Peak Endurance

Welcome to the Peak Endurance podcast! Episode 139 is answers to your training questions! I posted on Facebook asking for your questions for a  second Coaching QnA episode and these are the answers to those questions. Ron helps me out again on this one, making for a fun and interesting chat too. Unfortunately, we didn’t get to all the questions but will get to the rest next time. I hope you get a...

Welcome to the Peak Endurance podcast! Episode 138 is an interview with Nikki Wynd, with his interview being done as we did an easy run before her upcoming C2K race. This is a short episode, but I hope you enjoy it in this different format of being conducted on the run. Go over to YouTube to check out the rather wobbly video version. I do have a gimble, but it doesn’t work with zoom, which is what...

Welcome to episode 137 of the Peak Endurance Podcast! This is a chat between Ron and myself all about the 251.5km run I did a week ago. Enjoy! If you enjoy this podcast, why don’t you make sure other athletes like you can find out about it by subscribing and leaving a review.  Thank you! The link is here. Are you sick and tired of being injured or running in pain? Ensure you are ready for racing i...

Welcome to the Peak Endurance podcast! Photo of Tom courtesy of The Eventurers. Episode 135 is an interview with Tom Dade, a fantastic local Victorian athlete. I interviewed him previously in regards to coming second at Down Under 135 earlier this year. He has GSER coming up and thought this would be a good time to see how his prep for this is going. You will be amazed what he has planned! If you...

Welcome to the Peak Endurance podcast! Episode 135 is another interview with four of the Peak Endurance Coaching athletes who are doing A variety of events at GSER, Pete Spink, Adrian Bellin, Emily Spiller and Alesha Harmer. In this episode we discuss how their mindset is with the race coming up. We also talk about how they will cope during the race and what their why is for when the going gets to...

Welcome to the Peak Endurance podcast! Episode 134 is an interview with Patrick Wilson, author of the book The Athlete’s Gut as well as assistant professor of exercise science and registered dietitian, The Athlete’s Gut combines the latest research on exercise and the gut with humorous descriptions and relatable, real-life anecdotes. After reading this book, athletes will better understand the inn...

Welcome to the Peak Endurance podcast! Episode 133 is an interview with Nikki Langman, author of the book: How to be a BADASS: Navigating Your Road to Self-Mastery. This book is her personal journey of how she freed herself from  decades of addiction, became an ultra endurance runner after the age of 40, and how she propelled herself to unimaginable heights in every area of her life and caree...

Welcome to the Peak Endurance podcast! Episode 132 is answers to your training questions! A while ago I posted on Facebook asking for your questions for a Coaching QnA episode and these are the answers to those questions. Ron helps me out on this one, making for a fun and interesting chat too. I hope you get a lot from this episode, and don’t forget to add your questions next time I post, or just...

Welcome to the Peak Endurance podcast! Episode 131 is an interview with Shawn Butler author of the amazing sci fi book Run Lab Rat Run, which has Barkley marathons as one of its inspirations. So, if you love sci fi, and you love running, you are sure gonna love this book!! If you do enjoy this episode, would you be able to do me a favour and subscribe and write a review? I appreciate all your supp...

Welcome to the Peak Endurance podcast! Episode 130 is an interview with Mark Grima, an everyday runner with an anything but everyday story! I got to know Mark through being invited onto his Team for Run Against Violence in 2020. He is an inspiring guy, and I hope you get lots of inspiration from this episode. If you do enjoy this episode, would you be able to do me a favour and subscribe and write...

Welcome to the Peak Endurance podcast! Episode 129 is an interview with Luke Nelson, chiropractor at Health and High Performance in Mont Albert Melbourne. Luke is a regular on the podcast and today he is talking to us about ankle sprains. If you are a trail runner you will probably have dealt with this, but it can even happen to road runners. Especially if you’re a bit uncoordinated like me!! I ho...

Welcome to the Peak Endurance podcast! Episode 128 is an interview with Brodie Sharpe. Brodie is the physiotherapist at The Breakthrough Running Clinic, as well as Run smarter podcast host. Brodie comes onto this episode to discuss his latest eBook, “How to strive for an injury-free PB!” and don’t we all want to do that! I hope you enjoy this episode, and if you do, would you be able to do me a fa...

