
Solemate Runners - The Podcast
Episode 5 - 1000 Days Sober: Paul’s Story, Ultrarunning Extremes & Why He Can’t Have ‘Just One’
<p>Solemate Runners recorded this episode on 25/05/26 to mark Paul’s 1,000 days sober, with a warning about swearing and discussion of addiction, drugs, and drinking. Paul explains his history with drugs and heavy drinking, describes giving up alcohol for eight years before returning to it after relationship changes, and shares the turning point that led him to quit again after blacking out at a family barbecue. He discusses how social situations feel harder without alcohol, why he can’t stop at one or two drinks and why he avoids non-alcoholic tipples. They connect sobriety loosely to running, address claims he’s swap...






