Mel Sykes | Recovering from brain surgery and Spine Race 2025 prep

Get in touch with Ultrarunning Sam here ⬅️ In this episode we welcome back returning guest Mel Sykes. @mellywellywoo We last spoke when she won The Spine Challenger South in the summer of 2023, so we had some catching up to do! Mel was on a trajectory for success the last time we spoke, but something got in the way of her lofty plans, chiari malformation! (The medical term) So after brain surgery and recovery, her racing career was in question. But thankfully for Mel she has been able...