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Centurion coach Peter van der Zon is currently studying a Master’s Degree in Sports Physical Therapy and serves as the physical therapist for the Swiss national trail running team. In this podcast Robbie Britton chats to the Dutch international about his journey into coaching and the sport, the value of having a strong reason to dig deep as an ultra-runner, and also not ignoring how the stress of life impacts us on race day.
This episode of the weekly news touches upon the latest from Centurion Running, a frank and honest look at the changes UTMB have made to the Arc Of Attrition, all the results from that event and the shorter associated distances. As well as a quick look at Hong Kong 100km results. 
James Elson speaks to Finn Melanson, host of the Singletrack Podcast about a range of subjects ranging as wide as the current state of running in the US and the UK, building a brand and a community in ultrarunning, what the future holds and a whole lot more. Photo c/o Scott Hickenlooper
Our Head of Endurance, Robbie Britton chats to Sophie Grant, one of our Centurion Coaches, about two recent races: Sophie's run at the Winter Spine Race and Robbie's race at Terra De Gigantes.
A special in depth Full Winter Spine 2026 recap pod featuring an interview with 7 time finish Matt Neale, a full race debrief from the one and only Allie Bailey and an in-depth conversation with Kevin Munt, who brought one of the real stories of this years' race. Warning - some strong language for obvious reasons! A link to Kev's charity can be found here: https://freetobekids.enthuse.com/pf/kevin-munt-08157 Image: c/o The Spine Race
This week's episode discusses final stories from this years Spine Race. Takes a quick look at other events last week including Terra Gigantes and HURT100. Before diving into a preview of likely Arc of Attrition conditions and a look at all of the mandatory kit. Finally a bit of a One Slam virtual event update for all of those in that challenge. 
All the latest news plus a quick update on the Spine Race and thoughts/ lessons from watching this years event unfold. 
This weekly episode begins with a very brief update on all things Centurion Running, before a run down of the latest Spine standing as of Monday afternoon - 30 hours into the main event. The rest of the episode features a full recap of the 2025 Centurion Running season, looking at each of the 12 races one by one. From course records to the stories at the back and everything in between.
In this episode, our RD and 2 x Winter Spine Finisher James Elson discusses final preparations and thoughts for this years Spine Race. That is followed by a conversation with our logistics manager Magda Strycharska who toes the line at the Spine Sprint North for the first time, next week. Good luck to all!
This weekly episode covers all the latest from Centurion Running, Ann Trason at Across The Years 6 Day, Recent British Long Distance Mid-Winter Records, One Slam results, Spine Race look ahead and much more.
The Race Briefing for the 2026 One Slam Virtual Event which gets underway tomorrow - December 25th.  Entries still live via the website here: https://www.centurionrunning.com/races/one-virtual-slam-2026
This weeks episode takes a dive into the World Ultrarunner of the Year Awards, a brief look at Desert Solstice which took place over the weekend as well as all the latest news from Centurion Running.
A recap of the end of this years event and a summary of the final finishers.
An update from Day 4 of the Winter Downs 200 / Day 2 of the Winter Downs 100. All the results from the front of the mens and womens 100 miler, as well as the womens 200 miler. With 16 hours of the race still left to run!
An update of all the action from Day 3 of the Winter Downs 200 including the results from the front of the Mens race. As well as a look at the action from the first few hours of the Winter Downs 100. 
An update from Day 2 of the Winter Downs 200 2025, 31 hours into the race.
A quick update on the progress of the 2025 Winter Downs 200 towards the end of Day 1. 
This weeks episode starts a run of podcasts around the Winter Downs 200 & 100 which happen this week. Also covered, the Western States lottery and the scoring systems in our sport.
This weeks episode features a deep dive into the starting fields and likely outcomes for the 2025 Winter Downs 100 and 200 mile races which kick off next week.
This weeks episode focuses on some ideas to stay consistent over the winter and an update on all things Centurion before a look at last weekends races at JFK50, Ultra Trail Cape Town and the finale of the World Trail Majors Series. 
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