UTMB with Gayle Tait - Season 7 Ep 2 - Young Hearts Run Free Podcast - 22 December 2022

Twas the week afore Chrimbo, when aw thru the hoose, no a creature wiz stirrin’ no even a moose.

Ye didn’t think we’d let you down and not have a pre-Christmas episode up our sleeves, did you?!

Firstly we spin through our weekly intro chit-chat in style, covering the fall-out from Stevie Boy’s Malaga Marathon endeavours (and of course his Twitter food thread!) plus we take a look in the rear view mirror at our own 2022 highs. Seems we packed a fair bit in!

Then we’ve got a festive treat for you as we welcome to the YHRF pod Gayle Tait. Gayle completed the fabled UTMB in 2022, you’d think that would take centre stage in our conversation with her, you’d be wrong. Something much more valuable has happened during Gayle’s running journey.

Gayle realised she had a talent for ultra-running after segway-ing into the distance from marathon. Already a very accomplished road-runner she soon found her love of trails and hills, a smattering of podium finishes, 1st places and a blossoming romance with the West Highland Way followed.

We do spend time chatting all things UTMB, a dramatic aborted attempt in 2019 and how that led to a triumphant race in 2022. The itch of not finishing in 2019 not only scratched but obliterated, or beast-ed as Gayle would put it!

A sense of what running means and does for Gayle is evident throughout. Whether that’s finding solace spending hours on the hills and trails on her own or chatting the miles away with a plethora of running pals she’s acquired over the years. Running is Gayle’s game-changer, mood-changer and lifeline all wrapped up in one.

And she’s no intention of stopping now, Gayle lifts the lid on her 2023 plans and if racing across Scotland is your thing, you’ll be keen to hear all about it!

So come listen in, find out about Gayle and take away some running and life lessons. Check in with your pals this festive, you might just be their game-changer.

Massive Yuletide greetings from your Sexy LeBuffBuff host team y’all!