The Inspirational Runner Podcast
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We have one of, if not the UKs most notorious race director on the show this week Mark Cockbain who has created events such as the 200 mile Tunnel Ultra which we have featured twice on the podcast, the infamous Hill Ultra which is technically a 160 mile not stop of significant hill repeats, the 260 mile Warrior Way just to name a few, I’ve attached his events page in the show notes so if you’re looking for a real challenge click in, but don’t say you haven’t been warned.
Mark Cockbain Events click here at your own peril http://www.cockbainevents.com/
Mark himself is a sub three hour marathoner but he has been drawn to events around the globe that have challenged his limits and beyond such as a double Badwater which was a 300 mile race in Death Valley Arizona, he completed the famous Spartathlon five years in a row and has finished crazy races like the Yukon Arctic Ultra, he has an extensive CV having completed 106 ultras and 198 marathons and it’s that experience he tries to bring to his events.
I found this to be a brilliant episode that presents a road map on how to mentally manage and navigate through those more challenging times on course, I hope you enjoyed,I hope you find something that you can use yourself, I know I’ll be listening to this again as part of my prerace prep in my next big event.
RACE COUNTER
ULTRAS 106 MARATHONS 198 (PB 2:53)
THE HIGH 2010 (WINNER and only finisher)
JOHN O GROATS TO LANDS END (JOGLE) 2010 (15 days and 3 hours and 40mins)
SPARTATHLON 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005 (PB: 34:23)
BADWATER DOUBLE (DEATH VALLEY 300) 2007
BADWATER 2005, 2003, 2009 (PB: 46:12)
GRAND UNION CANAL RACE 2009, 2007, 2006, 2002 (PB: 34:44)
TRANS 333 2006 (second place overall)
YUKON ARCTIC ULTRA (320) 2006 (sixth place overall)
JORDAN DESERT CUP 2001
MARATHON DE SABLES 2000
COMRADES 2004
WEST HIGHLAND WAY 2005, 2006
VERDON TRAIL 2002
LONDON TO BRIGHTON 2001, 2002, 2003
MARATHON OF BRITAIN 2004
LIBYAN CHALLENGE 2008
BASEL 24 HOUR 2008
ULTRABALATON 135 2008
HULL 24 HOUR TRACK 2008
DAVOS 78K 2008
ULTRA TRAIL MONT-BLANC 2008
CAESARS CAMP 100 2008
ATACAMA CROSSING 2009 (seventh place overall)
THAMES RING 250 2009 (fifth place)
FINLAND INDOOR 24HR TRACK 2010, 2011 (PB: 201km)
GLASGOW TO EDINBURGH 2010
THE ONER 2010
CRAWLEY 12HR 2010, 2011 (PB 75.83 miles)
TRANSYLVANIAN 50K
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