Rebecca Devereux - Spine Sprint and Black Trail Runners

Get in touch with Ultrarunning Sam here ⬅️ Myself and Robin are joined (briefly) by Kate to start the TURA 2024 awards podcast! We dive into the stats and reveal the winners. From best brand, most sustainable race to the big one........Trail runner of the year! Theres lots to unpack from the awards and we will be releasing the additional info from each category to give everyone the full picture of how people voted. We've learned a lot from the experience and we hope that people enjoyed the...

6 Tammi 49min

Get in touch with Ultrarunning Sam here ⬅️ In this episode I speak to Laura Swanton Rouvelin, who is returning to this years Spine Race. Laura has had mixed success at the Spine over the years, from a DNF due to back pain, to returning only to have the same back issues, but gutting out the rest of the race to finish. She then came back in the summer of 2023 to land on the podium in 2nd place and 7th overall for Britains Most Brutal race. This time she takes on the winter race hoping to...

4 Tammi 1h 3min

Get in touch with Ultrarunning Sam here ⬅️ In this episode I speak to Tom Hoyle, AKA The Hiking Hairdresser on Instagram, to find out about the man who seems to be everywhere there's some Spine Race action to be had. From training weekends to the race media team, Tom is making a name for himself! We talk about his route into trail running, his career as a professional photographer and his latest project ULTRA IMPOSSIBLE - 'A raw insight into the unique individuals from within the running com...

27 Joulu 20241h 6min

Get in touch with Ultrarunning Sam here ⬅️ In this episode I speak to returning guest Emma Stuart, AKA The Running Vet! We talk about her recent win at Centurion Winter Downs 200 and the aftermath of her spectacular performance where she not only led the entire race, but finished with an injury and still took first lady and second overall! We talk about her recovery, what she's been eating and the surprises she's had since finishing, including an unscheduled visit to the dentist this week. ...

24 Joulu 20241h 17min

Get in touch with Ultrarunning Sam here ⬅️ In this episode of the podcast I speak to returning guest Gavin Dale. Last week Gavin made a successful attempt to lower the BGR record down to 14 hours 57 minutes and 45 seconds! In this chat we talk about what he's been up to in the last year since we spoke and how this attempt at the record came to fruition. Gavin speaks about the history and traditions that surround the classic Lakes round and how the weather that was predicted didn't mate...

9 Joulu 202455min

Get in touch with Ultrarunning Sam here ⬅️ In this episode of the podcast I speak to US trail and ultra podcasting legend Finn Melanson from the Singletrack podcast. Finn has rapidly build a podcast in the USA that is the 'who's who' of trail and ultra. Singletrack is noted for being on the cutting edge of ultra running news with race previews, commentary and keeping everyone up to date with what's going on right now in our beloved sport. We dive into his humble beginnings as a podcaster, t...

6 Joulu 20241h 21min

Get in touch with Ultrarunning Sam here ⬅️ In this episode we welcome back returning guest Mel Sykes. @mellywellywoo We last spoke when she won The Spine Challenger South in the summer of 2023, so we had some catching up to do! Mel was on a trajectory for success the last time we spoke, but something got in the way of her lofty plans, chiari malformation! (The medical term) So after brain surgery and recovery, her racing career was in question. But thankfully for Mel she has been able...

28 Marras 20241h 4min