Endurance
Endurance is a podcast hosted by Mark Beaumont with co-host Martin Mansell and friends. Each episode features conversations with athletes, sports scientists, and community builders about pushing further and pursuing ambitious goals. Recorded on location around the world and in front of live audiences, the show shares relatable stories and practical wisdom. It is produced in partnership with Enjoy Travel and is available in both filmed and audio formats.
Episodes
Ed Clancy OBE - Olympic gold to Active Travel
Edward Clancy OBE is widely celebrated as one of the most successful team pursuit riders in history. He won three consecutive Olympic gold medals in the team pursuit (Beijing 2008, London 2012, Rio 2016) and an Omnium bronze in 2012. These days he qualifies success as something very different - in supporting active travel across South Yorkshire. The Yorkshire special series for the Endurance podca
Leigh Timmis - cycling the world and chasing record helped me to help others
From pedalling 44,000 miles around the world to breaking 2 major ultra endurance cycling world records, Leigh Timmis has established a reputation not just for his pedalling prowess, but his incredible reflections on mental health and mindset. The Yorkshire special series for the Endurance podcast was arranged as co-host Martin Mansell prepared to race 2000 miles around England for a new World Reco
Eorl Crabtree - lessons from rugby league
Eorl Crabtree is a rugby league legend, from playing for England to his Super League club team Huddersfield Giants. Eorl is now the Managing Director of League 1 club Midlands Hurricanes. A proud Yorkshireman and great supporter of the various charity rides by Martin Mansell over the years The Yorkshire special series for the Endurance podcast was arranged as Martin Mansell prepared to race 2000 m
Mitch Hutchcraft - England to Everest
Mitch Hutchcraft swam the 35km width (21 miles) of the English Channel, cycled about 12,000 km (7,456 miles) from Europe to Digha in India. He then ran 900km (559 miles) to Kathmandu in Nepal, before starting his 360km (223-mile) trek to Everest.Worth also getting a hold of Mitch’s new book ‘Limitless’Recorded live at the Kendal Mountain Festival in London in front of a live audience by Tom Grundy
Jess Learmonth - Olympic gold, teamwork & coaching
From Olympic gold in Tokyo to coaching and motherhood, this is a wonderfully candid conversation with Jess Learmonth MBE, near her home in sunny Yorkshire. Jess is a European, Commonwealth, Olympic and World Triathlon Series medal winner.The Yorkshire special series for the Endurance podcast was arranged as Martin Mansell prepared to race 2000 miles around England for a new World Record in support
Kyle Gordon
You can’t win if you don’t enter From working on the oil rigs to pulling on the Scotland skinsuit at the Commonwealth games in 8 months. This is the inspiring story of Kyle Gordon, and what it took to take a work sabbatical to take on his dream of being a professional bike rider. Recorded near Inverness at Lovat Farm Cafe (Beauly) by Tom Grundy with support from Reuben Mantle Made in partnership w
Angus Young - the European Divide trail
Angus Young. One of the biggest names in ultra endurance and gravel racing in the UK and a man I had the pleasure of battling at GB Duro. Recorded live at the Adventure Travel Show in London, the full episode will launch Saturday 2nd May at 9am across YouTube, Apple and Spotify. Filmed and edited by Tom Grundy with support from Reuben Mantle Made in partnership with Enjoy Travel and co-hosted by M
Shuana Burke Phd - Dying to Climb
Dr. Shaunna Burke Phd is researcher, and mountaineer whose life stands at the intersection of high-altitude adventure, psychological resilience, and ground-breaking cancer-exercise science.In 2024 Shaunna was diagnosed with incurable stage-four breast cancer. Rather than retreat, she leaned into her training, science and mindset. She designed a tailored diet and exercise plan, running to her chemo
Neil Laughton - flying cars and World Records
Neil Laughton is a former army officer, entrepreneur and adventurer. He has completed the Explorers Grand Slam climbing the highest mountains on all seven continents and reaching both the North and South Poles. He holds a number of world firsts and Guinness World records for his expeditions on land, sea and air.Having been friends with Neil Laughton for twenty years, it was a pleasure to welcome h
Molly Weaver - Around Britain Guinness World Record
Ex-pro cyclist Molly broke the Guinness World Record for the fastest circumnavigation of the British coastline by bicycle in 21 days, 10 hours, and 48 minutes. Over 7,700km (approx. 4,784 miles). Clockwise around the coastlines of England, Wales, and Scotland. She cut 17 hours off the previous record set by Nick Sanders in 1984, which had stood for over 40 years and is the first woman to hold this
Josh Ibbett. The voice of gravel racing.
