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
'I raced in a stadium in front of 112,000 people' - interview with five-time Olympian Jo Pavey
Author Adharanand Finn chats with five-time Olympian and European 10,000m champion Jo Pavey about training for big races with two kids in tow, racing against drug cheats, and running with kangaroos. …
'That tough part, that pain, is where success is' - interview with Eliud Kipchoge
Adharanand Finn, author of Running with the Kenyans, chats with the greatest marathon runner in history about his diet, why the East Africans are such strong distance runners, and what goes through h…
Talks from the Love Trails festival, and tales from the heart of the CCC
Recorded live from Chamonix in France a week after Adharanand ran the 100km CCC race, this episode also features talks recorded at the Love Trails festival by authors Sabrina Pace-Humphreys and Hanna…
Interview with fell running punk and author Boff Whalley
Author Adharanand Finn talks to punk rocker, fell runner and theatre performer Boff Whalley about tumbling down mountains, mass trespassing and his latest book, Faster! Louder! Top ultra runner Damia…
'If Kipchoge puts down a break, hopefully I can stay with it' - interview with rising star Jake Smith
Author Adharanand Finn talks to young British half marathon sensation Jake Smith about accidentally running his first marathon, training in Uganda, and gunning for an Olympic medal in the marathon. M…
'The whole of the sky, the whole of nature, had my back' - interview with ultra running legend Dan Lawson
Author Adharanand Finn talks to record-breaking ultra athlete Dan Lawson about running the length of the UK, designing running shoes from the waste scraps of old ones, and embracing the wonderful pow…
Interview with Zane Robertson
Author Adharanand Finn talks to Olympic athlete and 59-minute half marathon runner Zane Roberston about moving to Kenya age 17, beating the best in the world, and getting one back over his critics. M…
'The Self-Transcendence 3100 is my dream race' - interview with record-breaking ultra runner Camille Herron
Adharanand Finn talks to multiple world-record breaking ultra runner Camille Herron, and also to Abichal Sherrington, one of the few British runners ever to complete the world's longest race. Music: …
How Robbie Britton helped me run 24 hours around a track
Host Adharanand Finn has some big news to share about his next book, which leads him to take on a 24-hour track race, with some help from top ultra runner and coach Robbie Britton. Music: Starfrosch
'My husband died in my arms, so I ran around the world for him' - interview with Rosie Swale-Pope MBE
Rosie Swale-Pope MBE talks to Adharanand Finn about her many running adventures, including her record-breaking run around the entire world. Produced by @IAmTheHow. Music: Starfrosch.
Interview with Irish track legend Sonia O’Sullivan
Adharanand Finn talks to one of the greatest track runners of all-time, Sonia O’Sullivan, the winner of three world titles and an Olympic silver medal during her glittering career. She is now coachin…
'When you run through two nights, you go to some weird places in your head' - interview with Damian Hall
Adharanand Finn talks FKTs, being an inspiring parent, the hero complex and writing books about running with one of the world’s toughest ultra runners, Damian Hall, who holds the record on the UK’s 2…
Interviews with comedian Eddie Izzard and Feldenkrais form expert Jae Gruenke
Adharanand Finn talks barefoot running, epic challenges and dung beetles with comedian Eddie Izzard, while Jae Gruenke teaches us how Feldenkrais can help you to run better. In January 2021, Eddie Iz…
Kenya vs Ethiopia - interview with Out Of Thin Air author Michael Crawley
Michael Crawley is the author of the brilliant new book on Ethiopian running, Out of Thin Air. A 2:20 marathon runner and an anthropologist, Michael spent 15 months embedded with a group of top Ethio…
'If you push yourself into that pain cave, you realise you can keep going' - interview with Jasmin Paris
Jasmin Paris shot to global attention in January 2019 when she beat the first male finisher by almost 15 hours in the brutal 268-mile Spine ultramarathon. She has also set records on the Bob Graham R…
'I get a weird feeling of withdrawal if I go even a day without running' - interview with bestselling author Jon Ronson
Jon Ronson is the author of numerous bestselling books, and was played by Ewan McGregor in the film of his book The Men Who Stare At Goats. He started running 10 years ago when he saw a picture of hi…
'I have this thought sometimes: I could go faster, I could hurt more. So then I try to hurt more' - interview with ultra runner Zach Miller
Zach Miller is one of the world’s best and most exciting ultra runners with a string of impressive victories, but he is most loved for his all-out, no-holds-barred style of running, setting off in ul…
'I never look at my watch. I just start it and that's it. Then you run in freedom' - interview with Abdi Nageeye (part two)
Part two of our conversation with 2:06 marathon runner Abdi Nageeye, in which he talks about the best piece of advice Eliud Kipchoge ever gave him, the reason why doping is such a big problem in Keny…
'I escaped civil war in Somalia. Twice' - interview with Abdi Nageeye (part one)
Abdi Nageeye, born in Mogadishu in Somalia, not once, but twice escaped civil war to seek a new life in the Netherlands. He now lives & trains with the great Eliud Kipchoge in Kenya & is the Dutch re…
'The appeal of ultra running? I crave those intense moments' - interview with Beth Pascall (part two)
Part two of our conversation with top ultra runner Beth Pascall, in which she talks about the joy of running hundreds of miles at a time, how she accidentally made the British team for the world 24-h…