Peak Pursuits
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Episodes: 156
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Welcome to Peak Pursuits, where we chase dirt-packed trails, soaring ridgelines and the thrill of a finish line like no other. Hosted by trail obsessives and elite runners Simone Brick, Brodie Nankervis, Vlad Ixel and Jess Jason — plus deep-dives with James Sieber — we bring you candid chats with Australia’s top trail runners.
Expect behind-the-scenes stories, honest conversations about training, injuries, mindset and balancing life off-trail; plus the latest on Aussie races, events and endurance culture. Whether you’re lacing up your first pair of trail shoes or chasing a 100 km and beyond, we’ve got something for you.
Tune in to discover unfiltered tales, practical training tips and the kind of inspiration that only comes from pushing your limits. Subscribe now — and bring your trail shoes.
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Triple Wins, VK Lessons & Aussie Team Selection News Feat. Iain Best | Episode 87
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Dec 09, 2025 |
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UTK Recaps, Race Insights, and Fuelling Wins feat Juliette Soule | Episode 86
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Dec 02, 2025 |
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UTCT Podium, Terrex Insights, and Charlie's Breakthrough | Episode 85
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Nov 25, 2025 |
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Ultra Trail Kosciuszko 2025 Preview
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Nov 23, 2025 |
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Mindset, Balancing Training and Work, & Kosci 100k Prep feat. Sophie Broome | Episode 84
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Nov 19, 2025 |
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Setbacks, Comebacks, Taper Chat, and GPT Recap | Episode 83
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Nov 11, 2025 |
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Luke Nelson: Smarter Injury Prevention for Trail Runners
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Nov 09, 2025 |
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Trail Running in the Olympics, Singletrack Events Takeover, and 4 Peaks Recap | Episode 82
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Nov 05, 2025 |
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Grampians Peak Trail 100 2025 Preview
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Nov 02, 2025 |
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The Future of Trail Running in Australia: Gary Mullins on the AUTRA Playbook
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Oct 31, 2025 |
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National Champs Debate, Garmin vs Strava, and 4 Peaks Preview | Episode 81
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Oct 28, 2025 |
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Nicole Paton: Balancing Family, Work, and the Mountains to Worlds
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Oct 24, 2025 |
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Episode 80: Ludo's Comeback! Roller Coaster Results & New 24hr World Record
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Oct 22, 2025 |
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Nath and Fraser WMTRC Takeover Part 2!
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Oct 17, 2025 |
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Episode 79: GTWS Final, Moab240, and Running Safety While Travelling.
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Oct 15, 2025 |
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Roller Coaster Run 2025: Race Preview and Predictions
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Oct 14, 2025 |
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Episode 78: Sim and Vlad Chat Trail Running in Aus!
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Oct 08, 2025 |
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Episode 77: World Champs Review!
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Oct 01, 2025 |
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Nath Pearce and Fraser Darcy Takeover: WMTRC Part 1!
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Sep 29, 2025 |
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Episode 76 with Charlie Hamilton: Hownslow Recap, POTS, and Our Tips For WMTRC!
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Sep 23, 2025 |
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Episode 75 with Blake Turner: WMTRC Course Insights, Recovery, and Doping in Trail Running
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Sep 16, 2025 |
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Trish McKibbin: Fueling, Family, and the Trail to World Mountain & Trail Championships
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Sep 12, 2025 |
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Episod 74: Meet Robbie Rorich, Athlete Life in Font Romeu, Six foot Track!
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Sep 10, 2025 |
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Hounslow Classic Preview
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Sep 09, 2025 |
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Miah Noble: Representing Australia and Finding New Strength Through Eating Disorder Recovery
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Sep 09, 2025 |
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Episode 73: Aussie UTMB Review!
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Sep 03, 2025 |
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Matt Crehan: Pre-WMTRC Interview
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Aug 31, 2025 |
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Sarah-Jayne Miller: Balancing Family, Teaching, and Racing for Australia at WMTRC 2025
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Aug 28, 2025 |
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Episode 72: AUSSIE UTMB PREVIEW!
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Aug 26, 2025 |
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Andrew Gaskell: WMTRC Pre-Race Interview
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Aug 25, 2025 |
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Blake Turner: 2025 WMTRC Pre-Interview
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Aug 23, 2025 |
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Episode 71: Transcend Ultra, Sim Out of CCC, and WMTRC 2027 off to Cape Town!
