Send us a Text Message. In episode 90 of the podcast,  we welcome back Admire Muzopambwa to discuss his recent win at the UTD (Ultra-Trail Drakensberg) race. Having previously interviewed Admire in the show's 20th episode, We reflect on Admire's growth as an athlete. Admire shares his excitement and the significance of his UTD win, alongside victories like Karkloof 100 Miler , highlighting the personal achievement and his journey in trail running. Originally from Zimbabwe and now based in...

Send us a Text Message. Hiroaki is a NorthFace athlete based in Niigata. He was born in Shizuioka and as a young man he dreamt of being  a professional soccer player, it was because he needed to run to stay fit for soccer that he got into running. In addition to being an extremely accomplished ultrarunner in his own right, Aki is also an events and race organiser as well as a podcast host himself. He organises the "Trail Runner's Cup", Mount Awa Skyrace and Deep Japan Ultra. Aki, is also the...

Send us a Text Message. The iconic Fuji 100, is now part of World Trail Majors, comprising various 100 milers all over the world. This race is about 166km with an accumulative vert gain of about 7039. The race will be broadcast live in both Japanese and English. Updated with an insights from James Mallion on the 100 as well as the Kai Links to watch live English brodcast Japanese Broadcast Support the Show.

Send us a Text Message. Nicolette is an accomplished   top long-distance and ultra trail runner in South Africa. Before focusing her attention primarily on running Nicolette  was a podium age group triathlete and mountain biker. Nicolette has been competing for almost 10 years and still races competitively.Nicolette  is  a veterinarian by trade and also shares her love of running and years of self-coaching experience with others.  Apart from sport and animals, Nicolette has a passion for life...

Naoki Shimizu is a GPS artist runner. One of Naoki's principles in his running endeavours is to make running an accessible sport to everyone. His GPS journey began when he wanted to create a sport that his students in wheelchairs could also enjoy. Naoki has run over 12,500km in countries all over the world with over 1350 pieces of art under his belt. In 2023 Naoki and bicycle follow-up record photographer Masuo Keiryou, ran the whole island of Taiwan in a project titled "2023 GPS Run for...

Sheena and Shaun, are the founders of Live Adventure which has been running for over a decade, and they are the race organizers and race directors of the Addo Elephant Trail Run. Addo Elephant Trail Run Live Adventure Washie 100 Miler Support the show

Bruce Noel Stevenson Fordyce (born 3 December 1955 in Hong Kong) is a South African marathon and ultramarathon athlete. He is best known for having won the South African Comrades Marathon a record nine times, of which eight wins were consecutive. He also won the London to Brighton Ultra Marathon three years in a row. He is the former world record holder over 50 miles and the former world record holder over 100 km, the 100km record was broken by Jim Walmsley in 2019. Fordyce also introduced...

Quinlan Faris is an avid hiker, coffee enthusiast who hails from Madison, Wisconsin. His journey took him to Japan 20 years ago after a ten-month spell in China where he was a student of Tibetan Buddhism and Classical Tibetan Language. After a decade in Tokyo, during which time he took multiple back-packing trips to India and Nepal, he moved north to Iwate in 2010. You’ll most likely find him up a local volcano, hiking through a storm, fighting a bear (probably happened) or foraging for wild...

Mrs Preeti Dattatraya Maske, from Pune India is a 46 year old mother, wife, ultracyclist, ultrarunner, entreprenuer, motivational speaker and social worker. In addition to all this Preeti is an Ironman and has 5 Guinness World Record Awards under her belt!  Preeti started her fitness journey after running a 5k at her child's school and clocking a time of 25 minutes, in her forties. Golden Quadrilateral 6000 km cycling in 24 days Mar 2021 Completed Pune to Kolhapur 220 km running in 46...

Day 21! Today's gem is from Liesl Koch. Link to full episode Support the show

Today's gem is from Tobie Reyneke! Now Tobie has completed over 100, 100 mile races. Link to full episode. Support the show

Shiori Statter is one of three women who ran the Tokyo Backyard Ultra this past November.Shiori managed to clock up an impressive 100km, meaning she ran the backyard loop for 15 hours. Shiori is also a professional in the fitness industry. Shiori also takes on challenges such as starting the New Year with a 100km run around her block! " The backyard ultra or last one standing is a form of ultramarathon race where competitors must consecutively run the distance of 6.706 kilometres (4.167 mi)...

Day 19's gem is from Riana Henning. Full episode Support the show

Day 18 - ourgem today is from Cody Reed. Link to full episode Support the show

Day 17 is a gem from Dmitri Lechtchinski. Link to full episode Support the show

Day 16's gem is from the episode with Deam Wight. Link to full episode. Support the show

Today's gem is from Rhys Foster. Link to full episode Support the show

Today's gem is from Emily Hawgood! It's a super gem. Link to full episode Support the show

Today's gem is from Robert Self. Link to full episode. Support the show

Day 12's gem is from Alain Riedacker! Link to full episode Support the show

Day 11's gem is from Martin Crous. Link to full episode Support the show

Day 10's gem is from Jack Davis. Link to Full episode. Support the show

Day 9 is a gem from Hannah Rickman. Link to Full Episode The Spine Race UK Support the show

Day is Brett Floren's running story. Brett's story is one of the most inspiring stories I have ever had the priviledge of sharing on the Podcast.  Brett Florens is a well-renowned photographer as well as an accomplished runner. Brett started running when he was in the Police during a 6-week training camp which kickstarted his fitness and weight loss. Brett enjoyed being fit so much that he used the momentum from that camp to stay fit. His running journey progressed from running 5k's 3 times...