Running Tales
Running Tales, presented and produced by husband and wife couple Michelle and Craig Lewis, aims to tell the extraordinary stories of everyday runners.
There are so many wonderful and inspiring stories in the world of running - this podcast aims to give as many of them as possible the publicity they deserve.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 32 minutes
- Episodes
- 142
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Tom Palacio: The rugby player set to run a 50 mile ultra in memory of his friend
Tom Palacio is preparing to complete a 50 miles ultra to raise money for Brain Tumour Research.
Tom is aiming to run the distance in less than 12 hours on July 16 after his friend, James Pullen died …
00:22:16 |
Tue 28 Jun 2022
Gary McKee: The Marathon Man with a 365 challenge
Fundraising is second nature for Gary McKee - he's raised close to £1m for Macmillan Cancer Support.
Previous endeavours have seen him cycle across Brazil, climb Kilimanjaro and trek through New Zeal…
00:31:19 |
Tue 21 Jun 2022
Ben Davies: Meet the ultra runner whose mantra is ’it’s good to talk’
Ben Davies started running three years ago after his young niece sadly passed away.
When his wife started a fundraising challenge for Birmingham’s Children’s Hospital, he supported her - but he didn'…
00:36:24 |
Tue 14 Jun 2022
Alex Staniforth: Adventurer, mental health ambassador, author and ultra runner - and all by just 26 years old
At just 26, Alex Staniforth has already become an expert in overcoming challenges.
From epilepsy to a stammer, bullying and mental ill health problems, Alex's biggest challenges have been close to ho…
00:36:50 |
Tue 07 Jun 2022
Martin Lopez: From Covid induced intensive care to ultra marathoner
In October 2020, Martin Lopez was fighting for his life.
Having contracted Covid-19, he was in intensive care, his situation exacerbated by a blood clot.
As he battled to recover, he noticed that tho…
00:47:10 |
Tue 31 May 2022
Michael Hobbs-Aldridge: The comeback king hoping to be the fastest at 50
Michael Hobbs-Aldridge had one of the his best seasons of running in 2019.
The British Masters athlete won both the Northampton Half Marathon and Milton Keynes Marathon, but under the surface things …
00:24:56 |
Sun 08 May 2022
Adam Tango Holland: The youngest runner to reach 100 marathons
Adam 'Tango' Holland was only 23 when he completed his 100th marathon, becoming the youngest person to complete that lung-busting achievement.
With a personal marathon best of 2:24:24 and more marath…
00:25:17 |
Mon 02 May 2022
Michael Williams: Conquering the 860 mile JOGLE in 17 days at 70
It was third time lucky for Michael Williams as he completed the gruelling 860 mile JOGLE earlier this month.
The event, which gets it's name from the course than runs from tip (John O'Groats) to toe…
00:13:16 |
Fri 15 Apr 2022
Bruce Fordyce: Nine times Comrades winner and South Africa parkrun supremo
Bruce Fordyce is a running legend.
The South African has won his home country's premier event, the gruelling Comrades Ultra-Marathon, an incredible nine times.
His achievements also include winning t…
00:50:13 |
Mon 09 Aug 2021
Bob Emmerson: The grandfather of Northampton parkrun and multiple record breaker
At 88 years old, Bob Emmerson is a popular and famed figure at Northampton parkrun.
He's completed the 5km race a grand total of 399 times, with only the coronavirus pandemic preventing him from reac…
00:21:14 |
Wed 07 Jul 2021
Louise Hannam-Jones: Meeting 'The Wellness Curator'
Like many of us Louise Hannam-Jones' life has changed during the last year.
Coronavirus and the plethora of lockdowns it instigated got her thinking about her own mental health and wellbeing.
As a re…
00:18:45 |
Fri 16 Apr 2021
Karin Blak: Talking Therapy author on lockdown and being a 'Hill Demon'
Qualified couples counsellor Karin Blak is the author of 'The Essential Companion to Talking Therapy' - a guide to what therapy is and how it works.
With the Covid pandemic bringing fears of a mental…
00:24:55 |
Fri 26 Mar 2021
Gareth Snelson: The man who decided to set up a parkrun before even running one
Gareth Snelson is Mr Milton Keynes parkrun.
But his journey to founding the event is not what you might expect.
Already a keen runner, Gareth stumbled upon parkrun and decided it looked like the perf…
00:44:32 |
Fri 19 Mar 2021
Alan Hackett: Facing up to cancer, life in a wheelchair... and new challenges
Alan Hackett has spent a significant chunk of his life running.
His achievements include 24 hour runs, taking on the London to Brighton challenge and serving as chairman of Northampton Road Runners.
…
00:21:26 |
Fri 12 Mar 2021
Stephen Buck: Inspired to run - and write - by an orange
Stephen Buck never intended to write a book about his experiences in the world of running.
Then again, he didn't really plan to start running either.
Once he did though he found a love for the sport …
00:37:26 |
Fri 05 Mar 2021
Dannii Levi: 'The thought of being out in the cold terrifies me'
Dannii Levi has Raynaud's disease, a condition which results in reduced blood flow to people's fingers and toes.
For Dannii, Raynaud's can result in extreme pain, in her becoming a prisoner inside he…
00:32:35 |
Fri 26 Feb 2021
Shaun Lightman: 'When they sent us to the Mexico Olympics the papers were saying we could die'
Race walker Shaun Lightman's incredible international career peaked when he represented Great Britain at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico.
Competing in the 50kms walk, it was as challenging a race as it i…
00:48:32 |
Fri 19 Feb 2021
Shack Baker: The newbie who discovered how "mind-blowing" running can be
Shack Baker wasn't traditionally a runner.
In 2019, someone challenged him to take on a half marathon for charity.
As with so many first time runners, it was a challenge that stretched him physically…
00:45:41 |
Fri 12 Feb 2021
Kathy Saunders: 'Major lung surgery didn't stop me running'
When Kathy Saunders had to have major lung surgery, she had a choice.
After having part of her lung removed, she said she could have thrown in the towel when it came to running.
Instead, she decided …
00:22:42 |
Fri 05 Feb 2021
Andy Cottrell: The hundred marathon club member who can't stop running
Andy Cottrell only started running when rugby, as he says, became too much for his body.
It has now become an obsession.
Inspired to take part in 12 marathons across a year, he quickly came across ot…
00:49:24 |
Fri 29 Jan 2021
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