Who hosts Trail Talk?

Trail Talk is hosted by Aaron Shimmons. They have published 146 episodes. The show covers sports, with a running focus.

What has Trail Talk covered recently?

Recent episodes include "Max King | Trail Culture, Salomon TV & Racing Gongga 100", "Vietnam Mountain Marathon Recap | Tor des Géants Coverage", and "Every UTMB Race In One Continuous Run | 61,000m Vert In 12 Days | Jake Catterall". The latest went out on 29 Sep 2026 and ran about 68 minutes. Reading two or three of these before pitching is the fastest way to see what the show actually books.

How often does Trail Talk publish?

Trail Talk publishes weekly, a median of 7 days between episodes. Episodes average about 74 minutes. The back catalogue stands at 146 episodes. A show on this cadence plans ahead, so pitch earlier rather than closer to the date you want.

How hard is it to get booked on Trail Talk?

For Trail Talk, Booking Probability sits at 34/100, Listen Score at 30/100, and the guest bar is around 80/100. The show has not signalled guest openness recently, which raises the bar on relevance. There is no verified contact on file, so the show website is the route in.

Who should pitch Trail Talk?

Trail Talk covers trail running, training, ultra-trail, ultra marathon, so guests who can speak to those specifically fit best. The show carries an audience score of 14/100 and 4,760 YouTube subscribers. Lead with a specific result you can describe in numbers rather than a job title, and tie it to something the show has already covered.

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Trail Talk

Hosted by Aaron Shimmons · sports · EN-GB · 146 episodes

Audience: 14~4.8k on YouTube

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Weekly global ultra-trail show covering races, athlete stories, gear reviews, and the culture that drives runners to push beyond the marathon. Hosted by Aaron Shimmons and HOKA Pro trail runner Ricki Wynne.

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What is Trail Talk?

Trail Talk is a sports podcast hosted by Aaron Shimmons, with 146 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

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Aaron Shimmons hosts Trail Talk, a sports show with 146 episodes published.

