Liz McConaghy - Chinook Crew Chick
RunPod
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4.8 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 17 April 2025
⏱️ 60 minutes
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Summary
This episode contains discussions about suicide and suicidal thoughts. Listener discretion is advised.
In this powerful episode of RunPod, Jenni Falconer is joined by Liz McConaghy - the longest-serving female crew member on the RAF Chinook Fleet and author of Chinook Crew Chick. From flying combat missions in Iraq and Afghanistan to battling PTSD and finding strength through running, Liz opens up about how movement became her lifeline. Her incredible story, marked by resilience, recovery, and reinvention, is a moving reminder that even in our darkest moments, there’s always a way forward.
If you spot Liz at the London Marathon, be sure to give her a cheer and spur her on!
If you have been affected by any of the themes in this episode, please consider contacting the following resources:
The Samaritans helpline: 116 123
Confidential Emotional Support Line: 01708 765200
Sane mental health line: 0300 304 7000"
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| 0:00.0 | Now it's time to thank our partner for this episode of Rumpod, Ray Dox. |
| 0:07.6 | Now this year, Ray Dox are the official bath and shower gel partner of the TCS London Marathon, |
| 0:13.0 | which makes perfect sense. I mean, it's going to be a big day. And if you're running, |
| 0:17.4 | you absolutely need to feel powered up for it. I am so excited to be taking part again. |
| 0:23.0 | Every year on race day, I start the day with a shower and one of Radox's mood boosting shower |
| 0:29.0 | gels, which will be perfect to energize me early that morning. And then afterwards, when I'm |
| 0:34.1 | probably walking very, very, very slowly, after running 26.2 miles to the finish line, |
| 0:39.9 | I'll be dreaming of a recovery bath with some Redox muscle bath soak infused with sea minerals and aromatic sage perfect for relaxing after earning that lovely shiny medal. |
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| 1:01.9 | Now time to thank our partner for this episode of RunPod, Samsung Galaxy Watch 7 and Watch Ultra. |
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| 2:10.1 | Now it's time to thank our partner for this episode of Rompod, New Balance. |
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