Get in touch with Ultrarunning Sam here ⬅️ In this episode of the podcast, we speak to Hannah Rickman. Hannah has progressed to become one of the most consistent competitors in the Spine Race. She has risen through the ranks and put on a Steller performance at this years race. We talk about her upbringing and route into running. Her training going into the event and what she has learned over the years she has been part of the Spine Family. We talk about the highs and the lows of Britain's most b...
Jan 28, 2023•48 min
Get in touch with Ultrarunning Sam here ⬅️ On this episode of the podcast we speak to Elaine Bisson. Elaine is one of the hotly tipped competitors for the podium at this years Spine race. Despite her French name Elaine actually heralds from the North East of England. Fortunately she forgave my assumption that she was from the continent and we had a good chat about her preparations for this years race. We talked about her route into ultra trail running, her upbringing in the North East and how sh...
Jan 11, 2023•34 min
Get in touch with Ultrarunning Sam here ⬅️ In this episode of the podcast we talk to Alison Walker. Alison came to the UK from Malaysia to go to university. Rather than shying away from British culture, she threw herself right into it and joined a local London running club. That was the beginning of her love affair with running and the UK. Alison is a very humble person and suffers a great deal with what she describes in her own words as ‘imposter syndrome’ Alison is a week away from her debut a...
Jan 07, 2023•53 min
Get in touch with Ultrarunning Sam here ⬅️ In this episode of the podcast we speak to Mike Seaman. Mike is head honcho at Racoon Media and is responsible for the National Running Show happening again in a few weeks at Birmingham NEC. We talk about his career in exhibitions and why it took him 7 years to realise his idea for a running show that every runner would love. We talk about the shows previous guests, his favourite stories from running and how the show is getting bigger and better every y...
Jan 07, 2023•44 min
Get in touch with Ultrarunning Sam here ⬅️ On today’s episode of the podcast we speak to Dougie Zinis. Dougie is known for being one of the more reserved Spiners but we manage to dig deep into his running history and his prep for this years race. We talk about his pre-running life being overweight and suffering a stroke in his mid twenties. Despite this he took up running and soon found he had the endurance to go long! Since 2018 he’s won the Spine Challenger South, took 2nd at the full Spine in...
Jan 04, 2023•42 min
Get in touch with Ultrarunning Sam here ⬅️ On today’s podcast we speak to Jack Scott. Jack has had a meteoric raise to fame in British ultrarunning in recent years. Jack has multiple race wins, notably at UTS this year along with some record breaking winter rounds. We talk openly about his past struggles with addiction to gambling and how it’s made him the resilient ultra runner that he is! He talks about his training and coaching experience and how he’s now got his sights set on the 2023 Spine ...
Jan 01, 2023•59 min
Get in touch with Ultrarunning Sam here ⬅️ In this episode of the podcast we speak to Kim Collison. Kim is a familiar face to UK trail and ultra runners, known for his multiple records on some of the Britain’s most iconic races and rounds. We talk about his life starting out as an adventure racer and how it led him to his ultimate destiny as an ultrarunner. We dive into his most memorable performances and how being a coach helps him to make sensible decisions when racing, which is often at odds ...
Dec 29, 2022•1 hr 6 min
Get in touch with Ultrarunning Sam here ⬅️ In this episode of the Ultrarunning Sam podcast we speak to Will Roberts. Will is a content creator, adventure geek, social media manager, photographer, videographer, blogger, associate lecturer and podcast producer. We talk about his media work in the niche area of adventure and ultramarathons. We talk about the amazing locations he’s been privileged to shoot and his ongoing work with the Beyond the ultimate race series. We speak about his ‘healthy obs...
Dec 20, 2022•57 min
Get in touch with Ultrarunning Sam here ⬅️ This time we speak to Stu Westfield of Ranger Ultras/Expeditions. We speak about his route into being a mountain leader. His time leading groups in Tanzania and his growing number of trail races in Peak District and Yorkshire Moors. We talk about how the pandemic affected his races and what he has planned for the future, including the 2nd running of the hugely successful Pennine Bridleway 270KM. A none stop multi-day ultramarathon following the lesser k...
Dec 11, 2022•1 hr 13 min
Get in touch with Ultrarunning Sam here ⬅️ Great chat with Steve about all things live-streaming for ultras. We talk about the technicalities of filming big races and what he has planned for the coming race calendar. We answered some questions from the audience about who exactly watches the livestreams and also how safe competitors are on course with gps tracking and video updates of locations. Hopefully we will hear more from Steve in the future. This was a live interview so apologies for the s...
