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Peak Endurance — 305 episodes

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What It Really Takes To Race A Half, Marathon, 50K, 100K, And Miler

2

Coping With Injury When Everything Is On The Line

3

How to Choose the Right Running Coach (And Avoid Wasting Your Time)

4

Buffalo Stampede to NZ 6 Day

5

We Ranked Cross Training So You Don’t Waste Time

6

Why your running isn’t improving (and it’s not fitness)

7

How to Arrive at the Start Line Fresh and Fast

8

If You Love Ultrarunning, Do This

9

Meet Coach Daniel!

10

Returning to Running After Injury: What Actually Works (And What Keeps You Stuck)

11

The Truth About Sleep Deprivation Training for Ultras

12

Disordered Eating in Runners: The Hidden Cost of Endurance Culture

13

Appropriate Expectations: Why Your Training or Races Keep Falling Apart

14

Mountain Ultra Training: What Actually Matters.

15

Why Taking Time Off After a Race Won’t Make You Slower

16

Heat Acclimatisation: Your Guide to Running Success

17

Running Isn’t Your Therapy: The Hard Truth Most Runners Don’t Want To Hear

18

Active vs Passive Recovery: Are You Recovering Wrong?

19

How Road Running Makes You a Better Trail Runner

20

How to Get Back Into Speedwork Without Getting Injured (Or Overwhelmed)

21

Ultra Running Q&A: Part 2

22

Ultra Running Q&A: Overtraining, DNFs, Pacing, and more!

23

VO₂ Max vs Lactate Threshold — What Actually Matters for Ultra Runners

24

10 Running Myths That Need to Die (and What to Do Instead)

25

10 Things Smart Runners Don’t Do (And What to Do Instead)

26

Coaching Won’t Make Ultras Easy (and That’s the Point)

27

Expect the Unexpected: How to Handle Curveballs in Your Ultra

28

Ultra Endurance: Built, Not Born — The Science & Art of Going Long

29

Run Safe: Essential Tips for Staying Safe on The Roads & Trails

30

When to Listen to Your Body (and When to Push Through)

31

Every Run Feels Hard? You’re Not Unfit—You’re Under Recovered

32

Ultrarunning Over 50: Thriving, Not Just Surviving

33

🎧 Why Your Training Isn’t Working—And How to Fix It | Peak Endurance Podcast

34

Ultra Adelaide 100 Miler: Triumphs, Challenges, and Lessons Learned | Running in Your 50s

35

Post-Run, Jet-Lagged, and Shoe-Worn: Lessons from the UK

36

Reflections on running in Scotland and The Lake District

37

Battling the Elements: Isle of Skye DNF, Scottish Adventures & The Power of Your 'Why'

38

Train Smart, Race Strong: Why You Shouldn’t Race Your Training

39

Aaron Crook: winner of the 6633 Arctic Ultra 2025

40

The importance of 'suffering' training

41

Motivation vs Discipline

42

Special guest! Elizabeth Bespalov talks Barkley!

43

The power of carbs for runners!

44

Barkley Marathons reflection

45

Pushing Limits: Chris Harris on Ultra Running, Mountaineering & GoNutrition

46

Race-Ready Running: Mastering Course-Specific Training

47

Runners, listen to your body!

48

9 things runners over 50 should NOT do

49

Quadsaw update and the magic of Magnesium

50

Boost Your Running with Smart Cross Training

51

Choosing your goal race for 2025

52

Fuel your runs with... chocolate?

53

Injury Comeback for Endurance Athletes

54

Ultrarunner's Guide: Bouncing Back from a DNF

55

Mastering Race Recovery: Essential Tips for Ultra Athletes

56

MASTERING THE ART OF TAPERING: Boost Your Race Performance!

57

Heat-Proof Your Runs: Essential Tips for Summer Running

58

What pace should you run your long runs?

59

Ethan Fleming: creator of Hardcore Harry's

60

The Ultra Runner's Guide to Training Principles: Intervals, Tempo, Easy, and Long Runs

61

13 warning signs you need to revamp your nutrition Part 2

62

13 warning signs you need to revamp your eating habits: Part 1

63

Canada recap!

64

Macca's Marathon recap

65

Kelvin Yip: Creator of Endu1 Endurance sports fuel and hydration.

66

Trail Blazers: Rekindling Your Ultra Running Fire When the Spark Fades

67

Bouncing Back: The Runner's Guide to Post-Illness Training

68

The Unsung Heroes: Easy and Recovery Runs

69

WandiCross debrief!

70

Ultra Running: A Global Phenomenon

71

To Run or Not to Run: Navigating the Confusing World of Running Injuries

72

Bend It Like a Runner: Mastering the Art of Stretching and Mobility

73

Sleep Deprivation Training in Ultra Running: A Dangerous Game?

