Running Tales: After all is said and run

Running Tales: After all is said and run

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Generation Z: The parkrunners searching for alphabet gold
Alphabeteer challenge sees parkrun lovers travel the globe
 • Craig Lewis - Running Tales
Rest in Peace, Bob: Goodbye to the King of Northampton parkrun
Bob Emmerson thought of himself as an 'old jogger' but to hundreds of runners he was an inspiration and a friend
 • Craig Lewis
Christopher McDougall: Born to Run author on everything from barefoot running and the B-52’s to life as a war correspondent
Running Tales spoke to the man behind the world’s most popular running book about doing less and donkeys - among other things
 • Craig Lewis - Running Tales
Meeting The MARM: How a middle aged running man became a YouTube sensation
Tim Stent's sarcastic running videos won't teach you how to run faster or what trainers to wear - but you will laugh out loud
 • Craig Lewis
Heading for Hardrock: The 10-year making of a dream
How 100 mountain miles became destiny for Sarah Lavender Smith
 • Craig Lewis
Richard Manks: The Victorian 1,000 mile ‘ultra walker’
Long before Backyard Ultras became a thing, the sport of pedestrianism caught the imagination of endurance sport fans
Is it time to ditch 'compare and despair' inducing running social media?
Seth Werkheiser uses his Substack to help creative people leave platforms like Instagram and Facebook - and says runners could benefit too
 • Craig Lewis
Guest blog: Raziq Rauf on what running culture means to him
The 'Running Sucks' Substacker has a book, This is Running, coming out - you should buy it!
 • Raziq Rauf and Craig Lewis
“My dream is to stay alive, to live a life I'm proud of and where my children can look at me and be proud”
When Natalie Crawford was diagnosed with cystic fibrosis, it was presented as a life-sentence - she decided to change the narrative and in the process…
 • Craig Lewis
Keep on running: How one club is hoping to supercharge its over-50s
Northampton Road Runners have started a new group to help Masters athletes stay fit and run for longer
 • Craig Lewis
Horrendous weather and running all night: Why would anyone run an ultra marathon?
For Tony Letts, who completed the Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc last year, the challenge is key
 • Craig Lewis
Running to save butterflies: Film to tell the story of The Monarch Ultra
In 2019, a running relay covered 4,300km and three countries to raise awareness of the under threat Monarch butterfly - a new documentary tells the…
 • Craig Lewis
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