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Young Hearts Run Free Podcast

The thoughts and chat of John Cassidy and Steven Watt (and a range of guests) as they give their take on the world of running, marathoning and ultra marathoning.

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02:23:14

The Lap AC 2024 Dissected - Young Hearts Run Free...

Young Hearts Run Free Podcast ·

2024/09/20

Destination Windermere for this week's bumper episode as we look back at our experience taking on The Lap Ultra Marathon.And we've brought our pals! First up we have the pleasure of a race debrief with John Robb. John finished up a superb 2024 racing with another outstanding outing in the Lake District. An honest account of his Lap ensues, oh that finish time! As if one star guest isn't enough we then welcome the lass we know and love as our Yorkshire Correspondent. Mel Sykes had yet

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01:45:34

Montane Lakeland 100 Champion 2024 Robyn Cassidy -...

Young Hearts Run Free Podcast ·

2024/09/13

Let's dip back in time a smidge. This week we're joined by Robyn Cassidy winner of the 2024 Lakeland 100.Robyn took the top podium spot in Coniston, we focus on that terrific effort but delve into tons more. Robyn runs us through her running career to date picking out highlights along the way. A recap of a busy 2023 including a win at the Dragons Back, a brace of 2nd places at the Arc of Attrition and Ultra Trail Snowdionia and a 'different' day out at the 2024 Madeira Island Ultra

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00:51:18

Young Hearts Guest Free - Young Hearts Run Free...

Young Hearts Run Free Podcast ·

2024/09/06

We take a momentary break from the 'Danger Zone' this week for a much-needed catch-up with your hosts.No guest, but we throw a curve ball by posing 3 questions a piece to each other. Mixing things up, ken. The kettle is just off the boil, mon in for a chill. Whether you want to hear about John's latest scran plan, looking for alternative races for 2025 or want to hear Stevie Boy's thoughts on who's making the biggest splash in the world of ultra running. We've also a race or

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01:47:43

Portraits with Dan Bentley - Young Hearts Run Free...

Young Hearts Run Free Podcast ·

2024/08/30

We've met some great folks along the way whilst doing this podcast malarkey. This week's guest sits comfortably in that bracket.Dan Bentley is that man, you may have seen some of his work on your social channel timelines over the last few months. Dan, a jogger, an ultra-runner and a helluva photographer. In traditional YHRF style we first get to find out about Dan's own running. Just what led him to inadvertently bump into your hosts? Then it's on to speak about Dan the man behind

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01:52:17

Safety First with Scottish Mountain Rescue's James...

Young Hearts Run Free Podcast ·

2024/08/23

Keeping safe out on the trails and hills. Could we be doing more?This week we're joined by James Anderson, an ultra runner and volunteer member of the Galloway Mountain Rescue Team part of Scottish Mountain Rescue.We bumped into James at this year's Lakeland 100. He was taking part. Raring to go. Then his weekend took an unexpected twist.James came across a stricken fellow competitor. His training kicked into gear. His race over.Listen in as we find out the tale. We also get to know about

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01:49:46

Rob Roy Way FKT with Neil Walker - Young Hearts Run...

Young Hearts Run Free Podcast ·

2024/08/16

Neil Walker joins us this week to recount a memorable day spent on the Rob Roy Way. Drymen to Pitlochry. Come on and dive in to hear all about it.Neil takes us through his recent attempt to grab the Fastest Known Time on the famed Rob Roy Way Trail. He chose the tougher of the two route options, just shy of 90 miles with almost 11k feet of vertical ascent. Neil, who previously repped for Scotland cycling in the Commonwealth Games, starts by giving us his running story. What from his cycling

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01:38:22

The Jungle Ultra with Ben Harrison - Young Hearts Run...

