Alison Walker - Race Across Scotland and The Spine Race
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
Mike Seaman - The National Running Show and 100-mile Ultras
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
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 Dec 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 Dec 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 Dec 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 Dec 202237min
