Welcome dear friends to episode 53! There's a lot of procrastination this week, as Allie refuses to pack her Spine bag and Anna refuses to pack her hospital bag. Allies been out with her girl crush, Pickles got a new boyfriend and we discover the joy of Player of the Munch plus there's some incredible additions to the playlist and we talk weight and running and the end is near for Dean as we have our final update from the podcast pet before we send him over the rainbow bridge that is the London ...
May 17, 2024•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 53
It's episode 52 people! NOT episode 51 as Allie keeps saying - she's mad, ignore her. This week we are chatting dinky donkeys, hypno-techno, and insomnia. Sounds like we've spent a weekend clubbing, right? WRONG! One of us is pregnant and the other one's just angry. The pod couldn't go by without a rant about UTMB and their mysterious dynamic pricing (we'd love to know your thoughts on that), Anna has a revelation about The Gummy Bear Lion King being the lead singer of Toto and we answer some bu...
May 10, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 52
In this special LEGENDS episode of the Bailey and Harding Ultra Soundsystem, we are thrilled to welcome Spine Race legend and Northern Traverse winner Hannah Rickman. Hannah is one of the UK's most talented ultrarunners known in the sport for her incredible can-do attitude and astonishing resilience. Here she talks to Allie about what got her into running, the highs and lows of taking on such massive challenges, plus she gives us her Win, Grim, and Get in the Bin and chooses some (questionable) ...
May 04, 2024•1 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 51
Episode 50 is upon us and it might be our breast ever! This week there is A LOT of boob chat mixed in with some actual running stuff including the ridiculous amount of entries to the London Marathon, news about our new sponsor and details on how you can get your hands on a marathon medal without even getting off the sofa - it'll cost you, though. Pickle the dog becomes a superstar, Anna needs some help with her IKEA bed and we want to see you lot Rancing on the trails, please! This weeks podcast...
May 03, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 50
Welcome to Episode 49! This week's is a BELTER . We are talking London Marathon, Lauren Fleshman, the Hubba Bubba Whale Blubber conspiracy and asking the big questions like when is a boyband reunion, not a boyband reunion? We've also got some exclusive news about Anna's maternity babysitters, and what would you do if you saw P!nk at a petrol station? Book Recommendation: Lauran Fleshman, Good for a Girl: My Life Running in a Man's World. All the links: Instagram: www.instagram.com/ultrasoundsyst...
Apr 26, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 49
Welcome to Episode 48! This week we're back to normal - well, as normal as we get. One of Allie's clients has found something quite disturbing on a run, Anna's making a 90's fashion statement with her new wrist splint, and we're throwing kit in the bin - which is quite unlike us. We've got some excellent boob-related correspondence and sorry guys but we're clamping down on the cheesy playlist vibes. Enjoy! Instagram: www.instagram.com/ultrasoundsystempod Playlist: https://bit.ly/ultrasoundsystem...
Apr 19, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 48
Welcome to episode 47! This week we have Lakes Traverse special as Allie gives us the lowdown on her 100km epic from St Bees to Shap, plus we have an update from the podcast pet! Enjoy! All the links: Instagram: www.instagram.com/ultrasoundsystempod Playlist: https://bit.ly/ultrasoundsystemplaylist Email us: ultrasoundsystempod@gmail.com...
Apr 12, 2024•57 min•Season 1Ep. 47
After the excitement of last weeks double drop it’s back to normal with episode 46! The big news is that use by bingo's been won and is now due date bingo. Oh and Jasmin Paris has made history at Barkley. There is controversy as Allie throws The Red Ambulance in the bin, Pearl Jam start their own running club and what exactly is ‘The Spinal Wrap.’? All the links: Instagram: www.instagram.com/ultrasoundsystempod Playlist: https://bit.ly/ultrasoundsystemplaylist Email us: ultrasoundsystempod@gmail...
Apr 05, 2024•59 min•Season 1Ep. 46
Welcome to the second of our legends episodes featuring all round good egg and friend of the pod Damian Hall! How have we ended up with the Barkley Bridesmaid himself spilling the beans on John Kelly’s alleged sex noises? We do not know, but we have! In this incredible episode we talk to Damo about what it’s like to be beaten by a girl, his hatred of mandatory kit and the glorious moment that Jasmin made history as well as the usual stuff you’d expect from us - plus we reveal some super cool new...
Mar 31, 2024•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 45
Welcome to Episode 44 of the Bailey and Harding Ultra Soundsystem! This week we've got sheep winning on the Welcome Way (try saying that after a few Tailwinds), Pickle receives her knighthood for services to running workshops and we throw bog socks into the bin. We've got a very emotional update from the podcast pet, a mahoooosive update to the playlist courtesy of Anna's mobile gramophone and, of course, boob chafe chat. As always we would love it if you could leave us a review on iTunes or Spo...
