Episode 61 - Grumpy Old Men?

Strap yourselves in for the latest and greatest Escargot Show! Training, curse reversals, King of The Hill, Cobb and Co, Talking with Uncle Terry, Picklejus and a whole lot of chocolate chat, this episode has it all!

This week we chat Blackall 100! See how Duncan did racing and volunteering, and how our Snails went at this years event! We also chat The Backyard Ultra World Team Championship aka SAT CHAMPS! At time of recording those incredible Belgians were still running!

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 athttps://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.auhttps://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!