Episodes
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Satu Lipiäinen - 12hr World Record
Satu Lipiäinen of Finland talks to the IAU about her recent 12hr World Record. You can follow Satu on Instagram @satulipiainen
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Cillian Flemming - Team Ireland
Cillian Flemming will be representing Ireland in the World Mountain and Trail Championships 2023. Irish Mountain Running Association Outsider Magazine The Kerry Way Ultra
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Virginia Oliveri -IAU Athletic Commission- Vice-Chair
Virginia is an ultra-distance runner on road and trail. Born in Argentina, she has lived in Italy since she was 20, and represents Italy in endurance events. Virginia has achieved 15 years of racing ultra marathons, with almost 8 000 km covered during nearly 80 races. Some highlights from her...
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Nadeem Khan reflecting on our discussion back in Albi 2019.
Nadeem Khan the IAU President in conversation with Jacek Bedowski - IAU Director of Communication on the night before the IAU 24hr European Championships 2022 in Verona Italy. Reflecting on a discussion we had in Albi at the 24hr World Championships back in 2019 and talking about the future for…
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Therese Falk - Norway
Therese did her first Ultra marathon back in 2013 which was the Stolkholm 50K and since then she has competed at a variety of distances including time based races. In 2014 she took part in the Bislett 24hr race in Norway and covered a distance of 203.549Km and the following year she represented...
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Peter van Wijngaarden - Team Netherlands
Associate Professor Peter van Wijngaarden is an ophthalmologist and medical scientist with research interests in diabetic retinopathy, Alzheimer’s disease and retinal imaging biomarker discovery. He has research experience in retinal vascular biology and central nervous system regeneration. In…
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Dr Lee Jiun-Chang
This episode is an interview with Dr Lee who is the winner of the Taipei ultra-marathon 48h race 2021. His winning performance is also a new record for Taiwan and this interview was an opportunity to highlight the development of ultra running in Asia.
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Global Solidarity Run Review
Jacek Bedowski the IAU Director of Communications talks about the successful Global Solidarity Run weekend 2021 and the plans for next year.
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Megan Alvarado - Team USA
Megan qualified for Team USA by winning the North Coast 24 Hour National Championships with a distance of 226.217Km (140.569 Miles) in Cleveland on September 22,2018. She went on to compete in the IAU 24 Hour world Championships in Albi, France. Megan is also ranked number 10 on the US women’s…
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Paula Wright - Team Finland
Paula Wright from Finland but living in Ireland was the Athletics Ireland 24hr Champion 2019 and in the same year she represented her home country of Finland in the 24hr World Championships in Albi, France. Paula has completed over 100 Marathons and would be a familiar face at races throughout...
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Priyanka Bhatt - Team India
Priyanka Bhatt from Mumbai, India represented her country in the 24 hr World Championships in Albi, France 2019. Like many Ultra Runners she was a late starter but on completion of her first 50K race she knew that she had found what she was looking for. Priyanka has a passion for the sport and…
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Global Solidarity Run - Jacek Bedowski, IAU Director of Communications
IAU Virtual Global Solidarity Weekend 20–21 March 2021 – invitation The Global Solidarity Run was a resounding success last year. The global community has gone through several hardships last year. However, given the uphill challenge, the ultra community has stepped up and found ways to stay…
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Rolando Espina - The Philippines
Rolando Espina represented The Philippines in the IAU 24 hour World Championships 2017 in Belfast, Ireland. He currently holds the National 24hr record with a distance of 218.092Km and holds the course record for the 250Km Manila to Baguio race in The Philippines. He has completed numerous races…
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Caitriona Jennings - Team Ireland
Caitriona Jennings is the Irish National 50K Record Holder with a time of 3:19.50. Caitriona has represented Ireland in the Marathon at the 2012 London Olympics and has also represented Ireland in the 50K World Championships with a 4th place finish in Qatar 2015 and a 7th place finish in Brasov...
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Camille Herron - Team USA
Camille Herron is an American ultramarathon runner. She is the first athlete to win all three of the IAU's 50K, 100K, and 24 Hour World Championships. Camille holds the World Best performances at the following distances and surfaces: 50 miles (80 km) Road 5h38min41s. 6:46 per mile (4:12 per km)…
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Eddie Gallen - Team Ireland
Eddie Gallen made his International debut at the IAU 24hr European Championships 2007 in Madrid, Spain. In the same year he took part in the IAU 24hr World Championships in Drummondville, Canada. Since then Eddie has take part in all the IAU 2hr World & European Championship. In this podcast…
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Federation Interviews - Recorded at the 24hr World Championships 2019. Albi, France.
The IAU President Nadeem Khan discussed the further development of ultra-running in different countries and regions. We asked Pablo Barnes (Argentina), Sunil Chainani (India), Josè Daniel Vaz Cabral (Cape Verde) and Mirsad Abdakovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) to share their experiences, vision for...
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Ernesto Silva - Uruguay, Athlete Interview
Ernesto Silva was representing Team Uruguay at the IAU 50Km World Championships in Brasov, Romania. He had travelled to the race alone and was self supported. We got talking before the race and I thought his story to be quite interesting. He agreed to take part in this interview and we met up…
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Jacek Bedowski - IAU Director of Communications
Jacek Bedowski in conversation with John O'Regan on the evening after the IAU 50Km World Championships 2019. IAU Communications Committee Chair Jacek Bedkowski, Director of Communication (POL) Members Lucas Alves (BRA) John O´Regan (IRL) Frank Kuo (TPE) Wayne Botha (NZL) Linda Doke (RSA) Shibani...
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Paul Martelletti - Great Britain
Paul Martelletti is a New Zealand marathoner and ultra-marathoner. His notable victories in 2015 included the Greater Manchester Marathon,Bath Half Marathon, Wokingham Half Marathon and Watford Half Marathon.In 2014 Martelletti won the Chelmsford Park Marathon and the Windsor Half Marathon. He…
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Dan Nash - British 50Km Record Holder
Dan Nash respresenting Team GB finished 3rd in the IAU 50Km World Championships 2019 in Brasov, Romania. His time of 2:49.01 is a new national Record for the distance and as well as securing a bronze medal in the race his result also help his Team to win a Team Bronze. Dan runs for Cardiff ACC…
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Alyson Dixon - 50Km World Champion 2019
Alyson Dixon from Great Britain won gold medal and set a new World Best Performance (currently under ratification process) for 50 km in an amazing time of 3:07:20. She improved on the 30 year old record set in 1989 by South Africa’s Frith van der Merwe 3:08:39. In this episode Alyson is in...
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Iraitz Arrospide - 50Km World Champion 2019
Iraitz Arrospide - 50Km World Champion 2019. This Race was held in Brasov, Romania on Sunday 01st September. You can follow Iraitz on Twitter @ArrospideIraitz
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Jesper Olsen - World Runner
Jesper Olsen is the National Coach for the Danish Ultra Running Team. From 1st January 2004 to 23rd October 2005 Jesper Olsen completed the first fully documented run around the world with 26232 km in total. For more information on Jesper and his World Run you can visit his website at...
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Athlete Interviews and News from The International Association of Ultrarunners. This podcast will focus on athletes competing in Major International Competitions as well as the people behind the scenes.
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