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Aug 18, 2025 |
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Kellie Angel & Ben Burgess: UTA Podium, West Mac Course Record, and WMTRC Course Previe
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Aug 17, 2025 |
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Hannah McRae: Chasing Mountains from Tassie to the 2025 World Mountain & Trail Running Championships
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Aug 15, 2025 |
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Episode 70: Chasing Seconds or Risking Health? Body Weight Cuts, Sierre Zinal & More
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Aug 13, 2025 |
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Tom Dade: Speed, Endurance & The Road to the 2025 World Mountain & Trail Running Championships
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Aug 08, 2025 |
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Episode 69: Pack vs Belt, Phone Map vs Watch Map, and an Aussie Gold Medal at Youth SkyRunning World Champs!
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Aug 05, 2025 |
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Episode 68: World Champs Training, The Power of Fueling, and Health Curve Balls in Poland.
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Jul 29, 2025 |
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Episode 67: Australian Team for World Mountain and Trail Running Championships announced!
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Jul 23, 2025 |
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Episode 66: Short Vs Long Distance Training Changes and Transcend Ultra Feat. Shane Johnstone
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Jul 16, 2025 |
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Episode 65: Vlad's Marathon PB, Training When Recovering from Illness, and How to Deal with Races Going Wrong
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Jul 08, 2025 |
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Episode 64: The Rise of Win or Bust Race Tactics, Uphill Treadmill Tips , and a WILD Weekend of Results!
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Jul 02, 2025 |
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Aaron Young: Cocodona 250 & The Power of Showing Up When It's Hard
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Jun 28, 2025 |
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Targeting the Ticket Episode 6!
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Jun 25, 2025 |
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Episode 63: Big Training Weeks, Dead Cow Gully, Broken Arrow, Western States and more!
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Jun 24, 2025 |
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Episode 62: Running Throughout Pregnancy with Kate Avery!
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Jun 18, 2025 |
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Milly Young: Resilience, Adventure, and the Long Way Around Mont Blanc (PTL)
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Jun 15, 2025 |
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Episode 61: Road 50k's, Wandi Cross, GTNS and Trail Con
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Jun 10, 2025 |
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Charlie Hamilton: From Cycling to Signed with Adidas Terrex
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Jun 08, 2025 |
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Episode 60: Jumping on the Heat Training Bandwagon
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Jun 03, 2025 |
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Targeting the Ticket Episode 5!
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Jun 01, 2025 |
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Demi Caldwell: From Pro Triathlon to Trail Running Podiums
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May 30, 2025 |
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Episode 59: Running Rebuilds and Mental Tactics for Pre-Race Nerves.
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May 27, 2025 |
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Beth McKenzie Post Race Interview: 2025 UTA 100km
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May 26, 2025 |
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Mike Carroll Post-Race Interview: 2025 UTA 100km
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May 24, 2025 |
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Caitlin Fielder Post Race interview: 2025 UTA 50km
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May 23, 2025 |
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Dan Jones Post-Race Interview: 2025 UTA 50km
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May 22, 2025 |
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Quinton Gill Post-Race Interview: 2025 UTA 100 mile
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May 22, 2025 |
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Meg Bullen Post-Race Interview: 2025 UTA 100 mile
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May 22, 2025 |
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Ben Duffus Post-Race Interview: 2025 UTA 22km
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May 21, 2025 |
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Jessie Speedy Post-Race Interview: 2025 UTA 22km
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May 21, 2025 |
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Episode 58: The Peak Pursuits UTA Breakfast Show!
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May 20, 2025 |
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2025 UTA Preview: 100km + 100 mile Course and Field Analysis
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May 14, 2025 |
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2025 UTA Preview: 22km + 50km Course and Field Analysis
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May 13, 2025 |
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Episode 57: Ueda SkyRace Recap with Blake Turner!
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May 13, 2025 |
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Mikey Dimuantes: Racing with the World's Best at Canyons 100km
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May 09, 2025 |
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Episode 56: Fraser Darcy on Back-to-Back Marathons
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May 07, 2025 |
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Kellie Angel Returns: Taking on WSER, Backing Yourself, and Why Consistency Wins
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May 05, 2025 |
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SRWS: Penang SkyRace Recap with Sim and Blake!
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May 01, 2025 |
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Episode 55: Catch Up with Billy Curtis, wild UTA course recces and the racing season heats up!
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Apr 30, 2025 |
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Targeting The Ticket Episode 4!
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Apr 29, 2025 |
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Episode 54: Fuelling The Work, Travel Woes and Penang SkyRace Preview!
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Apr 22, 2025 |
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Ben Burgess | Always going to be me
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Apr 18, 2025 |
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Episode 53: Vlad's Aus Short Trail Champs Win, Snack Chat, and Sim's Final SkyRunning Prep!
