Hello and welcome to a very special mini episode of RunPod. I'm Jenny Faulkner and the reason for this little bonus episode is because today is global running day. I mean, come on. How can I say this is the Run Club of the podcast world if we don't even acknowledge an event like this.

Yep, June the 3rd is a day to celebrate all things running.

And even if you're not a regular runner, today's the day when you should have a go.

Whether you're going out for a regular run or maybe you've just started

and you're going to get out there to work towards a 5K challenge or perhaps

today is day one for you well that we all have to start somewhere it makes sense for global

running day to be the day you give it to go for the very first time my challenge to you

is to simply run as far as you'd like mean, a mile is all you need to do.

You can sprint it, jog it, plod it, walk it. Just get out there and be active.

In the current climate, running has been an escape for so many people and so today, just get out

there, go and have fun. Run because you can. Enjoy the benefits. Get the kids out there with you. Take the dog. Just do something. It really is the perfect opportunity to revel in your passion. And if you take a friend, you never know. They might catch the running bug too. National Running Day started in the USA in 2009, but since then it's grown into an

international movement. It's now a worldwide celebration that encourages everyone to get moving.

One runner said, see it as the running equivalent of Valentine's Day. Okay, so you love your

partner every day. You might tell them you love them every day, but on Valentine's Day. Okay, so you love your partner every day. You might tell them you love them

every day, but on Valentine's Day, you do something different to make it a little bit more special.

So there we go, same thing. Even if you're a regular runner, Global Running Day is the one special

day to run around with friends and feel part of a broader celebration.

What I think is wonderful about running is that anyone can do it,

whoever you are, wherever you come from, whatever your background, your age,

your running style, and there are some very interesting running styles,

everyone can have a go and right now running is booming. So try something go for it applaud around the block maybe some hill runs a sprint along the road a neighborhood relay race

there are so many options one of my friends during lockdown has set up a neighborhood challenge

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