The WildRunners Podcast

In this episode wildrunners Colin and Dan are joined by our regular guest when it comes to Spartan chat Jay Ladbrooke. Listen in as we all chat about our views and goals for the upcoming spartan season where Colin is focusing on managing his shoulder injury whilst still getting some races in ahead of his A race the spartan Ultra later on in the year, Dan has set himself some high targets this year and unfortunately Jay has had to withdraw from races for now whilst he awaits news about his back injury. Feel free to follow our OCR and running community on instagram @wildrunners_ig Our personal accounts are Hosts - @colinlee_ocr & @superdan84 Guest - @jayladbrooke --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wildrunners/message

In this episode its just Colin and Dan chatting about Colins next challenge and Dan's 1st race of the year where he got on the podium. Colin has announced his next challenge to raise money for his son's school to help them learn more about Neurodiversity via the umbrella project. Once the target has been reached (which it has done) the rest of the money will go towards Roarsome Georges fundraising to help get the awareness spread to even more schools. Colins challenge will be a great test of endurance as he takes on the David Goggins 4x4x48 challenge. For anyone who doesn't know what that is its running 4 miles every 4 hours for 48 hours. He will be starting this on friday 16th June. So lets all get behind him and show him some support and donate a bit of money to charity at the same time. If you would like to donate to Colins fundraiser you can do so at www.justgiving.com/page/colin-lee-1680552091852 Dan also chats about his recent race which was a half marathon trail race the Raw Trails Events Highlodge Half Marathon. He went into this race as a practice run for the upcoming Spartan Race season and he managed to bag himself a 2nd place finish. Listen in on how the race went in his own words Feel free to follow our OCR and running community on instagram @wildrunners_ig Our personal accounts are @colinlee_ocr & @superdan84 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wildrunners/message

In this episode Wildrunners Colin and Dan are joined by Wildrunner community runner Darren Angel. Darren opens up to us about what its like to live with having epilepsy and what the effects of having a seizure can have on day to day life. Darren chats about what its like to have seizures and how much it takes out of his body. If anyone else has Epilepsy and enjoys running feel free to message Darren and have a chat. Feel free to follow our ocr and running community on instagram @wildrunners_ig Our personal accounts are. Hosts - @colinlee_ocr & @superdan84 Guest - @welsh_i_am --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wildrunners/message

In this episode the wildrunners are joined by Griff and Tres who are the owners of The Obstacle Gym which is a top OCR training facilility in Tamworth. Listen in as they chat about their training facility, their journey to getting to where they are now which started from supporting local charity Simons Heroes, the services they offer and you can tell by this podcast they have a massive passion for ocr especially bringing through the next generation of young athletes. This is a training facility Wildrunners podcast host Colin and his son use and Dan will be joining them very soon for some training ahead of the upcomming spartan season. We can highly recomend the Obstacle Gym to anyone looking to get that ocr practice in or even to get some fitness for yourself or take your family. Feel free to join our ocr and running community on instagram @wildrunners_ig Our personal accounts are. Hosts - @colinlee_ocr & @superdan84 Guests - @theobstaclegym.midlands , @jgriffo222 , @tress67 More info and bookings for the obstacle gym can be found at www.obstaclegym.co.uk More info for the charity can be found at www.simonsheroes.org.uk --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wildrunners/message

In this episode the wildrunners are joined by Mike Nolan who chats to us about his personal racing career from running many obstacle course races including the spartan race ultras to competing in the pro waves at Hyrox uk. Mike then chats to us about his role as Head official in Spartan Race UK, being the captain of captains at the Spartan Race Trifecta world championships in Sparta and also his role within British Obstacle Sports. Mike is also a Spartan Race ambassador and if anyone is looking to book a race feel free to use his 20% discount code - SPARTANMICHAEL If you take part in obstacle course racing we highly recommend you sign up to be a member of the British Obstacle Sports it costs £12.50 a year and the benefits you get for being a member make this well worth doing. For more information or to sign up head over to www.britishobstacle.org If you would also like to volunteer or become a qualified official for ocr please feel free to contact Mike direct. Thank you for listening to our podcast and remember to go checkout our ocr and running community of instagram @wildrunners_ig Feel free to follow our personal accounts too Hosts - @colinlee_ocr & @superdan84 Guest - @mike_nolan_ocr British Obstacle Sports - @britishobstaclesports --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wildrunners/message

In this episode the wildrunners are joined by Megan Tranter who made it back in time from Hyrox Glasgow to join us for a chat. Listen in to hear about her awesome progression in obstacle racing and to see if she managed to get another new pb at Hyrox plus lots more including what her goals are for 2023. Remember to check out our running and ocr community on instagram @wildrunners_ig Feel free to follow our personal accounts too Hosts - @colinlee_ocr & @superdan84 Guest - @meganaurora_ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wildrunners/message

