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West Highland Way - what happened?
Running 44@60 - tips, ideas and advice for your first ultra marathon or marathon - July 04, 2024 16:00 - 47 minutesSend us a Text Message. On this episode of the Running 44@60 podcast Colin Bathe returns to tell us how he got on in the 2024 West Highland Way Race On episode 148 we heard all about Colin's preparation - and Colin is a meticulous race planner. During the event Colin and Becca, who was one ...
5 Memorable Athletics Moments with Tom Knight plus Smugglers Scuttle 2024
Running 44@60 - tips, ideas and advice for your first ultra marathon or marathon - June 23, 2024 17:00 - 59 minutesSend us a Text Message. As an athletics correspondent for Running Magazine (the forerunner of Runners World), the Daily Telegraph and as a freelance Tom Knight covered 7 Summer Olympics and several World Athletic Championships In that time Tom witnessed some amazing athletic feats that were co...
Preparing for the West Highland Way with Colin Bathe
Running 44@60 - tips, ideas and advice for your first ultra marathon or marathon - June 04, 2024 17:00 - 24 minutesSend us a Text Message. On this episode of the Running 44@60 podcast I'm talking to Colin Bathe as he is busy preparing for the West Highland Way Race The West Highland Way Race gets underway at 1am on Sunday June 22nd starting from Milngavie which his about 10 miles north of Glasgow. The 95...
Scilly60, 60% and Tide Race with Wez Swain
Running 44@60 - tips, ideas and advice for your first ultra marathon or marathon - May 05, 2024 17:00 - 41 minutesSend us a Text Message. On this episode of the Running 44@60 podcast I'm talking to Wez Swain In 2023 Wez had an idea that became the Scilly60 A 60km race that takes in the five inhabited islands of the Isles of Scilly 75 places were available and 65 runners started with 24 finishing. If you...
Scilly60, 60% and Tide Race with Wes Swain
Running 44@60 - tips, ideas and advice for your first ultra marathon or marathon - May 05, 2024 17:00 - 41 minutesOn this episode of the Running 44@60 podcast I'm talking to Wez Swain In 2023 Wez had an idea that became the Scilly60 A 60km race that takes in the five inhabited islands of the Isles of Scilly 75 places were available and 65 runners started with 24 finishing. If you missed the cut out you m...
The ARC and UTMB with Fergy
Running 44@60 - tips, ideas and advice for your first ultra marathon or marathon - April 29, 2024 19:00 - 38 minutesSend us a Text Message. On this episode of the Running 44@60 podcast I'm talking to Fergy - who is now the Event Director of Arc of Attrition by UTMB - about the Arc of Attrition, how it started and how it’s going to look as part of the UTMB World Series. There has been a tremendous amount of...
Sub 3 Hour Marathon with Mark Roby
Running 44@60 - tips, ideas and advice for your first ultra marathon or marathon - April 26, 2024 16:00 - 42 minutesSend us a Text Message. On this episode of the Running 44@60 podcast I'm talking to Mark Roby about how he went from struggling to walk because of a back injury to a sub 3 hour marathon in less than 3 years. Mark ran his first London Marathon when he was 23 years old back in 1999 in a time of...
Landmark Birthday Run Challenges for St Petrocs with Rachel Thomson
Running 44@60 - tips, ideas and advice for your first ultra marathon or marathon - April 14, 2024 18:00 - 30 minutesSend us a Text Message. Landmark Birthday Run Challenges for St Petrocs with Rachel Thomson On this episode of the Running 44@60 podcast I'm talking to Rachel Thomson about four running challenges she has set herself to celebrate a landmark birthday and raise money for St Petrocs, the homeles...
Jeffing the Brighton Marathon
Running 44@60 - tips, ideas and advice for your first ultra marathon or marathon - April 08, 2024 15:00 - 37 minutesSend us a Text Message. For this episode of the Running 44@60 podcast host Trevor Lee recorded on the run at the 2024 Brighton Marathon on Sunday April 7th Trevor used the same Jeff Galloway method that he used in the 2023 Brighton half marathon when he was several minutes under his predicted ...
Christine Anthony - European Masters Indoor Championships
Running 44@60 - tips, ideas and advice for your first ultra marathon or marathon - April 03, 2024 13:00 - 39 minutesSend us a Text Message. In this episode of the Running 44@60 podcast I’m talking to Christine Anthony about her adventures at the 2024 European Masters Indoor Championships in Torun in Poland in March 2024. Christine won Silver in the 400m, came 4th in the 800m, 5th in the 1500m and won Bronz...
