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Claudia Burrough: The wheelchair athlete pushing herself to new limits
November 29, 2022

Claudia Burrough started running regularly after attending Bushy parkrun as part of a 'This Girl Can' event - but she didn't particularly like it.Over the next year she attended the 5k run every week

Lorna Cullen: Beating the menopause to run the JOGLE - with a twist!
November 22, 2022

Lorna Cullen has recently returned from an incredible adventure run across the length of Scotland, England and Wales.Despite not starting running until later in life to counteract mental health probl

Tony Collier: How one runner’s incurable prostate cancer diagnosis has inspired him to raise awareness and keep on running
November 15, 2022

Tony Collier was a late starter when it came to running, but he made up for lost time.Despite being in his 50s, Tony achieved an impressive series of running goals - from sub-20 parkruns to a host of

Denny Krahe: Running coach, injury expert and podcaster at Diz Runs
November 08, 2022

Denny Krahe is a qualified athletics trainer and running coach, as well as being an ultra runner himself.For Denny, getting one of his clients over the line or seeing them improve their performance i

Wayne Chalmers: Daisy’s dad on running, the Isle of Wight Challenge and plans for a bereavement suite to honour his daughter
November 01, 2022

This week we have some really good news about one of our previous Running Tales guests and the charity he and his family run.Back in October 2020, we spoke to Wayne Chalmers about Team Daisy, a chari

Damian Lai: How running took one man from his hospital bed to 49 marathons
October 25, 2022

After suffering a serious injury to his ankle, Damian Lai's fitness got progressively worse.Overweight, eating the wrong things and constantly out of breath he was given a serious warning when he nea

Simon Hollis: Northampton Half and Spires and Shires Race Director on running the Marathon des Sables
October 18, 2022

Simon Hollis has run a lot of miles - but its debatable whether or not he's spent more time organising other people to run even more!As the man in charge at Go Beyond Challenge, he is Race Director o

Patrick Howard: From Couch to Ultra Runner
October 11, 2022

Anyone who knows anything about running knows about the brilliant Couch to 5k app, but Patrick Howard went more than one step further when going from Couch to Ultra in just 18 months.Struggling with

David Swales: The stroke survivor who ran a marathon - and then another two!
October 04, 2022

Running has been a double-edged sword for David Swales.He first took up the sport in an attempt to counter type 2 diabetes, but it was after sprinting to the finish in a 10km race that he had his str

Mark Kennedy: How one runner became ’Half Man, Half Marathon’
September 27, 2022

Running Tales spoke to Mark Kennedy way back in Series One, Episode Three about how he has benefitted from running after suffering a serious brain injury while on the holiday of a lifetime.Since then