If you're thinking of buying one of our products as a Christmas present, just a note to say don't leave it too late - we're not Amazon, so these carefully curated items take a little while to put together and get sent out ...

Pretty cool to see my book in Spotify's top 10 most downloaded sports audiobooks of 2025 - just above Tiger Woods and Arnold Schwarzenegger frontofficesports.com/spotifys-top...

Every day more drivel ... is there no end? And people sit and stand there next to him nodding and smiling along like they're high or something

Who are the biggest personalities in ultra running right now? The real characters doing crazy things, shaking things up? People who should be getting more coverage.

Nice to see The Rise of the Ultra Runners still making people's Christmas lists, such as this one from Foreign Policy magazine

Just saying … again

This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥

The diplomatic "achievement" of the ceasefire was to recalibrate the tempo of the genocide sufficiently to get it off the front pages and the news bulletins, thus alleviating the political pressure on Israel's western accomplices. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...

This is getting crazy now ...

This is a striking gallery of climate change destroying lives not in the distant future, but right now ... for six months their homes have been under water ... www.theguardian.com/world/galler...

A signed book makes a great Christmas present. Affordable too. Just saying thewayoftherunner.com/shop

This is tonight ... last chance to sign up!

If you've been through a few of those 'Christmas gifts for runners' lists and found them uninspiring, we have a small, curated selection of goodies you might find interesting ... thewayoftherunner.com/shop

Interesting study for those of us who were fully convinced of the benefits of minimal shoes, and are now a bit confused by the super-shoes ... www.runnersworld.com/uk/news/a690...

This is an interesting read (and not just because he mentions my book) ... www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/n...

Fascinating article, and I say that as someone called Adharanand - which is a tad unusual) ... www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

Next Wednesday, come and chat to Allie Bailey - author of the brilliant There Is No Wall - live on Zoom ... full details here thewayoftherunner.com/bookings/liv...

“The Running Ground is extremely life-affirming." Nice review of a very enjoyable read ... www.irunfar.com/the-running-...

As well as our The Way of the Runner retreats and events - which make wonderful Christmas gifts - we now have a little runner's gift shop, with signed books, a mug that would make a great stocking filler, a framed print … don't leave it too late though as we're not Amazon thewayoftherunner.com/shop

So bizarre … www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/n...

I thought this must be some sort of April Fools type story, but no, it seems real ... a guy cut a switchback on an FKT attempt, and somehow ended up facing jail over it! And now Donal Trump has pardoned him!! America, you are one crazy place www.irunfar.com/michelino-su...

In 2013, my wife and I travelled 9,000 miles from south-west England to Kyoto in Japan - by train. With three young children in tow. This is the story ... (free on Patreon)

This week's offering ...

I feel the BBC heads resigning yesterday over a relatively small mistake only weakens trust in the BBC. I really can't see why they did it. Now Trump has his "proof" that they're fake news and he will tell everyone about it endlessly. Like he has never slightly edited anything disingenuously!

Caitriona Jennings of Ireland sets new women’s 100-mile world record of 12:37:04 in her first attempt at the distance. Amazing! www.irunfar.com/caitriona-je...

I haven't seen Traitors, and I don't really even get what it is. But I did go to school with Alan Carr.

Something for the weekend listening perhaps ...

New podcast ep with the brilliant Alex Hutchinson, author of Endure and The Explorer's Gene. We cover everything from sub-2 hr marathon, to overlap between exploring and learning, and what he would change if he wrote Endure today. Find it at thewayoftherunner.com/podcast

Signed copies of my books also now available in our gift shop ...

Looking for something for that runner in your life (which may be you, why not!). We've been slowly putting together a little runner's heaven gift shop of unique items not available anywhere else. We'll be adding some more products soon, but check out our offerings so far: thewayoftherunner.com/shop

Benson Kipruto wins the New York City Marathon in one of the closet finishes ever (less than 0.2 of a second!). He becomes the first person ever to win Chicago, Boston and New York. He has also won Tokyo. Kenyan 1-2-3 in the men's and women's races. #nycmarathon

Great to see this ... go Ultra Women!

Anyone else on Substack? substack.com/@adharanand

I'm the official holder of a genuine FKT (Fastest Known Time) ... (ultra runners will know what I'm talking about) ...

A quick note to share an exciting new South-West Coast Path weekend retreat we're hosting, along with Damian Hall, next November. We'll run a 33-mile section of the coast path over two days, staying in a beautiful boutique hotel on the beach ... thewayoftherunner.com/south-west-c...

Mouhamadou Fall is latest athlete to join the Enhanced Games. They’re hoovering up those sprinters already serving doping bans. Makes sense for the athletes (since their career is pretty much over and already tarnished), but if they were already doping, what’s exciting about seeing them run doped?

A quick note to share an exciting new South-West Coast Path weekend retreat we're hosting, along with Damian Hall, next November. We'll run a 33-mile section of the coast path over two days, staying in a beautiful boutique hotel on the beach ... thewayoftherunner.com/south-west-c...

Laz just said 100 loops was the "4-minute mile of backyard ultras". I reckon that makes 24 loops the 3-hr marathon of backyard ultras. Not sure what it makes my record of 12 loops?

Meanwhile, the Big Dog Backyard ultra guys have just completed 400 miles, and still lots of them looking determined to keep going until the end of days. Utter madness.

Going back down the well, and getting totally FKTd open.substack.com/pub/adharana...

How has the government got itself into the position of standing up for Israeli football hooligans, while criminalising peaceful supporters of Palestine Action?

I could also have started this post with "If you're often left screaming ..."

If you're left leaning and haven't really considered the Green party before, there's some serious momentum behind them right now. They could actually make a difference. I became a member about a year ago. Think about it, at least

Current reading pile

Thanks Gwilym. We’re back again in February - just saying. Info on thewayoftherunner.com

I'd love to say "rubbish", but this is a real study ... still, all depends, right? www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

Not only are we at record numbers of members and growing every day - this is our highest ever poll rating. We're just getting started. This is the politics of the 99% Vs the 1% for a country we can all afford to live in - plenty of room to grow. Join.greenparty.org.uk

We had a wonderful, wide-ranging chat with New York Times bestselling author and sports scientist Alex Hutchinson last night. Full video available now on Patreon, and coming soon on The Way of the Runner podcast ... www.patreon.com/posts/alex-h...

This is tonight … last chance to sign up …

Come and talk (online) with the brilliant author Alex Hutchinson this Wednesday. Full details here: thewayoftherunner.com/bookings/liv...