I Am a Runner

I Am A Runner is an Instagram project in which I run with, photograph and then interview everyday runners.

The project is based on the idea that everyone has an interesting story if you just give them the time and space to tell it.

It’s like Humans of New York, but for runners. And it is supported by my Patreon page, where longer versions of each of the interviews get posted.

In my early 20s I was beaten up in London by some drunk builders. They weren’t being let into a bar, and I happened to come out wearing a suit, so obviously I was to blame.

I had back pain from then on. I worked in the City, ate and drank too

At school I just ran on sports day and cross country. There were these sporty girls in my year, the popular girls, and one of them, Jodie, always won the races. But one time I won. Afterwards nobody said anything to me, they all just said: “Wel

I ran cross country at school, as it was safer than hockey. Back in those days they were happy to let us run out of the school grounds, miles from the school. I ran three times for Sheffield University, but I had no notion of training or anything, an

As a kid I played football for my local team. One of the dads was a personal trainer, so we did fitness every Tuesday. Sit ups, press ups, drills etc. When we started at under 13s, we weren’t very good, but by under 15s we were one of the best

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