We are joined tonight by the awesome Ross Brannigan, author of Running Adventures Scotland - 25 inspirational runs in Scotland's wild places. Hear more about how he got into mountain running, why and how he wrote this inspiring book and take a sneak peak at the adventures within its pages. Read Ross' blog https://rossrunswild.com/ Buy Ross's book here! https://amzn.to/3xYMToO Nan Shepherd's book The Living Mountain: A Celebration of the Cairngorm Mountains of Scotland https://amzn.to/3nJWXNX My ...
Jun 29, 2022•53 min•Season 2Ep. 49
Thanks loads to Patreon Hannah Bazley for a great interview where she shares how she trains for 50 and 100 mile races with two kids, one with special needs. We don't know how she does it! Good luck to Hannah for the summer Spine challenger 110 mile race Sat 18 June 2022! Follow her live tracker here she is number 112https://live.opentracking.co.uk/ssc2022/ Podcast version here https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-47ty3-124fad5 Blister care film here https://youtu.be/fs-Y3qMtGQU More training advice fro...
Jun 15, 2022•40 min•Season 2Ep. 48
Hey guys! Delighted to have Sonny Peart on the live chat 5:15pm today, Sonny is an ultra runner and brand ambassador for Asics and he co-founded Black Trail Runners which is a community and campaigning charity seeking to increase inclusion, participation and representation of Black people in trail running. Let's hear more! Join us live or later here! Black Trail Runners https://www.blacktrailrunners.run/ Black to the Trails https://www.blacktothetrails.co.uk/ More training advice from Wild Ginge...
Jun 03, 2022•54 min•Season 2Ep. 47
Howdie! In April and May I’ve been testing out the Inov-8 Parkclaw G 280, the Montane Featherlite Trail Windproof Jacket, the Garmin 245 Music, the 1000 Mile Lite Socks Anklet socks, Joss Naylor’s new range of clothing, Ascendancy Apparel, some eco-friendly leggings from Euphoria, and a Mooncup. Links to all of these goodies and any other films I mentioned are in the film description below so if you want to support the channel at no cost to you then those are the ones to use. (Scroll down) Origi...
May 13, 2022•55 min•Season 2Ep. 46
My film this week is a little bit different - it’s an interview with Franchesco from Vert.Run interviewing me about how to start trail running, training for trails if you don’t live near hills, the best cross-training, enjoying races and adventures, coming back to running after having an injury or a baby and loads of motivation to get outside this winter and have a lot of fun on the trails. There are lots of great tips and bits of advice in this episode, but if you want more, there’s always my b...
Apr 20, 2022•58 min•Season 2Ep. 45
How to train for hills in flat places with coach Andy Pye from the Trail Running West Midlands, fantastic to chat to him about the Midlands Tops route and get some of his awesome training advice. Andy Pye is a UK Athletics Fell/Trail Coach in Running Fitness, Endurance Coach, UESCA Ultra Running Coach, and L4 Strength and Conditioning Coach (in training) who will coach runners from beginner to elite standard, improve your overall running fitness, strength and technique, as well as preparing you ...
Apr 13, 2022•40 min•Season 2Ep. 44
VERY excited to announce that we have the incredible Jasmin Paris talking about her Barkley Marathons experience on the live chat 6:45 - 7:15pm Wed 6 April. Thank you Jasmin! Podcast version tbc search Wild Ginger Running on your usual podcast provider. More interviews with Jasmin: How Jasmin Paris set the Montane Spine Race outright record (while still breastfeeding) https://youtu.be/OQLsbNZ5ScQ Top 10 endurance running tips - from Montane Spine Race record-breaker Jasmin Paris https://youtu.be...
Apr 06, 2022•30 min•Season 2Ep. 43
Who has won the March 2022 competition worth £404? And what is up for grabs in the April prize this month? To enter the Wild Ginger Running monthly competition, scroll down. Original YouTube broadcast here https://youtu.be/i9jiXdeqEk8 Links to things I talked about in the live broadcast: My shop for a WGR buff or Happy Trails t-shirt, my book The Ultimate Trail Running Handbook or our training camp https://wildgingerrunning.co.uk/shop/ Other relevant films: Why you might need a superbright headt...
Mar 31, 2022•21 min•Season 2Ep. 42
Delighted to chat to LeJog world record holder Carla Molinaro about her awesome records, adventures and how she believes simple, regular strength training has played a huge part in her success and staying injury free. Find out how your trail and ultra running too can benefit from strength training with Carla's advice here, and more online here https://www.carlamolinaro.com/scy The podcast version here and on all the usual podcast streaming services, search Wild Ginger Running. Coming Thurs 31 Ma...
