Dynastar X3 Triathlon (Courchevel) article in Trail Running Magazine
In April 2022, Iain took part in the Dynastar X3 Triathlon in Courchevel. His article on the event is now live on Trail Running Magazine. Thanks to Paul Halford for commissioning it and Florent Hazucka, Richard Lett, Chris Moran and La Tania – latania.co.uk for their help with logistics. You can watch Iain’s video about...
The Ski Podcast wins ‘Best Wintersports Podcast’ Award
The Ski Podcast has been voted ‘Best Wintersports Podcast’ in the 2022 Sports Podcast Awards. The prestigious Sports Podcast Awards honour the best global sports podcasts, with 25 categories up for grabs. There were entries from 13 countries, and the shortlisted finalists were announced on 07 January 2022. Over 20,000 people took part in the...
Overnight Ski Train article on InTheSnow Magazine
Iain recently travelled on the inaugural Travelski Express ski train service direct from London St Pancras to Bourg St Maurice in the French Alps. His article on the experience was published on InTheSnow Magazine: You can also watch this video about the journey: And, finally, if you prefer listening only, then why not check out...
The Ski Podcast announced as finalists in Sports Podcast Awards
The Ski Podcast has been nominated for ‘Best Wintersports Podcast’ in the upcoming Sports Podcast Awards 2022. The podcast was shortlisted by a select group of some of the biggest names in the sports podcasting industry, including Craig Strachan (Amazon), Alec Donics (Spotify) and Ben Green (The Athletic). Iain Martin, presenter of The Ski Podcast...
‘Ski Launch 2021’ in London
Earlier this month, Iain from Skipedia hosted the forum element of ‘Ski Launch 2021’, the annual event for ski industry professionals organised by Paddy Daly, from Paddy PR. Tour operators, destinations and journalists gathered to exchange ideas and learn best practice from the presenters. The keynote speaker was Debbie Marshall from Silver Travel Advisor, who...
UTMB 2021 Race Report: Finishing is Winning!
On Sunday 29 August, I finished the 2021 UTMB (Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc) in 41 hours, 35 minutes and 35 seconds. That placed me in 755th place out of 2347 starters and 108th of 541 in the MV50 age category. A good result certainly, but my mantra for the race throughout had been ‘finishing...