Running & Crewing the ARC 100 with Stuart and Rachel Thomson
Running 44@60 - tips, ideas and advice for your first ultra marathon or marathon
English - February 10, 2022 08:00 - 37 minutes - 25.6 MBRunning Sports Health & Fitness running ultra marathon first ultra run ultra running trail running endurance running running tips running help cornwall running coastal path running Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
The Arc of Attrition is one of the foremost ultra running events on the UK calendar. It offers two distances – 100 miles and 50 miles.
The 100 mile event starts at midday on Friday in the Cornish fishing village of Coverack and winds its way along the coastal path via Lands End to the finish at Porthtowan on the north coast. Competitors have to reach the finish by midnight on Saturday. There are cut off points along the way along with in the scene half of the race some of the most difficult terrain on the coastal path.
In this episode we meet Stuart & Rachel Thomson. Stuart ran the 100 collecting a converted gold buckle for completing in under 30 hours (28:33). Rachel was head of Crewing, organising a support team of 6-7 to assist Stuart with changes of shoes, clothing, as well as drinks and food including marmalade rolls.
They share their experiences with Rachel explain how the crew came together, the plans they had and how it went during the run. Stuart shares insights into being an ARC 100 competitor and tips from shoe changes to being flexible if things don't always go to plan.
Rachel's top crewing tips revolve around meticulous preparation and having a big torch on hand for the many night time meetings with your runner.
This is episode 80 of the Running 44@60 podcast. You can access and download the previous 79 episodes via your usual podcast app or follow this link.
Host Trevor Lee ran his own first ultra in 2021 - the 44 mile Classic Quarter - hence 44@60. Trevor has written a book about his buildup and adventure – it is both a business and running book and is now available on Amazon via this link: 12 Business Lessons from Running an Ultra Marathon.
If you would like to come on this podcast and share your running experiences, tips, advice, plans, as well as specialist knowledge that will help runners then email Trevor via: [email protected]
The Running 44@60 podcast began as a learning / motivational tool for host Trevor Lee in his quest to run a first ever ultra - the Classic Quarter in 2021 - here's the story of Running 44@60
It now has over 140 episodes and is aimed at those thinking about and committing to their first ever ultra.
Trevor wrote a book : 12 Business Lessons from Running an Ultra Marathon - all proceeds go to the Children's Hospice South West