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Running Tales

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Running Tales, presented and produced by husband and wife couple Michelle and Craig Lewis, aims to tell the extraordinary stories of everyday runners.
There are so many wonderful and inspiring stories in the world of running - this podcast aims to give as many of them as possible the publicity they deserve.

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Sho Gray: Aiming for 24-hours of running glory

February 13, 2024 05:30 - 38 minutes - 38.1 MB

Sho Gray has a big goal in 2024. The professional runner, who is the Tennessee state record holder for the 100-mile distance, is betting on himself to make the US national 24-hour race team. Sho is using his savings to dedicate himself to running in the hope of winning the American 24-hour race championship in November, and in doing so qualifying for the national team. It’s all a far cry from his first manoeuvrings in the world of running, when as a youngster at a Japanese international schoo...

Stan Robertson: The street pastor who feeds rough sleepers - and the run to help him do it

February 06, 2024 05:30 - 30 minutes - 26.9 MB

This week's Running Tales Podcast has a somewhat different theme. Our guest is Stan Robertson, the man behind Northampton-based rough sleeper charity Project 16:15. Running Tales is once again backing the 16:15 Charity Run, which will take place at The Racecourse in Northampton, England on Saturday, March 23. The event, which aims to raise awareness of and funding for rough sleepers in the town, will take place over six hours - with runners encouraged to run as long or as short a distance as ...

Emily Moore: From being told she'd never walk unaided to taking on the Marathon des Sables

January 30, 2024 05:30 - 35 minutes - 32.2 MB

When Emily Moore was just 19 she suffered a knee injury which led to her being told she'd never walk unaided again, let alone run. Now, she's on the edge of taking on the toughest footrace in the world, the formidable Marathon des Sables, in April. After suffering her injury, Emily was determined she would run again, immediately entering the London Marathon. A painful period of rehabilitation followed, but her dream became a reality with her knee surgeon among those cheering her to the finish...

Raziq Rauf: Proving 'Running Sucks' one amazing story at a time

January 23, 2024 05:30 - 26 minutes - 24.6 MB

Raziq Rauf is the man behind the increasingly popular 'Running Sucks' Substack, a tongue-in-cheek title for a newsletter that looks at the stories of people doing interesting things to further running culture. Raz's newsletter has covered subjects as varied as homelessness, racism, body shaming and alcoholism - all from the prospective of those in the running world. It aims to tell stories that go beyond people's favourite trainers or their marathon training plans. The result is a fascinating...

Helen Ramwell: From reluctant runner to multi-day ultra competitor

January 16, 2024 05:30 - 32 minutes - 29.3 MB

Helen Ramwell didn't always wants to run, despite coming from a family that loved the sport. It was only as a teenager while celebrating New Year that she was provoked to take part in a race, after a family member said she would never be able to complete a half-marathon. The challenge was too much to resist and Helen's running career was underway. It has since taken in a host of marathons and ultra events, including the 'toughest footrace in the world' - the Marathon des Sables. Helen took pa...

Liz Fraser: Why turning 50 is a marathon goal for writer and broadcaster

January 09, 2024 05:30 - 35 minutes - 33.6 MB

Liz Fraser has been a passionate runner since a young age, when her mother - who coached youngsters at the Oxford City Athletics Club - introduced her to the sport. Running has been her constant companion ever since, through the highs of many a 5k, 10k and half-marathon to helping her cope with mental health issues. A writer, broadcaster and best-selling author, Liz's memoir 'Coming Clean' tells the story of her life with an alcoholic partner, and running has provided solace in harder times. ...

Denny Krahe: Ultra runner and coach on why people cheat and pushing your body to the limit

December 27, 2023 05:30 - 34 minutes - 33.6 MB

Denny Krahe is an ultra runner and coach who runs one of our favourite podcasts about the sport: Diz Runs. We first caught up with Denny just over a year ago, when we chatted to him about his own running career and his life as an injury prevention specialist. With changes on the way at Diz Runs, we thought it was a good time to talk to Denny again and to see how he is getting on with some of his running goals. We also chewed the fat over some of the big issues in the running world, including ...

