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The Home Trails Podcast

Ultrarunning Sam brings you the best of British and global trail and ultra running.Official Podcast in residence for the Winter Spine Race 2025, The LAP 2025 and 13 VALLEYS 2025

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72:18

Samuel Skinner | Spine Race 2025 and Addiction Recovery

The Home Trails Podcast ·

2025/01/29

Get in touch with Ultrarunning Sam here ⬅️In this episode of the podcast I speak to rising ultra star Sam Skinner!Sam shot to fame in 2023 when he took 2nd place at the Centurion Winter Downs 200. Since then he's steadily made a name for himself as one of the nicest guys in ultramarathon. But don't let that fool you....Sam is one determined cookie! We talk about his route into ultras, which involved some serious life adjustments. From a stalled career in football, then as a boxer, Sam wa...

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Alice Kershaw | Spine Race - Challenger South Winner

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2025/01/26

Get in touch with Ultrarunning Sam here ⬅️In this episode I speak to long time podcast listener and friend of the show, Alice Kershaw!Alice could possibly be a bigger fan of the Spine Race than even I am, which is saying something obviously!Alice loves the race so much that she's ran nearly all of the (now) 4 races in the summer and the winter editions. With podiums places in the Sprint, South and full Summer Spine Race! So it's safe to say that she's a fully paid up member of the Spine Famil...

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69:34

Tiaan Erwee | 3rd Place - Spine Race 2025

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2025/01/21

Get in touch with Ultrarunning Sam here ⬅️In this episode of the podcast we speak to Tiaan Erwee who took 3rd place at this years Winter Spine Race.Tiaan had unfinished business at the winter edition of the race after suffering 2 DNFs. He then came back to smash the overall summer Spine record, knocking 7 hours off the previous course record!So coming back to do what he knew could be done at the race was his goal for this year. As we know the leading pack shifted back and forth, but Tiaan was...

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36:53

MONTANE WINTER SPINE 2025 | Ep6 - Dot Watching and...

The Home Trails Podcast ·

2025/01/18

Get in touch with Ultrarunning Sam here ⬅️Welcome to the last episode of the podcast in residence at the Spine Race!In this episode we round up the week of racing and we get final thoughts from Allie Bailey and Phil Hayday-Brown.We talk to James Thurlow about Open Tracking and the growing sport of dot watching!The interviews will continue in the next few weeks as we resume a normal podcasting schedule!URS

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53:27

MONTANE WINTER SPINE 2025 | Ep5 - Full Spine and...

The Home Trails Podcast ·

2025/01/16

Get in touch with Ultrarunning Sam here ⬅️Welcome back to the resident podcast for the 2025 Montane Winter Spine Races!In this episode we see the winners of the full Spine and Challenger North races. Lucy Gossage wins the women's race and Kim Collison makes it 4th time lucky to finish and simultaneously win the Montane Winter Spine Race!Nicky Spinks and Paul Grundy win the women's and mens Challenger North races in super quick style!The last episode of the podcast residency lands in the next ...

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MONTANE WINTER SPINE 2025 | Ep4 - The Women's Race

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2025/01/15

Get in touch with Ultrarunning Sam here ⬅️Welcome back to the resident podcast for the 2025 Montane Winter Spine Races!In this episode we speak to the women of the race!We have trail interviews with Lucy Gossage, Robyn Cassidy, Nicki Arthur, Sarah Perry and Laura Swanton Rouvelin.We talk to checkpoint staff about their observations on how the women are doing and how they personally draw inspiration from them battling against the weather and the terrain of Britain's Most Brutal Race!Nicki Lygo...

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45:54

MONTANE WINTER SPINE 2025 Podcast Ep3 - Challenger...

The Home Trails Podcast ·

2025/01/13

Get in touch with Ultrarunning Sam here ⬅️Welcome back to the resident podcast for the 2025 Montane Winter Spine Races!In this episode we speak to the women's and men's podium for Challenger South and North. We talk to Nicki Spinks and Samantha Lissauer about Challenger North and Jon Shield gives us a lesson in gluing his Leki poles back together! (as well as his thoughts on the race, obviously)We also catch Kim Collison briefly at CP2 Hawes, where he was leading the race ahead of Eugeni...

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36:51

BONUS SPINE CONTENT | Instagram LIVE audio - Pre-Race...

The Home Trails Podcast ·

2025/01/12

Get in touch with Ultrarunning Sam here ⬅️This is not a traditional podcast episode but......this is the audio from the start line interviews during the extended Instagram LIVE. If you're a SPINE nerd you will appreciate this....if not then please don't come at me in the comments!Featured are Laura Swanton Rouvelin, Hannah Rickman, Allie Bailey, Sarah Perry, Simon Roberts and a host of off the cuff interviews.Maybe you recognise a voice and can tell me who I spoke to?Send me a message!URS

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61:27

THE SPINE RACE Ep2 - Full Winter Spine Preview

The Home Trails Podcast ·

2025/01/11

Get in touch with Ultrarunning Sam here ⬅️Episode 2 dives into some of the contenders from the mens race and Jack and Damo interview each other? Next they will be arm wrestling!More episodes to come this week so stay tuned!URS

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36:22

THE SPINE RACE Ep 1 - Intro and Challenger South...

