You may assume it’s all about speed and pressure. Not this time. Norwegian runner, Abelone Lyng, put her own spin on the legend that is the DNT MASSIV TRAIL: 364 km, and just under 13,000 m vertical gain across four national parks in Norway: Breheimen , Jotunheimen , Skarvheimen , and Hardangervidda . In just 10-days, Abelone moved fast and light, unbroken, solo, yet utterly connected. She didn’t chase a formal FKT. She chased what she coined a “ Funnest Known Time .”...
Aug 14, 2025•1 hr 56 min•Ep. 252
Elisabet Barnes is a 5x participant at MDS The Legendary and a 2x champion. In 2025, Elisabet returned to the Legendary with different goals, different perspectives and to experience the race without the pressure of the podium. Her last MDS participation was 2017. A great deal has happened in the last 8-years, Covid for one and of course, a change of organisation at The Legendary. With extensive experience of MDS as a participant and coach, Elisabet provides and in-depth insight of the 'new' Leg...
May 16, 2025•1 hr 40 min•Ep. 251
Episode 250 of Talk Ultra is a discussion with Cyril Gauthier abou the MDS brand in 2025. We discuss many things: Handi, Trek, Namibia, the weather, planning, strategy and the future of MDS. Importantly, we also discuss Legendary.
Mar 04, 2025•56 min•Ep. 250
Kilian Jornet recently connected 82 4000m peaks in the Alps in an amazing 19-days. He covered a total of 1207km's and climbed a total of 75,334m+ On episode 249 of Talk Ultra, we discuss this amazing project!
Sep 10, 2024•38 min•Ep. 249
The first edition of MDS Cappadocia took place in June 2024. A unique race in a unique landscape. We speak with 71-year old Liz Ward who achieved her first MDS bling after multiple attempts.
Aug 09, 2024•39 min•Ep. 248
Episode 247 of Talk Ultra and we catch up with competitors from the 2024 MDS The Legendary for thoughts and feedback with Cecilie Lehmann Gianneri, Natalya Platanova and Nicki Marsh.
Jun 06, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 247
Episode 246 of Talk Ultra is with Nicki Marsh as we countdown to Marathon des Sables - The Legendary. With a 50th birthday looming in 2024 Nicki had been toying with lots of ideas of how to celebrate... The only thing that truly excited me (and could fit around work!) was MDS. Her husband had done it in 2017 and said never again. However, it took him all of 30 seconds to agree to do it again, with Nicki!
Apr 02, 2024•19 min
Episode 245 of Talk Ultra is with Ferdinand Charriau, head of communications for Marathon des Sable - The Legendary. In this podcast we discuss the final details as the 2024 edition is just weeks away.
Mar 26, 2024•47 min•Ep. 245
Episode 244 of Talk Ultra and we talk with Alexander Welch who will toe the line of the 2024, Marathon des Sables - The Legendary.
Mar 18, 2024•25 min•Ep. 244
On episode 243 of Talk Ultra we talk to Marie-Christine Barnett-Lonergan, MC for short, on her inspiring story to the startline of the 2025 Marathon des Sables - The Legendary.
Mar 11, 2024•23 min•Ep. 243
Episode 242 of Talk Ultra and we talk in depth with Lina and Sanna El Kott, the El Kott twins, about the highs and lows of The Coastal Challenge in Costa Rica which celebrated 20-years!
Feb 29, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 242
Corporal Natalya Platonova joins forces with elite Army professionals in support of the Army Benevolent Fund under the title, Rinder's Run with Barrister, author and brodcaster, Rob Rinder as they take on the 2024 Marathon des Sables - The Legendary. The team will consist of Natalya, Rob, Olympic champion Heather Stanning OBE, Army Sergeant Major Paul Carney and Infantry Colonel Mark Nooney MC.
Feb 06, 2024•26 min•Ep. 241
Episode 240 of Talk Ultra and we talk with Eoin Keith who took on the 269.3km counter-clockwise journey of 360 The Challenge in Gran Canaria organised by Arista Eventos.
Dec 04, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 240
Episode 239 of Talk Ultra is with Andy Blow from Precision Fuel and Hydration. Staying hydrated with fluids, maintaining healthy levels of minerals (electrolytes) is all part of the process of being a distance runner, particularly when sweating excessively for long periods of time. It's easy to get this wrong and in this podcast, Andy discusses this in-depth providing key points of information that should be followed up and tailored for the individual.
Nov 09, 2023•2 hr 19 min•Ep. 239
After 37-years, the iconic Martahon des Sables will move ahead with new owners, the legacy of Patrick Bauer is there for all of us to see. With new owners comes change and in this episode of Talk Ultra, we discuss these changes with co-owner and CEO Cyril Gauthier.
Oct 03, 2023•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 238
Episode 237 of Talk Ultra has an interview with Corina Sommer who won Oman Desert Marathon early in 2023 and went on to place 4th at Marathon des Sables.
