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Talk Ultra: Episode 2 - Gordy Ainsleigh
Released: Friday 10th February 2012
Gordy Ainsleigh - In 1974, Ainsleigh was the first to run the course of the Western States Endurance Run. At the time, the trail was used only by horses participating in the 24-hour Western States Trail Ride. When his horse went lame prior to the race, Ainsleigh decided he would run the torturous 100 miles (160 km) of mountain trail. This was the beginning of the Western States Endurance Run.
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Show Notes
This weeks show...
Includes a few words from Rocky Raccoon winner, Hal Koerner, what we have been up to, news from around the world, news from the blogs, an interview with ultra legend and creator of the iconic Western States, Gordy Ainsleigh, Ultralegends with Phil Essam, A Meltzer Moment with Speedgoat Karl, up and coming races and 15 mins of fame with Billy Isherwood.
SHOW NOTES
00:00:00 - Show Start
00:00:46 - Intro
00:10:32 - Hal Koerner - is an American distance runner and winner of the 2012 Rocky Raccoon 100 miler. He is the owner of a specialty running store, Rogue Valley Runners, located in the mountainous Southern Oregon town of Ashland.
00:16:00 - What we have been up to? - IanC has been podcasting and ran a Coastal Trail Marathon on the Welsh Coastline. IanS has been preparing some training camps and participating in Rocky Raccoon 100.
00:19:02 - News from the Ultra World
00:35:50 - Blogs
00:38:00 - Interview with Gordy Ainsleigh
00:52:19 - Interview Intermission
01:24:55 - Interview End
01:26:18 - Ultralegends with Phil Essam - Ultra Legends
01:33:06 - A Meltzer Moment with Speedgoat Karl - Speedgoat is known for not only having more 100-mile wins at the ultra marathon event than any other ultra marathoner, but also for his notable speed record attempts at major U.S. trails including both the Appalachian Trail and the Pony Express Trail. Both speed records were supported and fully documented. Meltzer's trail runs have been featured in news outlets from Ultrarunning.com to NBC Sports Karl Meltzer
01:53:30 - Up and coming races from around the world
01:56:02 - 15 min of Fame with Billy Isherwood - This is a story of a boy born in the Lancashire mill town of Farnworth nr Bolton in 1951. One of nine children he was born into a world of violence and extreme poverty along with his two brothers and six sisters. His world as a child along with his siblings was to know nothing else but being constantly beaten and kept a prisoner in the house and never being allowed out to play. Having eventually grown up and left home he ran with the skinhead gangs and into a world of alcohol and drug abuse, written of by the medical profession with the words that he would either be dead are commit suicide before he reached the age of fifty. However his life was about to change in a dramatic way and eventually lead him seven thousand miles away to Chile South America as he took part in one of the world’s most extreme desert marathons The Atacama Desert. This story is true that boy was me. Buy Billy’s book here
02:16:00 - Close
02:19:30 - End
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Andrew Cummings
Posts: 212th February 2012 06:59:28
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Tim Bateson
Posts: 6Great show and great interviews. Any chance you could include links for the blogs you mentioned in the show notes.
Thanks
12th February 2012 08:41:22
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Paul Molnar
Posts: 4Thanks so much for "centering" the audio. As I'm sure many of us listen primarily through headphones of some sort, this made for a much more comfortable listen. Content wise, Talk Ultra was already brilliant!
12th February 2012 16:20:13
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Lisa Gunnoe
Posts: 55Love the show! Thank you!
14th February 2012 05:53:28
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Roger Lawton-Spence
Posts: 11Great episode guys. A really good balance of history, current races and inspiration.
Keep it up!
14th February 2012 12:00:40
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Matt Buck
Posts: 53Glad the audio has been sorted, that nearly cost me a lot of money as i thought my car speakers had packed up on one side!
14th February 2012 12:54:05
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Anthony Ashworth
Posts: 42Really, really impressive show - great interviews and outspoken comment. I'm hooked. And it's only the second episode!
15th February 2012 21:21:04
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Jon Foulkes
Posts: 10Great show - sounds very smooth and relaxed already. As a runner who usually races below 1/2 marathon I still found it fascinating listening.
Will never buy a pair a shoes again without thinking of all the 'running bums I'm supporting' - genius !
16th February 2012 19:10:19
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Ian Corless
Posts: 3Thanks for all the great comments guys! Big learning curve but we have a grip of what is required. All those little sound issues should hopefully be sorted now, however, I still had one or two technical problems with episode 2. I am getting there.... What's important is that we give you what you want. It's great to hear that our show appeals to ALL runners. That is the intention. IanC
17th February 2012 19:59:44
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Greg Potts
Posts: 5Catching up slowly. I was horrified when the Gordy Ainsley interview finished. I really could have listened to that all day. Great job, guys.
6th April 2012 12:42:11
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