Super excited this week to bring you a chat I had with Richard McDowell, AKA the turbo ferret.

Richard lives in South West London where this podcast was recorded, and in recent years he’s made a bit of a name for himself by laying down some incredibly fast times at a number of Centurion ultramarathon, including the South Downs Way 50 and 100, the Thames Path 100, where he ran the fastest ever trail 100-miler on British soil.

It’s safe to say that Richard is the fastest runner I’ve spoken to on the podcast so far and quite possibly ever well, he’s got an amazing road and cross country background, so it was really interesting to get his perspective on the trail and ultra scene given his previous focus on marathons, 10ks, and other quote unquote ‘short’ distances.

- Ed

This week, I'm delighted to share with you a conversation I had with a true legend of the London ultrarunning scene, David Bone.

One half of the coaching duo DaznBone, David is a force of nature. Whether he's directing events or setting 150-mile FKTs, he always has a smile on his face and seemingly all the time in the world to chat with anyone. He's simply one of the nicest guys I've ever met.

In this conversation, we chatted about the origins of Camino Ultra and their unqiue, urban take on ultrarunning, David's love of FKTs, of which he has bagged over 100, and the many hidden green spaces to be found all over the UK's capital.

- Ed

Headwear. For many of us, a vital but easily overlooked aspect of our trail running experience.

As a headwear enthusiast myself who never goes for a run without a cap, I was excited to speak in this episode to Darryl Hanstein, the brains behind Ugoku Projects. With a growing range of top-notch trail headwear, Ugoku Projects is quickly making a name for itself in the UK trail running scene as a purveyor of awesome caps.

I spoke to Darryl at his home in Amersham to find out more about what goes into crafting the perfect cap. We also chatted about the 2021 Centurion 50 mile Grand Slam, the event which ultimately brought us together.

Check out this bonus footage, in which Darryl walks us through the stages of putting together Ugoku's flagship Sakura SWFT cap: https://youtu.be/nd2isXv-tms

- Ed

Ally Whitlock, AKA Croydon's ultrarunning ambassador, is an ultrarunner and photographer from South London. A long-standing member of the Centurion community, in 2022 Ally ran the Thames Path 100, a pancake-flat 100-miler along the River Thames from London to Oxford.

In this episode, I spoke to Ally before and after the race, to get a sense of what it takes to run that legendary distance, 100 miles!

- Ed

Welcome to series one, episode one of Outlandish!

To kick off this new podcast, I could think of no better guest than my good friend Chris Bradley. Chris is the founder and director of Runaway Adventures, a London-based trail running company hosting races and meetups in and around the city. If you're in the market for a great trail running event, you can't go wrong with one of Runaway's awesome races.

I headed to Runaway HQ in Tottenham to chat to Chris about the story of Runaway and what goes into organising a great event. I hope you enjoy, and follow along for many more great conversations in the future!

-Ed

As runners, we probably spend more time than most thinking about what to have for breakfast, because it can be the difference between a good run and a case of the runs...!

In order to check the sound is working and to get my guests into a conversational frame of mind, I always ask them the same question - what did you have for breakfast?

I've spliced each of my guests from season one's answers into one bonus episode. Enjoy!

Hello, and welcome to Outlandish, a new podcast for trail runners and other outlandish folk.

My name is Ed Scott, and I’m a trail runner and person living in London. There are a lot of awesome trail running and adventure podcasts out there which I love to listen to, but I decided to put this podcast together because I felt like there was a bit of a gap in the market.

You see, as much as I love mountainous landscapes and remote, wild places, the reality is that, as a Londoner, most of my running takes place in the UK’s most crowded corner. Whether I’m linking up green spaces around the city or heading further afield to places like the North and South Downs or the Chiltern Hills, my trail running experience is largely defined by a particular kind of landscape, one which is as much defined by mother nature as it is by human beings, whether in the form of agriculture, transport, infrastructure - you get the gist.

I know I’m not alone, which is why I started this podcast. There’s a growing trail running scene in London and the south east, full of interesting, passionate people, and I wanted the chance to talk to them about living and running in this part of the world.

For this first series, I spoke to event organisers, clothing manufacturers, and of course athletes themselves doing amazing things in the trail running world. A new episode will be released every Saturday morning, just in time for your weekly long run.

Podcasting is a new venture for me, so you might spot some ups and downs in terms of audio quality, editing, and my own presenting and interviewing skills. But I’ve learned a great deal putting this together, and hopefully you enjoy the conversations as much as I did.

If you want to find out more, you can find the podcast on Instagram and Facebook under outlandish.run, or head to the website I’ve built - also a new venture for me - which is also outlandish.run

I’m already putting feelers out for series two, so if you’ve got a great trail running or adventure story to tell or you know someone who you think would be great on this podcast, drop me a line on social media or email me at hello@outlandish.run