Episode 93 of Talk Ultra has an interview with lady on fire, Megan Kimmel. We also speak to Harald Zundel about running long and super hard races. We also speak with Greg Donovan about running the 4 Deserts Grand Slam and the Big Red Run in Australia. Speedgoat is with us and we have some new music and new logo!
00:04:43 NEWS
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You will notice a few changes in episode 93 of Talk Ultra. Yes, we have some new music, a new logo and over the coming weeks and months we will start to add some new interview sections.
TRANSROCKIES
Notable as Rob Krar pulled out….. UTMB?
Jenn Shelton and Kathryn Ross won the ladies event
Florian Nueschwander won the male race and Shannon Thompson won the ladies
Results HERE
SIERRE-ZINAL
1 – Kilian Jornet 2:33:13
2 – William Rodriguez 2:33:17
3 – Robbie Simpson 2:33:34
1 – Lucy Wambui Murigi 2:56:48
2 – Megan Kimmel 3:02:08
3 – Elisa Desco 3:03:08
PIKES PEAK MARATHON
1 – Alex Nichols 3:46
2 – Abu Diriba 3:54
3 – Ricky Gates 3:55
1 – Hirut Guangul 4:29
2 – Hayley Benson 4:45
3 – Kim Dobson 4:46
NORTH DOWNS WAY 100
1 – Ed Catmur 18:02 (the CR is 15:44:39 set by Ed!) apparently the weather was great?
2 – Ally Watson 18:11:15
3 – Jeremy Isaac 18:56:54
1 – Sally Ford 19:20:40
2 – Maryann Devally 21:17:56
3 – Mari Mauland 21:24:37
BIGFOOT 200
1 – Gavin Woody 64:12:35
2 – Gennadii Tertychnyi 65:34:38
3 – Harald Zundel 70:32:30
1 – Gia Madole 73:28:42
2 – Van Pahn 79:00:35
3 – Tina Ure 85:14:40
00:28:32 INTERVIEW
HARALD ZUNDEL
FAT DOG 120 miler
Nick Hollon 25 hr 7min
Bethany Lewis 30 hours
EASTERN STATES 100
Mike Wardian 21:21 new CR
Jay Lemos 24:18
Tsutomu Bessho 24:37
Kathleen Cusick 24:57
Robin Watkins 27:30
Jennifer Brunet 29:41
Frosty and Missy is currently taking on the Nolans 14ers and FINISHED •Breaking News
Coming up Squamish, Leadville UTMB, Glen Coe, Matterhorn Ultraks
01:02:19 INTERVIEW
GREG DONOVAN read up and enter the Big Red Run HERE
01:57:46 INTERVIEW
MEGAN KIMMEL
UP & COMING RACES
Australia
Northern Territory
The Malbunka | 133 kilometers | August 27, 2015 | website
The Namatjira | 80 kilometers | August 27, 2015 | website
Queensland
Kuranda to Port Douglas Ultra Trail Marathon | 64 kilometers | August 23, 2015 | website
Belgium
Flanders
Oxfam Trailwalker Belgium | 100 kilometers | August 29, 2015 | website
Bulgaria
Orehovo Ultra | 80 kilometers | August 22, 2015 | website
Persenk Ultra | 130 kilometers | August 22, 2015 | website
Canada
British Columbia
Black Spur Ultra – 100km | 100 kilometers | August 22, 2015 | website
Black Spur Ultra – 100km Relay | 100 kilometers | August 22, 2015 | website
Black Spur Ultra – 50km | 50 kilometers | August 22, 2015 | website
Squamish 50 | 50 miles | August 22, 2015 | website
Squamish 50/50 | 130 kilometers | August 22, 2015 | website
Squamish 50K | 50 kilometers | August 23, 2015 | website
TrailStoke Ultra | 60 kilometers | August 29, 2015 | website
Quebec
Chute du Diable 50 km | 50 kilometers | August 29, 2015 | website
Chute du Diable 80 km | 80 kilometers | August 29, 2015 | website
France
Alpes-Maritimes
Ultra-Trail Côte d’Azur Mercantour | 140 kilometers | September 04, 2015 | website
Ariège
Ultra du Montcalm | 65 kilometers | August 22, 2015 | website
Hautes-Pyrénées
Grand Raid des Pyrénées – le Grand Trail | 80 kilometers | August 22, 2015 | website
Grand Raid des Pyrénées – l’Ultra | 160 kilometers | August 21, 2015 | website
Grand Raid des Pyrénées – Tour des Cirques | 117 kilometers | August 21, 2015 | website
Isère
La Traversée Nord | 85 kilometers | August 28, 2015 | website
