Into the Wee Hours Podcast

As this goes to air, Sarah will be far away, out of range, (hopefully not drinking out of too many cattle troughs), mid-way through a 700km solo and unsupported bikepacking adventure in the outback! The day before Sarah headed off, Kristen took the mic to interview Sarah about this mission through Queensland's Central Highlands region on her self-mapped and spontaneously self-named "Sandstone Wild...

Introducing Dr Rowan Brookes. A humble, adventurous, inspiring powerhouse of a woman. Sarah met Rowan while racing the Rapid Ascent, Run Larapinta stage race in 2018 (not 2019 as she says in the intro) and it was an absolute privilege for us to share this time in conversation with Rowan. This one is for all of the mothers; the wives; the endurance athletes; the adventurers; the injured; the academ...

Our first ever remote podcast interview! In this episode we have a lively conversation with the awesome everyday adventurer, Oregon based, Hannah Russell. Hannah is in fact Kristen's sister. Not only is she a really interesting human; she was also a great tester for trying out our remote interview set up; not to mention one of few people who we'd ask to sit in a closet in 40 degree heat for the sa...

Episode Seven. Luke Pryor, Ultra Distance Trail Runner, Clinical & Performance Pyschologist, FKT Challenger & Tiny Home Dweller.  This episode is a really interesting catch up with Luke Pryor, talking all things endurance, psychology and running as a metaphor for life.  Luke shares his origin story with us and we find out how he came from a childhood on an 100 acre farm in Victoria to now, living...

Sarah and Kristen take the time to check in after the first five episodes. Topics covered include their reflections on the podcast journey so far; a laugh at the little interview habits which are creeping in and life lessons being learned from podcasting.  They also share a very honest check in with each other on life; including Sarah’s experience so far in hypnotherapy and Kristen’s interest in b...

This episode isn’t just for trail runners! Finland born, Sunshine Coast resident, Cecilia Mattas came in to chat to us about all things running and adventure.  Being conscious that she has appeared on other podcasts talking in depth about her victory at UTA 100 , we touch on this briefly, however focus more on her incredibly interesting athletic background in soccer and “swim run” - open water swi...

Sarah and Kristen have a great chat with Sunshine Coast local, Matt Wilkins. Matt is co-owner of Mountain Bike Coaching Australia and his adventure resume extends well beyond mountain biking, .  Matt has paddled the Bass Strait from mainland Australia to Tasmania; placed third at Trans Continental, riding self supported from London to Istanbul and completed (and failed) numerous other adventures i...

Well, in the intro to this podcast, Sarah and Kristen said they would be elevating the voice of the everyday adventurer. Instead, they jumped in at the deep end with an awesome conversation with world class Australian Adventure Photographer and Director, Krystle Wright. Sarah and Kristen speak to Krystle from her current home base on the Sunshine Coast, before she embarks on a solo mission across...

Welcome back to another episode of the Into the Wee Hours Podcast! In this second intro episode, our host, Sarah Pendergrass, interviews fellow host, Kristen Vautin. The vision for this show was to get to know Kristen and to understand her background coming into the Into the Wee Hours Podcast. Kristen is a proud accomplice of the Into the Wee Hours Podcast, supporting Sarah's adventure business, I...

Welcome to the first ever Into the Wee Hours podcast episode! In this intro episode, our host, Kristen Vautin, interviews fellow host, Sarah Pendergrass. The vision for this show was to get to know Sarah and to understand more the idea and intention behind the Into the Wee Hours Podcast. Sarah is owner of the adventure business, Into the Wee Hours. She’s originally from Scotland; now resident on t...