2025 comes to a close and, with Katie out on a bottomless brunch, Dave, Sean and Cal are left to hold the fort. The team talk about what we have done in 2025. With 22 episodes featuring 34 amazing guests, including our Marathon Special where we reflected on listeners’ spring marathons, 2025 has been an amazing year. With tributes, highlights, personal reviews of the year, Room 101 trends and what we are planning next year.

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From all of us at the Local Runners Podcast – have a fantastic Christmas and an amazing start to 2026!

Katie, Sean, Dave and Cal speak with a Bramhall Runner. Sara has been smashing PBs over the last couple of years setting PB’s of, 5K 18:26, 10K 37:42, Half Marathon 81:09 and a Marathon of 2:57:14. She tells us about how she got into running and how when she started more seriously after her second child was born. Sara talks about her mindset with running and how it changed over time. Parkrun is a big part of Sara's routine and Bramhall is her local parkrun. She has done approx 100 parkruns there but still can get lost. Sara was self coached for years and achieved some fantasic goals. She tells us about the lessons she learnt during this time. Sara then made the choice to get a coach for this year, and she has been some great results. This has included S&C as well as learning more about fuelling. Valencia is a major goal for Sara and she is throwing everything into it and she mentions that when you want a goal, you have to be prepared to dedicate yourself to it.

The team talk about setting your goals for next year along with Tameside 5k, and Black Knight Charge. Get booked on. Race reviews for 24 Hour Run Against Homelessness, SECCL Match 2 & Conwy Half. Sean's training for Valencia is going well, Katie goes and runs 52miles and she was fine after it, Cal has signed up to Manchester Marathon after saying no the other week, and Dave is back to being slightly injured with a calf issue.

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Dave, Cal, Katie and Sean speak with a Twisted Running Club runner who has an amazing story. Bev has PBs of 23:43 for 5k, 49:23 for 10k, 1:45:25 for the half, and 3:45:54 for the marathon. She talks about her story of finding joy in running 2 years into her sobriety and staying focused a day at a time. She was able to shift her full focus into running during lockdown and was aiming for medals, but not times, will that change? Being self taught, Bev has learned many lessons and has found out the hard way what works, and what doesn't work for her. She is a big believer in the mindset of "A run is going to be be the world of good" and always thinks to that feeling when you're back after a run. Being bullied in school, Bev talks about how some of them bullies have come to her PT classes but knows she wouldn't say anything about the past, but they aren't running marathons are they? Bev talks about fuelling the body, supplements, female health and why she doesn't like 5k (but we might have her for the Tameside 5k). Fund raising for some amazing charities, Bev has raised £1000s for charities close to her heart.

The team talk about safety at this time of year and how habits change. Race reviews is a big one this week with (big breath) SELCC, Oldham Half, Frankfurt Marathon, British Masters XC Relays, XC Relays in Mansfield, Fairway 5 and New York Marathon. Dave talks about busy work life but still getting the runs in with a little calf twinge, Sean is all about the marathon build up but still wants 6 more weeks, Cal is working on getting some speed in the legs with nothing booked on the horizon,Katie has been racing SELCC, Oldham Half and Fairway 5, will she have a weekend off?

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