Episodes
Wednesday Jun 24, 2020
Chris Townley - Blue Lakes and Southern DNFs
Wednesday Jun 24, 2020
Wednesday Jun 24, 2020
Steve meets Chris Townley, one of the founders of the Blue Lake 24 Hour Race held somewhere near the anus of New Zealand. The conversation sways between axes at weddings, working in search and rescue in the Ureweras, Waikaremoana, a race with 400 people and an even higher blood alcohol level, spa bath race briefings (with or without briefs) and what it takes to DNF everything in the South Island (probably just a lack of poles).
Wednesday Jun 17, 2020
James Harcombe - One Savage Old Man
Wednesday Jun 17, 2020
Wednesday Jun 17, 2020
Adam hits out on his own to talk to local Queenstown badass James Harcombe. James holds the fastest known time for running around Wales. He has also run a sub 30 hour Northburn 100 miler, drinks Fat Shakes and skis really steep mountains. #staysavage
Thursday Jun 11, 2020
Lockdown Around the World
Thursday Jun 11, 2020
Thursday Jun 11, 2020
It's a global pandemic! We're all in the same boat! Or are we?
Steve gets sick of talking about running and zooms off around the world to talk to some old mates about how the pandemic is affecting their lives in Wales, New Mexico and Japan.
Thanks to Glenn, Andy and Chami for the chat!
Tuesday Jun 02, 2020
Anna Frost
Tuesday Jun 02, 2020
Tuesday Jun 02, 2020
The boys catch up with Mt Cargill local Anna Frost to discuss how running long distances suck, why Grant Guise is to blame for everything and Andrew's homelessness. Other topics include shoes (again), trail running adventures, SisuGirls, being a mum, why Dunedin is a great training ground and the dangers of yaks.
Wednesday May 27, 2020
Chris McDougall - Born to Run
Wednesday May 27, 2020
Wednesday May 27, 2020
Andrew, Adam and Steve zoom off to rural Pennsylvania for a chat with Chris McDougall and his donkey, Sherman. He's well-known as the author of the best-selling Born to Run but little is known about his first book - we get the scoop! Also find out about Mexican sex cults, donkey dongs, shoes and what the Copper Canyons have in common with Invercargill. Also getting a mention is Anna Frost, Jenn Shelton and Caballo Blanco.
Unfortunately we lose connection before getting to find out much about running with Donkeys... so no spoilers here. Read the book!
https://www.chrismcdougall.com/running-with-sherman/
Also check out Luna Sandals.
Wednesday May 20, 2020
Josh Smythe aka The Dunedin Jesus
Wednesday May 20, 2020
Wednesday May 20, 2020
Andrew and Steve catch up for a casual chat with Josh Smythe; fire spinner, yoga teacher, psychology graduate, student politician, new dad and Dunedin Jesus. We chat about life for Josh growing up as a missionary kid in Cambodia, the seismic shift of returning to NZ, how whisky pong didn't help, top down gating for pain, and altered perception through yoga and trail running. We also get to discuss a bit of politics and consider some great hopes for humanity.
Andrew's chafing also gets a mention which leads into a great advert for Aerodaks.
Friday May 15, 2020
Barrett Hocking - Blowing his own Trumpet
Friday May 15, 2020
Friday May 15, 2020
We caught up with Christchurch runner and musician Barrett Hocking. Wild banter ensued. Topics included Barrett’s experiences playing trumpet for The Black Seeds, life on the road, running on the pipe, coming down from the pipe, a hill in Christchurch, Andrew’s Hagley Park success, Andy McDowall, Crush the Cargill and Mt Difficulty.
Wednesday May 13, 2020
Tess Trotter and the Valley Project
Wednesday May 13, 2020
Wednesday May 13, 2020
Crush the Cargill is a fundraiser for the Valley Project and so this week Steve zooms in for a chat with Tess Trotter, the leader of the Valley Project. Tess talks about some informative experiences, running away from men across India in third class trains, arranged marriages and slabs of porridge. She also shares about what the Valley Project does, why she does what she does and how much she appreciates the Crush the Cargill - for both the koha and the funniest memes in the galaxy.
Tuesday May 05, 2020
Jeff Browning - Broncobilly and the Mountain Lion
Tuesday May 05, 2020
Tuesday May 05, 2020
Steve, Adam, and eventually Andrew zoom over to Montana for a chat with Jeff Browning, aka Bronco Billy. As one of the most successful ultra runners in history (22 miler wins in 39 starts) Jeff shares his wealth of knowledge in mindset, nutrition, and how to keep motivated over the years and keep winning as an old man (advice for Steve). Other topics included camping with Grant Guise, facing down mountain lions, porcupines, bra fences and gin.
Don’t miss this wild ride!
Yeehaw!
And for those interested here's a list of Jeff's races...
https://ultrasignup.com/results_participant.aspx?fname=Jeff&lname=Browning
And here's a couple of strength training videos...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-kUa5VQ5Ww
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSM4vgIBdU4&feature=youtu.be
Saturday May 02, 2020
Tom Higham - On Neanderthals and Religious Relics
Saturday May 02, 2020
Saturday May 02, 2020
Sick of hearing about running? Here’s a podcast about archaeology!
Steve talks to Prof Tom Higham from Oxford University about lockdown in Greece and Tom's work with carbon dating religious relics and Neanderthals. Topics also cover Greek food, who would win in a race between a Neanderthal and a Human and whether archaeology really is as sexy as Indiana Jones. Harrison Ford and Tom Hanks (Da Vinci Code) both get a mention.
Further reading...
http://www.ox.ac.uk/news-and-events/find-an-expert/professor-tom-higham
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/how-the-da-vinci-code-unit-is-exposing-the-truth-about-the-authenticity-of-religious-relics-a6742611.html
https://www.livescience.com/47460-neanderthal-extinction-revealed.html