Episode 99 – Giblin ELS2900 Grant

Posted on November 13, 2015 by talkultra

A_GRAVATAR

Episode 99 of Talk Ultra we talk all about ELS2900 with RD Matt Lefort and 3rd place overall, Andy Symonds. Sophie Grant talk Raid de la Reunion and Paul Giblet from the UK wins Javekina Hundred beating Speedgoat! Niandi is here too looking like a Druid.

00:01:30 Show Start

00:07:50 NEWS

Help Nepal – Nepal images ‘FACES of NEPAL’ – order a print and all funds donated to Nepal charities HERE

TRAINING CAMP in Lanzarote with Elisabet Barnes 28th Jan to Feb 4th HERE

iancorless.com 2016 Calendar, not many left! HERE

ELS2900 read HERE

00:17:15 INTERVIEW

MATT LEFORT race director for ELS2900

1 – Jokin Lizeaga 14:48

2 – Nicolas Darmaillacq 15:37

3 – Andy Symonds 16:11

1 – Sonia Regueiro Rodriguez 21:51

01:01:52 INTERVIEW

ANDY SYMONDS 3rd place ELS2900

OMAN DESERT MARATHON

Elisabet Barnes has one every stage and as we record she is ranked in the top-10 and is guaranteed overall female victory.

We will have Elisabet on the next show to tell us about it and tell us about her plans for 2016.

THE DRUIDS

1 – Lee Muir 10:45:33

2 – Mark Ford 11:49:41

3 – Tim Beckett 11:51:18

1 – Maree Jesson 12:47:32

2 – Laura Garriod 14:20:07

3 – Katherine Barrett 14:33:52

ECOTRAIL FUNCHAL, MADEIRA – HERE

80km results HERE

1 – Arnaud Lejeune 8:30:09

2 – Fabien Antolinus 8:49:46

3 – Leonardo Diogo 9:51:17

1 – Anna Conclaves 12:43

2 – Hailey Fletcher 18:08:28

3 –

40km results HERE

1 – Julien Chorier 4:29:55

2 – Marco Silva 4:33:57

3 – Virgilio Ornelas 4:46:07

1 – Luvox Franco 5:53:43

2 – Alice Sousa 6:11:50

3 – Marina Freitas 7:08:12

UTWT 2016 calendar

Honk Kong 100

Tarawera

Transgrancanaria

MDS

Madeira Island Ultra Trail

Ultra Trail Australia

Western States

Lavaredo

Eiger Ultra Trail

UTMB

UTMF

Diagonale des Fous

JAVELINA JUNDRED

1 – Paul Goblin 13:49

2 – Michael Carron 15:21

3 – Brett Sanborn 15:47

Speedgoat was 5th (man) 16:31

1 – Devon Yanko 14:52 and 2nd overall

2 – Tony Littlehales 19:24

3 – Tracy Dimino 20:10

01:39:46 INTERVIEW

SOPHIE GRANT Raid de la Reunion profile HERE

02:35:36 INTERVIEW

PAUL GIBLIN

UP & COMING RACES

Australia

Australian Capital Territory

Stromlo Running Festival – 50 km | 50 kilometers | November 22, 2015 | website

Victoria

Upstream 50km Challenge | 50 kilometers | November 14, 2015 | website

Cambodia

The Ancient Khmer Path | 220 kilometers | November 27, 2015 | website

Costa Rica

Costa Rica Trail La Transtica – Course Aventure | 115 kilometers | November 18, 2015 | website

Costa Rica Trail La Transtica – Course Extrême | 196 kilometers | November 18, 2015 | website

Egypt

100 Km Pharonic Race | 100 kilometers | November 20, 2015 | website

France

Dordogne

Trail de l’Asterius | 58 kilometers | November 22, 2015 | website

Haute-Loire

Raid nocturne Le Puy-Firminy | 68 kilometers | November 22, 2015 | website

Manche

A la Belle Etoile 50 km | 50 kilometers | November 21, 2015 | website

Nord

Trail Extrème Lillois – 75 km | 75 kilometers | November 15, 2015 | website

Germany

Bavaria

Chiemsee-Ultramarathon November | 108 kilometers | November 21, 2015 | website

Lower Saxony

Lauf PSV Winterlaufserie 100 KM| 100 kilometers | November 21, 2015 | website
Lauf PSV Winterlaufserie 50 KM| 50 kilometers | November 21, 2015 | website

