Taking on a fast mile is something that all runners should try at least once. Fast is obviously a relative term, but we think spending some time focusing on achieving the best time that you can over the mile is not only deeply satisfying, but is a relatively easy running challenge to fit into life.

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Joining us this week is ultrarunner Jonty Brown, who was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes when he was 11-years-old.

We discuss what it's like to run with the autoimmune disease, how runners can manage the symptoms and why is should never stop anyone from giving running a go.

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Racing is hard. At some point, there will probably be a race that you won't be able to finish and how you reach that point and respond to it, can make all the difference to your relationship with running.

Of the back of her first DNF at a 100k race, Ali Ball joins us to discuss her first Did Not Finish and what it meant to her.

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We speak to Scottee and Beth about their experience as runners, why running is for everyone and how being fat shouldn't be (but often is) a barrier to taking part.

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We often talk about the physical side of recovery when it comes to injury, but what about the psychological and emotional disruption that injured runners have to deal with?

We spoke to Dr Carl Bescoby PhD aka The Injury Psychologist about the trauma of injury, the emotions we feel when injured and how we can deal with the set backs and struggles that come when injury strikes.

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We speak with podiatrist Liam McManus and RW columnist Sophie Raworth about some of the potential risks of wearing supershoes – and what runners can do to mitigate this.

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On this episode, Michael Adeniran (aka The Urban Challenger) talks tech, obstacle racing, and how and why he began documenting his running online.

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Across the UK, running clubs put on low-key but much-loved races – some of which have been going for many decades. But are they now in danger of being priced out? On this episode, Peter Kennedy and Kevin Price of the Stragglers running club in south-west London discuss how price hikes in parks are threatening the future of the races they help to organise. We want to know whether this is reflective of a wider trend, so please email in with your own take on this: [email protected]

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Ultrarunner extraordinaire and Runner's World columnist Damian Hall talks about the simple steps we all can take to become more environmentally aware runners. As one of the co-founders of The Green Runners (thegreenrunners.com), Hall has been a leading voice in championing a more eco-friendly approach within running. He looks back at some recent successes – and the many more things that need to be done, fast, to ensure the safety of our planet.

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Ben talked to journalist and author Alex Hutchinson about his new book, The Explorer's Gene, which looks at how the evolution of humans has been shaped by significant events where venturing into the unknown has played a crucial role in shaping our genes and how the risk/reward element of running and racing could be satisfying an innate urge.

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