The Bailey And Harding Ultra Sound System

Welcome to episode 58 - the first of our maternity leave episodes with super host Damian Hall. This week Allie gets to know Damian and all his weird secrets. Who else mentions they "helped" with a double Paddy Buckley at the weekend without mentioning that by help they meant "ran most of a Paddy Buckley"? Overachieving nonsense as always from his end. We also discuss ideas for features (Allie's ar...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO US! We are 57 episodes old and 52 weeks old and 1 year old!!! This week we send Anna off on maternity leave with a big old trip down memory lane, reliving some of our fave moments from the last year, dropping some big stats and losing our shit over a picture sent in by a listener - you need to check Instagram to see this it is INCREDIBLE. We also introduce you to another two of o...

Welcome to The Debrief! This week Allie talks to Dean Cox - otherwise known as the podcast pet - about his epic journey from half marathon runner to 100km finisher. Back in 2023, Allie and Anna picked Dean from obscurity and have been training him in the dark arts for the last 30 weeks in order to get him to the start and hopefully the finish on the London to Brighton 100km race. Here Allie and De...

In this Legends episode, Anna interviews Jimmy Watkins, co-founder of The Running Punks. Jimmy is a former GB athlete - who, in his own words, quit for rock & roll. In 2006, our guest reached the 800m final at the World Indoor Championships in Moscow, having clocked a PB and Welsh indoor record of 1 minute 47.23 seconds in the semifinals but despite his incredible talents on the track, Jimmy r...

Welcome one and all to episode 54! This week we're talking Lake District LOLs and future presenters as we have a couple of little hellos from two of our excellent maternity cover stars plus we learn we have been pronouncing one of their names wrong the whole time.... Annas chucking a WR in the bin, Allie's got a washing machine ghost and there's a new word of the week. This week's podcast is proud...

Welcome dear friends to episode 53! There's a lot of procrastination this week, as Allie refuses to pack her Spine bag and Anna refuses to pack her hospital bag. Allies been out with her girl crush, Pickles got a new boyfriend and we discover the joy of Player of the Munch plus there's some incredible additions to the playlist and we talk weight and running and the end is near for Dean as we have...

It's episode 52 people! NOT episode 51 as Allie keeps saying - she's mad, ignore her. This week we are chatting dinky donkeys, hypno-techno, and insomnia. Sounds like we've spent a weekend clubbing, right? WRONG! One of us is pregnant and the other one's just angry. The pod couldn't go by without a rant about UTMB and their mysterious dynamic pricing (we'd love to know your thoughts on that), Anna...

In this special LEGENDS episode of the Bailey and Harding Ultra Soundsystem, we are thrilled to welcome Spine Race legend and Northern Traverse winner Hannah Rickman. Hannah is one of the UK's most talented ultrarunners known in the sport for her incredible can-do attitude and astonishing resilience. Here she talks to Allie about what got her into running, the highs and lows of taking on such mass...

Episode 50 is upon us and it might be our breast ever! This week there is A LOT of boob chat mixed in with some actual running stuff including the ridiculous amount of entries to the London Marathon, news about our new sponsor and details on how you can get your hands on a marathon medal without even getting off the sofa - it'll cost you, though. Pickle the dog becomes a superstar, Anna needs some...

Welcome to Episode 49! This week's is a BELTER . We are talking London Marathon, Lauren Fleshman, the Hubba Bubba Whale Blubber conspiracy and asking the big questions like when is a boyband reunion, not a boyband reunion? We've also got some exclusive news about Anna's maternity babysitters, and what would you do if you saw P!nk at a petrol station? Book Recommendation: Lauran Fleshman, Good for...

Welcome to Episode 48! This week we're back to normal - well, as normal as we get. One of Allie's clients has found something quite disturbing on a run, Anna's making a 90's fashion statement with her new wrist splint, and we're throwing kit in the bin - which is quite unlike us. We've got some excellent boob-related correspondence and sorry guys but we're clamping down on the cheesy playlist vibe...

Welcome to episode 47! This week we have Lakes Traverse special as Allie gives us the lowdown on her 100km epic from St Bees to Shap, plus we have an update from the podcast pet! Enjoy! All the links: Instagram: www.instagram.com/ultrasoundsystempod Playlist: https://bit.ly/ultrasoundsystemplaylist Email us: ultrasoundsystempod@gmail.com

After the excitement of last weeks double drop it’s back to normal with episode 46! The big news is that use by bingo's been won and is now due date bingo. Oh and Jasmin Paris has made history at Barkley. There is controversy as Allie throws The Red Ambulance in the bin, Pearl Jam start their own running club and what exactly is ‘The Spinal Wrap.’? All the links: Instagram: www.instagram.com/ultra...

