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Hello there, welcome to a festive mini episode of Rompod.

It seems like it's a tradition for people to send messages on December the 25th now,

acknowledging the highs and lows of the year that's been and looking

ahead to exciting opportunities still to come. Well, look, I'm Jenny Faulkner and as leader of the

Rompod Run Club, I thought it would just be appropriate to send a little thank you to you for listening

to Rumpod in 2021. I mean, it has been a challenging year with all the restrictions, but the running community has

stayed strong. We have continued to lace up and head on out there, running when we can,

clocking up more miles than ever, and chasing that runners high. In terms of Run Pod, it's been a

brilliant year for guests. Over the last 12 months, we've had ultra-runners, dancers, dancers, designers, doctors, trainers, CEOs, presenters, comedians and Olympians.

From the brilliant Rob Pope, the real-life Forrest Gump, who ran across America several times,

to new runners, Suzanne Shaw and Lucy Spraggan, who have both really been bitten by the run bug,

brilliant trainer, Cameron Weir, who said, you know what, it's okay to have days off.

To Mr Motivator, who was great at giving us a boost, and then there were the athletes.

Sir Mo, Colin Jackson, and this year's Olympic medalist, Laura Muir, Joe Chung, Alex Yee and the one and only

Eliad Kepchogi, the goat of running. Now if you are looking for running inspo, over the festive

period, listen to that Kipchogi chat. I mean it's truly inspiring. He really is the greatest

of all time. As has

every single guest, they've all been inspiring, by the way. So I want to thank them all for

joining the Run Pod Run Club, telling us which trainers they wear and why they love running.

Also, thank you for being integral to Run Pod and going another 12 months. There's a Facebook group

now, which you'd be more than welcome to join.

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