
E61 - Paul Sinton-Hewitt - How a broken runner built a movement
Published: December 4, 2025
Duration: 1:04:06
Nicky sits down with Paul Sinton-Hewitt CBE, the founder of parkrun, for an extraordinary conversation about resilience, community, and the power of small beginnings. From a difficult childhood in South Africa’s care system to injury and burnout in his forties, Paul shares how losing his ability to run led him to create a simple Saturday-morning time trial that would change millions of lives.
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