British Ultra Running Podcast: Recent Episodes
James Elson
James Elson chats to UK born, US based Ultrarunner Ian Sharman ahead of his upcoming visit to race in the UK for the first time since 2009 – at this years Centurion Running South Downs Way 100. Ian is a four time winner of the Leadville Trail 100, ten time Western States 100 finisher with nine consecutive top ten finishes to his name. And previous US 100 mile trail record holder with his 12:44 at Rocky Raccoon. The two recap Ian’s running history, the appeal of the 100 mile distance. US vs UK ultra scenes and Ian’s ambitions for his race at the SDW100 this June.
James talks to Matt Neale about his latest achievement – a solo unsupported Steve Parr Round of 116 miles and 45,000 feet. Recently finishing his 15th Lakeland 100 and 5th Spine Race, Matt is one of the most experienced Mountain Ultra Trail Runners around and shares his wisdom!
Welcome to the, rapidly becoming ‘annual’ edition of the British Ultrarunning Podcast where James talks to Dan about his epic 3 Peaks Record setting run. Not for children due to potty mouths.
In this episode John Kelly and Damian Hall join James to discuss Tor Des Geants, the Barkley Marathons, the 2020-21 Record/ FKT season and the UTMB/ Ironman debacle around WAM, Gary Robbins & Coast Mountain Trails, taking a look at where the sport is headed.
Photo by Jack Atkinson
Another phone call between James and Dan where they talk about running (24hr races, 48 hr races, Mountain races, Other stuff)
J James and Dan catch up with with Robbie Britton after he set a new GB Mens 24hr Record Holder in Feb and Dan Lawson discusses his success at the Centurion Track 100 two weeks ago, where he ran a new Mens V50 World 100 mile record of 12:37.
James and Dan discuss the 2023 Spine Race with Mens Champion Damian Hall and Five Time Finisher Matt Neale.
Photo c/o Steve Ashworth (The King of Ambleside)
Listen in to another phone call between Dan and James, with some terrible audio quality and only brief discussion about actual running. Merry Christmas to all of our customers.
Photo c/o Steve Ashworth
James and Dan catch up after a very busy week. Dan discusses his fifth place finish at the European 24hr Champs with a new British Road Record of 273km. James discusses his finish at last weeks Tor Des Geants, a 220 mile non-stop mountain race around the Aosta Valley of Italy. Warning: Very Bad Language … Continue reading "Episode 42: 24hr European Champs & Tor Des Geants"
For this episode, Dan and James record a telephone conversation with Damian Hall. Damian is a National Treasure of British Ultrarunning, with a list of accolades longer than we could possibly type here. The trio chat about his recent attempt at the Pennine Way Record (again), Dan’s 48hr, Green Runners, Tiny prison phones and Monkey … Continue reading "Episode 41: Damian Hall"
Mark won the Arc of Attrition 100 in a massive course record last weekend. He also has course record’s at Lakeland 100 and NDW100 amongst others. Dan and James catch up about this years Arc and then ask Mark what the recipe for the Secret Sauce is…..
Dan and James catch up after another huge break. 24 hour races and Dan And James’ upcoming events get some air time. The sound is still pretty bad but we have the great Steve Ashworth ready to help us now. Funky town.
Dan and James discuss the Centurion Running Track 100 where Aleksandr Sorokin ran a new World Best for 100 miles in 11:14 before going on to the 12 hour world record in addition. And where Samantha Amend finally cracked the British Female all time 100 mile best with a 14:34…. alongside many other sensational performances … Continue reading "Episode 38 : Discussing the Centurion Running Track 100"
This week Dan and James discuss important matters such as the consistency of Maurten gels, running around the back of Luton Airport, the Barkley Marathons and their race plans for 2021.
Episode 6 features a chat between the European 24hr champion and the lemmings track marathon champion
Episode 5 features a chat between the course record holder of Leila’s Run and the course record holder of the Ridgeway 86
Episode 4 features a conversation between the previous Downslink Ultra record holder and the current Downslink Ultra record holder.
Episode 3 features a conversation between the winner of the 2013 Grand Union Canal Race and the winner of the 2015 Grand Union Canal Race in almost* identical times. * assuming you can’t do basic maths.
Today’s scintillating conversation features the winner of the 2014 Bangalore 24hr and the champion of the 2012 Ayot 100km
Due to exceptional public demand the daily lockdown diaries are back, from the winner of the 2010 Three Forts Marathon and the champion of the 2014 Nilgris 100km.
