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Episode 703 - Delirious West 2027 Series INTRO - Michelle Frost: “Ben, You’ve Taken Over My Podcast”

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Episode 702 - Delirious West 2027 Series INTRO - Jacqueline Catania: “My Whole Life Has Become an Equation”

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Episode 700 - ZenRUN Moment 20: Finish Your Run Gently

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Episode 701 - Delirious West 2027 Series INTRO - Craig Jeffrey: What Happens When Your Brain Checks Out Before Your Legs Do?

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Episode 699 - Delirious West 2027: Gaby Villa – Are You Fuelling the Training, or Just the Race?

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Episode 698 - Delirious West 2027 Medic Tips with Kat Booth: Should You Pre-Tape Your Feet?

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Episode 697 - Delirious West 2027 Series INTRO - Nikki Frost: “Apparently I Have to Do It Again”

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Episode 696 - Delirious West 2027 Series INTRO - Stuart Rainbow: Apparently “Never Again” Has an Expiry Date

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Episode 695 - Delirious West 2027 Series INTRO - Shane Connolly: “I Need to Do Something That Scares Me”

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Episode 694 - Delirious West 2027 Series INTRO - Ashling Rogan: “I Don’t Know If I Even Call Myself a Runner”

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Episode 693 - ZenRUN Moment 19: Let Your Run Meet You Where You Are

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Episode 692 - Delirious West 2027 Series INTRO - Murray Hodgson: At 66, the Best Is Still Ahead

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Episode 691 - Delirious West 2027 Series INTRO - Paige Krekeler: Choosing Races for All the Right Wrong Reasons

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Episode 690 - Chris Sarra on Running, Resilience and Rewriting What’s Possible

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Episode 689 - Delirious West 2027 Series INTRO - Ben Pyman: These Words Could Come Back to Haunt Me

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Episode 688 - Delirious West 2027 Series INTRO -John Herzfeld: This Time He’s Actually Going to Train

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Episode 687 - Delirious West 2027 Series INTRO - Brad Halls: Delirious Is Basically a Very Long Party

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Episode 686 - Delirious West 2027 Series INTRO - Levi Quinton: If I’m Not Sleeping, I Might as Well Run

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Episode 685 - ZenRUN Moment 18: Run without checking your watch for five minutes

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Episode 684 - Delirious West 2027 Series INTRO - Craig Maluish: From a Few Kilometres to 200 Miles

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Episode 683 - Delirious West 2027 Series INTRO - Ben Ridley: “I’m Never Doing Delirious Again”

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Episode 682 - From Hating Running to 100 Milers with Kelli O’Neill

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Episode 681 - Delirious West 2027 Series INTRO - Paul Watkins: What Happens When You Keep Asking “Can I Do That?”

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Episode 680 - Delirious West 2027 Series INTRO - Was It a Fluke? Gabe Alves Heads Back to Delirious

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Episode 679 - ZenRUN Moment 17: Notice when you start enjoying yourself

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Episode 678 - Redefining What Running Looks Like with Alissa Wilkinson

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Episode 677 - ZenRUN Moment 16: Feel the rhythm of your breathing

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Episode 676 - From Hating Running to Chasing the Impossible with Frank Collins

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Episode 675 - ZenRUN Moment: 15: Slow down when your mind races

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Episode 674 - From Bangkok to 162km: Nida Collins on Running, Fear and Finding Out What’s Possible

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Episode 673 - ZenRUN Moment 14: Check your shoulders on hills

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Episode 672 - From 130kg Gamer to Backyard Ultra Enthusiast | Bart Campbell

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Episode 671 - ZenRUN Moment 13: Notice one beautiful thing

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Episode 670 - Running Through Life’s Different Seasons with Kat Cacavas

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Episode 669 - ZenRUN Moment 12: Notice how your feet land

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Episode 668 - From “You’ll Never Run Again” to 200 Miles with David Martin ⭐

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Episode 667 - ZenRUN Moment 11: Listen for the quiet moments

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Episode 666 - How Running Helped Kat Booth Rebuild Her Life

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Episode 665 - ZenRUN Moment 10: Notice What Your Arms Are Doing

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Episode 664 - From Slowest at School to Comrades: Sally Pymer’s Running Journey

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Episode 663 - ZenRUN Moment 9: Run the First Five Minutes Slower Than You Want To

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Episode 662 - Nancy Williams: Big Goals, Finding Belonging and Just Taking the Next Step

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Episode 661 - ZenRUN Moment 8: Relax Your Jaw During Your Run

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Episode 660 - From the Simpson Desert to Sierra Leone with Jos Middleton

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Episode 659 - ZenRUN Moment 7: Feel the Air Change as You Move

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Episode 658 - MFYU Mini Series - BONUS - Behind the Yards - The People, Chaos and Community of Melbourne Frontyard Ultra

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Episode 657 - Nagiska Mayes — From 200 Metres to Backyard Ultras, Big Feelings, and Finding Her People

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Episode 656 - ZenRUN Moment 6: notice when your body settles

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Episode 655 - MFYU Mini Series - Paul Pratt’s Melbourne Frontyard Ultra Journey - 34 Yards, Charlie’s Big Moment and the Bigger Story

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Episode 654 - Jason Rantall - Running, Recovery, Backyard Ultras and Finding Better Mental Health

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Episode 653 - ZenRUN Moment 5: Match your breath to your stride