Jul 20, 2023•47 min
Episode 236 of Talk Ultra is with adidas Terrex athlete, Sabrina Stanley who placed 2nd at Ultra Trail Snowdonia by UTMB
Jun 29, 2023•39 min•Ep. 236
Episode 235 of Talk Ultra and we speak with Katy (Catherine) Young who placed 6th lady and 1st Brit at the 2023 Marathon des Sables in 34h 21m 18s.
Jun 15, 2023•40 min•Ep. 235
Episode 234 of Talk Ultra is a #BM100 Barkely Marathons Special with an in-depth interview with Jasmin Paris.
Mar 23, 2023•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 234
Talk Ultra is back after an extended break... No better way to eturn with Speedgoat Karl as co-host and an in-depth interview with COURTNEY DAUWALTER!
Mar 10, 2023•1 hr 49 min•Ep. 233
Episode 232 of Talk Ultra is a Petter Engdahl Special. After making the podium of OCC in 2021, Petter focussed his attention on the 2022 CCC - He won in a course record time. And now he has followed up with a dream victory at Transvulcania by UTMB. We talk in-depth about his training and preparation for these two incredible performances.
Oct 30, 2022•1 hr 58 min•Ep. 232
Episode 231 of Talk Ultra has a post UTMB chat with Tom Evans after placing 3rd. We speak with Shane Ohly about Classick Rock and Speedgoat co-hosts.
Oct 14, 2022•2 hr 27 min•Ep. 231
Welcome to ‘The Chamonix Tapes’ an inside look at the adidas Terrex Team during the 2022 UTMB. Starting on Sunday August 21st and running through to UTMB 2022, there will be a series of podcast releases for your audio pleasure in 'The Chamonix Tapes.' In episode 5, we speak with Tom Evans who battled a stressful injury and surgery... A process that started 12-months ago. " What can I do, how do I control the controllables... Western States is more like a 100km in comparison to UTMB... I can't be...
Aug 25, 2022•47 min•Ep. 230
Welcome to ‘The Chamonix Tapes’ an inside look at the adidas Terrex Team during the 2022 UTMB. Starting on Sunday August 21st and running through to UTMB 2022, there will be a series of podcast releases for your audio pleasure in 'The Chamonix Tapes.' In episode 4, we speak with Taylor Nowlin who battled a stressful 2020 and 2021 working as a nurse and recovering from Covid to place top-10 at Western States. "I think the biggest theme in the last year has been scaling back on work so that I coul...
Aug 24, 2022•23 min•Ep. 229
Welcome to ‘The Chamonix Tapes’ an inside look at the adidas Terrex Team during the 2022 UTMB. Starting on Sunday August 21st and running through to UTMB 2022, there will be a series of podcast releases for your audio pleasure in 'The Chamonix Tapes.' In episode 3, we speak with Yngvild Kaspersen who has just become a doctor after lengthy study and trying to balance a running career. "It took me longer than normal to finish Med school... I took longer years so that I could focus in study and run...
Aug 23, 2022•34 min•Ep. 228
Welcome to ‘The Chamonix Tapes’ an inside look at the adidas Terrex Team during the 2022 UTMB. Starting on Sunday August 21st and running through to UTMB 2022, there will be a series of podcast releases for your audio pleasure in 'The Chamonix Tapes.' In episode 2, we speak with Holly Page who has been fighting against long term injury. "I started with an ankle injury in Feb 21... I had hoped to run TDS in 2021 and despite my best efforts, the injury has not gone away... Finally, I am on an upwa...
Aug 22, 2022•25 min
Welcome to ‘The Chamonix Tapes’ an inside look at the adidas Terrex Team during the 2022 UTMB. Starting on Sunday August 21st and running through to UTMB 2022, there will be a series of podcast releases for your audio pleasure in 'The Chamonix Tapes.' In episode 1, we speak with South African and new member to the Terrex team, Toni McCann. #oneteam #unitedbysummits
Aug 21, 2022•41 min•Ep. 226
Episode 225 of Talk Ultra has an in-depth interview with Michael Wardian after his epic run across America. We also speak with Ultra Trail Snowdia by UTMB race director, Michael Jones. Speedgoat co-hosts.
Jul 20, 2022•2 hr 19 min•Ep. 225
Episode 224 of Talk Ultra brings you an in-depth chat with Shane Ohly from Ourea Events and Speedgoat Karl co-hosts.
Jun 16, 2022•1 hr 52 min•Ep. 224
We bring you a 36th MDS special co-hosted by Steve Diederich (MDS UK) and guest interviews with, James Hazeldene, Liz Anderson, Patrick Kennedy, Richard Bysouth and Tamsin Dobson.
May 26, 2022•2 hr 26 min•Ep. 223
