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On Saturday 3rd April Marcus set a new fastest known time for the 46 mile Peak District route the Limestone Way We chat about how Marcus prepared for his FKT attempt and how running an FKT is different to running a race, plus many more tips. Originally on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ike0B0o-zD0 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Your trail & ultra running questions answered LIVE at 6:30pm on my live broadcast every Wednesday evening. Multi-terrain shoe test https://youtu.be/Y9hg3sI-Ng4 This film is self-funded. If you found it useful, please support me on Patreon for perks & prizes: https://www.patreon.com/WildGingerRunning Originally on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8Tpq55i8Ig Follow me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/wildgingerrunning/ Get a Wild Ginger Running t-shirt or buff here ht...
American ultra running legend Mike Wardian has had an illustrious marathon and ultra marthon careeer. He has won the USA national 50km championships three times, podiumed at the World 100km Road Championships in 2009. He has completed Marathon des Sables, the Western States Endurance Run, the Himalayan 100 Mile Stage Race and taken on the mighty Barkley Marathons. In January 2017, Mike set a World Record running seven marathons in seven days on seven continents in a record average speed of 2:45 ...
Eileen Jones is a journalist, author and publicist based in Ambleside in the Lake District. How parkrun changed our lives is her first book for Gritstone Publishing which ‘set out to see why so many people love the Saturday morning run around the park, and how it has changed their lives’. She has her own one-woman business, Cumbria PR, promoting tourism and heritage organisations including William Wordsworth’s home at Rydal Mount, the Heaton Cooper Studio and Gallery, and Zeffirellis cinemas and...
Moire O’Sullivan is a mountain runner, adventure racer, an author and a mum based in Northern Ireland. Her company, Happy Out Adventures, brings people on trails and mountain slopes, teaching them to travel in the outdoors happily and safely. Moire was the first person to complete the Wicklow Round back in 2009, an endurance run spanning over a hundred kilometres over twenty-six of Ireland’s remotest mountain peaks, a feat that was captured in her first book, ‘Mud, Sweat and Tears.’ In between h...
Mimi Anderson began running at 36 very quickly discovery her love of running silly distances. Mimi is a multiple Guinness World Record Holder taking part in races around the world running across Deserts, mountains, jungle, surviving the freezing temperatures of the Arctic and the extreme heat of Death Valley in America setting records and on occasions beating the men! As well as taking part in races Mimi enjoys organising her own adventures; in 2004 she ran from Paris to London starting with the...
Jo Meek is an elite ultra runner....on roads, in the mountains, and on trails. She has been a runner for a long time working hard towards her goals. She enjoys racing all over the world and has even been lucky enough to be selected to run for GB in the World Trail champs (her best is 7th) and in the 100km champs (her best is 4th). She first broke into the ultra running world with a 2nd place at MdS and has since won Lakeland 50, The Coastal Challenge, Golden Ring 100km, and Malnad 80km. She has ...
Andy Blow is a Sports Scientist and the founder of Precision Hydration. Andy was formerly an elite-level triathlete who can count a couple of top-10 IRONMAN finishes and an Xterra Age-Group World title to his name. It was during his racing career that he discovered how individualised fluid and electrolyte replacement can make such a big difference to performance, and this led to him setting up precisionhydration.com - a company that specialises in sweat, dehydration, cramping, electrolyte replen...
Anna-Marie has been diagnosed with a severe ultra-running habit and can usually be found searching for the perfect trail. Her first foray into ultra-running was the CCC (2008) where she narrowly scrapped through every check point with minutes to spare. Fast forward to 2017 she successfully completed the UTMB placing 7th lady, 5th Brit and in the top 100. Over the last ten years she’s combined her two key passions in life; ultra-running and exploring the power of the mind in a quest for peak perf...
Lizzy Hawker is one of the worlds best ultra and endurance athletes. Some of her career highlights include five wins at the Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc (UTMB), former World Record holder for 24 Hours, and winner of the 2006 IAU 100 km World Championships. In 2013 she set the record for running the 199 miles between Mount Everest South Base Camp and Kathmandu, Nepal, in 63 hours. While training for the UTMB, Lizzy ran along the footpath of the Tour de Monte Rosa many times. This experience led her ...
