Join professional trailrunner Tom Evans, 2023 Western States 100 mile champion, and his crew chief and best friend Brett Saunders as they discuss all things trailrunning in the lead up to Tom's 2024 UTMB Race. They will discuss tom's journey as a vessel into lessons for all runners, those on trails and roads.
Tom and Brett debrief UTMB from the crew and athlete perspective. Tom goes through how the race went, what he thinks went wrong, learnings from the race, why the elite men struggled and his plans goi…
In the last episode before UTMB, Tom and Brett discuss Tom’s preparation for UTMB. They touch on altitude, specificity, training camp locations and much more. They also talk about last year’s UTMB an…
In the last episode before UTMB, Tom and Brett discuss Tom’s preparation for UTMB. They touch on altitude, specificity, training camp locations and much more. They also talk about last year’s UTMB an…
Brett and Tom discuss racing this week. Touching on goal setting, breaking a race down and pre race routines. There’s also some quickfire “Tails from the Trails” and much more.
(00:00) Introductio…
In episode 4 Tom and Brett cover training for ultramarathons, from how to plan your year all the way down to your training week. They also discuss how to work with a coach, cross training, mental tra…
This week’s episode is all about gear, Tom and Brett break down choosing gear, what’s important to have in your pack and when to practice using full race gear.
(00:00) Introduction
(00:30) How doe…
Tom and Brett discuss all things nutrition in ultrarunning, from in race, in training and how to prepare for races. They also discuss some of Tom’s worst nutrition mistakes and his favourite post rac…
In this first episode of the Ultra Sound Podcast, hosts Tom and Brett discuss getting into ultrarunning and their background, including their relationship. They discuss Marathon des Sables, preparing…
A quick bit of background on your cohost Brett before the season starts.