In this episode the wildrunners are joined by Alan Moore, the host of the UK.OCR Podcast and the race director for Overload. Alan brings us some breaking news about the Farmyard Jam race which starts on the 19th may. Listen to find out more about the UK's only OCR Backyard Ultra, a new announcement about the race and an exclusive discount for listeners of the Wildrunners Podcast so you really don't want to miss this episode. Remember to check out our running and ocr community on instagram @wildrunners_ig Feel free to follow our personal accounts too Hosts - @colinlee_ocr & @superdan84 Guest - @uk.ocr Event - @overloadrun --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wildrunners/message

In this episode wildrunners podcast hosts Colin and Dan are joined by fellow wildrunners Jay, Erin and Steve as they all chat about the recent 6 hour Rasselbock race at Sherwood Pines. Listen in to hear how Dan spent the day as the Wildrunners Pit Bitch wearing his nice and bright pink hi vis, Jay smashed out a half marathon dressed as a unicorn, Colin smashed his 50km personal best time, Erin ran her furthest ever distance and Steve ran his first in person race.  We would like to thank Eric at Rasselbock for putting on a great event. We had such a good time we have already signed up for next year. We highly recommend you check out his events and get signed up. Remember to check out our running community on instagram @wildrunners_ig Feel free to follow our personal accounts too Hosts - @colinlee_ocr & @superdan84 Guests - @steverees80 @jayladbrooke @thismummaruns_83 Event - @rasselbock.running --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wildrunners/message

In this episode Wildrunners Colin and Dan chat about 2022 as it draws to an end. We chat about the wildrunners in general and what a year it has been within the community raising over £1000 for charities and the amazing guests we have had on the podcast. We also chat about the year we have had with our own running, fitness and race achievements.  We would like to thank our listeners for your continued support and we wish you all a very happy 2023 If their is anyone you think would make for a good guest next year please let us know and we will try our hardest to get them on our show. Remember to checkout our instagram page @wildrunners_ig Feel free to follow our personal accounts too Hosts - @colinlee_ocr & @superdan84 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wildrunners/message

In this episode the wildrunners are joined by Simone Power as their last guest of 2022. Simone is the mother of George who is one of the most inspirational young boys we know. We joined up with Simone to bring you our Roarsome december challenge where we helped raise over £500 for George to help him get more information packs for adhd awareness into schools. We chat to Simone to find out more about Neurodiversity and the effects it has on her son and how she and the family deal with everyday life. George has raised enough money to help get information packs into 10 schools this year and its been a pleasure to have helped him with his fundraising. If you would like to directly donate to his fundraising you can do at www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/roarsomerunnergeorge We want to wish all of our listeners and their families a very Happy Christmas and we look forward to having more inspirational guests on our podcast next year. Thank you for listening to the wildrunners podcast, checkout our running community on instagram @wildrunners_ig Feel free to follow our personal accounts too Hosts - @colinlee_ocr & @superdan84 Guests - @fuelledbypositivity & @roarsomerunnergeorge --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wildrunners/message

In this episode the Wildrunners are joined by fellow podcast show hosts Ian and Alan from the UKOCR podcast. Listen in as we chat about what goes into hosting podcasts, running online communities, their personal racing histories and much more. We personally really enjoy their podcasts and recommend you give them a listen too. Also today sees the start of the Wildrunners Roarsome Christmas Challenge. Get yourself signed up and join us for some christmas fun. Thank you for listening to the wildrunners podcast, checkout our running community on instagram @wildrunners_ig Feel free to follow our personal accounts too Hosts - @colinlee_ocr & @superdan84 Guests - @uk.ocr  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wildrunners/message

In this episode the wildrunners are joined by Claire Lawrenson who we met at the Run Sandringham 24 Hour race earlier in the year. Listen in as Claire talks to us about the 24 hour race which she absolutely smashed and came home 1st female running over 100 miles within the time limit. She tells us how she is fairly new to running and that she only started running during covid. Check out the very impressive races she has completed so far including this years London Marathon where she actually randomly finished alongside wildrunner Dan. Thank you for listening to the wildrunners podcast, checkout our running and ocr community on instagram @wildrunners_ig Feel free to follow our personal accounts too Hosts - @colinlee_ocr & @superdan84 Guest - @lawro_loves_to_run --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wildrunners/message

In this episode the wildrunners catch up with Tom as we hear how he has got on with his Endure 4 challenges. Its been an epic year this year for Tom which has seen him stand on the podium at Spartan race uk and he absolutely smashed his Ironman event. Give this a listen to hear about how his year has gone so far and whats next for him. Tom is raising money for the Wales air ambulance and he raised an amazing £6,400 so far. If you would like to sponsor Tom you can do at www.justgiving.com/fundraising/thomas-nicholas3 Thank you for listening to our podcast, checkout our running and ocr community on instagram @wildrunners_ig Feel free to follow our personal accounts too Hosts - @colinlee_ocr & @superdan84 Guest - @mrtomnicholas --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wildrunners/message