Dan tells James all about his record breaking run from Lands End to John O Groats. Photo credit: Dave Macfarlane https://www.instagram.com/davemacfarlane/
James speaks to Dan, on Day 4 of his attempt to break the LEJoG record. Follow Dans tracker here: https://live.centurionrunning.com/DanLEJoG2020 Photo credit : June Harrison
James speaks to Dan, live from the road at mile 95, the end of the first day of his attempt to break the LEJoG record. Follow Dans tracker here: https://live.centurionrunning.com/DanLEJoG2020
This week James and Dan are joined by John Kelly of Barkley, Spine and countless other endurance events fame. He sets out over the coming month to attempt both the Pennine Way record and to try once again to link all three British Rounds together, biking in between, to set a new fastest time for … Continue reading "Episode 33 : John Kelly"
James and Dan catch up before an interview with Trees not Tees founder Jim Mann. Jim is probably best known for being one of the UK’s top mountain runners of recent years. Amongst his accolades are wins at the Dragons Back, Spine Challenger, Cheviot Goat and most impressively – in 2017 he set winter records … Continue reading "Episode 32 with Jim Mann: Trees Not Tees"
James and Dan talk over Dan’s recent run at the ‘Last One Standing’ in Northern Ireland where Dan was competing. The interview this time is with Sabrina Verjee. Sabrina came into ultra running off of the back of a career in Adventure Racing. Since 2014 she has won and finished on the podium in many … Continue reading "Episode 31: Sabrina Verjee: 2020 Spine Champion"
James and Dan chat about the recent Arc of Attrition where James ran the 100. Dan previews his upcoming Last Man Standing Race in Northern Ireland. The interview is Part 2 of 2 with ultra running historian Andy Milroy. Andy and James discuss womens all time performances and go into detail on ultrarunning records and … Continue reading "Episode 30: Arc of Attrition 2020, Last Man Standing & Andy Milroy, Ultrarunning Historian and Statistician Part 2"
James and Dan open 2020, discussing race calendars and James’ run at Desert Solstice Track Invitational. The interview is Part 1 of 2 with ultra running historian Andy Milroy. Since the 1970s, Andy has been the world authority on record keeping and statistics in ultra running. We stand to learn so much from his knowledge … Continue reading "Episode 29: Andy Milroy, Ultrarunning Historian and Statistician"
James and Dan discuss the recent World 24hr Champs where Dan competed for Team GB once again and Camille Herron shattered her existing 24hr World Record.
This week Dan and James interview Tom Payn, winner of the inaugural Track 100 mile just a few weeks ago in an 8th best British time of 12:25. Tom has done it all over a running career that has lasted his whole life. From 800 metres through to 100 miles plus. Representing his country on … Continue reading "Episode 27 : Tom Payn"
Dan and James catch up after a 2 month gap! Talk spans James’ race at the Ridgeway 86 the previous weekend, crewed by Dan. Dans racing and training of late. 6 Days in the Dome, UTMB and much more. An hour of (largely) unedited chat….
This week Dan and James discuss the last months news including their own racing, before a feature interview with Paul Tierney, who has just broken the record for running all 214 Wainwrights in the Lake District over a period of just over 6 days. Paul has a background as Lakeland 100 winner, two time TDG … Continue reading "Episode 25: Paul Tierney"
This episode features James and Dan discussing Dans recent 6 Day Road Record breaking run, where he completed a little over 920km in the EMU 6 Day Race.
This episode begins with a chat with Dan about his upcoming attempt at the British 48hr and British/ World 6 Day record this coming week. The main event follows, an in depth interview with Charlie Harpur, recent winner of the British 100km champs, sub 3hr 50km runner and 2018 SDW100 champion.
Episode 22 features Dan and James discussing in detail, first James’ attempt at the 2019 Barkley Marathons and then Dans 600km run across Jordan a fortnight ago. Photo by Jack Atkinson
This week, Dan and James chat to GB ultra runner Robbie Britton about his racing career and learn about the 650km run across Jordan that Robbie and Dan embark on later this week. There is an update on James’ Barkley training as well as some insights into what make the elite European runners just so … Continue reading "Episode 21 : Mystery Guest Robbie Britton"
This week Dan and James discuss their respective races at the Arc of Attrition 50 and recap the three new Centurion Running events launched this week. The main feature is a full interview with Kim Collison, mens winner of this years Arc of Attrition 100.
Episode 19 features what is essentially a chance to listen to a telephone call between Dan and James. They discuss the opening events of 2019 including Jasmin Paris’ and Jim Manns’ epic races at the Spine and Spine Challenger. Dan and James’ ‘races’ at Country to Capital and a look ahead into what 2019 has … Continue reading "Episode 19: Dan and James open 2019"
Episode 18 features an interview with the incredible Camille Herron, recorded just a few days after she set a new womens 24hr World Record of 262km at the 2018 Desert Solstice event. A slightly delayed episode due to sound quality which isn’t quite right but we hope you enjoy it nonetheless!!!
