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This week Gary and Ben welcome Charlie Mackenzie, co-founder of Mackyard Events, to the RUNcensored podcast. Charlie talks about discovering trail running after moving back to Kendal during Covid, taking on the Bob Graham Round, falling in love with the Lakeland fells and why the friendships and experiences matter far more than finishing with a fast time. The conversation also explores the growth...

Is this the biggest weekend in trail running? This week Gary and Ben look back on what we're calling trail running's Triple Crown weekend, with Western States 100, Marathon du Mont Blanc and Lavaredo by UTMB all landing on the same weekend. The lads break down the incredible racing at Western States, where the GOAT Kilian Jornet returned to take on Jim Walmsley, Francesco Puppi, Vincent Bouillard...

A 44-year-old fell running record. Legendary rivalries. England and Great Britain vests. And one of the most talented athletes Yorkshire has ever produced. This week Gary and Ben welcome Mick "The Hawk" Hawkins to the RUNcensored Podcast. Best known as the King of Kilnsey, Mick still holds the Kilnsey Crag Fell Race record of 7 minutes 35 seconds, set back in 1982. More than four decades later, no...

Records smashed, mountain champs & Nike ACG on the fells 🎙️ This week on RUNcensored we’re covering a bit of everything from the world of trail and mountain running. We head behind the scenes at the Centurion South Downs Way 100 — talking about what it’s really like creating media at a 100-mile race, capturing the suffering, the emotion, and the moments that tell the real story. And this year...

What does it actually take to support some of the world's best trail runners? Gary and Ben are live from the Chamonix Valley with SportsShoes for a special episode recorded at the launch of the new ASICS Basecamp. Joining them is Laurent Ardito, the man responsible for overseeing athlete strategy at ASICS. From supporting elite athletes with nutrition, sports psychology, physiotherapy and performa...

Rule no.1 of RUNcensored Club - we don’t do podcasts on Zoom. Rule no.2 of RUNcensored Club - we definitely don’t do podcasts on Zoom. Well… this week we broke the rules. The lads have been out in Chamonix filming their own version of the Circle Pit with Satisfy, and rather than leave you hanging another week, we’ve patched together a remote episode to celebrate one thing we couldn’t ignore - Mel...

Nike’s “Runners Welcome. Walkers Tolerated.” campaign split opinion in the running world recently - and Gary and Ben are diving straight into it. This episode of RUNcensored is a proper running current affairs chat covering the London Marathon build up, modern running culture, The 'House of SportsShoes’ Shoreditch pop-up, city running, Strava segments in Wetherspoons, ultras, coaching, and the 5 g...

Cheap carbon shoes, influencer trends, and some properly unfiltered running opinions. Gary and Ben are back with another mixed bag episode covering everything from Ben’s public apology over a missed yellow sticker bargain to the rise of budget carbon-plated running shoes and whether they’re actually worth it. They chat about Jimmy Gressier’s latest European 5K record, the growing competition in th...

Fresh off the back of the Fellsman Ultra, Gary and Ben are joined by friend of the podcast Rich Lazenby for a very tired, slightly broken, and heavily sleep-deprived episode. The lads dive into what makes the Fellsman one of the UK’s most iconic ultra distance trail running events: brutal heat across the Yorkshire Dales, military-level Scout organisation, incredible checkpoint support, navigation...

It starts with football, drifts into OAP care duties, and somehow lands on one of the most important trail events in the UK right now. Gary and Ben chat Fellsman prep, crewing plans, and then get stuck into SheUltra™ in North Wales - nearly 2,500 women, brutal conditions and a proper community-first approach to racing. No ego, no obsession with times, just people showing up for something bigger. A...

Another Chat GBT episode - where the listeners ask the questions and Gary and Ben take it wherever it goes. From early chat about weather, Covid and Gary’s obsession with sniffing freshly made wooden gates, things eventually get into running - including a proper discussion around the TCS London Marathon potentially moving to a two-day format and what that means for the sport. Listener questions co...

A proper mixed bag this week - from trail running headlines to full-on orienteering chaos in Edinburgh, plus a look behind the curtain at brand-led running trips. Gary and Ben chat through some of the latest stories, including a bizarre Strava incident involving a French aircraft carrier heading to Iran and a standout canicross 5K world record. There’s also a measured look at recent developments a...

How dirty is too dirty after a race? And would you really go straight from a fell run to a wedding without showering? In this Chat GBT episode (Gary Ben Trails), we answer your questions - from whether performance nasal strips actually work, to wearing new shoes straight out of the box, and what it really takes to train for VKs (Vertical Kilometre races). It quickly descends into some properly gri...

