Lucy Colquhoun's guest appearances

Lucy Colquhoun

Of Mountains and Minds podcast

Young Hearts, Run Free

Talk Badminton

Sarah Williams

Ashley Smith

Rebecca Rusch

Travis Rieder

Tim Lambert

Rob Allen

Paula McGuire

Sarah Outen

Henry Fraser

Phil Hewitt

Adam Briggs

Jamie Ramsay

Rachel Kelly

Ruari Fairbairns

Richard Bowles

OwlTail

What does it take to hold the West Highland Way Race course record? In this week’s episode we’re joined by ultra-running royalty and current female WHW record holder Lucy Colquhoun to find out. It’s fair to say that Lucy considers her racing days well behind her and joins us in reflective mood. Her spirit and passion though are evident throughout our chat. Lucy confesses to falling out of love with running and ultra-running.  A normal episode this is most definitely not. There’s a lack of rah rah motivational and inspirational moments, it’s a candid eye raising honest assessment of how Lucy’s mindset has been flipped on its head. It’s a deeply authentic chat with Lucy who now doesn’t train with any structure and finds enjoyment in just moving, often with company, likely with her dogs. Of course, that doesn’t hold us back getting to the nitty gritty of Lucy’s running story and career highlights. By the time she discovered ultra-marathon she was already a very accomplished road runner and owner of an impressive marathon time. We spend most time fondly recalling Lucy’s epic day out in 2007 on the world-famous West Highland Way trail when she wrestled the course record from its previous holder. It was her one and only appearance in the race and one she made the very most of. It’s not doom and gloom by a far stretch, most of it is fantastically relatable and the marmite nature of the sport is discussed with a lorra laughs along the way.  ‘It's YHRF, Jim, but not as we know it’.  Enjoy gettin’ yir lugs roond this!!

What does it take to hold the West Highland Way Race course record? In this week’s episode we’re joined by ultra-running royalty and current female WHW record holder Lucy Colquhoun to find out. It’s fair to say that Lucy considers her racing days well behind her and joins us in reflective mood. Her spirit and passion though are evident throughout our chat. Lucy confesses to falling out of love with running and ultra-running.  A normal episode this is most definitely not. There’s a lack of rah rah motivational and inspirational moments, it’s a candid eye raising honest assessment of how Lucy’s mindset has been flipped on its head. It’s a deeply authentic chat with Lucy who now doesn’t train with any structure and finds enjoyment in just moving, often with company, likely with her dogs. Of course, that doesn’t hold us back getting to the nitty gritty of Lucy’s running story and career highlights. By the time she discovered ultra-marathon she was already a very accomplished road runner and owner of an impressive marathon time. We spend most time fondly recalling Lucy’s epic day out in 2007 on the world-famous West Highland Way trail when she wrestled the course record from its previous holder. It was her one and only appearance in the race and one she made the very most of. It’s not doom and gloom by a far stretch, most of it is fantastically relatable and the marmite nature of the sport is discussed with a lorra laughs along the way. ‘It's YHRF, Jim, but not as we know it’.  Enjoy gettin’ yir lugs roond this!!

Lucy Colquhoun speaks to the Young Hearts Run Free Podcast - Season 8 Eps 4

This episode features my good friend Lucy Colquhoun. Many in the UK running community will know Lucy or have seen her name next to course records in ultramarathons. She is still the female record holder on the 95-mile long West Highland Way Race in Scotland, with a time of 17:16 which has stood for well over a decade.  Lucy is most certainly not defined by her running though and this was a fascinating opportunity to learn more about her mindset on running and racing, what drives her in life, her mental health struggles, experience with counselling and our views on the tricky and all-consuming dynamics of friendships. We do also talk about what her record-breaking  West Highland Way Race felt like and her daily life and training schedule at the peak of her racing. Lucy is an incredible woman and I am grateful for her openness and honesty. Check out the blog post and show notes on ofmountainsandminds.com.

This episode features my good friend Lucy Colquhoun. Many in the UK running community will know Lucy or have seen her name next to course records in ultramarathons. She is still the female record holder on the 95-mile long West Highland Way Race in Scotland, with a time of 17:16 which has stood for well over a decade. Lucy is most certainly not defined by her running though and this was a fascinating opportunity to learn more about her mindset on running and racing, what drives her in life, her mental health struggles, experience with counselling and our views on the tricky and all-consuming dynamics of friendships. We do also talk about what her record-breaking West Highland Way Race felt like and her daily life and training schedule at the peak of her racing. Lucy is an incredible woman and I am grateful for her openness and honesty. Check out the blog post and show notes on <a href="http://ofmountainsandminds.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">ofmountainsandminds.com</a>.

A conversation with Lucy Colquhoun