The Home Trails Podcast

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On the podcast this week we have Jon and Henriette Albon!
The power couple for 2026? It seems so! They both decidedly won their respective races at TGC, with Jon battling friend of the show - Josh Wade to a hard fought win. Whilst Henriette won her race by over 90 minutes! 
In this episode we dive into what the 'Norwegian Method' really is. We talk about their respective Superhero origin stories and how they came to be the couple that we know today. We talk about their coaching philosophy and why everyone from Norway seems to be smashing ultra trail races!
We also talk in detail about the couples coaching app, Ascendtrail.app and how it worked for them both in prep for this race and how it can work for us mere mortals!
This was a super informative interview and I hope you will get as much out of it as I did!
Now go download the coaching app!
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ULTRA NEWS!
This week we had the sad news that Ourea Events had ceased trading. OE host some of the UK's most beloved ultramarathons including; The Northern Traverse, encompassing the Lakes Traverse, Dales Traverse and the Moors Traverse. The Dragon's Back Race, Cape Wrath and Skyline Scotland.
This news came as a shock to many of us that have been involved with any of the races they put on. Shane Ohly broke the news in a heartfelt statement just yesterday, which received an outpouring of sympathy for Shane and the business. This was followed by concern over lost race entry fees and non functional insurance. 
In this podcast, myself, Dave Johnson from TrailSkin, Ben Wells and Kingsley Isaac discuss what happened and try to make sense of the situation. Will OE restructure and bring back the races next year? Or will a big trail running conglomeration like UTMB or Rat Race buy up the rights to the iconic races?
We end the podcast on a lighter note with a poor audio quality version of Kingsleys new song about UTS and Ourea! 
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In this episode of the Home Trails Podcast we talk to our resident coach, Warren Wrenkel.....Wozza!
Subjects on the docket this episode:
* The Norwegian Method for training (includes an example for you to try)
* VO2max - Is it important or not?
* New studies on injuries related to training volume
* Physiology vs zone training 
*  Nutrition - keto/low carb vs high carb for training or longevity 
Lots to unpack in this episode and hopefully something for everyone. This style of episode will be a fixed feature going forward, so if you have a training question for Wozza then send it in on the HT WhatsApp community or DM to either of us on social media.
Happy training 
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In this episode of the Home Trails Podcast, I'm joined by by James Nobles and Martin from Kelp&Fern to discuss UTS by UTMB.
James has been very vocal in his criticism of UTS changing the iconic Snowdonia route last minute, especially after selling further places in the race.
UTS has come under heavy fire from some prominent names in the trail and ultra running community. But is this just a genuine landowner/route issue that couldn't have been avoided? Or is it another example of the giant corporate machine steamrollering trail runners and using another race as a licence to print money, without giving runners what they signed up for?
James represents the angry pro runners and Martin shares his local route knowledge and years of experience in fell, trail and ultra running media.
Should the trail running community start to boycott UTMB races? 
Have a listen to find out!
* UTS were contacted and given the opportunity to join the conversation. No response as yet......

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Louise returns to the Home Trails podcast for her second appearance. 
The first was as part of a short format Spine Race preview episode, so we didn't dive too much into her life story. In this episode we go right back to her early days, especially her wild days back at uni in Manchester, when she was fully immersed in the early 90's rave scene. 
She talks about going to the legendary Hacienda club in Manchester, how she help Madonna to shimmy over a wall to escape the venue and how she raved until the sun came up at every opportunity.
Louise now channels her addictive personality into endurance sports. Where she's competed at road races, masters marathon, won silver medal at duathlon and more recently has dominated ultramarathons, including our favourite race, the Spine.
Louise is also a coach, so we talk about her coaching methods to prepare for ultras, including some very specific work in tough conditions!
Louise is a real character and was a pleasure to interview!
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