Colin Kirk-Potter: The Dartmoor fell runner who beat Scott Jurek at UTMB

December 19, 2023 05:30 - 33 minutes - 29.9 MB

Colin Kirk-Potter grew up running on the fells and a career as a Royal Marine meant fitness was always going to be central to his life. Back when he joined the Marines, a day on Dartmoor involved brutal training but these days he loves nothing more than to run around its trails and fells - to the stage where he's even written a book about the best routes. Colin's running has seen him take on extreme races all around the world, including the Bob Graham Round and the Ultra-Trail Du Mont-Blanc, ...

Donato - The Poet With Pace: How one man went from non-runner to Boston qualifier and Masters international

December 12, 2023 05:30 - 37 minutes - 35.2 MB

Donato, aka Twitter's Poet With Pace, hasn't always been a runner. Indeed, he didn't even start running until he was in his mid-50s and only took to the sport to raise money for charity. But once he started, there was no stopping him. Since completing the Birmingham Half-Marathon in 2015, Donato has gone on to break a Guinness World Record for running the fastest marathon dressed as a hospital patient, completed five marathon majors and raced for England at Master's level. Along the way he ha...

Russell Watkin: Running for Tommy’s - and to transform his life

December 05, 2023 05:30 - 30 minutes - 28.8 MB

Running has transformed Russell Watkin's life since he started training for next year's London Landmarks Half-Marathon. When his journey began, Russell was overweight, suffering from high-blood pressure and battling depression, all while dealing with the effects of Long Covid. He told Running Tales that before he started running, he had never stuck with anything in his life - but that has all changed now. Spurred on not only by a desire to get fitter and feel better in himself, but through fu...

Jason Bahamundi: How a Puerto Rican kid from the Bronx came to run Western States, Rocky Racoon and the Cocodona 250

November 28, 2023 05:30 - 35 minutes - 32.2 MB

Jason Bahamundi is an ultra runner who lives by the motto 'all gas, no brakes,' but he only started running when he was 'voluntold' he would be doing a half-marathon for charity. His first training run left him gasping for breath, but Jason was hooked. Running became a habit that led him to longer and longer races and ever bigger challenges, including completing Western States, the Rocky Racoon 100-miler several times, and Cocodona 250. Along the way, he has finished a host of Ironman triathl...

Natasha Swartley: Ultra marathoner on how life in the Navy helped foster a don’t quit attitude

November 21, 2023 05:30 - 34 minutes - 31.6 MB

Natasha Swartley wasn't particularly sporty growing up - and running certainly didn't feature on her to do list. Even after she joined the US Navy at just 18, fitness was a punishment for being 'sarcastic' with push-ups and squats proving particularly unpopular. But Tasha slowly developed a love of fitness and eventually running, ending up being responsible for training 3,000 men under her watch. By 2019, she had completed her first ultra marathon - a 50-miler which she conquered despite negl...

Rohan Kallicharan: The Olympic legacy runner who went from mental health crisis to the cusp of 100 marathons

November 14, 2023 05:30 - 48 minutes - 45.5 MB

Rohan Kallicharan, a sub-three hour marathoner, is on the verge of something extraordinary. With more than 80 marathons - including 10 in 10 days - already behind him, the man dubbed by friends as 'Ro Farah' is aiming to reach 100 marathons before he turns 50 next June. But that achievement will barely touch the surface of Rohan's story. Over a 15 year period, starting when he was a teenager, he struggled with his mental health, attempting suicide three times before eventually being diagnosed...

Christopher McDougall: Born to Run author on war reporting, running with donkeys and why the B-52’s can perfect your form

November 07, 2023 05:30 - 50 minutes - 46.7 MB

Christopher McDougall wasn't even a runner when he came across the Tarahumara Indians of Mexico. He'd been told he was too big. He'd be better off guarding the President or riding a bike than running. But what he found not only changed his life, but those of thousands of runners across the globe. In 2009, Christopher published his now famous book on the Tarahumara, 'Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Super Athletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen'. Not only did it uncover the secret...

