The Trail Runners Experience – Details, episodes & analysis

Lara Hamilton is an Australian distance runner, producer/vocalist, and digital growth hacker who discovered her passion for trail running while training as a nordic and cross-country skier. She was part of the Boise State University Track/XC Team from 2019 to 2021 but now focuses on trail-based sports. Lara has traveled the world for both sport and adventure and has found a balance between her trail running pursuits and her successful career.

Lara and I have a wide ranging discussion in today's episode covering her amazing career, living and training at altitude, opera singing, and the dangers of running on treadmills.

Listen in as Lara prepares to embark on her 2023 race campaign, starting with UTA 22 in Sydney then off to the World Mountain and Trail Running Championships in Austria.

Follow Lara on Instagram @lara_hamilton

or check out her website https://larahamilton.com/

Credits

Podcast Host: Daniel Farrugia

Guest: Lara Hamilton

Music

'The Podcast Intro' - Music Unlimited (via Pixabay)

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Coaching

If you are looking for a coach to get you into the running shape of your life email Daniel Farrugia - distancerunnersunlimited@gmail.com

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He's a runner, rock climber, sailor, sea kayaker, back country skier and all round outdoors-man and he also happens to be a really awesome guy and now he is the 2023 Australian Mountain Running Champion. His name is Fraser Darcy and he joins the podcast live from the unofficial capital of the majestic Flinders Ranges, Quorn, South Australia. We talk about Fraser's outstanding running performances and how his love for the outdoors has helped him become such an incredible runner. Now, this passion now takes Fraser to the pinnacle of world mountain running in Austria in August 2023 as he competes in the World Mountain and Trail Running Championships.

Listen in and support this outstanding South Aussie athlete as he represents Australia on the big stage wearing the 'Green & Gold'. Go get 'em Fraser!

Check out Fraser's awesome sponsors here:

www.Snowys.com.au

www.tarkine.com

Fraser's blog is full of great info and race reports, I highly recommend it:

https://fraserdarcy.com/

Credits

Podcast Host: Daniel Farrugia

Guest: Fraser Darcy

Music

'The Podcast Intro' - Music Unlimited (via Pixabay)

Support The Trail Runners Experience Podcast by sharing this episode with everyone you know. Leave a review on Apple Podcasts.

Coaching

If you are looking for a coach to get you into the running shape of your life email Daniel Farrugia - distancerunnersunlimited@gmail.com

Why was the ultra runner taken into custody by the police? For resisting a rest.

I pirated a movie yesterday...... I gave it 3.14 stars.

Two trail runners walk into a podcast....

After a very long hiatus, The Trail Runners Experience is back featuring new interviews! This season will take on a new approach with most of the interviewees being athletes who are coached by me (Coach Daniel Farrugia) so that you the listener may gain an insight into what it takes to prepare for endurance races of all kinds.

The Toby Durnall Experience Part 1

In this first part we learn about Toby. We find out how he came to be a runner and build up to his first 50km ultra less than two years ago to now (March 2022) as he prepares to embark on two of the biggest and most prestigious ultras on the planet - The Marathon des Sables (250km) and then Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc (170km). How does Toby feel as he stands on the precipice of such huge races? Well, you'll have to listen in to find out.

Ultra running legend, Malcolm Law joins the podcast to talk about all things trail and ultra running. Undoubtedly one of the most inspiring and storied ultra runners in the world, Malcolm is now turning his creative and somewhat devious mind to developing 'The Wild' - one of the hardest and most beautiful 100 mile ultras in the world. Malcolm also shares his experiences of running more mountain miles than most runners can even dream of, his perception of the trail and ultra world, and the quest to find his limits. Malcolm made an incredibly inspiring film about his 50 in 50 challenge. Buy it here  https://vimeo.com/ondemand/fiftythemovie And he has a book which you can buy here  https://www.penguin.com.au/books/one-step-beyond-9781742539041

Sonja Jansen returns to the podcast after her blistering world class run at the 2021 Adelaide 24 hour where she covered more than 233km for a huge outright win, female course record and fell just 5km short of the national record. Listen in as we discuss the last few months of her incredible running career and find out what it takes to run with such class and humility while juggling work, family and lockdown.

In this special episode I catch up with two of my athletes, Matthew and Tamas after they recently completed the monumental Irrational S.O.U.T.H 200 miler. Both men ran, walked and crawled from Murray Bridge to Clare in South Australia in cold wet conditions over 320 kilometres. In this coaching catch-up, we discuss the good, the bad and the ugly of this huge effort and find out what worked and didn't work with regards to training program, nutrition, pacing strategy and much more. 

Enjoy this special episode of the Trail Runners Experience and don't forget to leave a review of the podcast on Apple podcasts.

Ben Hockings - the Great Uncle of trail running in South Australia - returns to The Trail Runners Experience to discuss his Race Directing career, his new and unique ultra series (The Ultra Hard Series), the reasons why he has decided to hang up the race directing hat and running in general. Ben has a wide range of interests when it comes to running so we went for a bit of an exploration of those interests in this conversation. Enjoy!

Find out more about the Ultra Hard Series here: https://ultrahard.com.au/