Episode 162 of Talk Ultra brings you a chat with Beth Pascallwho placed 4th at the 2018 UTMB. We speak with Casey Morganabout injury and future plans and Brutal Clairewill make us all feel lazy and inadequate in an inspiring chat. Elisabet Barnesco-hosts and tells us all about her victory and 4th overall at Ultra Mirage in Tunisia.
Oct 10, 2018•2 hr 59 min•Ep. 162
Episode 161 of Talk Ultra brings you a chat with Damian Hall who finally fulfilled his dream of placing top 10 at the UTMB. We also have a catch up with David Laney who is taking a year to get back to fitness after overdoing it in 2017 and we also speak with Neal Collick who won Superior 100 with a blistering course record.
Sep 21, 2018•2 hr 38 min•Ep. 161
Episode 160 of Talk Ultra brings you a chat with the Elkott Sisters, Hillary Allen and Kurt Decker chats with Alex Nichols. The show os co-hosted by Elisabet Barnes
Aug 24, 2018•2 hr 17 min•Ep. 160
Episode 159 of Talk Ultra is a Bob Graham Round special with a full and in-depth interview with Kilian Jornet. In addition, we bring you two interviews with Paul Aitken and Steve Birkinshaw who helped pace Kilian, amongst others, on this record breaking FKT.
Jul 13, 2018•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 159
We bring you three interviews from the Monte Rosa Skymarathon - Emelie Forsberg talks about placing 3rd overall with Kilian Jornet and setting the FKT for women. Andy Symonds talks about partnering Tom Owens and Hillary Gerardi was one half of the ladies winning team, her partner was Holly Page. We also bring you a full and in-depth interview with Joe Grant about his unsupported Nolans 14 FKT record.
Jul 04, 2018•3 hr 29 min•Ep. 158
It's a full and packed show as Kurt Decker brings you a Western States special chatting with Kris Brown and Lucy Bartholomew. Ian brings you a full and in-depth chat with Sue Ding who was the first Malaysian woman ever, to complete the Marathon des Sables.
Jun 21, 2018•2 hr 30 min•Ep. 157
We bring you interviews with Kelly Wolfe and Brittany and Peterson who placed 3rd and 4th at Transvulcania. The Godfather of Trail brings us a chat with Alex Kurt and Speedgoat is co-hosting.
May 24, 2018•2 hr 10 min•Ep. 156
Episode 155 of Talk Ultra and this show is all about the Barkley with two interviews.Yes, two virgins tell us about their experiences at Frozen Head State Park. Eoin Keith from Ireland and Ally Beavan from Scotland discuss what it’s like to toe the line at one of the toughest foot races in the world.
Apr 13, 2018•1 hr 48 min•Ep. 155
We speak with Ryan Sandes about his amazing FKT with Ryno Griesel on a section of Nepal’s Great Himalayan Trail. Elisabet Barnes discusses taking a break, looking at nutrition and how to return to training and racing healthy. We speak to Amir Ben Gacem about Ultra Mirage and we offer a free place! The Godfather of Trail, Kurt Decker brings us a chat with K Henninger and of course, Speedgoat co-hosts!
Mar 29, 2018•2 hr 47 min•Ep. 154
Episode 153 of Talk Ultra is a packed show with multiple interviews. We speak with Beth Pascall who was 1st Brit and 4th lady at Transgrancanaria. We speak with 3 time winner of The Spine Race - Pavel Paloncy. We also chat with Michael from Russia’s Golden Ring Ultra and finally, Kurt Decker brings us chat with Mike Ambrose. Speedgoat co-hosts.
Mar 07, 2018•2 hr 47 min•Ep. 153
Episode 152 of Talk Ultra is a packed show with two interviews from The Coastal Challenge! Race winner and course record holder, Tom Evans tells us how he won and we also chat with Marcus Scotney. Kurt Decker brings us an interview with John Storkamp and Speedgoat is here to tell us about his 39th 100-mile win!
Feb 22, 2018•2 hr 25 min•Ep. 152
We bring you an interview with the 2018 female winner of the UK's Spine Race and Speedgoat Karl is here to co-host and chew the ultra fat.
Feb 02, 2018•1 hr 38 min•Ep. 151
Episode 150 of Talk Ultra brings you a preview chat with Ryan Sandes before he embarks on an epic FKT on the Great Himalayan Trail with Ryno Griesel. Kurt Decker brings us a chat with Brian Boyle and Speedgoat Karl is co-hosting.
Jan 17, 2018•1 hr 41 min•Ep. 150
Welcome to our 2017 Christmas and New Year show! We interview Camille Herron about her stunning end to the year and an amazing 100-mile world record. We also introduce Kurt Decker, the Godfather of Trail, as he does his first solo 'TU' interview with Pat Reagan.
Dec 29, 2017•1 hr 51 min•Ep. 149
Episode 148 is a Kilian Jornet Special - It is in-depth and discusses the whole #SOML Summits of My Life project and we talk about Kilian's approach and ethos in regard to his adventures, in particular Everest. The interview is not about trying to prove what Kilian has achieved! This is about providing a voice and hopefully in that process, many aspects will be made clear.
Dec 15, 2017•2 hr 47 min
Episode 147 of Talk Ultra brings you an interview with the amazing running nomad, Felix Weber. We also bring you a selection of interviews from the 2017 Everest Trail Race with Elisabet Barnes, Paul Allum, Becks Ferry, Sondre Amdahl and Ester Alves. The show is co-hosted by the Godfather of Trail, Kurt Decker.
