Podcasts by IAU Athlete Interviews & News

Satu Lipiäinen - 12hr World Record from 2023-07-28T10:17:29

Satu Lipiäinen of Finland talks to the IAU about her recent 12hr World Record.

You can follow Satu on Instagram @satulipiainen

Cillian Flemming - Team Ireland from 2023-05-29T10:08:04

Cillian Flemming will be representing Ireland in the World Mountain and Trail Championships 2023.

Irish Moun...

Virginia Oliveri -IAU Athletic Commission- Vice-Chair from 2022-09-26T08:36:23

Virginia is an ultra-distance runner on road and trail. Born in Argentina, she has lived in Italy since she was 20, and represents Italy in endurance events. Virginia has achieved 15 years of ra...

Nadeem Khan reflecting on our discussion back in Albi 2019. from 2022-09-20T09:25:07

Nadeem Khan the IAU President in conversation with Jacek Bedowski - IAU Director of Communication on the night before the IAU 24hr European Championships 2022 in Verona Italy.  Reflecting o...

Therese Falk - Norway from 2021-11-28T17:02:22

Therese did her first Ultra marathon back in 2013 which was the Stolkholm 50K and since then she has competed at a variety of distances including time based races.  In 2014 she took part in...

Peter van Wijngaarden - Team Netherlands from 2021-10-28T11:22:59

Associate Professor Peter van Wijngaarden is an ophthalmologist and medical scientist with research interests in diabetic retinopathy, Alzheimer’s disease and retinal imaging biomarker discovery...

Dr Lee Jiun-Chang from 2021-06-16T09:55:56

This episode is an interview with Dr Lee who is the winner of the Taipei ultra-marathon 48h race 2021.  His winning performance is also a new record for Taiwan and this interview was an opportunity...

Dr Lee Jiung Chang from 2021-06-16T09:55:56

This episode is an interview with Dr Lee who is the winner of the Taipei ultra-marathon 48h race 2021.  His winning performance is also a new record for Taiwan and this interview was an opp...

Global Solidarity Run Review from 2021-05-10T12:52:19

Jacek Bedowski the IAU Director of Communications talks about the successful Global Solidarity Run weekend 2021 and the plans for next year.

Megan Alvarado - Team USA from 2021-05-04T21:28:25

Megan qualified for Team USA by winning the North Coast 24 Hour National Championships with a distance of 226.217Km (140.569 Miles) in Cleveland on September 22,2018. She went on to compete in t...

Paula Wright - Team Finland from 2021-03-24T16:28:33

Paula Wright from Finland but living in Ireland was the Athletics Ireland 24hr Champion 2019 and in the same year she represented her home country of Finland in the 24hr World Championships in A...

Priyanka Bhatt - Team India from 2021-03-12T18:17:26

Priyanka Bhatt from Mumbai, India represented her country in the 24 hr World Championships in Albi, France 2019.  Like many Ultra Runners she was a late starter but on completion of her first 50K r...

Global Solidarity Run - Jacek Bedowski, IAU Director of Communications from 2021-03-06T22:50:33

IAU Virtual Global Solidarity Weekend 20–21 March 2021 – invitation

The Global Solidarity Run was a resounding success last year. The global community has gone through se...

Rolando Espina - The Philippines from 2021-03-04T10:24:58

Rolando Espina represented The Philippines in the IAU 24 hour World Championships 2017 in Belfast, Ireland.  He currently holds the National 24hr record with a distance of 218.092Km and hol...

Caitriona Jennings - Team Ireland from 2021-02-27T12:50:35

Caitriona Jennings is the Irish National 50K Record Holder with a time of 3:19.50.  Caitriona has represented Ireland in the Marathon at the 2012 London Olympics and has also represented Ir...

Camille Herron - Team USA from 2021-02-17T10:41:51

Camille Herron is an American ultramarathon runner. She is the first athlete to win all three of the IAU's 50K, 100K, and 24 Hour World Championships.  

Camille holds the World Best ...

Eddie Gallen - Team Ireland from 2020-04-12T16:39:31

Eddie Gallen made his International debut at the  IAU 24hr European Championships 2007 in Madrid, Spain.  In the same year he took part in the IAU 24hr World Championships in Drummondv...

Federation Interviews - Recorded at the 24hr World Championships 2019. Albi, France. from 2019-11-03T22:57:29

The IAU President Nadeem Khan discussed the further development of ultra-running in different countries and regions. We asked Pablo Barnes (Argentina), Sunil Chainani (India), Josè Daniel Vaz Ca...

Ernesto Silva - Uruguay, Athlete Interview from 2019-09-25T22:41:51

Ernesto Silva was representing Team Uruguay at the IAU 50Km World Championships in Brasov, Romania.  He had travelled to the race alone and was self supported.  We got talking before the race and I...

Jacek Bedowski - IAU Director of Communications from 2019-09-21T18:14:13

Jacek Bedowski in conversation with John O'Regan on the evening after the IAU 50Km World Championships 2019. IAU Communications Committee Chair Jacek Bedkowski, Director of Communication (POL) Mem...

Paul Martelletti - Great Britain from 2019-09-18T19:29:06

Paul Martelletti is a New Zealand marathoner and ultra-marathoner. His notable victories in 2015 included the Greater Manchester Marathon,Bath Half Marathon, Wokingham Half Marathon and Watford Hal...

Dan Nash - British 50Km Record Holder from 2019-09-16T07:17:46

Dan Nash respresenting Team GB finished 3rd in the IAU 50Km World Championships 2019 in Brasov, Romania.  His time of 2:49.01 is a new national Record for the distance and as well as securing a bro...

Alyson Dixon - 50Km World Champion 2019 from 2019-09-13T23:31:49

Alyson Dixon from Great Britain won gold medal and set a new World Best Performance (currently under ratification process) for 50 km in an amazing time of 3:07:20. She improved on the 30 year ol...

Iraitz Arrospide - 50Km World Champion 2019 from 2019-09-08T00:45:46

Iraitz Arrospide - 50Km World Champion 2019.  This Race was held in Brasov, Romania on Sunday 01st September. You can follow Iraitz on Twitter @ArrospideIraitz

Jesper Olsen - World Runner from 2019-08-31T18:45:05

Jesper Olsen is the National Coach for the Danish Ultra Running Team.  From 1st January 2004 to 23rd October 2005 Jesper Olsen completed the first fully documented run around the world with 26232 k...