Episode 126 of Talk Ultra is here, Happy New Year! – We have an interview with Stevie Kremer, we chat with Lindsey Topham about her movie, ‘The Trails Are Free’ and Sondre Amdahl tells us about racing in Hong Kong and how is preparation for The Coastal Challenge is going… Speedgoat is back too!
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RUNNING BEYOND BOOK is travelling the world and of course I recommend it as a great Christmas present… we mentioned in the last show about Running Beyond Event which will take place 3, 4 and 5th March in London, plans are progressing for that… in addition, Niandi and myself will now be in Amsterdam on Feb 3rd, 4th and 5th for a Trails in Motion event and Running Beyond book signing with Mud Sweat and Trails and I will be also going to Sofia in Bulgaria on the 17th, 18th and 19th March for a trail, mountain and Skyrunning expo.
00:26:32 NEWS
Across The Years – 24, 48, 72-hours and 6-Days
24: Kelly Agnew and Chavet Breslin ran 124 and 119-miles
48: Karen Bonnett Natraj and Alex Ramset ran 140 and 177-miles
72: Iso Yucra and Anne Lang ran 248 and 200-miles
6-Day: Ed Ettinghausen and Liz Bauer ran 451.4 and 418.9-miles
Ultra-Trail Tai Mo Shan
Gediminas Grinius and Andrea Huser won the 100-mile in 20:04 and 26:01.
Sondre Amdahl and Marie McNaughton won the 115km in 16:15 and 16:20
“TCC will be my main target for the winter/spring of 2017. I have had a couple of easy months after a DNS at the Tor des Géants (due to injury). I have had a good block of training in November, December, I raced at Ultra-Trail Tai Mo Shan in Hong Kong (115km) on New Year’s Eve which I won and then in January I will go to Gran Canaria to prepare for TCC.”
00:53:34 INTERVIEW with Sondre Amdahl
Read a preview of the 2017 The Coastal Challenge HERE
01:20:36 INTERVIEW with Stevie Kremer
02:12:14 INTERVIEW with Lindsey Topham about the film ‘The Trails Are Free’
The Trails are Free tells the story of how Boston based trail running club, the Trail Animals Running Club (TARC), promotes and preserves the culture of ultra running through a series of grassroots, community based races in the greater Boston area. The film captures the history of the club and how it has grown from a few members to over 4000 since its founding in the early 1990’s. From its start TARC has been more focused on camaraderie and community among runners than on competition and winning. The club’s motto “Leave No Animal Behind” exemplifies their welcoming spirit, as well as their humility, level playing field, and love for the outdoors. Trail Animals come from all walks of life and all abilities and there is no pecking order.
The club’s rapid growth has mirrored a nationwide trend in the sport in recent years. Where ultra running used to be considered an oddball sport, it is now the subject of many books and is gaining more mainstream coverage in film and on television. The threat of this community spirit becoming consumed by competition and commercialisation is becoming a realistic, legitimate concern.
In 2011 the club introduced the TARC Trail Series, a group of 10 trail races of varying distances, from 10K to 100 Miles. This film documents the ways these races have become a vehicle for preserving, promoting, and sharing the culture of the sport with new members. Race organisers keep race costs down by organising volunteers to mark courses, maintain trails, and provide support, provisions, and food for potluck-style aid stations. First place finishers win handmade trophies. There is no prize money.
“The Trails Are Free” was shot on location at various TARC races over the years. It is quintessentially New England. There is snow, mud, peepers, rocks, roots, and bright foliage.
