Tim Lawrenson - Strength and conditioning for ultra-running

Get in touch with Ultrarunning Sam here ⬅️ In this episode we speak to Greg Vollet the mastermind behind the GTWS. We speak about his route into trail running from professional mountain biking and his time developing Salomon's online presence in the global trail running scene. He speaks about the challenges of putting on the greatest traveling trail running spectacle on earth and how its going from strength to strength every year! check it out for yourself below. https://www.goldentrailse...

16 Mars 202353min

Get in touch with Ultrarunning Sam here ⬅️ In this episode of the podcast I speak to Jon Shield. Jon recently caught my attention for winning and breaking the course record for the Winter Spine Sprint. Knocking over 2 hours off the winter time. We talk about his experiences racing around the world and how he now has his sights set on breaking more course records. Starting with the Spine Challenger South this summer and then lining up with the big guns at next years full Winter Spine Rac...

16 Feb 20231h 4min

Get in touch with Ultrarunning Sam here ⬅️ In this episode of the podcast we speak to Jack Scott. Jack heroically took second place at this years Winter Spine Race. A race that gained a lot of attention for how close the winner and Jack were as they came in to the finish. Jack made a slight nav error that ultimately cost him a 40 minute time penalty and the win. We speak about how he thought the race went, his kit and his laser focus from his approach to race psychology. As always Ja...

3 Feb 202353min

Get in touch with Ultrarunning Sam here ⬅️ In this episode of the podcast, we talk to the legend that is Damian Hall, or Ultra Damo as he's sometimes known. We debrief his recent win at the Montane Winter Spine Race this month. We talk about what went right, what went wrong and his battle with the 'bouncing ball of fun' Jack Scott. You might notice that I recorded this podcast in my van on a lunch break. So if you are watching the video version I'm sometimes out of sync with my picture. The...

31 Jan 202350min

Get in touch with Ultrarunning Sam here ⬅️ In this episode of the podcast, we speak to Hannah Rickman. Hannah has progressed to become one of the most consistent competitors in the Spine Race. She has risen through the ranks and put on a Steller performance at this years race. We talk about her upbringing and route into running. Her training going into the event and what she has learned over the years she has been part of the Spine Family. We talk about the highs and the lows of Britain's ...

28 Jan 202348min

Get in touch with Ultrarunning Sam here ⬅️ On this episode of the podcast we speak to Elaine Bisson. Elaine is one of the hotly tipped competitors for the podium at this years Spine race. Despite her French name Elaine actually heralds from the North East of England. Fortunately she forgave my assumption that she was from the continent and we had a good chat about her preparations for this years race. We talked about her route into ultra trail running, her upbringing in the ...

11 Jan 202333min

Get in touch with Ultrarunning Sam here ⬅️ In this episode of the podcast we talk to Alison Walker. Alison came to the UK from Malaysia to go to university. Rather than shying away from British culture, she threw herself right into it and joined a local London running club. That was the beginning of her love affair with running and the UK. Alison is a very humble person and suffers a great deal with what she describes in her own words as ‘imposter syndrome’ Alison is a week away from he...

7 Jan 202352min

Get in touch with Ultrarunning Sam here ⬅️ In this episode of the podcast we speak to Mike Seaman. Mike is head honcho at Racoon Media and is responsible for the National Running Show happening again in a few weeks at Birmingham NEC. We talk about his career in exhibitions and why it took him 7 years to realise his idea for a running show that every runner would love. We talk about the shows previous guests, his favourite stories from running and how the show is getting bigger and...

7 Jan 202344min