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Kevin Brittain
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Kevin is a serial entrepreneur and running philanthropist. He is on a mission to raise £1 MILLION for children’s charities by run-vlogging on consecutive days the distance of one lap around the world! It is a staggering 40,075km. He will run a minimum of 5 kilometres per day and he’ll even do it barefoot-style! During each run, Kevin will vlog about his passions which are entrepreneurship & running, and how exercise can be used as a release mechanism for managing the emotions of stress, overwhelm and anxiety. Support Kevin on his mission 👉 https://challenge.runpreneur.co

  1. 3h ago

    Episode 2088 - ADHD When Plans Change

    ADHD when plans change is today's topic, and I speak from experience. I have ADHD, and when I set a plan, my mind fixes on the plan and treats the plan as gospel. When something shifts at the last minute, I struggle to react.Today I was skiing with my family. We had planned our routes. Then high winds disrupted a chair lift, and after queuing for about 25 minutes I was told the lift would not open again. I felt defeated and low, as if I had let myself and others down. The truth is I had not, because wind sits outside my control. A fixated mind does not weigh the facts fairly in the moment.In this episode I talk about what helps. Awareness comes first. My wife understands my symptoms and comforts me until I come round, and the day stays intact. When I am alone, I have been known to sulk and lose the whole day.My message is simple. If you have ADHD, or someone close to you does, learn about it. Understand the symptoms and the typical responses, then build coping mechanisms together.This is day 2088 of my daily run vlog. I have covered 16,090.73km of the 40,075km lap of the world, with 23,984.27km to go. I am doing this barefoot style to raise £1M for children's causes. The more people who see the mission, the more support children receive.If you have a question or a comment, leave one and I will respond to anything relevant. #adhd #mindset #resilience #streakrunning #ukrunnerscommunity #runnerslifestyle #ultrarunninglife #runformentalhealth #strava #stravarun #Insta360 #vibramfivefingersWatch the full episode: https://youtu.be/Iqt-J8PU5wI

  2. 1d ago

    Episode 2085 - Extreme Cold Running: Knowing When to Stop at -16°C

    Today I talk about running in extreme cold. On Day 2085 of my daily running streak I was in Andorra, around 2,000 metres above sea level, in a snowstorm at minus 16 degrees centigrade. The wind was strong and I could barely see the road. These were the most brutal conditions I have run in across 2,085 days.I planned to run further. I stopped at 5 kilometres. In this episode I explain how I made that decision, why I do not run in extreme weather, and why I believe a shorter run protects a streak rather than weakening it. The goal that day was simple: get home unharmed.The lesson for me was about consistency over intensity. A streak meant to last for years cannot depend on one reckless day. Some days the right distance is 10 kilometres. Some days it is 5. Both count.I run every day as part of a fundraiser for children's causes, working towards £1M and a full lap of the world, 40,075 kilometres. My total stands at 16,072.43 kilometres, with 24,002.57 kilometres remaining. Each safe day keeps that mission moving.If you run in the cold, I share the simple checks I use: forecast, wind, visibility and a turn-back point decided in advance. If you believe in the mission, please subscribe, share and leave a comment. #extremecoldrunning #winterrunning #streakrunning #runningsafety #ukrunnerscommunity #runnerslifestyle #ultrarunninglife #runformentalhealth #strava #stravarun #Insta360 #vibramfivefingersWatch the full episode: https://youtu.be/XaTR50CoZf4

  3. 1d ago

    Episode 2084 - Journeys From Hell: Day 2084 and the 24 Hour Trip to Andorra

    Journeys from hell happen. Mine started at 3am on a 6.50am flight from Luton to Barcelona and ended at 3am the next day in Andorra, twenty-four hours later. In this episode I walk through what went wrong. High wind gusts delayed the flight. We spent hours on and off the plane. The pilot tried to land in Barcelona twice and pulled up both times. We were diverted to Valencia, then took a four and a half hour coach back to Barcelona and a further three and a half hours on a coach to Andorra. By car, the trip would have taken half the time.The part I want to talk about is the people. Some became angry and argumentative. Others took the day as it came. The outcome was the same for both groups, so the anger changed nothing except how they felt. I try to ask one question in these moments: can I change this? If the answer is no, I accept the situation and focus on the next step.This is the same habit daily running builds. Conditions are rarely ideal, and a streak meant to last 16.5 years has to survive bad days. I am on day 2084, with 16,066.40km covered of the 40,075km lap of the world and 24,008.60km remaining. The aim behind every kilometre is to raise £1M for children's causes, including Great Ormond Street and BBC Children in Need.Thank you for listening. If you believe in the mission, please subscribe, share and leave a comment. #journeysfromhell #mindset #resilience #streakrunning #ukrunnerscommunity #runnerslifestyle #ultrarunninglife #runformentalhealth #strava #stravarun #Insta360 #vibramfivefingersWatch the full episode: https://youtu.be/ZQh2NaMr6og