Hong-Kong

Oxfam Trailwalker Hong Kong | 100 kilometers | November 20, 2015 | website

India

Maharashtra

Oxfam Trailwalker India – Mumbai | 100 kilometers | November 20, 2015 | website

Italy

Emilia-Romagna

Ultra K Marathon | 50 kilometers | November 22, 2015 | website

Luxembourg

Trail Uewersauer | 50 kilometers | November 22, 2015 | website

Namibia

Desert Ultra | 250 kilometers | November 13, 2015 | website

New Zealand

Molesworth Run | 84 kilometers | November 21, 2015 | website

Portugal

Trail AM | 60 kilometers | November 22, 2015 | website

South Africa

Salomon Sky Run 100 km | 100 kilometers | November 21, 2015 | website

Salomon Sky Run 65 km | 65 kilometers | November 21, 2015 | website

Spain

Canary Islands

UMNR | 79 kilometers | November 14, 2015 | website

Tunisia

Marathon des Oasis | 120 kilometers | November 16, 2015 | website

United Kingdom

Powys

Beacons Ultra | 45 miles | November 14, 2015 | website

Swansea

Coastal Trail Series – Gower – Ultra | 34 miles | November 14, 2015 | website

USA

Alabama

Dizzy Fifties 40 Mile Trail Run | 40 miles | November 21, 2015 | website

Dizzy Fifties 50K Trail Run | 50 kilometers | November 21, 2015 | website

Dizzy Fifties 50 Mile Trail Run | 50 miles | November 21, 2015 | website

Tranquility Lake 50K Trail Race | 50 kilometers | November 21, 2015 | website

Arizona

Colossal-Vail 50K | 50 kilometers | November 14, 2015 | website

Colossal-Vail 50 Mile | 50 miles | November 14, 2015 | website

Pass Mountain 50K Trail Run | 50 kilometers | November 14, 2015 | website

California

Chimera 100 Miles | 100 miles | November 14, 2015 | website

Chino Hills Spring Trail Series 50K | 50 kilometers | November 14, 2015 | website

Mt. Tam Trail Run 50 km | 50 kilometers | November 14, 2015 | website

San Joaquin River Trail 100K Run | 100 kilometers | November 14, 2015 | website

San Joaquin River Trail 50K Run | 50 kilometers | November 14, 2015 | website

Spooner’s Cove 50 Km Trail Run | 50 kilometers | November 15, 2015 | website

Florida

Cottonmouth 100 | 100 miles | November 14, 2015 | website

Georgia

Tortoise and the Hare 50K | 50 kilometers | November 14, 2015 | website

Illinois

Tunnel Hill 100 Miler | 100 miles | November 14, 2015 | website

Tunnel Hill 50 Miler | 50 miles | November 14, 2015 | website

Maryland

JFK 50 Mile | 50 miles | November 21, 2015 | website

Rosaryville Veteran’s Day 50k | 50 kilometers | November 14, 2015 | website

Stone Mill 50 Mile Run | 50 miles | November 14, 2015 | website

Massachusetts

Nougat Trail 100K | 100 kilometers | November 14, 2015 | website

Nougat Trail 50K | 50 kilometers | November 14, 2015 | website

New York

Madhattan Run | 32 miles | November 21, 2015 | website

North Carolina

Old Glory Trail Trot 50K | 50 kilometers | November 14, 2015 | website

Old Glory Trail Trot 50 Mile | 50 miles | November 14, 2015 | website

Old Glory Trail Trot 50 mile Relay | 50 miles | November 14, 2015 | website

Ohio

Bill’s Bad Ass | 50 kilometers | November 14, 2015 | website

Flying Feather 4 Miler | 43 miles | November 26, 2015 | website

Fuzzy Fandango 50 K | 50 kilometers | November 14, 2015 | website

Tennessee

Upchuck 50K Trail Running Race | 50 kilometers | November 14, 2015 | website

Texas

50K | 50 kilometers | November 26, 2015 | website

Wild Hare 50K | 50 kilometers | November 21, 2015 | website

Wild Hare 50 Mile | 50 miles | November 21, 2015 | website

Utah

Antelope Island 50K Trail Run | 100 kilometers | November 14, 2015 | website

Virginia

50K | 50 kilometers | November 21, 2015 | website

50 Mile Ultra | 50 miles | November 21, 2015 | website

Washington

Doppler 50k | 50 kilometers | November 22, 2015 | website

Grand Ridge 50 K Trail Run | 50 kilometers | November 14, 2015 | website

03:05:47 CLOSE

A SPAR AGUS 😉

03:09:18

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Episode 32 – Richard Bowles, Dr Phil Maffetone

Posted on April 5, 2013 by talkultra

Speedgoat makes it no35 out of 60 at Antelope 100… We speak to Richard Bowles who is about to embark on another journey! We have an extended Talk Training with Dr Phil Maffetone. We catch up with Mike Wardian on how his recovery and racing is shaping up. We have a ‘Year in the life of‘, the last episode of our ‘MDS‘ build up, 15 mins of Fame with Tony Di Giovani, the News, Up and Coming Races and a Meltzer Moment.

