Join The Running Channel Club at https://club.therunningchannel.com/ to meet like-minded runners, get exclusive content and access expert guidance through courses and live Q&As. The Running Channel Meets is where we talk to real runners with incredible stories. Each episode we speak with people who inspire us to run, and give our guests an opportunity to tell their stories, often for the first time. In this episode we chat with Dr Alex George. Alex has faced a lot of challenges in recent years and exercise hasn’t always been a constant. Running has recently become a new pastime and Alex is loving the challenge of training for a half marathon. In this episode we chat about how great running is, giving some useful tips and advice for how to build up and calming the nerves Alex is feeling about his upcoming half marathon. Topics that we discuss in this episode: Mental Health Suicide and Loss The Running Channel Meets was born from The Running Channel podcast. Hosted by Sarah Hartley (amateur runner) and Andy Baddeley (former pro runner) alongside Rick Kelsey (recovering runner), the TRC Podcast is friendly, jargon-free, and the perfect accompaniment to your runs. For all enquiries contact podcast@therunningchannel.com . If you liked this, please subscribe wherever you get your podcasts. And leave us a 5* review and rating, it really helps us get discovered. We're on YouTube too, so check us out there: www.youtube.com/runningchannel . What's in this video: 00:00:00 - Finding Myself Through Running 00:04:22 - The Domino Effect to Finding Things I Love 00:08:37 - Importance of Self-Care and Routine 00:12:48 - The Importance of Being Positive and Resilient 00:16:35 - Starting with a 5K 00:20:26 - Gratitude and Perspective 00:24:23 - The Negative Impact of Phones on Mental Health 00:28:25 - Preparing Your Mindset for a Run or Race 00:32:15 - Running in Budapest and Pembrokeshire 00:36:25 - Trying out All Your Favorite Places -------------------- Thank you to our partners: Garmin - https://www.garmin.com Want to give Runna a try? Click below for a 2-week FREE trial: https://join.runna.com/lKmc/refer?cod... -------------------- → FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/OfficialRunningChannel ← → INSTAGRAM - https://www.instagram.com/runningchannel ← → STRAVA - https://www.strava.com/clubs/runningchannel ← Or get in touch with us by sending an email to hello@therunningchannel.com Read this far? Thanks! Please like this video, SUBSCRIBE and share us with your running friends. We would really appreciate it! Check out our Editorial Policy here: https://therunningchannel.com/editorial-policy/

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