Hi there, welcome to another episode of Run Pod, a place where people who runs, sprint, plods, try to break a walk, all come together just to share the feel good of running.

And it really can make you feel good. It can make you feel great, in fact. And that's why so many people keep coming back for more.

Something happens when you start running.

It's hard.

It's a challenge, but there is a satisfaction at the end.

And even when the going gets tough, you're prepared to come back and try again another day.

I'm Jenny Faulkner, and today I'm joined by someone else who I've seen at the start line of a couple of races over the years,

someone who is a fellow podcaster.

She's a mum.

I'm sure she's used to hearing this unsurprisingly.

She's frequently described as an inspiration to others.

And then she is also a runner.

Please welcome to Run Pod, Katie Piper.

Hello, that was a nice intro. Thank you very much.

It's so nice to chat with you. I love that you love running so much. Yeah, it's a big part of my life and it has been for a long time.

Knowing that I was going to chat to you today inspired me to walk for the school run and run the long way home in my running kit.

I see. I'm very impressed by that. There's a lot of people that say, you know, I felt inspired

to run, but then, you know, because when you do the interviews face to face, a lot of people

don't want to turn up sweaty. Nell McAndrew is the only person that actually ran to an interview

and she turned up and it would be bucketing and she turned up absolutely soaking wet.

She was like, I can't talk about running without having gone for a run.

So I'm impressed that you've done that this morning.

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