Race Reviews, Interviews
Welcome to our Interviews page, where you will find interviews with adventurers of all sorts - long-distance cyclists and runners, trans-ocean rowers, adventure racers, swimmers and adventurers setting off on expeditions.
For the full range of interviews, scroll down below.
Meaghan Hackinen and the NorthCape4000 in 2019
Meaghan Hackinen talks tactics in her successful 2019 ride on the North Cape 4000. Read more..
Just back from… Sao Tome Hemisphere Crossing 2020
Kevin Webber, a T4 cancer sufferer with an inspirational story, tells of his Sao Tome race. Read more…
Amelia Ashton Jones and the Transcontinental
Amelia Ashton Jones gives an insightful account of TCR No.7 in 2019. Read more…
Alex Cook and Lavaredo Ultra Trail
Nutritionist and running coach Alex Cook talks us through running Lavaredo Ultra Trail. Read more…
Sophie Raworth’s Hints for the Marathon des Sables
BBC newsreader Sophie Raworth gives hints for running the Marathon des Sables. Read more…
Team Quest AR at Expedition Oregon 2019
Emily Casiera and Team Quest AR talk preparation for Expedition Oregon 2019. Read more…
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Bjorn Lenhard and the 4000kM Transcontinental Race 2018
Bjorn Lenhard talks through his 4000km cycle race across Europe. Read more…
Just Back from… Cambodia
Kirsty Oliver describes the Ancient Khmer Path by GlobalLimits. Read more…
Just back from… Albania Hidden Treasure ultra
Oliver Waugh on the pleasure and pain of his first ultra for 15 years. Read more…
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Team What’s Your Dream in Nordic Islands AR 2018
Race Report - Team What’s Your Dream talk about the inaugural Nordic Islands AR. Read more…
Team Endurancelife AT Expedition Africa 2018
Race Report - Gary Davies of Team Endurancelife describes their race in South Afriuca. Read more...
Team Whats Your Dream in Nordic Islands AR 2018
Accomplished Adventure Racer Marika Wagner joins TV celebrity Kalle Zackari Walström in Nordic Islands AR 2018. Read more...
Staffan Björklund and the Nordic Islands Adventure Race
Staffan Björklund talks about designing the course for the Nordic Islands Adventure Race 2018. Read more...
Sean Conway Breaks the Trans-european Cycling Record
Interview: Big bearded adventurer Sean Conway tells of his trans-Europe cycle record. Read more...
Nathan Fa'avae at XTrail Altay 2018
Interview: World beating adventure racer Nathan Fa'avae talks of Team Avaya and XTrail Altay in Xinjiang, China. Read more...
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Team Endurancelife and Expedition Africa 2018
Interview: We talk to Gary Davies as Team Endurancelife heads to Expedition Africa 2018. Read more...
Looking forward to... Expedition Africa 2018
Interview: Team Sleepy Dragons take on their first full length Adventure Race. Read more...
Team Nordic Islands AR heading for XPD, Tasmania
Interview: Staffan Bjorklund of Team NIAR tells of their training in preparation for XPD in Tasmania in late March. Read more...
Team RAF100 depart for GodZone 2018
Interview: Charlie Butterfield talks of Team RAF100's hopes just before departure to GodZone 2018 in New Zealand.
Winter Gobi Crossing
Interview: Adventurer Newall Hunter is attempting an unassisted crossing of the Gobi Desert in winter.
Sean Conway's Trans-Europe ReCord Attempt
Interview: Sean Conway, the Big Bearded Adventurer, is attempting to beat the trans-Europe cycling record. Read more...
Marathon des Sables, Peru
Race Reports: Just back from the inaugural Marathon des Sables in Peru, Alex Stonor, who placed 16th and Dean Baker give their thoughts on the new MdS . Read more...
Team Mountain Designs Wild Women in XPD 2018
Kim Beckinsale of the very successful all-woman adventure racing team Mountain Designs Wild Women talks about XPD 2018. Read more...
