Robin and Kate have a brief catch up before diving into talking to Tara Dower about her incredible FKT run along the Appalachian Trail in the US. She ran 2,197 miles in 40 days, 18 hours, and 6 minutes, averaging over 50 miles every single day. They talk about her recovery since, her running career before, and the trail itself; for us two Brits it was a source of fascination to learn about sharing the trail with animals that could potentially eat you!

Could you run for 52 days in a row? Could you run 60 miles on every one of those days? Could you run 3,100 miles in those 52 days? That's what 15 runners are attempting at the Sri Chimney Self Transcendence 3,100 race in New York right now. They started on 30th August and will keep going every single day until 20th October. Listen to Adrian describe the runners and the race.

Kate chats to Damian Hall for a general catch up on what he's being doing, most notably another successful Tor des Geants run and his disappointment in their new sponsor Ford.

Dan Lawson broke the National 3 Peaks Challenge by foot in August when he summited the 3 Peaks and ran between each of them. We chat about Nomadic Saunas (need one), recovery, and the experience both of them had during this record breaking run. Darren finishes off reciting one of the first odes he made and sent to Dan after his Lejog record - which turned out to be the start of a firm friendship and, ultimately, the seeds of the Green Runners.

Mike Duggan is the Co-ordinator of the ITRA Olympic Trail Running Working Group who is trying to get trail running admitted as a sport into the 2032 Olympics and Paralympics. This means getting a lot of people into the same room on the same agenda but the thought of our sport joining the Olympics is very exciting. We discuss the many loops that must be jumped through to achieve this goal. We also discuss the exciting possibilities for Virtual Reality and digital media to allow more peop...

Kate chats to Keri about her new book, Running Challenges, and her business Girls on Hills, who were created to empower women with the skills and confidence necessary to become independent in the mountain environment.

David Roche won the classic Leadville 100 last weekend - not only did he break the record by 16 minutes but it was his debut 100 miler. Kate and Sam Hill talk to him to find out how he did it.

We chat to Robyn Cassidy about her recent win at Lakeland 100; about her nutrition problems and answers with Precision Fuel and Hydration and about her training. As a physiotherapist, she knows how important strength training is and we discuss the different aspects people need to consider when training over different terrains and distances.Apologies for Robyn's audio - I have tried to clean it up but she does sound like she's talking out of a tin can!

Kate and Robin Bush talk to Hayden Arrowsmith, UK Event Director for UTMB, currently Ultra-Trail Snowdonia and Arc of Attrition.Hayden talks about his background and how he came to work for UTMB, and his obvious passion for putting on great events. They discuss the future of the races and the possibility of further events for UTMB in the UK.Header image: Will Harper-Penrose

Kate and Robin Leathley chat to Michael Stocks, co-founder of Team Hour 7. They chat about his running career, his ambition to run the 24 hour Championships and his book One Track Mind.

Kate chats to Davy Newell, Race Organiser of The Lap, Windermere. In just 5 years this race has gone from 150 entries to 1000 runners at each of the biannual events which sell out within 48 hours of entries opening. Kate finds out about the key decisions Davy made to create and maintain this popular race, and learns about a new event he's going to help organise called No Cure Always Hope based on a current challenge that raises funds for the MS Society.

Garry Doolan is the sort of ultra runner who runs the really crazy stuff - recently he started The Line - a Mark Cockbain event starting in the north of England and travelling approximately 330 miles down the Meridian Line of the UK to Brighton. He chats to Kate and Robin about Mark's events, plus others such as Huw William's Pen Llyn Ultras, GB Ultras, NAV4 and all the variables you can get in events in the ultra world. They also discuss the demons suffered when something goes wrong and you ...

In this episode Kate talks to two hugely experienced and accomplished mountain men - Jack Oliver and Joe Faulkner. Jack is a mountaineer and holds the record for the Winter Steve Parr Round and has also done a solo unsupported Winter Bob Graham Round. Joe is the founder of NAV4 Adventure, offering mountain safety, events and support in the mountains.

With guest host Robin Leathley, Kate talks to Mel Sykes about her recent 2nd place at the Summer Spine Challenger and they talk generally about kit, the Spine race and encouraging Robin to sign up for any and all races.

September 2021 - Nicky talks to us about her Lakeland 24 record breaking run

December 2021 - James Gibson recently completed the first Winter Wainwright round in full winter conditions. We find out how he did it.

Kate talks to Sophie Power, who recently broke Mimi Anderson's world record for running the length of Ireland. We discuss the importance of her recovery, and how little is known about the effects of running non-stop for 3 and a half days on the nervous system and how it has effected the rest of her year.

Kate talks to David about the Barkley Marathons, witnessing history being made, and the publication of his limited release book which captured the astonishing events this year.

Kate is joined by Eros Adamides, Sarah Tizzard, Allan Rumbles and Pete Sheath to talk about a new film called Tethered. Produced and directed by Pete from Studio 44, he filmed Eros, a blind runner, and his guide Sarah, during the Copthorne Races 50k. It highlights the incredible relationship a blind runner and his guide have and will be released later in the summer.

March 2022Mike Jones, then Race Director of the Ultra Trail Snowdonia, explains the process for applying to UTMB.

From October 2021Dan Lawson talks to RunUltra about his running life and how he came to champion prolonging the life of running clothes and equipment.

Kate talks to Matt about his luxury event, why he created it and finds out what actually happened in 2022 when his course marking went viral in the running community.

Kate and Emma chat about her successful start to 2024 with a 3rd place at Transgrancanaria, her recent 1st place at Maurice Mullins 50k and Nicky Spinks new event Bruce's Crown. They also chat about the factors holding women back from entering ultras and her hope that if she can inspire anyone, it's to show that you can have run successfully and have a full time job and life outside of running.

John Kelly talks to Robin Bush after the Barkley Marathons 2024