Welcome to Running Tales
What is Running Tales?
Running Tales initially existed purely as the Running Tales podcast. Presented and produced by husband and wife duo, Michelle and Craig Lewis, the podcast aims to tell the extraordinary stories of everyday runners.
There are so many wonderful and inspiring stories in the world of running - and we wanted to give as many of them as possible the publicity they deserve.
So what are we doing on Substack? More of the same hopefully! But now through the medium of ‘print’ rather than purely audio.
Want to find out more about Running Tales? Why not check us out on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube
Running Tales - the written word
Over recent years, we’ve loved hearing people’s amazing and inspirational stories, and bringing them to an audience via the podcast.
But we want to expand that - not only in terms of expanded articles giving more details, and including a host of pictures, of our podcast guests, but also via articles looking at some of the big issues in the running world and through Substack’s Chat function.
From topics such as how to avoid injury when running to conversations about the safety of running early in the morning we aim to provide unique, nuanced and interesting content - and we want you to tell us what we should be talking about.
How it all works
If you subscribe to Running Tales on Substack you’ll be sent any articles we publish straight to your email inbox.
As of January 2024, all of our articles will be free for anyone to read. That said, we really do need your support and for just £5 per month you can become a Running Tales member, safe in the knowledge you are helping us to build and continue this product.
Alternatively, you can support us by donating to our Buy Me A Coffee page.
All of our subscribers will:
Never miss a post—all posts will be sent directly to your inbox
Have the ability to comment on posts and interact with us and other subscribers
Our paid subscribers will also:
Get a warm, fuzzy feeling from knowing they’re helping us tell these stories!
Be eligible for discounts on all Running Tales merchandise
Be able to request topics for future coverage
Who are we?
Michelle is a qualified fitness instructor and running coach, whose running club - Step Forward With Lewis - morphed into a business during the pandemic.
She is a run director at Northampton parkrun and has run 17 marathons - with London next on the agenda.
You can read more about her story on the Step Forward With Lewis website.
Her 'Socials’ are: Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube
Craig is a former local newspaper and BBC journalist who has done a couple of ropey marathons and is responsible for any dodgy editing and sound quality on the podcast.
He can be found on Twitter and Instagram.
