RunUltra
Episodes
Chris Wright
17 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Chris started running ultras at 50 years old, 14 years ago. He’s run UTMB and since 2023 he’s done the full Spine, Challenger North and Challenger...
Nic Crossley and Ben Finch
10 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Robin and I chat to Ben Finch and Nic Crossley of Wee Run Events, who have recently announced their new female-only ultra, the first of its kind in Sc...
Joe Turner
03 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Robin and Kate chat to Joe, who ran the Anglo Celtic Plate which incorporated the 100K British National Champs, the 100K Irish National Champs, the 10...
Sara Storey and Nigel Vardy
27 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Sara Storey was the only woman to complete the World Record attempt at the Worlds Highest Marathon, recently held in Chile, and one of only 5 people o...
Charlie Sproson
20 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Kate chats to Charlie Sproson, the director behind Lake District Sky Trails and Mountain Run. They chat about Skyrunning and how it started and has de...
Imo Boddy
13 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Robin and Kate chat to Imo Boddy, a record breaking runner from Cumbria and currently based in London. They discuss the pressures of being a full time...
Kirstie Law and Luke Latimer
06 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Kate chats to Kirstie and Luke about their race in the Arctic last month. They talk about the cold and how dangerous it can be, what it’s like to sk...
Damian Hall
27 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Robin and Kate have a chat with Damian Hall after the Barkley Marathons 2026; a year that caught everyone by surprise when it was held a month earlier...
Debbie Martin-Consani and Siobhan Brennan
20 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I’m joined by Debbie Martin-Consani and Siobhan Brennan and together we delve into a subject that goes far beyond ultra racing; the...
Megan Boxall
13 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
On the latest episode of the RunUltra Podcast, Robin flies solo and catches up with Megan Boxall, who, as of today’s podcast date of 13th February, ...
Darren Evans
06 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In our latest podcast, Clair Heaviside joins me to chat with Darren Evans, co-founder of The Green Runners, founder of Pair-Ups, Race Director and muc...
Sophie Power
30 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Kate is joined by Faye Johnson, who is filling in for Robin while he files everyone’s tax returns during January. They chat to Sophie Power whose bo...
Richard Weremiuk
23 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Kate is joined by guest host Faye Johnson for tonight’s podcast with Richard Weremiuk. Richard is the Race Director of Beyond Marathon, an event com...
Eric Kessler
16 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Robin and I chat to Eric from Rasselbock Running. We discover where the name Rasselbock comes from and learn about his event format, which is focused ...
Sarah Porter
11 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
When I heard that Sarah Porter had been pulled out of the Spine Challenger South for safety reasons I was intrigued. When I learned it was because she...
Phil Hayday-Brown
09 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Phil Hayday-BrownBefore Christmas we caught up with Phil Hayday-Brown, who kindly took time out of his busy schedule to talk to us about all things Sp...
Trail and Ultra Running Awards
27 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As the 2025 trail, fell and ultra-running season comes to a close, our thoughts turn to the epic events of the year.From Lucy Gossage and Kim Collison...
Sarah Rowell
05 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We chat to Sarah Rowell, who was recently elected President of the World Mountain Running Association (I incorrectly said Mountain and Trail Running A...
Jared Beasley
28 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We have a fascinating conversation with Jared Beasley, author of The Endurance Artist, the book about Gary Cantrell, aka Lazarus Lake. Jared has follo...
Matt Field
21 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Matt Field is an incredibly accomplished runner, although he’d never shout about it. Within a few short years of running, Matt has come first at two...
Colin Murphy
14 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Robin and Kate have a great chat with Colin, talking about the 13 Valleys Ultras which took place at the end of September. Colin is clearly passionate...
Sophie Grant
07 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
So much to cover in this episode! Recorded on 20th October, Kate and Robin start by talking about Robin’s difficulties adjusting to life post-race a...
Tony Stopforth
31 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Kate chats to Tony, who founded the community running group Peaky Runners. He chats about his running journey, why he started this community, how he c...
Sarah Webster
24 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sarah broke the female World Record last weekend at the IAU World 24hr Track Championships, running an incredible 278km/173 miles. This was only her 2...
Lindley Chambers
17 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Lindley talks about his many and varied roles as a Race Director, Medic and Spine kit checker and route planner. His races include the Suffolk and The...
Keith Wigley
10 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We talk to Keith Wigley following the World Mountain and Trail Running Championships in Canfranc. Although he didn't have the race he wanted, Kei...
Keith Wigley
10 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We talk to Keith Wigley following the World Mountain and Trail Running Championships in Canfranc. Although he didn’t have the race he wanted, Keith ...
Damian Hall
03 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We chat to Damo about his recent Three Solo challenge, where he tried to do the Big Three Rounds alone and unsupported on public transport. Sadly his ...
Jen and Sim Benson
26 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jen and Sim talk about their new book, Ultra, and their fascinating back story in the running world. Their new book covers ultra races across the worl...
