Running Industry Podcast

Running Industry Podcast brings you news, opinion and analysis on hot topics from the running industry, alongside insight into key events and happenings within the global running landscape. Through our news, Brand Spotlight and In Conversation with shows see us speak to brand owners, startups, marketers and creatives; along with key figures and thought leaders from the industry, we delve deep and find out what makes individuals and companies tick - and how they see the future of the industry and wider running world. The Running Industry Podcast is devised, hosted and produced by Matt Ward, who has a vast and varied background in the running industry over the last two decades. Matt's roles have included brand community management, MC and commentary work, PR management, writing, retailing, coaching, event management and sports marketing.

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Running Industry Podcast #21 - Steve Vernon - New Balance / Team New Balance MCR

March 25, 2021 • Season 2 • Episode 21

In Episode 21 we talk to Steve Vernon, former GB mountain and XC runner. Steve is now the Elite Performance Manager at New Balance UK and head coach and boss of Team New Balance Manchester.

Steve is an 8-time medallist and two-time winner of the super-tough and world-famous National Cross Country Championships, winning in 2011 and 2014. He has also worn the GB vest at the World and European XC championships and on the mountains too, finishing 5th at the European Mountain Running Championships in 2013.

Team New Balance Manchester is a professional running team based in South Manchester under the guidance of Steve. The team comprises of a small group of elite distance runners from the UK and one of only a few professional running teams based in the UK and are fortunate to have support from New Balance to help them compete and reach for the very highest level of international athletics.

And, we also find out in this podcast how Steve's un-waning competitive nature found him gaining success as the junior angling Northern Champion and how he would love to one day present Countryfile!

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IG @stevevernonrun

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www.newbalance.com

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