Talking Trail - by Summit Gear

In this first episode for 2026, Rob sits down with Andrea Comastri, CEO of Hotel Etico to discuss the upcoming Long Run To Inclusion.Join the event here: https://hoteletico.com.au/about-us/long-run-to-inclusion-2026/Apologies for the cacophony of white cockatoos who turned up for the interview.

In the final episode of 2025 we recap the Grampians marathon before going deep with Blue Mountain's legend Lou Clifton, who is not slowing down with her amazing year 3 Epic Milers of 2025.

In this episode of Talking Trail, we go deep with UltraTrail Kosciuszko 100 and Hounslow Classic Marathon winner and Blue Mountains trail running coach - Quinton Gil, who shares his philosophies and insight onwhat matters most in the sport of trail running. We also catch up with Lonely Mountain Ultra race director Scott Hazelton following a successful 2025 event.

Episode 14 we do a wrap up of the recent Hounslow Classic and Six Foot Track Marathon Events. We then go though all the details and winning strategies of Mike Carroll and Stephanie Austin, the 2025 Six Foot Track Marathon winners

This is our first live event - run at Tempus Katoomba we are covering the Firies Stair Climb for MND - why we do it and the impact it has on peoples lives. After this we attempt a live cross to Mike Dunstan in Chamonix as he shares his emotions and plans before he sets out on his UTMB Lap

We have a whole lot of new gels and high carb drinks now at Summit Gear so we thought it would be a great idea to give you an overview of them and how they taste. We also have a great chat with Scott Hazelton - The Lonely Mountain Ultra Race director and find out what is new for 2025!

This episode Rob gets more help from his Fellowship of the Ring for his massive upcoming challenge. This fellowship this time includes Phil Smith of Birdwood Podiatry and Jason Wheeler from First Choice Physiotherapy. Plus we discuss the Firies Stair Climb for MND, Running Wild's Saints and Sinners and much more

In Episode 10 We recap the Burralow Bush Run, and Rob gathers his team for His "Fellowship of the Ring" challenge - Stair Climb 24hrs , Six Foot track marathon and the Lonely Mountain Miler - all in 5 weeks. In this episode Rob visits Lewis Squadrito from Lab Fit (https://www.lspt.com.au/) and Katie Rainbird (https://www.instagram.com/nutr.ev.day/) - nutrition expert to get the best advice possible for this epic challenge!

In part 2 of the UTA 2025 series, the Talking Trails team continues our great stories - this time from local legends Tom Payton (first miler) and Emily Brunt (3rd at UTA 100K) on their race experiences.

In this episode the Talking Trail team recap their UTA performances before diving into some great stories from local legends Annie Mackie and Rhett Gibson on their UTA experience for 2025.