Everything Endurance
97 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsAdventure banter with doers of epic deeds and runners of outrageous distances. Tales of tenacity, lessons in resilience, advice for new adventurers and more from endurance athletes, expeditioners and elite coaches. Hosted by Will Roberts, a Content Creator, Reporter and Presenter with an endurance sports obsession. Welcome, pals.
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E91. Five Days of Frost | with Alex O'Shea, Tarry Gordon-Bennett and Sia Kindberg
March 27, 2024 15:35 - 2 hours - 270 MBWe're back in Arctic Sweden for the 2nd episode in a row, but this time we're exploring the Ice Ultra, a 5-day race across the ice and snow of Swedish Lapland. There are no skis or sledges here, but snowshoes and backpacks. Competitors carry everything but their sleeping bags and camp clothes on their backs throughout, so your ability to select and manage the right kit is a big factor in whether you end up a finisher or a shivery DNF. In this episode, Will speaks to the 2 winners of the ra...
E90. Montane Arctic Spine Race Pioneers with Kev Leahy and Ed Sellon
March 12, 2024 14:56 - 1 hour - 253 MBThe Montane Arctic Spine is a non-stop, 293 mile (472 km) foot race along the Kungsleden Trail in Arctic Sweden. This race captures the full self-sufficient, expedition-style feel of the Spine Race as we know it, but transported into the bitter cold of the Arctic. This year's event was the first ever edition of this race which is the first of it's kind. Athletes pull all of their kit behind them on pulks as they carve their way along the trail on backcountry skis, or snowshoes. Conditions ...
E89. From 0-250km | Rising to Massive Challenges with Jenny Hall
December 18, 2023 15:55 - 1 hour - 175 MBIn this special 'extra' episode Will chats with Jenny Hall who has just returned from completing Desert Ultra 2023, her first ever ultra-distance event. Jenny is the Marketing Manager at BTU/Spine Race and she signed up to the Desert Ultra less than a year ago having never taken part in an event like it. In that short time, Jenny turned herself into a succesfrul ultra-runner and grabbed a finisher's medal under incredibly tough conditions in Namibia this November. This interview represen...
E88. Desert Ultra 2023 Special | Beating the Heat in Namibia
December 18, 2023 14:50 - 2 hours - 294 MB250kms over 5 days in the oldest desert on earth in temperatures of 50°c and higher. That's the challenge that faced the athletes who travelled with BTU out to Namibia just a few weeks ago for Desert Ultra 2023. The Desert Ultra is the longest race in the Global Race Series and this year's edition was the hottest race BTU has ever hosted. In this episode, you'll hear from race director Adam Kimble about why he's so happy to consider the Namib his second home, from our race winners Steve Wi...
E87. For Rangers Ultra Special | Running for Ranger Welfare in Kenya
October 07, 2023 04:08 - 2 hours - 319 MBWill and the team at BTU have recently returned from Kenya where the For Rangers Ultra was taking place. This is an absolutely unique event that offers runners the opportunity to run in East Africa’s beautiful scenery in open wildlife conservancies teaming with iconic wildlife. If the race itself weren’t awesome enough, all profits go to projects that support the welfare of wildlife rangers and so far almost £600k has been raised. The 5-day, 220km race puts runners face-to-face with Ke...
E86. Mountain Ultra Special | Racing among the Tian Shan Mountains of Kyrgyzstan
August 11, 2023 15:11 - 2 hours - 284 MBIn this brand new episode, Will Roberts chats to Jon Shield and Kristina Madsen. Hear all about how they went about winning the recent Mountain Ultra, Beyond the Ultimate's inaugural race through the remote and beautiful Tian Shan Mountains of Kyrgyzstan. You'll also hear from Race Director Kris King about his experience of creating and directing one of the toughest races in the BTU Global Race Series. This race saw a first batch of pioneering runners take on 200km of technical trail wit...