Anthony Swain: The ultra runner who started jogging to beat a back injury and the pandemic

October 31, 2023 05:30 - 35 minutes - 32.9 MB

Anthony Swain has always been active, with martial arts and karate his first love. But, after suffering from asthma as a child, running was never on his to do list. That all changed during the coronavirus pandemic, when with contact sports off the menu and an aggravating back injury requiring him to keep moving, Anthony decided to try running again. He's not stopped since. A resident of Japan, Anthony has embraced that country's love of running, graduating from regular runs to taking on a mar...

Richard Wilcox: The runner who went from couch to 100-miles in a year

October 24, 2023 04:30 - 1 hour - 53.6 MB

After a particularly troubled end to a family holiday, Richard Wilcox's wife gave him a ultimatum: 'Change or we're finished'. The former Army man was overweight - his five four inch frame carrying 18 stone. He was suffering from mental health issues and going nowhere fast. It was then he chanced upon a documentary about ultra running that changed his life. Inspired, Richard declared he would run a 100-mile race within a year. Most people laughed, but he started walking, then jogging and befo...

Nigel Watson: How one man’s prostate cancer diagnosis didn’t stop him running the Marathon des Sables

October 17, 2023 04:30 - 25 minutes - 21.5 MB

The Marathon des Sables had always been on Nigel Watson's bucket list. But with his plans to tackle the six day, 250km ultra marathon through the heat of the Sahara Desert barely underway, Nigel was rocked by a diagnosis of prostate cancer. An experienced runner with several marathons under his belt and a history of tackling triathlons that included representing Great Britain for his age group, Nigel was determined not to be beaten by the news and upped his training. Part of his preparation s...

Peter Vickers: The ‘one time’ parkrunner who beat Covid to finish an ultra

October 10, 2023 04:30 - 24 minutes - 22.3 MB

From deciding to try parkrun once - and then getting hooked on it - to completing a 35-mile ultra despite contracting Covid, Peter Vickers has fully embraced the world of running.   At 55, he saw people running parkrun around Northampton’s Racecourse and decided to take part the next week - not long later he was running the London Marathon.   In all, Peter has had to come back from three bouts of Covid - the first of which left him feeling he might die and which still sees him battling with...

Isaac Kenyon: The extreme adventurer using running to raise mental health awareness

October 03, 2023 04:30 - 36 minutes - 34.6 MB

Isaac Kenyon is a runner, cyclist, triathlete and extreme adventurer who uses the power of the challenges he takes on to both inspire others and raise awareness of mental health and climate change causes. His most recent challenge - completed as recently as September 10 (World Suicide Prevention Day) - saw him finish a full Ironman while wearing a 15kg weighted vest. The vest represented the unseen weight of poor mental health, something Isaac has had to confront himself in the form of often ...

Carlotta James: The woman behind the 4,300km Monarch Ultra

September 26, 2023 04:30 - 35 minutes - 34.3 MB

Launched in 2019, The Monarch Ultra is an epic environmental run and conservation project which aims to raise awareness of the at-risk Monarch Butterfly. That year, a team of ultra runners and environmentalists followed the 4,300km (2,670 mile) migratory route of the Monarchs from Ontario in Canada to central Mexico. They did so as a relay team as part of an incredible 47-day adventure. The co-founder of the event is Carlotta James, and Running Tales caught up with her to talk about her own r...

Jake Fedorowski: Bringing non-binary inclusion into the world of running

September 19, 2023 05:30 - 37 minutes - 34.5 MB

At school, Jake Fedorowski always felt they weren't the sort of person who played sport. Indeed, if you'd have told them they would end up running marathons, they would have laughed. But as a non-binary person, Jake's love of running grew after they discovered the Seattle Frontrunners, a running and walking club for the LGBTQIA+ community and its allies. These days they are both a committed runner and campaigner, championing inclusivity within the running community. One way of doing this was ...

