Welcome to Season 5 Episode 12 of the Young Hearts Run Free Podcast! We are coming at ya this week with a quadruple strength episode! First up John n Steven have their customary weekly blether, it’s unscripted ya know! Then joining us for a brilliant chinwag we welcome ultra-runner Dave Andrews. Proud Northern Irishman Dave has been a regular at the sharp end of ultra-marathons for nigh on a decade.  We’ve eventually managed to catch up with him to get his running story! We find out what started as something to keep Dave fit when a promising football career was halted through injury went from 5k, to 10k and soon progressed to ultra-marathons. 

Dave realised that he had the ingredients needed for ultra-marathon the ability to run slower for a long time PLUS the ability to eat like a horse! From taking part in D33 egged on by running mates Dave has not looked back, he’s being doing very epic shit since. Throw in the ups and downs of the days where all goes perfect along with the days where you just want to chuck running and you’ve quite the story. 

We find out about Dave’s relationship with running, there is more to that than meets the eye. Let’s just say Dave keeps it simple, running is simple after all, right?! 24-hour races are simple, right?! With regular wins and podium places along the way it’s clear to see that Dave is a man of ability, a sparkling day out on the West Highland Way Race in 2018, repping his country at the Anglo Celtic Plate (twice) amongst the many career highlights.  Trips to France and Italy for 24 hour races bringing opposite kinda results, both positive and not, and Dave is open to tell all. 

He’s also a fella who has a lot to share from his running experience, has many lessons he’s learned to pass on to you all and 100% is a kindred spirit with the YHRF hosts eating habits…..30 jaffa cakes in one sitting, welcome to the club!! He might consider himself to be average, we don’t agree, we don’t think you will either. You don’t represent your country being average after all.