The Way of the Runner - conversations on running with Adharanand Finn
Published by Adharanand Finn
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Award-winning author Adharanand Finn talks to runners of every kind about the joy and experience of running. Adharanand is the author of three award-winning books, Running with the Kenyans (2012), The Way of the Runner (2014), and the Rise of the Ultra Runners (2019). Follow The Way of the Runner podcast on Instagram at instagram.com/thewayoftherunner The podcast is also supported by Adharanand's Patreon page, which is full of original material exclusive to signed-up patrons. To become a patron, visit patreon.com/adharanandfinn
Last year she broke Zola Budd's 40-year-old European junior 5,000m record, and now she is getting ready to shake things up at the Commonwealth Games and European championships. Innes Fitzgerald talks to Adharanand Finn about how she first discovered running - like many people - during lockdown, what it was like to be dubbed 'the Greta Thunberg of sport' by The Times newspaper, and how she has her eyes already firmly fixed on LA 2028. Podcast host Adharanand Finn is the author of three award-winning books, Running with the Kenyans (2012), The Way of the Runner (2014), and the Rise of the Ultra Runners (2019). Follow The Way of the Runner podcast on Instagram: @thewayoftherunner or find it at thewayoftherunner.com The podcast is supported by Adharanand's Patreon page , which is full of original and exclusive material: patreon.com/adharanandfinn Music by Starfrosch
Stephanie Case is an elite ultra runner and the founder of Free to Run, an organisation empowering women in places such as Afghanistan and Iraq. In this episode she talks about running in war zones, the desapir she felt when the Taliban returned to power, and her deeply personal story of going through fertility treatment while competing at the very highest level in trail running. She can be found on Instagram at @ theultrarunnergirl , while Free to Run is at @ freetorunngo Podcast host Adharanand Finn is the author of three award-winning books, Running with the Kenyans (2012), The Way of the Runner (2014), and the Rise of the Ultra Runners (2019). Follow The Way of the Runner podcast on Instagram: @thewayoftherunner or find it at thewayoftherunner.com The podcast is supported by Adharanand's Patreon page , which is full of original and exclusive material: patreon.com/adharanandfinn Music by Starfrosch
Megan Boxhall set off from Suffolk in October 2025 to run 200 marathons in 200 days around the coast of Great Britain. Around day 150, she stopped mid run to talk to Adharanand Finn to explain why she was doing such an epic run, what it had been like, and what she felt about finishing after so long on the road. Megan can be found on Instagram @megan.runbritain Podcast host Adharanand Finn is the author of three award-winning books, Running with the Kenyans (2012), The Way of the Runner (2014), and the Rise of the Ultra Runners (2019). Follow The Way of the Runner podcast on Instagram: @thewayoftherunner or find it at thewayoftherunner.com The podcast is supported by Adharanand's Patreon page , which is full of original and exclusive material: patreon.com/adharanandfinn Music by Starfrosch
Ultra runner, author and green campaigner Damian Hall is still competing as an elite athlete at the very top of his sport at the age of 50. In this episode he shares some of the insights from his new book, Run Forever: The Secrets To Becoming An Ageless Athlete. We also get the inside story of his recent attempt to complete the world's most infamous race: the Barkley Marathons. Podcast host Adharanand Finn is the author of three award-winning books, Running with the Kenyans (2012), The Way of the Runner (2014), and the Rise of the Ultra Runners (2019). Follow The Way of the Runner podcast on Instagram: @thewayoftherunner or find it at thewayoftherunner.com The podcast is supported by Adharanand's Patreon page , which is full of original and exclusive material: patreon.com/adharanandfinn Music by Starfrosch
Allie Bailey is an ultrarunner, coach, speaker, podcaster and the author of There is No Wall . She has run in some of the most extreme places in the world, such as running 100 miles across frozen Lake Khövsgöl in Mongolia and the full length of the Panama Canal. She has finished over 200 marathons and ultramarathons all over the world, but the most remarkable thing about all of these achievements is that she accomplished most of them while battling depression and alcoholism. In 2022, she was named as one of the most inspiring female adventurers in the UK by The Guardian, and she has appeared on numerous mainstream TV programmes including The One Show and Lorraine. She lives in Yorkshire with her rescue dog, Pickle. Here she faces questions from a live audience over Zoom. Podcast host Adharanand Finn is the author of three award-winning books, Running with the Kenyans (2012), The Way of the Runner (2014), and the Rise of the Ultra Runners (2019). Follow The Way of the Runner podcast on Instagram: @thewayoftherunner or find it at thewayoftherunner.com The podcast is supported by Adharanand's Patreon page , which is full of original and exclusive material: patreon.com/adharanandfinn Music by Starfrosch
