Jamie Stephenson is a well-known face on the Cornish running scene because he is very often the reason why it’s impossible to place first in a trail race down here. On this episode we talk about Jamie’s current training plan, his success at the Serpent Trail 50k, pacing and sweeping, pushing yourself to the limits (if there is a limit?) his plans for 2022, and - in an emotionally charged section of the episode - how much Jamie’s older brother Tristan has been an inspiration to him over the years ;-)

Andrew McCauley is a physiotherapist and strength and conditioning coach based in Truro, Cornwall. He is the founder of ProCare Sports Medicine, Cornwall’s only sports medicine clinic, which combines up to date sports science with strength and conditioning practices to assist with training goals, diagnose and rehabilitate injuries and help prevent injuries in the first place. On this episode we discuss how strength and conditioning can help runners, the differences between strength and power, the psychology of pain, tips for building strength, and much more.

https://procaresportsmedicine.com/

Vassos is a radio broadcaster, author and ultra runner. He has been the sports corespondent for the Chris Evans Breakfast Show for a decade and he also hosts the Parkrun Podcast. He has written three books on running including the bestselling ‘Running up that Hill, the highs and lows of going that bit further’. We talk jetpack injuries, the ethics of global travel and climate change, running the Lake District, the art of badly pacing an ultra, the 153 mile Spartathlon, Phidippides, Cretan ultra running and the Arc of Attrition.

Tracy Waite is an endurance runner and fitness and lifestyle coach who was recently awarded Personal Trainer of they Year for the South West of England. Based in Cornwall, she loves nothing more than spending back to back days running very long stretches of Cornish coast path.

http://www.personaltrainerincornwall.co.uk/

A special edition episode where Jay interviews Tris about his preparation for the Freedom Racing Salomon Serpent Trail 100k, which was held on 3rd July 2021, followed by a race de-brief that reveals how Tris got on plus some other stuff about toenails.

Mike McKNight is a Salomon sponsored ultra endurance athlete who specialises in the 200 mile distance and multi-day FKTs. He was the winner of the Triple Crown in 2017 and 2019, ran a 100 miles with zero nutrition in 2020, then took on the 486 mile long Colorado Trail FKT, which was fully documented in the new ‘Broken to Breaking’ film on YouTube.

Jeri is an extreme ultra distance runner, and the owner of Red Dot Running store and Fat Bird events based out of Singapore. On this episode we learn about Jeri’s introduction in to ultra running in Cornwall leading to her experiences running 400km+ ultras all around the world. We also discuss risk management and death, how to deal with a stampede of highland cows, backyard ultras, recovering from injury and napping.

Michael Stocks is an ultra-runner who competes in the 24 hour track standard for Great Britain. He is also the author of One Track Mind, an account of his experience running for 24 hours at the Self Transcendence 24 Hour Track Race in London, in 2018. Besides discussing the various challenges one faces when attempting to run all day, we also cover training, nutrition, meditation and equality in ultra distance running.

Ellie is a relative newcomer to the ultra running world, and on this episode she chats with us about her experiences racing and supporting around the world, her friendship with ultra running megastar Mira Rai (and her charity the 'Mira Rai Initiative'), donuts, injuries, and what not to do with energy gels.

In this special episode of two halves, Jay and Tris discuss the The South West Traverse, a 44 mile trail race in Cornwall which took place on 30th May 2021. The first half of the episode was recorded four days before race day, where we both discuss the route, our training, nutrition plan and goals. The second half was recorded 24 hours after the race, where we review the highs and lows of the event and assess our performances.

The South West Traverse begins at the most southerly tip of the UK mainland and follows the coastal path 44 miles to the most westerly point at Land's End. The course undulates with over 6500 feet of vertical gain through rocky coves and bluffs, through fishing villages and the town of Penzance before heading into the rugged mostly unpopulated 12 miles leading to the finish.

http://mudcrew.co.uk/event/the-south-west-traverse/