In conversation with an old friend from the UK gravel cycling schene, Josh Ibbett Recorded live at the Adventure Travel Show in London, this is a fantastic introduction to bike packing and gravel riding. Worth checking out Josh’s own Ultrascape Podcast which covers news and discussions from the bikepacking and ultra cycling community Filmed and edited by Tom Grundy with support from Reuben Mantle
Amy Ennion. Endurance Swimming Records
Imagine a 70km or 43 mile freshwater swim in 28 hours, non-stop! Recorded live at the Adventure Travel Show in London, this is our first conversation about open water swimming and what an amazing guest to introduce the topic - Amy Ennion is one of the UKs best known open water swimmers and coaches. New episodes of the Endurance podcast each Saturday at 9am to watch on YouTube and listen across Spo
Rob Wainwright. Going the extra mile for Doddie Weir.
Rob Wainwright has had many chapters to his career. From boxing at Cambridge, being a medic in the army, having 32 caps for Scotland in rugby union, half of which he was captain, then becoming a farmer on the remote inner hebrides island of Coll and in the past decade becoming a campaigner and fundraiser to find a cure for motor neurone disease. A natural leader, where Rob goes, many follow and
Sarah Ruggins. LEJOGLE, Europe, the World?
The Sarah Ruggins episode of the Endurance podcast. This is an absolutely wonderful conversation with a lady who looks like she was born to ride bike. A pleasure to ride a few days across Gran Canaria together before sitting down for this podcast recording. Sarah smashed the Lands End to John O’Groats and back record last year and has now set her sights on the Europe record.Filmed in Gran Canaria
Jamie Ramsay. 54,000km and counting of incredible solo journeys
The Jamie Ramsay episode of the Endurance podcast is published Saturday 14th March. Filmed at the Adventure Travel show in London this is a real treat - the ultimate switch from a life that was unfulfilling to taking on his dream, starting with a 17,000 mile run the length of the Americas. New episodes of the Endurance podcast each Saturday at 9am to watch on YouTube and listen across Spotify, App
Eilidh Price. Quietly putting the work in and the power of being underestimated.
Winner of a few of the toughest extreme triathlons on the planet - the Norseman and the Celtman. It was a pleasure to ride with and interview Eilidh about her unintended road to extreme ironman distance events and how she is reframing adventure now.Filmed at the Lovat Farm near Inverness - well worth a visit if you are nearby for a coffee and cake, after pedalling the Ba Sportive route, organised
Duncan Covey. The physical and mental when pedalling the planet
Duncan Covey’s highlights reel from pedalling the plant might sound like a list of good reason to avoid such trauma, and yet he shares with such pride and positivity the learning and motivations from facing such setbacks and hardships. Endurance starts in the mind and Duncan shares candidly what he went through and learned from his first pedal powered odyssey in this 8th episode of Season 2 of th
Luca Kuhn. Building a community and a brand.
Luca Kuhn is a Swiss born, London based entrepreneur and bike rider, who set up Ride Luca in 2020 - she saw a market dominated by gear that was often designed with men in mind, leaving women’s fit and needs as an afterthought. Luca wanted something different and has build a thriving community of riders and advocates. Empowering women on & off the bike.In this episode, filmed in Mallorca, we fi
Kenton Cool. 19 Everest summits and counting
Kenton Cool is a renowned British mountaineer and one of the world’s most accomplished high-altitude climbers. An IFMGA-certified mountain guide, he is best known for summiting Mount Everest a record-breaking number of times for a non-Sherpa climber. In this episode, filmed in front of a live audience at Kendal Mountain Festival, we explore motivation when you lose your community, and the chapters
Helen Rennard. Winter Round of the 282 Scottish Munro’s
Helen Rennard is a highly accomplished British winter climber and mountaineer. Over the winter of 2025 she has completed all 282 munros (Scottish mountains over 3000 feet) in 80 days and 9.5hrs, beating the previous record of just under 83 days shared by Martin Moran (1985) and Anna Wells (2024).Filmed in front of a live audience at Kendal Mountain Festival, this is a fascinating conversation abou
Jack Carlin. GB Track Sprinter & Olympian. Ep4, S2
Jack Carlin. From Paisley and football dreams to Olympic medals and mishaps. It was a real privilege to be amongst the first to interview Jack after his retirement from professional track cycling and get his incredibly candid reflections on what it took…The breaksThe camaraderie The purposeTrack sprinting maybe the antithesis of endurance cycling, but there is a lot to learn from a professional ca
Renee McGregor. Sports Dietician & Ultra Runner. S2. Ep3.