Josh Wade
19 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We talk to Josh Wade about his incredible 3rd place at UTMB last month and discuss his progress through the years and the hard work he's put in to ach...
Josh Wade
19 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We talk to Josh Wade about his incredible 3rd place at UTMB last month and discuss his progress through the years and the hard work he's put in t...
RunUltra talks to Holly Wootten
12 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Robin sits down with Holly Wootten, the new course record holder at the Dragon’s Back Race, Britain’s toughest multi-day mountain challenge.Holly ...
Holly Wootten
12 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Robin sits down with Holly Wootten, the new course record holder at the Dragon’s Back Race, Britain’s toughest multi-day mountain challenge.Holly ...
Nick Hancock and Faye Johnson
29 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We chat to RunUltra's official coaching partners Nick Hancock and Faye Johnson from Maximum Mileage Coaching. With Robin's 24 Hour track rac...
Neil Thubron
15 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Robin and Kate talk to Neil Thubron, Race Director of Extreme Energy Events. Neil started one of the first multi day events in the UK with the Pilgrim...
Ian Beattie and Adrian Stott
01 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Kate chats to Ian Beattie and Adrian Stott, two pillars of the UK running community. Ian is Chairman of UK Athletics and Adrian selector and Team Mana...
Alex Staniforth
24 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Alex recently completed an epic challenge - running every mountain (he summited 446 although the official figure seems to be fluid!) in England and Wa...
Chris Andrade
11 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Robin and Kate chat to Chris, who won the Montane Summer Spine Challenger South. They chat about Chris's training, in particular the modest miles...
Susie Chan
04 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We chat to Susie Chan; a true community champion of the ultra running world, and much loved Peloton instructor, who has completed some of the world&ap...
Anna Troup
27 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Kate and Robin talk to Anna after her spectacular win at the Summer Spine last week and her triumphant return to competitive running after being injur...
Zukie Tandathu
22 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We asked Zukie on to talk about his race at UTS last month, but golly we went through everything he's done - which is a lot! This inspiring and c...
Holly Stables
12 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Robin talks to Holly Stables following her run at The Speed Project in the US. They discuss the run between Los Angeles and Las Vegas, coaching; both ...
Camille Herron
07 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Robin and Kate chat to Camille and they covered a lot of topics! This podcast is a bumper issue as we range from talking about neurodiversity, Spartat...
Ted Jackson
01 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We chat to Ted Jackson, who organises many races for Runbuk, including the Antarctic Ultra. We chat to Ted about the incredible races he's involv...
Tom Joly
22 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We talk to Tom Joly about his thoughts on sponsorship and going professional in ultra running, as well as his racing and training. We discuss over tra...
Mike Jones
15 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week we talk to Mike Jones from Apex Running and discuss the races he organises in Wales and Ireland. We chatted about how he started, his ambiti...
Fiona Pascall
08 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Robin and Kate chat to Fiona Pascall , discussing her win at Chianti by UTMB and the Golden Ticket to Western States she got as a result. They also di...
Rachel White
18 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Rachel White is a nutritionist and has written articles for RunUltra in the past. Kate talks to Rachel about her support for Will Robinson when he ran...
Lewis Ryan
21 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Winner of the Arc of Attrition by UTMB, Lewis Ryan ran the third fastest time, right on the heels of Storm Éowyn. We chat to Lewis about training, be...
Laura Watts
06 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Kate and Robin chat to Laura Watts about her invitation to run Badwater 135 for the 4th time in a row, and her impressive ultra CV. We talk about the ...
Lucy Gossage
24 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We talk to Spine sensation Lucy Gossage after her spectacular win at this month's Winter Spine. We discuss her back story; being a champion Triat...
Kim Collison
18 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We talk to the winner of the 2025 Montane Winter Spine, Kim Collison. We talk about his race, his strategies, how it felt winning after 3 previous DNF...
Debbie Martin-Consani
14 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We chat to Debbie about the Spine, WSER, Wildheart Runners, running at night and egg Robin on to sign up for more races! We also discussed funding for...
Matt Green
19 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kate and Robin chat to Matt Green, of Summit Media. They chat about this year's projects; a variety of films such as Talk to Frank (the dog talks...
Fritz Sitte
12 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Fritz and Max set off from Cape Town on 25th March to attempt a World Record run to Cairo. Fritz running, Max supporting on a bike.Robin and Kate talk...
Tara Dower
04 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Robin and Kate have a brief catch up before diving into talking to Tara Dower about her incredible FKT run along the Appalachian Trail in the US. She ...
Adrian Stott
07 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Could you run for 52 days in a row? Could you run 60 miles on every one of those days? Could you run 3,100 miles in those 52 days? That's what 15...
Damian Hall
27 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kate chats to Damian Hall for a general catch up on what he's being doing, most notably another successful Tor des Geants run and his disappointm...
Dan Lawson and Darren Evans
24 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dan Lawson broke the National 3 Peaks Challenge by foot in August when he summited the 3 Peaks and ran between each of them. We chat about Nomadic Sau...
