Trail Talk

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

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

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

The 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 Naomi Lang in the final narrow section, Naomi second in her first ever ultra, Tove Alexandersson missing the start line, Ida Robsahm fifth again, Fred controlling the men's from the front, Rémi Bonnet out early, and the time penalties nobody saw coming. Then OCC champion Fred Tranchand and Hau Ha 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

Episode 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 on the UTMB podium twice, second in 2023 and third in 2025, so she takes us through the course and where it actually gets won and lost. Robbie on coaching elites to perform at this race and what separates the ones who deliver from the ones who do not. Plus the Bob Graham Round record Katharina took a few weeks ago, and her return to the Tor des Géants as course record holder and 2024 champion. 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

Episode 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 and takes us through the course: the fast start out of Courmayeur, the zigzags, Grand Col Ferret and the long descent into Champex-Lac, and why there is no crewed aid station at Trient this year. Dave talks through his UTMB build and a full recce at race pace. They get into the poles debate, what the weather does to a course that has been bone dry, the women's field with Jennifer Lichter coming off Western States, and a men's race with 18 athletes over 900. 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

The 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 strategy, the women's and men's fields, the athletes coming in with form and the ones nobody is talking about, descending skills and where the race gets decided, weather on the day, and their predictions for who wins. 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

This 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 straight into the fields: the contenders at OCC and CCC, who wins the UTMB, the Chinese runners coming through, the dark horses, and what the index scores are actually telling us. Predictions, athlete form, and where the races get decided. 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

This 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 they're leaning on, adventures in the mountains, and preparation for the UTMB week of shows. They also get into the culture of shortcuts in endurance sport, performance enhancement, gear, and where the lines sit. Photo: Marco Gulberti via Luna Sports Media 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

This 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 volume and variation, her recent races from the Valencia Marathon to the Marathon du Mont-Blanc, the mental side of racing and where confidence comes from, her course strategy for OCC, training out of Chamonix and the value of a team around her, fuelling and nutrition, and balancing it all with work as a teacher. 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

This 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 Series bringing a round to the US, the launch of a new national series, the challenges of race organisation and course certification, the role of media and live streaming in growing the sport, and why storytelling and community sit at the heart of it all. 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

This 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 on the calendar, the role of community and training camps in his development, mental resilience after setbacks and DNFs, how tactics at UTMB and the major trail races have shifted, and why enjoying the process still matters most. 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

We'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 Jim at UTMB, Ouray 100 cancelled, Hardrock 100 potentially affected by the wildfires, and a large slice of banter. 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

Fresh off TrailCon in Olympic Valley, Aaron sits down with Mathias Eichler and Krissi Polentz to unpack the business and media of trail running. Does the sport have any real journalism left, or just hype men waiting on the next shoe drop? Why are the biggest brands behaving like teenagers? Is the live stream gold rush ever going to pay off, or is trail quietly repeating the mistakes that hollowed out the bike industry? Photo: Scott Rokis RunMotion is the official training partner for Trail Talk. Click here for a 30 day free trial. All discounts and links: linktr.ee/irunovermountains

This week on Trail Talk, Aaron and Ricki break down the biggest week in trail running. They get into Western States 100, Lavaredo Ultra-Trail by UTMB, a Mont Blanc 90k race preview, training and rehab including Ricki's meniscus tear, Aaron's experience at the Dolomiti Extreme Trail, and all the usual banter. Photo: iRunFar/Eszter Horanyi 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

This week on Trail Talk, Marjo Liikanen joins the show. The Swiss Canyon Trail 111k champion gets into her backstory, how she found running through orienteering, her love of technical trail, training at elite level while self-coaching and raising two young boys, her journey to a first international win, and how she overcame nutrition issues last year to put together her best season yet. / - /- / - / - / - / - / - / - /- / - / - / - / - / - / 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

This week on Trail Talk, Aaron and Ricki are back live from Chamonix to debrief the Swiss Canyon Trail race weekend. They get into the race, Ricki's injury, the full weekend experience, and your questions answered. / - /- / - / - / - / - / - / - /- / - / - / - / - / - / 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

This week on Trail Talk, Aaron and Ricki are live in person from Chamonix — it's race week for Swiss Canyon Trail. They get into Ricki's injury that's plagued him through the taper, your questions about UTA, a deep dive on the Satisfy Circle Pit, and the epic racing at Zegama. / - /- / - / - / - / - / - / - /- / - / - / - / - / - / 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

This week on Trail Talk, Aaron is joined by Charlotte Fisher, stepping in for Ricki, with the show built around her runner-up finish at the UTS 100 Mile, her best result yet at the race. Charlotte walks us through one of the most brutal hundred-milers on the calendar, the technical ground, the cold, the moments it nearly came apart, and the fight to second, before taking on your questions from the week on fuelling, kit, strength training and what comes next. To close, the biggest stories in the sport: Beñat Marmissolle's course-record run at UTS, Tove Alexandersson's record and Kilian Jornet's tough day at Zegama, and a fast weekend at Ultra-Trail Australia headlined by Michael Dunstan. / - /- / - / - / - / - / - / - /- / - / - / - / - / - / 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

This week on Trail Talk, Aaron sits down with Ricki Wynne, George Knight and Yurick Aregger — three elite male runners with Swiss Canyon Trail firmly in their sights. They get into training approaches and volume, how each athlete is tapering, course insights and race strategy, and the mentality it takes to compete at ultra level. We also roundtable the amazing Rachel Entrekin making history at Cocodona 250 — the first woman to win the race outright in its history — and compare what it takes to race at the 200-mile distance. / - /- / - / - / - / - / - / - /- / - / - / - / - / - / 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