Beste Adharanand Finn podcaster (2024)

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‘An Olympic medal sets you apart’: interview with Irish running legend John Treacy 43:24

4d ago43:24

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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 com…

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‘For 65 days I was cruising, then it all went wrong’: Adharanand Finn looks back on his 1,400-mile run around Ireland 55:13

1M ago55:13

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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 …

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'For a woman to set a challenge like this is so powerful': Interview with ultra runner Sophie Power 1:05:57

4M ago1:05:57

1:05:57

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-wi…

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'I ran in the world champs, then gave it up to start a band' - Interview with running punk Jimmy Watkins 1:08:09

6M ago1:08:09

1:08:09

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 adve…

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From zero to the Olympics in four years - interview with marathon runner Rose Harvey 1:05:31

7M ago1:05:31

1:05:31

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 (20…

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'It's a fantastic freedom' - interview with BBC newsreader and marathon runner Sophie Raworth 1:18:59

8M ago1:18:59

1:18:59

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), …

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'You need to invest in your own health' - interview with record-breaking ultra runner and movement expert Paul Tierney 1:26:07

10M ago1:26:07

1:26:07

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 b…

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'I always try to get back to that flow feeling' - interview with all-conquering British trail runner Jon Albon 1:01:13

11M ago1:01:13

1:01:13

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 t…

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'Sometimes I just thank my body' - interview with new British marathon sensation Calli Thackery 1:09:50

1y ago1:09:50

1:09:50

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 ti…

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'The Kenyans are made of bones and flesh just like me' - interview with Italy's new marathon star Iliass Aouani 1:12:42

1y ago1:12:42

1:12:42

Author Adharanand Finn chats with Iliass Aouani, who recently broke the Italian marathon record, running 2:07 in only his third marathon. The former Syracuse University standout talks about his Moroccan heritage, running in super shoes, missing his training group and his plans to take on the Kenyans. Ultra runner Damian Hall also joins us to talk a…

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Is ultra running bad for you? Interview with leading exercise scientist Nick Tiller 1:38:05

1y ago1:38:05

1:38:05

Author Adharanand Finn speaks to Nick Tiller, exercise scientist at Harbor-UCLA and author of The Skeptics Guide to Sports Science. They examine the value of scientific consensus, the power of the placebo, and take a deep dive into running trends such as nasal breathing, barefoot running, paleo diets and ice baths. Nick also answers the question: i…

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'There's no limit to how far you can push yourself' - interview with Grayson Murphy, the World Mountain Running Champion 1:09:06

1+ y ago1:09:06

1:09:06

Author Adharanand Finn chats with the double World Mountain Running Champion Grayson Murphy about how she learned to trail run by playing football, what it feels like to run away from a world class field, and how she deals with the comedown after a big win. Music by StarfroschAv Adharanand Finn

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'I felt I had the key to infinite power' - tales from a six-day race in France, with Bob Hearn 1:18:36

1+ y ago1:18:36

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Author Adharanand Finn shares stories from his recent six-day race around a 1km loop in France, including recordings he made during the race. He also talks to the race winner, Bob Hearn, from the US, to get another perspective on the madness of six-day running. Music by Starfrosch

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'I did it ... and I had a horrible time' - tales from the Self-Transcendence 3100 1:18:49

1+ y ago1:18:49

1:18:49

Author Adharanand Finn talks to three finishers of the world's longest race: the Self-Transcendence 3100. Kobi Oren, William Sichel and Susan Marshall recall the pain and ecstasy of running 3,100 miles around one block in New York City. Music by Starfrosch

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'You can't go into an ultra marathon thinking it will be easy' - interview with Tom Evans 1:20:17

1+ y ago1:20:17

1:20:17

Author Adharanand Finn chats with ultra runner Tom Evans about recovering from injury, finishing third at the UTMB, and how he copes with the pain cave. Music by Starfrosch

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'Maybe the final life stage of running is to get faster again' - interview with author Richard Askwith 1:29:35

2y ago1:29:35

1:29:35

Host Adharanand Finn chats to award-winning author and runner Richard Askwith about his new book The Race Against Time: Adventures in Late-Life Running. Music by StarfroschAv Adharanand Finn

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'I raced in a stadium in front of 112,000 people' - interview with five-time Olympian Jo Pavey 1:06:07

2y ago1:06:07

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Author Adharanand Finn chats with five-time Olympian and European 10,000m champion Jo Pavey about training for big races with two kids in tow, racing against drug cheats, and running with kangaroos. Music by StarfroschAv Adharanand Finn

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'That tough part, that pain, is where success is' - interview with Eliud Kipchoge 1:02:14

2y ago1:02:14

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Adharanand Finn, author of Running with the Kenyans, chats with the greatest marathon runner in history about his diet, why the East Africans are such strong distance runners, and what goes through his mind while he's running. Music by StarfroschAv Adharanand Finn

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Talks from the Love Trails festival, and tales from the heart of the CCC 1:22:30

