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Coach Woza joins the Home Trails Podcast to talk answer your questions!
This one hits a bit differently to our usual training-centric episode....We discuss some tricky subjects, including the question that mainstream media have asking "Are women better ultra-runners than men?" 
Which leads us onto BYU and the affects its having as a niche of a niche in our already niche sport of ultra running. I suggest that backyards are responsible for bringing new runners into our sport that may not have taken the traditional route into ultra.
We talk about the science of footwear, including Altra and Nike who have just released their own zero drop shoe. Is it for everyone? Woza talks about how to safely rotate the shoes in our shoe quiver.
Is running being watered down by running groups within our sport? We touch on the sensitive subject of women's safety in running and racing and we decide that more needs to be said on the subject, especially by men on podcasts!
And finally, how often can we break ourselves in big races and recover enough to do it again the same year.
This episode is a big one and I hope that in he subjects we discuss, we come across as intended, two people who are trying their best to discuss sensitive subjects without offending anyone, because that was our intention.
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On the Home Trails Podcast this week, we have Andy Fìor-Berry.
Andy is a well known British mountain ultra runner, who has steadily built a reputation for tackling some of the UK's most iconic rounds and races. 
He's taken on the Steve Parr Round, Paddy Buckley, Winter Tranter's and the Bob Graham Round to name a few. He's won the Lakeland 100  in recent years and runs himself into the top 10 at international ultras around the world.
Andy is a big personality in the sport and always has a lot to say about what's happening in ultra running.
We talk about his superhero origin story. His time split between Durham and The Highands and his life balance of coaching and plumbing.
In this episode we introduce a new segment call MJUM Asks...and we get his answer to quite a personal question about his current sponsor. Andy also speaks about him being asked (2nd hand) to be involved in the Captains BGR attempt....you'll need to listen to hear that answer! 
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Dani has made her presence known in ultra running in the UK.
After getting into trail running during the pandemic by jogging with her dog on walks, she soon realised how much she enjoyed running and signed up to a 10k. Then she dipped her toes into marathon running and eventually that led her to ultras. Being in her own words “highly competitive” she decided that coming top 5 in an ultra wasn’t enough, she wanted to win them. 

in the summer she placed 2nd at the full summer Spine and she’s just this past weekend, won the District BackYard Ultra outright. Another outstanding performance women’s ultra running who seem to be dominating the BYU world at the moment. 

Dani will do more great things in the future!
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This week we speak to Fleur Cushman from CurraNZ, the New Zealand black current supplement that's making waves in the ultra community.
This podcast is very science based so be prepared to either taker notes or save the transcript to refer to afterwards.
I first heard about the product from Kim Collison and Josh wade (among others) a few years back while the product was new to the Ultra and trail scene.
Over the past 12 years, a body of evidence, including dozens of studies into its effects on fat metabolism, heat acclimation, Vo2Max and recovery have all been published and some of the numbers actually seem impossible, so impossible that many of the studies had to be repeated numerous times to ensure they were indeed correct.
I've been using CurraNZ for the last week and although it's too early to be sure, I can definitely feel like something is happening, especially with recovery. So for a 46 year old ultra runner, my interest is peaked! Time will tell and I'll report my findings in the coming weeks. But don't take my word for it. Try it yourself and let us know!
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On the Home Trails Podcast this week, I speak to Tommy Price, the ultimate comeback kid!
During a winter Bob recce, Tommy encountered severe weather that quickly made him hypothermic. His mate Max, unable to move Tommy back down the mountain had to make the decision to wrap him in a bivvy bag and go for help.
Shortly after, Tommy crawled out of the bag and suffered cardiac arrest while his body temperature plummeted to just 20 degrees. After hours out on the hill, exposed to the -15 wind chill, most paramedics would have assumed he was beyond saving, but Keswick MRT had other ideas!
They summoned a helicopter from North Wales to airlift Tommy to Newcastle where he received life saving treatments. Tommy wasn't out of the woods just yet as doctors feared he would be left brain damaged because he his heart had stopped for so long.
But, not only did he recover. But he recovered enough to race the London marathon in aid of his beloved Keswick MRT. Then, to complete the circle, Tommy returned to the Lake District to finish what he started. A successful Bob Graham Round!
In this podcast, Tommy tells the ultimate comeback story!
To donate to his fund raising in aid of Keswick MRT, search 'Tommy Price' on JustGiving!
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