#29: Davie Hall talks completing UTMB, Man v Horse, Zermatt Marathon and Yomping in the Brecon Beacons

Davie Hall is an old college friend of mine who ran his first marathon at the age of 17 having lied about his age and went on to take part in the second, third and fourth running of UTMB - Ultra Trail Mont Blanc.

Dave talks about his running adventures, his new activity which is yomping in the Brecon Beacons and shares his top five running events which are detailed below - click on the name to visit the websites

UTMB 

Snowdonia 50

Compton 20

Zermatt Marathon

Downland 30

Here are links to other races mentioned in the podcast:

Man v Horse

Woolacombe Half

And one Dave mentioned after we finished recording:

Three Forts Challenge

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The Running 44@60 podcast began as a learning / motivational tool for host Trevor Lee in his quest to run a first ever ultra - the Classic Quarter in 2021 - here's the story of Running 44@60

The first episode was broadcast in August 2019. The final episode - number 173 - went out on January 31st 2025.

Trevor wrote a book on the back of the Classic Quarter: 12 Business Lessons from Running an Ultra Marathon - all proceeds go to the Children's Hospice South West