The Endurance Asia Podcast

Rinjani 100 Recap with Tomokazu Ihara Endurance Asia We caught up with Tomokazu Ihara after the Rinjani 100 miler to find out, is it really the toughest ultra marathon course in the world?? Follow / listen https://www.enduranceasia.com/ https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-endurance-asia-podcast/id1459460675 https://open.spotify.com/show/23YnHpmjPgyGiHLfgkiOAk https://soundcloud.com/endurance...

Rinjani 100 Preview Endurance Asia We caught up with some trail running legends prior to them taking on the Rinjani 100 miler, arguably the toughest 100 mile Race in the world. to breakdown how they have prepared and what they expect from Rinjani. Follow / listen https://www.enduranceasia.com/ https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-endurance-asia-podcast/id1459460675 https://open.spotify.com/sh...

Marathon des Sables with Chris Timms Endurance Asia Chris Timms returns to the Endurance Asia Podcast fresh from Marathon des Sables , the legendary multi-stage race across the Sahara. This episode breaks down the reality of MDS — from the race format and self-supported setup to the physical and mental demands of racing across multiple days in extreme conditions. Chris shares how he trained in Sin...

How to Master a Marathon Endurance Asia A special Endurance Asia Podcast collab with Singapore Falcons RC on how to PB a marathon —from building a club-wide marathon block to nailing the taper, pacing, fueling, and race-day mindset . Falcons committee members Chris and Andy are share what worked in a high-PB-rate Seoul/Tokyo season, plus rapid-fire wisdom from guest contributors Alice, Andreas, Da...

Dening Lo - Singapore's Top Ultra Runner Endurance Asia Dening Lo is the best Singaporean ultra runner. She has won 8 out of the past 10 races she has competed in. She has just finished 3 at the Asia Trail Master Finals, series that culminates in a final of the best runners in Asia and she took a podium in a hard fought battle with runners from across the region. We cover: - Her back ground and ho...

HK4TUC 2026 Scott Pugh Endurance Asia Following a 7.5 year journey of failures, injuries and upsets, podcast host Scott Pugh goes from interviewer to interviewee to share his story in finishing the Hong Kong Four Trails Ultra Challenge with co host and ultra runner Chris Timms. HK4TUC is one of the most brutal endurance tests on the planet – 298km across four iconic trails, with 14,500m+ of elevat...

Tommy Lewis - Run the Runnable Endurance Asia We are joined by the amazing Tommy Lewis @tommyrunp t off the back of running the @vietnamtrailmarathon in Moc Chau. Tommy is a personal trainer and coach that has been producing amazing running based content for the past few years. He has a deep level of experience coaching ultra athletes with a focus on strength and conditioning as a core part of an...

Endurance Asia Awards 2025 Endurance Asia It’s that time of year ago before the adventure season kicks off where we are joined by Chris Timms to recap the highlights of 2025. In this special awards episode, we discuss the stories that moved us and the people who mattered. Here are the categories and nominees: Male Athlete of the Year Hisashi Kitamura, with his win at TMBT Lodowijk Vriens, wins in...

TransLantau by UTMB with Salomon Wettstein Endurance Asia We joined the 2025 edition of TransLantau by UTMB, a stalwart race in the Hong Kong trail running calendar that was included in the UTMB series from 2023. Following a few logistically challenges in 2024 edition we were keen to experience the race and see what adjustments they had made and take on the 120k distance, one of the toughest ultra...

TMBT 2025 with Hisashi Kitamura Endurance Asia This week we cover one of the longest standing races in Asia, TMBT and interview the eventual winner Hisashi Kitamura prior to the race as well as Race Director Claus Pedersen at the 50k finish line. Chris Timms and Scott Pugh catch up to discuss the results of the race and Scott’s experience as well as what Happened at UTMB: Hisashi Kitamura - 01:55...

South East Asia Trail Season Update Endurance Asia Chris Timms and Scott Pugh catch up to discuss what’s been happening in the South East Asia Trail Season and some of the races they’ve been running around the region Races we cover: Silabur cave trail Penang 50k ATM and 30k Skyrace Bali Trail running Ultra Rinjani  Checkout https://www.asiatrailmaster.com/ for upcoming races in SEA.. Other di...

How to PB a marathon with Chris Timms Endurance Asia This week Chris Timms joins off the back of Seoul marathon to discuss how to set a personal best in a road marathon. We discuss: Marathon block and training fundamentals How to get the most out of a taper What to do the week and night before a race How to get ready in the morning Pacing strategy Shoes choices For training plans and to join track...

Jeff Campbell - Endurance Asia Male Athlete of the Year Endurance Asia Endurance Asia Awards Male athlete of the year for 2024, Jeff Campbell joins the latest episode. Jeff talks about: His background and how he managed to fall in to ultra running in Asia after a chance dinner with John Ellis. How he came to realise his talent? Being part of the Join Dynamics team and realising he had a V02 max of...

