Rickey Gates - Running across America and running every street in San Francisco!
Get in touch with Ultrarunning Sam here ⬅️ In this weeks episode we speak to Rickey Gates the real life Forest Gump! We speak about Transamericana, his solo run across rural America and the film that documented his journey. We talk about his love of travel and the friendships he's made along the way. We also talk about how he basically invented running every street where you live with his project of running every single street in San Francisco. Rickey was a pleasure to speak to so ...
24 Aug 20221h 1min
Robbie Britton - 24 hour track records and elite ultramarathon coaching
Get in touch with Ultrarunning Sam here ⬅️ In this episode of the podcast I speak to Robbie Britton Robbie is an international ultra-runner focusing on track 24 hour events. After a long lay-off from injury he made his return to racing last weekend to try to break the British 24 hour record at the Gloucester 24. He didn’t achieve this goal but in the process he did break his own 100 mile PB with a time of 13hours 55 minutes! We spoke about his short lived caree...
18 Aug 20221h 2min
Abichal Sherrington - The 3100 mile ultramarathon and the Bristol running show
Get in touch with Ultrarunning Sam here ⬅️ In this episode of the podcast we speak to Abichal Sherrington. Abichal is the founder and editor of Ultrarunning World Magazine and possibly the ultra trail running worlds answer to Wim Hof! Abichal is a deep thinker and believes that everyone can find themselves during a long run, especially the super long Transcendence 3100 mile race that he holds so dear. He has spent many years training and racing all over the world specialising in the niche o...
9 Aug 20221h 9min
Tim Lawrenson - Strength and conditioning for ultra-running
Get in touch with Ultrarunning Sam here ⬅️ On todays podcast we speak to Tim Lawrenson, lead strength and conditioning coach at Nottingham university. We talk to Tim about his career as a S&C coach, the facilities that the university have and the athletes that Tim had had the privilege to work with over his busy career. We dive into practical sessions that ultra-runners can use to gain strength and prevent injury. We also look at targeted strength training for injury rehab especially fo...
8 Aug 20221h 3min
Dylan Bowman - Freetrail, entrepreneurship and becoming a dad!
Get in touch with Ultrarunning Sam here ⬅️ In this episode of The Understanding Ultra Podcast we speak to the legendary Dylan Bowman, AKA DBo! We talk about his career as an elite athlete, his growing media empire in Freetrail and the changing landscape of the ultra-trail industry. We speak about his struggle to make the decision to back off from racing in 2022 so he can focus on his business and prepare for his biggest challenge yet.......becoming a dad for the first time! As always we go ...
5 Aug 20221h 12min
Dave Stuart - Western States 100 and Bad Boy Running
Get in touch with Ultrarunning Sam here ⬅️ In this episode we speak to Dave Stuart. Dave is a regular on the UK 100 mile scene so I spoke to him to get an Englishman's perspective of the great North American classic ultra. We spoke about his training for the race and the secret to him running injury free for years on end! Dave is a lovely guy and it was a pleasure to speak to him about his running and his plans for the future! @ultrarunning_sam @hometrails_ http://www.youtube.com/@ultra...
20 Juli 202254min
Martin Cox - Small social presence, big personality!
Get in touch with Ultrarunning Sam here ⬅️ In this episode of Understanding Ultra we speak to Martin Cox. Martin has gained a cult following in the trail and ultra running world, producing some of the best runners the UK. Runners like Robbie Simpson and Beth Pascal the 2021 Western States champion. Martin is s self confessed big personality and he says it like it is. Maybe that's why he's such a good coach! I have a feeling that we will be hearing from Martin again on the pod! As always pl...
20 Juli 20221h 44min
Kate Allen | Training Through Menopause and Run Ultra
Get in touch with Ultrarunning Sam here ⬅️ In this episode we speak to Run Ultra's Kate Allen. We speak about her love of trail and ultra running and how she has adapted her training to cope with the menopause. We speak openly about this often taboo subject and how her new website - Training Through Menopause, is designed to give women and their partners the resources need to carry on doing the sport they love so much. We speak about how coaching can be adapted to help this transition...
18 Maj 202254min
