00:00 Hi everybody, Chris Oliveria from SES Who Dares Win Channel 4.
00:04 Make sure you tune in to the new series.
00:05 I'm down here in Portsmouth for the A.J. Bell Great South Run.
00:10 I'm supporting, as you can see, the Royal Marines charity.
00:13 And it's a big league, up to Christmas,
00:15 there's a massive push, operation, mission critical.
00:20 They're trying to raise 1.5 million for the charity.
00:23 That do some fantastic work for both serving
00:26 and past and present Royal Marines and their families.
00:29 So let's get behind them and give them a massive push.
00:32 I'll see you all on the start line on Sunday
00:35 for a great race.
00:36 Let's get amongst it.
00:37 Come on.
00:38 - I'm Lily Partridge and I am last year's winner
00:42 of the Great South Run.
00:43 - Excellent.
00:44 And how was it for you last year in regards to,
00:47 what was the feeling when you crossed that finish line?
00:49 - Yeah, it was good.
00:50 It was the first time.
00:51 So back in 2021, I had surgery.
00:53 So it was kind of the first like big race
00:56 that I felt like I was back and competitive.
00:59 So yeah, I was excited to come back this year
01:00 to sort of try and retain that title.
01:03 - Brilliant.
01:04 And so what kind of preparations have you taken
01:06 that was different from last year?
01:08 Has there been any end though to build up?
01:11 - No, I'm just fitter than I was last year.
01:14 I'm just fitter.
01:14 I've had another year of like training under my belt
01:17 and I'm heading towards a marathon now.
01:20 So it kind of, I'm in heavy mind.
01:22 - And before last year's,
01:26 did you run the Great South Run before?
01:29 - Yeah, I ran it quite a few times.
01:31 - Okay, so is there anything about the city
01:33 that you, there's a route that you like
01:36 or anything like that in the sense of?
01:37 - Yeah, yeah, yeah.
01:38 No, I have like, so my mum was born in Portsmouth
01:40 and I grew up, up until 2020, I was living in Parnell.
01:45 So I'm sort of, it's quite local.
01:47 It's where we used to come as kids
01:48 to like play on the beach and stuff.
01:49 So I'm really, really familiar with Portsmouth.
01:51 So it's a good race.
01:52 - Excellent.
01:53 So a lot of nostalgia as you're running up those.
01:55 - Yeah, it feels like a home race a little bit.
01:57 So I'm Poppy and I'm from Torquay,
02:03 but I work in Portsmouth.
02:05 - And I'm Lucy and I'm from the Midlands,
02:07 but we're both down here in Portsmouth
02:09 in the Royal Marines Band Service.
02:11 - Cool.
02:12 So tell us about the Royal Marines Band Service.
02:14 What do you guys get up to?
02:15 And obviously there's quite a different challenge
02:18 ahead on Sunday as well.
02:20 - So at the moment we're both in training at HMS Lansdowne.
02:24 Training's about three years long.
02:25 We're coming to the end of that at the moment.
02:27 - Yeah, excellent.
02:28 And what preparations have you taken
02:30 to do the Great South Run?
02:31 I mean, have you done it before?
02:32 Is this your first time?
02:34 - So this is our first time doing any race.
02:37 - I just realised it's probably not the best spot to open it,
02:42 but we'll keep on recording.
02:44 Okay, so yeah, tell us about the Great South Run.
02:49 So what kind of preparations have you done
02:50 and is it your first run?
02:53 - Yeah, so it's our third run.
02:54 It's our first ever race.
02:56 We're both thinking hopefully in the future
02:58 we'll be able to do a marathon,
02:59 so we thought this would be a good start race, 10 miles.
03:02 - Just want to give a massive shout out to Portsmouth.
03:07 Steeped in military history.
03:08 Being a former Royal Marine,
03:10 we've spent a lot of time down here
03:11 and it's always great to get down here
03:13 for the Great South Run and soak up that atmosphere.
03:16 So Sunday, give us a massive support on the day.
03:19 It's gonna keep us putting one foot in front of the other
03:22 to get to that finish line.
03:23 And a message for you, James Argent.
03:25 Arge, why you not down here?
03:27 I'll be keeping an eye out for you on Sunday
03:29 if you're down here running
03:30 and I'll be chasing you as per the shore.
03:32 You know the drill, son.
03:34 See you soon.