Mar 30, 2022•48 min•Season 2Ep. 41
Tonight I’m going to be talking about the Shokz OpenRun Pro bone-conducting headphones, the Inov8 X-Talon Ultra 260 and Brooks Cascadia 16 trail shoes, comparing the new, great value Harrier Curbar 5L running pack to the old one, and sharing some thoughts on the latest sports nutrition from Torq, Maurten, Precision Fuel PF90, 80Noir Ultra dark chocolate (check out the link below for a 20% discount using my special link for them!). The podcast version will be available tomorrow on all the usual p...
Mar 24, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Season 2Ep. 40
We talk to high performance sports dietitian Rebecca Dent about how to fuel yourself right for trail running both during training and racing. She gives us a few very simple tricks and tips to eat a more nutritious diet to help you run faster and recover quicker. Does it involve plenty of cake...? Let's find out! To work with Rebecca to maximise your performance on the trails see her website here https://www.rebeccadent.co.uk ---- Follow me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/wildgingerrunning...
Mar 16, 2022•50 min•Ep. 39
Who has won the December 2021 competition worth £434? And what is up for grabs in the January 2021 prize? To enter the Wild Ginger Running monthly competition, scroll down. Links to things I talked about in the live broadcast: My shop for a WGR buff or Happy Trails t-shirt, my book The Ultimate Trail Running Handbook or our training camp https://wildgingerrunning.co.uk/shop/ Other relevant films: How to reproof running gear with Nikwax here https://youtu.be/_uS9i0KifH8 Why you might need a super...
Jan 05, 2022•43 min•Season 2Ep. 38
Psyched to chat to the awesome Robbie Britton who ran 650km across Jordan in 9.5 days in March 2019. He has just written a fantastic book called 1001 Running Tips: The Essential Runners' Guide which you can buy using the links below. UK https://amzn.to/3dsSQ3o USA https://amzn.to/3lI9uAN https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/product/9781839810664 Links to other things Robbie mentioned in his chat: The film of Robbie & Dan running across Jordan http://dmtwo.media/lost-dogs-and-englishmen Dan Laws...
Dec 08, 2021•57 min•Ep. 37
Whoop! With Finny in nursery two half days a week and a couple of daddy days, I can finally get back to work part time. I'm really keen after my break, the spark has been reignited (dark chocolate defo helping keep me awake...) so let's start off with a catch up and Q&A. Ask me all your training questions, let me know what you want to see covered on the channel in 2022, and just come say Hi!!! --- Follow me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/wildgingerrunning/ Buy my book - The Ultimate ...
Nov 04, 2021•49 min•Season 2Ep. 36
How best to fuel up for trail & ultra running - Mountain Fuel's nutrition expert Rupert Bonington, thanks so much for Rupert for doing this for my training camp in June, it is now live on the YouTube channel for everyone to benefit from. Originally on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-OQaq_II0M Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 01, 2021•52 min•Season 3Ep. 34
Don't worry I'll be back! But I need to take 3 months off from the YouTube channel to not be stressed and have some time with my baby before he goes to nursery. He's at that difficult in-between stage of starting weaning but still also breast-feeding frequently, not napping so much in the day, and starting to become mobile when he is awake! I have my work cut out! I'll be back.... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 22, 2021•16 min•Season 3Ep. 30
Everything you need to know about fast-packing - hiking fast for runners (with coach Tim Pigott) Hiking for runners (and anything else you want to ask!) Originally on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGcb_mt7VX4 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 22, 2021•42 min•Season 3Ep. 29
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Jul 16, 2021•52 min•Season 3Ep. 35
Elise Downing, with absolutely no ultra-running experience, unable to read a map and having never pitched a tent alone before, set off to run 5,000 miles around the coast of Britain, carrying her kit on her back. Over the 301 days that followed she developed a debilitating fear of farmyard animals, cried on a lot of beaches and saw Britain at its most wild and wonderful. She became the youngest person and first woman to complete this journey. Her book about the trip is out now; Coasting (publish...