Website HERE
vimeo trailer HERE
UP & COMING RACES
Australia
Victoria
Two Bays Trail Run 56km | 56 kilometers | January 15, 2017 | website
Brazil
Brazil 135 Ultramarathon | 135 miles | January 12, 2017 | website
Brazil 281 Relay | 281 miles | January 12, 2017 | website
Chile
Ultramaratón Licanray – Villarrica | 70 kilometers | January 08, 2017 | website
Ecuador
100 km Relevos | 100 kilometers | January 07, 2017 | website
150 km Relevos | 150 kilometers | January 07, 2017 | website
Germany
Lower Saxony
- Lauf PSV Winterlaufserie 100 KM| 100 kilometers | January 14, 2017 | website
- Lauf PSV Winterlaufserie 100 KM| 100 kilometers | January 08, 2017 | website
- Lauf PSV Winterlaufserie 100 KM| 100 kilometers | January 07, 2017 | website
- Lauf PSV Winterlaufserie 50 KM| 50 kilometers | January 14, 2017 | website
- Lauf PSV Winterlaufserie 50 KM| 50 kilometers | January 08, 2017 | website
- Lauf PSV Winterlaufserie 50 KM| 50 kilometers | January 07, 2017 | website
North Rhine-Westphalia
Nord Eifel Ultra | 56 kilometers | January 08, 2017 | website
Hong-Kong
Vibram® Hong Kong 100 Ultra Trail® Race | 100 kilometers | January 14, 2017 | website
Italy
Friuli-Venezia Giulia
S1 TRAIL – LA CORSA DELLA BORA | 57 kilometers | January 06, 2017 | website
Spain
Valencian Community
GR10-Xtrem Valencia Ultra Trail | 93 kilometers | January 14, 2017 | website
Sweden
82 km | 82 kilometers | January 15, 2017 | website
United Kingdom
Buckinghamshire
Country to Capital | 45 miles | January 14, 2017 | website
Derbyshire
Montane Spine Challenger | 108 miles | January 14, 2017 | website
Montane Spine Race | 268 miles | January 14, 2017 | website
USA
Arizona
50K | 50 kilometers | January 07, 2017 | website
California
50 miler | 50 miles | January 14, 2017 | website
Avalon Benefit 50 Mile Run | 50 miles | January 07, 2017 | website
Pacifica Foothills Trail Run 50K | 50 kilometers | January 14, 2017 | website
Steep Ravine 50 km | 50 kilometers | January 14, 2017 | website
Florida
100K | 100 kilometers | January 14, 2017 | website
100M | 100 miles | January 14, 2017 | website
Croom Zoom 100 Km Run | 100 kilometers | January 07, 2017 | website
Croom Zoom 50 Km Run | 50 kilometers | January 07, 2017 | website
Hawaii
H.U.R.T. 100 Mile Endurance Run | 100 miles | January 14, 2017 | website
Idaho
Wilson Creek Frozen 50k | 50 kilometers | January 14, 2017 | website
Illinois
Frozen Gnome 50K | 50 kilometers | January 07, 2017 | website
Iowa
Tripple D Winter Ultramarathon Run | 50 kilometers | January 15, 2017 | website
Louisiana
Wild Azalea Trail Challenge 50 | 50 miles | January 07, 2017 | website
Maryland
PHUNT 50K | 50 kilometers | January 14, 2017 | website
Michigan
Yankee Winter Trail 50K | 50 kilometers | January 07, 2017 | website
New Jersey
Watchung Winter Ultras Trail 50k | 50 kilometers | January 07, 2017 | website
North Carolina
Salem Lakeshore Frosty 50k | 50 kilometers | January 07, 2017 | website
Salem Lakeshore Frosty 50k Relay | 50 kilometers | January 07, 2017 | website
Salem Lake Shore Frosty Fifty | 50 kilometers | January 07, 2017 | website
Weymouth Woods 100k Trail Run | 100 kilometers | January 14, 2017 | website
Oklahoma
Ouachita Switchbacks 50K | 50 kilometers | January 14, 2017 | website
South Carolina
Harbison 50K | 50 kilometers | January 07, 2017 | website
Tennessee
Swampstomper 50k | 50 kilometers | January 15, 2017 | website
Texas
Bandera 100km | 100 kilometers | January 07, 2017 | website
Bandera 50km | 50 kilometers | January 07, 2017 | website
Big Bend 50 | 50 kilometers | January 15, 2017 | website
West Virginia
Frozen Sasquatch Trail 50k | 50 kilometers | January 07, 2017 | website
Wisconsin
Frozen Otter Ultra Trek – 32 Miles | 32 miles | January 14, 2017 | website
Frozen Otter Ultra Trek – 64 Miles | 64 miles | January 14, 2017 | website
Tuscobia Winter Ultramarathon 150 Mile Run | 150 miles | January 06, 2017 | website
Tuscobia Winter Ultramarathon 35 Mile Run | 35 miles | January 07, 2017 | website
Tuscobia Winter Ultramarathon 75 Mile Run | 75 miles | January 07, 2017 | website
02:42:05 Close
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