Show Notes:

00:00:45 Start

00:17:15 Mike Wardian we catch up with TNF athlete Mike Wardian as he gets back into training and racing after a series of injuries.

00:28:25 Back to Karl

00:31:30 A Year in the life of – Tyler has just run a 50km and is now preparing for a 70 miler.

00:38:40 News from around the ultra world

00:53:15 MDS special – as you listen to this we will be in Morocco for the 2013 Marathon des Sables. This episode we catch up with Tobias Mews. You can read a 2013 Race Preview HERE and an interview with Race Director, Patrick Bauer HERE.

01:07:20 Blog – Ellie Greenwood -I know we have had Ellie Greenwoods blog on the show before but just recently she ran Two Oceans in South Africa as she prepares for Comrades. Many think that ultras are about running slow and comfortable pace… Ellie confirms it’s not! Speed matters – HERE

01:10:05 Talk Training – Dr Phil Maffetone Please check on iancorless.com for an article that will coincide with this podcast HERE

01:49:10 Interview with Richard Bowles. Richard has a taste for adventure and running a long way… check out his website HERE you can also read about his next adventure HERE

02:20:20 Meltzer Moment

02:23:15 15 min of Fame with Tony Di Giovani – I met Tony (and his friends) at The Coastal Challenge in Costa Rica. He has an inspiring story…

02:36:15 Races

2:38:50 Close

02:44:14 End

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Episode 29 – Robbins, Bragg, Grant, Corbett

Posted on February 22, 2013 by talkultra

Come back man Gary Robbins telling us what it’s like to return from 2 years of injury to not only win Hurt 100 but to set a new CR. Jez Bragg tells us about completing ‘The Long Pathway, Te Araroa’ in New Zealand. Joe Grant says goodbye and heads off to the Iditarod. Colourful Catra Corbett tells us about drugs, alcohol, running, tattoos, clothes and Truman. In addition to all that, we also have… phew; Talk Training about the long run, ‘A year in the life off…’, part 3 of our Marathon des Sables special, A Meltzer Moment, Up & Coming races and of course the News.

Show Notes:

03:45:45

00:00:00

00:00:45 Start and introduction

00:09:31 “Year in the life of….” This week Amanda Hyatt tells us all about her first ultra. Not one day, but two days of 33 miles. As many of you will be able to relate to, it didn’t quite go to plan. But did she finish…?

00:27:52 News Plenty of news with a catch up from Rocky Raccoon, The Coastal Challenge, Fuego Y Agua and more…

00:35:06 Jez Bragg completed The Long Pathway, Te Araroa and I was very fortunate to speak to him less than 24 hours after he crossed the finish line. I think you will be able to hear in his voice how this journey not only exhausted him but changed him. Check out his website HERE and take a look at his sponsors The North Face

00:54:30 back to Karl

01:18:50 Joe Grant spoke to us several weeks ago about his preparation for the 350 mile Iditarod Trail Invitational. I caught up with him this week, just a day before he headed out to the race. Joe’s website Alpine Works. The ITI website HERE

01:35:05 back to Karl

01:38:15 Blog – Catra Corbett colourful, fresh, modern and different. Catra or Dirt Diva adds some spice to the ultra scene. Listen to what she has to say and check out her blog HERE

02:12:25 Talk Training with Marc Laithwaite – this week we talk about the long run….

02:31:35 Interview with Gary Robbins. Life with passion, pursue your dreams. Gary just a few years back won the Hurt 100 and in doing so broke Geoff Roes old course record. He was suddenly seeing all the hard work pay off but then a series of events almost ended his running career… hear Gary talk about that period of his life and what it is like to comeback and be on top! For more information and a list of results, check out his blog HERE

03:18:00 Back to Karl

03:20:30 A Meltzer Moment with Speedgoat Karl. Good, Bad and Ugly.

03:27:25 Marathon des Sables spécial. This is part 3 and we are back with Stuart Rae to find out how the progress is going to the 2013 edition in April.

