Summary
Today, Jenni is joined by the incredible Adele Roberts, a well-known figure in British DJing, radio, and television.
Adele is passionate about running and uses it not only to enhance her well-being but also to maintain a positive outlook on life.
Many are aware that Adele’s journey has been marked by resilience and strength.
In recent years, she bravely battled bowel cancer, and despite the toll of treatment and the tough days that have followed, Adele remains a ray of sunshine, demonstrating that even in the darkest times, it's possible to find the strength to persevere and take each day one stride at a time.
Adele is amazing, and inspires us to transform our hardest moments into lessons whilst maintaining a positive attitude, no matter the challenges we face.
Her new uplifting memoir, 'Personal Best,' is available now.
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| 0:00.0 | This is a Global Player Original podcast. |
| 0:05.0 | Hello there, welcome to Run Pod. I'm Jenny Faulkner and I'm going to be honest, I love recording this podcast. |
| 0:14.0 | I love the fact I get to talk about my favourite thing, which is running, but also the fact I get to have a good old chat with some truly inspiring people. |
| 0:22.6 | And today's guest, well, she's up there as one of them. |
| 0:25.0 | She's a radio presenter and a runner who has had quite the personal journey over the last |
| 0:30.9 | couple of years. Now, in 2021, she was diagnosed with bowel cancer, but instead of facing this immense challenge on her own, she shared her battle with us, |
| 0:41.2 | documenting the treatment on social media. |
| 0:43.3 | But she's a beacon, I would say, of light and positivity. |
| 0:46.9 | She's someone who makes life sound good, even in her darkest moments. |
| 0:50.6 | She's also, by the way, a blooming brilliant runner. |
| 0:53.9 | She is Adele Roberts. Oh, wow. What an |
| 0:57.5 | amazing introduction. I'm so happy you're here. Jenny, thank you so much for having me on the |
| 1:02.9 | pod and being so patient with me. I don't know if we're going to talk about imposter syndrome at |
| 1:07.2 | all today, but I get that, especially when I'm in a room with you. thank you for being patient don't be silly right I have been nagging Adele for |
| 1:14.8 | years and fact since before 2001 I've been nagging you going come on come on |
| 1:21.4 | Rompud and you're like no no no or you're ghosting me or whatever it is finally |
| 1:27.0 | I've broken her. |
| 1:28.9 | Good. It's good. |
| 1:30.4 | Yeah, you were one of the first people that was very nice to me and my first ever marathon. |
| 1:34.9 | So thank you very much. I met you outside the toilets. I tried not to find girl too much. |
| 1:38.8 | Hopefully I wasn't too weird. And here we are. |
| 1:41.5 | It's so funny how many people have met at the marathon. Everyone goes, we met outside the toilets because that's the place where everyone goes before |
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