In this episode, we dive into the journey of Rob “Boab” Turner — an elite Scottish ultra runner known for balancing high level performance with family life, coaching, and developing the next generation of runners. His story covers early racing success, setbacks, reinvention, and ultimately becoming part of Scotland’s top ultra running talent pool.

Returning guest Iain Bethune joins us fresh from tackling the 2026 Barkley Marathons, one of the most notorious races on the planet. Iain recently published his full race report following the event, sharing insights into the brutal conditions, navigation challenges, and the mental game required to survive even a single loop of Barkley. [milestogether.co.uk]This year’s Barkley proved especially savage — 2026 ended with zero finishers, making it the 26th year in race history where the course defeated every runner. Fog, freezing creek crossings, storms, and a newly adjusted course layout added to the mayhem. Iain walks us through his experience and reflects on what makes Barkley such a uniquely captivating challenge.

Todays guest is thoughtful, articulate, funny, and he has that mix of big mileage experience and real life perspective! Well that’s what AI says but we will find out. We know that he is well into AI when he’s studying this in depth. One of the original characters in the Pyllon community becoming a coach not long after joining. He’s ran for Great Britain several times for the 24 hour european and world championships,, he’s won the West Highland Way race, rocky racoon 100 and holds FKT’s on the Fife coastal path and John Muir Way. He occasionally dabbles in running related podcast presenting himself along with Paul Giblin for the Pyllon Ultra podcast. We are privileged to have this guest on & has been on our list of guests to for a long time. Welcome to the show - James Stewart!

This week’s guest has spent a lifetime in the hills and onthe long trails — from Seven UTMB starts to eleven West Highland Way races (10of which have been sub 24 hours!), fifteen Ben Nevis Races, and even completingall the Munros. He’s navigated huge physical challenges along the way,including multiple cardiac procedures and a pacemaker, yet he keeps showing upwith the same quiet determination. We welcome to the show Bob Allison.

Tonight’s show is a little different than normal as our guest is not here to talk about themself but more the work they are doing for charity. Her chosen charity this time round is Prostate Cancer UK and we are about to talk the entertaining twist on money raising she is doing along with some strava art. We welcome to the podcast Lizzie Gatherer

This week’s guest is an incredible one and what a treat we are all in for! She’s a runner (hence coming to chat with us!), an author of a brilliant book which is honest, open & I was hooked. She’s host of the podcast ‘resilience rising’, a mountain leader, a yoga teacher and a keynote speaker. Where is she getting the time to speak to us?! We are very privileged to introduce - Jen Scotney!

We had the pleasure of being joined by Marcus Scotney, one of the UK’s leading endurance runners with a multi-decade career that’s taken him from domestic ultras to the very top of the sport.Marcus chats openly about his journey through running, including a surprising appearance in Peaky Blinders (yes, really), and speaks with real honesty about his experiences with addiction and how that shaped both his life and his relationship with running.We dig into his coaching philosophy, what actually matters when developing long-term athletes, and rest is the key. It’s thoughtful, grounded, and honest.And finally, we uncover an unexpected truth that may divide the endurance community forever:Marcus Scotney is not fussed on ice cream. 🍦❌Raw, reflective, and quietly hilarious — this is one you don’t want to miss.

Fresh from the Winter Spine Race, this episode is as raw as it gets.Ross Beveridge joins us straight off the trail—body battered, mind still somewhere between checkpoints. No polished reflections. No Instagram gloss. Just an honest, unfiltered look at what it really takes to finish one of the toughest races on the planet.We talk frozen lows, mental dark spots, problem-solving when everything hurts, and what happens in those long hours when quitting feels logical. Ross breaks down how he kept moving forward when the race stopped being about running and became about survival.If you want the Spine while it’s still fresh, Raw and unfiltered—before the stories soften—this is it.