Feet First: A Running Podcast

Checking in with Fiona Horsfield and Damian Hall after their victories at the 2025 Northern Traverse, a 300km non-stop ultra from coast to coast across Great Britain. Thank you to the Centurion Ultrarunning Store for supporting the podcast. You can check out the Nnormal Kjerag, the shoe Damo won the race in, at the store now - whilst you're there use code FEETFIRST10 for 10% off any non-sale purch...

A conversation with La Sportiva coach and athlete Jacob Snochowski about his recent FKT on the Skye Trail, a 133km traverse of the remote Isle of Skye in the far north of Scotland. Jacob's website: jacobsnochowskicoaching.com Jacob's Instagram: @jacob_snochowski_coaching Jacob spoke very highly of his La Sportiva Mutants & Prodigio shoes - if you'd like to get your hands on a pair, help suppor...

A post-race conversation with Fiona (Fi) Pascall after win at the hugely competitive Ultra Trail Chianti Castles. Fiona saw off some stiff competition to secure the win at this race, which was both a Western States qualifier and a UTMB World Series event. In this podcast we discuss the race and where she'll be heading next. Fi's and her husband Matt run Trail Retreats, welcoming runners to the bea...

A post-race conversation with Karla Borland and Joe Turner, female and male winners of the 2025 Hundred Hills 50k, hosted by Centurion Running. Both Karla and Joe come from a road ultra background; both have competed at the Anglo-Celtic Plate road 100k champs, and Joe represented Great Britain at the 100k World Champs in 2024. It was great then to find out more about the differences between road a...

A post-race conversation with Josh Wade, fresh off the back of his breakthrough performance at Transgrancanaria. Josh finished third behind Jon Albon and Caleb Olson, with all three men running under Pau Capell's previous course record. Josh's Instagram: @_joshwade Cover photo credit to Jordan Manoukian .

A conversation with David Bone, winner of the 2024 Tunnel 200, ahead of the 2025 edition of the race. Camino Ultra: https://www.caminoultra.com/ David's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/daznbone/ The Tunnel 200: https://www.cockbainevents.com/the-tunnel

Something a bit different - in this episode I caught up with Tim Secker, the final finisher at the 2025 Montane Winter Spine Race. Tim Finished in 166 hours, or just under seven days - a full 84 hours behind the men's winner Kim Collison. Tim's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tim_secker/ Cover photo credit to Andrew Hendry: https://www.instagram.com/andrewhendryphotographer

A conversation with Tom Evans following his course record-setting performance at the Arc of Attrition 50-miler by UTMB. Tom is a world-renowned face in ultrarunning, but no stranger to the grassroots cross-country racing scene here in the UK. Having recently changed title sponsorship and with his first child on the way, we discussed his plans for the years ahead as the ultra-trail scene continues...

A conversation with Hugh Chatfield and Keith Wigley following their 2nd and 3rd place finishes, respectively, at the Arc of Attrition 50-miler. Hugh and Keith shared the podium at Arc with titan of the sport Tom Evans, and in this podcast they describe how the race panned out from a competitive perspective. Both Hugh and Keith are members of Elite Trail Team, a holistic multidisciplinary team seek...

Episode 13 - unlucky for some, but very lucky for Feet First, as in this episode I'm bringing you a conversation with the awesome Elsey Davis, fresh off the back of her course record-setting victory at the Arc of Attrition 50-miler. Elsey's won some of the bigger events out there, so it was great to hear her thoughts on the Arc and the trajectory of UK trail running more generally. Photo credit to...

I caught up with Jack Chamberlain, who finished 4th at the 2025 Arc of Attrition 50-miler. Any other year except 2023, Jack's time of 7:43 would have been more than enough to win the race. But with the Arc being a UTMB event for the first time this year, it attracted a higher calibre of athlete than ever before. Jack's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/runjackboyrun

Fresh off the back of a victory at the Arc of Attrition 100-miler, enjoy my post-race conversation with Lewis Ryan, who ran 19:22 for the third-fastest time ever at that event. Lewis's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lewisryan Scarpa UK: https://www.instagram.com/scarpa_uk/

A conversation with Rebecca Devereux after her third place finish at the 2025 Montane Winter Spine Sprint. Rebecca's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rebecca_runs_wild/ Black Trail Runners: https://www.blacktrailrunners.run/

A wide-ranging conversation with ultra legend Damian Hall. We discuss the 2025 Winter Spine Race, including Damo's recce of the new Sprint North event; Damian's 2025 race season and his decision to race exclusively in the UK this year; and his new title sponsor following the end of an eight-year partnership with Inov-8. Damian mentions a number of organisations and resources you might be intereste...

A post-race conversation with Sarah Page after her 2nd place finish at the 100-mile Arc of Attrition by UTMB. Sarah's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahp_runs/ Dexshell socks: https://dexshell.com/

With the 2025 Arc of Attrition just around the corner, I spoke to 2023 100-mile bronze medallist Dan Weller to find out what's drawing him back to to Cornwall to take on the 50-mile distance this year. With Arc now being a UTMB event, we discussed how the event appears to be attracting a higher calibre of athletes than ever, and what the implications are for the sport.

A conversation with Kim Collison after his victory at the 2025 Montane Winter Spine Race. Photo credit to the Spine Race. Kim's website: https://kimcollison.co.uk/

With the 2024 Spine Race officially under way, have a listen to my conversation with James Elson, RD at Centurion Running and 2023 Spine finisher, diving into his experience on the Pennine Way two years ago and why he's come back in 2025.

In this episode, I chatted with Winter Spine Sprint course record holder Jess Johnson about her experience at the 'baby sibling' of the 268-mile Winter Spine Race.

In this episode, I spoke to John Kelly about the forthcoming 2025 Winter Spine Race, a 268-mile non-stop race along the Pennine Way in the middle of UK winter. John won this race in 2020, and holds the FKT for the Pennine Way overall, but experienced a DNF at the Spine in 2024. Will 2025 be the year he retakes his crown?

A post-race conversation with Emma Stuart after her course record-breaking performance at the Winter Downs 200. Photo credit to Centurion Running

I caught up with Ally Whitlock, who last year took third place at the inaugural Winter Downs 200, to find out more about the challenges she faced stepping up to this immense distance. Cover photo credit to Pierre Papet / Centurion Running