Talk Ultra

Gary Robbins once again returned to the tough and gnarly Hurt 100 and came away with another victory, in this weeks show he tells us all about it and his plans for 2014. HK100 took place just a couple of weeks ago and young Australian sensation, Vlad Ixel placed 3rd overall in a top quality field, we interviewed him about his running and what the future hold. Talk Training as 'Hint's n Tips for running from Speedgoat himsel, the News, a Blog, Up and Coming races.. another great show in store!

We have two interviews from the Montane Spine race, regarded as one of the toughest races out there. We speak with Pavel Paloncy who won the 268-mile event with a new course record and Marcus Scotney who won the 106-mile Challenger event. We also speak with South African long distance runner, Johan Van De Merwe about ultra running in South Africa and his new African 24-hour record. The News, a Blog, Talk Training, Up & Coming Races, Smiles and Miles and Speedgoat is back from the Love Boat!

We have a full show with two in-depth interviews about running really long… Joe Fejes recently won the Aravaipa Running 6-day event, Across the Years by clocking up 555+ miles and beating running legend, Yiannis Kouros in the process. By contrast, we speak to UK runner Jon Steele who tackled ‘The Hill’ ultra; 160-miles of hill rips on a 2.9m course in under 48-hours. Gemma Slaughter, The Coastal Challenge winner from 2013 talks to us about her expectations as she prepares for the 2014 edition. Emelie Forsberg is back for smilesandmiles, Marc is with us for Talk Training and believe it or not, Speedgoat is on a cruise! That’s great for Talk Ultra as we have the lovely Stevie Kremer joining us as co host.

Merry Christmas! Episode 51 of Talk Ultra is our longest show yet... yes, 4hours and 30mins of ultra chat to help you survive the Christmas period and New Year. We speak with the new 100-mile and 12-hour record holder (on a track) Zach Bitter. We have a full and in-depth interview with femaale ultra runner of the year (?) Michele Yates. Anna Frost provides an insightful interview on a troubled 2013 and finally we catch up with Ed Catmur who has been setting the pace on the UK ultra scene. It's a full show! Speedgoat and Ian review the year, we have possibly the best Talk Training of 2013 with Marc Laithewaite and we catch up with Amanda in a Year in the Life of! A big thank you for all the amazing support and downloads in 2013 and we thank you in advance for your support in 2014. 

This weeks show we speak to Brit, Pat 'Paddy' Robbins who placed joint 7th at the 2013 Spartathlon. Man of the moment, Zach Miller joins us after his surprising win at JFK50. We have a 'speed session' for you in Talk Training, the news, a blog, up and coming races and of course Speedgoat Karl joins us.

What a great show... we speak with 'Team Redden' about running and the incredible story of how mum, Sabrina and Teagan (aged 8yrs) tackled 100km's. We have an in depth chat with David and Katharine who ran 5000 miles across South America in the 5000 mile project. Tim Stevenson joins us for a special Talk Training on Strength and conditioning. Emelie Forsberg is back for Smiles and Miles. The news, a blog, up and coming races and Speedgoat discusses pacers!

Sounds and insights from Nepal. This weeks show is a departure from our normal show, however, we do have some great content with Everest Trail Race ladies winner and 2nd overall, Fernanda Maciel. We cacth up with Brit, Anna Lupton and discuss Fell and Skyrunning, Steven Sleuyter talks multiday racing and the Grand to Grand Ultra, we have a main interview with Dakota Jones and in Talk Training we have a special guest, Trevor Prior who discusses feet. The news, a blog and up and coming races.

We speak with Dylan Bowman, after placing 5th at Western States, Dylan was looking forward to tackling UTMB, however, things didn't go quite to plan. Lakeland 50 winner, Ben Abdelnoor talks about training and fell running and we catch up with Tessa Hill who has just had a very succesful season on the Skyrunning circuit. Emelie Forsberg talks Diagonale des Fous in Smiles and Miles, Marc Laithwaite talks winter in Talk Training. We have the News, a Blog, Up and Coming races and Speedgoat talks golf...

We have an interview with Speedgoat 50k winner and 2nd place at UROC, Stephanie Howe. Brit fell running sensation, Ricky Lightfoot talks about his progression to ultra. Anthony Bethell provides an insight into his first year participating in the Skyrunning season from an everyday runners perspective. Marc Talks Training. Emelie Smiles and Miles. The news, a blog, up and coming races and Speedgoat is back!

