Allie Bailey - There Is No Wall

Get in touch with Ultrarunning Sam here ⬅️ Welcome to the last episode in the special pre-race Spine 2024 series! We end with last years 2nd place woman, Hannah Rickman. We talk about her year of globe trotting l, splitting her time between Malawi in Africa and good old Blighty. We discuss training, sleep strategy, mental preparation and most importantly FOOD! It was great to catch up with Hannah and I can’t wait to see what she can do at this years race. URS @ultrarunning_sam @hometrails...

11 Jan 202429min

Get in touch with Ultrarunning Sam here ⬅️ In this episode of the Special pre-Spine race 2024 series, I speak to reigning Spine champion Damian Hall. We chat about last years race, his training for this year and I probe him on wether he feels any pressure returning to the race that he has invested so many years in. Damo reveals his tradition of watching an inspiring film the night before the race, in an effort to rev himself up for glory! A great chat as always with Spine royalty! URS @ul...

9 Jan 202434min

Get in touch with Ultrarunning Sam here ⬅️ In the next instalment of the pre-race interviews I speak to Kim Collison about his prep for this year’s race. We talk about his experience at last years race and his hopes for this year. Notably, Kim has got to the bottom of his muscular issues and with a change of medication, hopes that he can be foreign on all cylinders come January 14th! We talk about his training, mental preparation and his racing strategy. URS @ultrarunning_sam @hometrails_...

5 Jan 202434min

Get in touch with Ultrarunning Sam here ⬅️ In this next episode of the pre-Spine race 2024 podcast series, I speak to Elaine Bisson. We talk about the injury that led to her DNF at last years race, how she feels about returning to The Spine and how she felt about having to cut her race short. We talk about her success at the Cape Wrath Ultra back in May and how it’s helped prepare her for the upcoming race. We talk about training, nutrition and her race strategy. We al...

21 Des 202348min

Get in touch with Ultrarunning Sam here ⬅️ In this episode of the special pre-Spine race series I speak to the race media team. Regular listeners will know that I’ve been involved with the race for the last couple of years as a volunteer and last year had the privilege to work on the media team. So in this episode I catch up with the media pals to discuss the upcoming race, their predictions for the runners and how they are going to approach covering Britain’s most brutal race! We also get ...

14 Des 202339min

Get in touch with Ultrarunning Sam here ⬅️ In this next episode of the pre-Spine race 2024 podcast series, I speak to James Nobles. James is a returning guest on the podcast so we dive straight into the good stuff. We talk about his recent 2nd place at the Cheviot Goat and how it has set him up for success at the fast approaching Spine Race in January. We talk about his approach to training, nutrition and racing strategy as he contemplates lining up with some of the best ultra distance athl...

13 Des 202349min

Get in touch with Ultrarunning Sam here ⬅️ In this next episode of the pre-Spine race podcast series I speak to Simon Roberts. Fresh from his recent win at the Montane Cheviot Goat, we talk about his journey into ultra, his experience of previous Spine races and of course his win at the Goat. He talks about his love of the Dragons Back race and his passion for the shorter faster fell races local to him in Wales. With the Spine now only weeks away, we talk about his choice of gear, nutrition...

7 Des 202343min

Get in touch with Ultrarunning Sam here ⬅️ It’s that time of year again. Spine Race season! From now until the end of the year we will be releasing special Spine race episodes. We will hear from the team behind the scenes from the organisation, from the media team and from the runners themselves. We will deliver the big names hoping to do well again and also throw in some wildcard entries to keep your eyes fixed on the dots. First up we have Lindley Chambers, who is responsible for finalisin...

6 Des 20231h 14min