Home Trails Podcast

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In the latest episode of the Podcast, we talk to ultra-running legend Sage Canaday!
Sage has been on our screens for over a decade with his YouTube running channel - Vo2maxproductions. He also has a huge social media presence where he openly expresses his opinions on the trail and ultra scene. Which at times gets him into some hot water. 
Most notably recently with his take on a very famous bow hunter-turned ultra runner, who openly admitted to taking substances banned by WADA whilst clocking an age group winning 2:39 marathon PR at the age of 58! Said runner is also known for taking part in various big ultramarathons, including the recent Cocodona 250.
Sage took the brave step of highlighting this to the running community and obviously opinions are divided on the subject of TRT and substances that aid recovery. The conversation hopefully was nuanced, but this is a hot topic at the moment so I'll let you listen and decide your own opinion on the subject!
It wasn't all doom and gloom though! We gave Sage the full Superhero treatment and found out where he started in running and how he as a 40 year old runner who has been serious about running since he was a teenager, has changed his approach to training and racing.
We also talk about the other hot topics of sub 2 marathons, super shoes and bicarb!
HT
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COACHES CORNER! 
In this episode, coach Wozza (Warren Wrenkel) returns to talk about the latest happenings in the trail and ultra coaching worlds.
We dive into the 1:59.30 marathon world record at London Marathon. Around that subject, we also talk about Joe Wicks fuelling advice, the effect that super shoes has and the progression of road running over time.
We talk about coaching slower runners and how to get them moving faster through drills and plyometrics. We talk about training for mountaineering and ultras concurrently.....and we discuss Jon Albon's 90g of sugar water for cheap fuelling. 
Finally we discuss what gels we've tried lately and our opinions on taste and the science behind hydrogels.
All good stuff!
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Exclusive interview with Sam Heward from ULTRA X about buying up the Dragons Back and Northern Traverse!
Sam firstly tells the story of UX and how they came into the fortunate situation to be able to save the two iconic races. He talks about UX 7 year journey to put on world class multi-day events all over the world and how their experience put them in the position to take on DB and NT.
In this episode I lean heavily on the Home Trails WhatsApp community to set me ups with the questions that YOU the trail running community want answered...
Will the races be changed beyond recognition?
Will the races be more expensive?
Will the iconic routes change?
Most importantly.......will the food still be the same?
All this and more is answered in this episode. Hopefully we managed to cover all bases, so give it a listen and share with your community.
HT
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EPISODE 200!!!! 
In this landmark episode I speak to returning guest Damian Hall.
Damo is no stranger to the podcast and has appeared in numerous episodes over the years.....This time however, it's not to talk about The Spine Race or Barkley (although they do obviously get a mention) This time we talk about his new book, RUN FOREVER! "The secret to becoming an ageless athlete" 
We dive into the book and how it came to be. We talk about the in-depth information that he's gathered to help all of us oldies still wanting to perform at our best. I speak about how the book has helped me personally with goals for this year and we chat about some of the extraordinary examples of "Ageless Aces" that are still performing at the highest level in our sport!
Pete Stables and Rene Mcgregor contribute to the book with expert help in strength training and nutrition.
A great read as always. You can find a copy on amazon and he's done an audiobook version for those of us with age related bad eyesight!
See the links below... 
https://amzn.eu/d/09QBRw5z
https://intoultra.org.uk/home
https://thegreenrunners.com/
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In this episode I speak with Centurion Race director, James Elson.
James returns to the podcast to talk about his one time only race, Sea 2 Sea. A last minute replacement for the defaulted Northern Traverse by Ourea Events.
If you've been following the ongoing discussions about the demise of one of the UKs biggest names in race organisation, you'll be fully aware of the fact that 2 phoenix's rose from the ashes. One being the Community Traverse and the other being the standalone race organised by Centurion.
James talks about getting the race in place at short notice. The logistics of such an undertaking and how it went from an organisers point of view. We also talk about his personal experience doing the Sea 2 Sea himself in his own self supported style (other than a bit of help towards the end from Allie Bailey with a few gels and a sausage roll!)
James confirms that Centurion will not be putting the S2S on again next year and he still confidently believes that someone will buy the NT and the other races and bring them back under new management. Good news for all hopefully!
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