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Trail Talk
Max King | Trail Culture, Salomon TV & Racing Gongga 100
Sep 29, 20261h 8m
This week on Trail Talk, Max King joins Aaron and Ricki, recorded in Moxi, Sichuan the day before the Gongga 100. It is not a race preview. He gets into the Salomon TV era and why the stories mattered more than the results, where the adventure has gone in a product led sport, and how he moved from steeplechase to Mount Marathon, obstacle racing and the 100k road worlds. Why he never had a good hundred miler, the move to Kailas FUGA nine months ago, the youth camps, and the bucket list races he is chasing now, including a glacier descent in a helmet. Then trail culture: public lands, respect, fell running, big expos against grassroots races, and what we don't yet know about trail running's history in China.   RunMotion - The official training partner for Trail Talk. Click the link for 30 day free trial. https://page.run-motion.com/trail-talk   / - /- / - / - / - / - / - / - /- / - / - / - / - / - /   DISCOUNTS: CurraNZ 15% XMiles 10% Tantrums 15% Ascend App 30%   All discount links can be found here https://linktr.ee/irunovermountains Join the Community https://linktr.ee/irunovermountains
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Vietnam Mountain Marathon Recap | Tor des Géants Coverage
Sep 22, 20261h 17m
This week on Trail Talk, Aaron and Ricki get into it from Hanoi, the day after the Vietnam Mountain Marathon. Ricki's 50k in a World Trail Majors field, eighth overall with an age group win, over 3,000m of gain on clay mud in 95% humidity, and learning from how Wicklow went wrong. Kailas FUGA athletes taking the 100k, the crowds in Sapa, cows that would not move, and why the whole weekend felt so genuine. Then back to the Tor: eight days fastpacking the route with over 18,000m of vert, the pre and post race interviews, and Katharina Hartmuth's run.   RunMotion - The official training partner for Trail Talk. Click the link for 30 day free trial. https://page.run-motion.com/trail-talk   / - /- / - / - / - / - / - / - /- / - / - / - / - / - /   DISCOUNTS: CurraNZ 15% XMiles 10% Tantrums 15% Ascend App 30%   All discount links can be found here https://linktr.ee/irunovermountains Join the Community https://linktr.ee/irunovermountains
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Every UTMB Race In One Continuous Run | 61,000m Vert In 12 Days | Jake Catterall
Sep 8, 20261h 14m
This week on Trail Talk, Aaron and Jake Catterall get into the Mont Blanc Super Loop, all eight UTMB week courses run back to back in one continuous effort, and how the whole thing only exists because another project got called off three days in. Recorded in Chamonix four days after he finished. They get into the Amsterdam advertising job he burned himself out in, the Ironman that taught him the finish line was the worst part of it, cutting eighty percent of his mates out of his life to get there, cycling 700km to Berlin on a borrowed bike with no plan, running Norway to Spain to impress his girlfriend, the Via Alpina that his mum suggested by accident, soloing the Matterhorn to check whether the community was right about conditions, calling off the Alpine Connections after three days of rockfall and rotten glaciers, the order he ran the eight courses in and which ones actually hurt, sausages on one side of the vest and gummies on the other, crying his way down a descent on the TDS and deciding that was a good thing, whether he considers himself a trail runner at all, and what he makes of brand camps and clique culture in the valley.   RunMotion - The official training partner for Trail Talk. Click the link for 30 day free trial. https://page.run-motion.com/trail-talk   / - /- / - / - / - / - / - / - /- / - / - / - / - / - /   DISCOUNTS: CurraNZ 15% XMiles 10% Tantrums 15% Ascend App 30%   All discount links can be found here https://linktr.ee/irunovermountains Join the Community https://linktr.ee/irunovermountains
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The Fastest UTMB Ever | Reaction with Joaquin Lopez | The Refuge
Aug 31, 20261h 27m
The UTMB reaction show and the last in the series, recorded in the Kailas FUGA store in Chamonix. Aaron and Pippa are joined by Robbie Britton to break down the race: Ben Dhiman taking the lead at 41k and running 18:16:29 for the fastest time ever at UTMB, three men under 19 hours and the whole top ten under 20, Caleb Olson chasing down Baptiste Chassagne off La Flégère, Blandine L'Hirondel becoming the first woman under 22 hours, Rachel Entrekin second in her Alps debut, Courtney Dauwalter out, and the stomach bug that went through the athlete camps before a runner had taken a step. Then Joaquin Lopez joins the show to talk through his fifth place.   The Refuge - powered by Kailas FUGA   RunMotion - The official training partner for Trail Talk. Click the link for 30 day free trial. https://page.run-motion.com/trail-talk   / - /- / - / - / - / - / - / - /- / - / - / - / - / - /   DISCOUNTS: CurraNZ 15% XMiles 10% Tantrums 15% Ascend App 30%   All discount links can be found here https://linktr.ee/irunovermountains Join the Community https://linktr.ee/irunovermountains
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UTMB CCC Reaction | The Champion Cristian Minoggio & Miguel Arsenio | The Refuge
Aug 30, 20261h 10m
The CCC reaction show from The Refuge, recorded in the Kailas FUGA store in Chamonix. Aaron and Pippa are joined by Robbie Britton to break down the race: Yngvild Kaspersen winning it off a DNF at mile 98 of Western States, the level crossing at Trient that stopped Toni McCann in the lead, Jennifer Lichter fourth with States still in her legs, Cristian Minoggio breaking the elastic on the climb at 50k, Miguel Arsenio coming through late on the technical ground, and over 100 DNFs at Trient as the hail came in. Then the champion Cristian Minoggio and Miguel Arsenio join the show to talk through their own races.   The Refuge - powered by Kailas FUGA   RunMotion - The official training partner for Trail Talk. Click the link for 30 day free trial. https://page.run-motion.com/trail-talk   / - /- / - / - / - / - / - / - /- / - / - / - / - / - /   DISCOUNTS: CurraNZ 15% XMiles 10% Tantrums 15% Ascend App 30%   All discount links can be found here https://linktr.ee/irunovermountains Join the Community https://linktr.ee/irunovermountains
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Trail Talk

About this Podcast:

Pitch Analysis

What is Trail Talk?

About the host

Recent episodes

Max King | Trail Culture, Salomon TV & Racing Gongga 100

Vietnam Mountain Marathon Recap | Tor des Géants Coverage

Every UTMB Race In One Continuous Run | 61,000m Vert In 12 Days | Jake Catterall

The Fastest UTMB Ever | Reaction with Joaquin Lopez | The Refuge

UTMB CCC Reaction | The Champion Cristian Minoggio & Miguel Arsenio | The Refuge

Guest Appearances

Cole Townsend

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Best industries to pitch Trail Talk for

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Trail Talk

About this Podcast:

Pitch Analysis

What is Trail Talk?

About the host

Recent episodes

Max King | Trail Culture, Salomon TV & Racing Gongga 100

Vietnam Mountain Marathon Recap | Tor des Géants Coverage

Every UTMB Race In One Continuous Run | 61,000m Vert In 12 Days | Jake Catterall

The Fastest UTMB Ever | Reaction with Joaquin Lopez | The Refuge

UTMB CCC Reaction | The Champion Cristian Minoggio & Miguel Arsenio | The Refuge

Guest Appearances

Cole Townsend

Advertisers on this show

Best industries to pitch Trail Talk for

Podcasts like Trail Talk

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