Season 2 - Episode 32 - Diary of a very average ultra runner
Aug 6, 202622mEp. 32S2
Up coming events this weekend. Normalising normal people moving more. Achilles pain and ultra running tips.
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Hosted by Big Al · 🇺🇸 US · EN-GB · 53 episodes
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Running changed my life. Facing instead of hiding away. Growing physically and mentally. Our bodies need to move. My journey into ultra marathon running and chasing the 100 mile distance. Follow me on Strava - https://www.strava.com/athletes/alanemery
Big Al hosts Run 4 Your Life - Ultra Running, a sports show with 53 episodes published.
Up coming events this weekend. Normalising normal people moving more. Achilles pain and ultra running tips.
With my big 5-0 looming imminently how fitting to unpack our mountain climb experience. A challenging hike up Scafell Pike in the Lake District. It just shows what you can you when you put the work in daily.
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Connecting the brain with the body, just like when we were small. Learning to use our hands for the first time. It’s good to get it running and start strength training but you’ll get much more from it if you train your b
Definitely a quiet period after the 100 miler. A time for reflection and growth from the work that has been done. Or maybe an incubation period. Making room for what’s to come. Also my running style evolution.
You can’t run away from the hard, it’s inevitable . By choosing to do hard things you condition yourself to be more resilient when life’s hard comes along. Running, training, moving your body especially when you don’t wa
Well this week is a real doozy. I tried my best to stay composed but the emotions got the best of me. Very hard to put an experience like running the South Downs Way 100 into words. The emotions just show how immense it
In a couple of days I’ll be taking on the 100 mile running distance, again. This time with more knowledge and fitness. Scared but 100% confident in my ability to complete this time. Now to execute. The fear I have just s
What a privilege to welcome JD Tremblay as a guest to the show this week. Enjoy his wealth of technical science based knowledge mixed with a very strong faith. One of very few to complete the Epicdeca, author of the book
James Logan after being diagnosed with stage four cancer chose to face the fear after the devastating news. Using his years of triathlon training to focus on getting better. Swopping run, bike, swim for chemo, radiation
We are all runners, it shouldn’t be a “Thing”. Our bodies are designed to run. Trying to inspire running to be part of our day to day lives again.
4 weeks away from running The South Downs Way 100 mile trail race. Not that I’ll be racing. Completion is my aim within the 30 hour cutoff. Training, pacing, fuelling needs to be on point. Then let it all unfold on the d
Full flow mid block for the South Downs Way 100 mile ultra in June. Focused on training but without missing the gold of life. Being present and enjoying it. Running isn’t just about the event we are training for. We get
The London marathon 2026 did not disappoint. From the crowds to the enormity of participants. They really have perfected the organisation. I would recommend the experience to anyone.
Running the London marathon in a few days. The taper is forcing me to deal with the mental side of training and these events. It’s going to be great to see runners at all different points in the progress. After all runni
This weeks episode was a real pleasure to welcome Chris Ryan, founder of Chris Ryan Fitness. Chris gives us a brief insight on ways to create a fit, strong and sustainable body. How consistency and ‘Showing up’ week in w
Finished running your training block. Maranoia - phantom pains, doubt the training , restlessness, urge to run. No confirmation of your fitness just time to think. This is a good time to delve into your thought processes
We can be so focused on the running. Increasing speed, strength and endurance while marathon training. Trying to create an unstoppable mind that we forget rest and recovery. We will ache and be tired mentally and physica
Weekly refocus. Running can improve your cardio quickly but sometimes to quickly for you body. Strength training to help your tendons, ligaments and joints keep up with the load as you grow into your running. Progress is
JD Tremblay
Director of High Performance and Mental Resilience Advisor · The Hungry Warrior Academy
1 appearance on this show
James Logan
City Manager · Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland
1 appearance on this show
Chris Ryan
former Lululemon Mirror trainer and founder of the Chris Ryan Fitness app · Universal Preservation Hall
1 appearance on this show
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