circumnavigating

"Publicise environmentalism as something people want to do, not as something we should and have to do."

Today we are chatting to Nick Butter for the second time on this show. Our first conversation was Episode 88 back in April where we talked about his experience running a marathon in every country in the world. We're back again to talk about his journey circumnavigating the UK in just 128 days. That is almost 2 marathons a day for 128 days. Nick is someone who works closely with different charities and tries to raise awareness on humanitarian matters around the world, which is why he founded the 196 foundation.

Video version: https://youtu.be/FFS99nOPKlw

The key topics in today's episode:
04:30 - Running Around Britain
07:00 - The 196 Foundations
10:45 - Was it easier running around the world
14:15 - Recovering from workouts
19:00 - Finding the right stretches
29:00 - Being an effective activist
40:00 - Countries that don't accept donations
43:30 - Thoughts while running
49:45 - Did Nick think about giving up
53:00 - Finding passion
59:00 - Nick going plant based

Connect with Nick:
Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/nickbutterrun
Instagram 196 Foundation | https://www.instagram.com/196foundation
Donate | https://www.the196foundation.com/
Website | https://www.nickbutter.com/
Free Your Footprint Strava | https://www.strava.com/clubs/free-your-footprint-794186

Connect with me:

Instagram | @plant.paradigm
YouTube | The Plant Paradigm
Twitter | @plantparadigm
Website | www.theplantparadigm.com
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