Alex Hutchinson is an award-winning journalist who writes about the science of endurance, fitness and health. His books include the New York Times bestseller Endure: Mind, Body, and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance and, most recently, The Explorer's Gene: Why We Seek Big Challenges, New Flavors, and the Blank Spots on the Map . His Sweat Science column appears in Outside magazine, and he was previously a columnist for Runner's World . Before journalism, he was a postdoctoral physicist and a long-distance runner for the Canadian national team. Podcast host Adharanand Finn is the author of three award-winning books, Running with the Kenyans , The Way of the Runner , and The Rise of the Ultra Runners . Follow The Way of the Runner podcast on Instagram: @thewayoftherunner or find it at thewayoftherunner.com The podcast is supported by Adharanand's Patreon page , which is full of original and exclusive material: patreon.com/adharanandfinn Music by Starfrosch
Rebecca Ajulu-Bushell is the author of These Heavy Black Bones , a prize-winning memoir of her brief but stellar swimming career in which she became the first Black woman ever to swim for Great Britain. In this live online author Q&A she talks about her difficult relationship with her coach, the value of mentoring for young athletes, and how she came to be such an accomplished writer. Podcast host Adharanand Finn is the author of three award-winning books, Running with the Kenyans , The Way of the Runner , and The Rise of the Ultra Runners . Follow The Way of the Runner podcast on Instagram: @thewayoftherunner or find it at thewayoftherunner.com The podcast is supported by Adharanand's Patreon page , which is full of original and exclusive material: patreon.com/adharanandfinn Music by Starfrosch
Richard Askwith is the multi-award-winning author of books such as Feet in the Clouds , Running Free ("a runner's journey back to nature"), Today We Die a Little (a biography of the great Emil Zátopek) and The Race Against Time (about running in later life). A keen runner for over 40 years, he claims to have achieved "almost nothing" in the sport apart from "life-changing satisfaction". But he did appear as an extra in the 1981 film Chariots of Fire . Here he faces questions from a live audience over Zoom. Podcast host Adharanand Finn is the author of three award-winning books, Running with the Kenyans , The Way of the Runner , and The Rise of the Ultra Runners . Follow The Way of the Runner podcast on Instagram: @thewayoftherunner or find it at thewayoftherunner.com The podcast is supported by Adharanand's Patreon page , which is full of original and exclusive material: patreon.com/adharanandfinn Music by Starfrosch
Michael Crawley is a runner, writer and social anthropologist based in Durham. He has been a runner for over 20 years, and ran a 2:20 marathon in 2018. His first book, Out of Thin Air: Running Wisdom and Magic from Above the Clouds in Ethiopia , documents his time living and training alongside runners in Ethiopia, while his latest book, To the Limit: The Meaning of Endurance from Mexico to the Himalayas , takes a similarly immersive approach, featuring overnight bike rides, ultra marathons and runs into sweltering canyons in Mexico. Here he faces questions from a live audience over Zoom. Podcast host Adharanand Finn is the author of three award-winning books, Running with the Kenyans (2012), The Way of the Runner (2014), and the Rise of the Ultra Runners (2019). Follow The Way of the Runner podcast on Instagram: @thewayoftherunner or find it at thewayoftherunner.com The podcast is supported by Adharanand's Patreon page , which is full of original and exclusive material: patreon.com/adharanandfinn Music by Starfrosch
Paula Radcliffe is one of the true legends of running, a former marathon world record holder, multiple world champion over the marathon and cross country, winner of the London marathon (3 times), the New York marathon (3 times) and the Chicago marathon. Now 51, Radcliffe discusses her decision to return to the roads to run the Tokyo and Boston marathons. She also discusses her greatest races, how her childhood running club in Bedford played a key role in her success, and she addresses the thorny issue of doping and the time she was publicly accused by the Sunday Times. Podcast host Adharanand Finn is the author of three award-winning books, Running with the Kenyans (2012), The Way of the Runner (2014), and the Rise of the Ultra Runners (2019). Follow The Way of the Runner podcast on Instagram: @thewayoftherunner or find it at thewayoftherunner.com