E85. Highland Ultra Special | Racing and Legacy Building in Knoydart
May 23, 2023 12:13 - 2 hours - 305 MBKnoydart is a perfect backdrop for the Highland Ultra in so many ways. As well as being the ideal place to build a course for a 3-day, 125km race, full of technical climbs, breath-taking views and tranquillity, it is home to a positive and inspiring group of people working together to improve their community and the environment around them. We are proud to support that work through the Highland Ultra and also to be able to give these fantastic people a chance to talk to you via this podcast....
E84. Barkley Special with Jasmin Paris, Damian Hall, John Kelly and Keith Dunn
April 12, 2023 13:30 - 2 hours - 286 MBEach year since 1986, in Frozen Head State Park Tenessee, a race has taken place that teeters on the brink of being impossible to finish. An enigma of an event that eschews marketing, GPS tracking, and largely even race fees, and has a reputation as a serious contender for the title of toughest race on Earth. In this episode, we talk to 3 runners who recently put in outstanding performances at the event. John Kelly was already one of the tiny group of people to ever finish the race and thi...
E83. Ice Ultra 2023 with race winner Kristina Madsen and more
April 04, 2023 05:00 - 1 hour - 177 MBKristina Madsen of Denmark was a highly decorated ultra-runner and a holder of multiple FKTs already when in February she became the first woman to be the overall winner of a BTU Global Race Series event. Kristina won the Ice Ultra, BTU's 230km, 5-day race across the ice and snow of Swedish Lapland, where temperatures regularly drop as low as -40°c. In this episode, we chat with Kristina about her historic win and about what it takes to be successful when running in the Arctic. If that was...
E82. SPINE RACE SPECIAL | Montane Winter Spine Races 2023
January 10, 2023 14:48 - 2 hours - 329 MBThe Montane Winter Spine Races 2023 begin on Saturday 15th Jan, and in honour of this EPIC event, we thought we better make an EPIC podcast. Welcome to our Spine Race Special. Over the festive period, whilst many people were packing in mince pies and wrapping presents, the runners about to take part in #BritainsMostBrutal race were busy thinking about the 268-miles of non-stop racing waiting for them in the new year. And that's just those on the full-length edition. Across all 5 race cla...
E81. The Long Journey to the Summer Spine Race with Sabrina Pace-Humphreys
June 16, 2022 13:41 - 1 hour - 118 MBSabrina Pace-Humphreys is an ultra-runner, a mother and grandmother, a founding member of Black Trail Runners, and now the published author of 'Black Sheep: A story of Rural racism, Identity and Hope'. Sabrina will shortly be toeing the line at the Summer Spine Race 2022. In an episode, Will and Sabrina chat through her whole journey from starting out as a runner in 2009, to her first contact with ultra-running, the creation, and reason behind the creation, of Black Trail Runners, and her...
E80. InsideTri Show vs The Highland Ultra
May 13, 2022 14:52 - 1 hour - 100 MBHelen Murray is the producer and host of the wonderful InsideTri Show and, along with husband Richard Brown, recently completed the Highland Ultra, our brutal 125km, 3-day race around the West Highlands of Scotland. In this episode, we talk through their experiences in the Highlands, their transition from Tri to Ultras, the lessons they've taken from ultra-running, and the triathlon wisdom that helped them along the way. Listen to Helen's own episode on the Highland Ultra and you'll learn ho...
E79. Slaying Dragons and Breaking Spines with Simon Roberts
April 29, 2022 14:30 - 53 minutes - 97.9 MBEverything Endurance is back after a busy few months of putting on epic events. Will returns with a guest who has made a habit out of appearing on podiums of high profile Ultra races over the last year or so, the indomitable Simon Roberts. Simon Roberts spent the race-free period of the pandemic honing his skills, doing his homework, and generally transforming himself into a race-winning-machine. In this episode he talks Will through his first footsteps into ultra running and how about his...
