Chafing the Dream NZ

Kia ora Welcome to another kiwi-americas running duo episode with Mal and Dwayne. Mal and Dwayne bring on the usual Kiwi and Americana banter, especially with the recent 4th of July celebration. We talk through the usual trading updates which transitions nicely into Dwayne updating folks on the VERT Challenge. We discuss his game plan and how he is coping currently with the climbing. So far, so go...

Welcome to episode 47 This week Mal starts off with talking some of her specialty as a speech language therapist you'll hear some swallowing jargon. We talk some of our thoughts about WSER 100 miler which took place over the weekend been. We break down the Northland100 course, where the aid stations will be plus some tips on the terrain and what to expect out there. Mal asks Dwayne his thought...

Haere mai- plenty of links to click on in the Spotify Shownotes so go to candy town. Welcome to a jam-packed episode of local events and challenges. We start with our thoughts and the upcoming speaker, Bruce Fordyce regarding Comrades Ultramarathon. The world's oldest and longest ultramarathon. Next year will be there 100th year! Come check out Bruce's talk hosted by Masters on the Move. I...

Kia ora You read that right. Mal has been knocked up with round #2. Dwayne's newest training partner, baby #2 will be arriving in December 2026. Mal asks Dwayne questions of how he feels when he found out we were pregnant, what has surprised him the most this pregnancy, if there are any goals before baby comes (hint hint Mal tries to convince him to do a 100k....we will see). We make a laugh out o...

Kia ora What an episode. Dwayne and Mal were two lucky dogs to sit alongside the Dark Horse, Mr. Alex Nicholson. The Local Legend of the Backyard Kings Ultra 2026 in Whangarei ,NZ running 38 laps. He was a hoot. We spent time talking about his upbringing and why he leaned into running in his later years. Turns out it was often peer pressure by his friends. So if you are training for a marathon or...

Kia ora Welcome to another Chafing the Dream episode where plenty of chafing happened this weekend at the Kings Backyard Ultra. There was New Zealand records broken at the 24 hour mark with the most runners still standing at 16! There were also 3 newbies still standing at that 24 hour mark. The last man standing was the previous 2024 winner Anthony Kerr-Taylor and the last female standing was the...

This week Mal and Dwayne talk the usual training updates, and Dwayne probs Mal about her constant injuries. Then they talk about this weekends big event for Whangarei, the Kings Backyard Ultra at Barge Park. Finally we hear from the event organisers Chris and Helen of His and Hers and they answer some questions about the Kings backyard ultra. You can follow us on instagram @chafingthedreamnz or yo...

Kia ora and Haere Mai Another episode of Chafing the Dream. This one was fun as we answered some mailbag questions. Man do we love answering them, so please keep them coming. Even if it isn't a question and more of a comment. We updated folks on Mallory and Dwayne's training. As usual Mal sookes in her lack of training but teases hopeful promising future plans and lands. Meanwhile, Dwayne contempl...

Kia ora On this weeks episode Mal asks Dwayne how his trail marathon at Run the Bay in Paihia went. They dive into the course, the race plan, and how it all played out. Sneak peak, he won and Mal was very proud. Poor Dwayne was still experiencing some mild brain fatigue post marathon haze. Next up Mal gives a quick update on what she's been learning from Marci Klimek and Renee her physiotherap...

Kia ora Welcome to another episode of Chafing the Dream with Mal and Dwayne the American Kiwi Running Duo. This episode Dwayne and Mal do the usual update of training. More specifically Dwayne stacking some k's before his Run the Bay Marathon this upcoming weekend. Meanwhile Mal still recovering from her bone injury so keeping up with weight training and cycling. We dive into the upcoming race...

Haere mai This episode Dwayne and Mal talked about training updates. Dwayne rambles about his attempts to slowly build his mileage up. Mal sadly talks about the possibility of her third bone injury. Most recent events we have are the Port Nikau 5k , Run the Bays , Kings Backyard Ultra , and Northland 100. Dwayne and Mal will be MCing for the Port Nikau so please come along to race a 5k and win som...

Haere mai and welcome to one of our shorter episodes. We proudly announce the showdown winner for our boys vs. girls triathlon team. Surprise, chicks won!! ;) Dwayne and Mal discuss what we could do differently next time around and the potential to race each other on the crit track. We review the most recent Kai Iwi Lakes triathlon and Trail Run results. Giving our shoutouts to all the local legen...

