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In this episode of the podcast, we talk to the legend that is Damian Hall, or Ultra Damo as he's sometimes known.

We debrief his recent win at the Montane Winter Spine Race this month. We talk about what went right, what went wrong and his battle with the 'bouncing ball of fun' Jack Scott.

You might notice that I recorded this podcast in my van on a lunch break. So if you are watching the video version I'm sometimes out of sync with my picture. The audio quality is fine though.

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In this episode of the podcast, we speak to Hannah Rickman.

Hannah has progressed to become one of the most consistent competitors in the Spine Race. She has risen through the ranks and put on a Steller performance at this years race.

We talk about her upbringing and route into running. Her training going into the event and what she has learned over the years she has been part of the Spine Family.

We talk about the highs and the lows of Britain's most brutal race, and how she intends to keep coming back to it!

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On this episode of the podcast we speak to Elaine Bisson. 

Elaine is one of the hotly tipped competitors for the podium at this years Spine race. 

Despite her French name Elaine actually heralds from the North East of England. Fortunately she forgave my assumption that she was from the continent and we had a good chat about her preparations for this years race. 

We talked about her route into ultra trail running, her upbringing in the North East and how she has made a habit of placing 2nd in big races recently. So we talked about what it would take for her to push passed second place and claim a well deserved victory in the Spine. 

We talked about her kit of choice and how she has refined it over the years she has been taking part in Britain’s most brutal race! 

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In this episode of the podcast we talk to Alison Walker.

Alison came to the UK from Malaysia to go to university. 

Rather than shying away from British culture, she threw herself right into it and joined a local London running club. That was the beginning of her love affair with running and the UK.

Alison is a very humble person and suffers a great deal with what she describes in her own words as ‘imposter syndrome’

Alison is a week away from her debut at The Spine Race. So we talk about her preparation for her biggest race yet. Her previous race experience and how she got into ultras. 

Alison may have only discovered trail running recently but she has already racked up podiums in 100 mile races, 24 hour track races and winning the Race Across Scotland. 

She has been tipped to be a contender for a podium place at this year’s Spine Race.

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In this episode of the podcast we speak to Mike Seaman.

Mike is head honcho at Racoon Media and is responsible for the National Running Show happening again in a few weeks at Birmingham NEC. 

We talk about his career in exhibitions and why it took him 7 years to realise his idea for a running show that every runner would love. 

We talk about the shows previous guests, his favourite stories from running and how the show is getting bigger and better every year! 

We talk about his own running, his charity work and running with his buddy Susie Chan. 

If you want free tickets to the running show you can use the code ULTRASAM to get them online. 

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On today’s episode of the podcast we speak to Dougie Zinis.

Dougie is known for being one of the more reserved Spiners but we manage to dig deep into his running history and his prep for this years race. 

We talk about his pre-running life being overweight and suffering a stroke in his mid twenties. 

Despite this he took up running and soon found he had the endurance to go long! 

Since 2018 he’s won the Spine Challenger South, took 2nd at the full Spine in 2022 and took the double Bob Graham round record! 

He’s focused and determined so it will be fun to see how he fairs in Britain’s most brutal race in just a few short weeks! 

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On today’s podcast we speak to Jack Scott. 

Jack has had a meteoric raise to fame in British ultrarunning in recent years. 

Jack has multiple race wins, notably at UTS this year along with some record breaking winter rounds. 

We talk openly about his past struggles with addiction to gambling and how it’s made him the resilient ultra runner that he is! 

He talks about his training and coaching experience and how he’s now got his sights set on the 2023 Spine Race! 

Jack is one to watch! 

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In this episode of the podcast we speak to Kim Collison.

 Kim is a familiar face to UK trail and ultra runners, known for his multiple records on some of the Britain’s most iconic races and rounds. 

 We talk about his life starting out as an adventure racer and how it led him to his ultimate destiny as an ultrarunner. 

 We dive into his most memorable performances and how being a coach helps him to make sensible decisions when racing, which is often at odds with his built in competitive nature. 

 We talk about his DNF at last years Spine race and his plans and predictions for this years race, being held in just over 2 weeks from when we recorded. 

Kim is a great guy and I look forward to catching up with him at some races over the next year. 

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In this episode of the Ultrarunning Sam podcast we speak to Will Roberts. 

Will is a content creator, adventure geek, social media manager, photographer, videographer, blogger, associate lecturer and podcast producer.

We talk about his media work in the niche area of adventure and ultramarathons. We talk about the amazing locations he’s been privileged to shoot and his ongoing work with the Beyond the ultimate race series.  

We speak about his ‘healthy obsession’ with the Spine race and the work that goes into producing all of the social media and race coverage every year in Britains most brutal race. 

A great listen if you work in media or are interested in the growing world of trail and ultra media. 

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This time we speak to Stu Westfield of Ranger Ultras/Expeditions.

We speak about his route into being a mountain leader. His time leading groups in Tanzania and his growing number of trail races in Peak District and Yorkshire Moors.

We talk about how the pandemic affected his races and what he has planned for the future, including the 2nd running of the hugely successful Pennine Bridleway 270KM. A none stop multi-day ultramarathon following the lesser known but equally impressive national trail over the Pennines.

If you haven't tried a Ranger Ultras race before head on over to
https://rangerultras.co.uk/ to find out more!

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