Live interview with Founder of HRV4 Training - Marco Altini, looking at using how we can measure and use Heart Rate Variability (HRV) in our training and coaching. HRV looks at the variability between heartbeats. Heart rhythm, and therefore HRV, is regulated by the parasympathetic branch of the autonomic nervous system, the one in charge of rest and relaxation. HRV4 Training states that HRV is an effective way to capture how our body is coping while trying to maintain a state of balance in respo...
Kim Collison needs no introduction to ultra, fell or mountain runners. He has represented GB twice in the World Trail Championships. In 2020 he broke the long-standing Lakeland 24 hours record with 78 tops in 23 hours 45 minutes. He has won races and broken records for many of the UK’s toughest ultras including Lakeland 50, Lakeland Trails, Lakes in a Day, Arc of Attrition 100 miles, and Hardmoors 55. Abroad he has competed in UTMB, CCC, TDS and Skyrunning World Championships. Kim has completed ...
Richard Edmonds is Founder of Runderwear - who specialise in Running Underwear and Socks. He is runner and triathlete himself and is coming on to chat running (obviously!), getting kit right, chafing, turning a passion into a business, and everything else we throw at him! Runderwear’s founders, Richard and Jamie met at Loughborough University. Both shared an incredible enthusiasm for sport and Richard was a track and cross-country runner whilst Jamie played most sports, particularly football. Af...
Renee is a leading Sports and Eating disorder specialist dietitian with 20 years of experience working in clinical and performance nutrition. She's worked with athletes across the globe including supporting Olympic (London, 2012), Paralympic (Rio, 2016) and Commonwealth (Queensland, 2018) teams. She is regularly asked to work directly with high performing and professional athletes that have developed a dysfunctional relationship with food that is impacting their performance, health and career. O...
SCOTNEY TAKEOVER!!!!!! As we say farewell to Claire as she heads off on maternity leave, it's time for Jen and Marcus Scotney to take hold of the reins. We interview Claire, co-founder and former editor of Trail Running magazine and the founder of Wild Ginger Running YouTube channel, about her new book - The Ultimate Trail Running Handbook on sale Thursday 7th January. Originally on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oe1hM770jOc The Ultimate Trail Running Handbook To buy: UK https://a...
Trail & ultra running Q&A including training, nutrition, ice spikes, running poles, coming back from injury and the best running gear I have tested in 2020... Originally on YouTube here https://youtu.be/zRgi1HqvJp4 Questions (from my Patreons): Phil - best thing I’ve tested in 2020 Ben - how to stop self doing too much too soon after injury Cat - training for 1hr 50 road half marathon and 50 miles at same time! Becky - ultras for 18+ years old rather than 21+ John G - bump update Rich - ...
Thanks so much to Sabrina Pace-Humphreys for chatting with us 6:30pm Wed 16 Dec, all about her many awesome running feats and how she overcame her anxiety with her own 10-step strategy to complete the Marathon des Sables and the 102 mile Cotswolds Way. We also talk about the importance of the group Black Trail Runners and how we can all help to increase and promote diversity in trail running. Originally on YouTube here https://youtu.be/YpXXiI6UY0s Follow Sabrina on instagram https://www.instagra...
Thanks so much to Montane Spine Race director and co-founder Phillip Hayday-Brown for taking time out of his at the moment very stressful pre-race schedule to share with us the latest news on the 2021 event. Originally on YouTube here https://youtu.be/Z5z7e9VG3h0 Will the January government guidelines allow the 2021 Montane Spine Race to take place at all? If so what precautions and restrictions will there be on this 268 mile race along the Pennine Way to keep runners, marshals and the medical t...
Delighted to welcome sports rehab therapist & coach from Kinetic Revolution James Dunne to the live show. Originally on YouTube here https://youtu.be/uPLMkpDPf2Q We asked James about foam rolling vs stretching, the effectiveness of massage guns, what the balance of running to strength training should be, how best to prevent injury in the first place, and how to mitigate against long hours spent sitting at a desk. Thanks so much to James for spending this time with us - check out his website ...
Delighted to be joined by Rav Billan, a runner, business owner and mum from the Midlands who only started running 4 years ago! She has almost completed a 1,000 day run streak - and who knows, she might just keep on running! We will find out during the show. Watch original on YouTube here https://youtu.be/yvFFFAmxfEU Why did Rav hate running at school? What made her start running? What does she love about trail running? How does she fit it in? What is her motivation? Why she doesn't believe in ru...
