The Runner's World UK Podcast
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The Runner's World UK Podcast
The Runner's World podcast is your weekly dose of all things running. Hosted by Rick Pearson and Ben Hobson, we are here to inform and entertain with unique interviews, advice and in-depth discussions from celebrity guests, elite athletes, pro coaches, musicians, comedians and everyday runners, focu...
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395 episodes
10 reasons why people don't run and how to convince them otherwise
Running isn't for everyone, we get that, but we also think it can be brilliant and we wouldn't want anyone to miss out for any of the benefits.
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Sergio Pizzorno: Kasabian front man on his love of running
Rick, Ben and Rachel travelled to Leicester to meet the Kasabian front man, go for a run and record a special podcast where he talk about when he foun...
Hugh Brasher explains all about the two-day London Marathon
BONUS EPISODE and our guest is London Marathon boss, Hugh Brasher.
Hugh joined Rick and Rachel for a special chat about the upcoming two...
The key things Rick learnt from running the Spine Race
Rick and Ben break down Rick's sterling performance at the Spine Sprint North race, where he finished in 6th place (much to his and everyone else's su...
Does running have a doping problem?
Joining Rick and Ben this week is journalist and author James Witts, who has just written the book, Dope: How the cheats stay one step ahead, and what...
Richard Whitehead talks getting faster with age and how he wants to inspire the next generation
Paralympic royalty joins Rick and Ben this week as Richard Whitehead MBE came in for a chat.
We talked about how he continues to get fas...
Ben Gibbard talks ultras, sobriety, music on the run much more
Joining Rick and Ben this week if Death Cab for Cutie frontman, Ben Gibbard.
An accomplished ultra runner as well as a musician, Ben's j...
The importance of the failure in running and how it builds resilience for life
Joining Rick and Ben this week is Sam Tomlinson, a runner who has completed some of the biggest races in the world, yet he's also DNF'd and DNS'd the...
Paul Tonkinson on being hit by dogs, running the MdS and why we need “emotion boxes” at every race
Author and comedian Paul 'Tonky' Tonkinson joins us on the podcast this week to talk finding his running mojo again, why he needed to race the MdS (an...
How to keep running as you get older
He's written a book about ageing and running, so Damian Hall is back on the podcast to encourage us all to keep going as we age. We chat around the he...
Hugo Fry: running a 2:17 marathon, a love of rice, 'runfluencing' and more
This week on the podcast, Rick and Ben are joined by Hugo Fry, a running influencer who brings a much lighter and entertaining side to the world of 'r...
AN OFFICIAL SUB-2 HOUR MARATHON
A moment in history happened at the 2026 London Marathon as Sabastian Sawe became the first person to run a sub-2 hour marathon.
Rick an...
We share our greatest marathon tips and failings
Rick and Ben are joined by Rachel and Joe and between them all, they've run quite a few marathons, so they're sharing all they know about about what t...
James Norton on running his first marathon, T1 diabetes and more
Actor, James Norton, joined Ben and AT (from Men's Health) for this special joint podcast to talk all about his prep ahead of running his first marat...
Dr Mimi Runs on chasing sub 3 and why sharing the truth online matter
Our guest this week is Dr Miranda Layton aka Dr_Mimi_Runs, a running influencer who is also an actual doctor, using her platform to try and stop the s...
BONUS: Josh Kerr talks coming back from the lows and his mile record attempt
Fresh from reclaiming his 3000m crown, Josh Kerr joined Ben and Rachel for a special bonus episode to talk about his comeback from some career lows, w...
Kevin Quinn: From emergency heart surgery to a 2:20 marathon
Joining Ben and Rick this week is Kevin Quinn. Kevin's route into running wasn't typical, but he showed real talent regardless. All of this came to ha...
Dr Josie Perry: The brain - body connection
Rick and Ben are joined by sports psychologist, Dr Josie Perry, to discuss that all-important brain-body connection, how to focus on goals and offers...
Robert Macfarlane
Author, writer, academic, composer and proponent of the joys of nature, Robert Macfarlane joins us this week to discuss how running helps his creative...
The Harry Styles effect
You might have seen, but Harry Styles is going on the cover of our May issue of the magazine (on sale April 1st) and so we thought we'd sit down and c...
Ultra women: Lily Canter and Emma Wilkinson
Writers and authors of 'Ultra Women: The Trailblazers Defying Sexism in Sport', Emma Wilkinson and Lily Canter join Rick and Ben to talk about the boo...
Josh Widdicombe on the uncomplicated joy of running
Our guest this week (and cover star of the April issue of the magazine) is comedian, podcaster and now running influencer, Josh Widdicombe.
Lisa Jackson: how running helped me grieve
RW columnist, Lisa Jackson, joined Ben and Rick to talk about her new book, "Still Running After All These Tears", which Lisa wrote after not only los...
Harry Clark: The greatest Traitor talks running, fighting stereotypes and faith
Considered the greatest Traitor ever to do it, Harry Clark won the show when he was only 22. However, as he explains to Rick and Ben, life wasn't goin...
Emma Kirk-Odunubi: How to run faster and stronger – and pick the right running shoe
The coach and running shoe expert discusses her new book – and the simple steps runners can take to build speed, strength and confidence.
Learn...
A running coach shares the best advice for new runners
From how to start running, the kit to wear, how to pace those initial efforts to taking on your first race, Tom Craggs (top running coach), shares his...
Sabrina Pace-Humphreys discusses her new book, DNF at UTMB, over training and how to set positive goals for 2026
Ultrarunner Sabrina Pace-Humphreys joins Ben to talk not just about her new book, 'Start Where You Are', but a whole host of things about running incl...
Jasmine Paris and Damian Hall talk about The Spine race
Two stalwarts of the game, winners of the race and a course record holder, Damian Hall has been running the race since the third edition and Jasmine P...
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 possib...
Running 40 marathons in 40 European countries solo
Angus Read graduated from university in July and, like any adventurous 22-year-old, wanted to go travelling.
His plans grew, as did his d...
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 s...
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...
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, l...
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...
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...
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. <...
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 stan...
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 Dun...
Sarah Webster: what it takes to run 278km in 24 hours
Freshly crowned with not only a gold medal but also a world record from the 24 hour World Championships in Albi, France, Sarah Webster joined us to ta...
The world's hardest races
Taking a punt at listing some of the hardest races out there, Rick and Ben are joined by Rachel to discuss the criteria of what makes a race hard and...