Wild Running: Trail Running and SwimRun Adventures
25 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 months ago -We hear from some of the people who have inspired us, by sharing their running journeys discipline, fortitude and resilience. Ordinary people doing extraordinary things, champions and those who have a story to tell, by following their heart and their feet. Wild Running offers bespoke trail running, fell running, swimrun events and yoga camps in Devon, the Lake District, Scotland and abroad, along with navigation courses for runners and walkers and coaching for all levels and abilities. Contact [email protected] Web https://www.wildrunning.co.uk
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Episodes
From Wild Child to World Champion: David Sharpe, Enigma on the Track
February 16, 2024 09:09 - 1 hour - 39.5 MBThere's nothing conventional about David Sharpe, former world 800m junior champion, European outdoor silver medallist and European indoor 800m champion. Ceri talks to Sharpey about his athletics career, his wild side and undiagnosed ADHD and also interviews the author of a new biography on Sharpey, Brian Gardner. Interview with Brian Gardner to 16:30, Part 1 with David Sharpe to 52.12 and Part 2 with David Sharp to 1.15.
Diversifying skill sets to get connected
January 30, 2024 21:05 - 31 minutes - 22.2 MBWhat makes a good outdoors educator and what changes are needed in the face of climate change, mass disconnection with nature and barriers to access in the countryside? Ceri speaks to educator, expedition leader and soon-to-be author Emma Linford
A Right to Roam - what's our future?
October 12, 2023 21:28 - 50 minutes - 67.4 MBRight to Roam Instigator and founder of the Stars Are For Everyone, Lewis Winks talks to Ceri about the Darwall case, creating a Right to Roam which is more like Scotland's and seeking to influence the political narrative.
A fly in the medicine
July 18, 2023 17:51 - 20 minutes - 23.2 MBGlobal expedition leader Mark Hannaford, whose expeditions have trained the Ukrainian SAS and helped Syrian refugees, among many others worldwide, talks to Wild Running about what the Darwall ruling will mean for future generations, if it is lost.
The Meek shall inherit the earth
June 11, 2023 12:03 - 21 minutes - 10.8 MBJo Meek, sometime Wild Running Guide, and ultra icon, talks about taking on (and winning) the Cape Wrath multi day ultra.
Save Our Soles - The Grizzly
February 28, 2023 19:11 - 23 minutes - 34.8 MBWe preview the notorious (and popular) Grizzly trail race by interviewing race organisers Steve Haines and Andy West: the best and arguably, the toughest, mixed terrain running event in the South West.
Get in the zone: zone training the slow way.
August 11, 2022 16:03 - 52 minutes - 71.1 MBKilkenny physio, former International track runner and European Masters champion Eoin Everard, discusses zone training, the science behind the benefits of slow running benefits, neuromuscular athletes v aerobic athletes and why Jake Whiteman was able to beat Ingebrigtsen. Listen and learn stuff.
Tim talks fells, cells and running parallels to Gaia
July 14, 2022 06:21 - 33 minutes - 20.1 MBCeri talks to Tim Lenton, Devon based fell runner and Professor of Earth System Science at Exeter University, about Gaia, competition, zombie running and the parallels between the earth as an organism and us as an organism...a running organism!
Up a mountain, down a hill with Mike Jones.
April 28, 2022 21:25 - 34 minutes - 42.2 MBAnother peak behind the curtains of trail event organising. In this episode, we talk to Ultra-Trail Snowdonia RD Mike Jones.
Bring back the booty my luverrrr.
March 15, 2022 12:10 - 37 minutes - 48 MBWild Running finally caught up with our Cornish neighbours Bys Vyken, whose Founder and Race Director Dave Andrewartha, sees event organising as a kind of therapy.
Rule Brittonia: What is it that makes a good coach?
November 17, 2021 12:16 - 1 hour - 92.6 MBIn the next of our coaching series, getting an insight into what makes athletes and coaches click, Ultra Running champ, Fast Running Guru and top endurance coach Robbie Britton shares a few of his 1001 tips with Ceri at Wild Running Podcasts. 1001 Running Tips by Robbie Britton is a light-hearted and informative guide to all kinds of running; you can buy a copy here https://bit.ly/3ATb4od
George 'the Guru' Gandy-A legendary athletics coach remembered
October 25, 2021 09:39 - 28 minutes - 19.9 MBWild Running pays tribute to George 'the Guru' Gandy, the British athletics coach, who will be fondly remembered by Loughborough students and athletes from across the country.
Thirst for Adventure: The long and the short of it.. with Damian Hall
July 16, 2021 19:52 - 47 minutes - 32.6 MBThis two part podcast introduces Damian Hall's ding dong Pennine Way record and his thirst for tea. Part two reveals how he got on on his Wainwright Coast to Coast record, hyponatremia, his environmental activism, Ironman's taking over of the UTMB and his own definition of wild.
