Episode 10: Interview with bestselling author and runner Jon Ronson
Jon Ronson is the author of numerous bestselling books, and was played by Ewan McGregor in the film of his book The Men Who Stare At Goats. He started running 10 years ago when he saw a picture of himself standing next to George Clooney and thought he needed to get in shape. Barely a day has past since that he hasn’t gone out running. He tells us why he can’t stop, why he will never run a race, and how running feeds into his creative process.
““There’s a weird feeling of withdrawal if you go a day without running. A little like cold turkey.””
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Jon Ronson is on Twitter: @jonronson
Adharanand Finn is the author of three award-winning books, Running with the Kenyans (2012), The Way of the Runner (2014), and the Rise of the Ultra Runners (2019). He has run 10 ultra marathons and has a road marathon best time of 2 hrs 50 mins. He is also a freelance journalist writing for the Guardian, the FT, the Telegraph and many others. Follow him on Twitter @adharanand or Instagram: instagram.com/adharanand/
The Way of the Runner Podcast is sponsored by Kenyan Running Bands. Handmade in Iten, Kenya and with profits going back to struggling and upcoming runners in the Rift Valley region, these bands are like a go-faster stripe for runners. The Kenyans wear them, Mo Farah wears one … need we say more! To check them out and to get yours visit https://artisan.design/
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Adharanand hosts a series of running camps and writing retreats in Dartmoor, London, Chamonix and Iten, Kenya. For more information visit: thewayoftherunner.com