Talk Ultra

We honour Teresa Farriol. Ian Sharman joins us for an update and a chat about the news. We talk to Terry Conway as he embarked on his first European race. Barry Murray discusses the Paleo diet in Talk Training and we bring you three interviews from Cavalls del Vent with Joe Grant, Anna Frost and Anton Krupicka. We have a somewhat different Meltzer Moment, up and coming races and a couple of blogs.

Talk about name dropping... episode 18 has a stellar cast! Once again I have Speedgoat Karl with me for most of the show, we discuss his incredible run at Run Rabbit Run and we also catch up and talk about all his years in the sport. We speak to Mike Morton and get some feedback on his incredible Badwater win and we also talk about his record breaking 24 hour run. Prof Tim Nokaes is a legend within all sports, his book 'The Lore of Running' has been very much a bible for the keen runner, in Talk Training we discuss Tim's new book 'Waterlogged'. If that wasn't enough we finally catch up with the man who has got so many people into ultra, including me, Dean Karnazes. We also have the news, blogs and up and coming races. Phew... what a show!

I have the pleasure of Speedgoat Karl being a co host for the whole show. We talk about Trofeo Kima and have audio with Kilian Jornet before the race took place and then we catch up with Andy Symonds, Emelie Forsberg, Nuria Picas and Philip Reiter after the race. We discuss all things UTMB. We have interviews with members of the Vibram Trail Running Team which include 2nd placed lady, Francesca Canepa and team member Ronan Moalic, Beppe Marazzi and David Gatti. We also have interview with UTMB winners, Francois D'Haene and LIzzy Hawker just before they go onto the podium and we also grab 5 mins with 3rd place in the mens race, Mike Foote. Talk Training, A Meltzer Moment, the news, up and coming races and finallly; phew, a quick preview of Wasatch 100.

Flying all over the place... Sierre Zinal, Trofeo Kima and UTMB. On the show we speak to South African Linda Doke in Zinal, we catch up with Terry Conway from the UK and break some great news upon the ultra world. Ian Sharman joins the show for the news and Talk Training is back. Our interview is with Australian, Samantha Gash and Speedgoat Karl chews the ultra fat in a Meltzer Moment. We mention three blogs, discuss the up and coming races and get ready for UTMB.

On this weeks show we welcome Wolfepaw and master of the Douche Grade, Mike Wolfe as a co host. We have a selection of interviews form the Lakeland 50 and 100 mile races in the Uk. We interview Fast Foodie, Devon Crosby-Helms. Speedgoat Karl fill us in on the Speedgoat 50k in a Meltzer Moment and of course we have the news, the blogs and the up and coming races.

A stacked news section with Ian Sharman. We have three blogs for you. A brilliant interview with Hardrock 100 winner and legend of the sport, Hal Koerner. Speedgoat Karl tells us about the sleep monster and previews Speedgoat 50k. 15 Mins of Fame has a selection of interviews with runners of all abilities who will be undertaking Lakeland 50 or 100 miler and we finish off with the up and coming races for the next few weeks.

Ian has been in the Pyrenees with Arc'teryx and had the opportunity to catch up with Arc'teryx/ Salomon athlete Adam Campbell, we discuss the latest ultra news with Ian Sharman, Karl Meltzer discusses Hardrock 100 in a Meltzer Moment and our interview is with the lady who personifies pink and ultra running, Marvellous Mimi Anderson. We wind up the show with up and coming races and Ian is getting ready for the Lakeland 50 at the end of the month.

It's all things Western States, we catch up with The Queen, we speak to Brit Nick Clark on a stunning 3rd palce. Ian Sharman talks about 5th place and discusses the news. Speedgoat Karl gives us his feedback and previews Hardroack 100. We discuss carbohydrates in Talk Training with Marc Laithwaite and our main interview is the inspirational Western States winner and course record holder, Timothy Olson.

Ian has been running with a light saber, Ian Sharman discusses the news and gives us an insight into Western States. Our main interview is with Jez Bragg just before he heads out to America as he attempts to improve on his highest placing of 3rd at Western States. Karl gives us Aeltzer Moment, we discuss race day nutrition in Talk Training and on 15 minutes of fame we talk to Dean and Greg from The African Attachment. We recommend three blogs and we shout out about some up and coming races.

Ian C recovers from the Transvulcania La Palma and Zegama. We speak to Tom Owens, Emelie Forsberg and Lauren Jeska just after finishing the Skyrunning Zegama race. We discuss the news from around the world and catch up with Ian Sharman. On Talk Training we discuss hydration and how to get it right. Our main interview is with ultra running legend, Scott Jurek who has a new book just about to be released. We catch up with Speedgoat Karl for a Meltzer Moment and we talk to 70 year old Arthur Webb on 15 minutes of fame who this year will run Badwater for the 15th time. We mention the up and coming races and Ian C hopes to get back to some training...