Julian Ayres - Resilience Through Ultramarathon

Get in touch with Ultrarunning Sam here ⬅️ I this episode I speak to Rich Gill, also known as Rich Trails and Gillyphotography on socials. Rich is fast becoming a household name in trail running photography, having shot at UTS, UTMB, the Arc and numerous other events in the UK and Europe. Rich talks about his route into running and his ever growing photographic experience, having the privilege to shoot for major brands and PR companies involved in the trail running scene. ...

20 Kesä 20241h 9min

Get in touch with Ultrarunning Sam here ⬅️ If you're a regular listener to the podcast you will know all about this documentary. If not, please head to the YouTube channel to watch it. Obviously I couldn't let this golden content just be available in the video version only, so here's the audio version for anyone who wants to enjoy it while out and about. Obviously some stuff is visual and ive not edited it into the traditional podcast format, so you'll have to imagine the sweeping visuals t...

17 Kesä 202441min

Get in touch with Ultrarunning Sam here ⬅️ I chat to Will Roberts from the Spine Race media team about his preparations and hopes for this years summer races. We talk about who we think will do well at what distance and who the dark horses might be. I also announce the premiere of my long awaited documentary/interview with Jasmin Paris on Friday at 7pm on YouTube! URS @ultrarunning_sam @hometrails_ http://www.youtube.com/@ultrarunningsam

13 Kesä 202431min

Get in touch with Ultrarunning Sam here ⬅️ This week I speak to the On Track Nutritionist. We talk about her route into trail running from road and her time in New Zealand before moving to the UK. We talk about energy needs for ultramarathon training and racing. The mistakes we make and the ways we can improve our strategy in simple ways We also talk about the highly discussed subject of Spring Energy's Awesome Sauce, that turns out to be not that awesome after all! URS @ultrar...

11 Kesä 202457min

Get in touch with Ultrarunning Sam here ⬅️ On this weeks episode I speak to Chris Andrade about his recent win at the Hardmoors 110. This wasn’t just any old win for Chris who’s no stranger to the podium. This was his debut at the 100 mile distance and he well and truly won by almost 2 hours! We talk about his journey into running, his previous career in dramatic theatre and university studies. We talk in depth about his race at Hardmoors and the non traditional training block that led into...

30 Touko 202454min

Get in touch with Ultrarunning Sam here ⬅️ In this episode I speak to a veteran of the events industry, who also happens to be an ultra runner himself. Doug Emslie has been in the events game for over 30 years and now has a major financial investment in Racoon Media, who organise events like the National Running Show, the Outdoor Show and more recently, the US Running Show in Boston earlier this year. Doug talks about his route into trail running, the events business and his new partnership...

21 Touko 202459min

Get in touch with Ultrarunning Sam here ⬅️ In this weeks episode I speak to Daniel Weller. Dan grew up in Ohio in the USA before moving to the UK and taking up trail running. Dan has been in the sport for many years, but has started to put down some epic performances at some of the UK’s biggest ultramarathons. Having consistently finished on the podium at many races over the last year, he started this year by winning the winter Spine Challenger South in January. Most recently he won the GB U...

15 Touko 20241h 12min

Get in touch with Ultrarunning Sam here ⬅️ In this episode of the podcast I speak to returning guest Jon Shield. Jon is possibly the busiest man in UK ultra running right now. When he’s not racing and winning ultras all over the world, he’s coaching, putting on trail running camps, organising the new FENIX running team and he is currently in the process of setting up his own trail running brand! It’s no wonder he only gets 4 hours sleep a night! We talk about his wins since we last s...

6 Touko 20241h 10min