This week’s we speak to Renee McGregor from Kendal Mountain Festival – a leading voices in sports nutrition, RED-S, and hormonal health. Renee opens up about her own childhood and how that has informed and inspired her worked with elite and amateur athletes, as well as democratising her knowledge through being a prolific writer and speaker. Bringing together research and her own experience as a tr
Sean Conway. 105 Ironman. S2 Ep2.
'Adventure in its purest form, is simply a way of thinking'Watch and listen to learn the 10.5 pillars of endurance according to Sean ConwaySuccesses, dreams and hiccups - welcome to the madly inspiring world of Sean Conway, the Zimbabwean born, Irish endurance legend who lives in Wales. Founder of the Sean Conway Endurance Club, supporting amateurs taking on their first 140.6 full Ironman
Jenny Graham. Season 2. Episode 1
'The relief was immense: no longer was I talking, thinking or worrying about this. I was just actually doing it. I, Jenny Graham, was riding around the ACTUAL world!'18,000 miles in 124 days. Solo & Self Supported to become the fastest woman to cycle around the world. We welcome Jenny back on the Endurance podcast for the 2nd time, this time sharing her passion for community building a
Episode 20 - Dr James Hull
This episode is all about breathing – something we know is important, but normally don’t think about. Dr James is a Respiratory Physician & lung doctor at the Royal Brompton Hospital in London and also a specialist sports respiratory clinician at the Institute of Sport, Exercise and Health , at University College London. James is a Doctor Doctor! A medical doctor who went back to University for
Episode 19 - Dr Will Duffin and Eoin Walker – The World Extreme Medicine Episode
Eoin has worked as a Paramedic for 20 years in London and currently works for WEM and the International Red Cross. He is the Trauma Lead for WEM and a Pre-Hospital Mass Casualty Incident Management Paramedic. His expedition & educational endeavours have taken him to six of the seven continents and teaches pre-hospital trauma and expedition skills. Eoin has undertaken various global expeditions as
Episode 18 - Baz Moffat
Baz is the Co-Founder of The Well-HQ, alongside Bella Smith and Dr Emma Ross who we heard from in Episode 3 of the Endurance podcast. This is a really important conversation about female health, but not one to listen to with younger children, unless they are comfortable with adult language. Baz is an inspiring women’s health and fitness coach, specialising in the areas of pelvic floor, and women’
Episode 17 - Dr Ian Walker FHEA
Ian is a world-record ultradistance cyclist and traffic, transport and environmental psychologist. He teach statistics and traffic psychology at the University of Bath and does research on road safety, travel choices, energy consumption, water use and the built environment. His research focuses particularly on unconscious and low-awareness causes of everyday behaviour like habits, the environment
Episode 16 - Dr Eleanor Jaskowska
Community Manager at Komoot, Phd from Oxford University in Plant Sciences. Eleanor describes herself as a microambitious Welsh outdoor lover, living in Bristol and always out exploring. This episode describes El’s personal journey from 60km rides escalating to the 600km rides, with iconic rides including a fixed gear Paris-Brest-Paris and AAA Super Randonneur series. But this conversation is al
Episode 15 - Dr Charlotte Elsworth-Edelsten and Luke Gupta
Dr Charlotte Elsworth-Edelsten is a Sleep Specialist and Human Movement Scientist. Luke Gupta is Lead Project Physiologist and Sleep Scientist at English Institute of Sport. Having completed her PhD in human movement biomechanics and physical activity performance and participation, Charlotte moved to the French alps and took a post doctoral position at Geneva University Hospital in 2009, where sh
Episode 14 - with Alex Wolf
Alex Wolf is the Head of Strength and Conditioning (S&C) for the English Institute of Sport where he leads a team of 60 plus S&C Coaches. Alex also spent five years as lead S&C for GB Rowing, and then wrote the book ‘Strength and Conditioning for Rowing,’ which is a great read for all athletes, not just rowers! Alex sits on the Board of Directors for the UK Strength and Conditioning Association.
