Vegan Fitness Runner

Author, Adventurer and motivational speaker Alastair Humphreys has gone from cycling the world, adventuring across India and rowing the Atlantic, to appreciating the micro-adventures available on our own doorsteps. He's so enthusiastic about finding the adventure in small things, that he's written a book on it entitled Microadventures - along with many more books - including the Wainwright Prize for Nature - nominated Local: A Year Exploring a Single Map Al is vegan for environmental reasons and admits that while the environment is important to him now, his younger self wouldn't have necessarily thought twice about hopping on a plane. We talk about favourite adventures, running with friends - or rather, a lack of them, and how at one point he would never have even considered talking on a vegan podacast! What's next for Al? That too is still a bit of a mystery, as he continues his writing, newsletters, speaking and social "influencing" while still very much deciding how his time is most worth-while being spent. Adventures await. Find out more on all Al's work at alastairhumphreys.com [http://www.alastairhumphreys.com] Follow him on Instagram at @al_humphreys [https://www.instagram.com/al_humphreys/?hl=en]

David Starley is co-founder of The Green Runners, and was listed in the 2023 Edie 30 under 30 list for young people leading the way in sustainability. He's just achieved the Fastest Known Time for the Smuggler's Way in Cornwall, and continues to raise awareness about climate change through his activism and running. David and I discuss what more can be done in the race against climate change, going deep into the issues surrounding big businesses and decision-makers holding all the cards that determine the future of the planet. I ask whether change can ever come from the top or if we have to rely on future generations to sway policy-makers. Are we at the mercy of big oil, capitalism and big-bucks seeking millionaires, or is there still hope from those who can make their voices heard through community and mass-participation. Ultimately, we remain ever-hopeful and David believes that staying positive is the best course of action. His future plans? To continue making FKTs if it helps the planet! Follow David on Instagram @fitstarley [https://www.instagram.com/fitstarley/] Find out more about The Green Runners at www.thegreenrunners.com [https://thegreenrunners.com/]

Twenty year's ago, Kate Dunbar was struggling to move  - riddled with joint pain and a diagnosis of psoriatic arthritis, she was on heavy medication and life seemed bleak. But when she started investigating how diet impacted her health, she transformed her condition, becoming not only pain free, but medication free. Cutting out animal products, and then transitioning to a plant-based wholefoods diet, she now runs marathons as a Vegan Runner. Kate's story is so inspirational that she now advises on the patient board for the Plant-Based Health Professionals, and speaks as an ambassador for Running On Plants and Vegan Runners. An activist for veganism she takes every opportunity to run and spread awareness of animals and the planet and why plant-based is not only better for welfare, and the earth, but also, her health. Follow Kate on Instagram at @kate.dunbar

Jen Scotney, author of Running Through the Dark, is host of the Resilience Rising podcast, former Human Rights Lawyer and podiuming ultra runner, writer, coach, speaker, yoga teacher and Mountain Leader. She lives in the Scottish Highlands with husband Marcus and beagle Sherlock. Jen's book is a deeply personal account of her journey through grief and pain while dreaming about setting a record running the Pennine Way. It's a story about resilience, about never giving up, and battling through the night and always believing that there will be a new dawn. In the first episode of series 4 we explore the themes which underpin her first book; loss, challenges with being diagnosed with chronic fatigue and later arthritis, relationships, becoming vegan, but above all what the Pennine Way means to Jen and how it is intertwined with her life. Jen's account of learning to live without running is an honest and raw account of coming to terms with losing something you love, and is glorious and uplifting in the way that it's messy and meandering, just like life. Chatting to Jen her positivity is joyful and it's hard to assimilate the experiences she's lived to the bubbly character I'm speaking to - testament to her own resilience. Find out more about Jen at www.jenscotney.com [http://www.jenscotney.com] Listen to her podcast Resilience Rising wherever you get your podcasts, and find her husband Marcus's coaching here [https://www.marcusscotney.com/coaching/] Follow Jen on Instagram at @jenscotney Buy her book Running Through the Dark: The Rise and Fall of An Ultrarunner [https://www.amazon.co.uk/Running-Through-Dark-rise-ultrarunner/dp/1839810149]

Vanessa Sturman helps people eat their way to great performance, reduced fatigue and a healthy weight by implementing non-restrictive healthy eating, and incorporating the most delicious, anti-inflammatory plant based foods, no matter what your nutritional preference. No dieting, no fads and you still get to eat your favourite foods.  She is a regular on BBC Radio and Sky News, and also featured across Talk TV, LBC, Times Radio, Holland & Barrett magazine and many more.   She works 1:1, in groups and delivers incredible talks and workshops for corporates and universities. She is regularly invited to speak at conferences and events, such as at the University of Cambridge and events with high-profile personalities, such as Henry Dimbleby.  Vanessa has been passionate about food, the environment and healthy eating since she was a teenager, and learned that restrictive dieting brought unhappiness and poor physical health. She is known for her energetic, fun and practical approach; helping people build healthy eating around them and their busy lifestyle, while getting great results. Vanessa is Cambridge University educated in Social and Biological Anthropology to Masters level, ran a plant based recipe website for five years, and freelanced across corporates implementing behaviour change. Find out more about Vanessa [https://www.subscribepage.com/vanessasturman]   Join her free community [https://www.facebook.com/groups/howtogoplantbased]   LinkedIn: Vanessa Sturman [https://www.linkedin.com/in/vanessa-sturman-plant-based-health-coach/] Instagram: Energise and Thrive Plant Based [https://www.instagram.com/energiseandthriveplantbased?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=ZDNlZDc0MzIxNw==]