Jul 08, 2021•1 hr 12 min•Season 3Ep. 24
This week's live session is with Tim Pigott (Physio & Coach) who answers your questions on post-race recovery. Originally on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjU4-o4hQOk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 01, 2021•37 min•Season 3Ep. 26
An interview with Ally Beaven - the man behind the entertaining book "Broken 2020 "(The year running records were rewritten). Fastest Known Times, tales of suffering and joy and lots more. Watch the video on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TvVimcbtD4 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 29, 2021•1 hr 1 min•Season 3Ep. 24
Marcus Brown, Podcaster and community leader. Marcus Brown is a runner from London, He is a World Marathon Majors Six Star Finisher, writer, England Athletics LiRF Coach. He went from a 4:55 to a sub 3 marathon. He is keen to enjoy the running journey and to see what his best looks like. Marcus is host of a runner’s life podcast, the aim is to share the commonalities that exist between runners of all abilities. Marcus is cofounder of Black Trail Runner’s, a community and campaigning group. He is...
Jun 24, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Season 3Ep. 25
Dan Lawson is a British ultra runner and charity worker from Brighton. In 2016, he won the European 24 Hour Championships, and in 2020 set one of the fastest known times for Land's End to John o' Groats (LEJOG). Dan averaged over 80 miles a day on the roads and trails of Great Britain to break Richard Brown’s 25-year-old record to finish in 9 days, 21 hours, 14 minutes and 2 seconds, setting the fastest time with robust supporting evidence. dmtwo media’s Dave MacFarlane joined the crew for the e...
Jun 10, 2021•1 hr 14 min•Season 3Ep. 23
Wow! It's Joss Naylor everybody! Absolute epic fell runner back in the 1970's and 80's when he set records on pretty much everything and basically invented ultra running before hipsters were even born. He's here on the live chat to talk about how he got into fell (mountain) running, his fave achievements, runs and views, what his secret is to remaining active well into his 80's, and what he's up to these days - writing a book out this October! Can't wait to hear more from Joss in this live chat ...
Jun 07, 2021•59 min•Season 3Ep. 22
Alex Staniforth is a record-breaking adventurer, ultra-endurance athlete, international motivational speaker, author and mental health activist, aged 25 from Chester – now based in Kendal. Alex knows a thing or two about overcoming adversity, having experienced the two biggest consecutive disasters in Mount Everest history, including the 2015 Nepal earthquake which trapped him on the mountain for two days. In July 2017 he became the fastest person ever to climb all 100 UK county tops and won the...
May 27, 2021•1 hr 16 min•Season 3Ep. 21
The company Vert.run is a complete training platform for trail and ultra runners. This evening I meet Kirsten Kortebein and Moises Jimenez who set up Vert.Run. Their aim is to provide training plans, designed by some of the best Trail and Ultra runners in the world- to all runners. Vert.run was founded to make trail running accessible to everyone of all income and experience levels. Please join me to learn how this platform may enable you to become a stronger athlete and help you to go on even b...
May 20, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Season 3Ep. 20
Damian Hall, runner, coach, journalist, and author, comes on to talk about his new book, In It For The Long Run (out now from Vertebrate Publishing), looking at the rise of his ultra running career and recording breaking run along the Pennine Way in 2020. He credits an midlife crisis for getting him into ultra running. He has since gone on to finish 5th at UTMB, and podium at some of the toughest races such as the Montane Spine Race, Dragons Back, Highland Fling Race as well as winning The Ice U...
May 13, 2021•1 hr 18 min•Season 3Ep. 19
A Wild Ginger Running question and answer session with Physiotherapist and Coach Tim Pigott. Originally on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKwQjgbKvFc Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 06, 2021•40 min•Season 3Ep. 18
How do you get into Fell Running, what is Fell Running and how can you run downhill so fast? Fell runner, photographer, blogger, teacher and graphic designer, Ben began competing in fell running races 16 years ago and has since become one of the UK’s leading trail and mountain runners. Ben was born and raised in Yorkshire and currently lives in the Yorkshire Dales. However, he is a renowned traveller and enjoys competing in unique mountain races across Europe, especially in Italy, his second hom...
Apr 29, 2021•1 hr 18 min•Season 3Ep. 17
Bridgedale's new range of trail running socks - Q&A with a designer This film is sponsored by Bridgedale who have just brought out a new range of trail running socks. They're my fave brand of sock so I was really pleased to I work with them to help design and test them with a team of regular trail and ultra runners. Find out more and buy them here: www.bridgedale.com/ Originally on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uC0hu6S8Gmw ---- Follow me on Instagram www.instagram.com/wildgin...
Apr 22, 2021•56 min•Season 3Ep. 16