Franjo Mihalić: The Croatian running champion who won the Boston Marathon and Olympic silver

September 05, 2023 03:30 - 10 minutes - 9.86 MB

This week, Michelle and Craig are enjoying a (well deserved?) holiday in Split, Croatia so instead of our usual interview style podcast we bring you the story of one of that country’s finest runners. Franjo Mihalić was a Yugoslav and Croatian long-distance runner best known for his 1958 win at the Boston Marathon and for a silver medal performance at the 1956 Olympic Games. Those successes were the pinnacle of a career which saw him compete across marathon and cross-country races, breaking a ...

Joe Thomas: Inspired by Goggins - running 100 miles to raise money for MDS UK

August 29, 2023 04:30 - 36 minutes - 33.1 MB

When his father, Pete, was diagnosed with Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS) last August, Joe Thomas decided it was time to take on a major challenge. Despite only being an occasional runner, Joe had listened to David Goggins' story and hit on the target of running a 100-mile race. He signed up for the 103-mile North Downs Way 100, which runs from Farnham in Surrey to Ashford in Kent - only discovering along the way that he needed to complete a 50-mile race before he could enter. Earlier this mon...

Kim Levinksy: Overcoming closed trails, wet shoes and farm dogs to beat the 358-mile Long Path

August 22, 2023 05:43 - 37 minutes - 33.4 MB

Running Tales first caught up with trail runner Kim Levinsky back in April as she prepared to take on the 358-mile Long Path. Starting from the 175th Street Subway Station in New York City, crossing George Washington Bridge and running across the Catskills all the way to Albany, the Long Path combines woods, a series of 2,900 foot peaks, and trails that pass over lakes and streams. Kim, who has also completed the Tahoe 200, was hoping to achieve a fastest known time for a supported female on ...

Martinus Evans: Slow AF Run Club founder on how he overcame prejudice to become a marathon man

August 15, 2023 04:30 - 28 minutes - 25.2 MB

When Martinus Evans went to get some hip pain checked out 10 years ago, he was shocked when his doctor ignored the fact he was on his feet for eight hours a day at work and instead concentrated on his weight. As a larger man, Martinus weighed in at 300 pounds (21 stone), but he was living an active life combining his busy work days with playing basketball at weekends. But the doctor dismissed him as 'fat,' telling him to start walking to 'lose weight or die'. An angry Martinus replied that he...

Georgia Francis: My granddad William McKim, Olympian, marathoner and adventurer

August 08, 2023 04:30 - 28 minutes - 25.1 MB

Georgia Francis' granddad William, or Bill, McKim represented Great Britain in the 1,500m at the Tokyo Olympics in 1964. But his fourth placed finish in the heats - narrowly missing out on a place in the finals despite suffering from an illness which should have prevented him competing - doesn't tell his full story. Not long after the event he beat eventual winner Peter Snell of New Zealand, and a year later he ran a sub-four minute mile - just seven years after Sir Roger Bannister had done s...

Mary McNerney: The woman teaching children to ’Run Like A Cheetah’

August 01, 2023 04:30 - 21 minutes - 20.7 MB

Mary McNerney is the brains behind a new running programme for schools in Chicago - and hopefully beyond. The former school teacher is the founder of Run Like A Cheetah, which has the ambitious mission of teaching social-emotional learning to children through the power of running. Run Like A Cheetah aims to teach running in a fun, inclusive, non-competitive way to improve children's physical and mental wellbeing, particularly those who may have suffered trauma or come from disadvantaged backg...

Henry Morris: The ultra runner and ’secret Tory’ who became a Twitter sensation

July 25, 2023 04:30 - 32 minutes - 29.1 MB

At the end of May, the man behind a satirical Twitter account outed himself. That account was the Secret Tory - a topical and sometime controversial lampooning of the Conservative government. And the man behind it is Henry Morris. a fitness instructor and - as it turns out - ultra runner. The Secret Tory Twitter account, which has close to 200,000 followers, started life as a parody of Tory MP Mark Francois and developed into a sharp-elbowed critique of government policy and personalities. Al...

