Welcome to episode 197 of the Women’s Running podcast. I’m your host Esther Newman and she’s your other host Holly Taylor. On this podcast we talk about health, politics, stuff on TV and what we ate last night. Occasionally, we talk about running. Emotional loadThere’s a lot of chat that doesn’t touch on running to begin with, as Holly has had another exciting weekend, and I’ve been having some stressed parenting moments, which leads into some general emotional load chat. Please relate to one of us!Running questions Then we finally get on to some running, and we have questions for you as a result – what do you do if you bump into a runner you know when you’re running? Do you stop and chat? Do you offer to run with them? And, do you also feel horribly visible if you’re spotted turning back on an out-and-back route?Running controversies Then we have some running controversies – we would LOVE to know your thoughts on two pieces that I read in the Guardian that seemed to be very anti-running, which we explore in detail. Links in the show notes if you’d like to read them. Join us!Now, do please come and join us on Patreon – you can get a ton of extra Pod Squad benefits from just £2 a month, including newsletters, Live chats, and you can join our exclusive and very lovely Discord community filled with wonderful runners just like you. All of that and you’ll always be the first to know about trips like New York! Go to patreon.com/womensrunning to find out more. Lovely extra bitsThis episode is sponsored by the Coopah run coaching app. For a FREE two-week trial of Coopah, just use the code WOMENSRUNNING2 and fill your running boots.From the Guardian: Sam Pyrah’s piece on fitness being a ball and chainFrom the Guardian: Rod Gilchrist’s piece on running addiction Subscribe to Women’s Running – join us today to save loads, it's only £3.50 an issue!Setting up your own podcast? Try Zencastr – we’ve been using it for ages and LOVE ITDownload a FREE mini mag to help you run 5K! Go to womensrunning.co.uk/runBuy a Pod Squad t-shirt!Do join us on Patreon so you can come and chat in our new Pod Squad community on Discord! Go to patreon.co.uk/womensrunningEmail us at wrpodcast@anthem.co.uk with any questions or running stories Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.