Damian Hall is an ultramarathon runner, coach, activist and author. He has represented Great Britain, won the Spine Race and finished fifth at the UTMB, along with breaking several records/FKTs. The Green Runners' co-founder has written two books, the bestselling In It For The Long Run and the award-nominated We Can't Run Away From This. Here he faces questions from a live audience over Zoom. Podcast host Adharanand Finn is the author of three award-winning books, Running with the Kenyans (2012), The Way of the Runner (2014), and the Rise of the Ultra Runners (2019). Follow The Way of the Runner podcast on Instagram: @thewayoftherunner or find it at thewayoftherunner.com The podcast is supported by Adharanand's Patreon page , which is full of original and exclusive material: patreon.com/adharanandfinn Music by Starfrosch
Ireland's John Treacy won two world cross country titles and a silver medal in the marathon at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. Over breakfast in his house just outside Dublin, he reminisces on a golden era of track and field for Ireland, talks about the state of doping in the sport, and ponders what he would do differently if he was training and competing today. Host Adharanand Finn is the author of three award-winning books, Running with the Kenyans (2012), The Way of the Runner (2014), and the Rise of the Ultra Runners (2019). Follow The Way of the Runner podcast on Instagram: @thewayoftherunner or find it at thewayoftherunner.com The podcast is also supported by Adharanand's Patreon page , which is full of original and exclusive material: patreon.com/adharanandfinn Music by Starfrosch
Author Adharanand Finn chats with the founder of the Sanctuary Runners, Graham Clifford , about the highs and lows of his 10-week run around Ireland, which will form the basis of his next book. Adharanand Finn is the author of three award-winning books, Running with the Kenyans (2012), The Way of the Runner (2014), and the Rise of the Ultra Runners (2019). Follow The Way of the Runner podcast on Instagram: @thewayoftherunner or find it at thewayoftherunner.com The Way of the Runner podcast is sponsored by Mount to Coast , who make durable running shoes designed to go very long distances. Visit: mounttocoast.com The Way of the Runner podcast is also sponsored by Veloforte , who make the best-tasting running fuel around. Visit veloforte.com The podcast is also supported by Adharanand's Patreon page , which is full of original and exclusive material: patreon.com/adharanandfinn Music by Starfrosch
Author Adharanand Finn chats with She Races founder and record-breaking ultra runner Sophie Power about how jam tortillas fuelled a Guinness World Record run across Ireland, the joy of hallucinations, and how there is still much work to do to make sports such as ultra running more accessible to women. Adharanand Finn is the author of three award-winning books, Running with the Kenyans (2012), The Way of the Runner (2014), and the Rise of the Ultra Runners (2019). Follow The Way of the Runner podcast on Instagram: @thewayoftherunner or find it at thewayoftherunner.com The Way of the Runner podcast is sponsored by Mount to Coast , who make durable running shoes designed to go very long distances. Visit: mounttocoast.com The Way of the Runner podcast is also sponsored by Veloforte , who make the best-tasting running fuel around. Visit veloforte.com The podcast is also supported by Adharanand's Patreon page , which is full of original and exclusive material: patreon.com/adharanandfinn Music by Starfrosch
Author Adharanand Finn chats with Running Punks founder and viral video sensation Jimmy Watkins about racing his idols in the final of the World Athletics Championships, giving up the sport to form a band, and then rediscovering the joy of running many years later. Regrets? He's had a few, but he has certainly lived a life too. And he is still adventuring to the limit. Adharanand Finn is the author of three award-winning books, Running with the Kenyans (2012), The Way of the Runner (2014), and the Rise of the Ultra Runners (2019). Follow The Way of the Runner podcast on Instagram: @thewayoftherunner or find it at thewayoftherunner.com The Way of the Runner podcast is sponsored by Mount to Coast , who make durable running shoes designed to go very long distances. Visit: mounttocoast.com The podcast is also sponsored by Hit the Wall , who sell beautiful running-themed prints for your wall. Visit: hitthewall.co.uk The Way of the Runner podcast is also sponsored by Veloforte , who make the best-tasting running fuel around. Visit veloforte.com The podcast is also supported by Adharanand's Patreon page , which is full of original and exclusive material: patreon.com/adharanandfinn Music by Starfrosch
