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Sep 17, 2025

Amy is a world-renowned author who in 2022 toed the line of the iconic Marathon des Sables.
The race planted seeds for a story, one of ultra-running and mystery. In June 2025, 'RUNNER 13' was released.
Amy at the 2022 MDS (c) iancorless
Amy joins the podcast to discuss the book and her MDS story.
 
 
Runner 13 is a thriller that drops readers straight...


Aug 22, 2025

From Lockdown Laps to FKT’s

Lydia started running during lockdown whist living in the UK. From very slow 2km runs, Lydia soon progressed to creating her own approach to running and ultra. She did road marathons, but did them different, failed at her first ultra, but then something clicked...

• The Speed Project...


Aug 14, 2025

You may assume its all about speed and pressure. Not this time. Norwegian runner, Abelone Lyng, put her own spin on the legend that is the DNT MASSIV TRAIL: 364km, and just under 13,000m vertical gain across four national parks in Norway:

Breheimen,

Jotunheimen,

Skarvheimen,

and Hardangervidda

In just...


May 16, 2025

Elisabet Barnes is a 5x participant at MDS The Legendary and a 2x champion. In 2025, Elisabet returned to the Legendary with different goals, different perspectives and to experience the race without the pressure of the podium.

Her last MDS participation was 2017. A great deal has happened in the last 8-years, Covid for...


Mar 4, 2025

Episode 250 of Talk Ultra is a discussion with Cyril Gauthier abou the MDS brand in 2025. We discuss many things: Handi, Trek, Namibia, the weather, planning, strategy and the future of MDS. Importantly, we also discuss Legendary.