Team RAF 100 in GodZone adventure race 2018
Interview: Jamie Buckle, team leader of Team RAF 100, looks forward to the 600km GodZone 2018 in New Zealand. Read more...
Just back from... the Marathon des Sables
Race Report: Dr Chloe Baker relates running the MdS for the London Air Ambulance. Read more...
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James Thurlow and Itera 2021
AR from the other side - event organiser James Thurlow talks of staging Itera 2021. Read more…
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Debbie Martin-Consani and the Spine Race 2020
UK and Scotland ultra-runner Debbie Martin-Consani describes her 2020 Spine race. Read more…
GlobalLimits Hemisphere Crossing 2020
Follow the 200km, 6-stage ultra-run through the forests and plantations of Sao Tome. Read more…
Lindsay McCrae recalls Revolve24
Endurance cyclist Lindsay McCrae describes his winning ride at Revolve24 in 2018. Read more
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Alexander Popov and the cross-Channel Swim
In mid-August Alexander Popov, 20, will attempt the cross-Channel swim. Read more…
Team Beacon Adventure racing and ITERA 2019
Two veteran racers and two novices enter ITERA 2019 in Scotland. Read more…
Just back from… Marathon des Sables 2019
Father and son Paul and Hector Skipworth talk of running MdS 2019 together. Read more…
Marathon des Sables 2019 in Words and Pictures
More than 800 runners have entered this year’s Marathon des Sables in the Moroccan Sahara. Read more…
John Mayock enters the Marathon des Sables
Olympic middle distance runner John Mayock enter MdS 2019. Read more…
Coasteering in Akaroa - photo Alexandre Socci
GODZone 2019 in Words and Pictures
The story of GODZone 2019, the 600km adventure race held in NZ’s South Island. Read more…
Charlie Walker’s Expedition to Papua New Guinea
Charlie Walker will take on 1600 miles of cycling, paddling and hiking in PNG. Read more…
Just back from… The Grand to Grand Ultra
Jax Mariash has returned from the Grand to Grand Ultra in Arizona and Utah. Read more…
Thoughts On Departure…
Shirley Thompson sets off across the Atlantic in 10 days. Read more…
Shirley Thompson and her Atlantic crossing attempt
Going for two records on her 3000- mile solo Atlantic row in November. Read more...
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Jax Mariash and the Grand to Grand Ultra 2018
Experienced ultra-runner Jax Mariash talks of her training for the G2G 2018. Read more...
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Jeremy Goddard and the Grand to Grand Ultra 2018
In September 2018 Jeremy Goddard will take on the 270km G2G Ultra in Arizona and Utah. Read more...
Ric Cooper at Challenge RotH IRON Triathlon
Interview: Ric Cooper looks forward to Iron distance triathlon event, Challenge Roth. Read more...
Just Back from... XPD 2018 in Tasmania
Race report: Team Mountain Designs Wild Women wrap XPDs 2018 race in Tasmania. Read more...
On the Moa River, Sierra Leone
Interview: Dave Lucas talks about guiding a trip down the River Moa in Sierra Leone for Secret Compass. Read more...
Coast to Coast
Race Review: James Henderson of A Life of Adventure reviews the Rat Race Coast to Coast adventure race, 105 miles across Scotland, on foot, by bike and kayak. Read more...
Riding High 2
Interview: Dan Kogan tells the story of his trip to the Haute Route Mt Ventoux event in Provence. Read more...
Lantau Trail 70
Interview: Matthew Sutherland, who could run barely a kilometre a few years ago, completes the LT70, 70 kilometres in Hong Kong. Read more...
Into night and beyond, Team RAF 100 mtb training
Team RAF 100 enter Godzone 2018
Interview: Team RAF 100 talk about their upcoming adventure race, GodZone in New Zealand, to be held in March 2018.
Just Back from... IGO N60 2018
Race Report: Piers Daniell talks of his experiences at IGO's third N60 race in Norway. Read more...
