Episodes

  • Hardest Geezer: How I ran the length of Africa

    Hardest Geezer: How I ran the length of Africa
    Nov 5 2024
    10,000 miles, 16 countries and over £1 million raised for charity. Russ Cook (aka "Hardest Geezer") pushed himself to the limit to become the first person to run the length of Africa. He's distilled the adventure into an amazing new book, Hardest Geezer: Mind Over Miles, and comes on the podcast to discuss some of the highlight and lowlights of his African odyssey. Follow Russ on Instagram: @hardestgeezer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    29 mins
  • Jonny Davies: how I ran 960km in 11 days

    Jonny Davies: how I ran 960km in 11 days
    Oct 29 2024
    Over the past few years, Jonny Davies has amassed a huge online following by documenting his running and setting himself a series of increasingly difficult running challenges. His latest, Run the Capitals, saw him run to the capitals of the UK and Ireland – a distance of 960km that he completed in just over 11 days. Here him talk about his training, injury-prevention routine and what motivates him to keep testing his limits. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    34 mins
  • A guide to altitude and heat training

    A guide to altitude and heat training
    Oct 23 2024
    We entered into the rarified air of the Altitude Centre in London to talk to lead performance specialist James Barber about altitude training and why it's not just for those who want to run up mountains (but it does help with that too) and heat adaptation and why that's relevant to racing in the UK as well as abroad. Then Ben spoke to Montane adventurer and ultrarunner Katy Parrott about her experience of racing very far, her training, recovering from anemia and being sick at the finish line of Race for Life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    38 mins
  • How to run 62 ultras in 62 days: Frank Wainwright

    How to run 62 ultras in 62 days: Frank Wainwright
    Oct 15 2024
    Imagine running more than 30 miles a day for two months. That's what this week's guest did on his Big Tour of England, which saw him visit every cathedral city in the country. In the process, Frank raised thousands for children's charity The Brathay Trust. Hear him talk about the challenge and the advice he has for other people looking to run seriously long distances. Useful links: Frank's JustGiving page: justgiving.com/page/frank-wainwright-bigtoerunner Frank's website: frankpublishing.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    26 mins
  • 2:20 marathoner Michael Crawley on the secret of endurance

    2:20 marathoner Michael Crawley on the secret of endurance
    Oct 7 2024
    On this week's episode of the Runner's World podcast, we speak with author and 2:20 marathoner Michael Crawley about his new book, To the Limit, which explores what endurance means in cultures around the world. Listen to Crawley talk about the importance of playfulness, running to feel and the lessons he learned running with everyone from the Raramuri in the Copper Canyons of Mexico to ultrarunners in the UK. Pick up a copy of To the Limit at Waterstones, Amazon or any good bookshop: waterstones.com/book/to-the-limit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    36 mins
  • Josh Patterson: mental health, running and me

    Josh Patterson: mental health, running and me
    Oct 1 2024
    Endurance athlete, social media star and recent author Josh Patterson is on the front cover of the latest issue of Runner's World's, which focuses on mental health. In his new book, Fortune Favours the Brave, Patterson opens up about his own mental health challenges and offers advice to others who may be going through something similar. As you'd expect from a man who once ran 76 marathons in 76 days, there's plenty of running chat too, but the conversation does cover topics such as suicidal thoughts and self-harm that some listeners may find distressing. If you have been affected by some of the topics discussed in this podcast, Samaritans' training volunteers are available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Calls are free and confidential. Just call 116 123. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    35 mins
  • The Running BOOM!

    The Running BOOM!
    Sep 24 2024
    Running is so hot rn. The popularity of running is soaring like never before, so Rick and Ben are joined by Andy and Ali to discuss what might have been the cause of this increase in popularity for our favourite past time. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    35 mins
  • UTMB winner Katie Schide

    UTMB winner Katie Schide
    Sep 17 2024
    We spoke to the female winner of the UTMB this year, Katie Schide. She's had an incredible year, not just winning the UTMB but also the Western States 100, so we wanted to find out all her secrets to success. She also told us the truth about running poles. Thanks for listening. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    34 mins