From an episode of Future PerfectPresented by Dylan Bird

Interview

Future Perfect: Why Do We Run?

Dylan Bird chats with writer and Deputy Editor of Good Weekend magazine Konrad Marshall about his new book Run For Your Life which documents his journey running every day for a year and talking with other notable Australian runners and athletes to figure out why we run.

“What I’ve always found is that out on a run, the beginning of my stories come to me. I’m letting all of the ideas swirl around, and it just helps you distil what is important, what is interesting…that process of sort of jogging along while identifying those salient points...has always been kind of invaluable”

Photo credit: supplied.

Run For Your Life book cover
Listen to Future Perfect: Why Do We Run?20:242 March 2026