The Long Game Project

Geoff Kabush on Racing Longevity, Skill, Doping Era Survival, and Still Finding New Adventures Svein Tuft talks with mountain bike legend Geoff Kabush about building a decades-long career, from growing up in the Comox Valley and discovering cycling in his teens to racing internationally as a junior in 1995. Kabush describes the mid-’90s “glory days” of XC racing, his formative years in Victoria, a...

What does your body actually do during a long ride — and how do you find out? In this episode, Svein sits down with performance physiologist Steve Neal, who traveled to Nelson, BC with his full metabolic cart setup to put the Svein through a comprehensive testing session ahead of the BC Epic 1000 — a 1,040 km ultra-endurance race. This isn't a standard VO2 max test. Steve's protocol goes far deepe...

Steve Neal joins the Svein to answer a listener question from Chris O'Leary (New Zealand) on FatMax: what it actually means, why it matters, and how to improve it. What You'll Learn FatMax defined: The highest fat oxidation rate with the least carbohydrate contribution — not just peak fat burning. On a metabolic cart, fat oxidation can stay flat across multiple power steps while carbs double under...

This is the first guest episode of the Long Game Project, and it felt important to start with someone who really sets the tone for what this is all about. Steve Neal is a coach with over 30 years of experience working with endurance athletes, from development level all the way through to high performance. He’s known for his deep understanding of physiology, testing, and how to actually apply that...

In this opening episode of The Long Game Project, Svein Tuft lays out the intention behind the podcast. After nearly two decades racing at the highest level—including the Olympic Games, World Championships, and Grand Tours like the and —this episode focuses on what actually lasts: the process. This is a conversation for anyone trying to stay consistent, capable, and engaged while balancing real li...