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The lads are back! Duncan has returned from Japan and Tom and Harps are fresh off Lonely Mountain Ultra! The fellas chat their recent and upcoming races, choose our favourite Sat Champs runners, and just generally complain about a variety of things, even Uncle Terry gets in on the whingefest! (Apologies about the first 10 mins audio - Harps still hasn’t learned how to use a microphone properly!) Be sure to check out our new merch at https://www.trailsnails.store

A special episode featuring two special guests! Team Australia's top ranked Sat Champs Runner (100 yards) Jonathan Ash (Jashy) and Reds Committee member and Backyard Ultra super fan Simon Macauley (The Roach) join Harps to discuss the upcoming Backyard Ultra World Team Championship - aka SAT CHAMPS! They discuss the Reds course, Australia's chances at Victory and the Team Australia runners. GO AUSTRALIA!

Joined by special guest Terry Muffins! We chat the upcoming Lonely Mountain Ultra and Coast to Kosci, plus some recent hyrox mishaps and our favourite scents. https://lonelymountainultra.com.au https://coasttokosci.com

The Snails chat what went down in WA last week for World Record Holder and World Champion Backyard runner, Phillip Seymour Gore’s attempt to run for 168 hours - 7 days - in his own backyard ultra event, raising money for Telethon! Donate at https://Www.philgore.com.au

The Snails recap their recent run and all the results of the Clint Eastwood LOS Backyard Ultra in Queensland, including the now finalised Australia team for the BYU World Satellite Champs!

Hear how Harps and Tom went at Reds Backyard Ultra! The highs, the lows, and how the race played out at the point end of things!

**apologies in the audio with this one! Had some issues and the episode nearly didn’t happen! Hopefully back to normal next ep!** We chat this weekends much anticipated, Silver ticket event, Reds Backyard Ultra in NSW! We also cover Hardcore Harry’s, Phil Gores “168” clues, and the ultimate sauce question!

The Trail Snails have a mixed bag in this episode - lots of Snails results, some recent Backyard Ultra controversy, a new listener segment and a very important question!

The lads recap the recent Yandina 5-0 event in Queenslands Sunny Coast! They also chat recent and upcoming events and competitions - and the age old question - to double knot or not?

The lads chat their races at Dead Cow Gully Backyard ultra and the weekend that was! Including some unreal results for the wider Snail community. We discuss their upcoming run at the last ever Yandina 5-0, and have a chat with our “Shellebrity Runner”, Belle Ferguson! And the ultimate question - fresh or toasted? DCG official results https://backyardultra.com.au/event/dead-cow-gully-backyard-ultra Yandina 5-0 https://www.runqld.com.au/yandina-50 Runbelievable Podcast featuring Belle https://open.spotify.com/episode/3k67ABc7L1gqDjYQ0Tm9tx?si=6OBSNhMuS3-3KcpzBRPJMA

Tats is back! He joins Harps, Duncan and Tom to preview the 2026 Dead Cow Gully backyard ultra. With Tats and Duncan both running again this year, the boys discuss their training for this years event, and how they plan to go further than ever before! We cover some of the field of runners, some Snail friends and some Dark Horses, then finish up with some BYU snail mail! See you in Nanango!

Hear all about our massive weekend at UTA in the Blueys, and T0ms huuuuge 100 mile journey! Tom’s mantra clip: https://youtube.com/shorts/zOhR9xYdYrs?si=cHhLSq9PPkC-Uopz Special thanks to DJ Terry Muffins SHELLYEAH (11%)

We cover the upcoming Ultra-Trail Australia race in the Blue Mountains as Tom attempts his first ever Miler! We have some words of advice from some UTA veterans (including a past winner!!) as we cover off the course and some race day tips to get you ready for a big day through the Blueys! We also chat about the recent Sydney’s Backyard Ultra (including Jimmy Bs birthday party) and some epic Snail Mail! Strap in!!! Order your merch here: https://www.trailsnails.store/shop/p/trail-snails-race-shirt-pre-order Run The World https://www.runsoftheworld.com 11 days in May (TIACS - Aaron Young and Johan Botha) https://www.tiacs.org/11-days-in-may/

We cover the latest from some recent Aussie backyards, including some Snail PB’s and a surprise audio message from “The Botanist” himself. Duncs recaps Noosa Ultra, Tom talks us through the ups and downs of the Buffalo Stampede in Bright, and a skipping challenge is thrown down!

We chat to our Yandina 5-0 competition winner, Belle Ferguson, as she embarks on her journey to her first Ultra Marathon! We open some snail mail and discuss sneeze frequency.. Belle ‘s profile https://www.instagram.com/belle.runs?igsh=MTMzbGYydDV6dXNvdA== Trek2Health https://www.trek2health.org.au/?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio Duncan’s Blister tape https://www.blister-prevention.com/products/fixomull-stretch-tape?srsltid=AfmBOorTswWUahYGMX2wipIc_4bwml6V7M_5XkeLmwB6tFF-5ZI268aD