74

Trust the Process: Surviving and Thriving in Ultra Running

75

We're back! Run Tarra Bulga and general update, and why you shouldn't always listen to your watch!

76

H2H plus more Ramblecast!

77

Emma Parsons: Mountain to Melbourne: 170km run to raise funds for our sick kids!

78

What exactly is the taper and why is it crucial for runners?

79

Elise Marcanti: 300kms for Eating Disorders Families Australia (EDFA).

80

Is motivation important for running?

81

Warmups, cool downs and stretching.

82

Running in the Summer heat.

83

Christmas ideas for runners!

84

Come run with us!

85

We're back!

86

Dr. Ricardo Costa discusses low carbohydrate, high fat (LCHF) diets for ultra runners.

87

Brooke runs 1600kms for mental health awareness.

88

12 in 12 becomes 7 in 7

89

Race number 6 of 12: The Swiss Alps 100

90

Ron and I are in Germany!

91

Ben Hirst just completed a double Everest!!

92

Harrison Malcolm for Go The Distance.

93

Getting out there in the cold to train!

94

100k No. 5: Ultra Adelaide

95

Phil Gore: 102 hour world record holder of the Backyard Ultra

96

Yoga, should you cut back on food when injured or tapering, and how to bounce back mentally and physically from a big race?

97

100k No.4 is done and Ron and I discuss a post on the '10 things All Runners Love'...but do they??

98

The 10 commandments of ultrarunning (According to Isobel and Ron)

99

"Ten Commandments for the Runner": a discussion.

100

Reframing 'failure' in training and racing.

101

Who needs a coach? You do!

102

Consistency is key to lifelong running!

103

100k race Number 3: Running Wild's The Prom.

104

Lourdes goes Burro racing!

105

Episode 200!! Ramblecast about running...and podcasting!

106

Joffrid Mackett breaks the Australian 48 Hour Walk Open Record!

107

12 in 12: race number 2 Buffalo Stampede 100k

108

12 in 12: Number 1, Melbourne Oxfam Trailwalker.

109

Dr. Zulia Frost: FLEXBEAM red light therapy.

110

The 12 in 12: Isobel's 100's challenge!

111

Lourdes talks menopause!

112

Hills: in long runs and as part of training.

113

H2H sweeping and the benefits of an off-season.

114

Drills Vs Plyometrics: What's the difference and which should you do?

115

Erchana ran from the tip of Australia to the toe!

116

Shorty episode: Mastering your menstrual cycle for female athletes.

117

Brooke is planning on running 1600kms in 30 days!

118

Meghan Canfield talks accepting getting older in ultra racing

119

Lessons from 2022: Listeners share what they learnt!

120

10 things runners should do

121

Andrew Perry: PREPD, the system designed for advanced hydration effectiveness.

122

Coast to Kosci 2022

123

Nigel Hill: winner of GSER 100 miler

124

Stephen Redfern ran the Sri Chinmoy Self-Transcendence 3100-mile run.

125

Scott Beams; the nicest guy in ultrarunning!

126

Lourdes talks about Tor Des Geants 2022

127

Ron and I ran the Bright Alpine Climb Four Peaks race!

128

10 things runners need to STOP doing!

129

Paul Watkins is The Rogue Scholar!

130

Karin Traeger ran the length of the Yarra River!

131

Matt Fitzgerald; how to run every race at your real limit!

132

Lincoln Quilliam on the state of European racing and how that can be applied to Australia, with the Churchill Fellowship.

133

Pam Muston on longevity in running, and a quick update from Erchana Murray!

134

Ron and I ran the Sri Chinmoy 100k!

135

The Ten Guiding Principles of Training.

136

Wonderland Ramblecast!!

137

Mindfulness for Runners: how it helps and how to start!

138

Erchana Murray is running from the tip to toe of Australia!

139

Using poles in training and racing.

140

Work + rest = success!

141

Sam Suke; Exercise Thought Physiotherapy.

142

Tomas Drybala: keynote speaker, flow and mindful runner, extreme runner and author.

143

Marijke Walshe: Female winner of the Unreasonable East 100 miler

144

Sean Bell runs from Cairns to Melbourne!!

145

Tom Dade wins the Unreasonable East 200 miler.

146

Coping with injuries.

147

Mental toughness for ultra-runners.

148

The 10 mistakes runners make and how you can avoid them!!

149

Down Under 135 special!

150

Matt Fitzgerald: Run Like A Pro (Even If You're Slow)

151

DU and race-specific training.

152

Staying motivated to train through winter!

153

Cross training options for runners.

154

What does a training program for a race consist of?

155

Do you need a coach? And if you do, how do you choose one?

156

Isobel answers questions about her Barkley prep!

157

Ultraworking: a startup researching peak performance.

