We are joined this week by an absolute legend of the running world with former Bob Graham record holder, Beth Pascall. Beth has some quite frankly incredible results under her belt and talks us through the highs, lows and in-betweens of what has been a fantastic career. Working through injuries has taken it's toll both physically and mentally but Beth remains ultra professional and positive as she looks forward to what she can achieve and what exactly is left to do for the woman that has pretty

Host Celeste Fong talks with Ray Pinney about starting trail running later in life, tackling 50-mile races and 100+ mile events, and finding purpose and community through ultras.They discuss injuries and recovery, memorable races like Rim-to-Rim-to-Rim and the Race for the Ages, the mental highs and lows of ultra running, and how the trail community supports and inspires people of all ages.

Due to technical difficulties, I edited a second of version of our book club conversation about Scott's book, My Sister Said I Could do Better- Stories of Adventure and Lessons Learned from a Life Well-Lived. With all due apologies to Tim and Patrick.

Context / big question – Are we so focused on running further that we’re forgetting about developing our speed? Our 5K backgrounds & where we’re at nowMarathon hype / rushing to longer distancesSpeed plateau & raising the speed ceilingWhy the 5K & why Australian summerWhat our current 5K training looks likeSpeed, VO₂max & running economyResearch – peak sprint performance age (Haugen 2018)Kipchoge – faster running in marathon training (Haugen 2022)Road/parkrun vs trackGetting involved

Alex Sweet was the assist for team UK 2 years ago and is running again this year for the second time.  Jay Stapley is making his UK Team debut after qualifying with a massive LOS of 61 yards at Red On Backyard Ultra.  Dom Halbert has been a long time fan of Backyard Ultras and ran 24 yards in the Sydney Sun at ISSS when he visited Australia in March this year.

What is up crickets. In this episode we dive into my race at the US 10k Championships last weekend and analyze what went well & how I could improve. We also talk about our running horror stories...our worst race experiences and how they have impacted our careers. Hope you enjoy!

The Dad-A-Thoners bring on another guest to the pod, and its Joey's brother from another mother... Zach Rahe. Not only is Zach a Dad, he's also a firefighter / paramedic/EMT, and this guy is a Runner!The Dads talk with Zach after he recently completed the Air Force Marathon in Dayton, OH. We recap it all, from Zach's training, his readiness the day before, how his marathon race went, and what his experience was like all the way up to crossing the finish line and beyond.And no episode is

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit dirtchurchradio.substack.comThis weekend was about love. Love of the trails, Love of the sport, Love of grassroots events (Yes, CTC, we mean you too) and love of the people who dream up these foolhardy endeavours.Long story short, we all ran a bunch of loops of Blue Lake, and it ruled. We did a tonne of interviews, and they were great too. It all got very Scottish. Give it a hoon.…

Jemma Owen had never really been a runner. A busy mum of two young girls, she wasn't sporty growing up, and for years joked that her partner Dave "ran for the both of them." But turning 29, with a year ahead that would see her turn 30 and get married in the same week, she decided she wanted to reach that milestone as the happiest, healthiest version of herself, and quietly set out to make it happen. In this episode, Jemma joins host Ben Sheppard to tell the full story behind her secret nine w...

Belgium have been the dominant country in Backyards for years.  Not only have they finished on top of the last 2 Sat Champs, but they have broken the world record both times in the process.  Former world record holder with a PB of 110 yards, Frank Gielen came onto the podcast to give a rundown of this years Belgium team.

This week I tell the story of my White Mountains 100 unsupported FKT effort. The hardest 100 miles in the northeast and the hardest effort of my life. 94 miles and 36k ft of gain of seemingly never ending technical and steep trail. I talk about how I felt on each section, what went right, what went wrong, and everything in between. Finishing this thing so strongly is something I'm proud of. Running the last mile and getting to Route 25 was surreal. A new WM100 FKT & cashing in the first

Behind Graham Blanks' 12:47 5K & 7:27 3K: 6:00min Easy Days, Training Alone & Racing Jakob Ingebrigtsen Graham Blanks can tell you exactly what he did wrong in every race he ran this year.Monaco is the exception, and the one he's most excited about. It's the only race this season he finished and then couldn't sleep—his own heuristic for a good one—and the first time he really put down a fast 400m at the end. After that, closing hard got easier, because he knew he could.The

Hannah and Rich look back at the Berlin Marathon, where Tigst Assefa agonisingly fell short of the world record, suffering a suspected Achilles injury with just a couple of kilometres left to run.There's a look at results from around the world, including Puripol Boonson's double at the Asian Games and Eilish McColgan's fourth Vitality London 10,000m title - which featured another win for Kadar Omar Abdullahi. Plus, there's reaction to prize money at the next European Championships and Andy Diaz

Fresh off a Canadian half marathon record, Jadyn Keeler joins Rory and Jacob in Flagstaff to break down her 68:03 performance at the World Road Running Championships in Copenhagen.Jadyn shares how the race unfolded, what changed during her first training block in Flagstaff, and how years of patient development at the University of North Dakota helped set up her breakout performance. She also talks about training under Terrence Mahon, her plans to make her marathon debut this spring, and her bigger

After a season in the 400m-800m, Romaine realises she signed up for a 10km some time ago! With little to no aerobic work done this year, all seems lost... but can Coach Jack Polerecky, who coached Julia Paternain to that momentous bronze medal last year at the Tokyo World Championships, save the day?Weekly updates from Romaine's 10km project incoming...Big congratulations to Episode 14 and Episode 15 podcast guests, Esther and Ni Jia, for winning the Malaysian SEA Games Selection Trials today!

Dr Kerry Spackman has spent much of his career trying to answer one simple question: what separates the very best from everybody else?He’s a neuroscientist, mathematician, author and performance consultant who has worked inside the Formula One, with the All Blacks, Olympic athletes and some of the highest performers in the world.He wrote a book called The Winners Bible which sold out and became a best seller after Dan Carter endorsed it. And he has a new book out now called The Winners Formula.In

Send us Fan Mail Something breaks in an athlete’s season, and the story usually gets edited into a neat comeback. We do the opposite here. Matt Daniels talks with us in real time about the messy middle: a divorce, an unexpected mold exposure that kept making him sick after travel, and the slow process of feeling like a normal human again. From there, we map how he’s rebuilding toward Run Rabbit Run, including what changed once he brought on CTS coach Cliff Pittman and started treating long-di...

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I got a tour of the Adidas HQ in Germany and went behind-the-scenes at their product development lab for their first ever Home of Innovation event.Find your next running shoe on the Supwell app, home of the best shoe deals: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/supwell/id67539054240:00 Intro1:21 Adidas Campus Tour12:47 Welcome Dinner 15:42 Thoughts on Day 116:24 Morning Run 22:06 Start of Home of Innovation24:40 Presentation by Adidas CEO Bjørn Gulden33:00 Future Innovation Concepts with Elite Athletes36:06