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Giovanna Fletcher

RunPod

Global

Running, Health & Fitness, Sports

4.81.1K Ratings

🗓️ 13 September 2019

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

When it comes to running, everybody has to start somewhere and in this episode of RunPod, Jenni meets with fellow podcaster, blogger, author and mother of three, Giovanna Fletcher to talk about her running journey. She only started running this year and has already become hooked. Together they explore how one run changed her life forever, altering the way she thinks about sport and her physical limits. They also discuss how running encourages good mental health and body positivity, all while providing some much needed me time. Running's opened up a whole new world for Giovanna, but will she take on the ultimate running challenge? What is it? You'll have to listen to find out!

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hello and welcome to another episode of RunPod, where every week we hope that your run is made a little easier by having us as your running companion.

0:13.2

I'm Jenny Faulkner and welcome along to you, whether you are a long distance keynote or simply someone who's decided that this is the week,

0:22.0

you're going to attempt the big one, the jog round the block without stopping.

0:26.4

And that's the thing about Rompod.

0:27.8

It celebrates people of all shapes and sizes, different running abilities,

0:32.1

and I certainly don't judge your running style.

0:34.0

You could run like a gazelle, or you could pound like the Terminator,

0:38.1

or you could do a funny little sideways jiggle, like the guy that overtook me in the park the other day who

0:41.8

was definitely about 80 years old. Anyway, look, it doesn't matter. You're a runner. That's why you're

0:47.2

here. That's why you're listening. And today I have a guest who's a mum, an author, a hugely

0:53.2

successful podcast. Happy Mum, Happy an author, a hugely successful podcast.

0:55.8

Happy Mum, Happy Baby is the name of the podcast.

0:58.2

She's married to Tom from McFly.

1:00.5

She's a presenter, actress, vlogger, and she is a runner.

1:04.5

It's Giovanna Fletcher.

1:05.9

Hi.

1:06.5

Hello.

1:07.0

I mean, what else is I literally looked at your website, and I was like, let's see how she describes herself so I get it right. Oh my God, you've done everything. I know, it's hard to

1:16.3

streamline, isn't it? Because I do think nowadays, it's about everyone kind of starts in one place.

1:20.5

And then, especially if you're creative, it kind of spins off into different areas.

1:24.8

You know, the book, writing the book, sort of created the podcast, essentially.

1:28.6

So that was enough.

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