Get in touch with Ultrarunning Sam here ⬅️Evan has literally burst onto the scene less than a year ago. But he's already won or podiumed at some of the UK's toughest ultras!Coming a very respectable 6th place at Lakes In a Day, in his first ultra back in October 24, he's gone on to win the Bowland Ultra. He took 2nd at Pendle Way in Day and another 2nd place at the Fellsman in April.His latest top 10 result at Trail Verbier St Bernard by UTMB has earned him recognition internationally as one to watch!Evan may only be 19 years old, but he has mature head on his shoulders. He's recently taken on a coach to help direct his enthusiastic approach to training and racing. So keep your eyes on this ones progress!Evan lives and trains in the Lakes and works at the legendary running shop, Pet Bland Sports, where he gets support from Mountain King Poles and is about to sign a contract with a major trail running brand!Evan is going places and was a joy to interview. Watch this space!HT@ultrarunning_sam @hometrails_ http://www.youtube.com/@ultrarunningsam
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Doug Emslie | TrailCon and Western States 2025
Get in touch with Ultrarunning Sam here ⬅️Doug returns to talk about TrailCon and WSER.Doug, along with Dylan Bowman and Brendan Madigan have got their respective heads together to bring the world TrailCon. A week long bridge between Broken Arrow Skyrace and Western States 100.TrailCon is the trail running conference that we all need. By the people, for the people.Doug talks about his favourite moments from both TC and WSER and speaks about the successes from this years event and learnings to take through to 2026.We dive into the line up from this years event and how the speakers, talks and q&a sessions were received.Doug also talks about some of his favourite funny moments from WSER, including facing up to a bear, Chris Myers snorkel and the epic activations from the brands in attendance.We look forward to 2026!HT@ultrarunning_sam @hometrails_ http://www.youtube.com/@ultrarunningsam
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Allie Bailey | 1st Place - Summer Spine Challenger North
Get in touch with Ultrarunning Sam here ⬅️Allie returns to the podcast to talk about her recent win at the Summer Spine Challenger North!Allie took on the 160 mile ultra as part of her training towards the Full Winter Spine this coming January 2026. This is a race I know really well, having done it back in 2023. So we shared horror stories of destroyed feet, pasties and hallucinations!We talk about her feelings of contentment as she ran the race of her dreams and had a performance that she considers a 'Unicorn'.....basically everything went to plan for a change!We talk about the route, the food and the beloved Spine family who always do such a great job of looking after us on all of the races, summer or winter!HT @ultrarunning_sam @hometrails_ http://www.youtube.com/@ultrarunningsam
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UNBREAKABLE 2 | JB Benna - Film Maker - Ultrarunner
Get in touch with Ultrarunning Sam here ⬅️In this episode, JB Benna the creative force behind the now iconic film Unbreakable, speaks to the podcast about why the project to cover this years race (Unbreakable 2) isn't happening after all.We discuss his early years racing ultramarathons with some of the OG goats of the 90' and 2000's. How his running intertwined with his love of movie making, that ultimately brought us the film we all know and love. A film about 4 ultra athletes, Killian, Jeff, Anton and Hal racing from Tahoe to Auburn in the Western States 100.We talk about the multiple reasons that the sequel isn't happening this year. We talk about the original film and why it still stands the test of time today.We talk about how he will ultimately approach filming Unbreakable 2 when the time is right. We talk about the changing scene of ultra running, film making and the advent of social media (for better or worse)We also talk about his own life since making Unbreakable. We dive into the struggles that he had personally in recent years and how a spiritual awakening during a 100 mile ultra, reignited his own Catholic faith.JB is a great guy and I know that when Unbreakable 2 comes out, it will be worth the wait!links below to all things related to JB Benna and Unbreakable!https://www.journeyfilm.com/buy/unbreakable-bonus-features-complete-digital-box-set/https://catholicmagazines.org/magazine-archive/high-desert-catholic/ren0221@ultrarunning_sam @hometrails_ http://www.youtube.com/@ultrarunningsam
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Summer Spine 2025 | Full Spine and Sprint Preview
Get in touch with Ultrarunning Sam here ⬅️Episode 2 of 2 Podcast regular Jon Shield and and newbie Louise Goddard come onto the podcast to talk about their upcoming races this weekend.Jon returns to put the full Spine to bed after his DNF last year with a stomach bug.We find out how his recent training and racing has gone. We talk about his feet during his recent race at Cape Wrath and his he's preparing for more foot carnage at this years race!Louise, who made a brief appearance on one of the winter Spine podcasts back in January, has set herself up for a busy week at the Spine.Not only is she racing the Sprint South....but she's also racing the inaugural Sprint North! then she's volunteering for the week too! We dive into her recent racing success and how she intends to approach doing the double at this weeks race!HT@ultrarunning_sam @hometrails_ http://www.youtube.com/@ultrarunningsam
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