A journalist and BBC news presenter, for the past 20 years Sophie Raworth has worked on BBC News at One, Six and Ten, as well as BBC Breakfast. She has fronted many of the key televised events over the years - from the funeral of Queen Elizabeth and Royal Weddings to Remembrance Sunday, the London Olympics and Chelsea Flower Show - as well as documentaries and current affairs programmes.

She only took up running in her 40s after seeing a friend complete the London Marathon. On Sophie's first attempt she collapsed two miles from the finish line. She has since completed all seven World Marathon Majors, 23 marathons and three ultra-marathons. She's run the entire length of the Thames Path, from source to sea and participated in the Man vs Horse race in Wales.

And her approach to taking on such challenging races has been translated into her workplace - she shares how in a big interview with Boris Johnson, then the Prime Minister, she prepared in just the same way as she would for a marathon. And was even rewarded with a can of Coke when the job was done, just as she is with big runs. 

This is a page-turner of a read where, though Sophie's passion for running dominates, we are still given a glimpse into her media career and family life, too. It's full of humour, commitment and endeavour, but there are also some deeply moving moments as she shares her sadness at losing much-loved colleague George Alagiah, her running partner in dog Luna, and her father after his battle with Parkinson's. 

It's a great book which I've already devoured twice! 

Sophie Raworth visited us at The Riverside, Woodbridge. Read my report here.