The Home Trails Podcast

Samuel Hill
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Ultrarunning Sam brings you the best of British and global trail and ultra running. Official Podcast in residence for the Winter Spine Race 2025, The LAP 2025 and 13 VALLEYS 2025

  1. 4D AGO

    James Gibson | NEW Double Winter Bob Graham Round Record

    Get in touch with Ultrarunning Sam here ⬅️ James returns to the Home Trails podcast to talk about his historic double winter Bob Graham Round record! Running a total of 132 miles, with 54,000 ft of ascent in 42 hours and 56 minutes! Going anticlockwise first, before switching to clockwise for the second round. This betters the previous time set by Caspian James, by nearly an hour. In the podcast, we talk about his approach to training for, and completing a feat that has never been accomplished before. James is known for his winter rounds in harsh conditions and this double round was no different. The recent cold snap that James had been tracking leading up to the attempt, gave perfect winter running conditions underfoot. We talk about his approach to kit, short rests and his support crew. We also look into his training, including a recent heat acclimation block that included running almost every day of his 3 week holiday in Thailand and coming home to continue the heat in sauna sessions designed by his coach Kim Collison. What will James do next? Watch/listen to the episode to find out! HT @ultrarunning_sam @hometrails_ http://www.youtube.com/@ultrarunningsam

    50 min

  2. 12/27/2025

    TURA 2025 - End of Year Joint Podcast to Discuss This Years Potential Winners!

    Get in touch with Ultrarunning Sam here ⬅️ The Trail and Ultra Running Awards are back agin for 2025! In this joint podcast....Ultrarunning Sam, Kate from RunUltra and Robin The Running Accountant discuss this years potential winners and who did what this year in 2025. We've simplified the voting this year so there's no option to pick from a list, the choice is yours and the winner of each award is the one with the most votes....Simples. So follow the link to vote and be in with a chance to win the ever growing prize bundle! https://www.smartsurvey.co.uk/s/57TKUX/ @ultrarunning_sam @hometrails_ http://www.youtube.com/@ultrarunningsam

    1h 8m

  3. 12/24/2025

    James Nobles | Spine Race 2026 Preview

    Get in touch with Ultrarunning Sam here ⬅️ SPINE SEASON: James returns to the Home Trails podcast for a third time. This time we talk about his return to the big one! Having dropped out of the full winter race in 2024 with a foot injury, he returned to the race to run the Challenger South with his dad in the epic conditions we saw in January.  This time, back to full health he's on the start line for the full deal again. In this episode we talk about his learnings from the year his foot stopped him, his training and tapering approach and how he is looking forward to finally getting to the finish at Kirk Yetholm and putting the race to bed! James was on Damo's list of podium contenders for this years race and I fully agree with him. James is one to watch in January! HT @ultrarunning_sam @hometrails_ http://www.youtube.com/@ultrarunningsam

    47 min

  4. 12/19/2025

    Damian Hall | Spine Race 2026 PREVIEW

    Get in touch with Ultrarunning Sam here ⬅️ Spine Season continues! Damo returns to the Home Trails Podcast. This time to talk about his recent Three Solo project that didn't go 💯 to plan....and his plans to return to it in 2026. We dive into how he feels going into the Spine Sprint North race in January, a break from his norm of doing the full race. We talk about the level of FOMO he will be having come January 10th weekend and we talk about his hopes of bettering his time from the test run he did back in January when the race was trialling the new distance. We talk about his predictions for each of the race distances and who he thinks will do well in each of them. Then finally we talk about the changes to the kit list and how he feels about them and the race moving forward. Always a pleasure to have Damo back on the podcast! HT @ultrarunning_sam @hometrails_ http://www.youtube.com/@ultrarunningsam

    1h 3m

  5. 12/14/2025

    Arthur Hill | New Winter Bob Graham Round Record!

    Get in touch with Ultrarunning Sam here ⬅️ In this episode we meet Arthur Hill for the first time. Arthur recently set a new winter BGR record in 14:54, taking 4 minutes off Gavin Dales record from last year! Arthur was helped during his legs by a host of Lake District royalty, including Kim Collison, Beth Pascal and of course Gavin Dale himself. In our chat we talk about his route into fell running in his early 20's, his obsession with the Bob and his training leading up to this round. Arthur speaks about the close knit community of trail and fell runners that jumped at the chance to support him on his latest attempt.  Arthur is one of the most enthusiastic young runners I've had the pleasure to speak to and it seems certain that this won't be his one and done for the Bob. He is even more obsessed with the round than ever and I'm sure he will be back chasing the summer record when the time is right! HT @ultrarunning_sam @hometrails_ http://www.youtube.com/@ultrarunningsam

    57 min

  6. 12/12/2025

    Warren Renkel | From A Running Ending Injury, To Winning Ultra Trail Wales

    Get in touch with Ultrarunning Sam here ⬅️ Non SPINE episode! In this episode I speak to Wozza the running coach. Warren came on the podcast to talk about his amazing recovery from what doctors told him was the end of his running career. Warren defied the odds and made a full recovery, to the point that he started racing again and won the Ultra Trails Wales 50 mile ultramarathon. But before we even got onto the subject of his injury, I quizzed him about his coaching style and some of the mistakes that ultra-runners make during training. We talk about nutrition, strength work and why we shouldn't get carried away with the latest fads in ultra training. For coaching inquiries, hit him up on instagram @wozza_running_coach HT @ultrarunning_sam @hometrails_ http://www.youtube.com/@ultrarunningsam

    1h 29m

  7. 12/11/2025

    Lindley Chambers | King Of The Spine Race Kit List!

    Get in touch with Ultrarunning Sam here ⬅️ SPINE SEASON! We continue Spine Season with the return of Lindley Chambers, the king of all things kit list related.  Lindley comes on the podcast to discuss everyone's favourite subject...the kit list for the Winter Spine Race. In this episode we discuss the recent changes to the list, controversial items being added/removed and the reasons for it. We discuss the changes to navigation equipment, mapping and checkpoints.  We also talk about some of the issues that keep coming up for first time Spiners and what the race and the course expect from them! We discuss how technology is starting to help with kit checks and how he still gets hundreds of emails asking the same old questions every day. But, as he freely admits, he wouldn't have it any other way. Lindley firmly believes that if you're asking kit questions, then you're thinking about the race seriously, and there's nothing he wants more for this year's competitors! If you're doing any of this year's races then this is a must listen! HT @ultrarunning_sam @hometrails_ http://www.youtube.com/@ultrarunningsam

    1h 46m

  8. 12/08/2025

    Jamie Rutherford | Spine Media Team And Going All In On Photography

    Get in touch with Ultrarunning Sam here ⬅️ SPINE SEASON! In this episode I speak to Jamie Rutherford. Jamie is one of the original OG photographers on the race and has helped to build the storytelling style of the media team.  In this episode we talk about his origins as a runner and as a photographer. We talk about his first ventures into race photography and how he was in the right place at the right time to earn his spot on the media team at the race. We also talk about his recent decision to quit his job as a dentist to go all in on photography as a career! We hear about his trip to Asia and Europe to fulfil his dream of being a world photographer. As always, Jamie will be back at the Spine in January so keep your eyes out for his iconic images! HT @ultrarunning_sam @hometrails_ http://www.youtube.com/@ultrarunningsam

    1 hr
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Ultrarunning Sam brings you the best of British and global trail and ultra running. Official Podcast in residence for the Winter Spine Race 2025, The LAP 2025 and 13 VALLEYS 2025

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  • Creator
    Samuel Hill
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2025
  • Episodes
    180
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © 2025 The Home Trails Podcast
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