E78. Christmas Catch-Up 2021
December 23, 2021 13:51 - 41 minutes - 75.8 MBMerry Christmas and Happy New Year to all you listeners! In this shorter episode, Will and Kris end the year with a long-overdue Christmas catch-up. A chance to talk about the harder parts of running a global race series during a pandemic, but also to talk through the positive things that have happened in that time including the Highland Ultra, the Summer Spine Race, and Will finally finding the time to rewatch every episode of Lost. As a special little Christmas gift, Kris has set up a...
E77. 1001 Running Tips with Robbie Britton
December 03, 2021 15:40 - 1 hour - 128 MB4 years and 76 episodes have gone by since we last spoke to today's guest, ultra-runner and coach Robbie Britton. Robbie has wracked up a successful running career in which he has run across countries, run 24hr events for Team GB, win the BTU Ice Ultra, and support some seriously talented runners through his elite coaching. Now he's taken that knowledge and refined it into 1001 Running Tips, a running guide with something for everyone. In this episode, Will and Robbie talk through some ...
E76. The Long Journey to the 'Double Lon Las' with Tom Garrod
November 19, 2021 13:21 - 1 hour - 226 MBOn 14th October, Tom Garrod started the 253mile Lon Las Cymru Ultramarathon, a grueling race from the north to the south of Wales. When he reached the finish line, he turned around and raced back to the start alone - all to raise money for Kings College Hospital in memory of Mark Thornberry, a well-known fellow ultra-runner who sadly passed from liver cancer last year. 17 years earlier, Tom was diagnosed with stage IV testicular cancer and given a 5% chance of survival. In this episode, ...
E75. Adventure with a Purpose with Isaac Kenyon of Pedal 4 Parks
November 05, 2021 16:07 - 1 hour - 152 MBPedal4Parks was an 'eco-adventure' in which Isaac and 4 fellow adventurers cycled from Orkney to the Scilly Isles, visiting as many of mainland Britain's National Parks as possible on the way, and interviewing people involved in projects which will help to regenerate these precious green spaces and find ways for all of us to live more sustainably in the future. The result was a unique feat of endurance and a documentary which is being shown this weekend at COP26, the UN Conference on Clima...
E74. A New Double Bob Graham Round Record with Doug Zinis
October 15, 2021 10:13 - 43 minutes - 99.8 MBJust over a month ago, Doug Zinis headed up into the Lake District peaks and took on a double Bob Graham Round. The Bob Graham is a 66 miles (106 km) route with 26,900 feet (8,200 m) of ascent which Doug would need to complete before turning around and returning on the same route to his start/finish point in Keswick. Doug managed this feat in 45hrs and 3 minutes, a new fastest known time for the challenge. In this episode we chat to Doug about taking up running at 28, his recent journey ...
E73. The Man who Ran Britain #196foundation with Nick Butter
October 01, 2021 14:58 - 50 minutes - 116 MBWe know Nick Butter already as the Man who Ran the World (ep34). Today he is the Man who Ran Britain having recently completed a record-breaking 5200+mile run around the coast of Britain. After initially setting out to run the equivalent of 200 marathons in 100 days, Nick had to battle through injuries and obstacles to complete his mission in 128 days. We'll hear all about those trials and tribulations as well as the joy of so closely exploring Nick's home country. We'll also hear all ab...
E72. The Road to Winning the Western States 100 with Beth Pascall
September 10, 2021 15:46 - 55 minutes - 127 MBBeth Pascall has a glittering running CV full of course records and podium placings and has established herself over the last few years as one of the top ultra-runners on an international scale. In this episode, Will and Beth talk through Beth's early days as a runner, her approach to training, her motivations, and her journey to grabbing herself an epic win at the world-renowned and hugely competitive Western States 100. Grab a free Ultramarathon Nutrition Guide from our friends at Resi...
E71. The Year of the #SuperTrouper with Anna Troup
August 27, 2021 12:10 - 51 minutes - 118 MBAnna #SuperTrouper Troup appeared on this podcast just 3 episodes ago but in that short time she has grabbed a win at the Lakeland 100, and more recently, a record for being the fastest woman to run the Pennine Way. Anna covered the 268mile national trail in 72 hours and 46 minutes, which is more than 1.5 hours faster than the previous female fastest time set by Sabrina Verjee last September. Grab a free Ultramarathon Nutrition Guide from our friends at Resilient Nutrition here--> resili...
