Trail Talk
by Aaron Shimmons
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About this podcast
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.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 152 episodes
- Bhutan Trail Run | Racing at 4,000m | Jason Schlarb Interview | Trail Running in Asia · 1 h 7 minThis week on Trail Talk, Aaron and James Poole get into the KOLON Trail Run Bhutan and racing up to 4,000 metres in the rain, James's new 100k race in China, why runners across…
- Denis Rankin Round Winter Attempt | Ethels 275 | Bhutan Trail Run | Trail Culture · 1 h 28 minThis week on Trail Talk, Aaron and Ricki get into the Denis Rankin Round winter attempt on Friday 13 November, Rebecca Hormann's Ethels 275 first round attempt in the Peak…
- Sage Canaday | Ultra Running, Money, Getting Older & Cocodona · 1 h 8 minThis week on Trail Talk, Sage Canaday joins the show, recorded in Chamonix during UTMB week. He gets into how the sport has changed since his first UTMB in 2015, the year he wore…
- Mika Thewes on Tor des Géants DNF & Mammoth 200 WIN | Denis Rankin Round | Moab 240 Weather · 1 h 26 minThis week on Trail Talk, Aaron and Ricki get into life after Vietnam and China, the Denis Rankin Round on 13 November, Aaron's Sydney Trail Series 24k with a sore throat, the…
- Chasing the Triple Crown of 200s | Tahoe, Bigfoot & Moab 240 | Aaron Kubala · 59 minThis week on Trail Talk, Aaron Kubala joins the show, recorded in Chamonix during UTMB week. He set the course record at Tahoe 200 in June, won Bigfoot 200, and has Moab 240…
- Max King | Trail Culture, Route 66 & Racing Gongga 100 · 1 h 8 minThis 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…
- Vietnam Mountain Marathon Recap | Tor des Géants Coverage · 1 h 17 minThis 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…
- Every UTMB Race In One Continuous Run | 61,000m Vert In 12 Days | Jake Catterall · 1 h 13 minThis 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…
- The Fastest UTMB Ever | Reaction with Joaquin Lopez | The Refuge · 1 h 27 minThe 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…
- UTMB CCC Reaction | The Champion Cristian Minoggio & Miguel Arsenio | The Refuge · 1 h 10 minThe 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…
- UTMB OCC Reaction | The Champion Fred Tranchand & Hau Ha | The Refuge · 1 h 23 minThe OCC reaction show from The Refuge, recorded in the Kailas FUGA store beside the arch in Chamonix. Aaron and Pippa break down the race: Lauren Gregory timing the catch on…
- UTMB Preview with Katharina Hartmuth & Robbie Britton | The Refuge · 1 h 19 minEpisode three of The Refuge. Aaron and Pippa are joined by Katharina Hartmuth and Robbie Britton, live from the Kailas FUGA store beside the arch in Chamonix. Katharina has been…
- UTMB CCC Preview with Holly Page & Dave Ryan | The Refuge · 1 h 23 minEpisode two of The Refuge. Aaron and Pippa are joined by Holly Page and Dave Ryan, live from the Kailas FUGA store beside the UTMB arch in Chamonix. Holly has run the CCC twice…
- UTMB OCC Preview with Stephanie Case | The Refuge · 1 h 3 minThe first episode of The Refuge. Aaron and Pippa are joined by Stephanie Case to preview the OCC. They get into the new upper section and what the course change does to race…
- Our UTMB Week Predictions | OCC, CCC & UTMB · 1 h 16 minThis week on Trail Talk, Aaron, Ricki and Pippa preview UTMB week. They get into Ricki's back to back training weekend, tapering strategies going into a big race, and then…
- The Culture of Shortcuts in Endurance Sport | Wicklow Way Race | UTMB Week · 1 h 18 minThis week on Trail Talk, Aaron and Ricki get into recent training and race plans, including Ricki's build towards the Wicklow Way Race. They cover the training tools and metrics…
- Chasing OCC | Ida Robsahm on Training, Confidence & Racing at the Top · 51 minThis week on Trail Talk, Ida Robsahm joins the show. The Norwegian gets into her background in alpine skiing and the switch to trail running, a training philosophy built on high…
- The Return of Skyrunning | Skyrunner World Series & a New National Series · 1 h 14 minThis week on Trail Talk, Robin Vieira Brower and Mathias Eichler join the show to get into the return of skyrunning. They cover the resurgence of the sport, the Skyrunner World…
- How UTMB Racing Has Changed | Scotty Hawker on Injury & Recovery · 1 h 26 minThis week on Trail Talk, Scotty Hawker joins the show alongside Aaron and Ricki. He gets into managing injury and recovery as an elite athlete, staying motivated without a race…
- Kilian vs Jim at UTMB | Hardrock 100 in Doubt | UTMB Recce · 1 h 8 minWe're back with another Trail Talk Live. Aaron and Ricki get into a training update post UTMB recce and the new block with @runmotioncoach, the Western States hangover, Kilian vs…







