John Eales only started running to lose a bit of weight - but he quickly became addicted. In less than a year he had jumped from a 5km jog to his first marathon, and after that he just didn't stop. John told me how he would run "mile after mile" on the wa

Running 860 miles in 17 days probably seems a nigh on impossible task. At 69 years old? I'm tired just thinking about it! Michael Williams, however, is a different kind of person. The Jogle - a lung-busting run from John O'Groats to Lands' End - was top o

When Claire Hedges was at school, she used to hang around with the back markers at cross-country events - so she could have a sneaky cigarette! These days Claire is a committed parkrunner and aiming to run her first half-marathon, despite only taking up r

Leonie Heard is one of the most inspirational people I know. I call her 'superwoman' in this podcast, a description she disputes but I'm sticking to. That's because Leonie not only overcame breast cancer - using the power of running to help her through -

If you've never taken part in a Big Bear event, it's a pretty amazing experience. On a very basic level, they consist of running as many - or as few - loops of a variety of picturesque forest-based courses as you can/fancy in (generally) six hours. These

When Susan Wheatcroft decided to run the London Marathon, she needed a sure-fire way to reach her funding target. What she came up with was offering people a reward to take part in a virtual race. The money they paid to do so went to her charity. The idea

This week I spoke to one of favourite people, Leo de Awa. He was responsible for the start of my own running journey, persuading me during a meal in Seville that I could run a marathon. I trained pretty hard for that I can tell you, but nothing like as ha

Imagine running almost 90km and then not getting a medal or finishing time because you missed the cut off point by 33 seconds? That's what happened to Deon Ehlers when he took on the gruelling Comrades Ultra Marathon in South Africa. Fortunately for him i

Carole James was left wheelchair bound after a car accident, suffering from constant pain, PTSD and depression. Her competitive streak wouldn't allow life to keep her down though and before too long she was trying all sorts of wheelchair sports. At first

Mark Kennedy was enjoying the holiday of a lifetime when he suddenly passed out. He was diagnosed with a brain injury that effects his mood, making him tired and anxious. His doctor said contact sport was out of the question, but he might be able to carry