Summary
Jenni is delighted to welcome back the one and only Spencer Matthews to RunPod!
Spencer, a passionate runner, is about to embark on the challenge of a lifetime starting at the end of July 2024. He'll be "clocking the k's" by running 30 marathons in 30 days across the searing desert during the peak of summer.
With temperatures soaring over 40 degrees and the sun relentlessly blazing down, Spencer will be tackling the equivalent of 5 Marathons des Sables, renowned as the toughest footrace on the planet.
He'll cover an astonishing 786 miles, comparable to running the entire length of the UK, but through the unforgiving desert terrain.
Not only is Spencer aiming to set a world record, but he's also raising funds for the incredible charity Global's Make Some Noise. Get ready to hear about his inspiring journey that is about to push the limits of endurance and determination!
If you'd like to donate you can go to www.makesomenoise.com/spencer-matthews-challenge/
You can also follow online using the hashtag #30in30
Global's Make Some Noise Statement:
This is an official Guinness World Record attempt for “the most consecutive marathons run on sand”, which makes it even more difficult. There are a number of rules that need to be followed for Spencer to be successful, including:
The whole attempt must be made on sand - either on a beach or sand desert zone
Spencer may choose to run barefoot or with shoes and may alternate throughout the attempt
The entire course must consist of only sand. For instance, a layer of sand over a field of grass would not qualify
All marathon runs must be finished within 6 hours to be eligible.
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | Hello there, welcome back to Runport. |
| 0:05.0 | I'm Jenny Faulkner here, Uniting Runners, joggers, plodders, park runners, marathoners, |
| 0:12.0 | trail runners and those who love the challenge of an epic ultra. |
| 0:17.0 | Well, the latter is something today's guest seems to thrive on. |
| 0:26.7 | He's already completed a ton of extreme running challenges in South America, the Arctic, the Sahara. |
| 0:35.4 | And now he's hoping to get a Guinness World Record for his next little jog, which quite frankly is absolutely epic, mighty impressive. |
| 0:39.4 | And he's here to tell us more. It's Spencer Matthews. Delight to be back i know i'm so pleased every time i see you you're either training for or have just completed |
| 0:44.9 | another epic run and this is like on a regular basis i i love the challenge and it gives me |
| 0:50.6 | something to to work towards i don't like not having anything in the pipeline. So kind of |
| 0:55.2 | training towards an eventual goal is quite helpful for me. This is obviously the largest |
| 1:01.3 | thing I've bitten off. And it's it's the only one that occasionally fills me with a bit of fear, |
| 1:09.7 | a bit of doubt. I haven't really had that before. |
| 1:12.2 | And it's interesting. |
| 1:14.0 | We leave in about three weeks. |
| 1:16.1 | It's 30 marathons and 30 days in the Jordanian desert. |
| 1:20.2 | They have to be consecutive. |
| 1:21.7 | So, you know, every day we'll run a marathon, |
| 1:25.3 | aiming to do them in about six hours apiece. It's going to be very hot quite similar to the marathon de sarah but just just five times five times the length you know when you said there you go you know i just like having a challenge to work to now hello to you by the way if you're listening if you're out running we all like having a challenge but for some people a challenge is 5k 10k but to do 30 marathons and 30 days |
| 1:45.8 | really is quite something and add to the fact that you are doing it in possibly not one of the |
| 1:50.0 | safest places on the planet I mean to go out to do it in the desert is is intense and is it |
| 1:55.7 | hot all year round or is this time of year particularly hot this is the hottest time of year |
| 1:59.9 | oh good so just add that as well wait till till summer, the tan will be better. We were told, yeah, the gentleman on the ground over there is an amazing guy called Yusuf. And he was apprehensive about doing it at this time. He had suggested that we try and do it later in the year, kind of October, November time. But honestly, I was impatient with that. I came up with the idea to do this in December of last year, so I was just keen to get it done. I didn't want to spend a full year thinking about it. Had you thought of different locations, or was it just this one? Originally thought about the Sahara. I really enjoyed the Marathon de Saabler, it of course was |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Global, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of Global and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.