In this episode Colin and Dan are joined by Jay and Megan as we discuss the most recent Spartan Race UK event. This was a very interesting podcast with none of us holding back on what we all thought was the worst Spartan Race (tough mudder) we have raced. Listen in as we all chat open and honestly about what we thought about the weekend from age gr…

In this episode wildrunners Colin and Dan are joined by our regular guest when it comes to Spartan chat Jay Ladbrooke. Listen in as we all chat about our views and goals for the upcoming spartan season where Colin is focusing on managing his shoulder injury whilst still getting some races in ahead of his A race the spartan Ultra later on in the yea…

In this episode its just Colin and Dan chatting about Colins next challenge and Dan's 1st race of the year where he got on the podium. Colin has announced his next challenge to raise money for his son's school to help them learn more about Neurodiversity via the umbrella project. Once the target has been reached (which it has done) the rest of the …

In this episode Wildrunners Colin and Dan are joined by Wildrunner community runner Darren Angel. Darren opens up to us about what its like to live with having epilepsy and what the effects of having a seizure can have on day to day life. Darren chats about what its like to have seizures and how much it takes out of his body. If anyone else has Epi…

In this episode the wildrunners are joined by Griff and Tres who are the owners of The Obstacle Gym which is a top OCR training facilility in Tamworth. Listen in as they chat about their training facility, their journey to getting to where they are now which started from supporting local charity Simons Heroes, the services they offer and you can te…

In this episode the wildrunners are joined by Mike Nolan who chats to us about his personal racing career from running many obstacle course races including the spartan race ultras to competing in the pro waves at Hyrox uk. Mike then chats to us about his role as Head official in Spartan Race UK, being the captain of captains at the Spartan Race Tri…

In this episode the wildrunners are joined by Megan Tranter who made it back in time from Hyrox Glasgow to join us for a chat. Listen in to hear about her awesome progression in obstacle racing and to see if she managed to get another new pb at Hyrox plus lots more including what her goals are for 2023. Remember to check out our running and ocr com…

In this episode the wildrunners are joined by Alan Moore, the host of the UK.OCR Podcast and the race director for Overload. Alan brings us some breaking news about the Farmyard Jam race which starts on the 19th may. Listen to find out more about the UK's only OCR Backyard Ultra, a new announcement about the race and an exclusive discount for liste…

In this episode wildrunners podcast hosts Colin and Dan are joined by fellow wildrunners Jay, Erin and Steve as they all chat about the recent 6 hour Rasselbock race at Sherwood Pines. Listen in to hear how Dan spent the day as the Wildrunners Pit Bitch wearing his nice and bright pink hi vis, Jay smashed out a half marathon dressed as a unicorn, C…

In this episode Wildrunners Colin and Dan chat about 2022 as it draws to an end. We chat about the wildrunners in general and what a year it has been within the community raising over £1000 for charities and the amazing guests we have had on the podcast. We also chat about the year we have had with our own running, fitness and race achievements. We…

In this episode the wildrunners are joined by Simone Power as their last guest of 2022. Simone is the mother of George who is one of the most inspirational young boys we know. We joined up with Simone to bring you our Roarsome december challenge where we helped raise over £500 for George to help him get more information packs for adhd awareness int…

In this episode the Wildrunners are joined by fellow podcast show hosts Ian and Alan from the UKOCR podcast. Listen in as we chat about what goes into hosting podcasts, running online communities, their personal racing histories and much more. We personally really enjoy their podcasts and recommend you give them a listen too. Also today sees the st…

In this episode the wildrunners are joined by Claire Lawrenson who we met at the Run Sandringham 24 Hour race earlier in the year. Listen in as Claire talks to us about the 24 hour race which she absolutely smashed and came home 1st female running over 100 miles within the time limit. She tells us how she is fairly new to running and that she only …

In this episode the wildrunners catch up with Tom as we hear how he has got on with his Endure 4 challenges. Its been an epic year this year for Tom which has seen him stand on the podium at Spartan race uk and he absolutely smashed his Ironman event. Give this a listen to hear about how his year has gone so far and whats next for him. Tom is raisi…

In this episode the wildrunners are joined by our fellow Spartan Race uk age group racer Jay as we chat about the news that Spartan will no longer make competitors do 30 burpees for a failed obstacle and now replace that with penalty loops instead, we also chat about 2023 season, new obstacles and more. Give this a listen and let us know your thoug…

In this episode Wildrunners Colin and Dan are joined by the inspirational Susan Kelly. As you know we really enjoy having everyday heros on our podcast for a chat and this week is up there with one of the most inspiring guests. Listen in as we chat to Susan about her journey from requiring a bone marrow transplant to working her way back to good fi…

In this episode Wildrunners Colin and Dan are again joined by fellow wildrunner Jay as we chat about the Spartan Race European Championships weekend at Pippingford Park in the UK. Listen in to find out how Colin and Dan did in the European Championship 35-39 age group race, how Jay got on in the Spartan Ultra and how all 3 of them who ran together …

