In 2011, avid climber Steve Bate found out he was losing his eyesight and there was nothing he could do to stop it. Though initially rocked by the news, it led Steve to realise that he wanted to make every moment of his life count and he wasn't going to let his condition get in the way. Since then his journey has taken him up the face of El Capitan making him the first visually impaired person to solo 'El Cap', and then to joining the Team GB Paralympic Cycling team with whom he has now won mult...
May 14, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 64
In 2008, at the age of 36, Alex Flynn discovered he had Parkinson's Disease, a degenerative, chronic, and currently incurable neurological condition which, over time, robs sufferers of the ability to move. Nevertheless, Alex entered the MDS the following year only for circumstances to leave him lost, alone, in the Sahara. Still, Alex continued, eventually conquering the MDS and going on to complete his own '10 Million Metre' challenge, covering 10,000km over the next few years all in support of ...
Apr 30, 2021•59 min•Season 1Ep. 63
Tobias Mews is an Adventure Athlete, Journalist and Author with more races under his belt than he can count. A multi-disciplinary adventure, he has run, swam, cycled and generally challenged himself all over the globe. He has published 2 books, '50 Races to Run Before you Die' and 'GO!' his guide to getting outside and challenging yourself. In this episode, Will and Tobias talk about the positive attitude he developed during his time in the military, his journey into a life of adventure and how ...
Apr 16, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 62
In Part 3 of our series of podcasts with Greg Potter, we continue our deep dive into nutrition with a look at how, what, and when to eat to be best prepared to perform. We talk through how to train your gut in the few weeks before an endurance challenge to minimise the risk of in-race digestive problems ('danger-pants'), we look at the days before the event and explore carb-loading, before getting into race-day fuelling, and the different needs of the body in extreme environments. Greg Potter is...
Mar 26, 2021•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 61
Stu Westfield is an expedition leader, Race Director, and the man who oversees the safety of all the competitors taking on #BritainsmostBrutal endurance event, the Montane Spine Race. Whether you are signed up for a Spine event or just looking forward to getting back into the hills after lockdown, this episode will arm you with some of the basic skills you'll need to keep yourself safe so you can get the most out of whatever adventuring you have planned. From planning to selecting what kit to ta...
Mar 12, 2021•1 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 60
Greg makes his 2nd appearance on the podcast in a month as we bring him back to help build on our earlier podcasts about nutrition. In episode 40, Kris King talked us through the basics of nutrition so listeners could build a healthy attitude to food and habits which can help achieve our training goals. But, when should you eat particular foods in order to improve performance? What is RED-S and how can it be avoided? What supplements should I be taking? Is Beetroot Juice really useful!? In today...
Feb 26, 2021•1 hr 27 min•Season 1Ep. 59
During her first-ever skydive, something clicked in Holly's head. That sudden rush of adrenaline started a journey that would see her become the first woman to jump from a plane next to Everest at the height of the summit (see cover image!), participate in the first Mongol Derby horse race, climb Everest as a mountaineer, and set up the conservation charity, How Many Elephants. In this episode, Will chats with Holly about falling out of planes at inopportune moments, being swept away in a stampe...
Feb 12, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 58
Greg Potter is co-founder of Resilient Nutrition and a renowned expert on the effects of sleep and nutrition on health. In this episode, we take a deep and detailed dive into what sleep is for, the problems caused by poor sleep, and how to get better sleep. At a time when most of us have experienced a lot of disruption in our day to day routines, we look at how all of us can get the benefit of more and better rest, as well as sleep tactics for those training and racing. Greg Potter has worked wi...
Jan 29, 2021•1 hr 22 min•Season 1Ep. 57
Matt and Ellie are the founders of Summit Fever Media and have carved a niche for themselves as makers of excellent adventure films. They're often to be found deep in the wilderness, pointing cameras at athletes carrying out amazing feats of endurance. This summer was no exception. Their latest film, Totally FKT, is out now and tells the story of John Kelly and Damian Hall's exploits on the Pennine Way as they each took on and broke a record which had stood, solid, for 31 years. As well as the f...
Dec 11, 2020•1 hr 19 min•Season 1Ep. 56
Beyond the Ultimate first encountered Nick Watson in Kenya during the first For Rangers Ultra in 2018. Through his passion for adventure and enthusiastic nature, Nick quickly established himself as a part of our extended family. We were over the moon then when he came to us with a plan for an epic new race in the UK. Now we are all looking forward to April next year when we get to journey to the remote and wonderful Knoydart Peninsula in the West Highland's of Scotland for the first Highland Ult...
