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10 best tips for your FIRST or FASTEST trail race (useful for the Skyline Scotland this Sept!)
Here are my top 10 tips for your first or fastest trail race, useful for the Skyline Scotland trail races this September, and more! From training and nutrition to gear and mental strength, these are the essentials for your first foray into the exciting, muddy world of...
Interview with Sonny Peart – ultra runner, Asics Frontrunner and co-founder of Black Trail Runners
Hey guys! Delighted to have Sonny Peart on the live chat 5:15pm today, Sonny is an ultra runner and brand ambassador for Asics and he co-founded Black Trail Runners which is a community and campaigning charity seeking to increase inclusion, participation and...
Jasmin Paris – highs & lows of Barkley Marathons 2022 (PLUS things she’d do differently in 2023)
VERY excited to announce that we have the incredible Jasmin Paris talking about her Barkley Marathons experience on the live chat 6:45 - 7:15pm Wed 6 April. Thank you Jasmin! The podcast version here and on all the usual podcast streaming services, search Wild Ginger...
Interview with Damian Hall – Runner, Coach, Journalist & Author
Damian Hall, runner, coach, journalist, and author, comes on to talk about his new book, In It For The Long Run (out now from Vertebrate Publishing), looking at the rise of his ultra running career and recording breaking run along the Pennine Way in 2020. He credits...
Ring of Steall Skyrace full race film – PLUS Devil’s Ridge scramble (Skyline Scotland weekend 2019)
Watch Wild Ginger Running fan Alan Konopka run the Salomon Ring of Steall Skyrace 2019 (including the dicey Devil's Ridge scramble section) on a beautiful day with STUNNING views of the Scottish mountainside including the Mamores and Ben Nevis. Part of the...
Interview with Moire O’Sullivan – mountain runner, adventure racer, and author
Moire O’Sullivan is a mountain runner, adventure racer, an author and a mum based in Northern Ireland. Her company, Happy Out Adventures, brings people on trails and mountain slopes, teaching them to travel in the outdoors happily and safely. Moire was the first...
Interview with Mimi Anderson – Ultra Runner, World Record Holder & Author
Mimi Anderson began running at 36 very quickly discovery her love of running silly distances. Mimi is a multiple Guinness World Record Holder taking part in races around the world running across Deserts, mountains, jungle, surviving the freezing temperatures of the...
Interview with Jo Meek, GB international Ultra Runner & Physiotherapist
Jo Meek is an elite ultra runner....on roads, in the mountains, and on trails. She has been a runner for a long time working hard towards her goals. She enjoys racing all over the world and has even been lucky enough to be selected to run for GB in the World Trail...
Interview with Andy Blow founder of Precision Hydration
Andy Blow is a Sports Scientist and the founder of Precision Hydration. Andy was formerly an elite-level triathlete who can count a couple of top-10 IRONMAN finishes and an Xterra Age-Group World title to his name. It was during his racing career that he discovered...
Interview with Anna-Marie Watson – Coach & International Ultra Runner
Anna-Marie has been diagnosed with a severe ultra-running habit and can usually be found searching for the perfect trail. Her first foray into ultra-running was the CCC (2008) where she narrowly scrapped through every check point with minutes to spare. Fast forward to...