DCR AidStation

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit dirtchurchradio.substack.com Kia ora e te whānau! On this episode of the AidStation podcast, Matt is joined by the brains trust of SQUADRUN, Ali Pottinger, and Kerry Suter to talk about how to plan the lead-up to your big event. We talk training, gear, logistics, nutrition, and distraction strategies, so your golden carriage doesn’t tur...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit dirtchurchradio.substack.com Kia ora e te whanāu. Please join Matt in welcoming the new co-hosts of Dirt Church Radio, Ali Pottinger and Andrew McDowall. Both have been regulars on DCR for some time now, so it should be little surprise that Matt would reach out to them to join him in the next chapter of Aotearoa’s third favourite forest...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit dirtchurchradio.substack.com Dirt Church Radio 300. Dr Inia Raumati, Kia Mau Kia Ora, And Eugene’s Last Show Kia ora e te whānau! Dirt Church Radio presents their 300th show! This is special because we spoke to the legend that is Dr Inia Raumati about his foundation Kia Mau Kia ora and the logistics behind his goal to be the first perso...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit dirtchurchradio.substack.com Turn Downhill for What?  The 2024 Crater Rim Ultra – Dirt Church Radio 299.  Kia ora e te whanāu. This week we bring you some of the action from the Crater Rim Ultra. A Grass Roots race with Champagne Hills. We speak with Dwight Grieve, Emma Timmis, Vicky Havill, Grant Guise, Chris Pike, Rocky Walker, and Re...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit dirtchurchradio.substack.com AidStation Podcast 020 – The Inside Game- Resilience, Strategies, and Ch-ch-ch-changes. Kia ora e te whānau! In this episode of the AidStation Eugene and Matt are both huge Steve Magness fans, and are super excited about his new book Win The Inside Game , so naturally a talk through tips, tricks, and strateg...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit dirtchurchradio.substack.com Kia ora e te whanāu. This week, Matt is joined by Stephen Parker, The Author of There Is No Finish- The Backyard Ultramaraton Story. Compelled to write a book whilst being inspired by a speaker at a conference, Stephen chose to focus on the story of the niche of ultrarunning that he loves the most, the Backy...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit dirtchurchradio.substack.com AidStation Podcast 019 – Mistakes Were Made- With Ali Pottinger and Kerry Suter of SQUADRUN Kia ora e te whānau! On this episode of the DCR AidStation we are back with two of our favourite coaches and the brains behind SQUADRUN, Ali Pottinger and Kerry Suter. The famous saying “Everyone has a plan until they...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit dirtchurchradio.substack.com Daniel Jones: Reflections On The Journey of a Professional Athlete. Western States, CCC, and Beyond - Dirt Church Radio 295.  Kia Ora e te whānau! Simply put, Daniel Jones is heaps good at running, so good that at the start of the year he transitioned from being an elite runner supported by a brand to being...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit dirtchurchradio.substack.com AidStation Podcast 018 – Fast Times and Strava Crimes Kia ora e te whānau! Where were you when you first heard about the big orange S? On this episode of the DCR AidStation podcast, Eugene and Matt dive deep into the good, the bad, and the (very) ugly that is Strava. Our heroes discuss what they love and lov...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit dirtchurchradio.substack.com Fire Fighters Everywhere! Part 2 of the Firies Climb for MND/ Helen Waterworth and Chris Newsome from His & Hers Endurance KITZ - Dirt Church Radio 293.  Kia Ora e te whānau! If, as we posited last week, the collective noun for a group of Fire Fighters is a Calendar then in this episode we’ve got most of the...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit dirtchurchradio.substack.com AidStation Podcast 017 – The Firies Furber Stairs Climb For MND Live show Kia ora e te whānau! We are not going to lie to you, this is a heavy episode, however it is absolutely one that you need to hear. Matt and Ali Pottinger ventured to Scenic World in Katoomba to facilitate this discussion for the Firies...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit dirtchurchradio.substack.com Eugene and Matt talk 100 miles. The where, what, and why.  Dirt Church Radio 291.  Kia Ora e te whānau! This week on the pod, Eugene and Matt settle in for a good old chat about Matt’s upcoming 100 mile event and Matt gets the opportunity to chat to one of his running idols (Eugene, and yes, we are leaving t...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit dirtchurchradio.substack.com AidStation Podcast 016 – Soft Feelings And Hard Numbers: The Mileage Question with Kerry Suter and Ali Pottinger.  