The Way of the Runner - conversations on running with Adharanand Finn
Award-winning author Adharanand Finn talks to runners of every kind about the joy and experience of running.
Adharanand 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 (2019). Follow The Way of the Runner podcast on Instagram at instagram.com/thewayoftherunner
The podcast is also supported by Adharanand’s Patreon page, which is full of original material exclusive to signed-up patrons. To become a patron, visit patreon.com/adharanandfinn
- Update frequency
- every 41 days
- Average duration
- 65 minutes
- Episodes
- 45
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
'Most of my books, I start off with a plan, then tear it up' - author questions with Richard Askwith
Richard Askwith is the multi-award-winning author of books such as Feet in the Clouds, Running Free (“a runner’s journey back to nature”), Today We Die a Little (a biography of the great Emil Zátope…
'There is a lot of connection between running and dancing' - author questions with Michael Crawley
Michael Crawley is a runner, writer and social anthropologist based in Durham. He has been a runner for over 20 years, and ran a 2:20 marathon in 2018. His first book, Out of Thin Air: Running Wisdo…
'Being accused of doping was the worst thing I’ve ever been through' - interview with former marathon world record holder Paula Radcliffe
Paula Radcliffe is one of the true legends of running, a former marathon world record holder, multiple world champion over the marathon and cross country, winner of the London marathon (3 times), the…
'Ultra running is a rest from writing' - author questions with Damian Hall
Damian Hall is an ultramarathon runner, coach, activist and author. He has represented Great Britain, won the Spine Race and finished fifth at the UTMB, along with breaking several records/FKTs. The…
‘An Olympic medal sets you apart’ - interview with Irish running legend John Treacy
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 golde…
‘For 65 days I was cruising, then it all went wrong’ - Adharanand Finn looks back on his 1,400-mile run around Ireland
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.
Adhar…
'For a woman to set a challenge like this is so powerful' - interview with ultra runner Sophie Power
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…
'I ran in the world champs, then gave it up to start a band' - interview with running punk Jimmy Watkins
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…
From zero to the Olympics in four years - interview with marathon runner Rose Harvey
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 rec…
'It's a fantastic freedom' - interview with BBC newsreader and marathon runner Sophie Raworth
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 h…
'You need to invest in your own health' - interview with record-breaking ultra runner and movement expert Paul Tierney
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 t…
'I always try to get back to that flow feeling' - interview with all-conquering British trail runner Jon Albon
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 …
'Sometimes I just thank my body' - interview with new British marathon sensation Calli Thackery
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 th…
'The Kenyans are made of bones and flesh just like me' - interview with Italy's new marathon star Iliass Aouani
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 Moroc…
Is ultra running bad for you? Interview with leading exercise scientist Nick Tiller
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 pl…
'There's no limit to how far you can push yourself' - interview with Grayson Murphy, the World Mountain Running Champion
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 f…
'I felt I had the key to infinite power' - tales from a six-day race in France, with Bob Hearn
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,…
'I did it ... and I had a horrible time' - tales from the Self-Transcendence 3100
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 mil…
'You can't go into an ultra marathon thinking it will be easy' - interview with Tom Evans
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
'Maybe the final life stage of running is to get faster again' - interview with author Richard Askwith
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 Starfrosch