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Get in touch with Ultrarunning Sam here ⬅️ This episode is an emotional one, so be prepared! Luke talks about the moment as a 24 year old, that he now says was the end of everything he ever knew to be right with the world. The moment he was diagnosed with terminal cancer. Having ignored a nagging pain in his shoulder for nearly 6 months, he finally went to the doctors and found that he had a tumour the size of a mango under his shoulder blade, as well as multiple metastasis in his lungs. Ra...

2 Apr 1h 6min

Get in touch with Ultrarunning Sam here ⬅️ In this podcast we speak to returning guest Fiona Pascall. Fi is back for a third time to talk about her recent success at Chianti by UTMB. Fi beat some of the best international ultra runners to win the race and secure her golden ticket to the big dance in Auburn for Western States this June. Although she is undecided about wether to take the ticket to WSER, we all know its probably to most likely outcome as even she admits that it could be a once i...

28 Mar 47min

Get in touch with Ultrarunning Sam here ⬅️ Instagram Live with Robin the Running Accountant! We dive into all the action from Barkley Marathons and we chat about what might go down at Chianti by UTMB this coming weekend! @ultrarunning_sam @hometrails_ http://www.youtube.com/@ultrarunningsam

20 Mar 31min

Get in touch with Ultrarunning Sam here ⬅️ In this episode I speak to Dicksy, AKA Simon Dicks. Simon is a very humble, but also a very accomplished ultra runner. Whose won races in opposite environments. From the jungle and desert, to the snow and ice. I caught up with him at the end of this years winter Spine Race and we booked to talk about all things Spine Race......But we couldn't make it work until now. So although we do talk about Britain's Most Brutal race, we mainly talk ...

20 Mar 1h 13min

Get in touch with Ultrarunning Sam here ⬅️ In this episode I speak to returning guest Stu Westfield from Ranger Ultras. Ranger Ultras hold a special place for me and my racing career, with the PB57 being my first race win back in 2019. So this conversation is a catch up with Stu and a chat about what we've both been up to over the years since we last sat down for chat. Stu's races really are representative of what local grassroots ultramarathon's are all about. Low prices, maximum fun ...

8 Mar 1h 8min

Get in touch with Ultrarunning Sam here ⬅️ If you're a shoe geek, you won't want to miss this one! Chris, AKA The Key Cobbler, has shot to social media fame with his instagram reels showing his skills as a cobbler, based in Kendal in the Lake District. Returning running shoes back to their former glory, he has quickly gained a reputation for being the go-to guy for anything shoe repair. But it's not just his repair skills that he's in demand for. He's also gained a reputation for modif...

5 Mar 1h 28min

Get in touch with Ultrarunning Sam here ⬅️ Audio taken from the documentary on YouTube https://youtu.be/G0C8ACMuayE?si=TQisjHbHhj9Zu7Gw Welcome to HOME TRAILS episode 3. This time I interview Kim Collison about his return to this years Spine Race, to take the win on his 4th attempt! When his critics said it couldn't be done in the way he approached it, Kim silenced every one of them by winning the race in the way he always intended. From the front, pushing all the way! For the TRAIL...

3 Mar 54min

Get in touch with Ultrarunning Sam here ⬅️ In this episode I speak to Danny Stokes from TrailFam. TrailFam is a charity that Danny set up after seeing the kids at his school suffer because they didn't have access to green spaces during the pandemic. TrailFam provides access to nature and the outdoors through the sport of trail running. They're programs are designed to inspire, motivate, and empower young people. TrailFam is on a journey to transform the lives of young people across the UK.&nb...

20 Feb 1h 8min