Mike Samuels - combining Powerlifting and Ultra Running
Running 44@60 - tips, ideas and advice for your first ultra marathon or marathon - February 23, 2024 18:00 - 28 minutesSend us a Text Message. Mike Samuels - combining Powerlifting and Ultra Running In this episode of the Running 44@60 podcast I’m talking to Mike Samuels about how he combines Powerlifting with Ultra Running We talk about how he got into both sports and how he combines them to get the benefit...
Nicky Chrascina - Epic Running Events and Flanci
Running 44@60 - tips, ideas and advice for your first ultra marathon or marathon - February 16, 2024 18:00 - 32 minutesSend us a Text Message. In this episode of the Running 44@60 podcast I’m talking to Nicky Chrascina Nicky is the co-founder of Flanci as well as a passionate runner who has completed over 130 marathons and ultra marathons. Flanci make brightly coloured running clothing and started when Nick...
Andy Williams - Arc of Attrition Valet Manager
Running 44@60 - tips, ideas and advice for your first ultra marathon or marathon - February 11, 2024 19:00 - 29 minutesSend us a Text Message. In this episode of the Running 44@60 podcast I’m talking to Andy Williams about being the valet manager at St Ives for the 2024 Arc of Attrition. Andy talks about what a valet does - they essentially pick up runners on the course just before the checkpoint and guide th...
Pete Sowerby - debut Arc 100 in sub 24
Running 44@60 - tips, ideas and advice for your first ultra marathon or marathon - February 02, 2024 17:00 - 38 minutesSend us a Text Message. In this episode of the Running 44@60 podcast I’m talking to Pete Sowerby about his amazing 100 mile debut run in the famous Arc of Attrition. He finished in 23:42 thus taking home the coveted Black Buckle and winning his age category, not that the Arc has age categorie...
Arc of Attrition 2024 - Review Episode
Running 44@60 - tips, ideas and advice for your first ultra marathon or marathon - January 30, 2024 17:00 - 20 minutesSend us a Text Message. In this episode of the Running 44@60 podcast I’m reviewing the Arc of Attrition 2024, in particular giving a shout out to known listeners who took part in the 100 or the 50. And as I like a good stat here are some: Arc 100 - Starters 363 Finishers 217 - Finish rate 60%...
OMM, ‘Allie’ the film and Fell Running with Toby Lowe
Running 44@60 - tips, ideas and advice for your first ultra marathon or marathon - January 07, 2024 18:00 - 34 minutesSend us a Text Message. In this episode of the Running 44@60 podcast photographer, videographer, trail, fell and ultra runner Toby Lowe shares some great insights and advice into the world of self navigation fell and trail running as well as the film he has made about Allie Bailey and her Arc o...
How to mentally handle your big run with Dr Kaz Williams
Running 44@60 - tips, ideas and advice for your first ultra marathon or marathon - January 03, 2024 15:00 - 42 minutesSend us a Text Message. In this episode of the Running 44@60 podcast Performance Psychologist, Certified Running Coach and Ultra Runner Dr Kaz Williams shares some great insights and advice into how to plan and deal with the mental side of running. Kaz also refers to some of her running advent...
My favourite 6 races of 2023
Running 44@60 - tips, ideas and advice for your first ultra marathon or marathon - December 12, 2023 19:00 - 23 minutesSend us a Text Message. In this episode of the Running 44@60 podcast I’m sharing my favourite 6 races of 2023 I mention separately the three favourite park runs I did which were Babbs Mill on the morning of the national running show and it was also the coldest ever Park run I’ve ever taken par...
Cornwall Running Show 2024
Running 44@60 - tips, ideas and advice for your first ultra marathon or marathon - December 04, 2023 16:00 - 30 minutesSend us a Text Message. In this episode of the Running 44@60 podcast Tracy Waite tells us all about the Cornwall Running Show 2024 The Cornwall Running Show 2024 will be held on Sunday January 14th at the Heartlands event centre which is juts off the A30 between Redruth and Camborne. The Cor...
Lighthouse Marathon - a first ever DNF!
Running 44@60 - tips, ideas and advice for your first ultra marathon or marathon - October 29, 2023 15:00 - 20 minutesSend us a Text Message. In this episode of the Running 44@60 podcast I’m sharing my experience of running the first ever Lighthouse Marathon. Pendeen to Godrevy on the North Cornwall Coast with a bit on at the start and finish to make it the full marathon distance. For me it was an ARC 50 te...