  4. 1d ago

    Episode 2081 - Entrepreneurial Overwhelm: Getting Clarity Back When Everything Lands at Once

    Entrepreneurial overwhelm caught me this week. Last week finished well and I was on track. Then this week started and almost everything that could go wrong did. No single issue was the problem. The speed and the volume were. When that much arrives at once, I lose visibility, and I drift away from my plan.In this episode, recorded on day 2081 of my daily run streak, I explain how I am working through it. I am not claiming it is solved. I start with my OCI problem-solving framework: treat the problem as an opportunity, focus only on what I control, build a plan for that part and remove the emotion. Because that framework struggles when several problems arrive together, I add a step first. I capture everything on paper. Then I sort by project, urgent and not urgent, look at the financial exposure of each, and check it against my cash flow forecast. Anything that can wait gets scheduled further out. The rest goes into my strategic project plan, so it stops pulling me away from my goals.I have now run 16,047.32km of the 40,075km I need for a lap of the world, with 24,027.68km to go. The streak has taught me that I do not need everything solved today, only the next clear action. I run for children's causes, including Great Ormond Street and BBC Children in Need, with a target of £1M. If you value the episodes, subscribe, share or comment to help the mission reach more people. #entrepreneuroverwhelm #problemsolving #resilience #streakrunning #ukrunnerscommunity #runnerslifestyle #ultrarunninglife #runformentalhealth #strava #stravarun #Insta360 #vibramfivefingersWatch the full episode: https://youtu.be/0Yf5_FRIaQE

  5. 2d ago

    Episode 2083 - Return to Running After Injury: Why I Multiply Recovery Time by Three

    Day 2083 of my daily running streak, and I am three months out from a broken foot. I am back running, and I am grateful for that. My fitness is a different story.I now run 6 to 24,015.44km where I used to run 16,059.56km. My pace is close to where it was, but my heart rate is up to 10 beats per minute higher at the same effort. Tonight I felt faint four kilometres in, so I walked for a while. I was travelling, it was around half past midnight, and I did not want to push into a second hard day.In this episode I talk about how long recovery takes. It depends on your age, your fitness and how much time you can give it. My own rule is to take whatever you think it will take and multiply it by three. My gut feel is another three months.I also talk about the two marathons I planned for this spring. I am not sure I could finish one today. So I am tracking heart rate against pace and adding longer runs to test my legs before I commit.The lesson is that the streak needs consistency, not intensity. A shorter run or a walk on a hard day keeps it going.The mission stays the same. I have covered 16,059.56km of the 40,075km lap of the world, with 24,015.44km to go, and I run to raise £1M for children's causes. If you are coming back from an injury, tell me how long it took you. #returntorunning #injuryrecovery #streakrunning #endurance #ukrunnerscommunity #runnerslifestyle #ultrarunninglife #runformentalhealth #strava #stravarun #Insta360 #vibramfivefingersWatch the full episode: https://youtu.be/RSJzP8K-B8U

