Into the Wee Hours Podcast

Episode 35!  We welcome back our Episode 31 guest, Jemma Purandare, to (finally!) run us through her trip to Europe and her experience of a long time in the making dream, running - UTMB's CCC , lining up to take on 100kms of brutal trail running through the Alps.  When we spoke to Jemma last, she was on the brink of flying from Australia to Europe to toe the line at this huge race, after months of...

Happy New Year to all of our amazing Into the Wee Hours Podcast listeners!! This was a fun one, where we get to hear from previous guests about their 2022 reflections and their intentions and goals for 2023. The prompts that you will hear answers to are around three questions that we, Sarah and Kristen, asked previous guests :  1. What was a highlight of 2022? 2. What was a lesson learned in 2022?...

Episode 33! We’re back and stoked to be joined by a super inspiring, fun and determined woman - Erchana Murray-Bartlett. Erchana joins us from Sydney, off the back of 120 consecutive marathons, having broken a Guinness World Record and continuing to crush the existing record as she runs over 6000kms from Cape York to Melbourne on her “Tip to Toe” mission.   Erchana talks to us about her roots as a...

Episode 32! Firstly, apologies if this is a tricky one to listen to sound wise - our recording set up from three remote places didn't go quite to plan and our voices come through at different levels, with Sarah being quiet. The main thing we reckon though is you can still hear Cecilia well, and we hope it's not too annoying to listen to as it's well worth perservering with to hear from "CC at CCC"...

Episode 31! Enjoy this fantastic, fun and honest conversation with UK born, now Springbrook based, Jemma Purandare. Jemma is a wonderfully bubbly and engaging woman and shares with us how she's training for a dream race - CCC, as part of the UTMB festival , while also holding down a full time job as an Environmental Scientist; studying International Law and since that's not enough for one busy hum...

Episode 30. We welcome our good friend, Meagan Brown aka "Brownie" back onto the show to hear the inside scoop on her first 100 mile run at none other than one of the most iconic ultra runs in the world - the Western States Endurance Run . If you didn't listen to her on Episode 21, make sure you revisit that one too! We're so grateful to Meagan for sharing the laughs and the huge highs and lows of...

Episode 29! Well, after releasing episodes fortnightly for a year, we’ve had a few weeks break and are back for a brief check in to reflect on a year of podcasting. It’s just Sarah and Kristen for this one. Don’t expect any knowledge bombs, but if you enjoy the sound of laughter - we guarantee we deliver on that front!  A HUGE thank you to all of our guests, listeners and incredible Patreon Patron...

Episode 28, which also marks a year of us podcasting! This is such a sensational conversation with the wonderful Allie Geddes. The three of us put on our best podcast voices for a fun, thought provoking chat with Allie.  Trigger warning - this conversation does include discussion of Allie’s experience of cancer. If this is triggering for you - take care of yourself. Jump in and out where you need...

Thank you yet again for joining us for another episode of the Into The Wee Hours Podcast! So happy as always to bring you stories and voices of everyday adventurers, and this one is absoultely inspirational! This episode brings you the voice of Maree Connor, an overall busy woman wearing many hats - only some being mother, wife, sister, ultra runner, and Clinical Nurse Unit Manager. (We also talk...

Okay, so every episode is really special to us, but this one is particularly special for Kristen as there will be people who know these two based on their first and last names, but Kristen knows them as "Mom & Dad".  This episode is for all the mums and dads out there with a passion to fill, and kids to raise. Being biased slightly, but would say that Andy and Julie are pretty amazing parents, and...

Welcome back for Episode 25! If you've ever been slightly curious about what it might be like to work as an outdoor guide and educator, we know you'll love this conversation. We are so pleased to present an amazing everyday adventurer, who has turned his passions into his career - Sol Kamal. Sarah and Sol have known each other almost 10 years now after Sarah went on a fateful kayak trip through Sy...

Getting up there - episode 24!! Welcome back!! We are so happy to release this podcast, as this one is a mix of professional advice and adventure stories and goes out to all of you listeners to embrace your true ATHLETE. Our guest, Dempsey Ormrod, a Sunshine Coast Myotherapist and Exercise Physiologist through his own practice Myo Mechanics , gives his insights on how no matter skill, activity, or...