Author Adharanand Finn chats with Rose Harvey , who has just been selected to run for Great Britain at the Paris Olympics, despite only taking up running seriously in lockdown four years ago. Rose recounts her incredible rise from decent club runner to Olympian. Adharanand Finn is the author of three award-winning books, Running with the Kenyans (2012), The Way of the Runner (2014), and the Rise of the Ultra Runners (2019). Follow The Way of the Runner podcast on Instagram: @thewayoftherunner or find it at thewayoftherunner.com The Way of the Runner podcast is sponsored by Hit the Wall , who sell beautiful running-themed prints for your wall. Visit: hitthewall.co.uk The Way of the Runner podcast is also sponsored by Veloforte , who make the best-tasting running fuel around. Visit veloforte.com The podcast is also supported by Adharanand's Patreon page , which is full of original and exclusive material: patreon.com/adharanandfinn Music by Starfrosch
Author Adharanand Finn chats with BBC newsreader, Runner's World columnist and marathon runner Sophie Raworth about why she loves running, why a scientist told her she had 'good-looking' knees, and how she made a deal with her dog so it would run with her. Adharanand Finn is the author of three award-winning books, Running with the Kenyans (2012), The Way of the Runner (2014), and the Rise of the Ultra Runners (2019). Follow The Way of the Runner podcast on Instagram: @thewayoftherunner or find it at thewayoftherunner.com The Way of the Runner podcast is sponsored by Run Kaizen , a brilliant new training app designed to help you reach your running goals. Visit: Run Kaizen The Way of the Runner podcast is also sponsored by Veloforte , who make the best-tasting running fuel around. Visit veloforte.com The podcast is also supported by Adharanand's Patreon page , which is full of original and exclusive material: patreon.com/adharanandfinn Music by Starfrosch
Author Adharanand Finn chats with Irish ultra runner, coach and form expert Paul Tierney about running extremely long races, once hallucinating that he was running next to himself, finding the best tasting polenta in the world, and why if you want to have good running form, you need to feel it. Adharanand Finn is the author of three award-winning books, Running with the Kenyans (2012), The Way of the Runner (2014), and the Rise of the Ultra Runners (2019). Follow The Way of the Runner podcast on Instagram: @thewayoftherunner or find it at thewayoftherunner.com The Way of the Runner podcast is sponsored by Run Kaizen , a brilliant new training app designed to help you reach your running goals. Visit: Run Kaizen The Way of the Runner podcast is also sponsored by Veloforte , who make the best-tasting running fuel around. Visit veloforte.com The podcast is also supported by Adharanand's Patreon page , which is full of original and exclusive material: patreon.com/adharanandfinn Music by Starfrosch
Author Adharanand Finn chats with world trail running champion, multiple world Skyrunning champion and obstacle racing superstar Jon Albon . Despite hailing from the flatlands of Essex, Albon has won some of the world's biggest mountain races and has his eyes set on even bigger goals. Here he talks about finding a flow state, the benefits of cross training, the joy of Coke, and why he hopes that trail running never makes it into the Olympics. Adharanand Finn is the author of three award-winning books, Running with the Kenyans (2012), The Way of the Runner (2014), and the Rise of the Ultra Runners (2019). Follow The Way of the Runner podcast on Instagram: @thewayoftherunner or find it at thewayoftherunner.com The Way of the Runner podcast is sponsored by Veloforte , who make the best-tasting running fuel around. Visit veloforte.com The podcast is also supported by Adharanand's Patreon page , which is full of original and exclusive material: patreon.com/adharanandfinn Music by Starfrosch
Author Adharanand Finn chats with Calli Thackery after she ran the second-fastest marathon ever by a British woman, in her first ever marathon. Calli tells us about her unusual route to the top of the running world, via a scholarship to New Mexico in the US, to training with a Kenyan coach in Virginia, a stint back home in Sheffield working full time, to getting locked down in Australia for three years during the Covid-19 pandemic. And now she has a medal at the world half marathon championships and a 2:22 marathon to her name. How did she do it? Music by Starfrosch Adharanand Finn is the author of three award-winning books, Running with the Kenyans (2012), The Way of the Runner (2014), and the Rise of the Ultra Runners (2019). Follow The Way of the Runner podcast on Instagram: @thewayoftherunner or find it at thewayoftherunner.com The Way of the Runner podcast is sponsored by Veloforte , who make the best-tasting running fuel around. Visit veloforte.com This episode is also sponsored by London-based Soar Running , who make ethical, innovative running apparel designed and tested by runners. Visit soarrunning.com The podcast is also supported by Adharanand's Patreon page , which is full of original and exclusive material: patreon.com/adharanandfinn
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