An historian, a PB and two stopwatches

Ian Mortimer joins Vassos and Louise this week to talk about his new book - "Why Running Matters: Lessons in life, Pain and Exhilaration - From 5K to the Marathon". Ian tells us about what made him start running, his inspiration for writing a book and why parkrun is so important to him. Producer Patrick questions Louise's time keeping abilities after breaking his PB and your niches continue to astound us.

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Free Weekly Timed explores everything parkrun and is presented by Vassos Alexander and Helen Williams. The pair share experiences, chat to guests and interact with fellow parkrun runners as they debate the big talking points of the week. To get in touch, email us at hello@freeweeklytimed.com or tweet us @freeweeklytimed. You can also get in touch via our website Freeweeklytimed.com