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The Way of the Runner - conversations on running with Adharanand Finn

Hosted by Adharanand Finn · sports · EN · 52 episodes

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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/thewayoftherunnerThe 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

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What is The Way of the Runner - conversations on running with Adharanand Finn about?

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).

Who hosts The Way of the Runner - conversations on running with Adharanand Finn?

The Way of the Runner - conversations on running with Adharanand Finn is hosted by Adharanand Finn. The show has published 52 episodes to date.

What has The Way of the Runner - conversations on running with Adharanand Finn covered recently?

Recent episodes include "Comedian George Lewis: 'Running is like play, it's such a childlike thing to do'" (20 October 2026, 51 minutes), "Rising British star Innes Fitzgerald: 'I started running during lockdown'" (9 July 2026, 54 minutes), and "Stephanie Case on running as an act of protest" (2 June 2026, 64 minutes).

How often does The Way of the Runner - conversations on running with Adharanand Finn publish?

The Way of the Runner - conversations on running with Adharanand Finn publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 59 minutes across 52 episodes.

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Booking probability for The Way of the Runner - conversations on running with Adharanand Finn is 32%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Way of the Runner - conversations on running with Adharanand Finn requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Way of the Runner - conversations on running with Adharanand Finn's contact route on record: verified email.

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Adharanand Finn hosts The Way of the Runner - conversations on running with Adharanand Finn, a sports show with 52 episodes published.

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  • Episode #53

    Comedian George Lewis: 'Running is like play, it's such a childlike thing to do'

    Oct 20, 202651 min

    With over 746K followers and counting on Instagram , George Lewis is a bit of an internet sensation. Then he started running, and making sketches about his newfound passion. In this episode, he talks about how he fell...

  • Episode #52

    Rising British star Innes Fitzgerald: 'I started running during lockdown'

    Jul 9, 202654 min

    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...

  • Episode #51

    Stephanie Case on running as an act of protest

    Jun 2, 20261h 4m

    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...

  • Episode #50

    Megan Boxall on running 200 marathons around the coast of Great Britain

    May 6, 202644 min

    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...

  • Episode #49

    Damian Hall on the secrets to becoming an ageless runner

    Apr 1, 202657 min

    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...

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  • Episode #48

    'Nature is my higher power' - author questions with Allie Bailey

    Dec 9, 20251 hour

    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...

  • Episode #47

    'Exploring feels good, it feels meaningful' - author questions with Alex Hutchinson

    Nov 6, 202554 min

    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...

  • Episode #46

    'It was easy to write … I was waiting to tell this story' - author questions with Rebecca Ajulu-Bushell

    Sep 23, 202545 min

    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...

  • Episode #45

    'Most of my books, I start off with a plan, then tear it up' - author questions with Richard Askwith

    Jul 15, 202552 min

    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...

  • Episode #44

    'There is a lot of connection between running and dancing' - author questions with Michael Crawley

    Apr 14, 202554 min

    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...

  • Episode #43

    'Being accused of doping was the worst thing I've ever been through' - interview with former marathon world record holder Paula Radcliffe

    Mar 5, 20251h 6m

    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...

  • Episode #42

    'Ultra running is a rest from writing' - author questions with Damian Hall

    Feb 7, 202552 min

    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'...

  • Episode #41

    'An Olympic medal sets you apart' - interview with Irish running legend John Treacy

    Nov 19, 202443 min

    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...

  • Episode #40

    'For 65 days I was cruising, then it all went wrong' - Adharanand Finn looks back on his 1,400-mile run around Ireland

    Oct 10, 202455 min

    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...

  • Episode #39

    'For a woman to set a challenge like this is so powerful' - interview with ultra runner Sophie Power

    Jul 17, 20241h 6m

    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...

  • Episode #38

    'I ran in the world champs, then gave it up to start a band' - interview with running punk Jimmy Watkins

    Jun 10, 20241h 8m

    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...

  • Episode #37

    From zero to the Olympics in four years - interview with marathon runner Rose Harvey

    Apr 30, 20241h 6m

    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...

  • Episode #36

    'It's a fantastic freedom' - interview with BBC newsreader and marathon runner Sophie Raworth

    Mar 15, 20241h 19m

    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...

  • Episode #35

    'You need to invest in your own health' - interview with record-breaking ultra runner and movement expert Paul Tierney

    Feb 1, 20241h 26m

    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...

  • Episode #34

    'I always try to get back to that flow feeling' - interview with all-conquering British trail runner Jon Albon

    Dec 20, 20231h 1m

    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...

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