This episode of The Checkpoint podcast is sponsored by The North Face®️.

In episode 19 the BTR community are live in Meopham, Gravesend at the Maverick Race event, Ultra Black Trails.

As the U.K. returns to racing, on the grassroots level it is encouraging to see people not only return to running events, but also to see members of the community taking on their first trail race.

In this episode we speak with Dora Atim who founded Ultra Black Running, which she created to form a safe space for black women and non-gender conforming people to turn up, and truly own their place at the starting line. She partnered with Maverick races to bring this event to fruition.

We also speak with Ben Macwilliam, Director of Maverick Race and gain valuable insights into what it takes to put together an event like this.

We also capture a series of conversations with:

If your inspired by this episode and want to get involved in trail races or other events look, have a look at Maverick Races and letsdothis.com and sign up to your next event.