Great British Bake-off Takes on London Marathon with Jane Beedle
Run to the Top Podcast | The Ultimate Guide to Running
RunnersConnect: Coaching Community, Running Experts, Inspiring Runners, No Fluff Blog
4.5 • 936 Ratings
🗓️ 9 May 2018
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
A gardener, a baker, a marathon racer? Why not?
Professional garden designer, amateur baker and finalist on the Great British Bake-Off, Jane Beedle gives us an inside look at getting onto the show and how to use the same determination to take on a marathon in 2018. Not just any marathon but the London Marathon.
Listen to the pre-marathon interview and post-race follow-up after Jane's attempt at the BIG 26.2 for the first time at age 62!
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| 0:00.0 | On today's run to the top podcast. |
| 0:05.0 | To say I've enjoyed the training is not quite right, but I enjoy the way I feel and I |
| 0:11.5 | certainly feel better. My muscles are better, my knees are better, it doesn't matter what age you are as long as you're |
| 0:17.9 | fishing healthy, go out there and get fit because at 60 there's a lot of life still to live. |
| 0:25.0 | Welcome to the Run to the Top Podcast from Runners Connect, |
| 0:29.0 | where it's all about learning from the best and most inspiring minds in the sport. |
| 0:35.0 | Together, we can train a smarter, healthier, and faster running community. |
| 0:41.0 | Now here's your host, Stephanie Kay Atwood. |
| 0:45.0 | Welcome everyone, this is Stephanie K Atwood, Boston Marathon Qualifier, Coach, and host for the Run to the Top Podcast. |
| 0:54.6 | On today's podcast, we have one of the world's best bakers, |
| 0:58.9 | Jane Beattel here to talk about her participation |
| 1:02.3 | in the Great British Bake Off show and how that fits into running |
| 1:06.8 | the London Marathon. I know that any of us who have watched this show know how well the participants apply themselves under duress. |
| 1:15.2 | Let's get more of Jane's story and how this all fits into training and running the London |
| 1:20.3 | Marathon. It's so exciting! Jane Beedle is a professional garden designer of 15 years, amateur |
| 1:28.3 | baker and finalist on the Great British Bake Off of 2016. |
| 1:33.4 | Hailing from England, Jane swapped her gardening rake for her rolling pin |
| 1:37.8 | and followed her family's passion for baking |
| 1:40.4 | into the famous Great British Bake Off Tent. |
| 1:44.0 | Since the show, she has appeared on the I TV Lorraine Show |
| 1:48.0 | and at numerous food festivals, |
| 1:49.7 | as well as hosting her first supper clubs and cooking classes. In 2018 Jane is running the London |
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