In this episode of the Running 44@60 podcast I’m reviewing the Arc of Attrition 2024, in particular giving a shout out to known listeners who took part in the 100 or the 50. And as I like a good stat here are some: Arc 100 - Starters 363 Finishers 217 - Finish rate 60% Winner Mark Darbyshire in a new record time of 18:51:54 beating his record from 2022 of 19:12:48 when he became the first person to run under 20 hours.  Runner Up was 2023 winner Gavin Dale in 20.06.12  Rob Forbes was third in...

I had a great time at the Cornwall Running Show recording 10 little sections for this episode with visitors to the show. Here are the links to all the events that they refer to along with some of them the businesses that they run: Arc of Attrition 50  Steaming to the Coast Portreath to Devoran Bristol Running Show The Tunnel Lakeland 100 Tracy Waite Run Lab Outlaw Triathlon Flanci Saints & Smugglers Challenge  This is episode 136 of the Running 44@60 podcast. You can access and...

In this episode of the Running 44@60 podcast photographer, videographer, trail, fell and ultra runner Toby Lowe shares some great insights and advice into the world of self navigation fell and trail running as well as the film he has made about Allie Bailey and her Arc of Attrition 100 in 2023. The film - entitled ‘Allie’ is to be premiered at the The Cornwall Running Show 2024 at 3pm on Sunday January 14th at the Heartlands event centre in Cornwall. In the first part of the episode we talk...

In this episode of the Running 44@60 podcast Performance Psychologist, Certified Running Coach and Ultra Runner Dr Kaz Williams shares some great insights and advice into how to plan and deal with the mental side of running. Kaz also refers to some of her running adventures Including the Tahoe 200, the Moab 240 and the 400 mile+ 6 day event known as ‘Across the Years’ We have a fascinating conversation that covers all aspects of the mental side of the long run including how to deal with...

In this episode of the Running 44@60 podcast I’m sharing my favourite 6 races of 2023 I mention separately the three favourite park runs I did which were Babbs Mill on the morning of the national running show and it was also the coldest ever Park run I’ve ever taken part in, Trelissick on June 10th when I celebrated my 100th park run at that venue by donning complete cricket gear and my favourite was the Hove Promenade the day before the Brighton half which my son and I took part in and we...

In this episode of the Running 44@60 podcast Tracy Waite tells us all about the Cornwall Running Show 2024 The Cornwall Running Show 2024 will be held on Sunday January 14th at the Heartlands event centre which is juts off the A30 between Redruth and Camborne.  The Cornwall Running Show 2024 will feature things you take part in including guided runs, yoga, pilates, and general exercise sessions. They will be numerous exhibitors including wellness, injury prevention, massage, clothing,...

In this episode of the Running 44@60 podcast I’m sharing my experience of running the first ever Lighthouse Marathon. Pendeen to Godrevy on the North Cornwall Coast with a bit on at the start and finish to make it the full marathon distance.  For me it was an ARC 50 test. With 3 months to go where am I fitness wise was the key question to be answered. Sadly a recent achilles injury I had recovered from re-occured when I slipped / stumbled at 7 miles. I hobbled on to the 14 mile aid station at...

In this episode of the Running 44@60 podcast I’m talking to King Alfred's Way top 5 finisher Jim Spencer.  Jim successfully completed this one time event in mid-August 2023.  We recorded the episode whilst setting up the Trelissick Parkrun on Saturday October 14th.   King Alfred Way's went through 4 counties and the event, organised by Cockbain Events was billed as being 220 miles with 85 hours to complete it in. As you will hear Jim took the odd wrong turn and ended up doing 234 miles but...

In this episode of the Running 44@60 podcast I’m talking to first time IronMan Tim Hill who successfully completed the Copenhagen Ironman in August 2023.  Tim worked for the LTA for many years as a high performance coach and spent seven years as a Tennis Coach in Australia which is where the idea for an Ironman first emerged.  We talk about Tim’s planning, how he hired an Ironman coach, his balance of training for the three disciplines  And then how it went on the day Copenhagen seems to be a...

In this episode of the Running 44@60 podcast we hear about two of the UK's most epic ultra running challenges – the Lakeland 100 and the Bob Graham Round. Stuart Musson undertook the Bob Graham Round challenge in June 2023. You have 24 hours in which to complete the 42 peaks, 66 miles and 27,000 feet of ascent and you have to have someone witness you achieving every single peak so a massive logistical piece of pre-run planning to make sure everything is in place. Stuart completed the task in...

Imagine taking part in a run that’s called ‘Bring out your Dead’ or BOYD for short that starts with a rather macabre leading of the runners to the start line by a guy dressed in a plague type mask and with a drummer beating the death march and has a field of only 10 runners. And then just to spice things up this race takes place over an out and back distance of 4.3 miles which includes some horrendous up and down steps and in 2023 just to round things off took place during a particularly...

Hope 24 Running Festival The Hope 24 Running Festival took place near Plymouth on the weekend of July 8th-10th. The Hope 24 Running Festival consists of a choice of 12, 24 or 36 hour timed runs during which you complete as many or as few circuits of a 5 mile off-road course as you wish. There are also various relays from a team of two right through to a team of eight. This was my first ever venture into a 24-hour running event and I have to say I thoroughly enjoyed it. A big thanks to the...

