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Running 44@60 - tips, ideas and advice for your first ultra marathon or marathon Trevor Lee
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If you are thinking about a first ultra marathon or marathon this is the podcast for you. Running 44@60 began as a motivational and educational tool to help host Trevor Lee celebrate in 2021 a landmark birthday by running his first ultra marathon - the 44 mile Classic Quarter on the Cornish coastal path from Lizard Village to Lands End. The run was completed and the podcast has evolved and features runners and running specialists offering tips and advice from training to nutrition via race planning, kit, etc…Most episodes are around 25 minutes of fast paced, energising and inspiring tips, advice and ideas. Check out Trevor’s running/business book - ’12 Business Lessons from Running an Ultra Marathon’ - available now on AmazonYou can find all episodes at: https://www.trevorjlee.com/44-at-60/running-40-60-podcast/
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5 Memorable Athletics Moments with Tom Knight plus Smugglers Scuttle 2024
Send us a Text Message.As an athletics correspondent for Running Magazine (the forerunner of Runners World), the Daily Telegraph and as a freelance Tom Knight covered 7 Summer Olympics and several World Athletic ChampionshipsIn that time Tom witnessed some amazing athletic feats that were controversial, inspirational, unbelievableFor this episode of the Running 44@60 podcast I asked Tom to share the top 5 Memorable Athletics Moments he covered during his careerIts a fascinating insight ...
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Preparing for the West Highland Way with Colin Bathe
Send us a Text Message.On this episode of the Running 44@60 podcast I'm talking to Colin Bathe as he is busy preparing for the West Highland Way Race The West Highland Way Race gets underway at 1am on Sunday June 22nd starting from Milngavie which his about 10 miles north of Glasgow.The 95 mile route with 15,000 feet of elevation makes it way to Fort WilliamThe 300 runners, which the race is restricted to, have 35 hours in which to complete the route.There are a few rules not always seen...
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Scilly60, 60% and Tide Race with Wez Swain
Send us a Text Message.On this episode of the Running 44@60 podcast I'm talking to Wez SwainIn 2023 Wez had an idea that became the Scilly60A 60km race that takes in the five inhabited islands of the Isles of Scilly75 places were available and 65 runners started with 24 finishing. If you missed the cut out you missed the boat to the next start line! The average pace needed to make the cut offs is 7.30 mins / km For 2024 Wes has doubled the number of places and added the Scilly60% 'fun ru...
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The ARC and UTMB with Fergy
Send us a Text Message.On this episode of the Running 44@60 podcast I'm talking to Fergy - who is now the Event Director of Arc of Attrition by UTMB - about the Arc of Attrition, how it started and how it’s going to look as part of the UTMB World Series.There has been a tremendous amount of chatter on social media since the announcement that UTMB is taking over the ARC and Ferg explains some of the differences but also reassures those who don’t like change that much of what runners have...
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Sub 3 Hour Marathon with Mark Roby
Send us a Text Message.On this episode of the Running 44@60 podcast I'm talking to Mark Roby about how he went from struggling to walk because of a back injury to a sub 3 hour marathon in less than 3 years. Mark ran his first London Marathon when he was 23 years old back in 1999 in a time of 4:18He didn't really run then until he discovered parkrun in 2017 but his running was scuppered in 2021 with a significant back problem which he gradually recovered from and in 2022 he joined a runni...
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Landmark Birthday Run Challenges for St Petrocs with Rachel Thomson
Send us a Text Message.Landmark Birthday Run Challenges for St Petrocs with Rachel Thomson On this episode of the Running 44@60 podcast I'm talking to Rachel Thomson about four running challenges she has set herself to celebrate a landmark birthday and raise money for St Petrocs, the homeless charity based in Cornwall. You can support Rachel through her Local Giving page.The four challenges Rachel is undertaking:April 21st - London Marathon - Rachel will be wearing a bright yellow S...