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Centurion Running Podcast

James Elson

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  • March 10

    Centurion Coaching Podcast: Jack Chamberlain

    New Centurion Running coach Jack Chamberlain talks to our Head of Endurance Robbie Britton about the importance of having a good, honest relationship with your coach and his journey into the sport of trail running and winning races like the Mozart 100 in Austria.

  • March 8

    Weekly Ep.26: TGC | One Slam | UTS |

    This weekly episode hosted by James Elson covers the results from TransGrancanaria Classic, the UTMB-UTS course release debarcle, the latest from our Store and some other shorter bits of news from around our sport. Photo: Transgrancanaria/Carlos Díaz-Recio

  • February 27

    Weekly Ep. 25: New Records | TDG | Northern Traverse |

    The weekly news episode for Friday 27th Feb 2026 from the world of trail, mountain and ultrarunning including: New womens European 100km and World 100 mile records. Latest around our virtual events and store. Upcoming events.

  • February 17

    Interview: Damian Hall & the Barkley Marathons III

    James Elson chats to Damian Hall fresh off of the back of his third attempt at the Barkley Marathons, this past weekend. Damo tells all about this years event, how it unfolded and speaks to lessons learned from 'Out There'. Photo c/o Allie Bailey. Damian's new book is available soon via Vertebrate Publishing here.

  • February 13

    Weekly Ep. 23: Black Canyon | One Slam | Tarawera |

    This weeks episode focuses on all things Centurion Running with an update on our virtual challenges, upcoming races a new store brands/ products. There is a look back at Rocky Raccoon 100 and the Pilgrims Challenge Results from last week. Plus a look ahead to our World Trail Majors Partner Race - Black Canyon Ultras and Tarawera happening this weekend.

  • February 8

    Centurion Coaching Podcast: Pierre Meslet

    Centurion Coach and trained osteopath and physiotherapist Pierre Meslet talks about his own journey into the sport and what it brings him as a coach. On top of that we get some top advice for multi-day racing and hear how Pierre’s approaching the Marathon des Sables with a different plan this year, after being in the top ten twice before.

  • February 2

    Centurion Coaching Podcast: Hayden Hawks

    Hayden Hawks is well known for his exploits on the trails, but within this podcast we delve more into his coaching background and the reasons behind working with a full range of athletes trying to achieve their own trail and ultra running goals. Robbie and Hayden talk about the importance of connections within the sport and feeling the need for a positive impact on the community we all gain so much from.

  • January 30

    Centurion Coaching Podcast: Peter Van Der Zon

    Centurion coach Peter van der Zon is currently studying a Master’s Degree in Sports Physical Therapy and serves as the physical therapist for the Swiss national trail running team. In this podcast Robbie Britton chats to the Dutch international about his journey into coaching and the sport, the value of having a strong reason to dig deep as an ultra-runner, and also not ignoring how the stress of life impacts us on race day.

  • January 25

    Interview: Finn Melanson - Host of Singletrack

    James Elson speaks to Finn Melanson, host of the Singletrack Podcast about a range of subjects ranging as wide as the current state of running in the US and the UK, building a brand and a community in ultrarunning, what the future holds and a whole lot more. Photo c/o Scott Hickenlooper

  • January 20

    Spine Race 2026 Recap: Allie Bailey | Matt Neale | Kevin Munt |

    A special in depth Full Winter Spine 2026 recap pod featuring an interview with 7 time finish Matt Neale, a full race debrief from the one and only Allie Bailey and an in-depth conversation with Kevin Munt, who brought one of the real stories of this years' race. Warning - some strong language for obvious reasons! A link to Kev's charity can be found here: https://freetobekids.enthuse.com/pf/kevin-munt-08157 Image: c/o The Spine Race

  • January 12

    Weekly News Ep.18: Spine Update | 2025 Centurion Year Recap - All Events |

    This weekly episode begins with a very brief update on all things Centurion Running, before a run down of the latest Spine standing as of Monday afternoon - 30 hours into the main event. The rest of the episode features a full recap of the 2025 Centurion Running season, looking at each of the 12 races one by one. From course records to the stories at the back and everything in between.

  • January 7

    Spine Race Final Preparation & Advice

    In this episode, our RD and 2 x Winter Spine Finisher James Elson discusses final preparations and thoughts for this years Spine Race. That is followed by a conversation with our logistics manager Magda Strycharska who toes the line at the Spine Sprint North for the first time, next week. Good luck to all!

  • Dec 24, 2025

    Race Briefing: 2026 One Slam

    The Race Briefing for the 2026 One Slam Virtual Event which gets underway tomorrow - December 25th. Entries still live via the website here: https://www.centurionrunning.com/races/one-virtual-slam-2026