On Human Rights Day (10th Dec) 2020, One Run Global are uniting thousands of people from 195 countries as they run, walk or move their body for one hour to raise funds to end child discrimination. https://onerun.global/take-part/ Originally on YouTube here https://youtu.be/D_j9v8g1Yuo Whether it’s running a 10k in your local park with friends or walking around the dinner table due to lockdown restrictions, everyone is invited. In this live chat we talk to runner, adventurer and happiness guru (w...
Jack Scott recently broke Mike Hartley's 32 year old record on the 214 mile Southern Upland Way in South Scotland. He's a 26 year old unsponsored runner (er, not for too long me thinks!) who has also achieved FKTs (records) on the 188 mile Offa's Dyke Path and the 135 mile Glyndwr Way in Wales. Original YouTube broadcast https://youtu.be/JliOqsE-b28 In this live chat, Jack reveals what it takes to commit to such goals and be successful over such long distances as everything is self-organised and...
South African filmmaker Dean Leslie founded The African Attachment in 2006 and has made most of Salomon's beautiful running films for them, with his work taking him to every continent following the world's greatest trail and ultra athletes. He now runs a company called Wandering Fever with his wife Hannah Slezacek and their dog (and life-coach) Digby. Thanks so much to Dean for chatting to us live this Wed eve 6:30pm UK time! Originally on YouTube here https://youtu.be/rLLR_NWLfVI ---- Support m...
Thanks so much to Beth Pascall for chatting to us about her incredible Bob Graham Round women's record, 24th July 2020. Original YouTube version here https://youtu.be/0_RDQVwPeQ8 In this film we talk about how Beth got into ultra running, how she trained for her record-breaking Bob Graham round during the pandemic, how she balances running with her work as a busy doctor, and why she has spent so much time on the bike recently... She also gives us an insight into how she recovers between the West...
How to avoid & treat blisters - medic from Dragon's Back & Cape Wrath Ultra Nikki Sommers. Scroll down for links to all the blister care resources, tapes and creams Nikki recommended. For all the disgusting blister images see the original YouTube live chat here! https://youtu.be/fs-Y3qMtGQU Nikki has completed the Cape Wrath Ultra 2018, Winter Spine Race 2020 and she's aiming for the Dragon's Back Race 2022. She's an A&E consultant and race medic for Ourea Events who run the Dragon's...
Thanks so much to Rickey Gates for chatting to us about his amazing 3,700 mile long trip across his home country - TransAmericana. His book (Cross Country) & film (TransAmericana) are out now. PLUS we mine Rickey for top tips on how to create your own adventure. First published on YouTube here https://youtu.be/9wGfqO60niw Watch Rickey's films here! https://linktr.ee/rickeygates Check out Rickey's website here for all his photos and writing, the link to his Run Every Street website and all th...
Howdie folks! Tonight's live guest (Wed 6:30pm UK time) is John Kynaston. He's a very experienced off-road runner (over 50 ultras in the past 13 years!) he makes films of his races & documents his training in this award-winning blog https://johnkynaston.com/ John has also just started a great podcast called Run to the Hills - check it out! The ultra running and multi-day advice John gives in this episode is absolutely fantastic, thanks so much to him for sharing his hard won lessons and tips...
Pennine Way FKT - Sabrina Verjee on the highs and lows of her ladies' record. Thanks so much to the incredible Sabs for sparing the time for this awesome chat, sorry about the sound at the start, we had to get her to sit closer to the mic as she was just using an iPhone as she ran to work that morning so didn't have her heavier laptop. Keeping it real folks! Original YouTube version https://youtu.be/YumraJDZVNU Also if you hear a happy baby in the background, that is the new offspring of our oth...
There are so many trail shoes, running packs/waistbelts, headtorch, waterproofs, sports nutrition and road running shoes to choose from, how do you decide which is the best for you? I went to myRaceKit store in Sheffield to meet up with staff member Steve Franklin who shares all the advice you need to choose the perfect one for each of these essential pieces of kit. (socially distanced filming) Visit myRaceKit stores in Sheffield and Essex for friendly, professional running advice at every level...
Welcome! Welcome to the Wild Ginger Running Q&A, this is the show where I answer your questions about trail and ultra running, live on YouTube. Questions covered tonight: we are going to be talking about 4 vital things that every trail runner needs to know - how to use heart rate for ultra training, how to clean kit to make sure it lasts for the longest possible time (particularly soft bottles and jackets), recommendations for winter socks and gloves and what to carry in a first aid kit. USE...
