Ep 56 Newly crowned Asia Trail Master, John Ellis

John has been dominating the Asian trail running scene and is also co-founder of the T8 ultrarunning clothing brand. He has, famously, never DNF’d across a prolific ultramarathon career, including UTMB, Laveredo Ultra, The HK100, The Punisher and the 9 Dragons Ultra.

We cover the effect of Corona virus on the global running scene and the challenges of training and competing in hot, humid and sometimes smoggy conditions. John describes the monuments of Asian trail running and the booming trail running scene in Hong Kong.

We uncover some fantastic tips on dealing with pain in the back half of a race, pacing your next ultra and the subtle art of popping the bonnet!

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