Ep 71. The Year of the #SuperTrouper with Anna Troup
August 27, 2021 12:10 - 51 minutes - 118 MBAnna #SuperTrouper Troup appeared on this podcast just 3 episodes ago but in that short time she has grabbed a win at the Lakeland 100, and more recently, a record for being the fastest woman to run the Pennine Way. Anna covered the 268mile national trail in 72 hours and 46 minutes, which is more than 1.5 hours faster than the previous female fastest time set by Sabrina Verjee last September. Grab a free Ultramarathon Nutrition Guide from our friends at Resilient Nutrition here--> resili...
E70. A Record Breaking Month at Sea with Ocean Sheroes Lily Lower and Purusha Gordan
August 20, 2021 13:07 - 1 hour - 160 MBDubbed the 'Ocean Sheroes', this team of 4 set off from San Francisco in May as part of the Great Pacific Race, a 2700 miles rowing race ending in Hawaii. The team, comprising Bella Collins, Mary Sutherland, Lily Lower, and Purusha Gordan, arrived in Hawaii 35 days later as the fastest women to ever complete the trip. In this episode, Lily and Purusha chat to Will about the reality of a month of hard rowing on a boat which Will describes as being 'about the size of 3 or 4 sofas lashed to...
E69. Living Every Day Adventurously with Jay Worthy
July 30, 2021 13:34 - 1 hour - 143 MBJay Worthy is an endurance athlete and podcast host on a mission to inspire people into adding a little more adventure to their lives and is a great advocate for the mental and physical benefits of time spent engaging with nature and taking on physical challenges. In this episode, Will talks to Jay about his own journey into a life of adventure before unpacking how you can add a little adventure to your days. We challenge you to listen to this episode and not want to strap on some trail s...
E68. A Win and a Record on the Summer Spine with Eoin Keith
July 16, 2021 14:03 - 1 hour - 156 MBEoin Keith has a lengthy and illustrious running CV which includes many podiums, as well as course and even world records. He recently added a Montane Summer Spine Race win and Course Record to that list. In this episode, Will and Eoin talk about his recent run along the Pennine Way, about the differences between winter and summer racing, and about Eoin's journey from golf courses, to mountains, to the world's biggest ultra races.
E67. A New Summer Spine Race Course Record with Anna Troup
July 02, 2021 14:09 - 1 hour - 115 MBAnna Troup had an excellent 2019, clocking up 5 wins in 12 months. Then came an injury and a worldwide pandemic to slow things down. That is until the Montane Summer Spine Race 2021 in which she managed to return to racing with a win and a new course record in one of the toughest races on the planet. In this episode, Will and Anna talk through her journey to the finish line of the Spine Race, starting with her journey into running, her preparation for the race, and the events of her 80hr...
E66. Building Britain's Most Brutal Race with Phil Hayday-Brown
June 11, 2021 14:14 - 53 minutes - 123 MBThe Montane Spine Race has earned itself the moniker of Britain's Most Brutal as year after year runners have pitted themselves against 268 miles of non-stop racing along the iconic Pennine Way National Trail. The self-sufficient race offers an expedition-like experience to those brave enough to take it on. Phil Hayday-Brown is one of the co-founders of the event, and with just a week to go before the 2021 Summer Spine Races, we chat about how the race came to be, just why it is so tough,...
E65. Re-conquering the Pennine Way with John Kelly
May 28, 2021 14:15 - 1 hour - 160 MBJohn Kelly is an exceptional ultra-runner with a habit of being very successful at running outrageously long distances in difficult conditions. It's little surprise then that his latest effort to break the record for running the Pennine Way resulted in him setting a new fastest time, having covered the 268 miles in 58:04:53. John originally broke this record in 2020 only to see it smashed again by Damian Hall a week later. We chat about how he beat his first time by more than 6hrs (and D...