Young Hearts Run Free Podcast ·

2024/08/09

WELCOME TO THE JUNGLE!!!In this week's episode we're joined by winner of the 2024 Jungle Ultra Ben Harrison. Taking us straight into the danger zone from the get-go Ben's take on his memorable time in the Amazon rainforest is both inspirational and appetite whetting. How does a lad from Tenby conquer a jungle ultra in Peru? Listen into find out. A captivating character Ben holds nothing back to give us an amazing insight into his 230km journey. It's epic stuff. Ben also covers his own why, powered

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01:39:16

The Montane Lakeland 100 2024 The Aftermath - Young...

Young Hearts Run Free Podcast ·

2024/07/31

We said we’d be back to unpack our Lakeland 100 weekender, let’s go! Dusting ourselves off after another everlasting weekend in the Lake District John, Stevie Boy and Mel Sykes sit down for the big debrief! We’ve plenty to cover. It proved to be a tough race for both John and Mel as the course threw all it had at them. Their outcomes differed with John battling injury and Mel battling the downright rude terrain. We get tore into in typical warts n all fashion. Kicking off with pre-race vibes,

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01:21:11

Lakeland 100 2024 Preview - Young Hearts Run Free...

Young Hearts Run Free Podcast ·

2024/07/25

Danger Zone ye say? Mon then.Our eyes are on the Lake District this week as we turn ALL our attention to what is set to be another tumultuous weekend in Coniston. Yip, the time has come for our John to hit go on his latest adventure as he looks forward to taking on the Montane Lakeland 100. Joining us is fellow LL100 2024 starter, our esteemed Yorkshire correspondent Mel Sykes. Stevie Boy leads the questioning as we whet the appetites ahead of the big dance. Training blocks, race plans,

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01:19:37

Dylan Bowman Freetrail - Young Hearts Run Free...

Young Hearts Run Free Podcast ·

2024/07/19

This week we're over the moon to chat with a guy who's made a monumental impact in the sport of trail and ultra running. Dylan Bowman joins us for another landmark episode of the Young Hearts Run Free Podcast.Hot off a heavy schedule covering race weekends the length and breadth of the USA Dylan blows the lid off in our recap of his running career, his Freetrail media journey and gives us a wee sneak peek at what's next. A self-proclaimed 'Trail Running Evangelist' his

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01:40:47

West Highland Way Race 2024 with Jarlath McKenna -...

Young Hearts Run Free Podcast ·

2024/07/12

Jarlath Mckenna had an absolute belter of a day this year on the West Highland Way Race. Snatching that coveted first place with aplomb. Yes...Jarlath entered the danger zone, but how did he react, how did he deal with it? We've got all of the answers and more as he joins us for a race debrief. We don't just speak about the WHW though, we cover Jarlath's early days of running and his transition to ultra marathons which followed a rather tasty period running marathon distance. It's

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01:20:48

Doubling Up with Ajay Hanspal - Young Hearts Run Free...

Young Hearts Run Free Podcast ·

2024/07/05

Who would run 60 miles over Wales toughest Mountains, and then turn around and do it all over again? This weeks guest Ajay Hanspal did exactly that on his way to setting a new Double Paddy Buckley Round FKT.What is the Paddy Buckley round? Ajay gives us the details, but in summary it covers 132 miles, with 58,500ft of elevation and includes 94 summits! Phew... Previous guest Nicky Spinks was the first to complete the challenge in 2019 and held the previous record of 57hrs 27mins, come on in to find

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01:54:40

Totally FKT'd with Tom Rainey - Young Hearts Run Free...

Young Hearts Run Free Podcast ·

2024/06/28

The Cape Wrath Trail. It's almost mythical. It certainly presents a danger zone.This week we welcome the quite magnificent Tom Rainey to tell us all about it. Tom recently tackled the North to South version of the Cape Wrath Trail in pursuit of the Fastest Known Time. 240 miles of arduous terrain, it turned out to be quite the adventure! We're unsure if we've ever had a guest who's been quite as excited to appear on the podcast than Tom. He's a wonderfully infectious human

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00:58:29

Our Yorkshire Correspondent, The Comeback - Young...

