The WildRunners Podcast

In this episode the Wildrunners chat to Eric the owner of Rasselbock Running. We get to find out why he decided to set up this running events company. How he managed to deal with the Corona Virus pandemic forcing him to change his first events virtual instead of a face to face event. We also chat about his upcoming events including a backyard ultra that sounds absolutely incredible. He gives an in...

In this weeks episode we are joined by Jay Ladbrooke as we get to hear how wildrunners Colin got on taking on the Rasselbock "The Headstock Run" which was a multi lap run with a 6 hour time cap where he was aiming to complete his first ever Ultra marathon distance. Jay chats to us about the Salomon Serpent Trail 100km ultra marathon run. Listen in to see how both of these got on. We also chat abou...

This week Wildrunners Colin and Dan are joined by Jay Ladbrooke and Mandy How as we chat about the recent Spartan Race Wales trifecta weekend. Dan chats about his experience taking part in his first ever competitive age group races where he ran the Beast, Super and Sprint. He had the goal of qualifying for the Spartan European championships which meant he needed a top 10 finish listen in to see ho...

This week wildrunners Colin and Dan chat about Global Running Day and what running means to them, Dan chats about his upcoming Spartan Races in Wales this weekend and Colin chats about his ultra marathon training and they both give their own opinions on the latest event held by Trail Pursuit which has caused some discussions within the trail running communities. Thank you for listening to our podc...

This week the wildrunners welcome back Suzi aka @suffolk_run_girl and in this episode we get to learn more about the reasons behind why Suzi decided to lose weight in which she has currently lost over 8 stone and after trying many different diets and training she explains what worked for her, which people she has learnt the most from including people like the body coach and what motivates her to n...

In this episode wildrunners Colin and Dan are joined by Aaron who is the race director of Good Running Events. We chat to Aaron about how he set up his events company and what to expect in the events they put on. This is a great episode to get to know what goes into putting on an event. It was great to get an insight into the 24 hour event at Sandringham Estate later on in the year as we have a te...

In this episode wildrunners Colin and Dan are joined by Suzi aka @suffolk_run_girl in part 1 of 2 episodes with her. Suzi chats to us about her running journey and also her incredible weight loss journey which has seen her lose 8 stone and dropped from a size 26 jeans to a size 12 over the past 6 years. She tried many different diets and plans but if you want to know what she has done to achieve t...

In this episode Wildrunners podcast hosts Colin and Dan are joined by fellow wildrunners Mandy, Minh & Lindsay. The group chat about their recent race weekend that saw them spending the weekend living, running the Rat Race dirty Weekender half mucker and partying together in the evening. Listen in to hear what Minh thought to her first ever obstacle race and what the fellow wildrunners thought...

In this episode wildrunners Colin and Dan are joined by ocr and ultra runner Ben Clark aka @unorthodoxben Ben chats to us about his journey from competitive motorbike racing, a major operation at just 23 years old and then the rebuilding of his life that has seen him take on many different events but his journey to find a challenge to beat him continues. Ben has achieved taken on some epic races a...

In this episode Wildrunners Colin and Dan enjoy a chat about obstacle racing. Colin reviews his first ever Tough Mudder event which took place at Belvoir Castle last weekend. Colin and Dan also chat about the upcoming Spartan Season plus more * Thank you for listening to this episode of our podcast. The upcoming events mentioned in this podcast are  11th June - The Market Harborough 10k carni...

In this episode Wildrunners Colin and Dan are joined by crazy man Steve Rees in one of our most fun episodes recorded so far. Steve chats to us about his crazy idea of running a marathon in his hallway during the 1st Corona Virus lockdown which is well worth a listen on its own especially when he mentions just how many laps of the hallway he did. He also chats about his love for trail running, bar...

In this episode wildrunners Colin and Dan chat about Colin's recent trip to the Lake District to tick off another 10 Wainwrights. The Wainwrights consist of 214 English Peaks that all lie within the boundary of the Lake District National Park. They both also have a general chat about what they have both been up to recently. Thank you for listening to our podcast. Check out our wildrunners running...

In this episode Wildrunners Colin and Dan are joined by Age group OCR racer Jay Ladbrooke. Jay talks to us about his back issues that resulted in him requiring surgery. He tells us how he hasn't let this stop him doing the things he enjoys doing and even competed competitive age group races at last years Spartan Race. He tells us about him signing up to Team Grit OCR ahead of a big year as he focu...