Nov 29, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 55
Against a backdrop of the Covid_19 pandemic and the slew of race cancellations it led too, a few runners have managed to salvage the spirit of competition and a number of epic achievements from the clutches of what could have been a very quiet year in trail/ultra-running. There can be few claims to greater success this year than Damian Hall's. He has just grabbed his 3rd record of a busy summer after a nail-biting 14hr charge along the South Wales Traverse. We cover this, his year as a whole and...
Nov 13, 2020•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 54
Kristian Morgan is an ultra-runner, coach and podcast host with his sights set on breaking massive records. After covering over 1000 miles of the Appalachian Trail last year as part of the support team for Belgian runner Karel Sabbe's FKT, Kristian was intent on taking on the same challenge himself, until Covid scuppered his plans. With the hunger for an epic challenge already in him, and with some close ties to the iconic South West Coast Path here in the UK, Kristian decided he'd make an attem...
Oct 30, 2020•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 53
Three letters have dominated ultra-distance running this year and those three letters are FKT. As the pandemic put paid to most runner's plans, their thoughts collectively turned to other outlets for their competitive natures and records began to fall on a near-daily basis. In Broken , Ally Beaven takes an entertaining look at just why 2020 was so unusual for long-distance running. With his interest in Fastest Known Times (FKTs) piqued, Beaven immerses himself in the scene. His summer becomes on...
Oct 16, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 52
Kris King is a Race Director and adventurer with a history of fastpacking style adventures, multi-stage races, and even a 31-day running tour of the UK, he has tried and tested a multitude of backpacks on the trail over the years. What should you consider when choosing the right backpack? How should you approach packing it? How can you avoid chaffing and rubbing whilst running/hiking with your pack? All these questions and more, such as what's the weirdest thing you've seen a runner pack for a r...
Oct 02, 2020•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 51
This year, John Kelly became a Spine Race winner and broke a Pennine Way FKT which had stood for over 30 years (setting a record which was rudely broken a week later by Damian Hall!). As if this wasn't enough achievement, he also recently completed his 'Hartley Slam' project by completing the Grand Round. This monstrous endeavour saw John take on all 3 UK grand rounds (the Paddy Buckley, Bob Graham and Charlie Ramsay) consecutively, whilst cycling the distances in between. Each of those runs are...
Sep 18, 2020•46 min•Season 1Ep. 50
On weds 2nd September at around 5am, adventurer, ultra-runner and coach Donnie Campbell finished a record attempt that had taken him 31days and 23hrs to complete. He had summited all 282 Munros (Scottish mountains over 3000ft in height), completing the entire journey under his own power. He covered almost 900 miles on foot and the same on a bike whilst enduring enough ascent to climb Everest 14 times. In doing so, he beat the previous record by over a week! In this episode we chat about his epic...
Sep 11, 2020•58 min•Season 1Ep. 49
In July, a group of passionate runners formed an organisation with the aim of increasing inclusion, participation and representation of black people in trail running. That group called itself Black Trail Runners. In this episode we chat to 2 of those runners, namely 'Marathon Marcus' Brown and Sonny Peart about their own passion for running and outdoor sports, their experiences on the trails, and about what can be done to tackle a lack of diversity that leaves many people missing out on the phys...
Sep 04, 2020•2 hr 33 min•Season 1Ep. 48
We promised you a third installment of our series on training for endurance events/ultra-running with our very own Kris King, and here it is! Why should runners worry about strength training? Is strength work actually good for runners? Are there any exercises every runner should do? What role can strength training play in the prevention of injuries? All these questions and more are answered as Will and Kris are reunited for another episode of Everything Endurance. Alongside Kris King's role as R...
Aug 28, 2020•1 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 47
Carla Molinaro is an elite ultrarunner and coach with a glowing CV. After the cancellation of all her races this year, Carla began training for a world record attempt under lockdown in South Africa, where she could only run up and down a 100-metre driveway. Nevertheless, on 28th July she set a new women's world record having run the 874-mile/1400km length of Great Britain in 12 days and 30 minutes. We chat to her about preparing for a world record under lockdown restrictions, and about the gruel...
Aug 21, 2020•54 min•Season 1Ep. 46
Steve Hill is a teacher first and foremost, but he's also an adventurer and endurance athlete who has won multiple awards for his inspirational work with youngsters and an MBE for his charity work too. Each year he takes on another epic endurance challenge to inspire his next class of pupils. He shares the whole journey with them teaching them along the way that if they aim high, dream big and never give up they can achieve anything. We chat to Steve about the message he delivers to his pupils a...
