Mr Possible: Nick Butter Ran the World - But the Real Journey’s Just Begun

<p>Nick Butter is a man who’s turned the word “impossible” into a to-do list.</p><p>Once a finance professional chasing bonuses and deadlines, a chance meeting with a terminally ill runner made him completely reimagine his life. </p><p>Within a few years, he’d left his job, sold his possessions, and embarked on one of the greatest endurance and logistically challenging feats ever attempted: running a marathon in every one of the world’s 196 countries.</p><p>It took him two years, 450 flights, and over a million pounds to complete - but it also transformed how he saw the world and what matters most.</p><p>Since that record-breaking run, Nick’s life hasn’t slowed down. </p><p>He’s run the entire length of Italy, set a world record running 5,500 miles around the coast of the UK (averaging two marathons a day), recently appeared on the BBC’s <em>Destination X</em>, and launched <em>Run Weekends</em> - global running adventures where pace doesn’t matter, but connection and joy do. </p><p>He also founded <em>The 195 Foundation</em>, a charity supporting causes in which give back to the places he’s visited. </p><p>In this episode, we dive into what “home” feels like after years of life on the move, the lessons Nick learned from running a marathon in every country on Earth, and how he’s built a life centred on adventure, generosity, and human connection. </p><p>We also talk about why he believes that a life well lived matters far more than a life well financed, and what his next big expedition might look like - and why, no matter what comes next, he’ll always be “Mr Possible.”</p><p>Follow Nick:<a href=" https://www.instagram.com/nickbutterrun/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"> https://www.instagram.com/nickbutterrun/</a></p><p><strong>Support the podcast: </strong></p><p>Get a whopping 65% off your first Gousto box at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://www.gousto.co.uk/raf/?promo_code=TOM42277653⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.gousto.co.uk/raf/?promo_code=TOM42277653⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><strong>Mentioned in the Podcast:</strong></p><p><strong>Loosing Eden, Lucy Jones: </strong><a href="https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/305463/losing-eden-by-jones-lucy/9780141992617 " target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/305463/losing-eden-by-jones-lucy/9780141992617 </a></p><p><strong>Run Weekends:</strong> <a href="https://www.runweekends.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.runweekends.com/</a></p><p><strong>Factfulness, Hans Rosling: </strong><a href="https://www.gapminder.org/factfulness-book/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.gapminder.org/factfulness-book/</a></p><p><strong>Destination X: </strong><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0024pz8" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0024pz8</a></p><p><strong>Into the Wild, Jon Krakauer: </strong><a href="https://www.worldofbooks.com/en-gb/products/into-the-wild-book-jon-krakauer-9780330453677?sku=GOR001376384" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.worldofbooks.com/en-gb/products/into-the-wild-book-jon-krakauer-9780330453677?sku=GOR001376384</a></p><p><strong>Nick’s 196 Foundation:</strong> <a href="https://www.the196foundation.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.the196foundation.com/</a></p><p><strong>Clockify:</strong> <a href="https://clockify.me/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://clockify.me/</a></p><p><strong>Read Nick’s Books:</strong><br><strong>Running the World:</strong> <a href="https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/439803/running-the-world-by-butter-nick/9780552176484" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/439803/running-the-world-by-butter-nick/9780552176484</a></p><p><strong>Run Britain: </strong><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Run-Britain-Record-Breaking-Adventure-Coastline/dp/1787636410" target=