158

Lincoln Quilliam chats all things Tassie trail running and the new Kunanyi mountain race!

159

Deb Sharp: founder and owner of Emergency Medical Services (EMS)

160

Karl Meltzer: 100 miles is not that far.

161

Sun Sachs: Founder of the Rewire Fitness App

162

Pete Ripmaster: 2018 Iditarod Trail Invitational Champion.

163

Tom Dade: racing machine!!

164

Shaun Kaesler: Race Director

165

Patrick McKeown: The Oxygen Advantage

166

Jane Trumper: Legendary Australian ultra-runner finishes her 10th C2K!

167

Coaching Q&A Number 2!!

168

Nikki Wynd prepares to race C2K!

169

Jesse's Run for Red Nose Day

170

Tom Dade has some races planned!!

171

GSER athlete podcast #2

172

Patrick Wilson: Author of The Athlete's Gut.

173

Nikki Langman: How to be a BADASS: Navigating Your Road to Self-Mastery.

174

Coaching Q and A

175

Shawn Butler: Author of Run Lab Rat Run

176

Mark Grima: an everyday runner who is anything but everyday!

177

Luke Nelson: Ankle Sprains

178

Brodie Sharpe: How to strive for an injury-free PB!

179

Ross Jenkin: The big 4 at 40

180

Kellie Macknamara: Runner and breast cancer survivor.

181

Peter Defty: Optimising your fat metabolism.

182

Suki Singh: How running has helped him live a more meaningful life and how it can for us too!

183

Pat Farmer: 1000 miles to LightPat Farmer: 1000 miles to Light

184

GSER 2021; four athletes share their story in this first episode of a 3 part series.

185

Kirrily Dear and Mark Grima are Running Against Violence.

186

Luke Nelson: Hamstring Tendinopathy

187

Louise Burke: world leader in sports dietics shares her expert knowledge on carbo-loading, fasted running and iron stores in athletes.

188

Ruth Croft: NZ running sensation comes 2nd at Western States!

189

What's the best running advice you have ever received?

190

Andrew Wynd: Sports physiotherapist and foot specialist.

191

Dean Karnazes; A Runner's High.

192

John Stocker: world record holder of 81hrs at the Suffolk Backyard Ultra.

193

Stephanie Case: ultra runner and founder of 'Free to Run'.

194

Beau Miles: The Backyard Adventurer

195

Luke Nelson from Health and High Performance: Shin Pain

196

Race directors Megan and Matt on all things GSER and on raising female participation rates in ultra running.

197

Lessons from 2020

198

Maggie Guterl wins the inaugural Cocodona 250!

199

Down Under 135 special: Tom Cullum, Nigel Hill and Tom Dade.

200

Breaking the Barrier Collaboration

201

Bernadette Benson: Multiple National Record Holder

202

Why do we run?

203

Victorian High Country 7 Peaks FKT record holder Isobel Ross

204

48 Hour Track Championships chat with Stephen Redfern and Nikki Wynd with guest host Ron Tait

205

Bich Jennings; mountain athlete and inspring human.

206

Nikki Wynd comes back for the 100th episode!!

207

ITB pain with Luke Nelson

208

Kay Bretz is Turning Right

209

Annabel Hepworth; Helen Stanger award and Ultra Performance of the year award recipient.

210

Luke Nelson: Runner's knee

211

Caroline Bertrand: Surviving and thriving through tough times.

212

Nick Fuller; Researcher into preventing weight re-gain

213

George Dyer and The Great Train Run

214

Damian Hall runs an FKT on the Pennine Way!

215

Ben Lindsay talks shin splints.

216

Tegan Geall; winner of The Two Bays Trail Run 56k female event.

217

Matt Whitaker; winner of The Two Bays Trail Run 56km men's event.

218

Matt Fitzgerald: The Comeback Quotient

219

Luke Nelson; Dealing with Plantar Fasciitis

220

Maggie Guterl; amazing ultra runner and first woman to win Bigs Backyard.

221

Abby Coleman; sports scientist

222

Catra Corbett: Reborn on the run.

223

Adharanand Finn; Rise Of The Ultra Runners

224

Luke Nelson: 4 mistakes runners make with calf strains.

225

Lazarus Lake; creator of The Barkley Marathons and The Big Backyard Ultra.

226

Matt Fitzgerald: How Bad Do You Want It?

227

Scott Douglas: Running Is My Therapy

228

Brodie Sharpe is busting running myths!

229

Tristan Miller: 52 marathons in 52 weeks

230

Dave Alley's 2015 record run around Australia.

231

Donnie Campbell ran all the Munros in 31 days!

232

John Kelly completes The Grand Round!

233

Kyle Burgess: Cougar Guy

234

Julie Emmerman; sport psychologist discusses Covid and ultrarunning.

