Daniel Weller - GB ULTRAS Pennine Barrier 50 Champion

Get in touch with Ultrarunning Sam here ⬅️ For the super nerds that wanted to hear the first edit before it was cut down for visual aesthetic reasons! An extra 7 minutes of training talk that was removed from the video version after this version. So it's essentially the same but with some additional insights into his training and prep. More conducive to listening in the podcast format. The video can be found here https://youtu.be/qQcDPLj1YUY?si=rP_FCDy__4sPNvun URS @ultrarunning_s...

28 Elo 202444min

Get in touch with Ultrarunning Sam here ⬅️ In this episode I team up with Kate from RunUltra to speak with David. We talk about his historic race at the Leadville 100 where he not only won his debut 100 miler, but actually broke Matt Carpenters 19 year old course record in the process! Dropping it from 15:42 to 15:26! We talk about his training and preparation leading into this race. We discuss his specific approach involving numerous interventions designed to give David the edge on the lon...

24 Elo 20241h 11min

Get in touch with Ultrarunning Sam here ⬅️ In this episode I speak to returning guest Fiona Pascall. We talk about #vanlife as Fiona is already in the Alps to finish her training whilst residing in her 4 wheeled home. We chat about her success at Mozart 100 and how British the weather was! We talk about her training leading up to this point and the injury post Mozart that hampered her plan. Fiona is one determined Pascall and I'm sure she will live up to the family name and race well ...

19 Elo 202442min

Get in touch with Ultrarunning Sam here ⬅️ In this episode I speak to returning guest Hugh. Hugh's first appearance on the podcast was after his win at Dragons Back last year. This time we catch up with him as he prepares to race CCC at this years UTMB races. We talk about what he's been up to since we last spoke, including joining the Elite Trail Team and training like a true professional! Hugh now has his sights set on the 100K race in the Alps and plans to give it everything he's got! ...

15 Elo 202450min

Get in touch with Ultrarunning Sam here ⬅️ In this weeks episode I speak to British runners Keith Wigley and Tom Joly about their plans for UTMB at the end of the month. We talk about their friendly rivalry and banter as they train together in Tignes ahead of the greatest trail running show on earth! This is the first episode in a short series leading up to the race, so expect more UTMB related episodes coming soon! URS @ultrarunning_sam @hometrails_ http://www.youtube.com/@ultrarunningsam

8 Elo 202456min

Get in touch with Ultrarunning Sam here ⬅️ In this episode of the podcast i speak to one of the founders of FREETRAIL the US trail and ultrarunning media empire. Ryan makes up 1/3 of the Freetrail team along with Dylan Bowman and his wife Harmony. In this chat we talk about Ryan's involvement in the growing business that produces podcasts, short form and long form media projects. As a dedicated trail runner himself, we talk to Ryan about his recent running of WSER, which was an 8 year proje...

18 Heinä 202458min

Get in touch with Ultrarunning Sam here ⬅️ In this episode I speak to Sarah Woodley Williams about her new book for runners, How To Survive An Injury With Ben. Sarah's book is a lighthearted look at how we as runners try to get navigate the doom of an injury. The book highlights the fact that we're all the same when it comes to having to hang up our runners for any length of time due to the dreaded injury. We talk about her own running, representing South Wales at cross country, her venture...

11 Heinä 202450min

Get in touch with Ultrarunning Sam here ⬅️ In this episode I speak with Ajay Hanspal, who at the start of this month set a new DPB round in 52hrs 51mins 35secs. Covering a staggering 131.93 miles with 58,537ft of vertical! This was over 4 hours quicker than the original record set by Nicky Spinks. We talk about his route into running, which is an unusual one given that he used running to help his rehab from a serious traumatic brain injury when he was just 18 years old. We talk about growi...

25 Kesä 20241h 8min