Runner's World Podcast

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• Tom Hiddleston: From running in school, to the freedom it brings and how he uses it for acting

  October 7, 2026 · 56 min

  It's not often you get the God of Stories on the podcast! This week, the actor Tom Hiddleston joins us on the podcast to talk about his love of running, the freedom it gives him, the creative process and how running has helped shape him…

• Dr Alex George on the positive power of running

  September 29, 2026 · 36 min

  Our guest this week is Dr Alex George, someone who knows all too well how much difference one run can make. For him, it was life saving. Trigger warning - some of the subjects discussed on this episode centre around poor mental health…

• Can AI coach a running coach? We ask Tom Craggs to find out

  September 22, 2026 · 53 min

  Talking to Rick and Ben this week is UK athletics coach and RW columnist, Tom Craggs, who has taken on the challenge of getting a LLM to try and coach him to a sub 20 minute 5K in six weeks. Here Tom explains what was good, what was bad…

• "I should be dead". Sabrina Pace-Humphreys talks to Sophie Raworth about hearly dying at the UTMB

  September 15, 2026 · 50 min

  In a slight format twist, Ben and Rick chat to Sophie Raworth about her time at UTMB and then Sophie talks to her friend Sabrina about her race and how she had to be airlifted off the course with what was later diagnosed as exertional…

• Coach Bennett on spreading the joy of running, how we're all elites and why time goals are just part of the process

  September 8, 2026 · 43 min

  Joining us on the podcast this week is Coach Bennett, Nike Global Running Coach, the voice of NRC and now an author. We talk about his passion for running, how it has shaped his life and why he believes runners can help make the world a…

• Zharnel Hughes on sprinting, finding form, his loves of planes and more

  September 1, 2026 · 34 min

  GB sprinter Zharnel Hughes joined us ahead of the European champs to talk about his passion for athletics growing up, his drive to win an Olympic medal, his love for flying planes, motivational chats with Linford Christie and much more…

• Jenni Falconer talks about her love for running and why she'll never stop

  August 25, 2026 · 32 min

  Fresh from her RW cover shoot, Jenni Falconer joins Rick and Rachel to talk about her lifelong love of running. From chasing PBs, overcoming injuries, why she loves to train and how she wants to never stop doing it, we cover off all areas…

• Ben Shepard on chasing PBs in his 50's after being told not to run

  August 18, 2026 · 42 min

  Ben Shepard joins Rick and Ben to talk about his 16 year hiatus from marathons after an injury stopped him running, how he managed the fear of re-injury and started training again, why he continues to want to prove to himself he can do…