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The Pyllon Ultra Pod — 93 episodes

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You’re Closer Than You Think (But You Don’t Trust It Yet)

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You Don’t Need More Time. You Need a Different Season.

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Why Do We Feel Guilty When Training Feels Easy?

4

What 200 Miles Teaches You About Yourself - Rebecca Hormann

5

People Make Pyllon: Identity, Community and the Confidence to Keep Going (Final Part)

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52 Chances

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People Make Pyllon: Patience, Purpose and the Long Game with Douglas Emslie

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People Make Pyllon: Running Through Deep Time with Geologist Alex Copley

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If You Had Another Life

10

People Make Pyllon: Joy, Identity and Why Fun Still Matters

11

People Make Pyllon: James Stewart on Discipline, AI and Doing the Work That Matters

12

James Stewart – People Make Pyllon, Ep.1: Running, Identity and Balance

13

What Endurance Reveals: A Meditation on Effort, Emotion, and the Human Spirit

14

Beyond Potential: Alan Hewitt and the Summer Spine Race

15

Not Just Talent: The Quiet Work Behind a WHW Win — with Gus Irvine

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Running Beyond the Soul: Jeev on the Emotional Side of Endurance

17

The Loop Within the Loop: Alice & Grant on 24-Hour Track Running

18

The Value of Experience vs. the Age of Branding

19

Running Through It All: Pregnancy, Postpartum & the Athlete Identity — with Rachel Normand

20

The Art of Endurance: Why Creativity Matters in Ultra-Running

21

A Run Through Darkness: The Story Behind the Film

22

The Space Between Effort and Outcome

23

Pyllon Unfiltered – Frostbite, SOS, & Lessons from the Arctic

24

Building Your Race Calendar: Aligning Events with Your Goals

25

The Pitfalls of Perfectionism in Ultrarunning

26

Simplicity in Motion: Minimalism in Ultrarunning and Life

27

Embracing Failure in Ultrarunning: Lessons from the Trail

28

Attention is Life: Focus and Distraction in Ultrarunning and Beyond

29

Paul's On The Run: The Battle Within - Resistance and Passion in Ultra Running

30

Paul's On the Run: The Quirks that Make You Quick - Embrace Your Running Style

31

Paul's on the Run: Psychology of Resistance (to eating! :D)

32

Paul's On The Run: West Highland Way Van Ramblings with Alice

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Paul's On The Run: Race Planning & the Fog of 'Nil by Mouth'

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An In-Between Episode: Luck, Brawn and an Update from Paul

35

Te Araroa Special, Episode4 - The End

36

Te Araroa Special, Episode 3

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Te Araroa Special, Episode 2

38

Te Araroa Special, Episode 1

39

The Self-Deception Demons: Top 6 Training Mistakes - Sprint Pod S8 Ep6

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’Expectations vs. Reality’: Top 6 Training Mistakes - Sprint Pod S8 Ep5

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’The Struggle of Sticking to the Plan’: Top 6 Training Mistakes - Sprint Pod S8 Ep4

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’Passion Drought’: Top 6 Training Mistakes - Sprint Pod S8 Ep3

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’Short-cuts’: Top 6 Training Mistakes - Sprint Pod S8 Ep2

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’Comparison’: Top 6 Training Mistakes - Sprint Pod S8 Ep1

45

ATAK - A Tale of Two Races: Ally McColl, James and Paul S7 Ep6

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ATAK - Let’s Kick-Ass!: Pod S7 Ep5

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ATAK - Taking Action and Relentless Forward Progress: Sprint Pod S7 Ep4

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ATAK: Thinking & the Racing Mind: Sprint Pod S7 Ep3

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ATAK: Awareness & Acceptance in Racing: Sprint Pod S7 Ep2

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New Series of Sprint Pods - James goes on the ATAK! (Sprint Pod S7 EP1)

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BONUS: Taking the Highland High Way - Romy Beard

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Confidence & Self-Belief with James and Paul - Sprint Pod S6 Finale

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Train Better and Race Effectively - Sprint Pod Medley S6 Ep6

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Threats to Confidence You Need to be Aware of - Sprint Pod S6 Ep5

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Embracing Discomfort - Sprint Pod S6 Ep4

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How to Start Believing the Positive Self-Talk - Sprint Pod S6 Ep3

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Self Talk: awareness and the 3 C’s! - Sprint Pod S6 Ep2

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Confidence: Beyond your own potential - Sprint Pod S6 Ep1

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Our Winter ENDEAVOUR project - The West Highland Way awaits

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BONUS: Badwater 2022 - How to run the toughest races on the planet (Debbie Consani)

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BONUS: Western States 100 (WSER) 2022 - The Up’s and Down’s of 100 mile racing (John Connolly)

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The Thought-Bias Discussion with James & Paul - S5 Ep6 - Series Finale

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All-or-Nothing Thinking: Black & White, or Shades of Grey? - Sprint Pod S5 Ep5

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Musts and Shoulds: Not all Pressure is Productive - Sprint Pod S5 Ep4

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Egocentric thinking: Living beyond your ’own world’ view - Sprint Pod S5 Ep3

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Overgeneralisation: a surefire way to unsettle your day - Sprint Pod S5 Ep2

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Mind Reading: How it causes stress in your life - Sprint Pod S5 Ep1

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Series 5 - Sprint Pods intro - we are finally back in the blocks

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Making the Most of Winter Training with Debbie Consani

70

So You‘ve Set Yourself a Goal - What Next?

71

Desire - An Obstacle or the Fuel You Need to Take on Any Goal?

72

Pyllon Ultra SPECIAL: The 1,200 mile End2End Trail with Paul Giblin

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Pyllon Ultra SPECIAL: Reflecting on the first week of the End2End Trail

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Pyllon Ultra: Is it wisdom or intelligence?

75

BONUS: Special Cape Wrath Edition - 4 Days of Freedom on UK's toughest trail

76

Do You Really Want What You Think You Want?

77

Bias, Dissonance and Lumber in the Attic - striding towards self awareness

78

New Series: Will Self Awareness and Collaboration Make you a Better Runner?

79

Bonus: Running 1,000 miles in a Week - What we Learned & the new EXPOSURE race

80

Is the Amateur Mindset Holding You Back? Learnings from Eilte Athletes

81

Dreams of Gold: Olympic Triathlon to Big Mountain Trail Races - David Hauss

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Running Is My Religion - Ultra Trail World Tour Winner Gediminas Grinius

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Maximising Performance & Family Life with Ironman World Champ Melissa Hauschildt

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If You Don't Believe You'll Never Achieve: Ironman World Champion Frederik van Lierde

85

Ultra runner & record-breaker Mike Wardian - Finding Your Why

86

Series 1 Finale: Kaz Williams - Lockdown Reflections and the Mountain Mindset

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BONUS: A Brief Interlude and Moment of Reflection

88

Is Optimism Useful Right Now, Or Should We Abandon Hope?

89

The Fun of Planning Your Own Running Adventure - from Epic to Micro Challenges

90

Adaptability - A Future Focus: Owning your Perspective and Identity

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Adaptability (Part 2): Be Passionate Now and Forge Your Own Path

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Adaptability: One of the Most Important and Overlooked Skills in Running and Life (Part 1)

93

Turning Frustration into Opportunity: Running without Races