Peak Endurance

Welcome to the podcast! Episode 164 is an interview with Tomas Drybala. Tomas is a keynote speaker, flow and mindful runner, extreme runner and author of the book ‘Flow Up- Get rid of stress, anxiety and overwhelm and unlock focus, creativity and joy.’ Ron and I chat with Tomas about how he discovered flow for himself, what the conditions and blockers for flow are, how to use flow in your running...

Welcome to the podcast! Episode 163 is another interview with Marijke Walshe. Marijke has just run and won the unreasonable East 100miler (her first 200 miler by the way!!). This is a stunning course that tackles the best the Blue Mountains have to offer. With around 4,649m vert, it’s got enough climbs to make it a challenge. Marijke managed it in 23 hours and 51 minutes for an amazing finish well...

Hi and welcome back to the Peak Endurance podcast. My name is Isobel and episode 162 is an interview with Sean Bell. Sean is a runner for Run for Wishes and an ASICS Australia Sound Mind Sound Body ambassador. He is a 24 year old from Melbourne, Victoria, with an extraordinary passion for using his running to light up the lives of others. Sean believes his purpose is to inspire others to realise h...

Welcome to the podcast! Episode 161 is another interview with Tim Dade. Tom has just run and won the unreasonable East 200miler (his first 200 miler by the way!!). This is a stunning course that tackles the best the Blue Mountains have to offer. With around 11,000m vert this is not an easy race. Tom managed it in 57 hours, 39 minutes and 57 seconds for an amazing finish well ahead of second.  The...

Hello and welcome back to the podcast! This week I will be talking to you about coping with injuries. There is a freebie (the coping with injuries planner/eBook) to help you with this so click here to get that! if you are plagued with injuries or niggles then see the right experts at Health and High Performance. Utilizing the latest in technology, and with a wealth of experience, the team at Healt...

Hello and welcome back to the podcast! I hope your running and training is going well and if you are in Australia you are enjoying the cold weather, and we seem to be having a lot of it!! It’s been a busy couple of weeks for me. I ran the 42k at Wandi Cross. I ran this just as a training run and to have fun. I wanted to enjoy racing again without any pressure and boy I did. It was great! I loved t...

Hello and welcome back to the podcast! I hope you have enjoyed the interviews I put out in the last two episodes. This week we are back to the shorter episodes where I drop some information all about training! Thank you so much to the Pink Warrioress who gave the podcast 5 stars and said: Inspiring & insightful New to the podcast so binge listening & so many running secrets & strategies shared! Re...

Welcome to the podcast! Episode 157 is a Down Under 135 special! DU135 is renowned for being an extremely tough race; it has a high dropout rate, tough cut offs and long finish times. This year was no exception, with only one finisher! First (and last!!) was Tom Dade in 53 hours and 8 minutes. This was 3 minutes quicker than last year in spite of it being 9 ½ kms longer, at 226.6km. This was an av...

Hi and welcome back to the podcast. My name is Isobel Ross and I am the coach at Peak Endurance Coaching. Episode 155 is another interview the brilliant author Matt Fitzgerald. I have previously interviewed him about his books 80/20 which discusses the concept of running easy for 80% of your training and hard for 20%, How Bad Do You Want It? Which delved into the topic of mindset and mental toughn...

Hello and welcome back to the podcast! Great to have you here with me for another episode. Today I talk about my DU135 race attempt and then about the 6 race-specific training you should be doing as you get closer to your race.  If you got value from this episode, I would love it if you could share it with a friend, either on social media or directly. If you do share it on socials, don’t forget to...

Hello!! Welcome back to the podcast, great to have you join me! I love doing the podcast as I really feel like I'm chatting with a friend. I hope you feel the same! And could you do a friend a favour and write a review on Apple podcasts, it would be so awesome if you did and I promise it doesn't take much time!!  Do you have any tips you could share with us? Please email me isobel@peakendurancecoa...

Hello and welcome to the Peak Endurance Podcast, I’m your host Isobel Ross. A bit about me to start us off! I am well into my taper now, and my volume has decreased significantly, just as I recommend in last weeks podcast. I too find tapers hard but I know how important they are and what a difference they make to how I feel on race day. I love training so it is hard for me to do less but fresh leg...