Mar 30, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 44
It's Episode 43 of the Bailey and Harding Ultra Soundsystem and it's all kicking off in Anna's belly as Baby Harding makes herself known for the first time, just as Camille Heron is breaking records left right and centre. Co-incidence? WE THINK NOT! This week we chat Benfer, backyards and binfluencers plus there is some outstanding correspondence from our lovely listeners, including a new hack to get your toddler round junior parkrun that can also be used on a fifty-year-old man running a 100 mi...
Mar 23, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 43
Welcome to Episode 42 of the Bailey and Harding Ultra Sound Sytem! This week we're celebrating 53,000 downloads - all of them down to you wonderful people - so THANK YOU! However, what goes up must come down and in this episode we find bimbling, Beyonce and backyard ultras fighting it out for the space between Grim and The Bin. As well as all that we've got a playlist update and a load of excellent correspondence to get through, plus a little game of Never Have I Ever - ENJOY! All the links: Ins...
Mar 16, 2024•59 min•Season 1Ep. 42
Welcome to episode 43 of the Bailey and Harding Ultra Soundsytem! This week Anna bids a sad farewell to her competitive running career for now, retiring in style at the winter 10km while Allie messes about in the Lake Ditsrict and pretends it's training. We've got the usual chat about blisters, toenails space invaders and tapon plus we ask are we too judgemental about Dryrobes? But the big news of the week is WE HAVE A NEW jingle. I mean we say new...we've got A jingle and it's awful. Enjoy! All...
Mar 09, 2024•1 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 41
Well howdy ho! This is 40! Welcome to another episode of the Bailey and Harding Ultra Soundsytem where this week our heroes discuss aeroplanes, sunburn, cheese, trolls and the rise of the female race director. There are some classic accidental things that you’ve put in your mouth whilst running and some tasty playlist editions to boot! All the links: Instagram: www.instagram.com/ultrasoundsystempod Playlist: https://bit.ly/ultrasoundsystemplaylist Email us: ultrasoundsystempod@gmail.com...
Mar 02, 2024•59 min•Season 1Ep. 40
Welcome back to another week of The Bailey And Harding Ultrasound System. It's episode 39 and we're international - with one half of our hosting duo in Bahrain. "Where is Bahrain?" we hear you ask - don't worry, Anna and Allie have you covered there. We're talking about the excellent Ultrasound System Facebook Group interactions, Allie's ill with snot and sore throat and there's also some grim negative body images feelings getting in the way of things this week too. There's also a verrrrrrry int...
Feb 24, 2024•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 39
This may be the first time you hear Episode 38 of the Bailey and Harding Ultra Sound System, but it's not the first time Anna and Allie recorded it...So this episode is a presented by a pair who may come a cross just a little delirious. There's a wild Biscoff u-turn, AI's taking over and some grumbles about over-zealous councils fining for wild wees. We also catch up with how the Podcast Pet is getting on. All the links: Instagram: www.instagram.com/ultrasoundsystempod Playlist: https://bit.ly/u...
Feb 16, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 38
Allie gives us her blow-by-blow account of her experience at the Mud Crew Events ARC of Attrition 100 (104) miler, along the South West Coast Path. Episode 37 of the podcast is a debrief episode, so you can hear what went down. There's also a controversial klaxon warning: Anna shares her thoughts on people claiming PBs on Strava that aren't the full race result.... All the links: Recommendation: Hannah Rickman's Spine Blog: https://hannahrickmanrunning.wordpress.com/2024/01/28/spine-race-2024/ T...
Feb 10, 2024•59 min•Season 1Ep. 37
It's episode 36 of The Bailey And Harding Ultra Sound System pod and Anna and Allie are fresh off the back of the National Running Show 2024 and have a mini debrief from it. Allie would also like to hire a Social Secretary for the podcast to help arrange meet ups, please! There's a very rude interruption and string vest chat is back on the cards. All the links: Recommendations: BOOK: The Happiness Trap by Russ Harris. Instagram: www.instagram.com/ultrasoundsystempod Playlist: https://bit.ly/ultr...
Feb 03, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 36
Anna and Allie are back for episode 35 of the Bailey And Harding Ultra Sound System podcast and Allie's made her return from the Spine Safety Team, after the best 4 days she's ever had. This OBVIOUSLY leads to a LOT of Spine chat. Anna's also buzzing after securing her very first FKT. And we hear all about your motivational running songs. Also, trigger warning, there's some manky feet chat towards the end. Plus Allie's shamelessly begging for sponsors. All the links: Recommendations: BLOG: Hanna...
Jan 27, 2024•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 35
Anna and Allie are back with episode 34 of The Bailey and Harding Ultrasound System and this week's chat is another eclectic mix of running, non-running, podcast chat and more! Allie gives us an insight into her upcoming (at time of recording!) weekend on the Spine Race Safety Team and Anna's got mixed feelings about her longest run in a while that's ended with a pain in the butt. Boooo. Plus, is the William Tell Overture a good tune to run to? Find out! All the links: James Cordon & Alanis ...