L’Echappée Belle Intégrale | 144 kilometers | August 28, 2015 | website
Ultra Tour des 4 Massifs | 160 kilometers | August 21, 2015 | website
Ultra Tour des 4 Massifs – 90 km | 90 kilometers | August 22, 2015 | website
Loir-et-Cher
100km des Etangs de Sologne | 100 kilometers | August 29, 2015 | website
50km de la Sologne des Rivières | 50 kilometers | August 29, 2015 | website
Rhône
La Nuit des Carbones – 50 km | 50 kilometers | September 04, 2015 | website
Savoie
North Face Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc (UTMB) | 166 kilometers | August 28, 2015 | website
Orsières – Champex – Chamonix (OCC) | 53 kilometers | August 27, 2015 | website
Petite Trotte à Léon (PTL) | 300 kilometers | August 24, 2015 | website
Tour de la Grande Casse | 62 kilometers | August 23, 2015 | website
Germany
Bavaria
Allgäu Panorama Ultra Trail | 70 kilometers | August 23, 2015 | website
GORE-TEX® Transalpine-Run | 240 kilometers | August 29, 2015 | website
Greece
Athens-Sparta | 245 kilometers | September 04, 2015 | website
Iceland
Fire and Ice | 250 kilometers | August 31, 2015 | website
India
Uttarakhand
Uttarkashi 135 | 135 miles | August 28, 2015 | website
Ireland
Connacht
Achill Ultra Marathon | 39 miles | August 29, 2015 | website
Leinster
Longford Ultra Marathon | 63 kilometers | August 30, 2015 | website
Munster
Kerry Way Ultra | 120 miles | September 04, 2015 | website
Italy
Aosta Valley
Courmayeur Champex Chamonix (CCC) | 98 kilometers | August 28, 2015 | website
Sur les traces des Ducs de Savoie (TDS) | 119 kilometers | August 26, 2015 | website
Japan
Hakusan Geotrail 100 K | 100 kilometers | August 22, 2015 | website
Hakusan Geotrail 250 K | 250 kilometers | August 22, 2015 | website
Malaysia
Gunung 5 Nuang | 100 kilometers | August 29, 2015 | website
Most Beautiful Thing Ultra Trail Marathon – 100K | 100 kilometers | August 29, 2015 | website
Most Beautiful Thing Ultra Trail Marathon – 50K | 50 kilometers | August 29, 2015 | website
Netherlands
North Holland
Dutch Coast Ultra by Night (Summer Edition) | 75 kilometers | August 21, 2015 | website
Dutch Coast Ultra by Night (Summer Edition) – 50 km | 50 kilometers | August 21, 2015 | website
New Zealand
Great Naseby Water Race 100 km | 100 kilometers | August 29, 2015 | website
Great Naseby Water Race 160 km | 160 kilometers | August 28, 2015 | website
Great Naseby Water Race 50 km | 50 kilometers | August 29, 2015 | website
Great Naseby Water Race 60 km | 60 kilometers | August 29, 2015 | website
Great Naseby Water Race 80 km | 80 kilometers | August 29, 2015 | website
Norway
styrkeprøven True West | 50 kilometers | August 29, 2015 | website
Peru
80 K | 80 kilometers | August 28, 2015 | website
80K Relay | 80 kilometers | August 28, 2015 | website
Réunion
Cimasalazienne | 55 kilometers | August 30, 2015 | website
Romania
Dracula 106K | 106 kilometers | September 04, 2015 | website
Dracula 106K 2-Day Stage Race | 106 kilometers | September 04, 2015 | website
South Africa
Namaqua Quest | 110 kilometers | August 26, 2015 | website
Peninsula Ultra Fun Run | 80 kilometers | August 22, 2015 | website
Spain
Aragon
8K | 78 kilometers | August 29, 2015 | website
Sweden
Fjällmaraton Bydalsfjällen 50 km | 50 kilometers | August 22, 2015 | website
UltraVasan 90K | 90 kilometers | August 22, 2015 | website
Taiwan
50 km of Wild Pig | 50 kilometers | August 22, 2015 | website
United Kingdom
Anglesey
Ring o’ Fire | 131 miles | September 04, 2015 | website
Buckinghamshire
Ridgeway Challenge | 86 miles | August 29, 2015 | website
Cumbria
