[1][2] Finn's first book Running with the Kenyans: Discovering the secrets of the fastest people on earth was published in 2012.

[3][4][5] He moved with his family to Iten, Kenya to investigate what made Kenyan athletes so fast.

[12][13] In 2024, Finn ran 1,400 miles (2,300 km) around Ireland over ten weeks, which will form the basis of his next book.

[16] He also hosts a podcast The Way of the Runner: Conversations on Running with Adharanand Finn, in which he has interviewed an eclectic mix of runners including marathon world record holder Eliud Kipchoge, punk rocker Boff Whalley and snooker world champion Ronnie O'Sullivan.

Finn grew up in Northampton, where he discovered running, and now lives in Totnes with his wife and three children.