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Episode 652 - MFYU Mini Series - Rachael Johnstone’s Melbourne Frontyard Ultra Journey - 30 Yards, 200K and the Floor Was 24

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Episode 651 - Paul Pratt - Running, Community, Family and Finding Your Own Way

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Episode 650 - ZenRUN Moment 4: Look further ahead

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Episode 649 - MFYU Mini Series - Luke Slater’s Melbourne Frontyard Ultra Journey - 37 Yards, Team Della and the Second-Night Question

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Episode 648 - Simon Poli - ultra running, beer, Delirious, busted ankles, and finding your people

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Episode 647 - ZenRUN Moment 3: Listen to your footsteps

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Episode 646 - MFYU Mini Series - Jason Rantall’s Melbourne Frontyard Ultra Journey - 45 Yards, 300K and Move the Body, Shift the Mind

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Episode 645 - Rachael Johnstone - Making Time to Run When Life Is Full

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Episode 644 - ZenRUN Moment 2: Soften Your Hands While You Run

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Episode 643 - Ben Ridley - From Parkrun to Delirious, Road Running, Big Feelings and Super Crewing Karin

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Episode 642 - ZenRUN Moment 1: Notice the First Minute of Your Run

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Episode 641 - Suzanne Rath - Running, Resilience & Really Big Adventures

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Episode 640 - Astrid Volzke: The Woman Behind the Lens at Delirious West

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Episode 639 - MFYU Mini Series - Nagiska Mayes’ Melbourne Frontyard Ultra Journey - 30 Yards, 200K and One Very Wise Husband

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Episode 638 - MM - 224 - Do one thing in slow motion

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Episode 637 - Peta Moore: DNFs, Dirt Naps, Emergency Twisties & the Joy of Coming Back

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Episode 636 - Be Like Fred: Chris Atkinson on Winning Delirious West, Running Your Own Race & Loving the Long Way

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Episode 635 - MM - 223 - Wake up your ankles

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Episode 634 - MFYU Mini Series - Margie Hadley’s Melbourne Frontyard Ultra Journey - 48 Yards, Grass Angels and One More Time

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Episode 633 - From Mexico to Delirious: JP’s 200-Mile Adventure & Love of Life

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Episode 632 - Delirious Wrap - Bianca O’Neill: 100 Miles, Mum Miles & the Longest Finish Chute in History

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Episode 631 - MM - 222 - Turn your palms up and pause

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Episode 630 - Delirious Wrap - Brutal, Beautiful & Unforgettable – Eve Knudson’s Delirious WEST 100-Mile Journey

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Episode 629 - From “I’m Not Built Like a Runner” to Delirious 100-Miler Finisher - Warren Page’s Wild Ride

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Episode 628 - Delirious WEST 2026 Wrap Party: DNFs, Finish Lines, Sleep Deprivation & Why We’ll Probably Do It Again 😄

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Episode 627 - MM - 221 - Glide through one part of your day

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Episode 626 - Delirious Wrap - Karin Ridley: Double Plugger, Sore Feet & The Power of Just Keeping Going

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Episode 625 - Delirious Wrap - Sym Mercer: Sticks, Squeaks & One Very Determined 200-Mile Finish

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Episode 624 - Delirious Wrap - Matthew Farrand’s 200-Mile Delirious Journey: Jet Lag, Knee Pain, Dirt Naps & One Very Well-Earned Medal

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Episode 623 - MM - 220 - Do something small with total attention

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Episode 622 - Delirious Wrap - Gabe Alves: The Science, The Socks & The 200-Mile Finish

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Episode 621 - Delirious Wrap - Ben Pyman’s Delirious WEST 100 Miler: Soft Sand, Sleep Monsters & a Sub-40 Finish

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Episode 620 - Delirious Wrap - Kylie Bell’s Delirious 100 Miler: Smiley-Face Rocks, Sleepy Moments & Champagne at the Finish Line

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Episode 619 - MM - 219 - Hold one stretch longer than usual

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Episode 618 - Delirious Wrap - Running Delirious Together: Michelle, Nikki and the 200-Mile Adventure

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Episode 617 - MM - 218 - Pause at the threshold

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Episode 616 - From Bike Shop Kid to UESCA Founder - Rick Prince on Endurance, Coaching & Why Fun Still Matters

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Episode 615 - MM - 217 - Watch a candle flicker

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Episode 614 - From Horses to Hundred Milers - Faith Raymond on Finding Running Later in Life

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Episode 613 - MM - 216 - Trace your hand with your breath

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Episode 612 - Taper, Trail Talk and the After Party - Eve Knudson’s Delirious WEST Check-In 6

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Episode 611 - Consistency, Caffeine and Countdown to Delirious - Ben Pyman Check-In 5

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Episode 610 - Busy Life, Sore Knee, Big Adventure - Matthew Farrand’s Delirious Check-In 5

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Episode 609 - MM - 215 - Take a mindful micro-break from your screen

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Episode 608 - Red Dirt, Rehab and the Moving Picnic - Karin Ridley’s Delirious Check-In 5

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Episode 607 - Glucose, Ketones and Monkey Rocks - Gabe’s Delirious Check-In 5

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Episode 606 - MM - 214 - Speak one sentence slowly

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Episode 605 - Floods, Heat and “Let’s Just Go” - Sym Mercer’s Delirious Check-In 5

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Episode 604 - Bianca O’Neill: Mountains, Meaning & 30 Days to Delirious