E64. Making Every Moment Count with Steve Bate MBE
May 14, 2021 13:11 - 1 hour - 163 MBIn 2011, avid climber Steve Bate found out he was losing his eyesight and there was nothing he could do to stop it. Though initially rocked by the news, it led Steve to realise that he wanted to make every moment of his life count and he wasn't going to let his condition get in the way. Since then his journey has taken him up the face of El Capitan making him the first visually impaired person to solo 'El Cap', and then to joining the Team GB Paralympic Cycling team with whom he has now ...
E63. Adventuring in the Face of Adversity with Alex Flynn
April 30, 2021 15:15 - 58 minutes - 135 MBIn 2008, at the age of 36, Alex Flynn discovered he had Parkinson's Disease, a degenerative, chronic, and currently incurable neurological condition which, over time, robs sufferers of the ability to move. Nevertheless, Alex entered the MDS the following year only for circumstances to leave him lost, alone, in the Sahara. Still, Alex continued, eventually conquering the MDS and going on to complete his own '10 Million Metre' challenge, covering 10,000km over the next few years all in supp...
E62. Let's Go! The Benefits of Adventure with Tobias Mews
April 16, 2021 15:20 - 1 hour - 146 MBTobias Mews is an Adventure Athlete, Journalist and Author with more races under his belt than he can count. A multi-disciplinary adventure, he has run, swam, cycled and generally challenged himself all over the globe. He has published 2 books, '50 Races to Run Before you Die' and 'GO!' his guide to getting outside and challenging yourself. In this episode, Will and Tobias talk about the positive attitude he developed during his time in the military, his journey into a life of adventure...
E61. Fuelling for Performance with Greg Potter
March 26, 2021 13:38 - 1 hour - 168 MBIn Part 3 of our series of podcasts with Greg Potter, we continue our deep dive into nutrition with a look at how, what, and when to eat to be best prepared to perform. We talk through how to train your gut in the few weeks before an endurance challenge to minimise the risk of in-race digestive problems ('danger-pants'), we look at the days before the event and explore carb-loading, before getting into race-day fuelling, and the different needs of the body in extreme environments. Greg P...
E60. How to Adventure Safely with Stu Westfield
March 12, 2021 15:43 - 1 hour - 136 MBStu Westfield is an expedition leader, Race Director, and the man who oversees the safety of all the competitors taking on #BritainsmostBrutal endurance event, the Montane Spine Race. Whether you are signed up for a Spine event or just looking forward to getting back into the hills after lockdown, this episode will arm you with some of the basic skills you'll need to keep yourself safe so you can get the most out of whatever adventuring you have planned. From planning to selecting what k...
E59. Next Level Nutrition with Greg Potter
February 26, 2021 16:46 - 1 hour - 160 MBGreg makes his 2nd appearance on the podcast in a month as we bring him back to help build on our earlier podcasts about nutrition. In episode 40, Kris King talked us through the basics of nutrition so listeners could build a healthy attitude to food and habits which can help achieve our training goals. But, when should you eat particular foods in order to improve performance? What is RED-S and how can it be avoided? What supplements should I be taking? Is Beetroot Juice really useful!? ...
E58. One Giant Leap into a Life of Adventure with Holly Budge
February 12, 2021 14:22 - 1 hour - 129 MBDuring her first-ever skydive, something clicked in Holly's head. That sudden rush of adrenaline started a journey that would see her become the first woman to jump from a plane next to Everest at the height of the summit (see cover image!), participate in the first Mongol Derby horse race, climb Everest as a mountaineer, and set up the conservation charity, How Many Elephants. In this episode, Will chats with Holly about falling out of planes at inopportune moments, being swept away in...
E57. The Science of Sleep and how to get more of it with Greg Potter
January 29, 2021 14:40 - 1 hour - 149 MBGreg Potter is co-founder of Resilient Nutrition and a renowned expert on the effects of sleep and nutrition on health. In this episode, we take a deep and detailed dive into what sleep is for, the problems caused by poor sleep, and how to get better sleep. At a time when most of us have experienced a lot of disruption in our day to day routines, we look at how all of us can get the benefit of more and better rest, as well as sleep tactics for those training and racing. Greg Potter has w...