220 miles King Alfred's Way with Jim Spencer
Running 44@60 - tips, ideas and advice for your first ultra marathon or marathon - October 16, 2023 08:00 - 36 minutesSend us a Text Message. In this episode of the Running 44@60 podcast I’m talking to King Alfred's Way top 5 finisher Jim Spencer. Jim successfully completed this one time event in mid-August 2023. We recorded the episode whilst setting up the Trelissick Parkrun on Saturday October 14th. ...
Tim Hill and IronMan Copenhagen
Running 44@60 - tips, ideas and advice for your first ultra marathon or marathon - October 10, 2023 10:00 - 31 minutesSend us a Text Message. In this episode of the Running 44@60 podcast I’m talking to first time IronMan Tim Hill who successfully completed the Copenhagen Ironman in August 2023. Tim worked for the LTA for many years as a high performance coach and spent seven years as a Tennis Coach in Austra...
Bob Graham Round and Lakeland 100 with Stuart Musson and Colin Bathe
Running 44@60 - tips, ideas and advice for your first ultra marathon or marathon - August 28, 2023 06:00 - 34 minutesSend us a Text Message. In this episode of the Running 44@60 podcast we hear about two of the UK's most epic ultra running challenges – the Lakeland 100 and the Bob Graham Round. Stuart Musson undertook the Bob Graham Round challenge in June 2023. You have 24 hours in which to complete the 42 ...
The BOYD and Andy Brown
Running 44@60 - tips, ideas and advice for your first ultra marathon or marathon - August 13, 2023 17:00 - 21 minutesSend us a Text Message. Imagine taking part in a run that’s called ‘Bring out your Dead’ or BOYD for short that starts with a rather macabre leading of the runners to the start line by a guy dressed in a plague type mask and with a drummer beating the death march and has a field of only 10 runn...
Hope 24 Running Festival
Running 44@60 - tips, ideas and advice for your first ultra marathon or marathon - July 13, 2023 18:00 - 56 minutesSend us a Text Message. Hope 24 Running Festival The Hope 24 Running Festival took place near Plymouth on the weekend of July 8th-10th. The Hope 24 Running Festival consists of a choice of 12, 24 or 36 hour timed runs during which you complete as many or as few circuits of a 5 mile off-road c...
Isle of Wight Ultra Challenge with Steve Perkins
Running 44@60 - tips, ideas and advice for your first ultra marathon or marathon - June 23, 2023 17:00 - 32 minutesSend us a Text Message. The Isle of Wight Ultra challenge took place at the end of April 2023 and in this episode of the Running 44 at 60 podcast one of our stalwart listeners Steve Perkins shares his adventure in taking on the 106 km challenge over two days – 52 km on day one and 54 km on day ...
Green Man Ultra, 2 Legs Traverse and Scillies 60 with James Skeplorn
Running 44@60 - tips, ideas and advice for your first ultra marathon or marathon - June 11, 2023 09:00 - 33 minutesSend us a Text Message. James Skeplorn is a gig rower who had a go at triathlon and then joined a running club to improve his triathlon. Now he's an ultra runner and a former rower and triathlete! In this episode of the Running 44@60 podcast James shares his adventure of running 3 major ev...
Scillies 60 with Tracy Waite and Stuart Thomson
Running 44@60 - tips, ideas and advice for your first ultra marathon or marathon - May 25, 2023 18:00 - 31 minutesSend us a Text Message. The Scillies 60 is a new race for 2023. 60km spread over 6 legs on 5 of the islands of the Isles of Scilly - starting and finishing on Tresco and following the coast path to complete a lap of each island. So here how it works: The first leg is around 10km on Tresco an...
The Thames Ring with Jan Davies
Running 44@60 - tips, ideas and advice for your first ultra marathon or marathon - May 21, 2023 18:00 - 25 minutesSend us a Text Message. I met Jan Davies at the beginning of April at the Cornwall Running Show. I was recording 2-3 minute snippets with show visitors. When I asked Jan about her plans she said she was running at the end of April the Thames Ring. How far is that I casually asked. 250 miles Ja...
Taking part in the World Indoor Masters with Christine Anthony
Running 44@60 - tips, ideas and advice for your first ultra marathon or marathon - May 17, 2023 12:00 - 33 minutesSend us a Text Message. Having recently taken part in the Cornwall County Athletics Championship and reading Richard Asquith's book 'Race against Time' I was keen to find out more about Masters Athletics. And what better person to share what it's like to be involved than my friend Christine ...