Mike Duggan
16 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mike Duggan is the Co-ordinator of the ITRA Olympic Trail Running Working Group who is trying to get trail running admitted as a sport into the 2032 O...
Keri Wallace
03 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kate chats to Keri about her new book, Running Challenges, and her business Girls on Hills, who were created to empower women with the skills and conf...
David Roche
24 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
David Roche won the classic Leadville 100 last weekend - not only did he break the record by 16 minutes but it was his debut 100 miler. Kate and Sam H...
Robyn Cassidy
19 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We chat to Robyn Cassidy about her recent win at Lakeland 100; about her nutrition problems and answers with Precision Fuel and Hydration and about he...
Hayden Arrowsmith
12 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kate and Robin Bush talk to Hayden Arrowsmith, UK Event Director for UTMB, currently Ultra-Trail Snowdonia and Arc of Attrition.Hayden talks about his...
Michael Stocks
07 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kate and Robin Leathley chat to Michael Stocks, co-founder of Team Hour 7. They chat about his running career, his ambition to run the 24 hour Champio...
Davy Newell
30 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kate chats to Davy Newell, Race Organiser of The Lap, Windermere. In just 5 years this race has gone from 150 entries to 1000 runners at each of the b...
Garry Doolan
22 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Garry Doolan is the sort of ultra runner who runs the really crazy stuff - recently he started The Line - a Mark Cockbain event starting in the north ...
Jack Oliver and Joe Faulkner
15 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Kate talks to two hugely experienced and accomplished mountain men - Jack Oliver and Joe Faulkner. Jack is a mountaineer and holds the...
Mel Sykes
01 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
With guest host Robin Leathley, Kate talks to Mel Sykes about her recent 2nd place at the Summer Spine Challenger and they talk generally about kit, t...
James Gibson
16 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
December 2021 - James Gibson recently completed the first Winter Wainwright round in full winter conditions. We find out how he did it.🎙️ Thanks ...
Nicky Spinks
16 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
September 2021 - Nicky talks to us about her Lakeland 24 record breaking run🎙️ Thanks for tuning in! If you enjoyed this episode, don’t forget ...
Sophie Power
15 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kate talks to Sophie Power, who recently broke Mimi Anderson's world record for running the length of Ireland. We discuss the importance of her r...
David Miller
11 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kate talks to David about the Barkley Marathons, witnessing history being made, and the publication of his limited release book which captured the ast...
Tethered
11 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kate is joined by Eros Adamides, Sarah Tizzard, Allan Rumbles and Pete Sheath to talk about a new film called Tethered. Produced and directed by Pete ...
Mike Jones
16 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
March 2022Mike Jones, then Race Director of the Ultra Trail Snowdonia, explains the process for applying to UTMB.🎙️ Thanks for tuning in! If you ...
Dan Lawson
16 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
From October 2021Dan Lawson talks to RunUltra about his running life and how he came to champion prolonging the life of running clothes and equipment....
Matt Smith from Highland Kings
09 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kate talks to Matt about his luxury event, why he created it and finds out what actually happened in 2022 when his course marking went viral in the ru...
RunUltra talks to Emma Stuart
12 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kate and Emma chat about her successful start to 2024 with a 3rd place at Transgrancanaria, her recent 1st place at Maurice Mullins 50k and Nicky Spin...
John Kelly 2024
07 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
John Kelly talks to Robin Bush after the Barkley Marathons 2024🎙️ Thanks for tuning in! If you enjoyed this episode, don’t forget to follow the...
Jasmin Paris 2022
26 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jasmin chats to Kate about her amazing Fun Run performance in 2022 at the Barkley Marathons.🎙️ Thanks for tuning in! If you enjoyed this episode,...
Rupert Bonington
11 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We talk to Rupert, who is the co owner of Mountain Fuel, about the products, how they're made and what new products are in the pipeline.🎙️ T...
Kevin Leahy
08 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kevin won the inaugural Montane Arctic Spine this year and he talks about what it's like to run in -30 degree temperatures and how he came to win...
Tonya Olson
25 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Tonya is co-author of the latest edition of Fixing Your Feet, that bible for ultra runners all over the world. She chats to Kate about how she started...
Damian Hall and Jasmin Paris after the Barkleys 2023
03 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kate Allen chats to Jasmin Paris and Damian Hall about their Barkley Marathon runs and their involvement with and plans for The Green Runners.🎙️ ...
Camille Herron
03 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kate and Camille have a chat about the differences between ultra running and trail running; her challenge as part of Lululemon's Further initia...
Jack Kuenzle
03 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jack Kuenzle broke Kilian Jornet's record for the Bob Graham Round in the UK in September 2022. RunUltra chatted to him to find out who he is and...
Sam Hill Spine 2024
30 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kate and Sam Hill chat about his epic Spine Race; they discussed his kit, sleeping patterns, and what it's like to be on the other side of the fe...