About this episode

Jay Stapley discusses the mental aspects of ultra marathons and his experience after winning the 2026 Backyard Ultra.

Jay Stapley, winner of the 2026 Backyard Ultra at Prestbury Park on why ultra marathons are more about the mind than the body, why he wanted to keep running, but admits his legs were so sore afterwards he couldn’t let them touch the bed sheets. For more in-depth feature interviews like this please visit and subscribe to the Sport and Life website: https://sportandlife.co.uk ************* Chief Sponsor: Bang & Olufsen Cheltenham: https://stores.bang-olufsen.com/en/united-kingdom/cheltenham/unit-15-the-courtyard-montpellier-street For 30% off Cytoplan supplements for your first purchase at https://www.cytoplan.co.uk and a 10% discount ongoing: Check out the intro to the podcast.

People in this episode

Host: Teddy Draper

Guest: Jay Stapley

Topics covered

• ultra marathons
• mental strength
• running
• sports
• endurance

Keywords

• Jay Stapley
• Backyard Ultra
• ultra marathons
• mental strength
• running
• sports

Sponsors

Bang & Olufsen Cheltenham, Cytoplan

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Prestbury Park

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