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Hello there, welcome to a brand new episode of RunPod. I'm Jenny Falconer and it is that time of year.

There are plenty of races going on up and down the country. You might have taken part in one. You might be about to run in one. Or perhaps

you've seen the delight and smugness of other runners with finish line photos and medals.

And now you're thinking, I want a piece of that. Well, today on Run Pod, I'm joined by a radio

and TV presenter who is fresh off the London marathon course. She completed it what just over 24 hours ago

and this is well let's say this is the debrief and the would you do it again chat. Please welcome

to Run Pod. Kate Lawler. Hello. Thanks for having me. My plan was to come home from the osteo just

now and have a nap and then I saw on my reminders, Jenny podcast.

And I was like, shit, I better get upstairs. So there's no nap for me. My advice, don't do it,

guys, don't run. No, I'm only joking. Come on, you must have loved something. You must have

loved something on there on the day. I say what I love the atmosphere. That's what gets you

through it. That's the best thing about running a marathon is the atmosphere and there isn't a better atmosphere as I'm sure you'll agree as London. Like no one does marathons better than we do. The crowd, the music, the cheering, the generosity of the general public handing out sweets and fruit and everything you can

want um yeah one guy just ran into the pub and got some water because they were all stood outside

with beers i thought anyone got any water and then they just he just ran in and got me a cup of water

which i thought was really sweet um but i'm never running a marathon again jenny that was the last

marathon i'm ever doing.

My body physically cannot do it anymore.

Okay, so I've run London marathon eight times, and every time I've finished it, I've gone,

I'm never, ever, ever doing that.

Again, I might have sworn, I might have maybe said it in a slightly more aggressive way.

And then the next day I'm still going,

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