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RunUltra

Kate Allen

53 episodes

3 days ago

Robin and Kate talk to Neil Thubron, Race Director of Extreme Energy Events. Neil started one of the first multi day events in the UK with the Pilgrim's Challenge, set up to allow entrants of the Marathon des Sables the opportunity to train with their packs over two days. We also learned about Neil's 7P Formula for Success; as always Neil was really interesting to talk to as he kindly took us through each point. He has such a well of experience in the ultra running world, we think you'll lear...

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Robin and Kate talk to Neil Thubron, Race Director of Extreme Energy Events. Neil started one of the first multi day events in the UK with the Pilgrim's Challenge, set up to allow entrants of the Marathon des Sables the opportunity to train with their packs over two days. We also learned about Neil's 7P Formula for Success; as always Neil was really interesting to talk to as he kindly took us through each point. He has such a well of experience in the ultra running world, we think you'll lear...

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Episodes (20/53)

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Ian Beattie and Adrian Stott

Kate chats to Ian Beattie and Adrian Stott, two pillars of the UK running community. Ian is Chairman of UK Athletics and Adrian selector and Team Manager for the Scottish and GB teams. They discuss Adrian taking over Race Directorship of the West Highland Way, which they say is the 2nd oldest ultra after Western States. Going since 1985, this iconic Scottish race has maintained its popularity and family community for 40 years and they talk about the changes they've witnessed in the industry o...

4 days ago

1 hour 3 minutes

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Alex Staniforth

Alex recently completed an epic challenge - running every mountain (he summited 446 although the official figure seems to be fluid!) in England and Wales and cycling in between them in one continuous, self-propelled journey. His goal was to raise awareness and funds for his charity, Mind Over Mountains. We chatted about this huge challenge, how he prepared for it and dealt with the highs and lows through it, as well as how his charity helps people in need.

1 week ago

1 hour 9 minutes

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Robin and Kate chat to Chris, who won the Montane Summer Spine Challenger South. They chat about Chris's training, in particular the modest miles he puts in to achieve such a performance. They chat about the race, his companionable racing with Mark Potts and his future plans; thus far he has won both 100 mile races he has run and he is hoping to run 13 Valleys in September. Photo credit: Will Roberts/The Spine

3 weeks ago

1 hour 6 minutes

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We chat to Susie Chan; a true community champion of the ultra running world, and much loved Peloton instructor, who has completed some of the world's toughest running challenges. We talk about some of the races she's completed; The Coastal Challenge and the Jungle Ultra by Beyond the Ultimate, Marathon des Sables which she has attended 4 times, and the upcoming Badwater 135. Grab a cuppa and listen to this humble woman talk about some of the amazing things she's done.

1 month ago

1 hour 4 minutes

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Kate and Robin talk to Anna after her spectacular win at the Summer Spine last week and her triumphant return to competitive running after being injured with a fractured foot for so long. We discuss the race but also how she structured her return, using the Wattbike and a bit about her past in other competitive sports and what's next on Anna's agenda. Photo credit: Will Roberts

1 month ago

1 hour 19 minutes

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We asked Zukie on to talk about his race at UTS last month, but golly we went through everything he's done - which is a lot! This inspiring and cheerful man happily responded to our multitude of questions and annoyingly after we stopped recording we found out even more!! Which means we'll have to get him on again :) Photo credit: Ben Johnson

1 month ago

1 hour 14 minutes

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Robin chats to Holly Stables following her run at The Speed Project in the US.

2 months ago

1 hour 6 minutes

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Robin and Kate chat to Camille and they covered a lot of topics! This podcast is a bumper issue as we range from talking about neurodiversity, Spartathlon, world records, whistleblowing, positivity, training, video bloopers and much more. Camille is a pleasure to chat to and we wish her the best in her attempt to reach 1,000km in Japan in a couple of weeks.

3 months ago

1 hour 50 minutes

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We chat to Ted Jackson, who organises many races for Runbuk, including the Antarctic Ultra. We chat to Ted about the incredible races he's involved in, what it's like to run in such extreme temperatures and what gear is needed.

