The Runner's World UK Podcast
1) The Spine Race: founder Phil Hayday Brown joins us to chat all things Spine
It's January and for a dedicated few and come keen dot-watchers, it can only mean one thing - The Spine Race. Quite possibly the toughest race in the UK, the Spine is a 268 mile race up the Pennine ...Show More
2) Our 2025 running highlights
It's been a bumper year for running, from mass participation at an all time high to elite sprints at the marathon, Rick, Ben, Rachel and Jen discuss some of the highlights and chat about their own per...Show More
3) Sarah Perry: From winning backyard ultras to the joys of running with her dog
Not only did she set a new world record at Big's Backyard ultra this year by running close to 400 miles over four days, but Sarah Perry also recently won a race called 'The Hill', which saw he run ove...Show More
Sarah Perry: From winning backyard ultras to the joys of running with her dog
45:26 | Dec 23rd, 2025
4) Running 40 marathons in 40 European countries solo
Angus Read graduated from university in July and wanted to go travelling. His plans grew, as did his desire to do something to not only better himself, but also raise money for charity, so he planne...Show More
5) An 82-year-old blind runner on why you should never give up
Mick Duplock is truly remarkable. A season ultra-runner and Comrades finisher, he developed retinitis pigmentosa (aka tunnel vision) in his fifties, leaving him unable to see. Did it stop him from run...Show More
6) What does it really mean to train "hard"? A running coach explains.
Joining Ben and Rachel this week is former GB athlete and now supreme running coach, Jo Wilkinson. We chat about what it means to train hard, the different versions of this and what the main goal of...Show More
7) The running inventions we'd love to see
We sat and down and thought, "What do we need to invent to make running better?" and here is what we came up with! Set a new PB using the FuelDrone or continue to run whatever the weather with ClimaB...Show More
8) How to run faster as you age with masters athlete James Greenwell
Ben and Rick speak to James Greenwell, a former elite pentathlete who is now finding gold medal success in the fast-paced world of biathle, aged 50. We talk training methods to cope with the need fo...Show More
9) How British runner Patrick Dever ran 2:08 on debut at the New York Marathon
He got fourth place in a stacked field, on debut at a major, but who is Patrick Dever? We had a chat with Patrick to talk about this stand out performance, why he chose New York for debut, his traini...Show More
How British runner Patrick Dever ran 2:08 on debut at the New York Marathon
35:13 | Nov 11th, 2025
10) What I learned racing my younger self
Author, writer and journalist Duncan Craig joins Rick and Ben to talk about his recent attempt to race his younger self. 24-year-old Duncan ran the London Marathon in a time of 3:23, but 25 years la...Show More