Dec 06, 2022•37 min
Get in touch with Ultrarunning Sam here ⬅️ In this episode we speak to Fiona Pascall. If you’re not familiar with Fiona already, then you will be soon. Fiona has had a whirlwind introduction to the UK ultra-running scene over the past couple of years. During the last 2 years Fiona has gone from Bob Graham mule to Lakes 24 record holder! She wins pretty much every race she enters and is fresh from winning @centurianrunning Wendover Woods 50miler in the last few weeks. Obviously we can’t mention F...
Dec 01, 2022•50 min
Get in touch with Ultrarunning Sam here ⬅️ In this episode of the Ultrarunning Sam Podcast we speak to Dr Martin Jones - expert in all things sleep! Martin has spent many years studying the effects of sleep and sleep withdrawal on athletes and soldiers around the world. We dive into why as ultra- runners we need to focus on the superpower that is sleep and how we can optimise it in our training. We speak about how to approach multi day events and the inevitable lack of sleep. We talk power naps ...
Nov 11, 2022•1 hr 10 min
Get in touch with Ultrarunning Sam here ⬅️ In this episode of the Ultrarunning Sam Podcast we speak to Andy Blow from Precision Fuel And Hydration. Andy had a long career in IRONMAN with multiple top ten finishes and an Xterra age group world championship title to his name. But after lots of issues with sodium loss and dehydration he decided to do some experimenting to try to improve his performance in the heat. That was the birth of Precision Fuel And Hydration! Over the next decade Andy used h...
Oct 15, 2022•1 hr 9 min
Get in touch with Ultrarunning Sam here ⬅️ In this episode I speak to Danny Bent. Danny has made a name for himself as an adventurer and a writer. He spends his time helping to make people happy with his motivational speaking and all-round big personality. Danny was once voted Britain's happiest person, listen to find out why! URS @ultrarunning_sam @hometrails_ http://www.youtube.com/@ultrarunningsam...
Oct 08, 2022•1 hr 9 min
Get in touch with Ultrarunning Sam here ⬅️ In this episode we speak to Paul Booth the nutritionist to the elites. Paul gives us the inside info on what Damian Hall fuelled with during his recent TdG. We speak about avoiding GI issues, heat acclimation and how to reverse the mid race nausea. We speak about ways to drop body fat in a safe way and ways to build a strong fuelling strategy for ultras of any length. Paul is a super knowledgeable guy and knows his onions! (literally) A must listen for ...
Sep 28, 2022•1 hr 29 min
Get in touch with Ultrarunning Sam here ⬅️ In this episode of the ULTRARUNNING SAM podcast we speak to Allie, Lorna and James about Run Britania! We talk to James about route planning and juggling being a Rat Race employee whilst simultaneously running the event they are testing! Lorna and Allie give us the inside knowledge on what it takes to run 1000 miles in a month to cover the full length of Britain! Allie speaks about her prep, James speaks about his lack of prep and Lorna tells us about b...
Sep 24, 2022•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 22
Get in touch with Ultrarunning Sam here ⬅️ In this episode of the new and improved Ultrarunning Sam Podcast, we speak to Damian Hall AKA Ultra Damo. We speak about his recent Jim Walmsley (taking a wrong turn) in TDG and the resulting 24 hour Deja vu episode. We talk about all things Spine Race, cups of tea and why he keeps coming back to Edale for more long course punishment. Obviously we had to also speak about the causes close to his heart and how we can all do our bit to encourage our belove...
Sep 21, 2022•1 hr 6 min
Get in touch with Ultrarunning Sam here ⬅️ On this episode of the Understanding Ultra podcast I speak to Jody Raynsford. Jody is somewhat of a ultra-running pioneer in that he popularised the MDS, was a vegan runner way before it was trendy and he founded one of the original podcasts about ultra-running - Bad Boy Running! In this episode we speak about his route into ultras, his career as a running journalist and how he’s now become a marketing genius! We dive into his book ‘How to start a cult’...
Aug 26, 2022•1 hr 35 min
Get in touch with Ultrarunning Sam here ⬅️ In this weeks episode we speak to Rickey Gates the real life Forest Gump! We speak about Transamericana, his solo run across rural America and the film that documented his journey. We talk about his love of travel and the friendships he's made along the way. We also talk about how he basically invented running every street where you live with his project of running every single street in San Francisco. Rickey was a pleasure to speak to so enjoy listenin...
Aug 24, 2022•1 hr 1 min
Get in touch with Ultrarunning Sam here ⬅️ In this episode of the podcast I speak to Robbie Britton Robbie is an international ultra-runner focusing on track 24 hour events. After a long lay-off from injury he made his return to racing last weekend to try to break the British 24 hour record at the Gloucester 24. He didn’t achieve this goal but in the process he did break his own 100 mile PB with a time of 13hours 55 minutes! We spoke about his short lived career as an American football player, h...
