Previous guest of the show, Levi Charlton returns this week to share his EPIC adventure on the Southern Upland Way.

After failing to finish the event last year due to a knee injury he regrouped and finished the 220-mile race in 96 hours and 50 minutes.

As we talk about his journey we discuss:

• What his training was like for the event and in the month leading up to the race itself
• What the atmosphere was like and how he was able to get his head round such a distance
• What his plans were for nutrition, hydration and sleep, given he started on the Saturday and finished on the Wednesday morning
• How he planned with his crew and prepared for the unexpected
• As always - we need to talk about kit, what worked for him and what didn't
• How his recovery is going and what plans he has for the future

More information on the Race Across Scotland can be found here: https://www.gbultras.com/ultra-great-britain/

And if you are already connected to Levi on Facebook, you can find loads of pictures of the race on his page, including the map reading in the dark video.

If you want to up your running game and take the guesswork out of your training then why not hire a coach (like me)? I have arranged a special discount for podcast listeners. All you need to do is put WCUpodcast in at the payment stage. Don't worry, we'll set up a call before you have to pay to go over what you specifically need. Here's the link to the coaching page: https://teamrunrun.com/coach/david-taylor-irvine-scotland-running-coach/

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In this episode, we talk to David Clarke about his short but very full running journey

• Starting Couch to 5K in August 2021
• Working his way up the races to complete his first ultra within a year
• Some crazy challenges, like a marathon a month Benjamin Buton Challenge that included the 57 miles Glasgow to Edinburgh ultramarathon
• His first DNF (Did Not Finish) and how he recovered from failure and put it into perspective
• The power of community, like-minded people and groups that can help such as the Fit Ayrshire Masses (FAMs)
• A plea about your trailside pee (ing) behaviour and for more Strava honesty

Here is the link to the Fit Ayrshire Masses (FAMs) group that David discusses: https://www.facebook.com/groups/199533331932977

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This week we have the only guest who is actually younger than me - Josh Raeburn.

Josh talks about how he has found his way into the world of ultrarunning, although he has just arrived.

We discuss:

• How he used running as a way to get a handle on his fitness with less free time and also following a knee injury
• Getting serious about running and putting himself in the right environment with running clubs
• Using challenges to test your limits and see what happens when you get there
• Using ultrarunning as a way of testing your limits and how you react when you get there
• Going all in with training and diet and looking at how the small improvements add up
• The importance of getting the right people around you to motivate, inspire and support
• Balancing a young family and training
• How he uses tech to manage himself during very long efforts (I love the geekery involved in this)

The excellent video of Josh running the Ultra Scotland 100 is on Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/p/C8t6XZ3se3w/

If you are looking to up your running game, why not hire a coach like me? I have arranged a special discount for podcast listeners. All you need to do is put WCUpodcast in at the payment stage. Don't worry, we'll set up a call before you have to pay to go over what you specifically need. Here's the link to the coaching page: https://teamrunrun.com/coach/david-taylor-irvine-scotland-running-coach/

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