Dougie Zinis - The Spine race and overcoming a stroke to win ultramarathons
Get in touch with Ultrarunning Sam here ⬅️ On today’s episode of the podcast we speak to Dougie Zinis. Dougie is known for being one of the more reserved Spiners but we manage to dig deep into his running history and his prep for this years race. We talk about his pre-running life being overweight and suffering a stroke in his mid twenties. Despite this he took up running and soon found he had the endurance to go long! Since 2018 he’s won the Spine Challenger South, took 2nd...
4 Jan 202341min
Jack Scott - The Spine Race and Overcoming Addiction to Gambling
Get in touch with Ultrarunning Sam here ⬅️ On today’s podcast we speak to Jack Scott. Jack has had a meteoric raise to fame in British ultrarunning in recent years. Jack has multiple race wins, notably at UTS this year along with some record breaking winter rounds. We talk openly about his past struggles with addiction to gambling and how it’s made him the resilient ultra runner that he is! He talks about his training and coaching experience and how he’s now got his si...
1 Jan 202359min
Kim Collison - Racing, Coaching and The Spine Race!
Get in touch with Ultrarunning Sam here ⬅️ In this episode of the podcast we speak to Kim Collison. Kim is a familiar face to UK trail and ultra runners, known for his multiple records on some of the Britain’s most iconic races and rounds. We talk about his life starting out as an adventure racer and how it led him to his ultimate destiny as an ultrarunner. We dive into his most memorable performances and how being a coach helps him to make sensible decisions whe...
29 Des 20221h 5min
Will Roberts - The Spine Race And Adventure Photography
Get in touch with Ultrarunning Sam here ⬅️ In this episode of the Ultrarunning Sam podcast we speak to Will Roberts. Will is a content creator, adventure geek, social media manager, photographer, videographer, blogger, associate lecturer and podcast producer. We talk about his media work in the niche area of adventure and ultramarathons. We talk about the amazing locations he’s been privileged to shoot and his ongoing work with the Beyond the ultimate race series. We speak about ...
20 Des 202257min
Stu Westfield - Race Director, Mountain Leader and Adventurer!
Get in touch with Ultrarunning Sam here ⬅️ This time we speak to Stu Westfield of Ranger Ultras/Expeditions. We speak about his route into being a mountain leader. His time leading groups in Tanzania and his growing number of trail races in Peak District and Yorkshire Moors. We talk about how the pandemic affected his races and what he has planned for the future, including the 2nd running of the hugely successful Pennine Bridleway 270KM. A none stop multi-day ultramarathon following the les...
11 Des 20221h 12min
Film My Run - Live at the Bristol running show
Get in touch with Ultrarunning Sam here ⬅️ Great chat with Steve about all things live-streaming for ultras. We talk about the technicalities of filming big races and what he has planned for the coming race calendar. We answered some questions from the audience about who exactly watches the livestreams and also how safe competitors are on course with gps tracking and video updates of locations. Hopefully we will hear more from Steve in the future. This was a live in...
6 Des 202237min
Fiona Pascall - Ultramarathon's Rising Star
Get in touch with Ultrarunning Sam here ⬅️ In this episode we speak to Fiona Pascall. If you’re not familiar with Fiona already, then you will be soon. Fiona has had a whirlwind introduction to the UK ultra-running scene over the past couple of years. During the last 2 years Fiona has gone from Bob Graham mule to Lakes 24 record holder! She wins pretty much every race she enters and is fresh from winning @centurianrunning Wendover Woods 50miler in the last few weeks. ...
1 Des 202250min
Sleep Optimisation For Multiday Ultramarathons With Dr Martin Jones
Get in touch with Ultrarunning Sam here ⬅️ In this episode of the Ultrarunning Sam Podcast we speak to Dr Martin Jones - expert in all things sleep! Martin has spent many years studying the effects of sleep and sleep withdrawal on athletes and soldiers around the world. We dive into why as ultra- runners we need to focus on the superpower that is sleep and how we can optimise it in our training. We speak about how to approach multi day events and the inevitable lack of sleep. We talk power na...
11 Nov 20221h 9min
