{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2F91fc683f-19e6-4ff2-834f-165c2fbbd590","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"<iframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px;\" title=\"The Benefits of Running with Others \" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allow=\"clipboard-write\" seamless src=\"http://player.captivate.fm/episode/91fc683f-19e6-4ff2-834f-165c2fbbd590\"></iframe>","title":"The Benefits of Running with Others ","description":"<p>We're missing running clubs, group runs, parkrun and races... but there's more to the running community than just the accountability we get from running with others. In this episode I chat with Mark West (<a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/run4mh/?hl=en\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@run4mh</a>) and <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/speediemark/?hl=en\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Mark Speed</a> from Runners Need about group running and why it's such an important part of their running journey. We chat about;  </p><p><br></p><ul><li>virtual races</li><li>marathons </li><li>mental health </li><li>parkrun </li><li>the benefits of running with others </li><li>how to find people to run with </li><li>Run Talk Run </li><li>running after Covid</li><li>Brooks Run Happy Team </li></ul><p><br></p><p>If you've been struggling at all with your mental health recently, this episode if a must listen. Mark West is a mental health first aider with the NHS and we discuss <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/runtalkrun/?hl=en\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Run Talk Run</a>, <a href=\"https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/stress-anxiety-depression/types-of-therapy/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Talking Therapies</a> and the impact of covid on our running. </p><br><p>Please leave a rating and review if you enjoyed the show, and don't forget to subscribe! </p><p><br></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/acc1652e-7642-4fc0-8cc6-bd9c961db9ea/1582901184689-906f87b42604ae1a7a787f2177266167.jpeg"}