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Jake Fedorowski: Bringing non-binary inclusion into the world of running
September 19, 2023

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-bina

Franjo Mihalić: The Croatian running champion who won the Boston Marathon and Olympic silver
September 04, 2023

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 countrys finest runners.

Joe Thomas: Inspired by Goggins - running 100 miles to raise money for MDS UK
August 29, 2023

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 list

Kim Levinksy: Overcoming closed trails, wet shoes and farm dogs to beat the 358-mile Long Path
August 22, 2023

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 G

Martinus Evans: Slow AF Run Club founder on how he overcame prejudice to become a marathon man
August 15, 2023

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

Georgia Francis: My granddad William McKim, Olympian, marathoner and adventurer
August 08, 2023

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

Mary McNerney: The woman teaching children to ’Run Like A Cheetah’
August 01, 2023

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 missio

Henry Morris: The ultra runner and ’secret Tory’ who became a Twitter sensation
July 25, 2023

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

Tom Mulchinock: How one runner went from alcoholism to taking on 10 marathons in a year
July 18, 2023

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 ou

Grayson Murphy: The late bloomer turned two-time world mountain running champion
July 11, 2023

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 ta