We Need to Talk, with Toni Street: Kerre Woodham on marathon running, drinking and trampoline fitness

Newstalk ZB host Kerre Woodham found it incredibly difficult to stay motivated about fitness during the Covid lockdowns. Photo / Jason Oxenham

In this episode of We Need To Talk, Toni Street catches up with Newstalk ZB host and columnist Kerre Woodham.

In 2008, Woodham wrote a book about her first marathon, titled Short Fat Chick To Marathon Runner.

She was 40, overweight and depressed and decided to run a marathon to get her life back.

"I ran the first marathon with purpose, and ambition and a goal. The next five, I was kind of like ugh, how am I doing this? How did I get talked into doing another one?

"My last marathon was six years ago, the year I turned 50, and I'd never been more fit, more fabulous, more focused, and then: life."

Woodham also spoke about how difficult it had been dealing with Covid lockdowns.

"I didn't want to run, I didn't want to walk around the same bloody block that I'd been walking around for the last 18 months.

"I've got a million excuses."

Street said when you're in a slump it's easy to forget what motivated you in the first place.

"Kerre was inspired and dedicated enough to run multiple marathons, yet she still had to read her own book again, to get her mojo back."

She also noted that the type of exercise you enjoy may change over your life, adding we're not built to be 'on' all the time.

"If we can make peace with that, then we'll be a lot more content."

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