athletes give their reflections as a wonderful year - highlighted by a brilliant Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games - draws to a close.European champion Alex Haydock-Wilson and Olympic medallist Katharine Merry talk about succeeding after disappointment and two-time Olympian Tom Bosworth discusses his recent ret…

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Coaching Voices with Gordon Adams: Former national coach 20:14

2y ago20:14

20:14

Former national athletics coach Gordon Adams joins host Tom McNab for the final part of the first series of England Athletics' Coaching Voices Podcast.He initially competed as a high and triple jumper in the 1950s and still holds Watford Harriers' record in the latter event, with a jump of 13.90m in 1967, but his move into coaching was accelerated …

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Coaching Voices with Lorna Boothe: Commonwealth champion, coach and administrator 23:08

2y ago23:08

23:08

Lorna Boothe is a respected coach and administrator who won the 1978 Commonwealth Games 100m hurdles title as an athlete. She was a team manager for British Athletics for nine year which included the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games.In this episode of England Athletics' Coaching Voices podcast series, she talks to Tom McNab about her transition from the t…

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Coaching Voices with Peter Warden: Commonwealth medallist and hurdles coach 20:56

2y ago20:56

20:56

Peter Warden, a two-time medallist at the 1966 Commonwealth Games and former national coach, is the guest for the third part of England Athletics' Coaching Voices podcast series, which aims to capture the wisdom of renowned coaches.Predominantly a self-taught hurdler, he has coached ten English Schools champions during a distinguished career which …

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Coaching Voices with Carol Jackson: The former coach of Robbie Grabarz 22:48

2y ago22:48

22:48

High jump coach Carol Jackson is the guest for the second part of England Athletics' Coaching Voices podcast series which looks to capture expertise, personality and opinion from renowned coaches.Carol is an accomplished coach and event organiser who has worked with the likes of Olympic silver medallist Robbie Grabarz and former British record hold…

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Coaching Voices with Tom McNab: Olympic coach, author and athlete 29:19

2y ago29:19

29:19

Tom McNab has enjoyed a long and successful career as an Olympic coach and novelist after starting out in athletics as a triple jumper.The former RAF Flying Officer's experiences also include preparing Great Britain's bobsleigh team for the Winter Olympics and England for the Rugby World Cup. He was also Technical Director of the Oscar-winning film…

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#43: Jona Efoloko's journey to the top and Sarah Benson's role in nurturing talent 38:35

2y ago38:35

38:35

Commonwealth 4x100m relay champion Jona Efoloko discusses his journey from junior to senior success in the sport, having had a phenomenal breakthrough season winning medals at all three major championships in 2022.Complimenting that conversation is England Athletics' new Head of Talent Development, Sarah Benson, who discusses her background as a st…

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#42: Our Chair and CEO discuss improving the sport 31:19

2y ago31:19

31:19

England Athletics CEO Chris Jones and Chair Gary Shaughnessy join the podcast to reflect on some of the challenges facing the sport and how they can be seen as opportunities to make positive changes and improvements. We cover everything from athletes and officials to coaches to competitions, clarifying the difference in focus between UK Athletics a…

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#41: Matt Hudson-Smith and Holly Mills preview Birmingham 2022 20:52

2+ y ago20:52

20:52

As our #EAJourneyto22 nears its conclusion, Team England athletes Matt Hudson-Smith and Holly Mills preview the Commonwealth Games. Hudson-Smith, the British 400m record holder says it's 'nostalgic' to be picked for an event hosted in the home stadium of his Birchfield Harriers club. Mills asserts that she is going for gold and is excited about the…

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#40: Aimee Pratt, Ben Pattison and Isabelle Boffey look ahead to big summers 38:19

2+ y ago38:19

38:19

As we continue our #Journeyto2022, this episode features three talented athletes looking forward to big summers. Olympic steeplechaser Aimee Pratt, who has gone from strength to strength making international teams over the last few years, discusses her beginnings in the sport at the age of 14 and the disappointments she has learnt from.European und…

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#39: Unique athlete art exhibition includes multi-talented hurdler Marli Jessop 22:29

2+ y ago22:29

22:29

This month's episode focuses on The Art of the Athlete exhibition, which showcases the likes of Olympic 800m medallist Keely Hodgkinson. The project at London's Zari Gallery during the month of May is raising money for the Ron Pickering Memorial Fund and Lloyd Cowan Bursary Fund.One of the artists, Marli Jessop talks to host Alex Seftel about the i…

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#38: David King on a bumper 2022 season, plus our vision for Commonwealth Games legacy 32:07

2+ y ago32:07

32:07

Olympic semi-finalist and three-time British champion sprint hurdler David King talks about falling back in love with the sport while based in Arizona and how he made the World Athletics Indoor Championships final in bizarre circumstances.Also this month, an England Athletics discussion on what the legacy of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games m…

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#37: IWD Special - Celebrating women in athletics 30:33

2+ y ago30:33

30:33

In this special episode for International Women's Day, four women who are passionate about athletics come together in conversation to celebrate, reflect, discuss barriers and where they would like to see change in the sport.Former international medallists Jenny Meadows and Kelly Massey are joined by respected coaches Sharon Morris and Janice Kaufma…

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#36: Joel Clarke-Khan, Eton visit and BUCS reaction 28:22

2+ y ago28:22

28:22

High jumper Joel Clarke-Khan - the 2020 British champion - joins host Alex Seftel to talk about everything from his senior international debut last year, to his 2022 Commonwealth Games ambitions. The 22-year-old also discusses representing his city of Worcester and being a model on the side.Meanwhile, CEO Chris Jones has been to visit Windsor, Slou…

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#35: Jess Mayho and Hannah Cockroft 24:36

3y ago24:36

24:36

Two-time British hammer champion Jess Mayho discusses the incredible rise that has seen her go from having a 63-metre best in 2018 to 69 metres last season, giving her aspirations of success on the international stage.Also in this episode, seven-time Paralympic champion Hannah Cockroft talks us through the very beginnings of her journey in the spor…

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#34: Self-coached athlete and maths teacher James Williams' international breakthrough 26:08

3y ago26:08

26:08

Self-coached 400m runner James Williams talks about combining athletics with being a maths teacher and a brilliant couple of years that have seen him win his first British title and break through on the international stage.The European indoor relay medallist and Liverpool Harrier only took up the full-lap distance in his late twenties, having previ…

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#33: European gold has Charlie Carvell dreaming of Commonwealth Games 30:26

3y ago30:26

30:26

England Athletics has launched its 'Journey to 2022' campaign to celebrate a wide range of individuals in the sport ahead of next summer's Commonwealth Games in Birmingham.In this episode, you will hear from a teenage runner dreaming of a place in the team, and his Midlands club which is hoping to benefit from the Games. Telford Athletics Club's Ch…

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