Episode 23! What a fun conversation this was - Kirra Molnar is a world rated, pro longboard surfer with roots locally on the Sunshine Coast, in Noosa. We dove straight into this conversation with everything that Kirra does for work as she hustles to make her passion her lifestyle. Growing up having moved to the Sunshine Coast, Kirra now calls the waves in Noosa her home, surfing the iconic points...

Episode 22! In this week’s episode, we speak with Central Queensland based, Genevieve Birch. Genevieve and Sarah met while mountain biking but as she shares with us, Genevieve’s background is very much in music, both personally and professionally, working as an Instrumental Music Teacher.  Genevieve chats with us about how she came to adventure a little "later" on in life, as a uni student, diving...

This week’s episode is a super inspiring and lively conversation with Brisbane based, ultra distance trail runner, Meagan Brown. If you haven’t listened to her husband’s episode, you can check out Sammy’s interview in Episode 20 and compare tales! Meagan’s energy is magnetic! She shares with us her journey from being someone who didn’t even really like running initially, albeit competed in all the...

Don't let Sammy's super chill nature fool you - Sammy is an accomplished endurance runner, up to 100 mile distance, and we have a great chat (on Valentine’s Day!) about how he got into running in his early 20s and the amazing races and challenges and International travel he has completed since in NZ, Japan and Italy - to name a few. Running has become a huge part of Sammy’s life, including being t...

Episode 19! Leif Christensen joined us in the “studio” while visiting from Adelaide for a chat about what being an everyday adventurer means to him.  Leif shares with us how an exchange program, living in Brazil for a year after leaving school stimulated his interest in experiencing other cultures and places. This passion has seen Leif travel and adventure all over Australia and beyond, both for f...

Episode 18! We speak to Allison Piercy, who kindly took the train up to the Sunshine Coast from Brisbane to join us in our “studio” for a fantastic in person conversation.  Over the past few years Allison has really embraced the art of bikepacking, from riding the 800km Cairns to Karumba bike event  with her Mum; to her first trip on the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail with a makeshift set up (includin...

Episode 17! While visiting Queensland after five months of COVID-19 induced state border closures, we took the opportunity to have a great conversation with Tom Kinsley - who also happens to be the partner of our Episode 5 guest, Cecilia Mattas.   Tom is an English born, RAAF pilot based in Newcastle, NSW who has been living in Australia since 2013. Tom’s passion for sport, adventure and running i...

Episode 16! We have a wonderful conversation with the determined and passionate, Stanthorpe based, Emma Rhymer, about how she discovered mountain biking as a teacher at a school camp in her early 40s and was immediately hooked.  This discovery sparked an amazing journey from rookie mountain biker to a dedicated Masters endurance athlete, working with the support of her husband, Dylan, and a dedica...

Welcome to Episode 15 of the Into the Wee Hours Podcast! We talk to Evolutionary Biologist and ultra endurance athlete, Danny Longman via Zoom, all the way from the European mountains. Having taken on numerous adventures worldwide and holding world records for ocean rowing, as a member of the Polar Row team, in addition to his work at Loughborough University which includes research enhancing under...

We’re excited to bring you Episode 14 of the Into the Wee Hours Podcast and this really interesting chat with Rob Saunders. In this episode we talk to Brisbane based, Rob Saunders - the man behind the heartfelt documentary - In the Footsteps of John Stuart. This short film is currently touring in Australia with the Wild film festival.  It covers Rob’s incredible, personal and historical journey to...

Following Episode 10, where Kristen interviewed Sarah about her upcoming bikepacking trip in Outback Queensland, this is the post trip wrap up! Sarah talks broadly about the experience of her ten day adventure, including how her route changed from the outset and how her trip mantra became “Make good choices, there are no rules”. She talks of the kindness of strangers; gratitude for her body; the c...

Having recently completed riding the Great Divide on a bicycle he crafted himself, from wood, we have an awesome conversation with Adelaide born, US based, Toby Lukins.  Toby is an incredibly experienced everyday adventurer and no doubt, with an extensive range of adventures and experiences behind him, we barely scraped the surface in this fantastic hour chatting to him. Toby shares with us how he...

Fresh off her awesome run, completing her third Run Queensland, Blackall 100KM, Sarah takes the host spot in this episode and chats to Kristen, less than 24 hours afterwards, about her experience at this iconic Sunshine Coast ultra trail run event.  This is a great opportunity to hear Kristen’s personal experience of running 100kms - amidst a very busy life beyond running - and whether you’re an e...