Episodes
Wednesday Apr 29, 2020
Dave McLean - A Living Legend
Wednesday Apr 29, 2020
Wednesday Apr 29, 2020
Andrew and Steve get to chat with Dave McLean, a true legend, who in spite of a few close calls is still living. Dave shares a few great yarns about spending nights knee deep in Fiordland winter, days in jail in Guatemala, his first foray into multi-sports with a a 22 day event with the help of a set of crutches, reluctantly getting rescued from Otago harbour twice, the best way to absorb Voltaren, and why not to climb Mt Cook as a training run for Kepler. This is an episode about living life to the full... and beyond.
https://www.aerodaks.com/
https://www.aerobicedge.com/
Friday Apr 24, 2020
Shaun Collins - Unleashing the Beast
Friday Apr 24, 2020
Friday Apr 24, 2020
For his own pure self-interest Steve zooms in for a chat with Shaun Collins aka the Runningbeast; ultra-runner, event organiser and recent finisher of the Revenant. Shaun tells what he gets up to during the day as a bean counter and director of Lactic Turkey Events and the joys and challenges of running events. Steve gets tips on how to grow facial hair, how to deal with hallucinations and how to crush the Revenant (for a friend). Now to unleash the beast!
https://www.lacticturkey.co.nz/
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Tuesday Apr 21, 2020
Dwight Grieve - Locking up in the Lockdown
Tuesday Apr 21, 2020
Tuesday Apr 21, 2020
Steve and Andrew zoom in for a chat with Dwight Grieve, Te Anau cop, and the fastest runner in Fiordland. Topics include policing during the lockdown, moose in Fiordland, running and resting from running, trout of all races, how to stay positive when surrounded by shit, and how humans are mostly really nice people. Warning! This episode sways from ridiculous to philosophical without a seconds notice!
Special thanks to Emerson's Brewery, Kereru and Matt Hamblett
Wednesday Apr 15, 2020
Graham Bland and a Well Hung Elephant
Wednesday Apr 15, 2020
Wednesday Apr 15, 2020
Andrew and Steve get to sit down and chat with Graham Bland, the Crush the Cargill Lockdown Beer Mile 2020 Champion. An ordered interview doesn't happen. Topics include Behemoth brews, Crush the Cargill, Franco and Frankl, Jonah the cat, hills like Mt Cargill, living in Auckland, marathons on honeymoon, Naseby, Crush the Cargill, hanging and the best way to put down an elephant. There's also a tribute to The Goodies, some MacGyver references and a bit of name-dropping.
Tuesday Apr 07, 2020
Tulips, Tahoe and Trotsky
Tuesday Apr 07, 2020
Tuesday Apr 07, 2020
Adam, Steve and Andrew invite Ruud, the 'communist' Edendale tulip grower, along for a chat. We discuss lots of shit... and in the midst of it we touch on a bit of tulip growing and exporting info, firefighting technology, endurance running with lots of endurance but not so much running and a bit of politics. Tigers get a mention and we still aren't sure what the icepick was doing there...
Tuesday Mar 31, 2020
Tom Spencer and Ron Jeremy
Tuesday Mar 31, 2020
Tuesday Mar 31, 2020
Adam, NZs premier strength training coach for runners, joins Steve to host an interview with Tom Spencer, adventure racer, winner of Mt Difficulty Ascent (or not), and self-isolation poster boy. Andrew joins in after doing battle with the supermarket, Tom leaves then returns, facial hair is compared, Ron Jeremy gets a mention. Laughter happens. Listening to this podcast in public will improve social distancing.
Thursday Mar 26, 2020
The Lockdown Diaries - Interview with Jaime Stevenson
Thursday Mar 26, 2020
Thursday Mar 26, 2020
In part one of the lockdown diaries Andrew and Steve learn to use Zoom and catch up with Jaime Stevenson, runner and coach. Topics range from grizzly beers, poutine and even running. The challenge of doing Everest in one's backyard gets mentioned and Steve is now wishing he didn't mention it...
You can get in touch with Jaime here... https://runningnz.co.nz/
Sunday Mar 22, 2020
Coronavirus Special
Sunday Mar 22, 2020
Sunday Mar 22, 2020
In which Steve and Andrew discuss all they know about pandemics, hoarding and alternatives to loo paper. Running gets a mention...
Wednesday Nov 27, 2019
Matt Bixley - The Definitive Guide to Running Kepler
Wednesday Nov 27, 2019
Wednesday Nov 27, 2019
Steve and Andrew offer beer and chips to bribe Matt into an interview. Matt shares all his secrets about running the Kepler and Barkley Marathons. Topics also cover genetics of obesity, the difference between sugar and heroin, brain tumours, running on drugs, and more about drugs and having a degree in chemistry. Not only does this look like an episode of Breaking Bad we also get lots of stories about quitting, not quitting, passing Mr Muir although not mentioning getting passed by Ms Muir singing 'Bodys Hit the Floor', running for fun and lots of other numbers.
Tuesday Oct 22, 2019
Episode 19 - The Joy of Running and Chapter 2 of the Complete Book of Running
Tuesday Oct 22, 2019
Tuesday Oct 22, 2019
The Complete Book of Running Chapter Two. A couple of pages were read about the psychological benefits of running repeated numerous times. Apart from that topics strayed to ask significant life questions such as:. Is joy helpful or is it something else? Can running promote joy or something else? What else goes on for missionaries in Cambodia? Is it helpful or joyful to get whipped by Terry? Would getting a million dollars be joyful (or something else)? Who is Andrew’s favourite guru?