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Ultrarunning Sam brings you the best of British and global trail and ultra running.
Official Podcast in residence for the Winter Spine Race 2025, The LAP 2025 and 13 VALLEYS 2025
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Message Home Trails here - include an email or name for a response ⬅️ Charlotte returns as guest/host? were not even sure at this point because she's been on the pod so regularly! Chalotte returns to give us the low down on her well earned 12th place at Chianti. After doing a pivot from Tenerife Bluetrail that was cancelled due to bad weather, to this race. Charlotte was initially disappointed with placing outside of the top 10. But on reflection, she now happy to have put down a solid race a...
Message Home Trails here - include an email or name for a response ⬅️ In this episode I speak to Kitty-Leigh Oxley about the Community Traverse! In the wake of the collapse of Ourea Events, Kitty decided that all that training and money spent getting to the start line of The Northern Traverse couldn't go to waste! Surely there were others in the same situation? The seed of an ideas was born and now we have the Community Traverse! Support for this event has grown rapidly since its inception an...
Message Home Trails here - include an email or name for a response ⬅️ On this episode of the podcast we speak to Dan Holder. Dan completed this years Arctic Spine race, a non-stop 293 mile winter ultramarathon along the Kungsleden Trail in Arctic Sweden. Dan had to contend with -40 degree temps, 40mph winds, pulling a pulk with all of his survival gear including a tent to sleep in along the way. If you think that the Winter Spine Race along the Pennine Way is difficult...then wait until you h...
Message Home Trails here - include an email or name for a response ⬅️ On the podcast this week we have Jon and Henriette Albon! The power couple for 2026? It seems so! They both decidedly won their respective races at TGC, with Jon battling friend of the show - Josh Wade to a hard fought win. Whilst Henriette won her race by over 90 minutes! In this episode we dive into what the 'Norwegian Method' really is. We talk about their respective Superhero origin stories and how they came to be...
Message Home Trails here - include an email or name for a response ⬅️ ULTRA NEWS! This week we had the sad news that Ourea Events had ceased trading. OE host some of the UK's most beloved ultramarathons including; The Northern Traverse, encompassing the Lakes Traverse, Dales Traverse and the Moors Traverse. The Dragon's Back Race, Cape Wrath and Skyline Scotland. This news came as a shock to many of us that have been involved with any of the races they put on. Shane Ohly broke the news in a h...
Message Home Trails here - include an email or name for a response ⬅️ In this episode of the Home Trails Podcast we talk to our resident coach, Warren Wrenkel.....Wozza! Subjects on the docket this episode: * The Norwegian Method for training (includes an example for you to try) * VO2max - Is it important or not? * New studies on injuries related to training volume * Physiology vs zone training * Nutrition - keto/low carb vs high carb for training or longevity Lots to unpack...
Message Home Trails here - include an email or name for a response ⬅️ In this episode of the Home Trails Podcast, I'm joined by by James Nobles and Martin from Kelp&Fern to discuss UTS by UTMB. James has been very vocal in his criticism of UTS changing the iconic Snowdonia route last minute, especially after selling further places in the race. UTS has come under heavy fire from some prominent names in the trail and ultra running community. But is this just a genuine landowner/route issue ...
Message Home Trails here - include an email or name for a response ⬅️ Louise returns to the Home Trails podcast for her second appearance. The first was as part of a short format Spine Race preview episode, so we didn't dive too much into her life story. In this episode we go right back to her early days, especially her wild days back at uni in Manchester, when she was fully immersed in the early 90's rave scene. She talks about going to the legendary Hacienda club in Manchester, ...
Message Home Trails here - include an email or name for a response ⬅️ Hayley Wilson - Podcast listener and Home Trails WhatsApp group member, joins me for a run down of whats been happening in the sport over the weekend! We chat about the results from the 2 separate golden ticket races that were held over the weekend - Black Canyons 100/50k held in the USA and Tarawera 100k held simultaneously down under in New Zealand. Multiple golden tickets were up for grabs in each of the races, so we cha...
Message Home Trails here - include an email or name for a response ⬅️ Anna Troup joins the Home Trails Podcast to talk all things Spine Race! Anna has a long history with the race and this year saw her win the women's race in 109 hours, in some epic weather conditions. Anna talks about her preparations (or lack of) going into this race. Off the back of winning the summer edition of the race, Anna yet again had to deal with reoccurring issues with stress fractures that almost put her out of th...