Kia ora Welcome to another episode . Wowza are we lucky! We got to have two legends, Katie White and Bradley Houghton give us their voice diaries to close out our Ring of Fire series. Before digging into the diaries we talk about 3 upcoming races: - Kai Iwi Lakes Triathlon and Trail Race - Run the Bays - King's Backyard It was honestly so nice and fun following along with their training and th...

Kia ora Welcome to another episode with Mal and Dwayne. This time we are lucky enough to have MAGIC MIKE steal the show. He talks training, what it was like to race Ring of Fire, and his mental game during the event. We were lucky to ask him all the nitty gritty questions and are really grateful to have him on. Mike Lea announced the upcoming "practice Backyard" event happening at Barge...

Hellllooooo Episode 34 welcomes the golden boy of Northland trail running, Sam Rout! Sam is one of a kind. He seems to know everyone in this town and will run with anyone but yet is also the speediest northlander and currently 3rd podium spot at TUM 50k this year. Dwayne and Mal dig into Sam's training, set backs with his recent knee injury, and exciting upcoming races. We also have some good...

Yoooooo Haere mai! Welcome to another episode where we start off discussing global gas prices. But make a quick pivot to actual running content. We update on our training, having the usual bugs in the house while training, and announce the Parihaka giveaway winners. Congratulation to Waimaria and Hannah! See ya at the start line ;) We will be giving away 3 entries to the Northland 100 for all the...

Haere mai Welcome to a fun episode with Tara Wilson from Sport Northland. Dwayne and Mal ask details of how Tara ended up at Sport Northland, history of Sport Northland, what position she started (hint she was a barista at the local cafe), and details of our upcoming favourite local race, Parihaka Half Marathon. We talk about previous years where this poor race has been cursed from slips to cyclon...

Yoooooo What another secret special episode with our Muscle Mania crew Bree Monaghan "Baby Bagel" and Nathan Ryken "The Viking". Dwayne and Mal were lucky enough to sit down with the two of them and talk about recovery. We start opening about how training has been for all four of us and our newest goalzzzz to create a triathlon team. Boys vs. Girls! We then get straight into as...

Morena Dawn Patrol- if you do listen when we drop our episode at 5am every Wednesday ;) We start with the usual banter and training updates from Dwayne and Mal. Feel free to comment about your own training, we love hearing from our listeners!! The bulk of this episode is where we have the honour to talk to Denika about her recent racing experience for World XC Champs. She gives us the inside scoop...

Haere mai Welcome to another episode, this one exclusively with Dwayne and Mal. We start the episode talking about our training updates and the usual realities of having a toddler who is sick, meaning sleepless nights blah blah blah. Dwayne also spends some time exploring alternative nutrition options for his cheap as chips budget. Mal discusses her recent letter from her Sports Doctor regarding o...

Haere mai to Chafing the Dream Wow, this is a special episode and we want to say a special thank you to Bradley, TrailRunningNZ newsletter. We couldn't have done it without him. Seriously! We are so lucky. Okay on with it. So Dwayne drove down to Rotovegas to first and foremost crew for our local legend, Sam Rout. THEN snag interviews off the following top male and female finishers. Apologies...

Haere mai Episode 27 is here and get ready for some rambling. The first 15 minutes is Dwayne and Mal discussing our thoughts on shoe sponsors, money in trail running (or lack thereof ), and other random bits and bobs. Dwayne was lucky enough to snag a quick pre-race interview from Sam Rout, ranked 3rd currently for the 50k at Tarawera but more importantly our local northland rep. We are stoked to...

Haere mai Welcome to Chafing the dream with the kiwi American running couple duo. This episode we have a little fun with 3 folks freaky enough to enter Ring of Fire 100k. We were able to sneak off some voice diaries of their latest training. The first RoF soul is Mike Lea (listen to a full interview with this fella on Episode 19). He was a previous professional mountain biker turned to domination...

Kia ora What an episode. Hammered it all in less than an hour. We update the listeners on Dwaynes running goals in 2026, will he chose another year of chasing ultras? Will he say that "I will never do another ultra again?" Of course he will. Mal shares her running goals for 2026, or lack thereof. We talk about our local Beach to Basin race in Whangarei, New Zealand and how to train for a...

Haere Mai We are back from the states to kiwi land. This episode has flavours of jet lagged Dwayne and Mal. Regardless, we decide to indulge in some science. An interesting research article called Caffeinated Coffee Consumption or Abstinence to Reduce Atrial Fibrillation: The DECAF Randomized Clinical Trial . The rest of the yarns are Dwayne and Mal discussing training updates and upcoming local n...