Episodes
Wednesday Mar 10, 2021
Naresh Kumar - Adventure Powered by Kindness and Peanut Butter
Wednesday Mar 10, 2021
Wednesday Mar 10, 2021
Steve talks to Lord of the Rings fan, sandal wearing ultra runner, anti-slavery campaigner, IT guru, and adopted kiwi hobbit adventurer, Naresh Kumar.
We chat about his life and upbringing in poverty in Chennai to life in Silicon Valley. Somehow that changed to a life of adventure, discovery, activism and working for Lazarus Lake.
In particular Naresh shares how 22 days cycling across Iran on a tandem (Freedom Seat) powered by kindness and peanut butter reinforced in Naresh the value of vulnerability and restored his faith in humanity.
This is a moving and powerful story.
Find out more and show your support here https://www.freedomseat.org/
And here’s the documentary https://vimeo.com/348573381
Congratulations Naresh! You qualify for Crush the Cargill!
Tuesday Feb 23, 2021
Maddy Whittaker - Southern Alps Traverse
Tuesday Feb 23, 2021
Tuesday Feb 23, 2021
Steve talks to young explorer, climber, runner and ecologist, Maddy Whittaker. Maddy and 3 friends took on an epic 2 month high alpine traverse of the Southern Alps over summer. She also knocked off the South Island Te Araroa trail 2 years ago as a 17 year old…
Topics include facing challenges for fun, looking inward and dealing with your shit, self-esteem, team-work, vulnerability, sharing the stoke, friendships, avalanches and kea and kakapo conservation.
Mostly it’s just about going after what you really love!
Check out the trailer for her video here…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iEwVWL9LwhI&fbclid=IwAR2rnSlRpsAHkdH91ZDLjeZDoejnn9NQVM7MDwbPUlqbmXXd1_X23RddVLU
Thursday Feb 18, 2021
Scott Worthington - Creating the Revenant and Other Adventures
Thursday Feb 18, 2021
Thursday Feb 18, 2021
The boys zoom in for a chat with Scott Worthington the creator of the Revenant ultra endurance run. We hear about Scott's history in racing and always seeking another adventure.
Aside from the importing of bears to Garston we chat about Volkswagon petrol gauges, travelling in straight lines, Northburn, older age winning, and plans to paddle 1000 miles.
There's a few 'Wow!' moments in this one!
Here's a video from Scott and Ben's recent Whanganui trek...
https://www.facebook.com/100010186003497/videos/1393482467667940
Enjoy!
Thursday Feb 11, 2021
Andrew Robinson - 10 Great 'Walks' in 10 Days
Thursday Feb 11, 2021
Thursday Feb 11, 2021
Steve zooms in for a chat with Andrew Robinson, obstacle racer, adventurer and the first person to complete the 10 NZ Great Walks in 10 Days. Having previously completed 100miles running in barefoot shoes we already knew that Andrew enjoys suffering!
Even though Andrew paddled one of these walks we have decided he still qualifies for Crush the Cargill.
In this chat Andrew talks through the challenges and joys he faced in this epic 10 in 10 adventure including learning to paddle for a walk, facing failure on Day 1, smelling the roses his own way, logistics meeting the munchies with vegan pies, great support crews, indecent exposure, and a bit more suffering… and joy.
Hopefully this inspires people to get out and enjoy this awesome country we live in!
Check him out on Stuff here https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/124127655/runner-completes-nzs-10-great-walks-in-10-days
And on Instagram here @hardy_kiwi
Thursday Feb 04, 2021
Eugene's Stunt Double
Thursday Feb 04, 2021
Thursday Feb 04, 2021
This is probably the most beautifully crafted and executed podcast episode in the history of podcasting.
Steve and Andrew catch up to discuss the history of Dunedin Pubrunners, the Three Peaks Mountain Race, toe amputation, Patreon, shit runs and Eugene Bingham's stunt double.
There were a few other things talked about too but you will need to listen to find out.
Oh yeah... and we are now on Patreon...
Sunday Jan 24, 2021
Ian Evans - The Revenant
Sunday Jan 24, 2021
Sunday Jan 24, 2021
A new year and we start with a bang... and some bad bagpipes.
In this world first exclusive interview we dial in to chat with Ian Evans, sole finisher of The Revenant 2021, ultra endurance run. Subjects include, soggy feet, how to deal with ups and downs of endurance events, prickly spaniard grass, checkpoint 8 and pregnancy.
Lots of useful tips for surviving all sorts of life challenges here!
It is what it is!
Wednesday Jul 22, 2020
Jim Kerse - Kiwi Miler Legend
Wednesday Jul 22, 2020
Wednesday Jul 22, 2020
Steve and Andrew zoom off to a camper van on the East Cape to catch up with homeless man Jim Kerse. Jim was the first kiwi to run the Western States way back in 1979, before the days of sports gels and Gurney Goo. After getting into the Coast to Coast and Ironman for a few years, he went back to USA a quarter of a century later and ran Western States again as well as numerous other 100 miler events. Weird topics include nearly losing a leg to a spider bite but still trying to run 100 miles the week after and falling in the water 18 times during the kayaking section of the Coast to Coast.
We also find out about the meaning of the word 'gooch' and discuss Andrew's body shape.
Monday Jul 20, 2020
Whisky in The Jar
Monday Jul 20, 2020
Monday Jul 20, 2020
Steve and Andrew catch up with Brook and talk Te Araroa. Then Adam turns up late and we talk about stuff. Running gets a mention but so does Covid 19, Japan, Sigmund Freud (and his mother), the Crusaders and oppressive weather systems. Basically this is just a really bad episode so I wouldn't recommend listening to it. Possibly this is even worse than our first episode. Thanks to Brook for turning up. Apologies to Brook that the rest of us turned up also. The song is really good!
Wednesday Jul 08, 2020
Kerry Suter - Shortcuts to Training Success!
Wednesday Jul 08, 2020
Wednesday Jul 08, 2020
Everything you wanted to know but were too scared to ask!
Steve zooms off to chat to Kerry Suter, a reasonably fast runner and now co-owner of Squadrun. Steve tries and fails to get answers to all the important questions like 'how to get good without training smartly' and 'why coaches are redundant'. A few other topics are covered such as cures for cramp, massage, stretching, compression tights, yoga, mind games, AERODAKS and how caffeine works as a bowel cleanser.
#lifehacks
#fitnesstruther
Monday Jun 29, 2020
Adam Keen - Be More Savage
Monday Jun 29, 2020
Monday Jun 29, 2020
This week we bring in a couple of guest interviewers to interview Adam Keen to find out what, apart from Crush the Cargill, has made him so savage. We get the back story starting with Adam's first marathon while in the NZ Army, starting a sports coaching business and failure at the Riverhead Relaps as essential steps in the journey to the pinnacle of endurance running success - winning the 2019 Crush the Cargill 24 Hour Challenge.