Mountain running legend, Jono Wyatt tells us all about his incredible 25 years as a competetive athlete. We speak to man of the moment, Rob Krar after his impressive win at UROC. Emelie Forberg is back with Smiles and Miles. Marc Laithwaite talks altitude in Talk Training. The News, a Blog, Up and Coming Races and Stevie Kremer co-hosts the show.

This weeks show we have a long distance theme. We have an interview with Nickademus Hollon who just recently placed 7th overall at Tor des Geants. We also have an in-depth chat with Ian Sharman about his incredible summer running the Grand Slam. We also speak to Nick Clark in his regular Grand Slam slot, Clarky’s Corner. We speak to Brit, Emma Clayton about her silver medal in the WMRA worlds in Poland. The news, Talk Training, a blog, up and coming races and of course, Speedgoat Karl.

We have an extended and in-depth interview with Kilian Jornet about his Matterhorn Summit record. We have a selection of audio from the TNFUTMB – Rory Bosio, Anton Krupicka, Joe Grant, Nuria Picas and Jez Bragg. We speak to Jo Meek who placed 2nd lady at MDS and what the future holds for her. We have Talk Training, the News a blog, smiles and miles with Emelie Forsberg and of course, Mr Speedgoat.

Scott Jurek gives us a pre Leadville 100 chat. Fernanda Maciel discusses the CCC and the Everest Trail Race. We have inspiring interview with Ray Zahab, he discusses, expeditions, motivating youth and his incredible i2P project. Emelie Forsberg gives us a #smilesandmiles, Clarky talks number three in the Grand Slam and what four may bring. The news, a blog, up and coming races, a Meltzer Moment and hold the presses... Kilian smashes it!

We speak to Stevie Kremer 12 months on after she burst on the Skyrunning scene with a 2nd at Sierre-Zinal. We have 15 mins of fame with double leg amputee, Richard Whitehead. An interview with Lakeland 100 winner, Stuart Mills. A catch up with Nick Clark on the Grand Slam of ultra. Smiles and Miles with Emelie Forsberg. The news, a blog, up and coming races. Marc Laithwaite is back for Talk Training and of course, Speedgoat co hosts!

We catch up with Marco De Gasperi on the finish line of the Dolomites Skyrace. We chat with Kilian Jornet about his recent racing and the next part of his Summits project. We introduce a new regualr section for the show, Smiles and Miles with Emelie Forsberg. Our main interview is with Brit, Stuart Air who placed 13th at Ronda dels Cims. We have the news, a blog and the up and coming races for the next two weeks. Finally, for one show only we have a guest co host, Philipp Reiter.

Nick Clark returns for Clarky’s Corner, we have an update on his Western States and a look ahead to his next 100 in the Grand Slam. We have an interview with Ultra Running legend, Nikki Kimball about her running career and another podium finish at Western States. Alex Nichols talks Mont Blanc Marathon and in Talk Training we speak with Florian Reichert about the transition from road running to trail and mountains. We have the news, a blog and of course the up and coming races.

This weeks show is all about Ronda dels Cims. We discuss the race and have interviews 'live' from Andorra with 3rd place Matt Cooper, 7th place Jared Campbell, 8th place Ty Draney and the ladies winner Francesca Canepa. Speedgoat talks Western States, we have a special Talk Training with Jez Bragg and we have the up and coming races for the next two weeks.

Rob Krar talks to us about his running history, hiw incredible Rim-to-Rim-to-Rim run and what his expectations are for Western States. Holly Rush talks marathon running and Comrades. Ellie Greenwood makes a guest appearance for Talk Training and provides an insight into running injuries. Nick Clark joins us for a reguar slot as he attempts the 'Grand Slam' of ultra running. We have the news, a year in the life of, and we find out: You hnow you are an ultra runner when... ?

Stevie Kremer and AJ Calitz talk to us from Zegama-Aizkorri. We speak to Brendan Davies and Beth Cardelli respective winners from TNF100 in Australia. An inspirational 15 minutes of fame with Eric Browy, Talk Training is about Knees with Mitch from StrideUK. Our interview is with Ultrapedestrian Ras. Speedgoat is back, we have a blog, the news and of course, the up and coming races.

It's all about Transvulcania! We have a special co host, Anna Frost or 'Frosty' as she is affectionately known. We have post race interviews with the mens's winner, Kilian Jornet. The ladies winner, Emelie Forsberg. We atch up with 3rd place, Sage Canaday, 4th place, Timothy Olson, 7th place, Cameron Clayton and top 50 runner, Dave James. In additional to all the Transvulcania excitement we have a blog, 15 minutes of fame with Robbie Briton, up and coming races and of course the news.