Dr Chloe Baker And MdS 2018
Interview: Dr Chloe Baker is raising money for London's Air Ambulance by running the Marathon des Sables.
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Nicola MacLeod and ARC 2019
Nicola MacLeod recounts her experience at Adventure Race Croatia 2019. Read more…
Jenny Tough wins First Atlas Mountain Race
Adventurer Jenny Tough describes her winning ride at the inaugural AMR in Morocco. Read more…
James Gwinnett and the Thames Path 100 ultra
Adventurer James Gwinnett enters his first 100-mile ultra, from London to Oxford. Read more…
Guillaume Chaumont and BikingMan Portugal 2019
Guillaume Chaumont talks through his ride at Bikingman Portugal 2019. Read more…
Kevin Webber and Hemi-sphere Crossing, Sao Tome
Cancer T4 sufferer Kevin Webber enters the brutally hot Global LImits run in Sao Tome. Read more…
Tim Howell and the first Mt Kenya BASE jump
Adventurer Tim Howell describes his jump on Mt Kenya, at 4300 metres. Read more…
Jonas Deichmann’s Cape to Cape Record attempt
Ultracyclist Jonas Deichmann rides from Norway’s North Cape to Cape Town. Read more…
The Chaskis Expedition, 1900km in the Andes
Axel Carion, founder of Bikingman, rides 1900km wtih 38,000m of elevation. Read more…
Dreaming Team and ITERA 2019 in Scotland
Edinburgh-based Dreaming Team are wondering what they’ve let themselves in for at ITERA 2019. Read more…
Just Back from… Oman by UTMB
Alfie Pearce-Higgins recalls his 137km over 24 hours in Jebel Akhdar in Oman. Read more…
Marathon Swimming and the Lake Geneva Signature
Dr Nick Murch talks of training, ‘bioprene’ and his 70km LGSA Signature swims. Read more…
Ellery McGowan enters the LaKe Geneva Classic
Ellery McGowan, 72, will swim in the 13km LGSA Classic in July. Read more…
Team Around the Bend at Expedition Oregon 2019
As their name suggests, Team Around the Bend will enjoy competing at Expedition Oregon 2019. Read more…
Alan Wilson and Ultra X In Sri Lanka
Alan Wilson takes on his second Ultra X, in Sri Lanka. Read more…
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Ragna Debats enters Marathon des Sables 2019
World Champion ultra-runner Ragna Debats is entering her first desert race. Read more…
Just back from… Wadi Rum Ultra, Jordan 2018
Charlie Henson talks us through his 250-mile stage race in Jordan. Read more…
Antiguan rowers and the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge
Team Antigua Island Girls are en route for home, 3000 miles across the Atlantic. Read more…
Just Back From… IGO W114 2018 in Montana
Novice racer Gemma Sisson describes her trip to Whitehorse, Montana. Read more…
Just back from… The Basque Expedition Race 2018
Gary Davies and Tom Davies win the Pairs Adventure category. Read more…
Team Sleepy Dragons at Expedition Africa 2018
A novice team recalls the pleasure and pain of a first full length adventure race. Read more…
Team ERTIPS and Adventure Race Croatia
French Team ERTIPS won the inaugural ARC in Croatia. Read more…
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Nordic Islands Adventure race in words and pictures
How the race unfolded from Stockholm through the Aland Islands to Finland. Read more...
Finnish Team Multisport.fi and Nordic Islands AR 2018
Veteran adventure racer Petri Forsman gives his thoughts before the Nordic Islands Adventure Race 2018. Read more...
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Björn Lenhard and the Transcontinental Race
Björn Lenhard, placed 2nd in 2017, is entering the 3800km Transcontinental race again. Read more...
George Popov and the Cateran Yomp
Interview: Student George Popov enters the 54-mile run and hike through Scotland. Read more...
Team Sanfo x Kailas at XTrail Altay Expedition 2018
Interview: Wang Bing, leader of the first Chinese team to enter a full length adventure race. Read more...