Sophie Raworth: BBC headlines to life changing finish lines
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Global
4.8 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 7 May 2026
⏱️ 43 minutes
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Summary
Sophie Raworth is a face we're all familiar with, delivering the nation their news on the BBC.
She also is a passionate runner, running some of the world toughest races - including the gruelling Sahara desert Marathon des Sables.
Her new book 'Running On Air' was an instant Sunday Times bestseller and on today's episode she joins her close friend Jenni, to talk about all the journeys running has taken her on!
An episode full of advice, warmth and stories about juggling a life in the spotlight alongside a passion for sport.
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| 0:00.0 | This podcast is sponsored by Skechers running Comfort That Performs. |
| 0:07.3 | This is a Global Player original podcast. |
| 0:12.2 | You know, in this day and age, when lots of people expect instant gratification, instant reward, you can't get that in a marathon. |
| 0:18.2 | That is what is the beauty of it and the joy of it. |
| 0:20.9 | When you went to interview, when he was Prime Minister David Cameron, |
| 0:24.4 | you even felt the urge to bring up running with him. |
| 0:28.0 | It's 150 miles across the Sahara Desert, six marathons, |
| 0:31.5 | in five days carrying everything you need to survive for the week on your back, |
| 0:35.8 | including all your food. |
| 0:36.9 | It is brutal and unbelievable and the most extraordinary experience. |
| 0:41.8 | There's a whole new language going to the gym, isn't it? |
| 0:43.9 | Zercher squats. |
| 0:44.9 | I didn't ever heard of anything. |
| 0:46.1 | It sounds like a mooseley to me. |
| 0:53.7 | Hello there and welcome to Rompaw. This is the Run Club of the podcast world. I'm Jenny |
| 0:59.0 | Faulkner and I've got to be honest, recording these episodes is kind of like a dream to me. I get to chat |
| 1:04.8 | about running with fellow running enthusiasts and we get to be excited about something so simple, |
| 1:10.4 | yes, so incredibly rewarding and |
| 1:12.4 | today well it's a very special episode actually because I'm joined by a friend of mine and you know |
| 1:18.6 | at school you might have that friend who started off quite similar to you in something and then |
| 1:23.2 | they just get better and better and better and better and you're just left behind well that's this |
| 1:27.1 | person to me right and in the better and better and you're just left behind. Well, that's this person to me, right? In the last 16 years, she's not just become, you know, a good runner. She's like a |
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