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Apr 15, 2025 |
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The Trail Less Traveled: Tyla Windham on Grit, Growth, and Family
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Apr 11, 2025 |
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Episode 52: Celebrating One Year of Peak Pursuits!
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Apr 09, 2025 |
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How Does Patricia McKibbin Balance Work, Family, and the Drive to Compete?
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Apr 03, 2025 |
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Episode 51 Featuring Buffalo Stampede 100km Men's Winner Michael Dunstan!
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Apr 02, 2025 |
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Targeting The Ticket Episode 3!
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Mar 27, 2025 |
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Episode 50: The Future of Trail Running, Killian into Western States, and the World Trail Team Chat Continues
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Mar 25, 2025 |
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2025 Kunanyi Mountain Run Preview & Predictions | Golden Trail National Series
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Mar 22, 2025 |
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2025 Buffalo Stampede Preview | Course Breakdown, Field Previews & Predictions
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Mar 20, 2025 |
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Episode 49 Featuring Fraser Darcy: Aus Mountain Champs Recap!
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Mar 18, 2025 |
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Targeting the Ticket: Episode 2
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Mar 13, 2025 |
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2025 Australian Mountain Running Championships Preview | Course Analysis, Field Preview & Predictions
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Mar 12, 2025 |
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Episode 48: Donna Double Recaps and Multi Day Event Tips and Tricks!
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Mar 11, 2025 |
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Episode 47: Ice Marathon Glory, Snake Bite Mayhem, and Donna Double/Six Foot Track Preview!
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Mar 04, 2025 |
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Kunanyi Mountain Run | Trail Running, Community & Connection with Lincoln Quilliam & Jack Saward
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Mar 02, 2025 |
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Targeting the Ticket - Episode 1!
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Feb 26, 2025 |
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Episode 46: Jess Ronan's Approach to Trail, Highs and Lows of Training, and Mobility For Runners
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Feb 24, 2025 |
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Sophie Broome | Pushing Boundaries in Trail Running and Research
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Feb 22, 2025 |
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Matt Crehan | Reflecting on a Decade in Trail Running
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Feb 20, 2025 |
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Episode 45: Tarawera Recap, The Current State of Running Times, and Meet James!
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Feb 19, 2025 |
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Episode 44: Tarawera Predictions, Heat Training, and Alex Hunt wins Coast to Coast!
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Feb 12, 2025 |
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Episode 43: Ice Marathon's, Donna Double Training, and Brodie's Beef with Running Social Media
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Feb 04, 2025 |
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Episode 42: Meet Paige Penrose, Double vs Single Run Days, SingleTrack Trail Team
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Jan 29, 2025 |
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Hong Kong 33km Winner Billy Curtis!
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Jan 23, 2025 |
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Episode 41: HK100, Strength Testing for Runners, and Brodie's Triathlon Career.
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Jan 21, 2025 |
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Episode 40: Two Bays, Dealing with Race Cancellations, TROY
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Jan 15, 2025 |
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Episode 39: Welcome to 2025!
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Jan 08, 2025 |
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Episode 38: 2024 Wrapped Part 2!
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Dec 31, 2024 |
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Episode 37: 2024 Wrapped Part 1
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Dec 24, 2024 |
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Episode 36: Sim's Chiang Mai 100km Race Recap, Vlad's Race Plot Twist, and Dealing with the Heat!
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Dec 17, 2024 |
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Episode 35: Sustainable Training and Learnings From the Year with Juliette Soule!
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Dec 11, 2024 |
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Episode 34: UTK Recap and Inspirational Stories with Trail Running MC Dave Stewart!
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Dec 04, 2024 |
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GPT Recap with Race Director Joe Dorph!
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Nov 28, 2024 |
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Episode 33: Ultra Trail Kosciuszko Preview, UTA is a UTMB Major, and GPT Race Recaps.
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Nov 26, 2024 |
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Episode 32: GPT Preview and Tips for Building Up Your Mileage
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Nov 18, 2024 |
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Episode 31: Racing to your potential, Sarah Ludo's surprising APTRC recap, and Triple Tops Mountain Run
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Nov 12, 2024 |
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Trail to GPT 3 - The Course and Race Day Planning
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Nov 07, 2024 |
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Episode 30: Blake Turner's Podium at APTRC!
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Nov 05, 2024 |
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Episode 29: Busted Ankles, Race Choices, and APTRC Recaps.