In this episode wildrunners Colin and Dan chat about their recent races. Colin took on the Fan Dance on the saturday which is a gruelling 24km SAS selection route staged over Pen y Fan organised by TSFE which put on an absolutely fantastic event. Then on the Sunday both Colin and Dan were joined by their families to take on the family mile at Duxford which again is a very well run event. Give this...

The Wildrunners are joined by Ben aka @thebarefootdaddy and Vic aka @thehappyrunnernw . These 2 incredible humans have been regulars in the wildrunners community and when we heard about their awesome Guinness World Record attempt we had to get them on to tell you all about it. Check out this episode to hear what they are currently working their way towards. These are not only trying to break a wor...

The Wildrunners are joined by Sam Lee aka @blackfoxdux on instagram. Sam is the event planner behind the Duxford Dash which is an awesome running event at the historic Duxford Airfield. In this episode we chat to Sam about what goes in to planning an event in such a unique location, her running journey, OCR and now her love for writing her own music and we have one of her awesome songs at the end...

The Wildrunners are joined by James Burton aka @ocr_jamesburton who is the elected director of the UK Obstacle Sports Federation (UKOSF) In this episode we chat to James about obstacle course racing in general, the newly announced UK OCR series and what the future goals are for the UKOSF. We highly recommend anyone who enjoys OCR and ninja sports to become a member of the federation and help us to...

The Wildrunners are joined by the awesome Minh aka @atravelling.ant. In this episode we chat about her journey from road running to trails and her weekly barefooted 5k thanks to the Barefoot Daddy. We also get to know more about Minh and what lies ahead for her in the future including taking on her first ever obstacle race this race where she will be taking on Rat Race dirty weekender with some ot...

In this episode Wildrunners Colin and Dan chat all things Spartan. As we both prepare for our first season stepping up from open waves to competitive age group races we discuss the medals, finisher tee shirts, series races and what we would like to see from future spartan race seasons. Feel free to join us in our debate and comment on our podcast instagram post @wildrunners_ig your own personal vi...

The Wildrunners are joined by elite obstacle course racer Scotty Barker. In this episode Scotty chats to us up about his plans for 2022 after the disappointment of being dropped from the Spartan Race Pro team despite finishing 3rd in the UK series last year plus lots more mentioned in this episode. Scotty regulary trains at the Fortitude Fitness Centre in Cambridgeshire and he will next be there o...

The Wildrunners are joined by the incredible adventure racing athlete/ World Obstacle President Ian Adamson. Wildrunner Dan had the pleasure of personally chatting to Ian whilst they both climbed Mount Kilimanjaro last September as part of the Worlds Highest OCR and Altitude OCR world record challenge.  In this episode we chat to Ian about his amazing achievements as an adventure racer that i...

The Wildrunners are joined by the inspirational Tom Nicholas aka @mrtomnicholas. In this episode we chat to Team Grit OCR athlete/ Tough Mudder ambassador Tom about his Endure 4 challenge. Tom has set himself 4 huge challenges to help raise money for the Wales Air Ambulance who have helped his grandad in the past. He ticked number 1 off last year which was the London Marathon which he absolutely s...

The Wildrunners kick off season 2 with a fun interview with wildrunners community member Erin Jones aka @thismummaruns_83 on instagram. In this episode we chat to Erin about her running journey that started from couch to 5k and she is currently training for her Half Marathon plus lots more. Thank you for taking the time to listen to our podcast. Check out our running community on instagram @wildru...

In this episode Wildrunners Colin aka @colinlee_ocr and Dan aka @superdan84 do a review of this year.  We chat about all things 2021 including the growth of the Wildrunners community and how we feel our first year doing podcasts has gone. We review the events we have taken part in this year including Spartan Race, Trail Pursuit, Rat Race, Worlds Highest OCR, Overload and many more events. Thank yo...

In this episode you get to know more about Wildrunners co founder Dan aka @superdan84 as fellow wildrunner Colin fires some questions at him. Listen to his story from what inspired him to write up a bucket list that included events such as the London Marathon and climbing Mount Kilimanjaro. He also chats about recently becoming a double Guinness World Record holder, raising over £25,000 for the ch...