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Chemmy Alcott

RunPod

Global

Sports, Running, Health & Fitness

4.81.1K Ratings

🗓️ 21 February 2020

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

In this week's episode of RunPod Jenni speaks to Olympic skier Chemmy Alcott. Now after 13 years competing across the globe this woman is one powerful athlete but her pace slows ever so slightly where running's concerned. In fact Chemmy's a self-proclaimed plodder! But that may not be surprising given how many injuries she's had: spinal breaks, femur fractures, bumps and bruises Chemmy's had them all. She runs despite all of this because of that incredible feel good factor - the runner's high. This conversation will remind you what you love about running and why we're so lucky we're able to do it, so what are you waiting for? Get listening!

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0:00.0

Hello and welcome to another gathering of the Run Pod Run Club where runners of all backgrounds,

0:09.8

abilities and styles unite.

0:11.8

Yep, it truly doesn't matter about any of those elements.

0:14.7

The fact that you run and enjoy the feeling you get from running is really the important part.

0:20.1

I'm Jenny Falconer and I'm joined by a lovely

0:22.8

guest today. She is mega fit. She's an absolute athlete. But equally, she's a friend of mine,

0:29.1

so I don't think she'll mind me saying running isn't necessarily the sport. She'd win golden.

0:34.3

No, I am a plodder. Okay, there we go. So welcome to Plod Pod.

0:38.5

Yes, Gemmy, old cod.

0:40.1

Renamed.

0:41.3

Lovely to have you here.

0:42.6

Thank you, Jenny, so much.

0:43.8

I'm very honoured.

0:44.9

I've seen the list of amazing athletes that you've had, runners and people who just love to get out there and pound the street.

0:51.7

So I'm very honored to be here yeah no but we were talking about

0:54.3

this a while ago because how long how long ago did you have a baby now um a year a year ago you see so

1:00.3

every time I've seen you you've been you've been really on this massive fitness mission to get back in

1:04.9

shape okay I'm sitting next to me now she looks absolutely amazing you do look brilliant I've had hair

1:09.4

and makeup today that's why she's saying this. No, you look at your figure. You look great. No, I actually, when I look in the mirror,

1:14.9

I'm actually proud of how I look now. I think the most confident I ever was with my body

1:19.7

wasn't when I was a Winter Olympian, but when I was pregnant. Like that, it was, my body was given over to the greater good of this incredible little boy.

1:28.3

But now I look at it and I think I'm probably in the best shape I've been since I was 17

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