E56. Capturing Adventures with Matt & Ellie of Summit Fever Media
December 11, 2020 15:02 - 1 hour - 180 MBMatt and Ellie are the founders of Summit Fever Media and have carved a niche for themselves as makers of excellent adventure films. They're often to be found deep in the wilderness, pointing cameras at athletes carrying out amazing feats of endurance. This summer was no exception. Their latest film, Totally FKT, is out now and tells the story of John Kelly and Damian Hall's exploits on the Pennine Way as they each took on and broke a record which had stood, solid, for 31 years. As wel...
E55. The Highland Ultra, Building a new Ultra Marathon with Nick Watson
November 29, 2020 10:33 - 1 hour - 114 MBBeyond the Ultimate first encountered Nick Watson in Kenya during the first For Rangers Ultra in 2018. Through his passion for adventure and enthusiastic nature, Nick quickly established himself as a part of our extended family. We were over the moon then when he came to us with a plan for an epic new race in the UK. Now we are all looking forward to April next year when we get to journey to the remote and wonderful Knoydart Peninsula in the West Highland's of Scotland for the first High...
E54. A Totally FKT 2020 with Damian Hall & Summit Fever
November 13, 2020 15:37 - 1 hour - 153 MBAgainst a backdrop of the Covid_19 pandemic and the slew of race cancellations it led too, a few runners have managed to salvage the spirit of competition and a number of epic achievements from the clutches of what could have been a very quiet year in trail/ultra-running. There can be few claims to greater success this year than Damian Hall's. He has just grabbed his 3rd record of a busy summer after a nail-biting 14hr charge along the South Wales Traverse. We cover this, his year as a ...
E53. A new FKT on the EPIC South West Coast Path with Kristian Morgan
October 30, 2020 14:49 - 1 hour - 155 MBKristian Morgan is an ultra-runner, coach and podcast host with his sights set on breaking massive records. After covering over 1000 miles of the Appalachian Trail last year as part of the support team for Belgian runner Karel Sabbe's FKT, Kristian was intent on taking on the same challenge himself, until Covid scuppered his plans. With the hunger for an epic challenge already in him, and with some close ties to the iconic South West Coast Path here in the UK, Kristian decided he'd make a...
E52. BROKEN - 2020 The Year Running Records were Rewritten with Ally Beaven
October 16, 2020 15:10 - 1 hour - 141 MBThree letters have dominated ultra-distance running this year and those three letters are FKT. As the pandemic put paid to most runner's plans, their thoughts collectively turned to other outlets for their competitive natures and records began to fall on a near-daily basis. In Broken, Ally Beaven takes an entertaining look at just why 2020 was so unusual for long-distance running. With his interest in Fastest Known Times (FKTs) piqued, Beaven immerses himself in the scene. His summer becom...
E51. Packing for Multi-Stage Races and Fastpack adventures with Kris King
October 02, 2020 15:16 - 1 hour - 146 MBKris King is a Race Director and adventurer with a history of fastpacking style adventures, multi-stage races, and even a 31-day running tour of the UK, he has tried and tested a multitude of backpacks on the trail over the years. What should you consider when choosing the right backpack? How should you approach packing it? How can you avoid chaffing and rubbing whilst running/hiking with your pack? All these questions and more, such as what's the weirdest thing you've seen a runner pa...
E50. The Grand Round, Hartley Slam pt2 with John Kelly
September 18, 2020 12:53 - 46 minutes - 105 MBThis year, John Kelly became a Spine Race winner and broke a Pennine Way FKT which had stood for over 30 years (setting a record which was rudely broken a week later by Damian Hall!). As if this wasn't enough achievement, he also recently completed his 'Hartley Slam' project by completing the Grand Round. This monstrous endeavour saw John take on all 3 UK grand rounds (the Paddy Buckley, Bob Graham and Charlie Ramsay) consecutively, whilst cycling the distances in between. Each of those...