Young Hearts Run Free Podcast ·

2024/06/22

It's the 2024 YHRF summer special bonus episode 110 miles up the Pennine Way, a few months after a brain operation, is this even possible? It is if your our Yorkshire Correspondent Mel Sykes. Mel chats with us about the kit list, the terrain, the rain, what it takes to complete this demanding long distance event. Did we mention the rain? Did we mention the feet photos? What lessons did Mel learn from the same event in 2023, did she eat proper this time? The whole story is regaled in Mel's

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01:32:27

Into the Danger Zone with Fiona Rennie - Young Hearts...

Young Hearts Run Free Podcast ·

2024/06/20

Welcome to season 11 episode 1, welcome to the Danger Zone!Let's talk iconic Scottish trail races, let's talk Scottish running icons, let's talks West Highland Way race, let's talk to Fiona Rennie. Fiona started running in the early 1980's and has covered a fair few miles since! 103 ultra marathons...so far! Fiona's first ultramarathon was the Speyside Way and her results from that race were posted to her with a wee note from race director Don Ritchie. How times have

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01:18:29

Jasmin Paris - Inside Barkley 2024 - Young Hearts Run...

Young Hearts Run Free Podcast ·

2024/06/14

EPISODE 200! It's a whopper!!We lay out the red carpet for the return to the podcast of the indomitable Jasmin Paris. It's the most fitting of season finales. We've a single-minded agenda as Jasmin leads us through her historic Barkley Marathons finish. Her achievement rightly became global news but how exactly did she manage her time out on the toughest of ultra-marathons? How did she prep for such a monumental endeavour? How did she build up the enormous self-belief that she could

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01:41:26

Hardmoors 110 with Catherine Cowie - Young Hearts Run...

Young Hearts Run Free Podcast ·

2024/06/07

This week we're joined by two-time Scottish Anglo Celtic Plate Team member Catherine Cowie. You'd think that would top the bill for our discussion, you thought wrong.Catherine first leads us through her own running odyssey and of course we spend a good while chatting all things ACP and the memorable events that took place on the North Inch in March 2024. However, Catherine has been a busy lass, her recent undertaking of the gruelling Hardmoors 110 on the Cleveland Way National Trail

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01:35:16

Elsey Davis Conquers the Fling - Young Hearts Run...

Young Hearts Run Free Podcast ·

2024/05/31

Magical things happen on the West Highland Way. We know that. This week's guest Elsey Davis does too. Hot off a phenomenal performance at the 2024 Highland Fling where she took the win and set a new course record Elsey joins us to chat about her career. From an iffy first marathon wearing her Dad's ill-fitting socks to chipping her marathon time down to elite standard her running has been on upward trajectory from the off. We hear how injury, and a global pandemic opened the door for Elsey

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01:26:56

Andy Berry Ultra-Trail Snowdonia 100m - Young Hearts...

Young Hearts Run Free Podcast ·

2024/05/24

We're off berry picking this week, the good news? You're invited along!We were thrilled to welcome Andy Berry back to the podcast for a catch-up with a focus on his recent outing at UTS by UTMB. A 2nd place well-earned on race weekend but we want to know more, much more, and Andy is open to tell us all. The rugged Welsh mountains provided the backdrop for an epic weekend of racing, with the British summer deciding to arrive and under a dreamy celestial show from the Aurora Borealis how did

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01:09:19

Highland Fling 2024 JC Recap - Young Hearts Run Free...

Young Hearts Run Free Podcast ·

2024/05/17

It's here, you've asked in your bucket loads, we've listened, we've responded. It's John's Highland Fling recap for your listening pleasure. We do love having guests, we also love the odd episode where we get a good blether with each other! John has hot footed back from his hols just in time for this week’s recording, and boy is he full of beans. When a normal deep dive isn't enough what dae ye dae? Ye take a stylish swallow dive into a race day that promised so much and

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