Feet First: A Running Podcast

A post-race conversation with Fiona (Fi) Pascall after win at the hugely competitive Ultra Trail Chianti Castles. Fiona saw off some stiff competition to secure the win at this race, which was both a Western States qualifier and a UTMB World Series event. In this podcast we discuss the race and where she'll be heading next.

Fi's and her husband Matt run Trail Retreats, welcoming runners to the beautiful Quantock Hills to train and explore together. Use code FEETFIRST20 to secure 20% off your booking at trailretreats.co.uk

• Fi's Instagram: @fipascall

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A post-race conversation with Karla Borland and Joe Turner, female and male winners of the 2025 Hundred Hills 50k, hosted by Centurion Running.

Both Karla and Joe come from a road ultra background; both have competed at the Anglo-Celtic Plate road 100k champs, and Joe represented Great Britain at the 100k World Champs in 2024. It was great then to find out more about the differences between road and trail ultras as they see it, and find out more about their goals for 2025.

• Karla's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whatkarladid/
• Joe's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/joeaturner/

A post-race conversation with Josh Wade, fresh off the back of his breakthrough performance at Transgrancanaria. Josh finished third behind Jon Albon and Caleb Olson, with all three men running under Pau Capell's previous course record.

• Josh's Instagram: @_joshwade

Cover photo credit to Jordan Manoukian.

A conversation with David Bone, winner of the 2024 Tunnel 200, ahead of the 2025 edition of the race.

• Camino Ultra: https://www.caminoultra.com/
• David's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/daznbone/
• The Tunnel 200: https://www.cockbainevents.com/the-tunnel

Something a bit different - in this episode I caught up with Tim Secker, the final finisher at the 2025 Montane Winter Spine Race. Tim Finished in 166 hours, or just under seven days - a full 84 hours behind the men's winner Kim Collison.

• Tim's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tim_secker/

Cover photo credit to Andrew Hendry: https://www.instagram.com/andrewhendryphotographer

A conversation with Tom Evans following his course record-setting performance at the Arc of Attrition 50-miler by UTMB.

Tom is a world-renowned face in ultrarunning, but no stranger to the grassroots cross-country racing scene here in the UK. Having recently changed title sponsorship and with his first child on the way, we discussed his plans for the years ahead as the ultra-trail scene continues to grow.

• Tom's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tomevansultra/

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Feet First is now on Strava! Use the link below to join the club, connect with the community, and discuss recent episodes.

• https://www.strava.com/clubs/runfeetfirst

A conversation with Hugh Chatfield and Keith Wigley following their 2nd and 3rd place finishes, respectively, at the Arc of Attrition 50-miler. Hugh and Keith shared the podium at Arc with titan of the sport Tom Evans, and in this podcast they describe how the race panned out from a competitive perspective.

Both Hugh and Keith are members of Elite Trail Team, a holistic multidisciplinary team seeking to enhance the performance & wellbeing of ultra-trail athletes: https://www.elitetrailteam.com/

• Hugh's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hughs_there/
• Keith's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wildwigley/

Episode 13 - unlucky for some, but very lucky for Feet First, as in this episode I'm bringing you a conversation with the awesome Elsey Davis, fresh off the back of her course record-setting victory at the Arc of Attrition 50-miler.

Elsey's won some of the bigger events out there, so it was great to hear her thoughts on the Arc and the trajectory of UK trail running more generally.

Photo credit to UTMB

I caught up with Jack Chamberlain, who finished 4th at the 2025 Arc of Attrition 50-miler.

Any other year except 2023, Jack's time of 7:43 would have been more than enough to win the race. But with the Arc being a UTMB event for the first time this year, it attracted a higher calibre of athlete than ever before.

• Jack's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/runjackboyrun

Fresh off the back of a victory at the Arc of Attrition 100-miler, enjoy my post-race conversation with Lewis Ryan, who ran 19:22 for the third-fastest time ever at that event.

• Lewis's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lewisryan
• Scarpa UK: https://www.instagram.com/scarpa_uk/