In this episode wildrunners Colin and Dan are joined by fellow wildrunner Jay as they chat about Dan's London Marathon race and we get to find out if he managed to bag himself a new Personal Best. Then we chat all things spartan race uk including Next seasons initial race schedule and the revised schedule, what we think will be the series races for…

In this episode the Wildrunners are joined by James from Active Root as we find out all the benefits from their products that Wildrunners very own Dan uses regularly as part of his fueling for his training and races. This is a very insightful episode well worth a listen. If you would like to try some free samples go to www.activeroot.co.uk/pages/wi…

In this episode wildrunners Colin and Dan chat about Colin's recent 2 races Overload ocr and Man vs Mountain. Listen in to see just how many laps of the Overload ocr he managed to complete and what he thought about the event. He also chats about finally completing his Man vs Trinity Rat Race events as he completed his epic race on Mount Snowdon. We…

In this episode the wildrunners are joined by Rupert Bonington who is the managing director of Mountain Fuel Sports Nutrition. This is one of the most interesting podcasts we have recorded so far and we both personally took a-lot of knowledge away from it and you could too by giving this one a listen. Fancy a free trial pack from Mountain Fuel? All…

In this episode the Wildrunners are joined by Jay and Mandy as we chat about our most recent event. As a team of 4 we took on the Run Sandringham 24 hour event and we did this as a team relay. We went with a goal in mind to run 120 miles in total (30 miles each) listen to see if we hit our target. We also want to thank Aaron from Good Running Event…

In this episode the wildrunners are joined by Wildrunners 5k Friday regulars Erin, Steve & Lindsay. Some of the wildrunners met up for a 10 mile run in the Peak District with over 2,700 ft elevation. Listen in as they discuss how the run went, where they would like the next one to be and also where was Dan? Thank you for listening to our podcastChe…

In this episode the wildrunners are joined by Spartan Race UK Age Group racer and Hyrox competitor Wendy aka @williamsjnr01 . Wendy is a prime example of age is just a number, she has absolutely smashed her season so far and has been rewarded with her hard work smashing her training that she gets sent by Team Grit. She has recently just won her age…

In this episode the wildrunners are joined by Jay as the 3 of us review the latest Spartan Race trifecta weekend in the midlands. Colin chats about his 1st Spartan race competing age group, Dan took on the Beast, Super and Sprint and had an impressive result in his Beast race, Jay also did all 3 races and had a very impressive weekend too. Listen i…

In this episode the Wildrunners chat to Eric the owner of Rasselbock Running. We get to find out why he decided to set up this running events company. How he managed to deal with the Corona Virus pandemic forcing him to change his first events virtual instead of a face to face event. We also chat about his upcoming events including a backyard ultra…

In this weeks episode we are joined by Jay Ladbrooke as we get to hear how wildrunners Colin got on taking on the Rasselbock "The Headstock Run" which was a multi lap run with a 6 hour time cap where he was aiming to complete his first ever Ultra marathon distance. Jay chats to us about the Salomon Serpent Trail 100km ultra marathon run. Listen in …

This week Wildrunners Colin and Dan are joined by Jay Ladbrooke and Mandy How as we chat about the recent Spartan Race Wales trifecta weekend. Dan chats about his experience taking part in his first ever competitive age group races where he ran the Beast, Super and Sprint. He had the goal of qualifying for the Spartan European championships which m…

This week wildrunners Colin and Dan chat about Global Running Day and what running means to them, Dan chats about his upcoming Spartan Races in Wales this weekend and Colin chats about his ultra marathon training and they both give their own opinions on the latest event held by Trail Pursuit which has caused some discussions within the trail runnin…

This week the wildrunners welcome back Suzi aka @suffolk_run_girl and in this episode we get to learn more about the reasons behind why Suzi decided to lose weight in which she has currently lost over 8 stone and after trying many different diets and training she explains what worked for her, which people she has learnt the most from including peop…

In this episode wildrunners Colin and Dan are joined by Aaron who is the race director of Good Running Events. We chat to Aaron about how he set up his events company and what to expect in the events they put on. This is a great episode to get to know what goes into putting on an event. It was great to get an insight into the 24 hour event at Sandr…

In this episode wildrunners Colin and Dan are joined by Suzi aka @suffolk_run_girl in part 1 of 2 episodes with her. Suzi chats to us about her running journey and also her incredible weight loss journey which has seen her lose 8 stone and dropped from a size 26 jeans to a size 12 over the past 6 years. She tried many different diets and plans but …

In this episode Wildrunners podcast hosts Colin and Dan are joined by fellow wildrunners Mandy, Minh & Lindsay. The group chat about their recent race weekend that saw them spending the weekend living, running the Rat Race dirty Weekender half mucker and partying together in the evening. Listen in to hear what Minh thought to her first ever obstacl…

In this episode wildrunners Colin and Dan are joined by ocr and ultra runner Ben Clark aka @unorthodoxben Ben chats to us about his journey from competitive motorbike racing, a major operation at just 23 years old and then the rebuilding of his life that has seen him take on many different events but his journey to find a challenge to beat him cont…

