RunUltra

Robin talks to Holly Stables following her run at The Speed Project in the US. They discuss the run between Los Angeles and Las Vegas, coaching; both as a coach and how she is coached; recovery, Salomon shoes, Marathon Talk and Strava. 🎙️ Thanks for tuning in! If you enjoyed this episode, don’t forget to follow the podcast and leave a quick rating or review; it really helps other runners find the...

Robin and Kate chat to Camille and they covered a lot of topics! This podcast is a bumper issue as we range from talking about neurodiversity, Spartathlon, world records, whistleblowing, positivity, training, video bloopers and much more. Camille is a pleasure to chat to and we wish her the best in her attempt to reach 1,000km in Japan in a couple of weeks. 🎙️ Thanks for tuning in! If you enjoyed...

We chat to Ted Jackson, who organises many races for Runbuk, including the Antarctic Ultra. We chat to Ted about the incredible races he's involved in, what it's like to run in such extreme temperatures and what gear is needed. 🎙️ Thanks for tuning in! If you enjoyed this episode, don’t forget to follow the podcast and leave a quick rating or review; it really helps other runners find th...

We talk to Tom Joly about his thoughts on sponsorship and going professional in ultra running, as well as his racing and training. We discuss over training, coaching and what it's like being a professional runner. Check out the thought-provoking article he wrote on this subject. https://www.athelysium.com/post/going-pro-in-trail-running-what-are-you-worth 🎙️ Thanks for tuning in! If you enjoy...

This week we talk to Mike Jones from Apex Running and discuss the races he organises in Wales and Ireland. We chatted about how he started, his ambitions for Ultra Tour Snowdonia when he created the race, and his new role organising the UK Skyrunning series and the growth of this unique corner of the running world. Find out more:  https://www.skyrunninguk.com/ https://apexrunning.co/ 🎙️ Thanks for...

Robin and Kate chat to Fiona Pascall , discussing her win at Chianti by UTMB and the Golden Ticket to Western States she got as a result. They also discuss Fiona's new business, Trail Retreats, offering trail running weekends away with like-minded people. We then turned to the numbers of women on the start line, anxiety and the pressures of being a professional athlete, and how not to stretch...

Rachel White is a nutritionist and has written articles for RunUltra in the past. Kate talks to Rachel about her support for Will Robinson when he ran across India in 8 days, followed shortly by completing the full Winter Spine and how she prepared his nutrition for both races. They chat about the need to consider your nutrition right from the outset of training for a race, and discuss the importa...

Winner of the Arc of Attrition by UTMB, Lewis Ryan ran the third fastest time, right on the heels of Storm Éowyn. We chat to Lewis about training, beer and more importantly, what his favourite children's programme is. 🎙️ Thanks for tuning in! If you enjoyed this episode, don’t forget to follow the podcast and leave a quick rating or review; it really helps other runners find the show. 💡 For...

Kate and Robin chat to Laura Watts about her invitation to run Badwater 135 for the 4th time in a row, and her impressive ultra CV. We talk about the amazing races she's done, plus discuss nutrition, shoes and the in-depth preparation and heat training she does for running in extreme temperatures. Laura has supported us and written many race reports for RunUltra, so it was a real pleasure to...

We talk to Spine sensation Lucy Gossage after her spectacular win at this month's Winter Spine. We discuss her back story; being a champion Triathlete, the revelations around her ex partner at the Spine in 2024, fitting in training around being an Oncologist, her own charity Move Against Cancer and much more.  🎙️ Thanks for tuning in! If you enjoyed this episode, don’t forget to follow the po...

We talk to the winner of the 2025 Montane Winter Spine, Kim Collison. We talk about his race, his strategies, how it felt winning after 3 previous DNFs. 🎙️ Thanks for tuning in! If you enjoyed this episode, don’t forget to follow the podcast and leave a quick rating or review; it really helps other runners find the show. 💡 For more stories, gear insights, and training tips from the world of ultra...

We chat to Debbie about the Spine, WSER, Wildheart Runners, running at night and egg Robin on to sign up for more races! We also discussed funding for the GB team - please do donate to the team GoFundMe which will be used to help any team members who struggle to fund themselves. https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-the-gb-travel-get-to-the-iau-world-100km-championships 🎙️ Thanks for tuning in! If you e...

