FREE BONUS CLUB PODCAST: Joe Wicks and Daddy Pig are Running London Marathon
The Running Channel Podcast
The Running Channel
4.8 • 591 Ratings
🗓️ 15 April 2026
⏱️ 45 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, Rick and Sarah are joined by Joe Wicks, the British fitness coach, author and TV presenter known for his Lean in 15 HIIT workouts and for becoming the “nation’s PE teacher” during the COVID-19 pandemic. Joe will be running/jeffing the 2026 London Marathon (running and “Jeffing”), alongside Daddy Pig from the beloved children’s TV series Peppa Pig in support of The Body Coach Foundation, the charity he founded last year.
Joe discusses his approach to making health and fitness simple and accessible for families worldwide, his London Marathon training goals, why consistent movement matters more than ever and the role social media plays in modern fitness.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello everyone. Welcome to the Running Channel podcast, the Club Edition, which today we are publishing for everyone. |
| 0:12.5 | Because it's not just Sarah and me sitting here today, it's also Joe Wicks. |
| 0:18.1 | Can you believe we've got Joe Wicks on the podcast? I am so excited. I remember doing P.E |
| 0:22.3 | with Joe throughout the COVID years. He's got so many parents and kids active and now he's gearing |
| 0:28.0 | up to run the London Marathon and he's been coaching Daddy Pig from Pepper Pig. So we're going to |
| 0:32.2 | be chatting to him about how preparation's going. Whether he actually likes running, I want to know, and what his plan for |
| 0:39.3 | London Marathon Race Day is. Also, how he got into his line of work and his motivation about |
| 0:44.1 | where he came from. Yeah. Because his backstory is quite emotional. And his love for fitness is |
| 0:49.3 | infectious. So I think if you're looking for a bit of motivation, then stick around because this is |
| 0:53.9 | the chat to listen to. |
| 0:55.0 | Yeah, and also running with Daddy Pig during the London Marathon when Daddy Pig apparently is about 7 foot 5 and Joe's, what, 5 foot 10 or something? |
| 1:03.0 | Yeah, it's going to be interesting to watch. Yeah, you won't miss them. |
| 1:07.0 | Here he is. |
| 1:12.6 | And Joe Wix is here. Joe, hello. Hello, how you doing? |
| 1:13.6 | Do you know what? |
| 1:14.6 | I'm doing great because my most used recipe ever in our house is cheese and broccoli scones. |
| 1:21.6 | Oh, lovely. |
| 1:22.6 | From Wheeling 15. |
| 1:24.6 | It's our most thumbed book ever. |
| 1:43.1 | Like literally, you can barely read the page now, but we still make them. Covered in food and spluters. Yeah, yeah. That's been it. So have you got a little boy or girl? We got, I've got a three-year-olds and a six-year-old. Oh, I love that. Yeah, so we've made them literally for six years. I thought you were going to say that the old lean. I'm still making for Sarah as well. |
| 1:44.3 | Yeah, good, I'm yeah, they're good little lunchbox snacks. |
| 1:46.2 | But I thought you're going to say it's the the old... And I'm still making for Sarah as well. |
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