Tom Mulchinock: How one runner went from alcoholism to taking on 10 marathons in a year

July 18, 2023 04:30 - 29 minutes - 27.8 MB

When Tom Mulchinock left school with little more than an addiction for video games and a 'class clown' nature, he found himself numbing real world pressures with increasingly heavy drinking. Nights out turned to day drinking - to avoid hangovers it was better to just not stop. It wasn't until he reached 30 that Tom realised he needed to get help. After seeking therapy and moving to Iceland, Tom started practicing mindfulness, going on walks, listening to podcasts - and running. A first 5k rac...

Grayson Murphy: The late bloomer turned two-time world mountain running champion

July 11, 2023 04:30 - 35 minutes - 32.7 MB

Grayson Murphy is a running chameleon. From two-time world mountain running champion to a track star who narrowly missed out on qualifying for the Olympics, the 28-year-old has made a career out of taking on different challenges and distances. And what a career. Despite only starting running aged 20, Grayson was soon ripping up records at the University of Utah, setting new standards in the steeplechase, 5,000m and 10,000m events and becoming a five times All-American. A professional contract...

Doug Richards: Running ’Once Around the Planet’

July 04, 2023 04:30 - 29 minutes - 25.5 MB

Doug Richards has just published his third book about running, charting an incredible journey that has seen him run a lifetime total of 24,902 miles. It's a distance equivalent of the circumference of the Earth’s equator. In 'Once Around the Planet,' Doug shares his latest running adventures including running a marathon in Venice and taking on a host of island runs including among ancient Moai statues on Easter Island, across volcanic rim trails in the Azores and even into the mysterious conf...

Rebecca Leek: The environmentalist working to stop Britain ’Running Out of Time’

June 27, 2023 04:30 - 33 minutes - 29.3 MB

This week ultra runner and environmentalist, Rebecca Leek, will be taking part in a climate relay to raise awareness of climate change. On Wednesday, June 29, Rebecca is coming to Northampton - the home of the Running Tales Podcast! - to run a leg of the Running Out of Time relay. The event is the biggest sporting celebration of climate action and nature ever attempted across Britain. Taking place between June 10 and July 11, the relay will travel 2,661km (1,653 miles) from Ben Nevis to Big B...

Jeremy Singh: From overweight dad to ultra marathoner - and 40,000 run loving Twitter followers

June 20, 2023 06:08 - 33 minutes - 31.7 MB

According to his own Twitter bio - @singhcredible - Jeremy Singh went from overweight dad to ultra marathoner. He now has a 100-mile race set in his sights, having ticked off a 75 mile run last year. Along the way he has built a strong social media brand, with more than 40,000 people following him his Twitter hints and advice on everything from strength training and nutrition to running plans. Running Tales also talked to Jeremy about his 'Go for a Run' catchphrase and how everyone can enjoy ...

Hannah Phillips: ’No Run Intended’ author on how running changed her life

June 13, 2023 04:30 - 30 minutes - 28.9 MB

Hannah Phillips first experiences in running had an element of a comedy sketch about them. She was first prompted to run after seeing a "fat girl" wearing the same top she had on - a girl who turned out to be her reflection. Spurred on, she set out to run round her home town of Merthyr Tydfil, only to be stopped by the police for wearing a balaclava she had donned to hide her identity. Since then, running - in slightly more conventional ways - has changed Hannah's life. After falling in love ...

Ben Davies and Richard Wilcox: The anatomy of a 145-mile endurance race

June 06, 2023 04:30 - 32 minutes - 30.2 MB

On this week's Running Tales Podcast, we broke down what it takes to run an extreme endurance race - with the help of two ultra runners who know how to do exactly that. At the end of May, Ben Davies and Richard Wilcox completed the 145-mile Grand Union Canal Race. The pair, who finished the event in 42 hours and 22 minutes, are taking part in the three race, 400-mile Canal Slam, which will see them battle against another 145-miler in the Kennet & Avon Canal Race before finishing off with the ...

David Abbott: How ’Mr Slow Easy Comfortable’ qualified for Boston a year after starting running

May 30, 2023 04:30 - 30 minutes - 28.2 MB

David Abbott only started running seven years ago, aged 35, but within a year he had qualified for the Boston Marathon and he's gone on to complete several sub-three hour marathons. The American, who now lives in Japan, has also become a coach - not least through the prism of Twitter where under the moniker Mr Slow Easy Comfortable (search for @runliftrunlift) he offers reams of advice on everything from how running slower makes you faster, the benefits of weight training and what to do if yo...

