‘For 65 days I was cruising, then it all went wrong’: Adharanand Finn looks back on his 1,400-mile run around Ireland

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'For a woman to set a challenge like this is so powerful': Interview with ultra runner Sophie Power

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'I ran in the world champs, then gave it up to start a band' - Interview with running punk Jimmy Watkins

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From zero to the Olympics in four years - interview with marathon runner Rose Harvey

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'It's a fantastic freedom' - interview with BBC newsreader and marathon runner Sophie Raworth

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'You need to invest in your own health' - interview with record-breaking ultra runner and movement expert Paul Tierney

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'I always try to get back to that flow feeling' - interview with all-conquering British trail runner Jon Albon

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'Sometimes I just thank my body' - interview with new British marathon sensation Calli Thackery

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'The Kenyans are made of bones and flesh just like me' - interview with Italy's new marathon star Iliass Aouani

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Is ultra running bad for you? Interview with leading exercise scientist Nick Tiller

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'There's no limit to how far you can push yourself' - interview with Grayson Murphy, the World Mountain Running Champion

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'I felt I had the key to infinite power' - tales from a six-day race in France, with Bob Hearn

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'I did it ... and I had a horrible time' - tales from the Self-Transcendence 3100

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'You can't go into an ultra marathon thinking it will be easy' - interview with Tom Evans

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'Maybe the final life stage of running is to get faster again' - interview with author Richard Askwith

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'I raced in a stadium in front of 112,000 people' - interview with five-time Olympian Jo Pavey

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'That tough part, that pain, is where success is' - interview with Eliud Kipchoge

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Talks from the Love Trails festival, and tales from the heart of the CCC

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Interview with fell running punk and author Boff Whalley

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'If Kipchoge puts down a break, hopefully I can stay with it' - interview with rising star Jake Smith

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'The whole of the sky, the whole of nature, had my back' - interview with ultra running legend Dan Lawson

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Interview with Zane Robertson

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'The Self-Transcendence 3100 is my dream race' - interview with record-breaking ultra runner Camille Herron

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How Robbie Britton helped me run 24 hours around a track

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'My husband died in my arms, so I ran around the world for him' - interview with Rosie Swale-Pope MBE

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Interview with Irish track legend Sonia O’Sullivan

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'When you run through two nights, you go to some weird places in your head' - interview with Damian Hall

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Interviews with comedian Eddie Izzard and Feldenkrais form expert Jae Gruenke

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Kenya vs Ethiopia - interview with Out Of Thin Air author Michael Crawley

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'If you push yourself into that pain cave, you realise you can keep going' - interview with Jasmin Paris

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'I get a weird feeling of withdrawal if I go even a day without running' - interview with bestselling author Jon Ronson

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'I have this thought sometimes: I could go faster, I could hurt more. So then I try to hurt more' - interview with ultra runner Zach Miller

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'I never look at my watch. I just start it and that's it. Then you run in freedom' - interview with Abdi Nageeye (part two)

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'I escaped civil war in Somalia. Twice' - interview with Abdi Nageeye (part one)

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'The appeal of ultra running? I crave those intense moments' - interview with Beth Pascall (part two)

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'When I first heard about ultra running, I was excited by how crazy it sounded' - interview with Beth Pascall (part one)

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'I miss the adulation of being a champion' - interview with 4-time Ironman World Champion Chrissie Wellington (part two)

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'In every Ironman I ever did I wanted to quit' - interview with 4-time Ironman world champion Chrissie Wellington (part one)

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'I thought, if I miss this shot, I can go running' - interview with snooker legend Ronnie O'Sullivan

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The Way of the Runner - What the Series is all about...

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‘For 65 days I was cruising, then it all went wrong’: Adharanand Finn looks back on his 1,400-mile run around Ireland

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'For a woman to set a challenge like this is so powerful': Interview with ultra runner Sophie Power

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'I ran in the world champs, then gave it up to start a band' - Interview with running punk Jimmy Watkins

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From zero to the Olympics in four years - interview with marathon runner Rose Harvey

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'It's a fantastic freedom' - interview with BBC newsreader and marathon runner Sophie Raworth

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'You need to invest in your own health' - interview with record-breaking ultra runner and movement expert Paul Tierney

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'I always try to get back to that flow feeling' - interview with all-conquering British trail runner Jon Albon

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'Sometimes I just thank my body' - interview with new British marathon sensation Calli Thackery

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'The Kenyans are made of bones and flesh just like me' - interview with Italy's new marathon star Iliass Aouani

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Is ultra running bad for you? Interview with leading exercise scientist Nick Tiller

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'There's no limit to how far you can push yourself' - interview with Grayson Murphy, the World Mountain Running Champion

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'I felt I had the key to infinite power' - tales from a six-day race in France, with Bob Hearn

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'I did it ... and I had a horrible time' - tales from the Self-Transcendence 3100

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'You can't go into an ultra marathon thinking it will be easy' - interview with Tom Evans

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'Maybe the final life stage of running is to get faster again' - interview with author Richard Askwith

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'I raced in a stadium in front of 112,000 people' - interview with five-time Olympian Jo Pavey

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'That tough part, that pain, is where success is' - interview with Eliud Kipchoge

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Talks from the Love Trails festival, and tales from the heart of the CCC

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Interview with fell running punk and author Boff Whalley

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'If Kipchoge puts down a break, hopefully I can stay with it' - interview with rising star Jake Smith

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'The whole of the sky, the whole of nature, had my back' - interview with ultra running legend Dan Lawson

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Interview with Zane Robertson

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'The Self-Transcendence 3100 is my dream race' - interview with record-breaking ultra runner Camille Herron

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How Robbie Britton helped me run 24 hours around a track

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'My husband died in my arms, so I ran around the world for him' - interview with Rosie Swale-Pope MBE

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Interview with Irish track legend Sonia O’Sullivan

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'When you run through two nights, you go to some weird places in your head' - interview with Damian Hall

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Interviews with comedian Eddie Izzard and Feldenkrais form expert Jae Gruenke

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Kenya vs Ethiopia - interview with Out Of Thin Air author Michael Crawley

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'If you push yourself into that pain cave, you realise you can keep going' - interview with Jasmin Paris

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'I get a weird feeling of withdrawal if I go even a day without running' - interview with bestselling author Jon Ronson

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'I have this thought sometimes: I could go faster, I could hurt more. So then I try to hurt more' - interview with ultra runner Zach Miller

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'I never look at my watch. I just start it and that's it. Then you run in freedom' - interview with Abdi Nageeye (part two)

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'I escaped civil war in Somalia. Twice' - interview with Abdi Nageeye (part one)

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'The appeal of ultra running? I crave those intense moments' - interview with Beth Pascall (part two)

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'When I first heard about ultra running, I was excited by how crazy it sounded' - interview with Beth Pascall (part one)

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'I miss the adulation of being a champion' - interview with 4-time Ironman World Champion Chrissie Wellington (part two)

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'In every Ironman I ever did I wanted to quit' - interview with 4-time Ironman world champion Chrissie Wellington (part one)

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'I thought, if I miss this shot, I can go running' - interview with snooker legend Ronnie O'Sullivan