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# 108 UTMB:Race Special (opens the original)
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Buckle up for a long one, it's a 'Race Special' episode! Lewis went back to Chamonix with unfinished business and a plan to run UTMB faster than he had before. But a badly timed ankle injury in the weeks leading into the race meant that by the time he stood on the start line, the goal had already changed. What followed was 115km around Mont Blanc, through France and Italy and into Switzerland, before Lewis eventually made the decision to call it a day. In this UTMB Race Special we hear what it's
# 107 Laura Briggs (opens the original)
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When 3 friends agree to run the 200+ miles of the Camino Primitivo to Santiago de Compostela and 2 of them don't even make the start line, Laura Briggs packs her kit and goes and runs it anyway. From an idea based on running adventures overseas but without using air travel, Laura set off into a world unknown to her of pilgrims, hostels and the relentless daily miles needed to get from the start in Oviedo to the finish and the back in time to catch her ferry home. All having never set foot on the
# 106 Paul Sinton-Hewitt (opens the original)
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It's not everyday you get to sit down with someone who has started a global phenomenon so it was a honour to spend an hour chatting with Paul Sinton-Hewitt, the founder of parkrun. In a wide ranging chat we talk about the challenges he faced in bringing to life his vision and fulfilling the promise of the idea he spawned after a suffering a serious injury. With Matt being a parkrun event director and Paul being the founder it forced Jay to step up and experience his first ever parkrun after 13 y
#105 Arc of Attrition by UTMB 2027 Preview (opens the original)
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We're joined in this episode by Sam Calvert the UTMB UK Event Director and by Andrew 'Ferg' Ferguson, Race Director of the Arc of Attrition to discuss changes to the next edition of this beloved race. In a really wide ranging and open chat we discussed course changes to the Arc 100 and new races and the new race finish. We also talk about UTS and lessons learned from the changes there along with the new Skyline Scotland race and youth events. Thanks again to all of you for listening. If you have
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