Summary
In today's episode, Jenni sits down with the extraordinary Anya Culling, whose journey from novice runner to one of the fastest female marathoners in the UK is nothing short of incredible.
Anya is pure sunshine, and her story is living proof of the transformative power of running and shows how “ordinary” people possess extraordinary potential.
What started as a way to improve her mental health during lockdown quickly turned into a passion that would propel her to the elite ranks of marathon racing.
Her secret to success? prioritise the enjoyment of every run.
For Anya, running isn't just a sport—it's a lifestyle, a source of fulfillment, and a celebration of our body's incredible capabilities.
From completing her first London Marathon in 2019 in 4 hours and 34 minutes to achieving an astonishing time of 2 hours and 34 minutes the next time she ran it, Anya's journey is about the power of persistence, passion, and joyful dedication.
Oh, and did you know she’s a massive RunPod fan!!!!!
Get ready to be motivated, uplifted, and inspired by the incredible journey of Anya Culling. Watch this space.
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| 0:00.0 | This episode of Rompod is sponsored by M&S, where you can shop all your favourite sportswear brands. |
| 0:08.1 | This is a global player original podcast. |
| 0:14.9 | Hello there and welcome to another gathering of the Rompad Run Club. |
| 0:19.3 | I'm Jenny Faulkner and well I'm thrilled to be joined |
| 0:21.7 | today by someone who's newish to the running world. I say that like many people she kind of really |
| 0:26.6 | got into running in lockdown but clearly she quickly realized she was pretty good. Here she is only a few |
| 0:32.3 | years on one of the fastest British females out there. I mean how amazing is that we have so much to talk about. |
| 0:39.5 | She's also a member of the Rompod Run Club. It's Ania Culling. Hello. Hello. I can't |
| 0:44.8 | believe that here we are having one of Britain's elites in the room and you listen to Rompod. |
| 0:49.9 | Yeah, I can't believe I'm here on Rampud when I normally listen to this on my long runs. Oh, I love it. I love it. |
| 0:56.5 | Congratulations in London Marathon. Thank you and you too. I mean I was way, way, way, way, |
| 1:01.3 | behind you. So just hello to you by the way, wherever you're listening, whatever you're doing. |
| 1:06.0 | So Ania Ran, the London Marathon, and she's so good, she's one of the people up the front what's it like |
| 1:11.9 | being up that tent um it was my first time in the elites this year and I just wanted to enjoy it |
| 1:18.0 | it was really scary um I was yeah sitting next to some of my like biggest inspirations on the bus |
| 1:23.6 | on the way there so it was really hard to like control my nerves I had like Charlotte purgey next to me and Callie Thackeray in front of me and I was standing on that start line feeling |
| 1:31.3 | very out of place. But yeah, I kind of have to remember that I wasn't running with the elites. |
| 1:37.8 | I actually was one of the elites and yeah, that makes me very proud. I mean it's amazing. It is |
| 1:42.8 | absolutely amazing. And then when you were running, you were saying that you were the only person on Tower Bridge when you were crossing |
| 1:48.1 | it. Yeah, yeah, it was great to be one of the elites, but I am, yeah, not one of the fastest |
| 1:53.9 | of the elite. So I did run the whole race alone. But that just meant I could absorb the crowds more. |
| 2:00.0 | But yeah, running over a tower bridge |
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