Welcome to The Debrief! In this special episode Allie talks to (at) Damian about her 108 mile adventure on the Pennine Way - which although a lot shorter than his, is defo way more brutal. This ain't no one way conversation though as we get into what it takes to mentally get through those races and why the Pennine Way is just so hard to run on. The…

Welcome to episode 60! This week we meet our next guest host the wonderful Paul Albon! Paul is the RD at Big Bear events and in our little intro pod we talk about how he ended up here via a zoology degree, working in some banks and having a dream - it's all pretty inspiring stuff this week. There are some feature ideas courtesy of Chat GPT, a half …

Welcome to Episode 59! This week we have the incredible Holly Stables in the co-presenter hot seat and it is a HOT SEAT. Holly and Allie talk shit about loads of stuff including what REALLY happened to Marathon Talk, Holly's incredible running career and we find out why she hard relates to Velma from Scooby Doo. Hot Topic this week is Comrades Mara…

Welcome to episode 58 - the first of our maternity leave episodes with super host Damian Hall. This week Allie gets to know Damian and all his weird secrets. Who else mentions they "helped" with a double Paddy Buckley at the weekend without mentioning that by help they meant "ran most of a Paddy Buckley"? Overachieving nonsense as always from his e…

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO US! We are 57 episodes old and 52 weeks old and 1 year old!!! This week we send Anna off on maternity leave with a big old trip down memory lane, reliving some of our fave moments from the last year, dropping some big stats and losing our shit over a picture sent in by a listener - you need to check Instagram to see this it is INC…

Welcome to The Debrief! This week Allie talks to Dean Cox - otherwise known as the podcast pet - about his epic journey from half marathon runner to 100km finisher. Back in 2023, Allie and Anna picked Dean from obscurity and have been training him in the dark arts for the last 30 weeks in order to get him to the start and hopefully the finish on th…

In this Legends episode, Anna interviews Jimmy Watkins, co-founder of The Running Punks. Jimmy is a former GB athlete - who, in his own words, quit for rock & roll. In 2006, our guest reached the 800m final at the World Indoor Championships in Moscow, having clocked a PB and Welsh indoor record of 1 minute 47.23 seconds in the semifinals but despit…

Welcome one and all to episode 54! This week we're talking Lake District LOLs and future presenters as we have a couple of little hellos from two of our excellent maternity cover stars plus we learn we have been pronouncing one of their names wrong the whole time.... Annas chucking a WR in the bin, Allie's got a washing machine ghost and there's a …

Welcome dear friends to episode 53! There's a lot of procrastination this week, as Allie refuses to pack her Spine bag and Anna refuses to pack her hospital bag. Allies been out with her girl crush, Pickles got a new boyfriend and we discover the joy of Player of the Munch plus there's some incredible additions to the playlist and we talk weight an…

It's episode 52 people! NOT episode 51 as Allie keeps saying - she's mad, ignore her. This week we are chatting dinky donkeys, hypno-techno, and insomnia. Sounds like we've spent a weekend clubbing, right? WRONG! One of us is pregnant and the other one's just angry. The pod couldn't go by without a rant about UTMB and their mysterious dynamic prici…

In this special LEGENDS episode of the Bailey and Harding Ultra Soundsystem, we are thrilled to welcome Spine Race legend and Northern Traverse winner Hannah Rickman. Hannah is one of the UK's most talented ultrarunners known in the sport for her incredible can-do attitude and astonishing resilience. Here she talks to Allie about what got her into …

Episode 50 is upon us and it might be our breast ever! This week there is A LOT of boob chat mixed in with some actual running stuff including the ridiculous amount of entries to the London Marathon, news about our new sponsor and details on how you can get your hands on a marathon medal without even getting off the sofa - it'll cost you, though. P…

Welcome to Episode 49! This week's is a BELTER. We are talking London Marathon, Lauren Fleshman, the Hubba Bubba Whale Blubber conspiracy and asking the big questions like when is a boyband reunion, not a boyband reunion? We've also got some exclusive news about Anna's maternity babysitters, and what would you do if you saw P!nk at a petrol station…

Welcome to Episode 48! This week we're back to normal - well, as normal as we get. One of Allie's clients has found something quite disturbing on a run, Anna's making a 90's fashion statement with her new wrist splint, and we're throwing kit in the bin - which is quite unlike us. We've got some excellent boob-related correspondence and sorry guys b…

Welcome to episode 47! This week we have Lakes Traverse special as Allie gives us the lowdown on her 100km epic from St Bees to Shap, plus we have an update from the podcast pet! Enjoy! All the links: Instagram: www.instagram.com/ultrasoundsystempod Playlist: https://bit.ly/ultrasoundsystemplaylist Email us: ultrasoundsystempod@gmail.com…

After the excitement of last weeks double drop it’s back to normal with episode 46! The big news is that use by bingo's been won and is now due date bingo. Oh and Jasmin Paris has made history at Barkley. There is controversy as Allie throws The Red Ambulance in the bin, Pearl Jam start their own running club and what exactly is ‘The Spinal Wrap.’?…

