A conversation with Tom Evans following his course record-setting performance at the Arc of Attrition 50-miler by UTMB.
Tom is a world-renowned face in ultrarunning, but no stranger to the grassroots cross-country racing scene here in the UK. Having recently changed title sponsorship and with his first child on the way, we discussed his plans for the years ahead as the ultra-trail scene continues to grow.
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A conversation with Hugh Chatfield and Keith Wigley following their 2nd and 3rd place finishes, respectively, at the Arc of Attrition 50-miler. Hugh and Keith shared the podium at Arc with titan of the sport Tom Evans, and in this podcast they describe how the race panned out from a competitive perspective.
Both Hugh and Keith are members of Elite Trail Team, a holistic multidisciplinary team seeking to enhance the performance & wellbeing of ultra-trail athletes: https://www.elitetrailteam.com/
Episode 13 - unlucky for some, but very lucky for Feet First, as in this episode I'm bringing you a conversation with the awesome Elsey Davis, fresh off the back of her course record-setting victory at the Arc of Attrition 50-miler.
Elsey's won some of the bigger events out there, so it was great to hear her thoughts on the Arc and the trajectory of UK trail running more generally.
Photo credit to UTMB
I caught up with Jack Chamberlain, who finished 4th at the 2025 Arc of Attrition 50-miler.
Any other year except 2023, Jack's time of 7:43 would have been more than enough to win the race. But with the Arc being a UTMB event for the first time this year, it attracted a higher calibre of athlete than ever before.
Fresh off the back of a victory at the Arc of Attrition 100-miler, enjoy my post-race conversation with Lewis Ryan, who ran 19:22 for the third-fastest time ever at that event.
A conversation with Rebecca Devereux after her third place finish at the 2025 Montane Winter Spine Sprint.
A wide-ranging conversation with ultra legend Damian Hall. We discuss the 2025 Winter Spine Race, including Damo's recce of the new Sprint North event; Damian's 2025 race season and his decision to race exclusively in the UK this year; and his new title sponsor following the end of an eight-year partnership with Inov-8.
Damian mentions a number of organisations and resources you might be interested to learn more about at the following links:
A post-race conversation with Sarah Page after her 2nd place finish at the 100-mile Arc of Attrition by UTMB.
With the 2025 Arc of Attrition just around the corner, I spoke to 2023 100-mile bronze medallist Dan Weller to find out what's drawing him back to to Cornwall to take on the 50-mile distance this year.
With Arc now being a UTMB event, we discussed how the event appears to be attracting a higher calibre of athletes than ever, and what the implications are for the sport.
A conversation with Kim Collison after his victory at the 2025 Montane Winter Spine Race.
Photo credit to the Spine Race.