E49. A Month among the Munros, a new FKT with Donnie Campbell
September 11, 2020 13:38 - 58 minutes - 133 MBOn weds 2nd September at around 5am, adventurer, ultra-runner and coach Donnie Campbell finished a record attempt that had taken him 31days and 23hrs to complete. He had summited all 282 Munros (Scottish mountains over 3000ft in height), completing the entire journey under his own power. He covered almost 900 miles on foot and the same on a bike whilst enduring enough ascent to climb Everest 14 times. In doing so, he beat the previous record by over a week! In this episode we chat abou...
E48. Tackling the lack of diversity on the Trails with Black Trail Runners co-founders Sonny Peart and Marcus Brown
September 04, 2020 14:20 - 1 hour - 212 MBIn July, a group of passionate runners formed an organisation with the aim of increasing inclusion, participation and representation of black people in trail running. That group called itself Black Trail Runners. In this episode we chat to 2 of those runners, namely 'Marathon Marcus' Brown and Sonny Peart about their own passion for running and outdoor sports, their experiences on the trails, and about what can be done to tackle a lack of diversity that leaves many people missing out on t...
E47. Introduction to Strength Training for Ultrarunners with Kris King
August 28, 2020 13:53 - 1 hour - 162 MBWe promised you a third installment of our series on training for endurance events/ultra-running with our very own Kris King, and here it is! Why should runners worry about strength training? Is strength work actually good for runners? Are there any exercises every runner should do? What role can strength training play in the prevention of injuries? All these questions and more are answered as Will and Kris are reunited for another episode of Everything Endurance. Alongside Kris King's r...
E46. Running the Country, a new LEJOG Record with Carla Molinaro
August 21, 2020 13:51 - 53 minutes - 123 MBCarla Molinaro is an elite ultrarunner and coach with a glowing CV. After the cancellation of all her races this year, Carla began training for a world record attempt under lockdown in South Africa, where she could only run up and down a 100-metre driveway. Nevertheless, on 28th July she set a new women's world record having run the 874-mile/1400km length of Great Britain in 12 days and 30 minutes. We chat to her about preparing for a world record under lockdown restrictions, and about ...
E45. Aim High, Dream Big! Inspiring the next generation of adventurers with Steve Hill MBE
August 14, 2020 14:10 - 55 minutes - 126 MBSteve Hill is a teacher first and foremost, but he's also an adventurer and endurance athlete who has won multiple awards for his inspirational work with youngsters and an MBE for his charity work too. Each year he takes on another epic endurance challenge to inspire his next class of pupils. He shares the whole journey with them teaching them along the way that if they aim high, dream big and never give up they can achieve anything. We chat to Steve about the message he delivers to his...
E44. A Carbon Negative Pennine Way FKT with Damian Hall
July 31, 2020 14:52 - 47 minutes - 108 MBDamian Hall is a Runner, Coach and Journalist with a stunning CV, including podiums and top-10 positions at the Spine Race, the Dragon's Back and the UTMB. He also holds a number of FKTs already including the 630 mile South West Coast Path. On Friday 24th of July he grabbed himself another record in the shape of a Pennine Way FKT, a record which had stood for little more than a week after John Kelly's incredible performance (see episode 42). In this episode we talk through his preparati...
E43. Competing with Kilian, A new Tahoe Rim Trail FKT with Adam Kimble
July 24, 2020 13:45 - 1 hour - 156 MBAdam Kimble is an American Ultra-Runner and Coach with an impressive and growing CV. He is also a Race Director with Beyond the Ultimate, a motivational speaker, and a serious contender for friendliest human on earth. This Lake Tahoe resident recently set a new Fastest Known Time for the Tahoe Rim Trail, a 171-mile route through alpine terrain in California with over 8000 metres of climbing. This was Adam's 2nd attempt to take the record from it's previous owner, one Kilian Jornet. You ...