Reece Parkinson: How Not to Run 55 Miles

Reece Parkinson: How Not to Run 55 Miles

BBC Radio 1 Xtra presenter Reece Parkinson is a man on a mission. Despite only taking up running recently, he's hoping to complete a 55-mile ultramarathon. Reece, who also has type 1 diabetes, discusses the allure of the ultramarathon, what drives us to attempt the seemingly impossible and why we should all go "full Goggins" at some point in our life. Check out the BBC documentary on Reece, How Not to Run 55 Miles, here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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