Raising money for rough sleepers: Why Running Tales put on a charity run for the homeless

May 23, 2023 04:30 - 17 minutes - 22.6 MB

We've got something different for you this week on Running Tales. On Saturday, in association with Michelle's Step Forward With Lewis fitness business, we held our inaugural 16:15 Charity Fun Run in aid of Northampton rough sleeper charity, Project 16:15 The event lasted six hours but participants could run for as far or as little as they like, with the only requirement being that they either raised money for the charity or gave a donation. In all, we managed to raise more than £1,100 for Pro...

Neil Russell: Putting two fingers up at Parkinson’s to take on 970-mile London to Barcelona challenge

May 16, 2023 04:30 - 35 minutes - 32.4 MB

In little over a week, Neil Russell is set to start an awe-inspiring 970-mile run from London to Barcelona, aiming to complete his journey in just over five weeks. What makes Neil's challenge even more notable is that the 65-year-old will be doing it despite having been diagnosed with Parkinson's in 2018. In fact, Neil's final destination is the World Parkinson's Congress, and along the way he is hoping to raise £50,000 for Cure Parkinson's and Parkinson's UK. It's not the first time he has t...

Rik Vercoe: Raising Phoenix Running Club out of the flames of a red hot running career

May 10, 2023 04:30 - 37 minutes - 34.5 MB

As one half, alongside wife Louise, of Phoenix Running, Rik Vercoe has created a hugely popular and inclusive race organiser. Phoenix offers a wide-range of races and was a pioneer in the creation of lapped events, encouraging runners of all abilities to feel comfortable at organised runs and achieve goals they often never even set out to do. Rik's own running career has certainly seen plenty of incredible goals smashed, from running a then record 152 marathons/ultras in a year to completing ...

Damon Fox: Running 750km in 12 weeks for children in poverty

May 02, 2023 04:30 - 26 minutes - 22.7 MB

Damon Fox ran to take part in this week's Running Tales Podcast - after all, he can't afford to miss any runs right now. The business development manager for Northampton Town FC Community Trust is currently in the midst of a challenge that will see him run 750km (466 miles) in 12 weeks. There are 7,500 children in poverty across Northampton (hence the number of kilometres), and Damon is fundraising to support them in their school and home life, and give them opportunities to be involved in ac...

Colin McCord: Running five marathons in five weeks for Dementia UK and mum, Susan

April 25, 2023 04:30 - 38 minutes - 38.7 MB

By the time this episode goes live on Tuesday, April 25, Colin McCord will hopefully have completed the London Marathon on Sunday - what will have been his fourth out of five marathons in as many weeks. With the Great Welsh, Magna Carta and Manchester Marathons also behind him, Colin will complete his challenge next week by taking on the 26.2 mile distance for one final time in April - only his opponent then will be the dreaded treadmill! Colin is taking on this very personal challenge to ...

Colin McCord: How one man's 'fever dream' saw him run five marathons in five weeks

April 25, 2023 04:30 - 38 minutes - 38.7 MB

By the time this episode goes live on Tuesday, April 25, Colin McCord will hopefully have completed the London Marathon on Sunday - what will have been his fourth out of five marathons in as many weeks. With the Great Welsh, Magna Carta and Manchester Marathons also behind him, Colin will complete his challenge next week by taking on the 26.2 mile distance for one final time in April - only his opponent then will be the dreaded treadmill! Colin is taking on this very personal challenge to rai...

Pete Moor: The all-rounder who’s run everything from parkruns to ultras

April 18, 2023 04:30 - 30 minutes - 25.7 MB

Pete Moor is a stalwart of the local running scene in Northamptonshire. With approaching 250 parkruns to his name, the Northampton Road Runner is a regular at events up and down the county - as well as in neighbouring Bedfordshire and Milton Keynes. Pete is a real all-rounder, taking on races from 5k to ultras with 15 marathons to his name. But it's not just local events that attract Pete, who combines his love of travelling with that of running. He's completed three - Boston, Chicago and Lon...