3 months ago

1 hour 16 minutes

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We talk to Tom Joly about his thoughts on sponsorship and going professional in ultra running, as well as his racing and training. We discuss over training, coaching and what it's like being a professional runner. Check out the thought-provoking article he wrote on this subject. https://www.athelysium.com/post/going-pro-in-trail-running-what-are-you-worth

3 months ago

1 hour 1 minute

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This week we talk to Mike Jones from Apex Running and discuss the races he organises in Wales and Ireland. We chatted about how he started, his ambitions for Ultra Tour Snowdonia when he created the race, and his new role organising the UK Skyrunning series and the growth of this unique corner of the running world. Find out more: https://www.skyrunninguk.com/ https://apexrunning.co/

3 months ago

1 hour 6 minutes

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Robin and Kate chat to Fiona Pascall , discussing her win at Chianti by UTMB and the Golden Ticket to Western States she got as a result. They also discuss Fiona's new business, Trail Retreats, offering trail running weekends away with like-minded people. We then turned to the numbers of women on the start line, anxiety and the pressures of being a professional athlete, and how not to stretch, among many other topics!

3 months ago

1 hour 3 minutes

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Rachel White is a nutritionist and has written articles for RunUltra in the past. Kate talks to her about Rachel's support for Will Robinson when he ran across India in 8 days, followed shortly by completing the full Winter Spine. They chat about nutrition before, during and post race and touch on the difficulties women face during the menopause. You can find more about Rachel via https://rachelwhitenutrition.com/

4 months ago

55 minutes

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Winner of the Arc of Attrition by UTMB, Lewis Ryan ran the third fastest time, right on the heels of Storm Éowyn. We chat to Lewis about training, beer and more importantly, what his favourite children's programme is.

5 months ago

1 hour 11 minutes

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Kate and Robin chat to Laura Watts about her invitation to run Badwater 135 for the 4th time in a row, and her impressive ultra CV. We talk about the amazing races she's done, plus discuss nutrition, shoes and the in-depth preparation and heat training she does for running in extreme temperatures. Laura has supported us and written many race reports for RunUltra, so it was a real pleasure to finally talk to her face to face, albeit on screen. Apologies for Robin's audio - it does improve!

6 months ago

1 hour 16 minutes

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We talk to Spine sensation Lucy Gossage after her spectacular win at this month's Winter Spine. We discuss her back story; being a champion Triathlete, the revelations around her ex partner at the Spine in 2024, fitting in training around being an Oncologist, her own charity Move Against Cancer and much more.

6 months ago

1 hour 17 minutes

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We talk to the winner of the 2025 Montane Winter Spine, Kim Collison. We talk about his race, his strategies, how it felt winning after 3 previous DNFs.

6 months ago

1 hour 6 minutes

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Debbie Martin-Consani

We chat to Debbie about the Spine, WSER, Wildheart Runners, running at night and egg Robin on to sign up for more races! We also discussed funding for the GB team - please do donate to the team GoFundMe which will be used to help any team members who struggle to fund themselves.https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-the-gb-travel-get-to-the-iau-world-100km-championships

6 months ago

1 hour 14 minutes

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Kate and Robin chat to Matt Green, of Summit Media. They chat about this year's projects; a variety of films such as Talk to Frank (the dog talks in this one) to Renee McGregor's raw and emotive Unfiltered. Matt reveals how it all started with his wife Ellie, how they do what they do in the toughest of terrains, and what is on the cards for next year.This is our last podcast of 2024 - and together Robin and Kate look forward to 2025, which kicks off with Debbie Martin-Cosani in mid-January.Me...

7 months ago

1 hour 10 minutes

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Fritz and Max set off from Cape Town on 25th March to attempt a World Record run to Cairo. Fritz running, Max supporting on a bike.Robin and Kate talk to Fritz about their journey, who they met, what challenges they faced and how they ended up in Tangiers instead of Cairo. All completely self sufficient.Robin and Kate have a chat before Fritz joins them and, among other things, they discuss the recent 100km World Champs in India. The Gofundme link is: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-the-gb-tr...

7 months ago

1 hour 7 minutes