This week I will be talking to you about the layout of a running program as an athlete prepares for a race. A running program needs to be well planned if it is to meet the objectives of the runner and to elicit their physiological best. Thank you so much for joining me today, I hope it was informative. If you are interested in coaching, email me isobel@peakendurancecoaching.com.au Don’t forget to...

Welcome back to the podcast! This is a short one to get me back in the routine! I hope you enjoy it! Are you sick and tired of being injured or running in pain? Ensure you are ready for racing in 2022 and come in and see the team at Health & High Performance. Love running again by heading to www.healthhp.com.au/run or find them on Instagram Healthhighperformance. It would also be absolutely am...

Welcome to the Peak Endurance podcast! Episode  150 is a chat between Ron and I about my Barkley prep. Don’t forget to show your support for the show by rating, reviewing and subscribing! The link is in the show notes. The link is here. My coaching services are currently at full capacity. To get on the waiting list get onto my website www.peakendurancecoaching.com.au to register your name. Are you...

Welcome to the Peak Endurance podcast! Episode 149 is an interview with Chris from a company called Ultraworking. Ultraworking is a startup researching peak performance. They study biochemistry, ops and psychology to understand what makes people perform at highest levels. Chris comes onto the podcast to discuss these concepts as they apply to athletes and ultra runners. Don’t forget to show your s...

Welcome to the Peak Endurance podcast! Episode 148 is an interview with Lincoln Quilliam, founder and race director for the Kunanyi Mountian run. Kunanyi mountain run is a brand new trail running festival down in Hobart – in fact, it’ll be the city’s first ever national scale trail running event – utilising the incredible kunanyi/Mt Wellington that is right on their doorstep. Lincoln comes on to c...

Welcome to the Peak Endurance podcast! Episode 147 is an interview with Deb Sharp, founder and owner of EMS, endurance medical services. EMS provides first aid and emergency medical care to athletes in endurance races. Deb is a critical care registered nurse. She currently runs the medical emergency team for all code blue and deteriorating patients. She is trained in major incident medical managem...

Welcome to the Peak Endurance podcast! Episode 146 is an interview with Karl Meltzer, also known as Speedgoat Karl. He recently won his 45th 100-mile race and has maintained a 20-year streak of winning at least one 100-mile race every year. He has the record for the most 100-mile wins during a calendar year with six in 2006, four of them record performances, the final four in a period of eight wee...

Welcome to the Peak Endurance podcast! Episode 145 is an interview with Sun Sachs, founder of the Rewire App. Rewire is a first-to-market neuro performance mobile platform designed for athletes looking to Unlock Their Ultimate Performance. The Rewire Mobile App is used for assessing exercise readiness monitoring overall, cognitive, physical and emotional readiness. It is a scientifically proven Ne...

Welcome to the Peak Endurance podcast! Episode 144 is an interview with Pete Ripmaster, a world-class athlete who takes on the toughest races known to man. Pete discovered running alter in life, running 50 marathons in 50 states to honour his mum. This experience fuelled his hunger to accomplish even more and served as a springboard for his cause-driven running journey. After having overcome numer...

Welcome to the Peak Endurance podcast! Episode 143 is a follow up interview with Tom Dade, He comes on to talk to us about all the races he did towards the end of this year. It is amazing! Hear how he coped, dealing with a DNF and his 2022 plans If you haven’t already, make sure you head to my website and register for the goal setting webinar that’s coming up on the 12 th January. I’ve had people...

Welcome to the Peak Endurance podcast! Episode 142 an interview with Shaun Kaesler, Race director from Western Australia. In this interview we chat a few of the many races he organises (and there’s a lot!!!), how he coped with lockdowns and trying to stay positive with races being so difficult during this time. We also talk about what running he has been doing. It’s a fun and interesting chat! If...

Welcome to the Peak Endurance podcast! Episode 141 an interview with Patrick McKeown, World- renowned author and breathing practitioner. His book ‘The Oxygen Advantage®’ is based on years of scientific research and tailors breathing exercises for anyone seeking to improve their fitness and sports performance. Already in its 3rd print run in the UK since September 2015, ‘The Oxygen Advantage®’ is s...

Welcome to the Peak Endurance podcast! Episode 140 an interview with the amazing ultra-runner, Jane Trumper. She is the first woman to have completed the Aussie Grand Slam of Ultra Running with 4 races of 100 miles and over within 3 months of each other, Jane is also the first woman to have run across the Simpson Desert. She has also run 2,300 kms UK to Rome in 41 days, solo. We will hear all abou...