Welcome to the Peak Endurance podcast! Episode 127 is an interview with Ross Jenkin. Ross is the first person to complete a continuous traverse of the UK’s four big mountain challenges: the Paddy Buckley Round in north Wales (47 summits); the Denis Rankin Round in Northern Ireland (39 summits); the Ramsay Round in Scotland (24 summits) and the Bob Graham Round (42 summits) in the English Lake Dist...

Welcome to the Peak Endurance podcast! Episode 126 is an interview with Kellie Macknamara. Kellie is an everyday runner who has had to deal with stage 3 breast cancer at the same time as dealing with the covid pandemic. Kellie comes on today to share her incredible story, raise awareness about breast cancer and to encourage women to get tested if they even have the slightest worry. I hope you enjo...

Welcome to the Peak Endurance podcast! Episode 125 is an interview with Peter Defty. Peter is one of the pioneers in fat-adapted performance. This work, first on himself beginning in 2001, and subsequently with athletes he coached, eventually led to some stunning athletic performances all based upon optimizing fat metabolism. Peter is the general manager of VESPA, is nutrition expert and an ultra...

Welcome to the Peak Endurance podcast! Episode 124 is an interview with Suki Singh. Suki has run many marathons and ultra-marathons. He has learnt many lessons along the way and now wants to help others to be part the life-changing experience that is running. Suki believes we all have the power to help others, and what better way to do that than through running. I hope you enjoy this episode, so i...

Welcome to the Peak Endurance podcast! Episode 123 is an interview with the amazing Pat Farmer. Pat is best known as the only man who has run continuously from the North Pole to the South Pole, and is a multiple world record holder for endurance running. He has run around and across Australia, New Zealand, India, Vietnam and North America. Pat served 8 years as a Member of Australia’s Parliament,...

Welcome to the Peak Endurance podcast! Episode 122 is an interview with four of the athletes that I am currently coaching towards GSER this year. Each athlete has a different goal for the event. I thought it would be a bit of run to bring them on the podcast and chat about how they are going preparing for this epic race. If you enjoy this episode, would you be able to do me a favour and subscribe...

Welcome to the Peak Endurance podcast! Episode 121 is an interview with Kirrily Dear from Run Against Violence, and Mark Grima, from Team One Zero Six’s. For 19 days in 2017, solo ultra marathon runner, Kirrily Dear, ran 1300km from Broken Hill to Sydney to give a voice to the often silent victims of family violence.  Family and domestic violence,  whether physical or psychological, is increasingl...

Welcome to the Peak Endurance podcast! Episode 120 is another interview with Luke Nelson, chiropractor at Health and high Performance. In this episode we discuss hamstring Tendinopathy. A hamstring tendinopathy is an over use injury of the high hamstring tendon where it attaches to the ischial tuberosity (sit bone of the buttock). Typically, this condition occurs in runners who have suddenly incre...

Welcome to the Peak Endurance podcast! Episode 119 is an interview with Louise Burke. Louise is a sports dietitian with 40 years of experience in the education and counselling of elite athletes. She worked at the Australian Institute of Sport for thirty years, first as Head of Sports Nutrition and then as Chief of Nutrition Strategy. She was the team dietitian for the Australian Olympic Teams for...

Welcome to the Peak Endurance podcast! Episode 118 is an interview with Ruth Croft. New Zealand trail running sensation Ruth Croft ran for 17hrs 33mins 48s put her on  the podium in a stunning debut at one of the world’s most-competitive ultramarathons. In her first attempt at the 100-mile (161km) distance, more than 60km further than she has ever raced, Croft was the second female home and ninth...

Welcome to the podcast! This is a bonus episode with listeners sharing with us the best advice for running that they have ever received. If you do enjoy this episode, please go on over to Apple podcasts to rate, review and subscribe. It really helps grow the audience and the show. I appreciate your help! Are injuries or niggles ruining your enjoyment of running and hindering your performance? Get...

Welcome to the Peak Endurance podcast! Episode 117 is an interview with Andrew Wynd. Andrew is an Australian expert physiotherapist with a special focus on foot and ankle problems. With over 20 years of clinical experience, he typically deals with complex cases from both elite athletes to everyday runners. Having represented Australia in 2 x world championships in cross country skiing, Andrew has...

Welcome to the Peak Endurance podcast! Episode 115 is an interview with Dean Karnazes. Dean is a two-time New York Times bestselling author and an icon in the running world. TIME magazine named Karnazes one of the '100 Most Influential People in the World.' An internationally acclaimed endurance athlete, he is the winner of an ESPN ESPY, a three-time winner of Competitor magazine's Endurance Sport...