HK4TUC 2025 with Wen Fei Xie, Jo Lodder and Andre Blumberg Endurance Asia We are joined by Wen Fei Xie and her support crew Jo Lodder to discuss Wen Fei becoming the first women to survive the 2025 edition of Four Trails in 65 hours 20mins. You can rerun the live tracker of the event here .. We cover: Wen Fei’s ultra running back ground.. Just check out her amazing Itra profile How long she planne...

Endurance Asia Awards 2024 Endurance Asia We kick off the New Year with a look back at the most inspiring performances and challenges of the year just gone. In this special awards episode, we discuss the stories that moved us and the people who mattered. Here are the categories and nominees: Male Athlete of the Year John Stingray Onifa, with a win at the Asia Pacific Trail Running Championship Tom...

Goal Setting with Tomokazu Ihara We catch up with Tomo for the first time since his US Grandslam effort in 2023. He’s been busy, knocking off another 6 milers. We discuss What he’s been up to since Grand Slam inc taking on the Revenant Ultra Adventure Run in New Zealand, another fun run at Barclays and 6 milers on top of that! Backyard ultra World Championships and his role as Race Director ...

Aurore Dacier de Biasis Endurance Asia Aurore Dacier is a native of France and has been based out of Singapore for the past 2 years and has fast become one of the best ultra runners in the region. We catch up with her following her emphatic win at TransLantau and 4th position overall. We cover: Her background and journey into trail running, how she grew up in the outdoors but with no specific spor...

Backyard Ultra 2024 with Ned Phillips Endurance Asia This week we catch up with Ned Phillips to discuss the Singapore edition of the Backyard Ultra Team World Championships. Thiis event saw another world record go down with the Belgium team putting in 110 yards, over 730km of running and the top 3 of Geerts, Steyaert and Gielen finishing together with none of them DNFing. An endurance feet of the...

Asia Trail Masters Final Recap with Champion Jeff Campbell Endurance Asia Following an epic Asia Trail Master Finals at TMB in Borneo, we recap the event and catch up with male champion Jeff Campbell. Check out all the footage from ATM Finals: ATM Facebook Male final Podium winners video Male Podium: Jeff Campbell - 09:49 Hisashi Kitamura - 09:51 Arnie Macarenes - 09:56 Female Podium: Priya Rai -...

Asia Trail Master Final 2024 Preview with Kris Van Da Velde and Chris Timms Endurance Asia We are back with an exciting weekend of ultra trail racing with the ATM Championship at the classic TMBT race in Sabah, Borneo. Endurance Asia will be live at the race and finish line on Saturday and in preparation, we caught up with Series Director, Kris Van de Velde and previous guest Chris Timms who will...

Natralie Dau Project1000 Endurance Asia This week we were joined by Natalia Dau, Rockstar Arms, to discuss what she has been up to for the past couple of years and more importantly, what’s coming up in the next couple of months. We discuss: Her 4 marathons in Sydney, Singapore, Gold Coast, Tokyo last year The 4 ultras she ran in 2023, all of which she won and a couple of the ultras outright Her fi...

HK4TUC 2024 Recap with Alice Mcleod and Mayank Vaid Endurance Asia After another year of this awe inspiring event, we are joined by a survivor and finisher, Alice Mcleod and Mayank Vaid. We first chat with Alice to discuss: Her back story, growing up in Perthshire, Scotland and moving to HK from London in 2019 and exploring the trails Her awareness of Four Trails from seeing the legend Nikki Jan f...

Endurance Asia Awards 2023 Endurance Asia We kick off the New Year with a look back at the most inspiring performances and challenges of the year just gone. In this special awards episode, we discuss the stories that moved us and the people who mattered. Here are the categories and nominees: Male Athlete of the Year John Stingray Onifa with his clean sweep of wins at Asia Trail Masters races inclu...

Doi Inthanon by UTMB Recap with Valentin Orange Endurance Asia Joined by Valentin Orange, we recap last weekends Doi Inthanon by UTMB in Chiang Mai Thailand, the major UTMB race of Asia. We cover: Race organisation Location, Atmosphere at start/finish line The races: 50k 100k 100 mile And we go in to Valentin’s past year covering Sange Sherpa as he documents his life running ultras every weekend....

Phil Snowden - PT, HYROX and Extreme Endurance Challenges Endurance Asia Phil Snowden, a. military veteran, Personal Trainer and all round machine, joins us to talk about his crazy endurance exploits and the importance of strength and conditioning for endurance athletes.. His back ground in growing up in the military and getting into Personal Training after the miliirtary His first DNF doing the 2...