  6. 2d ago

    Episode 2082 - Entrepreneurial Overwhelm: The Day After I Made a Plan

    Yesterday I described a bad day. Several things went wrong in my businesses in a short space of time, and I felt entrepreneurial overwhelm in my stomach. Today, on day 2082 of my daily barefoot-style running streak, I report what happened after I acted.I took each issue through my OCI problem-solving framework: reframe it as an opportunity, separate what I control from what I do not, plan the controllable parts and remove emotion. I then placed every issue into my strategic project plan and added cost and deadline to each one, so I could protect cashflow.The workload did not reduce. My view of it changed. Once I had a realistic plan, the pressure lifted almost straight away. I also talk about my one remaining business partner, who helped me yesterday, and why a problem shared is often a problem halved.If you are dealing with entrepreneurial anxiety, the steps are simple. Write down every issue, put it on a timeline, attach the money and the dates, and speak to someone you trust.I have covered 16,059.56km so far, with 24,015.44km left on the 40,075km lap of the world. I run daily to raise £1M for children's causes, including Great Ormond Street and BBC Children in Need. If this episode helps you, please subscribe, share or comment. #entrepreneuroverwhelm #problemsolving #mindset #streakrunning #ukrunnerscommunity #runnerslifestyle #ultrarunninglife #runformentalhealth #strava #stravarun #Insta360 #vibramfivefingersWatch the full episode: https://youtu.be/IKlLMPhzO4U

  7. 3d ago

    Episode 2080 - Running for Mental Health: When a Run Makes a Bad Day Feel Smaller

    Today was a bad day, and I want to be honest about that. I went out for my Day 2080 run, and by the end I felt significantly better. The problems had not gone away. My state had changed.In this episode I talk about why I call my daily run my coping mechanism for stress. Three things do the work for me. First, being outside in nature, whatever the weather. Second, the exercise and the lift in mood it brings. Third, the vlog itself, where I unload the day out loud and treat it almost like therapy.Together they bring me back to a level playing field, so I do not carry today's problems into tomorrow. I also talk about using the run as thinking time with no distractions. I do not always solve what is bothering me, but I usually come up with several possible solutions, and that keeps me moving forward.I am not saying running is the only way. It could be any form of exercise. If you are a regular runner going through a tough time, I hope this feels familiar. If you are thinking about running to support your mental health, I hope it helps you start.The mission continues. I am running 40,075km, a lap of the world, on consecutive days, to raise £1M for children's causes. After 2,080 days I have covered 16,041.21km, with 24,033.79km still to go. If you believe in it, please subscribe, share and comment. #runningformentalhealth #streakrunning #stressmanagement #barefootrunning #ukrunnerscommunity #runnerslifestyle #ultrarunninglife #runformentalhealth #strava #stravarun #Insta360 #vibramfivefingersWatch the full episode: https://youtu.be/igfpwYGktbY

  8. 4d ago

    Episode 2079 - The Injury Recovery Phase Nobody Talks About

    Injury recovery is not finished the day your scan comes back clear. That is what day 2079 of my running streak has taught me. Three months ago I broke a metatarsal. The boot that healed it also lifted one leg three inches higher than the other for six weeks, and my body compensated by changing how I moved. The bone healed. The compensation did not undo itself. Now my lower back is going through its own recovery, separate from the original injury, because my body needs to re-acclimatise to a neutral, even posture before it can handle full training again.In this episode I talk through the two phases every injury really has: the healing of the original problem, and the rehabilitation of the compensation patterns your body built around it. Skip the second phase and you are likely heading toward a new injury, not because you rushed the first recovery, but because you rushed back into load on an unbalanced frame.This sits inside a longer mission for me. Every day I run barefoot style toward a lap of the world, 40,075km in total, currently at 16,035.04km with 24,039.96km remaining, to raise £1m for Great Ormond Street and BBC Children in Need. An injury has slowed the pace. It has not stopped the streak, and it has given me something worth sharing with anyone recovering from their own. #injuryrecovery #rehabilitation #streakrunning #barefootrunning #ukrunnerscommunity #runnerslifestyle #ultrarunninglife #runformentalhealth #strava #stravarun #Insta360 #vibramfivefingersWatch the full episode: https://youtu.be/nlp6E_emAr4

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Kevin is a serial entrepreneur and running philanthropist. He is on a mission to raise £1 MILLION for children’s charities by run-vlogging on consecutive days the distance of one lap around the world! It is a staggering 40,075km. He will run a minimum of 5 kilometres per day and he’ll even do it barefoot-style! During each run, Kevin will vlog about his passions which are entrepreneurship & running, and how exercise can be used as a release mechanism for managing the emotions of stress, overwhelm and anxiety. Support Kevin on his mission 👉 https://challenge.runpreneur.co

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  • Creator
    Kevin Brittain
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    1.1K
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Kevin Brittain
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    Runpreneur