Ever wondered who’s responsible for all those little moving dots during races like The Spine Race? In this episode of RUNcensored we’re joined by James Thurlow from OpenTracking – the company behind the GPS tracking used at many of the UK’s biggest trail and ultrarunning events including The Spine Race, Northern Traverse, The Fellsman and Arc of Attrition. James explains how OpenTracking grew from...

Running a marathon year and want to earn £100? Below is the link you need to take part in the Givestar campaign from our episode sponsor! https://info.givestar.io/marathon2026?utm_source=Runcensored&utm_medium=mix&utm_campaign=givestar+Marathon+2026 Ben’s just landed back from Transgrancanaria and there’s plenty to unpack. In this episode of RUNcensored, Gary House and Ben Mounsey talk abo...

In this BONUS classic clip episode we feature the unforgettable Nigel Richards on Episode 19, Nigel hit a turning point in life when he discovered the Chimp Paradox book and went on a journey of self discovery and running that led him to Gary and some memorable moments! Running a marathon year and want to earn £100? Below is the link you need to take part in the Givestar campaign from our episode...

Listener questions, trail gear hot takes, influencer pressure, plus a brand new podcast feature. Running a marathon year and want to earn £100? Below is the link you need to take part in the Givestar campaign from our episode sponsor! https://info.givestar.io/marathon2026?utm_source=Runcensored&utm_medium=mix&utm_campaign=givestar+Marathon+2026 In this Chat GBT episode, the lads answer you...

In this BONUS classic clip episode we feature the unforgettable Danny Andrews, better known to the internet as the “Fish and Rice Cakes Guy.” from episode 23! From viral fame as a teenager to life beyond the meme, Danny opens up in this raw and refreshingly honest conversation about reinvention, running disasters, and the road to personal redemption. Running a marathon year and want to earn £100?...

Running a marathon year and want to earn £100? Below is the link you need to take part in the Givestar campaign from our episode sponsor! https://info.givestar.io/marathon2026?utm_source=Runcensored&utm_medium=mix&utm_campaign=givestar+Marathon+2026 We go behind the scenes at the Montane Winter Spine Race. This week we’re joined by Mel Sykes from the media team at The Spine Race to talk ab...

Running a marathon year and want to earn £100? Below is the link you need to take part in the Givestar campaign from our episode sponsor! https://info.givestar.io/marathon2026?utm_source=Runcensored&utm_medium=mix&utm_campaign=givestar+Marathon+2026 Winter trail running is fun… until it isn’t. Gary House and Ben Mounsey share gripping, funny, and sometimes terrifying stories from the UK tr...

The lads go feral in a full Chat GBT episode of RUNcensored … in fact, Ben is now banned from drinking coffee after 12pm. From Ben’s mobile Nursing Home to Go Karting chaos, yellow sticker bargains, Vinted confessions and wild storytelling, nothing is off limits. We talk New Year’s resolutions (or not), Spar heroics, and upcoming races like Transgrancanaria, Zwift training, orienteering and more....

From making a handful of hats to Tom Evans winning UTMB in a VÅGA cap. In Part 2 with Ellis Bland, we dig into the real story behind VÅGA – how it started, the risks, the mistakes, and the moments that defined the brand. We talk hustling at races, becoming a fabric-first brand, resisting hype culture, and why making bombproof kit for long days out matters. Ellis shares the full UTMB story with Tom...

Fell running culture, ultra racing, DNFs, identity loss, and rebuilding from injury. In EP57 of RUNcensored, Gary House and Ben Mounsey are joined by Ellis Bland of VÅGA for one of the most honest conversations we’ve had to date.  From racing Borrowdale and Wasdale to beating Rob Hope with a 4:42 final mile, Ellis talks fell running legends, club vests, pub banter, and why fell running i...

Snow, suffering, sleep deprivation and serious questions about sanity – it’s a full Spine Race deep dive. Gary and Ben unpack this year’s Montane Winter Spine Race, the brutal winter conditions, unforgettable runner stories, and why neither of them would ever sign up. From exposed bones and 100-hour finishes on barely any sleep, to dot watching obsession and media crews living the race alongside t...

In Episode 55 of the RUNcensored Podcast, we’re joined by photographer and friend of the podcast  Rich Gill  for his third appearance. Rich shares his journey from teaching into photography, how he first picked up a camera, and how running during lockdown helped shape his creative path. We talk openly about burnout, working full time while building a photography career, making himself il...