S2 Eps 19 Young Hearts, Run Free - Ally Beaven FKT Right Up! - 16 Apr 2021

Back once again for the renegade master!!! It's season 2 Episode 19 and another we've sensationally good treat in store for your lugs.

John & Steven are joined by an author (a first), hill runner and much much more too. Ally Beaven came to the fore in 2020 by scribing a wonderful book called Broken 2020: the year running records were rewritten. We catch a wonderful insight into the mind of the author who, in his own individual style, introduces us to some of the characters covered in the pages of the book.

Ally lets us know just how huge feats the FKT's featured are. He even has some on the ground experience with FKTer's in his armoury so is well palced to share with us a real feeling of what it's like to be involved in some of these amazing human endeavours.

We can't just cover the book though without finding more about Ally. We find out heaps about how his running journey started and how he went from struggling up the Pentland Hills with bags full of sandwiches to running some amazing world renowned ultra-marathons. Ally has a real individual approach, refreshing, witty and interesting. He also loves exploring, with favourite races in Andorra and Italy, listen in to find out why.

In usual YHRF style we meander way off script and, thankfully, Ally embraces all that with glee. So if it's racing ghost riders on Mario Kart or laughing along with John's usual lack of geographic nounce you'll defo love this blether with Ally. Pizza's are mentioned as is beer, what's not to love?

Now, hurry go get FKT up and listen to us shoot the breeze with Ally....enjoy!

Grab a copy of Ally's brilliant book direct from the publishers Vertebrate here Broken by Ally Beaven

Read Debbie Martin-Consani's Tor des Geants race blog here Tor des Geants race report

Watch Dan Lawson's Breaking 10 LEJOG Documentary here note costs £3.75 (well worth it!) Breaking 10

Watch Donnie Campbell's self propelled Munro round documentary here note costs £3.99 (also well worth it!) Self Propelled Munro Round

Grab a beer for that run reward by Top Out Brewery (mentioned on the pod) here Top Out Brewery