Running 44@60 - tips, ideas and advice for your first ultra marathon or marathon Trevor Lee

On this episode of the Running 44@60 podcast I'm talking to Wez SwainIn 2023 Wez had an idea that became the Scilly60A 60km race that takes in the five inhabited islands of the Isles of Scilly75 places were available and 65 runners started with 24 finishing. If you missed the cut out you missed the boat to the next start line! The average pace needed to make the cut offs is 7.30 mins / km For 2024 Wes has doubled the number of places and added the Scilly60% 'fun run' which is a 40 km eve...

On this episode of the Running 44@60 podcast I'm talking to Fergy - who is now the Event Director of Arc of Attrition by UTMB - about the Arc of Attrition, how it started and how it’s going to look as part of the UTMB World Series.There has been a tremendous amount of chatter on social media since the announcement that UTMB is taking over the ARC and Ferg explains some of the differences but also reassures those who don’t like change that much of what runners have become used to over th...

On this episode of the Running 44@60 podcast I'm talking to Mark Roby about how he went from struggling to walk because of a back injury to a sub 3 hour marathon in less than 3 years. Mark ran his first London Marathon when he was 23 years old back in 1999 in a time of 4:18He didn't really run then until he discovered parkrun in 2017 but his running was scuppered in 2021 with a significant back problem which he gradually recovered from and in 2022 he joined a running club for the first t...

Landmark Birthday Run Challenges for St Petrocs with Rachel Thomson On this episode of the Running 44@60 podcast I'm talking to Rachel Thomson about four running challenges she has set herself to celebrate a landmark birthday and raise money for St Petrocs, the homeless charity based in Cornwall. You can support Rachel through her Local Giving page.The four challenges Rachel is undertaking:April 21st - London Marathon - Rachel will be wearing a bright yellow St Petrocs top and if yo...

For this episode of the Running 44@60 podcast host Trevor Lee recorded on the run at the 2024 Brighton Marathon on Sunday April 7thTrevor used the same Jeff Galloway method that he used in the 2023 Brighton half marathon when he was several minutes under his predicted timeThe method is to run four minutes then walk for one minute throughout the whole of the event, even though in those first few walks you get overtaken by seemingly hundreds of runners!Trevor’s target was to be under five hours...

In this episode of the Running 44@60 podcast I’m talking to Christine Anthony about her adventures at the 2024 European Masters Indoor Championships in Torun in Poland in March 2024. Christine won Silver in the 400m, came 4th in the 800m, 5th in the 1500m and won Bronze in the 4 x 200m mixed relay - during which she recorded a best ever 200m time.We talk about running tactics, how to cope with so many finals within a short space of time, warming up, the Cool Room and just been involved i...