Grand Tour of Skiddaw | 44 miles | August 29, 2015 | website
Greater London
London 2 Cambridge Ultra | 100 kilometers | August 29, 2015 | website
T184 | 184 miles | August 28, 2015 | website
Hertfordshire
Chiltern Way Ultra 100k | 100 kilometers | August 30, 2015 | website
Chiltern Way Ultra 214k | 214 kilometers | August 29, 2015 | website
Moray
Speyside Way Race | 36 miles | August 22, 2015 | website
USA
Arizona
Javelina Jangover 100K Night Trail Run | 100 kilometers | August 29, 2015 | website
Javelina Jangover 50K Night Trail Run | 50 kilometers | August 29, 2015 | website
Javelina Jangover 75K Night Trail Run | 75 kilometers | August 29, 2015 | website
California
Bulldog 50K Ultra | 50 kilometers | August 22, 2015 | website
Castle Peak 100k | 100 kilometers | August 29, 2015 | website
Castle Peak 100K | 100 kilometers | August 29, 2015 | website
Diablo Trail 50K Run | 50 kilometers | August 30, 2015 | website
Headwaters Ultra – 50K | 50 kilometers | August 22, 2015 | website
Pioneer Spirit 50M | 50 miles | August 22, 2015 | website
Salt Point 50 km | 50 kilometers | August 22, 2015 | website
Tamalpa Headlands 50K | 50 kilometers | August 29, 2015 | website
Colorado
Devil Mountain 50K | 50 kilometers | August 22, 2015 | website
Devil Mountain 50 Mile Ultra | 50 miles | August 22, 2015 | website
Leadville Trail 100 Run | 100 miles | August 22, 2015 | website
Silverton Alpine 50K | 50 kilometers | August 22, 2015 | website
Georgia
Yeti Snakebite 50K | 50 kilometers | August 30, 2015 | website
Yeti Snakebite 50M | 50 miles | August 30, 2015 | website
Idaho
Resort to Rock 60K | 60 kilometers | August 29, 2015 | website
Michigan
Ultra Marathon | 50 miles | August 22, 2015 | website
Montana
Fool’s Gold 50M | 50 miles | August 22, 2015 | website
Fool’s Gold 50 Miler | 50 miles | August 22, 2015 | website
Ghosts of Yellowstone | 100 miles | August 21, 2015 | website
Ghosts of Yellowstone 100M | 100 miles | August 21, 2015 | website
Mystery Ranch 50K Endurance Run | 50 kilometers | August 22, 2015 | website
Rampage the Roots Montana’s Ultra Challenge 50 km | 50 kilometers | August 22, 2015 | website
Nevada
51 km | 51 kilometers | August 30, 2015 | website
Black Rock City 50km | 50 kilometers | September 02, 2015 | website
New Hampshire
MadAthlete Emerald Necklace 3-Day Stage Race | 80 kilometers | August 21, 2015 | website
MadAthlete Emerald Necklace 3-Day Stage Race 2-Person Relay | 80 miles | August 21, 2015 | website
New York
Green Lakes 100 km Trail Race | 100 kilometers | August 29, 2015 | website
Green Lakes 50 km Trail Race | 50 kilometers | August 29, 2015 | website
Twisted Branch Trail Run | 100 kilometers | August 29, 2015 | website
Oregon
Hood to Coast Relay | 199 miles | August 28, 2015 | website
Where’s Waldo 100k Ultra | 100 kilometers | August 22, 2015 | website
Pennsylvania
Baker Trail UltraChallenge | 50 miles | August 29, 2015 | website
South Dakota
50 km | 50 kilometers | August 22, 2015 | website
Lean Horse Half Hundred | 50 miles | August 22, 2015 | website
Lean Horse Hundred | 100 miles | August 22, 2015 | website
Texas
Habanero Hundred 100k | 100 kilometers | August 22, 2015 | website
Habanero Hundred 100 miler | 100 miles | August 22, 2015 | website
Habanero Hundred 50k | 50 kilometers | August 22, 2015 | website
Reveille Peak Ranch – 60km | 60 kilometers | August 29, 2015 | website
Washington
Cascade Crest 100 Mile Endurance Run | 100 miles | August 29, 2015 | website
02:36:45 CLOSE
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Yup. Krar is out of UTMB: https://twitter.com/robkrar/status/634415099512508417