Articles
RUNNER’S WORLD MAGAZINE | NOVEMBER 2023
The Transcend Game
Can running a 1km loop on a French campsite for six days lead you to a higher state of being? Adharanand Finn searches for wisdom and transcendence among the exhaustion and imaginary fireworks
FINANCIAL TIMES | JULY 2023
Riviera run: an ultra marathon on the Côte d’Azur
A 100km race over mud-slicked mountains, finishing at the sea, attracts hundreds of hardy athletes
THE OBSERVER | NOVEMBER 2022
Running the Mont Blanc ultra, the world’s most famous trail race
With its dizzying ridges and stunning views, Mont Blanc is home to some of the world’s best trail running
THE GUARDIAN | DECEMBER 2021
Escape your comfort zone! Diving
I am on a diving board the height of a two-storey building. Can I take the plunge?
OFF MAGAZINE | DECEMBER 2021
A Different Flow
For months, as the lockdowns due to COVID-19 went on longer than we all expected, I ran alone
RUNNER’S WORLD MAGAZINE | DECEMBER 2021
After the Fall
How a near-fatal accident helped ultrarunner Hillary Allen find a new way to live
THE GUARDIAN | JUNE 2021
‘It’s a love letter to adventure’: the British musical about running
Inspired by a 90-mile run to the Peak District, These Hills Are Ours explores the muddy joys of trail running – then invites its audience out for a jog
RUNNER’S WORLD MAGAZINE | DECEMBER 2020
The long and grinding road
When Dan Lawson ran the length of mainland Britain this summer, he wrote an epic chapter in the long, controversial history of Land’s End to John O’Groats runs. Adharanand Finn tells the full story
THE GUARDIAN | NOVEMBER 2020
Book review: Out of Thin Air by Michael Crawley
An inspiring study by an international runner and anthropologist who goes to Ethiopia to find out why east Africa’s long-distance runners lead the world
RUNNER’S WORLD MAGAZINE | OCTOBER 2020
My favourite run: Sywell reservoir, Northamptonshire
He has run in some of the most spectacular places on the planet, but it’s a route from his formative running years that remains closest to Adharanand Finn’s heart
RUNNER’S WORLD MAGAZINE | OCTOBER 2020
Mile High: How Kip Keino's 1500m gold changed running
Kip Keino’s breathtaking 1500m gold at the 1968 Mexico Olympics sparked the rise of Kenyan running, challenged perceptions about race and inspired a generation around the world