In this episode the wildrunners are joined by our fellow Spartan Race uk age group racer Jay as we chat about the news that Spartan will no longer make competitors do 30 burpees for a failed obstacle and now replace that with penalty loops instead, we also chat about 2023 season, new obstacles and more. Give this a listen and let us know your thoughts on the decision to remove burpees next year. Thank you for listening to our podcast, checkout our running and ocr community on instagram @wildrunners_ig Feel free to follow our personal accounts too Hosts - @colinlee_ocr & @superdan84 Guest - @jayladbrooke --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wildrunners/message

In this episode Wildrunners Colin and Dan are joined by the inspirational Susan Kelly. As you know we really enjoy having everyday heros on our podcast for a chat and this week is up there with one of the most inspiring guests. Listen in as we chat to Susan about her journey from requiring a bone marrow transplant to working her way back to good fitness and running spartan trifecta weekends including 4 this season. She mentions how much her personal trainer Hayley Hurdle has helped her along with being inspired by Wendy Williams and all the fantastic things she is achieving. Thank you for listening to our podcast, checkout our running and ocr community on instagram @wildrunners_ig Feel free to follow our personal accounts too Hosts - @colinlee_ocr & @superdan84 Guest - @sueckelly --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wildrunners/message

In this episode Wildrunners Colin and Dan are again joined by fellow wildrunner Jay as we chat about the Spartan Race European Championships weekend at Pippingford Park in the UK.  Listen in to find out how Colin and Dan did in the European Championship 35-39 age group race, how Jay got on in the Spartan Ultra and how all 3 of them who ran together along with Jays wife Sarah got on in the Spartan Sprint the following day. We also give our personal opinions on the overall Spartan weekend. Thank you for listening to our podcast, check out our running/ ocr community on instagram @wildrunners_ig Feel free to follow our personal pages too Hosts - @colinlee_ocr & @superdan84 Guest - @jayladbrooke --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wildrunners/message

In this episode wildrunners Colin and Dan are joined by fellow wildrunner Jay as they chat about Dan's London Marathon race and we get to find out if he managed to bag himself a new Personal Best. Then we chat all things spartan race uk including Next seasons initial race schedule and the revised schedule, what we think will be the series races for 2023, this weekends Spartan Race European Championships (course, medal, weekend itinerary, ultra, our goals for the weekend) and then the latest on the Spartan unbreakable pass including the monument they want to build in sparta. We then close the episode with some of our september challenge news. We would love for you to let us know what your thoughts are on the topics we discussed in this episode especially those regarding Spartan. Thank you for listening to our podcast, check out our running/ocr community on intagram @wildrunners_ig Feel free to follow our personal pages too  Hosts - @colinlee_ocr & @superdan84 Guest - @jayladrooke --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wildrunners/message

In this episode the Wildrunners are joined by James from Active Root as we find out all the benefits from their products that Wildrunners very own Dan uses regularly as part of his fueling for his training and races. This is a very insightful episode well worth a listen. If you would like to try some free samples go to www.activeroot.co.uk/pages/wild-runners Thank you for listening to our podcast, check out our running and ocr community on instagram @wildrunners_ig Feel free to follow our personal pages too Hosts - @colinlee_ocr & @superdan84 Guest - @active_root --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wildrunners/message

In this episode wildrunners Colin and Dan chat about Colin's recent 2 races Overload ocr and Man vs Mountain. Listen in to see just how many laps of the Overload ocr he managed to complete and what he thought about the event. He also chats about finally completing his Man vs Trinity Rat Race events as he completed his epic race on Mount Snowdon. We also chat about our September challenge which has started really well. Thank you for listening to our podcast, check out our running and ocr community on instagram @wildrunners_ig Feel free to follow our personal accounts too @colinlee_ocr & @superdan84 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wildrunners/message

In this episode the wildrunners are joined by Rupert Bonington who is the managing director of Mountain Fuel Sports Nutrition. This is one of the most interesting podcasts we have recorded so far and we both personally took a-lot of knowledge away from it and you could too by giving this one a listen.  Fancy a free trial pack from Mountain Fuel? All you need to do is join in our September charity challenge and in return for your entry fee you get access to a unique wildrunners code to receive some goodies. We also have 14 prizes up for grabs as part of our challenge.  To enter our charity challenge you can sign up at https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/407352340817 (link in our instagram bio) Looking to purchase some Mountain Fuel for yourself? use code WildRunners2215 for a discount. Thank you for listening to our podcast, check out our running & ocr community on instagram @wildrunners_ig Feel free to follow our personal accounts too Hosts - @colinlee_ocr & @superdan84 Guest - @mountainfuel_uk --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/wildrunners/message