The Real Trailrunners of Jersey

We had so much to chat about in episode one we thought we would do another part to the podcast with Dan as we barely scraped the surface! Here we talk more to him about representing Ireland at the World Trail Running Championships, why you should never miss "arms" day in the gym if you're an ultra runner, and about the time he fell off a cliff but narrowly avoided being splatted on the rocks below!!

We chat to Leanne Rive - she's done some stuff! From multiple Round the Rock wins, to Tor de Geants finishes, the Mozart 100, the Eiger Ultra, multiple other 100 mile race finishes and also the ultimate 153 mile road ultra - Spartathlon. We hear some cracking stories about hanky panky from fellow runners at TDG, hallucinations and the amazing experience of finishing in Sparta!

Lee and I talk to Cirsty de Gruchy the head of Move More Jersey and a keen trail and road runner - We had a great chat with her on running with Fibromyalgia and the strategies she has employed to manage it, the Disney Half Marathon and her journey from couch to marathon.

We cant actually do parkrun at the moment so the next best thing is to talk about it!! We talk to Michael Chaytor, Sam Horsfall and Matt Cuthbert (event directors of Jersey parkrun) about what parkrun means to them, what parkrun might look like in the new normal, when it will be back, and why Matt's milkshake brings all the boys to the yard!!

We  talk to Harry McAlinden about running 100 milers at the age of 62, his adventures in Scotland, Kilimanjaro, unfinished business with the Arc Of Attrition and the time he saw James bond running the West Highland Way dressed as a Meercat!

Lee Bennett and I, Paul Burrows, speak to Helen Clayton about training for her first ultra marathon in May, the Double Top in Jersey and how she is getting on with the training, tips for runners contemplating their first ultra and whats next for her.

In episode two we welcome James Manners: Arc of Attrition finisher, Multiple Centurion 100 finisher and Marathon Des Sables finisher as well as world record holder for the quickest marathon time dressed as a Stormtrooper. We chat to him about being at the sharp end of the race, pushing his body to the limit and lessons learnt when things don't go quite as planned. 

Paul and Lee talk to Steve Hayes about being cornered by wolves at the Transylvania 100, accosted by a bison in the Yukon and his starring role on The Real Housewives of Jersey. Some adult themes and language used, listener discretion advised. 

Lee and Paul discuss their hopes for the forthcoming Podcast season and chat about their future guests.

The Real Trailrunners of Jersey is a podcast by Paul Burrows and Lee Bennett based in Jersey in the Channel Isles for trail runners. We are both keen trail runners, and want to talk to other people who share the same love for it as us. We have a rich diversity of runners in Jersey, ranging from parkrun to extreme adventure racing and we aim to cover this with the guests we will have on the show. Lee is also a mindfulness practitioner so we hope this will enable us to add a bit more of a diverse angle to this podcast and we hope to delve into the more "mental" side of running, whether that is wellbeing, motivation, reasons for running or anything else. We hope to spend a fun hour with people and get some good stories from the experiences have had whilst running as well.