The Trail and Error Podcast
by Jay Grady, Lewis Ryan and Matt Whyman
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# 108 UTMB:Race Special
# 108 UTMB:Race Special
About this podcast
Welcome to Trail & Error.
The podcast where together we'll explore the world of trail running, capturing the diverse perspectives of a range of guests, from professional and amateur athletes, event and race directors, coaches and scientists. Learning what works, what doesn’t, and having a few laughs along the way.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 105 episodes
- # 108 UTMB:Race Special · 1 h 54 min · Season 6 Episode 108Buckle up for a long one, it's a 'Race Special' episode! Lewis went back to Chamonix with unfinished business and a plan to run UTMB faster than he had before. But a badly timed…
- # 107 Laura Briggs · 1 h 1 min · Season 6 Episode 107When 3 friends agree to run the 200+ miles of the Camino Primitivo to Santiago de Compostela and 2 of them don't even make the start line, Laura Briggs packs her kit and goes and…
- # 106 Paul Sinton-Hewitt · 1 h 5 min · Season 6 Episode 106It's not everyday you get to sit down with someone who has started a global phenomenon so it was a honour to spend an hour chatting with Paul Sinton-Hewitt, the founder of…
- #105 Arc of Attrition by UTMB 2027 Preview · 1 h 3 min · Season 6 Episode 105We're joined in this episode by Sam Calvert the UTMB UK Event Director and by Andrew 'Ferg' Ferguson, Race Director of the Arc of Attrition to discuss changes to the next edition…
- #104 The Bishop of Newcastle - Helen-Ann Hartley · 53 min · Season 6 Episode 104Helen-Ann Hartley is the current Bishop of Newcastle and, as a member of the 'Lords Spiritual', has a seat in the UK House of Lords. She's also about to take on her first…
- #103 Ian Sharman · 1 h 1 min · Season 6 Episode 103Episode 103 We were lucky enough to grab an hour with 4 x Leadville Trail 100 winner and coach Ian Sharman ahead of the release of his much anticipated first book 'The Art of…
- #102 Sha Khan · 1 h 2 min · Season 6 Episode 102Episode 102 Sha Khan Visually Impaired Ultra Trail Runner Imagine you're taking on the Arc of Attrition. Wild weather, technical trail, hundreds of other runners all moving at…
- #101 TrailFam · 1 h 5 min · Season 6 Episode 101Episode 101 I'm joined on this episode by Danny Stokes, founder of TrailFam, and my friend and author of 'Failure is an option' Matt Whyman as co-host. What fires someone up…
- #100 Mercedes Siegle-Gaither · 1 h 3 min · Season 6For our 100th Episode I had the pleasure of chatting to the super talented Mercedes Siegle-Gaither. We're clearly on full Arc of Attrition mode now as we're just 48 hours away…
- #99 Sabrina Stanley · 59 min · Season 6 Episode 99Sabrina Stanley joins me on this episode as we look towards her upcoming participation in the 2026 Arc of Attrition by UTMB. For Sabrina the podium and quite often first place…
- #98 Jamie Stephenson · 60 min · Season 6 Episode 98Ep. 98 Jamie Stephenson We're delighted to welcome Jamie back to the podcast. Well known throughout the Cornish trail running community, Jamie has returned to his home county…
- #97 Charlotte Fisher · 54 min · Season 6 Episode 97Ep. 97 Charlotte Fisher Charlotte joins me to talk about her explosion onto the race scene with podium after podium over the past few years. With the Arc of Attrition by UTMB…
- #96 Arc of Attrition 2026 · 1 h 6 min · Season 5 Episode 96Ep. 96 Arc of Attrition 2026 We're delighted to chat to Ferg and Jane about the upcoming Arc of Attrition and get under the hood on changes to this edition of the race. With 4…
- #95 James Elson · 51 min · Season 5 Episode 95Ep. 95 James Elson For anyone in the UK endurance scene this man shouldn't really need an introduction. He's quite possibly one of the most influential figures of trail running…
- #94 David Parrish - Winner DBR 2025 · 1 h 7 min · Season 5 Episode 94Ep. 94 David Parrish DBR What a pleasure to welcome back David to chat about winning the 2025 Dragons Back Race. This brute of a race covers almost 240 miles of gnarly mountain…
- #93 Holly Wootten · 1 h 5 min · Season 5 Episode 93Ep. 93 Holly Wootten Holly joins me and new co-host Lewis Ryan to talk about her upcoming return to Dragons Back and her previous appearance in the scorching heat of 2023 which…
- #92 Sarah Kelly · 1 h 4 min · Season 5 Episode 92Episode 92 Sarah Kelly is a scientist and endurance athlete who turns up the dial on enthusiasm to 10 in just about all aspects of her life. Her adventures are what happens when…
- #91 Scilly 60: Race Special · 1 h 1 min · Season 5 Episode 91Episode 91 Scilly 60: Race Special 5 Islands, 60k, 6 races, 3 boats and 150 runners. Sounds straightforward? Welcome to the Scilly 60, brainchild of our last guest Wez Swain…
- #90 Wez Swain · 1 h 2 min · Season 5 Episode 90#90 Wez Swain What an absolute pleasure this was to chat with race director and proud Scillonian Wez Swain. Based on the Isles of Scilly, 28 miles of the south west coast of…
- #89 David Parrish · 1 h 5 min · Season 5 Episode 89Ex Royal Marine David Parrish joins me alongside a new guest co-host, Jodie Gauld, to talk multi-day adventures, his victory at the 2023 Cape Wrath Ultra and how he's preparing…
