Episode 26

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24th Mar 2021

Episode 27: Diet & Nutrition the Two Men on the Run Get Schooled - Dr Claire Blennerhassett

The Two Men on the Run are joined by the guest that Jon-Jo has been promising all you listeners since about Episode 2, as Dr Claire Blennerhassett, Senior Lecturer in Nutrition and Health at Edge Hill University joins them to talk all things Nutrition, Diet and Running.

She tells the men all about her study into the best fuelling for Ultra Runners, is it a High Fat/Low Carb, or High Carb/Low Fat? Just what is the 'Ultimate Diet' for the average person and the budding athlete? Is Matt's McDonald's and beer the best pre-race food? The answers yes Jon-Jo, and where she met her Viking Husband.

Eat Disorders and Restricted Eating are also discussed in the episode and if anyone listening is concerned about whether their eating patterns have become too restrictive you may wish to seek support from your GP or online https://www.beateatingdisorders.org.uk/ which is a fantastic resource.

Follow Claire on Twitter @CL_ultra and her full Bio and Research can be found here: https://research.edgehill.ac.uk/en/persons/claire-blennerhassett

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About the Podcast

Two Men On The Run

Talking all things running and athletics from two runners

Two Men On The Run - Training partners Matt Crehan and Jon-Jo Doherty discuss all things running, from training and diet to historic races and legends of the sport. The show will feature a special gust interview every 6 weeks, while the rest of the episodes will feature discussion from the duo on the latest running and athletic news, running related issues close to their hearts and quite a lot of the time absolute nonsense.

Matt is owner of Made to Run an independent specialist running store which you can check out here https://madetorun.co.uk/

Jon-Jo is not only a runner but a music maestro and you can check out his and his groups music here at Jon-Jo and friends - https://www.facebook.com/Jon-Jo-Friends-1153442728138942/

About your hosts

Matt Crehan

Matt Crehan is an avid runner, owner of Made to Run - St. Helens Specialist Running Store and one of the 'Two Men on the Run' Podcast Team alongside his co-host Jon-Jo Doherty.

Matt primarily races over 5k, though has plans to move up towards the marathon shortly, and see if he can do what his mother did and qualify for the Olympic Games, as she did back in 1988.

A couple highlights from Matt's running carer so far:
5k PB of 14:22
Half Marathon PB of 1:05.31
Winner of the 2019 Tour of Merseyside (6 races across 7 days total of 52 miles)
2019 Northern 5000m Track Champion
Winner of the St. Helens 10k, 2018, 2019, 2020.

Jon-Jo Doherty

I’m a Liverpool Harrier and Coached by Club Coach Tony Clarke. I’m also a member of Finn Valley in County Donegal, and with the assistance of former Irish Olympic team Captain Patsy McGonagle, I’ll be aiming to represent Ireland.

My recent successes include the 50th Parbold Hill Race, and the Harrock Hill series. I’ve represented Merseyside and Donegal at County level.

I look forward to post Covid, and the opportunities of faster times, and increased performance.