'I miss the adulation of being a champion' - interview with 4-time Ironman World Champion Chrissie Wellington (part two)

With over 746K followers and counting on Instagram, George Lewis is a bit of an internet sensation. Then he started running, and making sketches about his newfound passion. In this episode, he talks about how he fell in love with running despite thinking he hated it, how it helps him with the creative process, and how running provides a new avenue for his comedy. Podcast host Adharanand Finn 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: @thewayoftherunner or find it at thewayoftherunner.com The podcast is supported by Adharanand's Patreon page, which is full of original and exclusive material: patreon.com/adharanandfinn Music by Starfrosch

Last year she broke Zola Budd's 40-year-old European junior 5,000m record, and now she is getting ready to shake things up at the Commonwealth Games and European championships. Innes Fitzgerald talks to Adharanand Finn about how she first discovered running - like many people - during lockdown, what it was like to be dubbed 'the Greta Thunberg of sport' by The Times newspaper, and how she has her eyes already firmly fixed on LA 2028. Podcast host Adharanand Finn 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: @thewayoftherunner or find it at thewayoftherunner.com The podcast is supported by Adharanand's Patreon page, which is full of original and exclusive material: patreon.com/adharanandfinn Music by Starfrosch

Stephanie Case is an elite ultra runner and the founder of Free to Run, an organisation empowering women in places such as Afghanistan and Iraq. In this episode she talks about running in war zones, the desapir she felt when the Taliban returned to power, and her deeply personal story of going through fertility treatment while competing at the very highest level in trail running. She can be found on Instagram at @theultrarunnergirl, while Free to Run is at @freetorunngo Podcast host Adharanand Finn 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: @thewayoftherunner or find it at thewayoftherunner.com The podcast is supported by Adharanand's Patreon page, which is full of original and exclusive material: patreon.com/adharanandfinn Music by Starfrosch

Megan Boxhall set off from Suffolk in October 2025 to run 200 marathons in 200 days around the coast of Great Britain. Around day 150, she stopped mid run to talk to Adharanand Finn to explain why she was doing such an epic run, what it had been like, and what she felt about finishing after so long on the road. Megan can be found on Instagram @megan.runbritain Podcast host Adharanand Finn 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: @thewayoftherunner or find it at thewayoftherunner.com The podcast is supported by Adharanand's Patreon page, which is full of original and exclusive material: patreon.com/adharanandfinn Music by Starfrosch

Ultra runner, author and green campaigner Damian Hall is still competing as an elite athlete at the very top of his sport at the age of 50. In this episode he shares some of the insights from his new book, Run Forever: The Secrets To Becoming An Ageless Athlete. We also get the inside story of his recent attempt to complete the world's most infamous race: the Barkley Marathons. Podcast host Adharanand Finn 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: @thewayoftherunner or find it at thewayoftherunner.com The podcast is supported by Adharanand's Patreon page, which is full of original and exclusive material: patreon.com/adharanandfinn Music by Starfrosch