2y ago1:22:30

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Recorded live from Chamonix in France a week after Adharanand ran the 100km CCC race, this episode also features talks recorded at the Love Trails festival by authors Sabrina Pace-Humphreys and Hannah Phillips. Music by StarfroschAv Adharanand Finn

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Interview with fell running punk and author Boff Whalley 1:18:07

2+ y ago1:18:07

1:18:07

Author Adharanand Finn talks to punk rocker, fell runner and theatre performer Boff Whalley about tumbling down mountains, mass trespassing and his latest book, Faster! Louder! Top ultra runner Damian Hall also joins the show to talk about The Green Runners and why everyone should sign up. Music by Starfrosch…

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'If Kipchoge puts down a break, hopefully I can stay with it' - interview with rising star Jake Smith 54:36

2+ y ago54:36

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Author Adharanand Finn talks to young British half marathon sensation Jake Smith about accidentally running his first marathon, training in Uganda, and gunning for an Olympic medal in the marathon. Music: StarfroschAv The Way of the Runner

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'The whole of the sky, the whole of nature, had my back' - interview with ultra running legend Dan Lawson 1:16:07

3y ago1:16:07

1:16:07

Author Adharanand Finn talks to record-breaking ultra athlete Dan Lawson about running the length of the UK, designing running shoes from the waste scraps of old ones, and embracing the wonderful power of the universe. Music: StarfroschAv Adharanand Finn

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Interview with Zane Robertson 1:06:44

3y ago1:06:44

1:06:44

Author Adharanand Finn talks to Olympic athlete and 59-minute half marathon runner Zane Roberston about moving to Kenya age 17, beating the best in the world, and getting one back over his critics. Music: Starfrosch NOTE: In March 2023, Zane Robertson was banned from running for eight years for doping offences.…

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'The Self-Transcendence 3100 is my dream race' - interview with record-breaking ultra runner Camille Herron 1:21:40

3y ago1:21:40

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Adharanand Finn talks to multiple world-record breaking ultra runner Camille Herron, and also to Abichal Sherrington, one of the few British runners ever to complete the world's longest race. Music: StarfroschAv Adharanand Finn

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How Robbie Britton helped me run 24 hours around a track 1:25:11

3y ago1:25:11

1:25:11

Host Adharanand Finn has some big news to share about his next book, which leads him to take on a 24-hour track race, with some help from top ultra runner and coach Robbie Britton. Music: StarfroschAv Adharanand Finn

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‘An Olympic medal sets you apart’: interview with Irish running legend John Treacy 43:24

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‘For 65 days I was cruising, then it all went wrong’: Adharanand Finn looks back on his 1,400-mile run around Ireland 55:13

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'For a woman to set a challenge like this is so powerful': Interview with ultra runner Sophie Power 1:05:57

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'I ran in the world champs, then gave it up to start a band' - Interview with running punk Jimmy Watkins 1:08:09

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From zero to the Olympics in four years - interview with marathon runner Rose Harvey 1:05:31

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'It's a fantastic freedom' - interview with BBC newsreader and marathon runner Sophie Raworth 1:18:59

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'You need to invest in your own health' - interview with record-breaking ultra runner and movement expert Paul Tierney 1:26:07

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'I always try to get back to that flow feeling' - interview with all-conquering British trail runner Jon Albon 1:01:13

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'Sometimes I just thank my body' - interview with new British marathon sensation Calli Thackery 1:09:50

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'The Kenyans are made of bones and flesh just like me' - interview with Italy's new marathon star Iliass Aouani 1:12:42

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Is ultra running bad for you? Interview with leading exercise scientist Nick Tiller 1:38:05

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'There's no limit to how far you can push yourself' - interview with Grayson Murphy, the World Mountain Running Champion 1:09:06

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'I felt I had the key to infinite power' - tales from a six-day race in France, with Bob Hearn 1:18:36

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'I did it ... and I had a horrible time' - tales from the Self-Transcendence 3100 1:18:49

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'You can't go into an ultra marathon thinking it will be easy' - interview with Tom Evans 1:20:17

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'Maybe the final life stage of running is to get faster again' - interview with author Richard Askwith 1:29:35

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'I raced in a stadium in front of 112,000 people' - interview with five-time Olympian Jo Pavey 1:06:07

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'That tough part, that pain, is where success is' - interview with Eliud Kipchoge 1:02:14

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Talks from the Love Trails festival, and tales from the heart of the CCC 1:22:30

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Interview with fell running punk and author Boff Whalley 1:18:07

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'If Kipchoge puts down a break, hopefully I can stay with it' - interview with rising star Jake Smith 54:36

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'The whole of the sky, the whole of nature, had my back' - interview with ultra running legend Dan Lawson 1:16:07

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Interview with Zane Robertson 1:06:44

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'The Self-Transcendence 3100 is my dream race' - interview with record-breaking ultra runner Camille Herron 1:21:40

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How Robbie Britton helped me run 24 hours around a track 1:25:11

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