Kate and Robin chat to Matt Green, of Summit Media. They chat about this year's projects; a variety of films such as Talk to Frank (the dog talks in this one) to Renee McGregor's raw and emotive Unfiltered. Matt reveals how it all started with his wife Ellie, how they do what they do in the toughest of terrains, and what is on the cards for next year. This is our last podcast of 2024 - a...

Fritz and Max set off from Cape Town on 25th March to attempt a World Record run to Cairo. Fritz running, Max supporting on a bike. Robin and Kate talk to Fritz about their journey, who they met, what challenges they faced and how they ended up in Tangiers instead of Cairo. All completely self sufficient. Robin and Kate have a chat before Fritz joins them and, among other things, they discuss the...

Robin and Kate have a brief catch up before diving into talking to Tara Dower about her incredible FKT run along the Appalachian Trail in the US. She ran 2,197 miles in 40 days, 18 hours, and 6 minutes, averaging over 50 miles every single day. They talk about her recovery since, her running career before, and the trail itself; for us two Brits it was a source of fascination to learn about sharing...

Could you run for 52 days in a row? Could you run 60 miles on every one of those days? Could you run 3,100 miles in those 52 days? That's what 15 runners are attempting at the Sri Chimney Self Transcendence 3,100 race in New York right now. They started on 30th August and will keep going every single day until 20th October. Listen to Adrian describe the runners and the race. 🎙️ Thanks for tun...

Kate chats to Damian Hall for a general catch up on what he's being doing, most notably another successful Tor des Geants run and his disappointment in their new sponsor Ford.  🎙️ Thanks for tuning in! If you enjoyed this episode, don’t forget to follow the podcast and leave a quick rating or review; it really helps other runners find the show. 💡 For more stories, gear insights, and training...

Dan Lawson broke the National 3 Peaks Challenge by foot in August when he summited the 3 Peaks and ran between each of them. We chat about Nomadic Saunas (need one), recovery, and the experience both of them had during this record breaking run. Darren finishes off reciting one of the first odes he made and sent to Dan after his Lejog record - which turned out to be the start of a firm friendship a...

Mike Duggan is the Co-ordinator of the ITRA Olympic Trail Running Working Group who is trying to get trail running admitted as a sport into the 2032 Olympics and Paralympics. This means getting a lot of people into the same room on the same agenda but the thought of our sport joining the Olympics is very exciting. We discuss the many loops that must be jumped through to achieve this goal.  We also...

Kate chats to Keri about her new book, Running Challenges, and her business Girls on Hills, who were created to empower women with the skills and confidence necessary to become independent in the mountain environment.  🎙️ Thanks for tuning in! If you enjoyed this episode, don’t forget to follow the podcast and leave a quick rating or review; it really helps other runners find the show. 💡 For more...

David Roche won the classic Leadville 100 last weekend - not only did he break the record by 16 minutes but it was his debut 100 miler. Kate and Sam Hill talk to him to find out how he did it.  🎙️ Thanks for tuning in! If you enjoyed this episode, don’t forget to follow the podcast and leave a quick rating or review; it really helps other runners find the show. 💡 For more stories, gear insights,...

We chat to Robyn Cassidy about her recent win at Lakeland 100; about her nutrition problems and answers with Precision Fuel and Hydration and about her training. As a physiotherapist, she knows how important strength training is and we discuss the different aspects people need to consider when training over different terrains and distances. Apologies for Robyn's audio - I have tried to clean...

Kate and Robin Bush talk to Hayden Arrowsmith, UK Event Director for UTMB, currently Ultra-Trail Snowdonia and Arc of Attrition. Hayden talks about his background and how he came to work for UTMB, and his obvious passion for putting on great events. They discuss the future of the races and the possibility of further events for UTMB in the UK. Header image: Will Harper-Penrose 🎙️ Thanks for tuning...

Kate and Robin Leathley chat to Michael Stocks, co-founder of Team Hour 7. They chat about his running career, his ambition to run the 24 hour Championships and his book One Track Mind. 🎙️ Thanks for tuning in! If you enjoyed this episode, don’t forget to follow the podcast and leave a quick rating or review; it really helps other runners find the show. 💡 For more stories, gear insights, and trai...

Kate chats to Davy Newell, Race Organiser of The Lap, Windermere. In just 5 years this race has gone from 150 entries to 1000 runners at each of the biannual events which sell out within 48 hours of entries opening. Kate finds out about the key decisions Davy made to create and maintain this popular race, and learns about a new event he's going to help organise called No Cure Always Hope base...