Ready to step off the fast fashion treadmill?
Laura catches up with slow fashion designer, sustainability creator, and TGR member Lydia Bolton to explore how upcycling can change how we kit up.
Everything you always wanted to know about Local Meet Ups, but were afraid to ask: join host Laura Briggs as she chats with seasoned endurance runner and super volunteer Kevin Bowen, founder of the original chapter of The Green Runners’ Local Meet Ups. From tackling multi-day challenges like the Dragon’s Back Race and Montane Spine Race, to pioneering Local Meet Ups in Nottingham, Kev shares his experience on creating a simple, accessible blueprint for groups popping up across the country.
An Olympic gold medalist, a Supreme Court pioneer, and a visionary eco-artist walk onto a riverbank… but the fight to save Devon’s dying rivers is no joke.
This episode, host Laura Briggs sits down with Anne-Marie Culhane, Goldman Environmental Prize winner Sarah Finch, and London 2012 Canoe Slalom Champion Etienne Stott MBE to unpack the wildly creative 43-mile relay fighting to restore the River Exe’s endangered Atlantic salmon population.
The trio reveals what it takes to defeat oil giants in the UK’s highest court, how navigating elite whitewater translates to climate advocacy, and why trading competitive race times for running “as a shoal” can turn environmental despair into pure community action.
This is a story about grassroots defiance, ecological wonder, and the unforgettable power of running for something bigger than yourself.
Our Co-Founder and tea-drinking champ Damian Hall writes about his latest record and we are here for it! I squealed. Effing cramp! My old
What happens when you trade your desk for a dusty running track on the other side of the world?
Laura sits down with award-winning author and journalist Adharanand Finn (Running with the Kenyans, The Way of the Runner, The Rise of the Ultra Runners) to explore the terrifying, hilarious, and deeply transformative reality of a life lived on the run.
Adharanand opens up about his early roots in environmental journalism, the sheer panic of moving his entire family to Iten, Kenya, and the claustrophobic comedy of hauling three young children across the Trans-Siberian Express to research running culture in Japan. Plus, he reveals how he accidentally stumbled headfirst into the exploding world of endurance running.
How does a man who has spent 15 years presenting on national radio breakfast shows find his balance? He runs. Really, really far.
This week on The Green Runners Storytime, Laura chats to the irrepressible Vassos Alexander, sports presenter, author, and veteran of some of the world’s toughest ultramarathons.
Vassos shares his captivating philosophy of being a “minimalist maximalist”: chasing massive, logic-defying distances (including the legendary 153-mile Spartathlon) while stripping away the noise, the over-complicated gear, and the ego.
We follow Laura from the Welsh mountains (where the “Eco Pilgrims” were born) to the relentless climbs of the Camino Primitivo. What happens when a team of three becomes a 200-mile solo mission?
For sustainable designer Lydia, “old” kit is simply the raw material for something new. By upcycling her gear and rejecting the performative pressure of “new drop” culture, she champions a mindset shift toward finding genuine value in what we already own.
This is part of Gear for Good, a 4-part series interviewing Millennial and Gen Z runners about what running means to them and their relationship with kit to raise awareness of the environmental cost of fast fashion.
Engineering student Johnpaul is reclaiming space on the trails through intentionality and individual style. He finds power in repetition: wearing gear that has seen his worst runs and his small wins, proving that real progress is lived, not bought.
This is part of Gear for Good, a 4-part series interviewing Millennial and Gen Z runners about what running means to them and their relationship with kit to raise awareness of the environmental cost of fast fashion.
For trail runner Juliette, kit is about function, memory, and representation rather than the latest “drop.” She advocates for repairing what we own and reclaiming space on the trails.
This is part of Gear for Good, a 4-part series interviewing Millennial and Gen Z runners about what running means to them and their relationship with kit to raise awareness of the environmental cost of fast fashion.
From “new drop” hype to the beauty of the old, we’re exploring the lifecycle of running gear. Meet Melina, who’s ditching the “kit-it-out” mindset for her trusted oversized shorts.
This is part of Gear for Good, a 4-part series interviewing Millennial and Gen Z runners about what running means to them and their relationship with kit to raise awareness of the environmental cost of fast fashion.
Laura catches up with sustainability strategist and B Leader Hannah Cox, fresh from her over 4,000km journey tracing the Inland Customs Line in India as part of Project Salt Run.