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Oct 30, 2024 |
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Trail to South Korea Episode 5
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Oct 24, 2024 |
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Trail to GPT2 2 - Gear and Nutrition for GPT
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Oct 24, 2024 |
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Episode 28: Asia Pacific Trail Champs, GTWS Finals, and Chasing Darkness
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Oct 24, 2024 |
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Episode 27: GTWS Final Preview, Lara Hamilton 6th at World Cup Final VK, and Heat Training
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Oct 15, 2024 |
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Trail to South Korea Episode 4!
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Oct 12, 2024 |
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Trail to GPT 1 - Training for GPT with Kellie Angle
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Oct 10, 2024 |
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Episode 26: Caffeine, Carbs, a Downhill VK, and Selection Policy Chat.
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Oct 08, 2024 |
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Trail to South Korea - Episode 3
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Oct 05, 2024 |
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Training for Big Vert from Aus, Italian adventures, and a Scandal!
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Oct 01, 2024 |
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Trail to South Korea - Episode 2
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Sep 29, 2024 |
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Episode 24: The search for vert, altitude woes, and Backyard Ultra training.
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Sep 24, 2024 |
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Trail To South Korea Episode 1!
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Sep 21, 2024 |
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Episode 23: French living, and the Mental Side of Running Injuries and Body Image.
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Sep 18, 2024 |
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Episode 22: Jess wins Hounslow Marathon, Trail Running Nutrition, and SkyRunning World Championships Results!
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Sep 09, 2024 |
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Episode 21: UTMB deep dive, Meet Maddy Reynolds, and Aussie Skyrunning Team Preview!
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Sep 02, 2024 |
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Episode 20: UTMB Preview, Meet Claire O'Brien-Smith, and Trofeo Kima Recap!
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Aug 27, 2024 |
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Episode 19: Thunderstorms, Friendly Competition, and a Norwegian Guest Appearance!
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Aug 20, 2024 |
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Episode 18: Travel Highs and Lows, Strength Training for Trail Runners, and Sierre-Zinal Brilliance
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Aug 13, 2024 |
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Episode 17: Trail Running in the Olympics, 100km training volume, Snakes, and Blackberry Bushes
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Aug 06, 2024 |
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Episode 16: 2025 Aus Champs Announced, Bulgarian VK's & Fruit Tingles
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Jul 31, 2024 |
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Episode 15: The Guzzler, Olympics & Missing Luggage
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Jul 23, 2024 |
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Episode 14: Cape to Cape FKT, Latest Results & Tips for the Trails
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Jul 16, 2024 |
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Episode 13: Results of the week, UTMB Anti-doping and Pre-Race Nutrition
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Jul 09, 2024 |
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Transcend Winners Erika Lori and Piotr Babis!
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Jul 04, 2024 |
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Episode 12: GTNS Final Results, Western States Recap, Training for Altitude from Aus and More!
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Jul 02, 2024 |
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Episode 11: Transcend Recap and BTU/GTNS Final Preview
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Jun 25, 2024 |
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Brisbane Trail Ultra GTNS Final: The Chasers and U23 Leaders
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Jun 23, 2024 |
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Kellie Angel's Western States Prep
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Jun 19, 2024 |
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Episode 10: Race Recaps, Treadmill Training, Euro Race Seasons and Tanscend Preview
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Jun 18, 2024 |
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Coastal Ascent Race Special!
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Jun 17, 2024 |
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Interview: Everything A Race Director Wishes You Knew with Chris Ord
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Jun 12, 2024 |
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Episode 9: coastal Ascent Recap
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Jun 11, 2024 |
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Sylvia Nordskar : Winner of Zegama Aizkorri 2024!
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Jun 06, 2024 |
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Episode 8: AUTRA gets up and Coastal Ascent Preview
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Jun 04, 2024 |
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Interview: Janet Ng - President of ITRA
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May 29, 2024 |
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Episode 7: Asia Pacific Trail Running Champs - What We Know So Far.
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May 27, 2024 |
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UTA Special: The Voices of the Podium.
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May 23, 2024 |
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Episode 6: Highs and Lows of Ultra Trail Australia
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May 20, 2024 |
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Episode 5: Brodie Nankervis - Navigating Trails and Orienteering
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May 14, 2024 |
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Episode 4: Get to Know New Host, Vlad Ixel!
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May 07, 2024 |
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Episode 3: Simone Brick's Path to Professional Trail Running with Insights from Coach Tim Crosbie
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Apr 30, 2024 |
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The Future of AU(T)RA: An Interview with John Claridge
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Apr 26, 2024 |
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Episode 2: Jess Jason's Journey to Trail
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Apr 23, 2024 |
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Episode 1: Meet the Hosts, Aus Golden Trail Series, and Recent Race Recaps
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Apr 15, 2024 |