Which Way to S...t Creek? A look behind the curtains of organising events in a pandemic
April 29, 2021 14:27 - 41 minutes - 29 MBIn our mini series... Which Way to S..t Creek? Wild Running takes a peek behind the curtains of event organising with Mudcrew's Race Director Jane Stephens.
In it for the long run
March 01, 2021 15:56 - 42 minutes - 59 MBSiân Longhthorpe, an Asics Frontrunner ambassador and a good friend of Wild Running, was a well known athlete on the South West running scene, before she embarked on her biggest challenge yet. Now on a hormone replacement therapy programme for her gender reassignment, Sian talks to Wild Running about the difficult identity transition and how running helped to provide her with a reliable constant, during the darkest days. A brave interview and the first she has given.
Off road running's new wave: What the FKT has this got to do with it?
February 04, 2021 10:12 - 32 minutes - 44.4 MBFor runners, 2020 will go down as the year that races went the way of the dodo and Fastest Known Times became the new end goal, as well as a way to break away from lockdown blues. Wild Running goes niche and catches up with Author and renowned hill runner Ally Beaven, who traces the trend in his entertaining new book, Broken.
The Man Who Planted Trees
October 08, 2020 11:28 - 38 minutes - 28.3 MBMult-round record breaker, mountain man and ecologist Jim Mann, talks Trees and Tees, training for the Dragons Back, planning for a winter Ramsay Round and many things besides.
This Mum runs and runs - five time Olympian, Jo Pavey
August 24, 2020 14:10 - 37 minutes - 26.4 MBFive Time Olympian Jo Pavey talks to Wild Running about improvised workouts during lockdown and while backpacking around the world, training while being a mother, being dropped by Nike while pregnant, the importance of goal setting, the mental health benefits of camaraderie and being a lifelong member of Exeter Harriers.
This Mum Runs and Runs - Five Time Olympian, Jo Pavey
August 24, 2020 14:10 - 37 minutes - 26.4 MBFive Time Olympian Jo Pavey talks to Wild Running about improvised workouts during lockdown and while backpacking around the world, training while being a mother, being dropped by Nike while pregnant, the importance of goal setting, the mental health benefits of camaraderie and being a lifelong member of Exeter Harriers.
Running, ecology and landscapes
June 19, 2020 14:38 - 39 minutes - 38.4 MBWhat does finding a connection with landscapes teach us about ourselves? Running as a philosophy, running and ecology, the connection between physical and mental resilience and Pavel's Arctic Run.
Tough of The Track, interview with Brendan Foster
June 14, 2020 21:12 - 32 minutes - 32.6 MBWild Running's Ceri Rees interviews his all time childhood hero! True athletics legend Brendan Foster gives his first ever podcast interview, to Wild Running about lock down, the Moscow Olympics, never going to the gym, grass roots athletics, Alf Tupper, advice for young athletes, going DIY on his running shoes and this year’s Great North Run (will it or won’t it?). [email protected]
A Man For All Seasons: Joseph Gray Interview
April 07, 2020 19:31 - 46 minutes - 46.9 MB“I try to live my life knowing that every day is precious and that every day you wake up, it’s a blessing because you were not promised that day. So I try to make the most of it and live life in the brightest of hues.” Joseph Gray is one of the most versatile runners in the world, in the same mould as Kilian Jornet, and is a two-time World Mountain Trail Champion and multiple world snowshoe champion. He talks to Wild Running about his background in running, living through the Coronavirus, sy...
Wild Running: The Frog Graham
October 18, 2019 14:56 - 33 minutes - 34.1 MBJoin Ceri in conversation with Ben Abdelnoor as they chat about swim-running in The Lake District; tales of serious injury, physical recovery and mental endurance with tips on training, technique and diet. Good advice and planning to shift you out of your comfort zone... Produced for Wild Running by IAmTheHow with music from Kai Engel.
Wild Running: The Rise of the Ultra Runners
May 13, 2019 20:56 - 59 minutes - 92.6 MB"If you go to the crazy places you meet the crazy people." Join Adharanand Finn in conversation with Ceri Rees as they compare the solo running culture of Kenya and Ethiopia with the team spirit in Japan, where the 'nail that sticks out gets hammered down'... and get the latest on ultra marathons and running events for all at wildrunning.co.uk and thewayoftherunner.com. Produced by IAmTheHow with music from Kai Engel.
Wild Running: There and Back Again
March 19, 2019 17:53 - 11 minutes - 16.7 MBWhat's it like to run from John O'Groats to Land's End and back? How do you prepare and from where do you draw your mental & physical strength? Join Ceri Rees from Wild Running in conversation with Adam Holland as they talk about the early years, the inspiration and why Adam runs with a smile. Wild Running provides running & swimming events. Contact Ceri: [email protected] Produced by IAmTheHow with music from Kai Engel.