235

Ryan Twist; Podiatrist at Bayswater Ankle and Foot Clinic

236

Travis Macy: Team Endure at eco-challenge Fiji, the World's Toughest Race.

237

Bern Dornum: member of Team Thunder AR in Eco-Challenge.

238

Rob Preston; Reflections on Eco Challenge; the toughest race in the world.

239

Richard Xerri: Race director

240

Alex Hutchinson; author of the book 'Endure. Mind, Body and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance'.

241

Andre La Gerche; sports cardiologist

242

Bonus episode: Isobel Ross Part 2, developing mental strength.

243

Gene Dykes: Sub 3-hour marathoner and ultra-marathon runner in his 70s!

244

Bonus episode! Karen Barrett; Everesting challenge completed!

245

Sean Bell; running around Australia in 2022

246

Andy Blow; Precision Hydration Co-Founder, CEO and Sports Scientist

247

Isobel (Izzy) Ross: Nicole Kew turns the tables and interviews me!

248

Meghan Laws (Arbogast)

249

Buzz Burrell: Fastest Known Times

250

Mosi Smith; endurance athlete wins Diesel Day Grit Check in 62 hours!!

251

Amy Bender; PHD and sleep researcher.

252

Stacy Sims: Women Are Not Small Men

253

Ricardo Costa; ultra-marathon nutrition expert

254

Joe Friel; Faster After 50.

255

Sam Suke; physiotherapist at 'Exercise Thought Physiotherapy'

256

Christie Aschwanden; author of 'Good To Go, How to Eat, Sleep and Rest Like a Champion.'

257

Trang Nguyen; Physio and Strength and Conditioning Coach

258

Kelly Starrett: mobility expert and author of Ready to Run and Supple Leopard.

259

Matt Fitzgerald; 80/20 Running

260

Lanny Bassham; Olympic Gold Medalist and Mental Management System Creator.

261

Kate Smyth: Sports Naturopath

262

Nicole Kew: An elite athlete's story of rhabdomyolysis (commonly known as Rhabdo).

263

Dion Finocchiaro: Male winner of the Hoka One One 100k slam

264

Hoka One One IsoRun Festival Special: Jim Walmsley, Darcy Piceu, Tim Tollefson and Mike Wardian

265

Travis Macy: the ultra-mindset applied to the COVID crisis.

266

Lucy Bartholomew; an amazing athlete with such a positive outlook!

267

Stuart Hinds: soft tissue therapist

268

Mike Wardian: Quarantine Backyard Ultra Winner.

269

Coaching Roundtable

270

Quarantine Backyard Ultra wrap-up with Dave Proctor

271

Brooke Stratton; Olympic Athlete

272

RED-s discussion with Brodie Sharp from the The Run Smarter Podcast

273

Dr Tracy Alloway, PhD

274

Dave Proctor: Outrun Rare and Quarantine Backyard Ultra

275

Beer mile!! With breaking the Barrier Podcast.

276

Leigh Iacovangelo: Physiotherapist at Rise Health Group

277

Coaching roundtable special. Coronavirus: how do we reframe our running goals becaus of Covid 19, showing compassion for race directors and trying to stay positive in these difficult times

278

Luke Nelson; Sports Chiro

279

Delirious West special: Interviews with Sarah Foster and Kirsten Maplestone

280

Coaches Roundtable Number 3!

281

Lucy ran the length of New Zealand!!!

282

Hong Kong Four Trails Special: with Stephen Redfern and Andre Blumberg.

283

Running chat...with Andrew Lorenzo

284

Coaching Roundtable with Daniel Farrugia and Ashley Druve.

285

Caroline Gavin: female winner of the Two Bays 56km trail race

286

Ashley Druve; runner and inspirational guy!

287

Ozgur (Oz) Begen: The benefits of altitude training for runners.

288

Jason Karp: Running coach who shares his knowledge of the effect of the female cycle on athletes.

289

Daniel Farrugia and Ashley Druve: The first of a monthly mentoring chat!

290

How do runners control themselves around all the food and alcohol at Christmas time?

291

Craig Harper; Keeping Sh*t (and Ultra running) real.

292

How do I train for a hilly race if I live in a flat area?

293

GSER: Race recap!

294

How can you make your drop bags more efficient?

295

Andrew Lorenzo: Runner and mindfulness coach

296

Do trail runners need to run on the road as well as the trails?

297

Kellie Emmerson

298

What are the quality sessions runners need to do?

299

Lucy Clark AKA Adventurous Lucy is running the length of NZ!

300

Do ultra-runners need to do speed work?

301

Stuart Cox on multi-day and bucket-list races

302

What can you do to keep your fitness when injured?

303

Pam Muston: extraordinary ultra-runner, race director and human being!

304

Why is rest for endurance athletes so important?

305

Nikki Wynd: ultra-champion and all round nice person!