Welcome to the second of our legends episodes featuring all round good egg and friend of the pod Damian Hall! How have we ended up with the Barkley Bridesmaid himself spilling the beans on John Kelly’s alleged sex noises? We do not know, but we have! In this incredible episode we talk to Damo about what it’s like to be beaten by a girl, his hatred …

Welcome to Episode 44 of the Bailey and Harding Ultra Soundsystem! This week we've got sheep winning on the Welcome Way (try saying that after a few Tailwinds), Pickle receives her knighthood for services to running workshops and we throw bog socks into the bin. We've got a very emotional update from the podcast pet, a mahoooosive update to the pla…

It's Episode 43 of the Bailey and Harding Ultra Soundsystem and it's all kicking off in Anna's belly as Baby Harding makes herself known for the first time, just as Camille Heron is breaking records left right and centre. Co-incidence? WE THINK NOT! This week we chat Benfer, backyards and binfluencers plus there is some outstanding correspondence f…

Welcome to Episode 42 of the Bailey and Harding Ultra Sound Sytem! This week we're celebrating 53,000 downloads - all of them down to you wonderful people - so THANK YOU! However, what goes up must come down and in this episode we find bimbling, Beyonce and backyard ultras fighting it out for the space between Grim and The Bin. As well as all that …

Welcome to episode 43 of the Bailey and Harding Ultra Soundsytem! This week Anna bids a sad farewell to her competitive running career for now, retiring in style at the winter 10km while Allie messes about in the Lake Ditsrict and pretends it's training. We've got the usual chat about blisters, toenails space invaders and tapon plus we ask are we t…

Well howdy ho! This is 40! Welcome to another episode of the Bailey and Harding Ultra Soundsytem where this week our heroes discuss aeroplanes, sunburn, cheese, trolls and the rise of the female race director. There are some classic accidental things that you’ve put in your mouth whilst running and some tasty playlist editions to boot! All the link…

Welcome back to another week of The Bailey And Harding Ultrasound System. It's episode 39 and we're international - with one half of our hosting duo in Bahrain. "Where is Bahrain?" we hear you ask - don't worry, Anna and Allie have you covered there. We're talking about the excellent Ultrasound System Facebook Group interactions, Allie's ill with s…

This may be the first time you hear Episode 38 of the Bailey and Harding Ultra Sound System, but it's not the first time Anna and Allie recorded it...So this episode is a presented by a pair who may come a cross just a little delirious. There's a wild Biscoff u-turn, AI's taking over and some grumbles about over-zealous councils fining for wild wee…

Allie gives us her blow-by-blow account of her experience at the Mud Crew Events ARC of Attrition 100 (104) miler, along the South West Coast Path. Episode 37 of the podcast is a debrief episode, so you can hear what went down. There's also a controversial klaxon warning: Anna shares her thoughts on people claiming PBs on Strava that aren't the ful…

It's episode 36 of The Bailey And Harding Ultra Sound System pod and Anna and Allie are fresh off the back of the National Running Show 2024 and have a mini debrief from it. Allie would also like to hire a Social Secretary for the podcast to help arrange meet ups, please! There's a very rude interruption and string vest chat is back on the cards. A…

Anna and Allie are back for episode 35 of the Bailey And Harding Ultra Sound System podcast and Allie's made her return from the Spine Safety Team, after the best 4 days she's ever had. This OBVIOUSLY leads to a LOT of Spine chat. Anna's also buzzing after securing her very first FKT. And we hear all about your motivational running songs. Also, tri…

Anna and Allie are back with episode 34 of The Bailey and Harding Ultrasound System and this week's chat is another eclectic mix of running, non-running, podcast chat and more! Allie gives us an insight into her upcoming (at time of recording!) weekend on the Spine Race Safety Team and Anna's got mixed feelings about her longest run in a while that…

It's Episode 33 of the Bailey And Harding Ultra Sound System and Allie and Anna have got a lot of weather chat this week. Speaking of the weather, happy Spine weekend! Also, can you tell the difference between road runners and trail runners at muddy parkruns? Stay tuned to the playlist chat - because there's a musical that may have broken through A…

(Take 2!) Happy New Year podcats! We're back for 2024, with episode 32 of The Bailey and Harding Ultra Sound System. Allie's back from holiday but is also on holiday again in Devon (which is why she sounds like she's in a toilet, sorry!) Anna's letting loose on spilling all of the beans about running while pregnant, now that that particular cat is …

It's episode 31 of The Bailey and Harding Ultra Sound System and the first of the 'Legends' episodes. Allie and Anna speak to Stu Smith, who's CV reads like a what's what of outdoor adventuring. They speak to Stu about his involvement in the safety teams for some of the world's biggest running and adventure races. He tells tales of working on safet…

Allie and Anna look back on 2023 and all of the highs and lows of the Bailey and Harding Ultra Sound System. Episode 30 is full of nostalgia (does it count as nostalgia if it's only 6 months old?), as they give the podcast - and YOU, the listeners - an appraisal. As well as looking back, they're looking ahead to their running goals for 2024, and ha…