Aug 18, 2022•1 hr 2 min
Get in touch with Ultrarunning Sam here ⬅️ In this episode of the podcast we speak to Abichal Sherrington. Abichal is the founder and editor of Ultrarunning World Magazine and possibly the ultra trail running worlds answer to Wim Hof! Abichal is a deep thinker and believes that everyone can find themselves during a long run, especially the super long Transcendence 3100 mile race that he holds so dear. He has spent many years training and racing all over the world specialising in the niche of the...
Aug 09, 2022•1 hr 9 min
Get in touch with Ultrarunning Sam here ⬅️ On todays podcast we speak to Tim Lawrenson, lead strength and conditioning coach at Nottingham university. We talk to Tim about his career as a S&C coach, the facilities that the university have and the athletes that Tim had had the privilege to work with over his busy career. We dive into practical sessions that ultra-runners can use to gain strength and prevent injury. We also look at targeted strength training for injury rehab especially for one...
Aug 08, 2022•1 hr 3 min
Get in touch with Ultrarunning Sam here ⬅️ In this episode of The Understanding Ultra Podcast we speak to the legendary Dylan Bowman, AKA DBo! We talk about his career as an elite athlete, his growing media empire in Freetrail and the changing landscape of the ultra-trail industry. We speak about his struggle to make the decision to back off from racing in 2022 so he can focus on his business and prepare for his biggest challenge yet.......becoming a dad for the first time! As always we go into ...
Aug 05, 2022•1 hr 13 min
Get in touch with Ultrarunning Sam here ⬅️ In this episode we speak to Dave Stuart. Dave is a regular on the UK 100 mile scene so I spoke to him to get an Englishman's perspective of the great North American classic ultra. We spoke about his training for the race and the secret to him running injury free for years on end! Dave is a lovely guy and it was a pleasure to speak to him about his running and his plans for the future! @ultrarunning_sam @hometrails_ http://www.youtube.com/@ultrarunningsa...
Jul 20, 2022•54 min•Ep. 11
Get in touch with Ultrarunning Sam here ⬅️ In this episode of Understanding Ultra we speak to Martin Cox. Martin has gained a cult following in the trail and ultra running world, producing some of the best runners the UK. Runners like Robbie Simpson and Beth Pascal the 2021 Western States champion. Martin is s self confessed big personality and he says it like it is. Maybe that's why he's such a good coach! I have a feeling that we will be hearing from Martin again on the pod! As always please l...
Jul 20, 2022•1 hr 44 min•Ep. 10
Get in touch with Ultrarunning Sam here ⬅️ In this episode we speak to Run Ultra's Kate Allen. We speak about her love of trail and ultra running and how she has adapted her training to cope with the menopause. We speak openly about this often taboo subject and how her new website - Training Through Menopause, is designed to give women and their partners the resources need to carry on doing the sport they love so much. We speak about how coaching can be adapted to help this transitional period a...
May 18, 2022•54 min
Get in touch with Ultrarunning Sam here ⬅️ Can you run a tough mountainous multi-day ultramarathon on just 16 miles a week? The Outdoor Bloke can! What's more, he thinks everyone has the potential in them to do it too. Lewis has spent the past few years living the primal life. He is a big believer in getting outside in green spaces, feeling the grass between your toes or the cold water on your body. In this episode we talk about his holistic approach to exercise and nutrition. We dive into his b...
May 04, 2022•1 hr 4 min
Get in touch with Ultrarunning Sam here ⬅️ In this episode we speak to Ben Weeks The Barefoot Daddy! We speak about his recent world record for the most consecutive barefoot half marathons. We talk about the niche sub-culture of barefoot running in the running community. We talk about the pros and cons of going barefoot in the trainer obsessed world of runners! A great chat and worth a listen if you are considering a foray into the barefoot world! If you like any of the podcasts please like and ...
Apr 05, 2022•1 hr 22 min
Get in touch with Ultrarunning Sam here ⬅️ In this episode of Understanding Ultra we speak to Michael Jones from Ultra Trail Snowdonia. Mike tells us about his trail running history and how he became the race director of not one but 3 standout trail running events in North Wales. He speaks candidly about his pained decision to let his baby (UTS) go to the UTMB group. A decision which with hindsight, was the best decision he could make to ensure his vision of the UK hosting a mountain trail race ...
Mar 18, 2022•52 min
Get in touch with Ultrarunning Sam here ⬅️ @ultrarunning_sam @hometrails_ http://www.youtube.com/@ultrarunningsam
Feb 01, 2022•1 hr 15 min