The Home Trails Podcast ·

2025/01/11

Get in touch with Ultrarunning Sam here ⬅️The Ultrarunning Sam Podcast becomes the resident podcast for the Spine Race 2025!Tune in for regular episodes throughout the week!This episode is an intro to the week and some thoughts on Challenger South.URS

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59:14

The National Running Show 2025 Preview

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2025/01/11

Get in touch with Ultrarunning Sam here ⬅️I talk to Mike and Craig from the Running Show about what they have in store for us at this years show.We talk about what Mike has been up to since we last spoke. We talk about Craigs baptism of fire at the LA Marathon and when he will complete his first ultra!Was great to catch up with the team and hear about all of the stuff they have planned......including a 48HR world record attempt on the treadmill by Sophie Power! (rather her than me!)For ticket...

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48:50

TURA 2024 Awards!

The Home Trails Podcast ·

2025/01/06

Get in touch with Ultrarunning Sam here ⬅️Myself and Robin are joined (briefly) by Kate to start the TURA 2024 awards podcast!We dive into the stats and reveal the winners. From best brand, most sustainable race to the big one........Trail runner of the year!Theres lots to unpack from the awards and we will be releasing the additional info from each category to give everyone the full picture of how people voted.We've learned a lot from the experience and we hope that people enjoyed the first ...

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62:48

Laura Swanton Rouvelin - Spine Race 2025 Preview

The Home Trails Podcast ·

2025/01/04

Get in touch with Ultrarunning Sam here ⬅️In this episode I speak to Laura Swanton Rouvelin, who is returning to this years Spine Race.Laura has had mixed success at the Spine over the years, from a DNF due to back pain, to returning only to have the same back issues, but gutting out the rest of the race to finish. She then came back in the summer of 2023 to land on the podium in 2nd place and 7th overall for Britains Most Brutal race.This time she takes on the winter race hoping to bett...

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65:55

Tom Hoyle | ULTRA IMPOSSIBLE and Spine Race media

The Home Trails Podcast ·

2024/12/27

Get in touch with Ultrarunning Sam here ⬅️In this episode I speak to Tom Hoyle, AKA The Hiking Hairdresser on Instagram, to find out about the man who seems to be everywhere there's some Spine Race action to be had. From training weekends to the race media team, Tom is making a name for himself!We talk about his route into trail running, his career as a professional photographer and his latest project ULTRA IMPOSSIBLE - 'A raw insight into the unique individuals from within the running commun...

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77:57

Emma Stuart | Winter Downs 200

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2024/12/24

Get in touch with Ultrarunning Sam here ⬅️In this episode I speak to returning guest Emma Stuart, AKA The Running Vet!We talk about her recent win at Centurion Winter Downs 200 and the aftermath of her spectacular performance where she not only led the entire race, but finished with an injury and still took first lady and second overall!We talk about her recovery, what she's been eating and the surprises she's had since finishing, including an unscheduled visit to the dentist this week. We ta...

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56:36

Rebecca Devereux - Spine Sprint and Black Trail Runners

The Home Trails Podcast ·

2024/12/12

Get in touch with Ultrarunning Sam here ⬅️In this episode I speak to Rebecca Devereux about her journey to this years winter Spine Sprint, the first 46 miles of the Pennine Way.Rebecca is a member of the ever growing community and charity, Black Trail Runners. A group seeking to increase the inclusion, participation and representation of people of Black ethnicity in trail running.We talk about her path into ultra trail running, her training and racing leading up to this years race and how she...

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55:04

Gavin Dale - New Winter Bob Graham Round Record!

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2024/12/09

Send us a textIn this episode of the podcast I speak to returning guest Gavin Dale.Last week Gavin made a successful attempt to lower the BGR record down to 14 hours 57 minutes and 45 seconds! In this chat we talk about what he's been up to in the last year since we spoke and how this attempt at the record came to fruition.Gavin speaks about the history and traditions that surround the classic Lakes round and how the weather that was predicted didn't materialise, but in fact added some c...

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81:41

Finn Melanson - Singletrack Podcast and The Ultra...

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2024/12/06

Send us a textIn this episode of the podcast I speak to US trail and ultra podcasting legend Finn Melanson from the Singletrack podcast.Finn has rapidly build a podcast in the USA that is the 'who's who' of trail and ultra.Singletrack is noted for being on the cutting edge of ultra running news with race previews, commentary and keeping everyone up to date with what's going on right now in our beloved sport.We dive into his humble beginnings as a podcaster, the mission statement of Sigletrack...

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64:31

Mel Sykes | Recovering from brain surgery and Spine...

The Home Trails Podcast ·

2024/11/28

Send us a textIn this episode we welcome back returning guest Mel Sykes.@mellywellywoo We last spoke when she won The Spine Challenger South in the summer of 2023, so we had some catching up to do!Mel was on a trajectory for success the last time we spoke, but something got in the way of her lofty plans, chiari malformation! (The medical term) So after brain surgery and recovery, her racing career was in question. But thankfully for Mel she has been able to return to running, but not jus...

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58:40

Paul Booth | High Carb Fuelling For Ultramarathon

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2024/11/22

Send us a textIn this episode of the podcast I speak to Paul Booth, sports nutritionist.Paul has carved out a career working with elite ultramarathon runners at his testing facility at Leeds Beckett university and specialises in high carb fuelling and performance.In this episode we talk about the newest trend to sweep ultramarathon running, ingesting 140-150g of carbohydrates per hour, a vast increase from the previously recommended maximum of 90g per hour.We talk about the possible pros and ...

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