Al Howie, the greatest runner you've never heard of.
In 1991, Al Howie ran 5800 miles in 103 days. Never heard of him? That's not a surprise, we hadn't either. This week we're joined on the podcast by author Jared Beasley who recently published a book, ...
22 Okt 201925min
The first sub two hour marathon AND a new women's world record
What a weekend it was! A team RW chat this week as Ben, Andy and Joe sit down to talk about the amazing Eliud Kipchoge, the INEOS 1:59 challenge, what someone running a sub two hour marathon means bey...
15 Okt 201939min
Dame Kelly Holmes on running and mental health
The legendary middle-distance runner Dame Kelly Holmes speaks candidly about mental health. Ahead of World Mental Health Day, the double-gold-winning Olympian talks to Rick and Ben about her struggles...
8 Okt 201947min
Should men and women run the same distance at cross-country?
Should men and women run the same distance at cross-country? Maud Hodson, who is spearheading the RunEqual campaign, certainly thinks so. We welcome Maud to the studio to hear why she thinks it's high...
1 Okt 201935min
Athletics World Championships and the Berlin Marathon
Top athletics coach and commentator Tom Craggs casts his expert eye over the upcoming athletics World Championships in Doha; RW's Jane McGuire is feeling nervous before the Berlin Marathon; and we tak...
25 Sep 201936min
Running and hallucinations
Ever run so hard and so far that you've seen weird things? It's a fairly common occurrence for those who race long distance so we thought we'd get two such people in for chat about running and halluci...
17 Sep 201933min
Social media and the rise of exercise addiction
The modern era of running is a complicated place to exist and the rise of social media has also led to an increase in people suffering from exercise addiction. We spoke to sports psychologist Dr Josie...
10 Sep 201938min
Running and rock 'n' roll with Jimmy Watkins
This week, we’re speaking with the rock 'n' roll runner Jimmy Watkins. In his younger days Jimmy represented Great Britain at the 800m, but gave it up for a career as a rock musician. He’s now back ru...
3 Sep 201935min