The Isle of Wight Ultra challenge took place at the end of April 2023 and in this episode of the Running 44 at 60 podcast one of our stalwart listeners Steve Perkins shares his adventure in taking on the 106 km challenge over two days – 52 km on day one and 54 km on day two. To put this in context prior to taking on this challenge Steve, who is in his mid-50s, had only run competitive half marathon distances. He also raised quite a lot of money for CALM  We talk about overnight stops in...

James Skeplorn is a gig rower who had a go at triathlon and then joined  a running club to improve his triathlon. Now he's an ultra runner and a former rower and triathlete! In this episode of the Running 44@60 podcast James shares his adventure of running 3 major events across a 10 week period from the beginning of March to the middle of May. James started with the Green Man Ultra then ran legs 1 and 3 in a 3 leg relay of the South West Traverse and finished with the Scillies 60. The...

The Scillies 60 is a new race for 2023. 60km spread over 6 legs on 5 of the islands of the Isles of Scilly - starting and finishing on Tresco and following the coast path to complete a lap of each island.  So here how it works: The first leg is around 10km on Tresco and runners have 63 minutes in which to complete it. If you make the cut off you’re on the boat to the next island. To ensure runners know that the timer is in synch with their own timings with 2 minutes to go the Claxon sounds....

I met Jan Davies at the beginning of April at the Cornwall Running Show. I was recording 2-3 minute snippets with show visitors. When I asked Jan about her plans she said she was running at the end of April the Thames Ring. How far is that I casually asked. 250 miles Jan casually replied! With 100 hours (that's 4 days and 4 hours) to complete it in. Even regular guest and huge distance runner Jim Spencer hasn't, as far as I know, tackled a 250 miler. In this episode Jan will tell us how...

Having recently taken part in the Cornwall County Athletics Championship and reading Richard Asquith's book 'Race against Time'  I was keen to find out more about Masters Athletics. And what better person to share what it's like to be involved than my friend Christine Anthony who recently took part in the World Indoor Masters Athletic Championships in Torun in Poland. Christine took part in the 400m, the 800m, the 1500m and the 4 x 200m mixed relay. If you are 35+ you are a Masters...

In this episode David and Martin from The Green Runners  talk about The Green Runners, how they started, who's involved and how runners can join and show their support for just £2.50 per year. David and Martin share the four pillars that The Green Runners action: How you Move - particularly  transport to train and races How you Kit Up - why not repair your shoes or ignore it when Strava tells you they need replacing and of course all those t-shirts races give us How you Eat - you don't...

The organisers describe the KVK - Kernow Vertical Kilometre as 'a unique challenge; a Kilometre of Vert in Kernow!' Starting at Perranporth Airfield the route takes you up to the top of St Agnes Beacon - you then drop left for a lop of around 1.3 miles before returning to the top of the Beacon and then via several more climbs make your way back to the airfield and the Start /Finish area. At this point you either hand over your ankle timing device to your team mate who runs the second lap...

Thanks to Tracy Waite for organising the 2023 Cornwall Running Show. This episode features eight show visitors who shared in a couple of minutes details of events they are running or what they offer runners: Martin from Bys Vyken Events Jan who is running the Thames Ring Dave and Tom who are running the KVK Dave Bettens who competed the South West Traverse Carrie who is running the Bridge 100 Ceri from Wild Running Jessie from Oso Sportswear Martin and David from The Green Runners This...

It was my birthday on Sunday April 2nd so what better way to celebrate than running the 22 miles of Exe to Axe which starts on the Exmouth seafront and finishes on the Seaton seafront. Organised by Sidmouth Road Runners this is a tough coastal path run which is particularly hard in the second half from Sidmouth. A great sense of achievement when I crossed the finish line. Distance wise this was my 8th longest ever run whilst time wise at 5:18 it was my 3rd longest time after the Classic...

The Cornwall Running Show is on Saturday April 8th at Heartlands from 9am to 4pm so why not take part in the Heartlands Parkrun first as it is on the same site. There are lost of things for you to see and do including guest speakers, yoga, pilates, guided runs, and their will be an array of exhibitors including the Cornwall Run Lab offering physio, Absolute 360 with their clothing range, Wild Running, the Green Runners, Mad Hatter Sports, Truro Running Club and many more. Speakers include...

I recently got an email from lady called Andrea who I didn’t know who told me she had come across the podcast whilst returning to the UK on a flight from Mallorca after taking part in the 23k version of the Galatzo Trail Mountain Race. I'd never heard of the Galatzo Trail Mountain Race and to add to my intrigue Andrea said it was part of an Alphabet sequence she was running with her daughter and this after achieving her previous goal of running 50 races before turning 50.  Andrea also...

For 7 years Dave and Sally ran Bys Vyken events. In this episode of the Running 44@60 podcast they share their adventure - how it started - where the name came from - some high points and low ones as well as those pointless hills. And of course we do mention Arsenal.  As well as talking about one of their new projects - the Highbury House Pet Food Bank based in Hayle.  Here’s how you can donate to that via the facebook page : Highbury House Pet Food Bank or you can go to the Highbury House...

Cousin Jack - the last event organised by Bys Vyken Events. After 7 years David and Sally are moving onto new ventures so a fitting end to their tenure with this most brutal yet spectacular of runs which takes in 18 miles from St Just to St Ives. It is a breathtaking route weaving its way through lots of old tin mining setups but it is tough particularly the section from Zennor to just before St Ives. I started recording just before we left the Miners Chapel in St Just which was race HQ and...