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Hills ascend and the lungs burn with effort.

But the summit offers a breathtaking view.

A moment of pure exhilaration.

This is the trail, the dance of human will against the wild,

a place where life is stripped down to its bare essentials.

Breath, motion and the endless ancient ground.

Is trail running a place for mindfulness and solitude?

Or is it a new big craze in the world of running?

Or is it just a load of old.

And did Rick find a lovely poem on the internet somewhere?

Maybe.

Yeah. I enjoyed it though. And I remember a time when I never thought I'd even consider trail running or certainly the hardcore version of trail running. We're going to talk about lots of different versions of trail running. I was definitely road and track through and through, even though we grew up on cross-country. So yeah, my attitude is definitely changing towards it. And there's some real elements of trail running and the modern versions of trail running that I find appealing.

Honestly, I think it's the best thing in the world.

And Rick, by the end of this episode, I guarantee you will want to get out onto the trails.

And we're going to be talking about why it seems that so many people are turning to the trails.

Why races like UTMB, Arch of Attrition, Western

States, Hard Rock are all becoming so popular? Well, if you don't convince me, maybe Sam

King can because Sarah's been speaking with Sam King. This is the guy who's done 74 ultramarathons

in 74 days. He's currently in the middle of it. You've been speaking to him

about why is it happening? Yeah, and we've also got a question about track running,

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