Running is the simplest sport there is, and one of the hardest to master. London Real has spoken to an ultramarathon runner, a triathlon world champion, the founder of the Spartan Race and a barefoot runner about what it takes to go further than you think you can. These conversations cover endurance, injury and recovery, leaving a comfortable career to run, natural movement and the mental barrier that stops most people long before their body does. Every full interview is free to watch.
From ultramarathon runner Dean Karnazes and triathlon world champion Tim Don to Spartan Race founder Joe De Sena, barefoot runner Tony Riddle, ultra-endurance athlete David Goggins and adventure athlete Ross Edgley: how to keep going when your body tells you to stop.
Dean Karnazes quit a well-paid but unsatisfying job to make a living from running. The author of Ultramarathon Man has run races including the Boston Marathon and Death Valley, and talks about The Road to Sparta. Joe De Sena, founder of the Spartan Race, believes that shaking off comfort changes how you see yourself, and explains the thinking behind his mud, rope and barbed-wire obstacle races. In a compilation episode, David Goggins, Dorian Yates, Eddie Hall and Ross Edgley look at why most people quit at 40% of what they can do, and how to push past that point.
Tim Don is a three-time British Olympian and world champion in triathlon and duathlon. In 2017 he set a new Ironman world record in Brazil, then weeks before the Ironman World Championship a car turned in front of him and he broke his neck in the crash. He talks about his recovery with the help of the “Halo” device and his road back to racing. Tony Riddle, a natural life-stylist, barefoot runner and endurance athlete, draws on ancient practices to help people reconnect with their own biology, starting with how they move.
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Who has London Real interviewed about running? Brian Rose has interviewed Dean Karnazes, Tim Don, Joe De Sena and Tony Riddle, and a compilation episode features David Goggins, Dorian Yates, Eddie Hall and Ross Edgley.
What do the guests say stops most people? The compilation episode argues that most people quit at around 40% of their real capacity. Dean Karnazes and Joe De Sena make a similar point: comfort, not the body, is usually what holds people back.
Are the full running episodes free to watch? Yes. Every full-length interview on this page can be watched free on londonreal.tv.
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