In this episode Wildrunners Colin and Dan enjoy a chat about obstacle racing. Colin reviews his first ever Tough Mudder event which took place at Belvoir Castle last weekend. Colin and Dan also chat about the upcoming Spartan Season plus more * Thank you for listening to this episode of our podcast. The upcoming events mentioned in this podcast are…

In this episode Wildrunners Colin and Dan are joined by crazy man Steve Rees in one of our most fun episodes recorded so far. Steve chats to us about his crazy idea of running a marathon in his hallway during the 1st Corona Virus lockdown which is well worth a listen on its own especially when he mentions just how many laps of the hallway he did. H…

In this episode wildrunners Colin and Dan chat about Colin's recent trip to the Lake District to tick off another 10 Wainwrights. The Wainwrights consist of 214 English Peaks that all lie within the boundary of the Lake District National Park. They both also have a general chat about what they have both been up to recently. Thank you for listening …

In this episode Wildrunners Colin and Dan are joined by Age group OCR racer Jay Ladbrooke. Jay talks to us about his back issues that resulted in him requiring surgery. He tells us how he hasn't let this stop him doing the things he enjoys doing and even competed competitive age group races at last years Spartan Race. He tells us about him signing …

In this episode wildrunners Colin and Dan chat about their recent races. Colin took on the Fan Dance on the saturday which is a gruelling 24km SAS selection route staged over Pen y Fan organised by TSFE which put on an absolutely fantastic event. Then on the Sunday both Colin and Dan were joined by their families to take on the family mile at Duxfo…

The Wildrunners are joined by Ben aka @thebarefootdaddy and Vic aka @thehappyrunnernw . These 2 incredible humans have been regulars in the wildrunners community and when we heard about their awesome Guinness World Record attempt we had to get them on to tell you all about it. Check out this episode to hear what they are currently working their way…

The Wildrunners are joined by Sam Lee aka @blackfoxdux on instagram. Sam is the event planner behind the Duxford Dash which is an awesome running event at the historic Duxford Airfield. In this episode we chat to Sam about what goes in to planning an event in such a unique location, her running journey, OCR and now her love for writing her own musi…

The Wildrunners are joined by James Burton aka @ocr_jamesburton who is the elected director of the UK Obstacle Sports Federation (UKOSF) In this episode we chat to James about obstacle course racing in general, the newly announced UK OCR series and what the future goals are for the UKOSF. We highly recommend anyone who enjoys OCR and ninja sports t…

The Wildrunners are joined by the awesome Minh aka @atravelling.ant. In this episode we chat about her journey from road running to trails and her weekly barefooted 5k thanks to the Barefoot Daddy. We also get to know more about Minh and what lies ahead for her in the future including taking on her first ever obstacle race this race where she will …

In this episode Wildrunners Colin and Dan chat all things Spartan. As we both prepare for our first season stepping up from open waves to competitive age group races we discuss the medals, finisher tee shirts, series races and what we would like to see from future spartan race seasons. Feel free to join us in our debate and comment on our podcast i…

The Wildrunners are joined by elite obstacle course racer Scotty Barker. In this episode Scotty chats to us up about his plans for 2022 after the disappointment of being dropped from the Spartan Race Pro team despite finishing 3rd in the UK series last year plus lots more mentioned in this episode. Scotty regulary trains at the Fortitude Fitness Ce…

The Wildrunners are joined by the incredible adventure racing athlete/ World Obstacle President Ian Adamson. Wildrunner Dan had the pleasure of personally chatting to Ian whilst they both climbed Mount Kilimanjaro last September as part of the Worlds Highest OCR and Altitude OCR world record challenge. In this episode we chat to Ian about his amazi…

The Wildrunners are joined by the inspirational Tom Nicholas aka @mrtomnicholas. In this episode we chat to Team Grit OCR athlete/ Tough Mudder ambassador Tom about his Endure 4 challenge. Tom has set himself 4 huge challenges to help raise money for the Wales Air Ambulance who have helped his grandad in the past. He ticked number 1 off last year w…

The Wildrunners kick off season 2 with a fun interview with wildrunners community member Erin Jones aka @thismummaruns_83 on instagram. In this episode we chat to Erin about her running journey that started from couch to 5k and she is currently training for her Half Marathon plus lots more. Thank you for taking the time to listen to our podcast. Ch…

In this episode Wildrunners Colin aka @colinlee_ocr and Dan aka @superdan84 do a review of this year. We chat about all things 2021 including the growth of the Wildrunners community and how we feel our first year doing podcasts has gone.We review the events we have taken part in this year including Spartan Race, Trail Pursuit, Rat Race, Worlds High…

In this episode you get to know more about Wildrunners co founder Dan aka @superdan84 as fellow wildrunner Colin fires some questions at him. Listen to his story from what inspired him to write up a bucket list that included events such as the London Marathon and climbing Mount Kilimanjaro. He also chats about recently becoming a double Guinness Wo…