Message Home Trails here - include an email or name for a response ⬅️ In this episode I'm joined by Kris Jones! Kris recently won the Arc of Attrition by UTMB 50 and he shares his experience at this years mud-fest! This is Kris's first appearance on the Home Trails Podcast, so we obviously start with the obligatory Superhero Question. Kris comes from a background that combines world class orienteering with world class track and road running. Which clearly is the perfect combination, because h...
Message Home Trails here - include an email or name for a response ⬅️ Sarah Page is officially here! With her recent 1st place and 3rd overall at Challenger South, Sarah has firmly put her stamp on the Winter race on just her first attempt at Britain's Most Brutal! She finished the race in 29 hours and 3 minutes, to put her on the overall podium in 3rd and take the win in the women's race. Unfortunately due to the bad weather diversions, this time doesn't count as a new course rec...
Message Home Trails here - include an email or name for a response ⬅️ Podcast favourite - Charlotte Fisher returns for yet another episode!...by this point we've both lost count of how many times! We chat about her experience at this years Arc by UTMB which delivered the aforementioned attrition in bucket fulls! With a DNF rate of over 60% this wasn't a race for the fainthearted. But Charlotte battled her way to a strong 2nd place. We talk about her storming away from the pack, before a fall ...
Message Home Trails here - include an email or name for a response ⬅️ Robin the Running Accountant joins Sam as the cohost on this one. Firstly to quiz him about his Spine Challenger South DNF story......warts n all! Then, we round up all the action from all of this year's Spine races, including an in depth conversation about Jon and Damo holding hands during the Sprint North. Just how bad the conditions were for everyone. The outstanding performances from all races and how Double Decke...
Message Home Trails here - include an email or name for a response ⬅️ I catch up with Cammy for a quick chat before this years races kick off. We chat about changes to how the media team operate over the week of racing. How the weather is affecting the race and what's new from the media coverage. Cam is obviously very busy manning the helm of the media team this year, since Will Roberts is absent for 2026. But we managed to have a chin wag about my favourite race none the less! HT @ultrarunni...
Message Home Trails here - include an email or name for a response ⬅️ In this episode we speak to returning guest Alice Kershaw! Alice is no stranger to the podcast and no stranger to the Spine. Having been on the podium on 4 separate occasions. Including wins at the Sprint and Challenger South. This time Alice is taking on the full winter Spine and for those of us in the know, she is tipped to do really well. She talks about her new approach to racing which includes the wise guidance from no...
Message Home Trails here - include an email or name for a response ⬅️ In this episode of the podcast we talk to returning guest Jon Shield. Jon talks about the year he's had since he was forced to drop out of Challenger North last winter with a calf injury. He talks about his successes and failures in between and how he now feels ready to put down a strong performance at the Sprint North race next week. Obviously, Jon quite rightly called me out on my comment during my interview with Damo whe...
Message Home Trails here - include an email or name for a response ⬅️ Jack returns to the podcast to talk about Spine South this coming weekend. Jack broke with his tradition of radio silence prior to big races, in favour of a more relaxed approach to media. Is this a new version of Jack? Possibly so it seems...... Jack previously stayed away from the media prior to the Spine to stay in his zone mentally. But now Jack is a bit older and a bit wiser its seems and has learned to switch of...
Message Home Trails here - include an email or name for a response ⬅️ James returns to the Home Trails podcast to talk about his historic double winter Bob Graham Round record! Running a total of 132 miles, with 54,000 ft of ascent in 42 hours and 56 minutes! Going anticlockwise first, before switching to clockwise for the second round. This betters the previous time set by Caspian James, by nearly an hour. In the podcast, we talk about his approach to training for, and completing a feat that...
Message Home Trails here - include an email or name for a response ⬅️ The Trail and Ultra Running Awards are back agin for 2025! In this joint podcast....Ultrarunning Sam, Kate from RunUltra and Robin The Running Accountant discuss this years potential winners and who did what this year in 2025. We've simplified the voting this year so there's no option to pick from a list, the choice is yours and the winner of each award is the one with the most votes....Simples. So follow the link to vote a...
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