Kia ora e te whānau! The great questions of our age answered by two of the greatest minds (and Matt and Eugene)!! When it comes to training, how much is too much? Or too little? And do we go by...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit dirtchurchradio.substack.com Lee Grabarek - From the Nutmeg State to Ōtautahi, a trail well travelled - Dirt Church Radio 289. Kia ora e te whanau! This week Matt has the distinct privilege of speaking to Lee Grabarek. Lee (they/them) is a non-binary person who has been ripping it up on the trails and roads of Aotearoa for the last ten...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit dirtchurchradio.substack.com AidStation Podcast 015 – Gareth Morris Plants His Feet in the Clouds  Photo: James Rafferty Kia ora e te whānau! This week we’re joined by DCR favourite guest Gareth Morris as he recounts to us how he knocked off a run he first dreamed of more than a decade ago when he read the DCR favourite book, Feet in th...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit dirtchurchradio.substack.com David Hellard - Podcast Baddy, Caffeine Daddy, And an Advocate for a Life on Two Feet. Dirt Church Radio 287.  Kia ora e te whanau! David Hellard has had a long and varied history with running. From hashing with his army dad, to reclaiming fitness in his 20’s obstacle racing, adventure racing, a love of city...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit dirtchurchradio.substack.com Silver Buckles and Subaru Studios: Andrew McDowall Runs Down Western States, AidStation Podcast 14 Kia ora e te whānau! We’ve had the pleasure of some salubrious recording locales with Mr Andrew McDowall and this time is no different. Fresh off a DCMF he’s hit the Forestry Road Subaru Studios with Eugene and...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit dirtchurchradio.substack.com The 2024 WUU2K Special- Leaving it all out on the trail.  Dirt Church Radio 285  In its nine-year history the WUU2K has kicked many a runner in the ass. This year it kicked Matt in the head. Antecedently to the unfolding malarky,  Eugene and Matt caught up with NZ trail legend Jenny Hirst, WUU2K race directo...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit dirtchurchradio.substack.com AidStation Podcast 013 – Beginning the Beginning. What to think about when planning a huge goal, with coaches Kerry Suter and Ali Pottinger  Kia ora e te whānau! On this episode of the DCR AidStation Eugene and Matt are joined by the brains trust of SQUADRUN Ali Pottinger and Kerry Suter for a play-along-at-...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit dirtchurchradio.substack.com Bradley Houghton – Trail Running NZ and the 2024 WUU2K Preview.  Dirt Church Radio 283.  “At least I don’t have to listen to my own voice”. So goes the bio of Bradley Houghton, the maestro behind Trail Running NZ , the newsletter that has taken the scene by storm. Breaking his own rule, Bradley sits down wit...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit dirtchurchradio.substack.com AidStation Podcast 012 – Lil’ Andy Gets A Statesmas Kia ora e te whānau! Our mate Andrew McDowall is quite good at running. Eugene calls him (inexplicably) the fifth Beatle of DCR, which is absolutely true if not numerically suspect. Andrew has been trying to get into Western States for what has felt like 10...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit dirtchurchradio.substack.com Anthony Kerr-Taylor. Down the Rabbit Hole – Backyards, Milers, and a Hell of A Four Years.  Dirt Church Radio 281.  Kia ora e te whānau! Anthony Kerr-Taylor – Ant K-T – couldn’t tell you what got him out onto the Riverhead trails during the country’s first Covid lockdown, but that first run four years ago ha...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit dirtchurchradio.substack.com AidStation Podcast 011 – Tasting Fitness, Finding Her Stride, and Running into the Teeth of the Gale: How to get out there in the worst weather  We’re back for the 11th episode of the AidStation. This week we speak to the returning champion and guest on DCR episode 102 Coach Maree Leith of GoRunGirls. We tal...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit dirtchurchradio.substack.com Caitlin Fielder - Rotorua’s Finest and Golden Trail Series Hotshot.  Dirt Church Radio 279. Kia ora e te whānau! This week Eugene and Matt have the distinct pleasure of speaking to the incredible Caitlin Fielder. In her third year as a professional athlete for Salomon, Caitlin continues to go from strength-t...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit dirtchurchradio.substack.com AidStation Podcast 010 - F%$ked Heel, F&*ked Knee, F@#ked Off! In this episode of the paid-subscriber-only DCR AidStation Podcast, the gloves come off, well sort of.  We ask, is it okay to be okay with being injured and is it okay to rationalise your anger by comparing it to others? What’s up with our sport...