Kim Levinsky: The trail runner hoping for an FKT on the 358 mile Long Path

April 11, 2023 04:30 - 34 minutes - 32 MB

Trail runner Kim Levinsky is preparing to take on the biggest challenge of her running career - the 358-mile Long Path. Starting from the 175th Street Subway Station in New York City, crossing George Washington Bridge and running across the Catskills all the way to Albany, the Long Path combines woods, a series of 2,900 foot peaks, and trails that pass lakes and streams - it is a beautiful and challenging route. Kim, an experienced trail and ultra runner who recently completed the Tahoe 200, ...

Ady Pendred: The late developer who runs sub-three hour marathons

April 04, 2023 04:30 - 37 minutes - 30 MB

Ady Pendred was a latecomer to the world of running, but he has gone on to complete several sub-three hour marathons and find a love of trail and ultra marathons. In recent years, he has stopped chasing times and learned to enjoy running for fun - not that it has slowed him down. Running Tales spoke to Ady about how time isn't his be all and end all, his love of Lidl trainers and how his body didn't shut down at 50 as we was being told to expect...   ---------------------------------- Subscri...

Ali Hall: A life in running - from ultras and adventure running to CaniCross and city tours

March 28, 2023 04:30 - 35 minutes - 34.6 MB

Ali Hall first started running when she was at boarding school, finding a love of the sport while escaping mental health challenges. It's a passion she has never left behind, competing in everything from adventure racing to ultra marathons and moving in to the world of coaching with Pyllon. Along the way, Ali has formed a number of running communities, including setting up a group putting on city running tours and the hugely successful Cani-Sport Edinburgh. This latter endeavour combined her ...

Mike Harley: Conquering Europe one EU marathon at a time

March 21, 2023 05:30 - 31 minutes - 28.3 MB

Back in 2015, Mike Harley decided he wanted to raise money and awareness for Invest in ME, an independent charity which funds research into what is a severe and debilitating illness. Mike was inspired by one of his oldest friends, Ian, who has been suffering from ME for over 15 years, and instead of simply running a local marathon he decided to combine his love of travelling with a growing desire to run, and complete a marathon in every member country of the European Union. Ultimately - thank...

Women’s safety and running - A Running Tales special with Dr Ashley Morgan, Angie Skinner and Michele Heller

March 18, 2023 09:00 - 52 minutes - 50.6 MB

Every day, in every part of the world, women are being harassed and abused by men while out running.   A recent survey commissioned by Adidas and taking in 9,000 people from the US, Mexico, UK, France, Germany, United Arab Emirates, China, Japan and South Korea, found nine in 10 women are concerned about their safety while running.   The list of issues women can face ranges from cat calling, body shaming, wolf whistles, verbal abuse and heckling to indecent exposure, sexual attention and ...

Rachel Heley: How wild swimming can improve running performance and boost your mood

March 14, 2023 05:30 - 27 minutes - 25.5 MB

Rachel Heley is a self-proclaimed fun runner. While the sport has been with her for most of her life, she's always fell tantalisingly short of any goals - but loved it nevertheless. However, you are more likely to find Rachel, a born adventurer, in the water. She discovered wild swimming - or as she simply calls it 'swimming' - during the pandemic, but has always been at home in the water, including taking part in swim/run events. Running Tales spoke to Rachel about the benefits of cold water...

Gary Shaughnessy: From Parkinson’s diagnosis to completing the world’s hardest triathlon - and breaking the record for the longest distance ever run three-legged in 24 hours

March 07, 2023 05:30 - 33 minutes - 30.7 MB

Gary Shaughnessy has done a lot in the world of running, from completing 40 marathons to raising thousands of pounds for charity. But perhaps his greatest achievement came in finishing the Arch to Arc Triathlon, dubbed the hardest triathlon in the world. Starting at Marble Arch in London and heading to the heart of Paris and the Arc de Triomphe, the event consists of an 87-mile run, swimming the English Channel (Gary swapped in a gruelling row for the swim) and 181-miles of cycling. What make...

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