Kevin Quinn: From emergency heart surgery to a 2:20 marathon

Kevin Quinn: From emergency heart surgery to a 2:20 marathon

Joining Ben and Rick this week is Kevin Quinn. Kevin's route into running wasn't typical, but he showed real talent regardless. All of this came to halt when 10 years ago he found out he needed major, emergency heart surgery. Since then, Kevin has been chasing the elusive dream of running a sub 2:20 marathon and this year at the London Marathon, aged 46, he's hoping to do just that. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Sarah Perry: From winning backyard ultras to the joys of running with her dog

Sarah Perry: From winning backyard ultras to the joys of running with her dog

Not only did she set a new world record at Big's Backyard ultra this year by running close to 400 miles over four days, but Sarah Perry also recently won a race called 'The Hill', which saw he run ove...

23 Des 202545min

An 82-year-old blind runner on why you should never give up

An 82-year-old blind runner on why you should never give up

Mick Duplock is truly remarkable. A season ultra-runner and Comrades finisher, he developed retinitis pigmentosa (aka tunnel vision) in his fifties, leaving him unable to see. Did it stop him from run...

9 Des 202536min

What does it really mean to train "hard"? A running coach explains.

What does it really mean to train "hard"? A running coach explains.

Joining Ben and Rachel this week is former GB athlete and now supreme running coach, Jo Wilkinson. We chat about what it means to train hard, the different versions of this and what the main goal of...

2 Des 202535min

The running inventions we'd love to see

The running inventions we'd love to see

We sat and down and thought, "What do we need to invent to make running better?" and here is what we came up with! Set a new PB using the FuelDrone or continue to run whatever the weather with ClimaB...

25 Nov 202530min

How to run faster as you age with masters athlete James Greenwell

How to run faster as you age with masters athlete James Greenwell

Ben and Rick speak to James Greenwell, a former elite pentathlete who is now finding gold medal success in the fast-paced world of biathle, aged 50. We talk training methods to cope with the need fo...

18 Nov 202532min

How British runner Patrick Dever ran 2:08 on debut at the New York Marathon

How British runner Patrick Dever ran 2:08 on debut at the New York Marathon

He got fourth place in a stacked field, on debut at a major, but who is Patrick Dever? We had a chat with Patrick to talk about this stand out performance, why he chose New York for debut, his traini...

11 Nov 202535min

What I learned racing my younger self

What I learned racing my younger self

Author, writer and journalist Duncan Craig joins Rick and Ben to talk about his recent attempt to race his younger self. 24-year-old Duncan ran the London Marathon in a time of 3:23, but 25 years la...

4 Nov 202532min

Sarah Webster: what it takes to run 278km in 24 hours

Sarah Webster: what it takes to run 278km in 24 hours

Freshly crowned with not only a gold medal but also a world record from the 24 hour World Championships in Albi, France, Sarah Webster joined us to talk about her incredible performance, winning gold,...

28 Okt 202534min

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