Aug 14, 2020•55 min•Season 1Ep. 45
Damian Hall is a Runner, Coach and Journalist with a stunning CV, including podiums and top-10 positions at the Spine Race, the Dragon's Back and the UTMB. He also holds a number of FKTs already including the 630 mile South West Coast Path. On Friday 24th of July he grabbed himself another record in the shape of a Pennine Way FKT, a record which had stood for little more than a week after John Kelly's incredible performance (see episode 42). In this episode we talk through his preparation for th...
Jul 31, 2020•47 min•Season 1Ep. 44
Adam Kimble is an American Ultra-Runner and Coach with an impressive and growing CV. He is also a Race Director with Beyond the Ultimate, a motivational speaker, and a serious contender for friendliest human on earth. This Lake Tahoe resident recently set a new Fastest Known Time for the Tahoe Rim Trail, a 171-mile route through alpine terrain in California with over 8000 metres of climbing. This was Adam's 2nd attempt to take the record from it's previous owner, one Kilian Jornet . You may have...
Jul 24, 2020•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 43
Since the planets ultra-runners have been unleashed from easing lockdowns around the world, they've been channeling their pent up energy into record-breaking feats of running. In this special midweek episode, we chat to one of those runners, John Kelly, for the 2nd time this year. What earns him his exalted status as the only person ever to appear on this show twice in the same year? Breaking the Pennine Way FKT, that's what. A record which had stood for 31 years before he came along. John cover...
Jul 22, 2020•57 min•Season 1Ep. 42
At 3am on Saturday 11th July, Kim Collison set off from the quiet darkness of a small Lake District village with a running record in his sights that had stood for more than 20 years. 24hrs later he had returned to the start of his challenge having reached the top of 78 Lakeland peaks. In all, he covered 175km (109 miles) with 11,890m (39,000ft) of ascent. Kim Collison has been a prominent figure in British ultra-running for some years now, who's accolades including being British Trail Running Ch...
Jul 17, 2020•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 41
After a pandemic imposed hiatus from the show, Kris King returns with the second part of his enlightening series on training for endurance events. This time we tackle the topic of basic nutrition. Whether you're looking to healthily lose a little lockdown weight, or you're building the foundations ready to train for an epic adventure of your own, there is plenty to learn as Kris gives us an overview of how to build a healthy attitude towards food and make changes to our habits which can help you...
Jul 10, 2020•1 hr 18 min•Season 1Ep. 40
Finding reasons not to train is rarely a problem for most of us. Nothing stops today's guest from achieving ultra-running excellence though. Not the fact that she works an extremely challenging role as a human rights lawyer in conflict zones, not the fact that she also gives her time to the charity she founded, not even the fact that much of her training has to take place in small concrete compounds surrounded by security. Today we chat to Stephanie Case about her running journey, her unusual tr...
Jul 03, 2020•1 hr 21 min•Season 1Ep. 39
When Kasia Orzechowska made the decision to follow her dream of running a multi-stage ultra-marathon in the Desert, she was 7 months pregnant and resettling in a new country. 13 months later she arrived in Namibia having trained hard, researched her kit, but having never run further than a marathon. Faced with 5 days and 250km of hard running in temperatures of 50 ° c and above, Kasia rose to the challenge and was not only the first woman to reach the finish line, she also broke the previous cou...
Jun 26, 2020•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 38
In this episode we talk to the winner of the Ice Ultra, Beyond the Ultimate's 5-day multistage run across Arctic Sweden, a runner who faced down 5 days of running in temperatures as low as -35c with a grin on his face throughout. A runner who not long ago decided to take a leap of faith and work towards making a career out of the thing he loves most. When Dicksy took on the Jungle Ultra (the same format but much hotter, much wetter, and with infinitely more mosquitos) there was a lightbulb momen...
Jun 19, 2020•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 37
Gary Cantrell, aka Lazarus Lake, is the man behind the Barkley Marathons, a race with a powerful air of mystery and a reputation for insane levels of toughness. A race that strips it's runners to the bone, pitting them against the wilderness in a fight that heavily favours the hills. Since it's 1986 inception, only 15 runners have ever reached the finish and yet runners all over the world muddle through the obscure application process each year in the hope that it might be their time. In this ep...
Jun 13, 2020•1 hr 22 min•Season 1Ep. 36
Jenny Tough is not an athlete who takes no for an answer. Many people told her that flying alone to Kyrgystan and running through the Tian Shan Mountain Range was a bad idea. Not least because she'd be running unsupported in a country where there are next to no guidebooks or maps to help you plan your adventure. Nevertheless, Jenny completed that run and it led her to a new goal of running a mountain range on every continent on the planet. This week's episode takes us from Kyrgystan, to Morrocco...
Jun 06, 2020•56 min•Season 1Ep. 35