Nov 24, 2017•2 hr 51 min•Ep. 147
Talk Ultra brings you an interview with the amazing Courtney Dauwalter who won Run Rabbit Run and then just weeks later won Moab 200 (238 miles) outright! We also speak with rising trail and mountain runner, Katie Kaars. Speedgoat co-hosts!
Nov 04, 2017•2 hr 44 min•Ep. 146
A fascinating interview with Jeff Browning who has been dominating the 100-mile racing scene with a string of highly placed finishes - what makes hime tick and be so consistent? We also speak with Mark Hammond who placed 3rd at Western States this year. We have the news and Speedgoat Karl is co-hosting
Oct 19, 2017•2 hr 43 min•Ep. 145
Episode 144 of Talk Ultra brings you an interview with Darcy Piceu after her incredible FKT on the John Muir Trail. We also speak with Anna-Marie Watson who this year placed 7th at UTMB and just recently won the first edition of the Half Marathon des Sables Fuerteventura. Speedgoat is back co-hosting!
Oct 08, 2017•2 hr 52 min•Ep. 144
Talk Ultra brings you an interview with Emelie Forsberg after her victory and CR at Glen Coe Skyline. We speak with 3rd placed UTMB finisher, Tim Tollefson and we speak with the inspiring Susan Donnelly who recently completed her 100th 100-mile race! The show is co-hosted by Hillary Allen.
Sep 22, 2017•2 hr 55 min•Ep. 143
Episode 142 of Talk Ultra brings and we bring you a full and in-depth interview with Damian Hall who was first Brit, first Vet and 12th overall at UTMB. We also speak to Elisabet Barnes about her training and racing at altitude at the 2017 Transrockies. The show is co-hosted by Kurt Decker.
Sep 11, 2017•2 hr 43 min•Ep. 142
Episode 141 of Talk Ultra is all about inspiration and fighting back! If episode 141 doesn’t make you look at yourself and your running then we have failed as a podcast... We bring you a full and in-depth interview with Dave Mackey who had an accident whilst running and recently made the decision to amputate his leg… We also have a surprise guest appearance during Dave's interview. We speak with Kelvin T Reid aka Ultracowboy who in 2016 was diagnosed with ALS and continues to run ultras. Speedgo...
Aug 24, 2017•2 hr 11 min•Ep. 141
Episode 140 brings you an in-depth chat with Hector Haines who's is having a great year in the 2017 Migu Run Skyrunner World Series. We also chat with Ragna Debats about her rise in the sport. Karl 'Speedgoat' Meltzer is back and we bring you the latest news from around the world.
Aug 12, 2017•2 hr 36 min•Season 1Ep. 140
We bring you a full and in-depth interview with Adam Campbell. Adam had a horrific accident that could have so easily killed him. He has come back with a remarkable recovery and just finished Hardrock 100. Chris DeNucci has slowly but surely moved through there ultra ranks with solid performances, this year he placed 5th at Western States. We have the news, some chat and I am pleased to say, Niandi is back!
Jul 29, 2017•4 hr 7 min•Ep. 139
Episode 138 of Talk Ultra and we bring you a full and in-depth interview with Western States 2017 Champ - Ryan Sandes. We also bring you an interview with the USA's Hillary Allen who is very much pioneering a path for female mountain runners in Europe. We have the news, ultra chat and the 2017 Marathon des Sables champion, Elisabet Barnes co-hosts.
Jul 14, 2017•2 hr 58 min
Episode 137 of Talk Ultra brings you three interviews - Camille Herron talks about winning the biggest road ultra in the world, Comrades. We delve into the mind of Tom Withers and how he used his brain to finish the UK’s Dragons Back Race. Niandi Carmont talks with Tania Hodgkinson in her next ‘one-on-one’ interview and yes, Speedgoat is back.
Jun 15, 2017•3 hr 13 min
Episode 136 of Talk Ultra is all about the UK’s epic multi-day mountain challenge, the Berghaus Dragons Back Race - 5 days, 315km and 1000m’s of vert! We speak with the winner, Marcus Scotney. We speak with Sabrina Verjee who lead the ladies race for 4-days and finished 2nd. We also speak with Jan Rogers who finished in the final 20% of the race. I also have the pleasure of my excellent buddy from the USA co-hosting - Kurt Decker.
Jun 01, 2017•3 hr 10 min
Eoin Keith has just run the length of Ireland in a new FKT and we catch up with him to find out about the journey and the record. Tim Freriks burst onto the world Skyrunning scene by winning Transvulcania Ultramarathon, but who is Tim? We find out...
May 20, 2017•1 hr 4 min
Episode 134 of Talk Ultra brings you two interviews. Niandi Carmont talks with Kate Driskell who is about to take on an epic multi-day challenge and Ian talks with Timothy Olson about his return to the top of the podium. We have the news and Speedgoat is back to talk about winning again and his new film about the Appalachian Trail FKT.
May 07, 2017•2 hr 40 min
This weeks show is all about the 32nd edition of the Marathon des Sables. 2017 ladies champion Elisabet Barnes co-hosts and discusses her race and we have a full and in-depth interview with top Brit and 3rd overall, Tom Evans.
Apr 20, 2017•2 hr 40 min