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S3 Ep7 UTA100 Winner Mike Dunstan

The OG Band is Back together! In this in-depth interview, we catch up with Mike Dunstan after his amazing win in the UTA100 last weekend to discuss his journey to victory, what changed for him in the last 12 months, race-day insights, and his plans for the rest of 2026 and beyond. Mike Dunstan is a super talented, yet supremely humble person, and his character shines through in this interview. It was so great for the 2 Robs to get their Mike back!

S3 Ep6 2026 UTA Special Q&A with Jose Brosas

Our 2026 UTA (Ultra Trail Australia) Special!In this episode, the tables are turned as Jose Brosas takes over the Host chair and interviews Annie Hand and Rob Phillpott to talk all things UTA.Rob reminisces about the very first North Face 100, Annie and Rob reflect on how trail running has changed over the years, advice for first time trail runners, favourite and least favourite sections of the course, pre-race preparation, post-race fueling and more.

S3 Ep5 Annie Hand joins Talking Trail

Exciting news - Annie Hand joins the Talking Trail team for 2026! In this episode, Rob Phillpott welcomes Annie to the team, and they discuss; a bit of Annie's history , her rapid rise in the trail running ranks, how getting a coach has been transformative to her performances, her plans for 2026 and beyond and we have a lot of laughs along the way.

S3 Ep4 Running Wild NSW’s Mel McSeveny, Andrea Comastri’s Long Run To Inclusion conclusion, and a Classic race returns.

In this episode, Rob Phillpott sits down with Running Wild NSW's President, Mel McSeveny, to discuss the events they host, Mel's running career and the return of a Blue Mountains classic race - exciting news! Rob also catches up with Andrea Comastri to recap his epic run - the Long Run To Inclusion - from Mt Victoria to Canberra, raising funds and awareness for Hotel Etico's life changing program promoting awareness about disability and employment.To donate to or learn more about Hotel Etico, go to https://hoteletico.gofundraise.com.au/Running Wild NSW events can be found at https://www.runningwildnsw.com/

S3 Ep 3 Six Foot 2026 Recap- Recalling the debut: Stories from First Timers

In this episode, Rob Phillpott catches up with a handful of Six Foot Track Marathon debutantes - Dane Briggs, Luke Newcombe, Geoff Johnston-Hall and Kate Klein - to discuss their experience of race day. Rob also chats with second placegetter Annie Hand about her race and training prior to race day.