As the year begins to draw to a close, Allie is still out of the office sunning herself in the Philippines, so she and Anna have mopped up all of the scraps from previous episodes that got cut, because they waffled on too long, and have stuck them all together to create this Out Of Office episode. There are various cameo appearances from friends of…

This week, in episode 28 of the Bailey And Harding Ultra Sound System, Allie's been for a run with the legendary Damian Hall and they talk about how to get over yourself when it comes to going for a run with someone who's faster than you. Anna's been making a fool of herself at a secret photoshoot, and she's also putting brands in the bin whose siz…

Welcome back to the Bailey and Harding Ultra Sound System, and episode 27 of silliness. Anna's been back running along the canal, which prompts a conversation between the pair of them about how they feel about going back to the scene of ultras they've run before. More songs, that have a bit of a 90s theme, are being added to the playlist. They're g…

The Bailey and Harding Ultra Sound System is half a year old!!! It's episode 26! Allie's in Cornwall and doesn't feel awful, 'cos she's not dying, although she did fall over and bash her knee. Anna's been living her wins vicariously through other people again and the pair of them discuss the hot running topics of the week; using ketchup as gels (do…

If we were a parkrun, we'd be a milestone this week. It's episode 25 of The Bailey and Harding Ultra Sound System, and Anna and Allie catch you up on their week of running. Anna's back from New York Marathon and Allie's got some results back from the doctor. There's some tips for hitting mandatory calorie reserves for ultras and there's an update f…

Welcome to episode 24 of the Bailey and Harding Ultra Sound System podcast, and the return of the show notes, after Anna took a week off doing them (yes, she forgot)! This week, Anna and Allie recap the fun they had at the Big Bear Rabbit Challenge IRL meet up. They also discuss Christmas in November and a debate about rubbish medals. P.S. Anna sou…

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Allie is fresh off the back of running the Centurion Autumn 100 miler. We say 'fresh' - that's perhaps not the most accurate adjective. In episode 22 of The Bailey and Harding Ultrasound System, she's giving Anna a blow-by-blow account of what went down on the day. There are some learnings in there, possible cruelty to animals, peri-menopause chat …

It's Autumn 100 taper week for Allie, as we get stuck into Episode 21 of The Bailey and Harding Ultra Sound System. The girls are talking Heroic individualism, more maranoia than you can shake a stick at and Allie forces Anna's hand into sharing her grim which, actually, even by the standards of this pod, is probably over-sharing. Plus your corresp…

In episode 20 of The Bailey and Harding Ultra Sound System, Anna is back from her epic day out in the Lake District, taking on the 7 Valleys Ultra. It's no secret that the day didn't quite go to plan, so tune in as she spills the tea and gives a full debrief of what went down on a cold, wet and windy day in the hills. There are a lot of learnings h…

It's episode 19 of the Bailey and Harding Ultra Sound System and just a little warning here: things get RANTY. There's a lot that's going in the bin this week, including mandatory kit dodgers, single-use shoes (what?!) and private land. Not to mention Allie's disdain at the absolute obfuscation of ultra (if you're not sure what that means, you're n…

It's episode 18 of The Bailey And Harding Ultra Sound System and both Anna and Allie have some race debriefs from the weekend (of two very different races). They chat about how, as runners, we have the ability to perform questionable maths when the struggle bus comes a honking. And we have a question about the lyrics of a seemingly tame song on the…

This week on the Bailey and Harding Ultra Sound System, Anna and Allie discuss their weekly Wins, Grims, and Get In The Bins, which involve bulls, parkrun Dads and Anna's brain going into meltdown because the taper worm is coming (and everybody's crying). They have more thoughts on finish line proposals, including your stories. And there's a brand …

It's episode 16 of The Bailey and Harding Ultra Sound System and, if you hadn't already guessed from the name 'The Brown Caterpillar', there are an abundance of poo-related tales from the trails from your disgusting lot! Anna's got a bee in her bonnet about race rule breakers and may have started a cult of people obsessed with food use by dates. Al…

This week on The Bailey and Harding Ultra Sound System, join Anna and DJ Lethal (aka Allie) as they discuss their racing wins of the week: Grand Tour of Skiddaw and UTMB ETC. As ever, the 'Get In The Bin' section raises some controversy (should people propose at the finish lines of races and why do people put activities on Strava that are not meant…

The Bailey And Harding Ultra Sound System's hit 10 THOUSAND downloads!! Thank you so much for continuing to support this little pod week-in, week-out. Anna and Allie are back with episode 14 with some real conundrums, including what the unwritten riles of running are, when it comes to running a race with some one else (if you have thoughts on this,…

Unlucky for some, it's episode 13 of The Bailey And Harding Ultra Sound System podcast. Anna and Allie are back to bring you updates on their running adventures and there are plenty of tales from the audience in 'Correspondence Corner' (yup, we know it's a rubbish name, but it's staying). Allie had a rather grim experience with some sushi and soft …

In episode 12 of the Bailey And Harding Ultra Sound System, Anna gives a debrief on her weekend in the Lake District doing some recces for her 100km race, while Allie joins us from her hideaway in Cornwall - and she's made a huge life change. Strava's 'On This Day; feature gets the 'Get In The Bin' treatment, especially after throwing up a rather e…