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#197 - Extreme Races, Alcohol & BBC Special Forces Hell Week with David Hellard

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Ben Coomber

Health & Fitness

4.81.2K Ratings

🗓️ 16 June 2016

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

Team BMF obstacle racer and ultra marathon runner David Hellard joins me on the show to talk about his accidental stumble into running, why he runs now, how he fuels for such races, why alcohol will always be part of his life, why he feels outdoor training can be so beneficial for everyone, whether extreme races are fitness or mindset, his experience being in the BBC program special forces ultimate hell week, and much more.

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0:00.0

Hey everyone, I've been Cooper Radio, episode number 197.

0:07.0

I know last week I made a butcher's of dates and stuff. We all know that my numerical ability is very, very limited.

0:17.0

So I know that you've come to excuse me for any mistakes that I make when it comes to numbers.

0:22.0

I think last week I said it was the 20th of June

0:24.2

it wasn't it was the 13th but don't worry you expect that of me so it's not a problem.

0:28.4

This week's show I've got a brilliant guest on well I hope he's going to be brilliant I haven't heard

0:33.7

from him yet he's sitting here he's patiently waiting who knows what's going to

0:37.2

happen but I am the nutritionist for BMF British military fitness and David is one of their sponsored

0:44.0

athletes and he does some mega mega mega cool stuff so

0:48.2

BMF were like hey why don't you get this guy on his show he's really

0:51.2

interesting so I had a look looked him up he was like hey this

0:54.1

sounds cool I've got a podcast too I was like well let's get on the show and David

0:58.6

Helen how you doing yeah really good actually I'm just coming from a run myself, so I'm quite energized. So definitely

1:09.4

ready to record. Looking forward to actually. When you said, when you just said, I've just come in for a run myself you make

1:16.2

it sound like I've been for a run I haven't been for a run. I rarely run I'm going to be

1:21.1

honest. I was I was trying to do you a favour there but also is the amount of energy you gave out

1:27.3

I thought oh wow I've got to somehow compete with that and just meet you halfway

1:32.2

you got a lift your game already. That's what I'm saying.

1:36.1

So David, there's going to be a massive amount of people that have no idea who you are.

1:40.3

Give me a little bit of background your journey like what got you into kind of

1:45.8

fitness running what do you do now let's paint a picture well I guess my journey for about 10 years I didn't know sport whatsoever from school

1:59.7

went to uni and was in central London and just playing darts, did pub quizzes, drunk a lot and then

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