Welcome to Running Tales
Running Tales exists for one purpose: to tell the extraordinary stories of everyday runners.
There are so many wonderful and inspiring stories in the world of running - and we want to give as many of them as possible the publicity they deserve.
This Substack newsletter, ‘Running Tales: After all is said and run,’ was born out of our Running Tales Podcast, which is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube and wherever else you get your podcasts.
You can find out more on our website, www.runningtales.co.uk
Running Tales - the written word
Michelle and I started Running Tales purely as a podcast, and we loved hearing people’s amazing and inspirational stories, and bringing them to an audience via the airwaves.
But we wanted to expand on that, and so this Substack was born.
In it, we not only write up in-depth stories based on our podcast conversations, but also include articles looking at some of the big issues in the running world.
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.
If it sounds clever or complicated, it’s not. We like running and we write about it… that’s it!
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The first thing to say is that all of our articles on Running Tales are FREE!
No paywalls to negotiate, and articles will be sent straight to your inbox if you subscribe.
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.
All of our subscribers will:
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Support Running Tales
You can help us keep producing Running Tales across Substack and in podcast form by sending us a donation on our Buy Me A Coffee page or purchasing kit from one of our preferred affiliate partners.
To donate simply click the link below:
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If you buy anything from Path Projects, Running Tales will get 10% of whatever you pay to help us continue to produce this Substack and the podcast.
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Their distinctive performance wear supports every journey, while they also partner with global NGOs to bring about meaningful change.
If you buy anything from Kibra, Running Tales will get 20% of whatever you pay to help us continue to produce this Substack and the podcast.
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 former run director at Northampton parkrun who has run 19 marathons and the 100km Isle of Wight Challenge Ultra.
You can read more about her story on the Step Forward With Lewis website.
Her 'Socials’ are: Instagram, Facebook, YouTube
Craig is a former local newspaper and BBC journalist, as well as a dubious runner with a couple of 50ks and the Isle of Wight Challenge to his name.
He writes the majority of content for this newsletter and presents the Running Tales Podcast.
Craig can also be found on Instagram.
If you want to get in touch with us about anything Running Tales related, a story you’d like us to cover or a guest you’d like us to interview - or just to say hello! - simply email craig@runningtales.co.uk
