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Hello there. Welcome to another episode of RunPod, the Run Club of the podcast world.

I'm Jenny Faulkner and this weekend

the most iconic race in the running calendar takes place. I'm talking obviously about the London

marathon. It's the 43rd. It's the first time since 2019 that the race has taken place in the spring.

It's back where it belongs and one of the runners taking part is on Run Pod today,

broadcaster, fellow smooth presenter with me and a mate of mine as well. Hello there,

Christy Gallagher. Hi. You've made me more frightened than I already am. Oh no, it will be

absolutely fine. I mean, this is it. How are you feeling? How's the taper? Are you ready for

the race on Sunday? Um, if I'm really honest with you. I've done it before. I did it back in 2018,

actually, funny enough, before it went to the October. And I don't know. It's really weird.

You almost like have a blank about the last time. It's so many months, there's so much preparation,

there's so many ups and downs. I'm not ready at all really because I'm four years older.

And I've been in the gym a lot. I'm much more flexible. I've been working much more on sort of

mobility, flexibility, injury prevention, which are important things for me

at this age at 47, I'd say. But I'm really wondering how I'm going to get around there, if I'm

honest. I'm not a long distance runner, but I'm trying my best. Yeah, no, you honestly,

you'll be brilliant. I mean, it's such, it's such a big weekend. It's such an iconic race.

It's such a special event to have a spot in as well. And that's the one thing. What is it that you are looking forward to? You know, even from doing it before, there must be some moments that you just think, oh, wow, to do that again is worth it. You know what? I mean, I hope you don't mind me saying this. I think I said this student's studio. It's a bit like childbirth.

It's an amazing thing that you do and you're privileged that you can go through that.

And then after you go, I will never do that ever again in my life.

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