Explore " fell running" with insightful episodes like "Warriors Assemble - the benefits of not just running", "Richard Askwith - Fell runner and author of Feet In The Clouds on the race against time.", "Golden Own Goal Episode 59: WWE - The Hallam Chase Fell Race", "#16 Joe Williams On Mountain Ultra Running and Life At Cicerone Press" and "Ultra Adventures with Robbie Britton" from podcasts like ""The E=MC2 of running", "Dirt Church Radio Trail Running", "Back Seat Coaches", "One Wild Life Podcast with Abbie Barnes" and "TRIBEathlon"" and more!
I'm joined this week by Ronan Kearney, coach and founder of Warriors Pentathlon and Athletics Club. In this episode we discuss the benefits of getting young athletes involved in activities other than just running and how to bring fun back into running. We also talk about laser run, pentathlon, biathlon, fell running and other sports that might contribute to running.
Kia ora e te whānau. Not to gush, but if Eugene and Matt did ever start a DCR book club, the first book in the curriculum would be Feet In The Clouds by Richard Askwith. For years we discussed inviting Richard on, but never had the courage to do so, until by happy chance we were prompted by a DCR listener. As well as being an author, Richard is a runner, journalist, and writer. He’s most famous for Feet in the Clouds, a gorgeous book about the fell-running scene in the United Kingdom, but he’s published so much brilliant writing on running - Today We Die a Little about Zatopek is one of Eugene’s favourite books of all time. His latest book is The Race Against Time, about ageing and running. Eugene and Matt caught up with him at his home where he was quite bemused about the fact a trail running podcast down here would want to chat with him. Enjoy.
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Joe Williams is the Business Development Manager for Cicerone, which for over 50 years has been one of the very best publishers of outdoor guides to exploring the hills, mountains and countryside of Britain, Europe and the world.
Naturally, Joe’s passion for the outdoors is threaded into his everyday life. He is an enthusiastic all-rounder in the mountains and seeks to pursue a wide array of outdoor activities that allow access to more remote and inspiring landscapes. His main skill though is endurance mountain ultra running, which he discovered after many years of climbing and road running. He tackled his first mountain race in France in 2014, and since then has competed in running events across various mountainous regions of the planet.
When he’s not out and about on his feet, Joe is a keen classical guitarist with a background in performance and teaching. He lives in Kendal with his partner Caroline and his pup Tryfan.
In this episode we ask Joe all about his life both on and off the mountains. How he keeps fit when work is busy, and what draws him back to the hills time and time again. We explore the mindset required to partake in extreme sports, and dig into what makes a good guidebook, from concept to research to published book.
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Robbie Britton has some incredible achievements under his belt, with highlights such as a 2:29 marathon and a 261km 24hr best, which earned a World & European bronze medal. However, it is his adventures in search of fastest known times (FKTs) that intrigue me the most. Whether it's crossing Iceland, completing the Kom-Emine in Bulgaria, setting an FKT on the 650km Jordan Trail (all on foot or 1100km on a bicycle), the next adventure is never far away.
As one of the world’s leading ultra-distance coaches, I wanted to get a better understanding of what it takes to get through adventure races, the mental tactics needed for ultra distances and what he has learned from his fell running wife and the wide array of books he reads.
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In this episode of NomadWolf, we are joined with mountain and ultra runner, John Kelly. Most known for being 1 of the only 15 finishers of the Barkley Marathons, John has been quite busy taking on the Fell Running scene in the UK where he currently resides.
We cover the attempts that led to his success at the Barkley as well as the experiences that were necessary for him to pull of his latest accomplishment called the Grand Round. The Grand Round is comprised of 3 famous Fell Running rounds - the Bob Graham in the UK, the Paddy Buckley in Wales, and the Charlie Ramsay in Scotland. This effort was done in one continuous effort where John also cycled to each round and became the first and only person to complete this effort in 130 hours 43 minutes.
Aside from just his projects in running, John has a growing family and is also a CTO for a startup he co-founded called Envelop Risk. We chat about some of the things he's focusing on building at his company as well as some lessons he's been able to take from endurance sports and apply to entrepreneurship. John also shares his main secret on how he manages to train while taking care of a family with kids and a growing company. Hint, he doesn't rely on gas.
This chat with John was incredibly insightful and you can really tell from John's voice that he has been through it all. We're excited to see where he's going to tackle next. But in the meantime, we hope you find something valuable in this episode! Enjoy!
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