If you ever imagined a life travelling the world, then running may be the way to make it happen - or at least that's how it happened for retired Chief Running Officer of RunnersWorld Magazine, Mr Bart Yasso.

He is one of few people to have run a marathon on every continent. He has racked up an impressive amount of kilometres, or miles we should say, and played a fundamental role in the running movement that took the world by storm in the 70's, 80's & 90's - the running world that we get to enjoy as a result of today - diverse, inclusive and plenty full of participants.

Mr Yasso has been running since before women we're even allowed to legally participate in marathons and he was around when the first wheelchair race took place at the Boston Marathon. He's not known as the "Mayor of Running" for nothing, Bart Yasso, through his love for running, has inspired 1000's of people to lace up and hit the road.

But out of all the memories that he holds dear, it's those of the people and the global community that he got to share it all with.

In this episode we cover:

• Running as a vehicle to travel and experience the world.
• The Comrades Marathon, the greatest Footrace of all time!
• The memories that we're able to create through running & the impact of running community.
• How running has gown to be more inclusive, "when I started running people went to races to run fast, now, people run to finish and to enjoy the experience".
• The Yasso 800's - Marathon Time Predictor Workout.
• Running longevity and staying in the game, “I told myself I’m going to be a runner for life”.
• Running easy to run faster.
• Burro racing.
• The boy who wanted to be Bart Yasso; a story of how you are inspiring people you don't even know about by being a runner and JUST being YOU.

Listen and experience the world of running.

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