Andre Cardin's big running goal is fast approaching.

Next week (November 2, 2025), he will take on theNew York City Marathon, one of the most famous road races in the world.

But if Andre's New York adventure is inspiring, it is nothing compared to how he get here.

Unfit, overweight and unhappy, Andre took a decision to dedicate his life to becoming a healthier, fitter and happier version of himself.

His tool of choice was running, and it has helped him achieve that goal and more.

Andre has tracked his journey through his increasingly popular Instagram account, @andrerunz, a platform which proved integral to his entry into New York.

In this episode of Running Tales, we spoke to Andre about his running journey, how the sport has changed his life and the big races he now has on the agenda...

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From crossing paths with farm dogs to shimmying over logs, ultra runner Kim Levinsky faced a plethora of physical, mental and altogether unexpected challenges as she set a new Fastest Known Time (FKT) across New York State’s 358-mile Long Path.

Now, a brilliant new feature film, 'The Long Path: A journey of becoming' has been released. It tracks the physical and mental struggle's Kim encountered during her epic run, as well as taking a deeper look at how society treats mental health issues.

During the documentary, Kim reveals her journey from reluctantly starting therapy to becoming a mental health advocate in her community.

In this episode of Running Tales, we spoke to Kim and filmmaker Shai Ben-Dor about the idea behind the film and how they were able to capture her experiences of the trails...

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Andy Goldsby's life was spiralling out of control. Overweight, he was drinking and smoking too much, and it was starting to effect his mental as well as physical health.

It was a chance moment that changed his life. Desperate to make a change, he entered the London Marathon on a whim, never expecting to get in.

The marathon lottery Gods were smiling on him, and to Andy's shock he was - at 20 stone and struggling to climb the stairs - on course to run one of the world's most famous running events.

Buoyed by the chance to reverse a fitness journey that was heading in the wrong direction, he started training and clocking up the miles.

Since then, Andy has become a regular runner, taking on distances from parkrun 5ks to marathons.

Along the way, he has become a run director at Arrow Valley parkrun and more recently joined forces with YouTuber Tim Stent, aka The Middle Aged Running Man, to become one half of the Marmcast pod.

In this episode of Running Tales, we spoke to Andy about how running has changed his life...

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