03:40:55 Races the up and coming races for the next 2 weeks

03:42:30 Close

03:45:45

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Episode 26 – Talk Ultra

Posted on January 11, 2013 by talkultra

A super stacked show and maybe our longest yet… our main interview is with The North Face athlete, Mike Wardian. We speak with inspirational film makers and ultra runners, JB & Jennifer Benna from JourneyFilm. Live from the Te Araora trail in New Zealand we speak with The North Face athlete, Jez Bragg on his incredible journey. We have our first ‘A year in the life of…‘ chat, Talk Training with Marc Laithwaite, A Meltezer Moment with Speedgoat Karl, the News with Ian Sharman, a blog post, 15mins of fame and of course the up and coming races.

Show Notes:

00:00:00

00:00:45 Show start and introduction

00:12:45 Interview with JB Benna & Jennifer Benna of Journey Film

Journeyfilm is a film production and distribution company that focuses
on adventure, sports, and travel. Established in 1999, the company is
led by filmmaker JB Benna, a USC Cinema/TV graduate and outdoor
enthusiast with an adventure resume that includes the 2,700 mile
Pacific Crest Trail and the Tahoe Rim 100 Mile Endurance Run.
Since its launch, Journeyfilm has produced documentaries such as The
Runner (David Horton’s 2,700 mile run of The Pacific Crest Trail),
UltraMarathon Man: 50 Marathons * 50 States * 50 Days (Dean Karnazes’s
North Face Challenge), Spinning Southward (a 16,000 Mile Bike Journey
from Alaska to Chile for the Brain Tumor Foundation) and GoLite’s Andy
Skurka and his 7000 Mile Trek. Benna and his team are also committed
to raising awareness for conservation, simpler living, and greater
appreciation of the world.

00:46:20 ‘A Year in the Life of…‘ is a new addition to Talk Ultra. For 2013 we will follow two people on their ultra journeys. This week we speak with Amanda Hyatt.

00:55:10 Back to the show

00:58:10 The News with Ian Sharman as guest co host

01:09:30 Interview with The North Face athlete, Jez Bragg live from New Zealand as he makes his process along ‘The Long Pathway’ the Te Araroa Trail. You can read and listen to my interview with Jez from The North Face press conference HERE and an update HERE. Also a first video has been added HERE

01:37:00 Back to the news

01:50:45 15 mins of Fame – this week we speak to Amanda Boldy and Sarah Gardner Hall. October 2012 Amanda entered a competition to win a prize to go to The Ocean Floor race in Egypt. Running 160 miles non stop departing at the beginning of February. She only went a won it… we speak to Amanda and Sarah with just 2 weeks to go before an adventure of a lifetime.

02:00:30 Blog by Emelie Forsberg. Emelie discusses her incredible 2012 season and you can read that HERE – ‘The Year of 2012’

02:01:00 Talk Training with Marc Laithwaite we discuss year planning and setting objectives.

02:22:40 Interview with The North Face athlete Mike Wardian. Mike is without doubt one of the most formidable ultra runners (and marathon runners) in the world. He has a reputation for running lots of races… he doesn’t only run but he wins them too. Unfortunately for the latter half of 2012 he has had a series of injuries. We catch up with him to discuss his progress and find out about his career.

38 years old, Arlington, VA-United States of America Father of 2 young boys (Pierce-5 years old & Grant-3 years old) BLOG HERE

Current Results:

2nd place at 2011-Disney Marathon
3rd place at 2011-ING Miami Marathon
14th place at Empire State Building Run Up
1st place at 2011 Lower Potomac Marathon-set Guinness World Record-Fastest Marathon as Superhero (Spider Man)
3rd place at 2011 Shamrock Marathon
1st place at 2011 National Marathon (5 time winner)
19th place at Two Oceans Marathon (56K)-First USA
11th place at Comrades Marathon (87K)-First USA
3rd place at The North Face Endurance Challenge-50 Miler
1st place at The North Face Endurance Challenge-1/2 Marathon
13th place and Olympic Trails Qualifier (2:17:49)-Grandma’s Marathon
3rd Place at Badwater Ultra Marathon
1st Place at Grant and Pierce Indoor Marathon (4 days after Badwater)
1st Place at San Francisco Marathon
1st Place at The North Face Endurance Challenge 50K-Kansas City
1st Place at The North Face Endurance Challenge 1/2 Marathon-Kansas City
2nd Place at the Kauai Marathon
2nd Place and Silver Medalist at 100K World Championships and First ever Team Gold Medal for 100K World Team for USA-The Netherlands
2nd Place at the Ultra Race of Champions (UROC) 100K