Summary
In this inspiring episode of RunPod, Jenni welcomes Erin Kennedy, British Paralympic champion and motivational powerhouse, just one month after her incredible victory at the 2024 Paralympic Games. Erin, a gold medal-winning coxswain, has led Team GB’s Paralympic rowing team to remarkable success, all while courageously overcoming a breast cancer diagnosis she received after the Tokyo Games in 2021.
Now, Erin shares her powerful story of resilience, mental toughness, and the role fitness has played in both her professional and personal life. She dives into how running fits into her rigorous ‘three times a day, six days a week’ training schedule, her unique approach to running, and how she’s used fitness to overcome life’s greatest challenges.
Whether you’re training for a race or just need that extra motivation to get moving, Erin’s journey will inspire you to conquer your own goals—one step at a time. As she says in this episode, “Focus on the next few strides.”
Get ready to feel empowered and motivated with Erin Kennedy on RunPod—an episode guaranteed to inspire you to push your limits and keep moving forward!
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| 0:00.0 | This episode of Run Pod is sponsored by M&S, where you can shop all your favourite sportswear brands. |
| 0:06.3 | Time now to thank one of the partners of this episode of Run Pod, Cooper, the Run Coaching App. |
| 0:12.1 | Now it's January, it's time to set those training goals for 2025. |
| 0:15.9 | And this is where Cooper, the Run Coaching app, comes in very handy indeed. |
| 0:20.2 | So whether you're a season veteran or a |
| 0:23.1 | first timer training for a race, or perhaps you just fancy some structure to your running, |
| 0:29.0 | well, Cooper training plans are built for you by expert coaches and they adjust as you improve. |
| 0:35.0 | So you say how often you run each week and from today to race day, |
| 0:39.9 | you'll have every short run, long run, tempo run and workout session tailored to you. |
| 0:46.0 | Cupa is the running app that helps you beat your running goals, guaranteed or your money back. |
| 0:51.2 | I'm actually using Cupa to help me prepare for the TCS London Marathon this year, |
| 0:55.6 | and you could too. They're offering all RunPod listeners a two-week free trial of their app, |
| 1:01.3 | and then 20% off their standard annual subscription price. That's a whole year of dedicated run coaching |
| 1:07.8 | for just £67.99. Just download the Cupa app and use the code RunPod on sign up. |
| 1:15.3 | Or visit cooper.com forward slash run pod. |
| 1:18.8 | That's Cooper C-O-O-P-A-H.com forward slash runpod, where you can find all the details. |
| 1:26.9 | Thanks once again to Kupa, the Run |
| 1:28.4 | coaching app, for partnering with this episode of RunPod. This is a global player original podcast. |
| 1:40.5 | Hello there, welcome to RunPod where runners unite all runners, new ones, long distance ones, enthusiastic ones, that's me. |
| 1:49.2 | I'm Jenny Faulkner and today I'm joined by someone who is, by the way, not just a runner, but also a roar. |
| 1:55.5 | In fact, a gold medal winning one as she's picked up a gold again in the mixed fours at the Paralympics this |
| 2:01.9 | summer. Well, she's stepping away from a boat for a while to focus on lacing up as she's |
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