Hello there, welcome to Run Pod, the Run Club of the podcast world. I'm Jenny Faulkner here to encourage you to get out for a run and perhaps give you something to listen to whilst out pounding the pavement or running like a gazelle across the trails. Now, for many people, finding time to get out and run is hard with work, family,

to be honest, just with life getting in the way. And today's guest can fully relate. She's a

mum of three who really works hard to juggle family life with a passion, not just for running,

but for ultra running. She's a fab runner who believes it's important that just because you're a mum,

you shouldn't give up on your dreams of being a brilliant runner too.

It is the one and only Sophie Power.

Hello there.

Hi, thanks to having me.

It's a bit strange being this side because I was listening to the podcast myself

on my morning run.

So it's very strange being actually chatting to you now.

Oh, I'm so pleased that you listen.

Thank you for listening along to it as well.

It's, do you know what?

It's just lovely to chat to other runners who have a passion for it.

And hopefully then, well, you'll know if you've listened.

It's just about encouraging other people to get out there and to enjoy it themselves.

Exactly. And I think kind of whatever level of running you are both running, or you're waiting at the traffic lights across the road

and you're both runners, you can chat quite easily. I find, especially when you meet someone in a race

and you know nothing about them, but you can get so quickly into some of the deepest conversations

because you've just been running side by side

and thinking about something that's, I think there are people out there that know things about me

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