Episode 13 - with Alan Murchison
Alan is a Michelin starred chef with over 25 years of experience in some of the worlds best kitchens. He is also the author the superb book ‘The Cycling Chef’. Outside of the kitchen Alan is an ex-international endurance runner, multiple ITU World & ETU European Duathlon Champion, 2018 National 100 mile time trial team champion. Alan is one of the few athletes who has run under 30 minutes for 1
Episode 12 - with Sophie Killer and Rebecca Dent
Dr Sophie Killer is the Lead Performance Nutritionist for British Athletics and Rebecca Dent is a High-Performance Dietitian with a keen focus on adventure and endurance sports.Dr Sophie Killer is Performance Nutrition consultant in elite sport, having worked as the Head of Performance Nutrition at Tottenham Hotspur FC and as a senior member of the English Institute of Sport Performance Nutrition
Episode 11 - with Pav Bryan
Pav Bryan is a Performance Director at Spokes, and heads up the coaching team at Spokes, responsible for ensuring the products and services they offer is market leading and always at the forefront of innovation. Pav developed the ‘Truly Personal Coaching’ methodology, which has provided countless successes not just with his coaching, but within the industry that has now adopted it. Pav recently r
Episode 10 - with Cliff Harvey Phd
Cliff Harvey is a leader in the field of carb-appropriate nutrition, mind-body healthcare and the achievement of success in health and performance. He is an author, clinician, researcher and speaker – as well as one of the founders of NuZest nutrition – and he describes his WHY as helping others to learn simple, effective methods to be healthier and happier. Cliff describes health and happiness a
Episode 9 - with Chrissie Wellington OBE and Dr Andy Kirkland
Christine Wellington OBE needs little introduction to most, a legend in the Ironman world, having won every iron-distance event that she entered as well as being a four-time Ironman Triathlon World Champion. She held all three world and championship records relating to iron-distance triathlon races: firstly, the overall world record, secondly, the Ironman World Championship course record, and thir
Episode 8 - with Mike Griffiths
Mike Griffiths was the Logistics Manager on the Around the World in 80 Days and organises teams on the legendary RAAM (Race Across America) every year. In 2016, he formed Leadership Challenges; an organisation that plans adventure-based challenges to deliver leadership capacity building, and life-changing experiences to individuals from all walks of life. Mike has also guided elite teams, wounded,
Episode 7 - with James Lowsley-Williams
James Lowsley-Williams, known to most as Hank, was a domestic professional road cyclist from 2012-18 and is now a presenter for Global Cycling network. Hank is a boy racer who has always craved the big adventures, so jumped at the opportunity over the last few years to take his enthusiasm and bike skills into some ultra-endurance challenges, testing his mind and body beyond. These have included r
Episode 6 - with Gerard Vroomen, Doug Golenz and John Dennis
Bike design has come a long way in the past decade, and most bikes are now designed for the Mark Beaumont’s of this world as opposed to the Mark Cavendish’s! That means comfort for endurance and great handling, rather than purely for elite racing. This conversation happened between Scotland, Holland, England and the US – and explored bike design and bio-mechanics. Gerard Vroomen is a Dutch-born
Episode 5 - with Dr Rich Burden
Dr. Richard Burden is the Head of Biosciences and Physiology Technical Lead at the English Institute of Sport. He has worked across three Olympic cycles including with the GB Rowing Team, the British Olympic Association's Intensive Rehabilitation Unit, and individual Olympians and Paralympians. His interests include biomarkers of training adaptation, recovery and the female athlete. He has a numbe
Episode 4 - with Dr Jim Taylor
Dr. Jim Taylor lives near San Francisco is an internationally recognized authority on the psychology of performance. He started out as an alpine ski racer, and is now a 2nd degree black belt in karate, sub-three-hour marathoner, Ironman triathlete, and nationally ranked USAT age-group Olympic and Sprint distance triathlete. Jim has been a consultant to USA Triathlon and works with world-class and
Episode 3 - with Dr Emma Ross
Dr Emma Ross is the founder and director of Thrive Revolution and was the head of Physiology at the English Institute of Sport. Thrive exists to support girls and women discover the best in themselves and fulfil their potential. Read on everyone, because this is fascinating podcast that everyone should listen to, including boys and men. Emma is on a mission - to empower women with the knowledge a
Episode 2 - with Professor Greg Whyte
Professor Greg Whyte, aka Super Greg is a former Olympian and Sports Scientist who has made fame through his incredible work on celebrity challenges, helping turn celebrities into ultra endurance athletes, including David Walliams, John Bishop, Cheryl Cole, Gary Barlow and Eddie Izzard. Greg won World Championship medals and represented Team GB at the Olympics in Modern Pentathlon – and is a profe
Episode 1 - with Jenny Graham, Fiona Kolbinger and James Hayden
In this first Episode of the Endurance podcast Laura and Mark chat to Jenny Graham, Fiona Kolbinger and James Hayden, three well-known names in the ultra-endurance road cycling world. Jenny holds the female Guinness World record for the fastest circumnavigation by bicycle - 124 Days, 10 hours and 50 minutes. Jenny is also part of the Adventure Syndicate (a collective of female endurance cyclists)
Endurance Podcast - Trailer
First episode launches on Thursday 1 October 2020. Welcome to the first series of the Endurance podcast with myself Mark Beaumont. I’m joined on many of the episodes by my friend and performance manager Laura Penhaul. The Endurance podcast is focussed on meeting the sports scientists, the support staff, the researchers, the entrepreneurs – the people you will rarely have heard of - but who are the