Episode 17 begins with a discussion of all that’s happened in the past three weeks before Dan and James dive into the main feature, an interview with Cat Simpson after her storming 5th place at Spartathlon. As an outro, Dan and James discuss re-run, Dan and Charlotte’s efforts to reduce waste and prolong the life … Continue reading "Episode 17: Cat Simpson/Spartathlon"
Dan and James chat to Natalie White, previous star of the fell running scene and twice British and English Fell Running Champion, about her background and more recent move into ultras, from her mountain base in the Chamonix valley.
In this episode Dan and James discuss recent results including the UTMB race week, TDG, ACP100km and more. And there is an in depth interview with star of the British scene Beth Pascall, fresh off of her incredible 4th place finish at this years UTMB.
This episode comes just a day after Dan’s JOGLE run, where he attempted to break the record of 9 days and 2 hours for the 850 mile north to south journey down the length of Britain – running an average of 90 miles a day. We also interview Mick Seymour, one of Dan’s two chief … Continue reading "Dan Lawson Jogle Attempt"
Episode 13 features Dan and James discussing the recent European 24hr Championships and Dans upcoming JOGLE attempt.
James and Dan talk to Jez Bragg one of the truly great ultra runners the UK has ever produced, about his many accomplishments from winning UTMB, what it’s like to finish on the podium and race Killian at Western States, Racing for Team GB, the ultra scene and what the future holds in store. Photo … Continue reading "Episode 12: Jez Bragg"
Episode 11 features an interview with Hardmoors Series Race Director Jon Steele. James and Dan chat to Jon about some of his incredible feats of endurance as a runner including his 52 ultras in 52 weeks back in 2012, before getting the past, present and future plans for the incredibly popular Hardmoors events that Jon … Continue reading "Episode 11: Hardmoors Series Race Director/ Jon Steele"
In this episode Dan and James start off by discussing Rocky Raccoon 100 and James’ race there, before getting in to the subject of cheating in ultra running after the third placed finisher at that event was Disqualified. The recent Arc of Attrition 100 is also covered before the main event, an interview with the … Continue reading "Episode 10: Hong Kong 100km/ Sarah Morwood"
The second episode of 2018 features an interview with one of James and Dans picks for British Ultrarunner of the Year – Katie Kaars Sijpesteijn. Katie had an unbelieavbly prolific 2017, racing often and to the highest possible level with multiple wins at classic British events as well as top performances internationally. She talks about … Continue reading "Episode 9: 2017 Runners of the Year/ Katie Kaars Sijpesteijn"
The first episode of 2018 sees Dan and James recap the end of 2017 and features an interview with one of their two picks for British Ultrarunner of the Year – Tom Evans. After a break out year of 3rd – MDS, 4th Eiger 101, 4th CCC, Tom tells us all about his background, his … Continue reading "Episode 8: 2017 Runners of the Year/ Tom Evans"
This seventh episode of the British Ultrarunning Podcast features Dan and James discussing the running career of Ken Fancett with the man himself. Ken recently finished his 5th Centurion Grand Slam at the Autumn 100 before heading out for another successful 100 mile trail finish at Rio Del Lago 100 in the US – his … Continue reading "Episode 7: Longevity in Ultrarunning/ Ken Fancett"
This sixth episode of the British Ultrarunning Podcast features Dan and James discussing the Autumn 100 with this years overall champion Paul Maskell. Paul came in as record holder for the Arc of Attrition and off a second place at this years NDW100, running strong through to the win in 14:34. Paul speaks to how … Continue reading "Episode 6: Autumn 100/ Paul Maskell"
This fifth episode of the British Ultrarunning Podcast features Dan and James discussing the original ultra distance run, the 153 mile Spartathlon, with Vassos Alexander of BBC Radio 2 – finisher of this years event.
This fourth episode of the British Ultrarunning Podcast features Dan and James discussing the mighty 200 mile/ 24000m+ Tor Des Geants with Debs Martin-Consani who finished this years event.
This third episode of the British Ultrarunning Podcast features Dan and James discussing UTMB and associated events weekend with Tracy Dean who finished 8th at this years CCC.
Episode 2 of the British Ultrarunning Podcast focuses on the Bob Graham Round and includes an in depth interview with ‘Fell Yoda’ Bill Williamson. Dan and James discuss everything to do with the BGR together with Bill and ask about his experiences with the other classic British rounds, the Paddy Buckley, Charlie Ramsay and beyond.
The first full edition of the British Ultrarunning Podcast. A review of Lakeland 50/100 mile results with Dan and James and an in depth interview with 2016/17 Lakeland 100 Mens Champion – Michael Jones.
A pilot episode of the British Ultra Running Podcast. In this first episode, James Elson and Dan Lawson discuss the 24hr format, James interviews Dan about his training and preparation for 24hr events and the two discuss the recent World 24hr Champs from Belfast last week.