Jan 20, 2024•59 min•Season 1Ep. 34
It's Episode 33 of the Bailey And Harding Ultra Sound System and Allie and Anna have got a lot of weather chat this week. Speaking of the weather, happy Spine weekend! Also, can you tell the difference between road runners and trail runners at muddy parkruns? Stay tuned to the playlist chat - because there's a musical that may have broken through Allie's cold, icy, musical-hating exterior...Plus we have an update from the Podcast Pet, Dean. All the links: Instagram: www.instagram.com/ultrasounds...
Jan 13, 2024•59 min•Season 1Ep. 33
(Take 2!) Happy New Year podcats! We're back for 2024, with episode 32 of The Bailey and Harding Ultra Sound System. Allie's back from holiday but is also on holiday again in Devon (which is why she sounds like she's in a toilet, sorry!) Anna's letting loose on spilling all of the beans about running while pregnant, now that that particular cat is out of the bag. And Allie's got an issue with hotel pillows....We hear your most embarrassing running injuries (WOW - some of them are incredible!) an...
Jan 06, 2024•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 32
It's episode 31 of The Bailey and Harding Ultra Sound System and the first of the 'Legends' episodes. Allie and Anna speak to Stu Smith, who's CV reads like a what's what of outdoor adventuring. They speak to Stu about his involvement in the safety teams for some of the world's biggest running and adventure races. He tells tales of working on safety teams with celebrities for TV shows and also, why the humble string vest could be the one key piece of kit that could get you out of a sticky situat...
Dec 30, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 31
Allie and Anna look back on 2023 and all of the highs and lows of the Bailey and Harding Ultra Sound System. Episode 30 is full of nostalgia (does it count as nostalgia if it's only 6 months old?), as they give the podcast - and YOU, the listeners - an appraisal. As well as looking back, they're looking ahead to their running goals for 2024, and have a look through your goals too - great for some inspiration of what races to enter! All the links: Instagram: www.instagram.com/ultrasoundsystempod ...
Dec 23, 2023•55 min•Season 1Ep. 30
As the year begins to draw to a close, Allie is still out of the office sunning herself in the Philippines, so she and Anna have mopped up all of the scraps from previous episodes that got cut, because they waffled on too long, and have stuck them all together to create this Out Of Office episode. There are various cameo appearances from friends of the pod, including an update from Podcast Pet Dean. Remember to keep sending us your stories from the trails or on the run. Via email, Insta DM / voi...
Dec 16, 2023•34 min•Season 1Ep. 29
This week, in episode 28 of the Bailey And Harding Ultra Sound System, Allie's been for a run with the legendary Damian Hall and they talk about how to get over yourself when it comes to going for a run with someone who's faster than you. Anna's been making a fool of herself at a secret photoshoot, and she's also putting brands in the bin whose sizes don't make any sense. Also, in case you didn't notice, the Christmas playlist is up and running, so go check it out. All the links: Instagram: www....
Dec 09, 2023•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 28
Welcome back to the Bailey and Harding Ultra Sound System, and episode 27 of silliness. Anna's been back running along the canal, which prompts a conversation between the pair of them about how they feel about going back to the scene of ultras they've run before. More songs, that have a bit of a 90s theme, are being added to the playlist. They're getting smooshy with your responses to what ultra running has brought you, And they FINALLY put the debate of what to call Kipchoge snot rocket gels to...
Dec 02, 2023•57 min•Season 1Ep. 27
The Bailey and Harding Ultra Sound System is half a year old!!! It's episode 26! Allie's in Cornwall and doesn't feel awful, 'cos she's not dying, although she did fall over and bash her knee. Anna's been living her wins vicariously through other people again and the pair of them discuss the hot running topics of the week; using ketchup as gels (don't do that) and the new Trail Ultra Majors series. We've also got more stories from listeners and there are more songs to be added to the playlist. E...
Nov 25, 2023•59 min•Season 1Ep. 26
If we were a parkrun, we'd be a milestone this week. It's episode 25 of The Bailey and Harding Ultra Sound System, and Anna and Allie catch you up on their week of running. Anna's back from New York Marathon and Allie's got some results back from the doctor. There's some tips for hitting mandatory calorie reserves for ultras and there's an update from our podcast pet, Dean, as he embarks on Week 1 of 30, training for the London To Brighton 100k. All the links: Instagram: www.instagram.com/ultras...
Nov 18, 2023•55 min•Season 1Ep. 25
Welcome to episode 24 of the Bailey and Harding Ultra Sound System podcast, and the return of the show notes, after Anna took a week off doing them (yes, she forgot)! This week, Anna and Allie recap the fun they had at the Big Bear Rabbit Challenge IRL meet up. They also discuss Christmas in November and a debate about rubbish medals. P.S. Anna sounds like she's recording in a toilet because she forgot her laptop and recorded it through her phone - sorry about that! All the links: Instagram: www...
Nov 11, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 24
