Summary
Join Jenni for an exhilarating episode of RunPod as she sits down with the incredible British endurance athlete Imo Boddy, who has just shattered the world record for the Fastest Female to complete the UK Three Peaks.
Imo's remarkable journey saw her running over 100 kilometers each day, covering the distances between mountains on foot—a feat typically tackled by car. With only brief cat naps in a van driven by her ever-supportive parents, Imo's determination and stamina were truly put to the test.
Breaking the long-standing record set by Ann Sayer in 1979, Imo completed the gruelling challenge in just 6 days, 5 hours, and 43 minutes, smashing the previous time of 7 days and 31 minutes.
Listen on to hear Imo's inspiring story of endurance, resilience, and the sheer willpower it took to conquer this monumental feat.
By the end of this episode, you might just find yourself lacing up your running shoes—or at the very least craving a strawberry frappuccino.
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| 0:00.0 | This episode of RunPod is sponsored by M&S, where you can shop all your favourite sportswear brands. |
| 0:08.1 | This is a global player original podcast. |
| 0:14.8 | Hello there and welcome along to RunPod, the podcast which keeps you company as you run or hopefully motivate you to get your |
| 0:22.3 | trainers on and get out there. I'm Jenny Faulkner and this week I am delighted to be joined by |
| 0:28.4 | someone who really does like a challenge. So listen, if you're having a lazy kind of day, |
| 0:33.0 | let me tell you by the end of this episode, you will be inspired to get up and be active because today's |
| 0:39.3 | guest is someone who pushes herself to the absolute limit. She recently completed a challenge |
| 0:45.2 | which took her body to the limit mentally and physically and she says she's never dug so deep |
| 0:50.7 | so many times in her life. Her recent challenge was to become the fastest female |
| 0:55.6 | to complete the UK's three peaks challenge and she totally smashed it. Please welcome to Rompod |
| 1:02.6 | the incredible Imo Body. Hello there. Oh hello. Thank you for having me. I am so excited that you're |
| 1:09.3 | here because when you were doing that challenge which was in May me, I mean, I was following you, I was championing you, I was talking |
| 1:15.1 | about you on the radio and you had no idea what was going on. No, literally nothing, which is kind of |
| 1:20.5 | mad and yeah, four weeks tomorrow I would have finished. So lots happened since. The thing is, |
| 1:25.5 | as well, when you do a challenge like that and it's, |
| 1:27.7 | I mean, it looks brittle. Have you just been able to relax since? |
| 1:33.3 | Ish, yeah. I think the first 10 days when I finished, I, well, I've never done anything |
| 1:38.4 | that compares to what I went through and I had hot sweats, nightmares for the first 10 days. |
| 1:43.3 | But once they were over, yeah, I've been able to relax a little bit more. |
| 1:46.3 | But, yeah. |
| 1:46.9 | Oh my goodness, I feel like this isn't the best advert now for doing an ultra. |
| 1:51.3 | Would you please tell anyone who's listening now what your challenge was. |
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