Welcome to the second of our legends episodes featuring all round good egg and friend of the pod Damian Hall! How have we ended up with the Barkley Bridesmaid himself spilling the beans on John Kelly’s alleged sex noises? We do not know, but we have! In this incredible episode we talk to Damo about what it’s like to be beaten by a girl, his hatred of mandatory kit and the glorious moment that Jasm...

Welcome to Episode 44 of the Bailey and Harding Ultra Soundsystem! This week we've got sheep winning on the Welcome Way (try saying that after a few Tailwinds), Pickle receives her knighthood for services to running workshops and we throw bog socks into the bin. We've got a very emotional update from the podcast pet, a mahoooosive update to the playlist courtesy of Anna's mobile gramophone and, of...

It's Episode 43 of the Bailey and Harding Ultra Soundsystem and it's all kicking off in Anna's belly as Baby Harding makes herself known for the first time, just as Camille Heron is breaking records left right and centre. Co-incidence? WE THINK NOT! This week we chat Benfer, backyards and binfluencers plus there is some outstanding correspondence from our lovely listeners, including a new hack to...

Welcome to Episode 42 of the Bailey and Harding Ultra Sound Sytem! This week we're celebrating 53,000 downloads - all of them down to you wonderful people - so THANK YOU! However, what goes up must come down and in this episode we find bimbling, Beyonce and backyard ultras fighting it out for the space between Grim and The Bin. As well as all that we've got a playlist update and a load of excellen...

Welcome to episode 43 of the Bailey and Harding Ultra Soundsytem! This week Anna bids a sad farewell to her competitive running career for now, retiring in style at the winter 10km while Allie messes about in the Lake Ditsrict and pretends it's training. We've got the usual chat about blisters, toenails space invaders and tapon plus we ask are we too judgemental about Dryrobes? But the big news of...

Well howdy ho! This is 40! Welcome to another episode of the Bailey and Harding Ultra Soundsytem where this week our heroes discuss aeroplanes, sunburn, cheese, trolls and the rise of the female race director. There are some classic accidental things that you’ve put in your mouth whilst running and some tasty playlist editions to boot! All the links: Instagram: www.instagram.com/ultrasoundsystempo...

Welcome back to another week of The Bailey And Harding Ultrasound System. It's episode 39 and we're international - with one half of our hosting duo in Bahrain. "Where is Bahrain?" we hear you ask - don't worry, Anna and Allie have you covered there. We're talking about the excellent Ultrasound System Facebook Group interactions, Allie's ill with snot and sore throat and there's also some grim neg...

This may be the first time you hear Episode 38 of the Bailey and Harding Ultra Sound System, but it's not the first time Anna and Allie recorded it...So this episode is a presented by a pair who may come a cross just a little delirious. There's a wild Biscoff u-turn, AI's taking over and some grumbles about over-zealous councils fining for wild wees. We also catch up with how the Podcast Pet is ge...

Allie gives us her blow-by-blow account of her experience at the Mud Crew Events ARC of Attrition 100 (104) miler, along the South West Coast Path. Episode 37 of the podcast is a debrief episode, so you can hear what went down. There's also a controversial klaxon warning: Anna shares her thoughts on people claiming PBs on Strava that aren't the full race result.... All the links: Recommendation: H...

It's episode 36 of The Bailey And Harding Ultra Sound System pod and Anna and Allie are fresh off the back of the National Running Show 2024 and have a mini debrief from it. Allie would also like to hire a Social Secretary for the podcast to help arrange meet ups, please! There's a very rude interruption and string vest chat is back on the cards. All the links: Recommendations: BOOK: The Happiness...

Anna and Allie are back for episode 35 of the Bailey And Harding Ultra Sound System podcast and Allie's made her return from the Spine Safety Team, after the best 4 days she's ever had. This OBVIOUSLY leads to a LOT of Spine chat. Anna's also buzzing after securing her very first FKT. And we hear all about your motivational running songs. Also, trigger warning, there's some manky feet chat towards...

Anna and Allie are back with episode 34 of The Bailey and Harding Ultrasound System and this week's chat is another eclectic mix of running, non-running, podcast chat and more! Allie gives us an insight into her upcoming (at time of recording!) weekend on the Spine Race Safety Team and Anna's got mixed feelings about her longest run in a while that's ended with a pain in the butt. Boooo. Plus, is...