Talk by BBC news presenter and ultra-marathon runner Sophie Raworth about how running helped her through life's challenges.
Sophie Raworth is coming to Firth Hall on Saturday 24 October for a talk called Running On Air. Most of us know her as the BBC news presenter who's been on our screens for over thirty years, starting out at Look North and going on to cover some of the biggest stories in modern history, interviewing some of the most significant global figures of our time. But the talk is about the other side of her life, the one that doesn't happen in front of a camera.
She took up running in her forties, inspired by a friend, though it didn't exactly start as a success story: her first marathon was almost a disaster, and she collapsed just two miles from the finish line. From there, she kept going until she'd completed all seven World Marathon Majors and run ten ultra-marathons, including the 150-mile Marathon des Sables across the Sahara Desert. That's a long way from the news desk.
On the night, she talks about how running helped her through challenges ranging from losing loved ones to interviewing the Prime Minister, and about how to find the joy in running at any age. It's as much about the mental side of things as the physical, and it's a good reminder that you don't have to start young to get into it. BSL interpretation is available on the night.
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It starts at 6:00 pm at Firth Hall, and tickets are £14, or £12 for concessions.
