Peak Endurance

Welcome to the Peak Endurance podcast! Episode 114 is an interview with John Stocker, from Oxfordshire, ran a Last One Standing world record with more than 337 miles in 81 hours (just over 3 days) at the Suffolk Backyard Ultra, which was held the weekend of the 5th June. John has run many ultras including the Thames Ring, the Spine, the Arc of Attrition and Spartathlon. He is a father to three chi...

Welcome to the Peak Endurance podcast! Episode 113 is an interview with Stephanie Case. Stephanie is a human rights lawyer, ultra-distance runner and women’s rights advocate with expertise in conflict settings and humanitarian emergencies. In 2009, she gave up a career in corporate law to work for the United Nations (UN) in Afghanistan, Palestine, Malaysia, Switzerland and the United States, and f...

Welcome to the Peak Endurance podcast! Episode 112 is an interview with Beau Miles. Beau describes himself as an ‘award -winning film maker, poly-jobist, speaker, writer, odd’ If you have seen his videos on YouTube or running festivals you would probably agree!! In this episode we discuss his new book “The Backyard Adventurer; Meaningful and pointless expeditions, self-experiments and the value of...

Welcome to the podcast! Episode 111 is another interview with Luke Nelson, chiropractor at Health and high Performance. In this episode we discuss Medial Tibial stress syndrome, more commonly known as shin splints. Shin splints is the label often given for shin pain, but there are a number of things that can cause pain in the shin, so here we discuss some of the key causes. If you enjoy this episo...

Welcome to the Peak Endurance podcast! Episode 110 is an interview with Megan Harper and Matt Veenstra, the directors of GSER, The Great Southern Endurance Run. In this episode we discuss their involvement in the ultra-running scene, the new course and distances on offer, increasing the community feel in ultra running, and how they are encouraging female participation in the sport. They are also g...

Welcome to the Peak Endurance podcast! Episode 109 is another bonus episode! This time listeners recorded what they learnt form 2020. In spite of it being a difficult year, there was certainly a lot to learn and grow from. I hope you feel you learnt something positive last year! Maybe you can relate to some of these that listeners share. I hope you find this an inspiring and uplifting episode, esp...

Welcome to the Peak Endurance podcast! Episode 108 is another interview with the amazing Maggie Guterl! Just a few weeks ago Maggie won the inaugural Cocodona 250. Maggie was first female and 7thoverall in a time of 85 hours, 32 minutes and 27 seconds. The Cocodona 250 links together some of the most iconic trails and towns in Arizona for one monumental undertaking of 250 consecutive miles. The ra...

Welcome to the podcast! Episode 107 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 two finishers! First was Nigel Hill in 52 hours and 36 minutes, followed by Tom Dade in 53 hours and 11 minutes. The race threw everything at them; steep ascents, slippery descen...

Welcome to the podcast! Episode 106 is a collaboration with Andrew Lorenzo and Zac Domagalski from Breaking the Barrier podcast. We both hit 100 episodes recently so thought we would get together and discuss our podcast journey. This is just a general chat and I really hope you enjoy it! If you do enjoy this episode, please go on over to Apple podcasts to rate, review and subscribe. It really help...

Welcome to the podcast! Episode 105 is an interview with Bernadette Benson, who describes herself as A whole-food, plant-based CanAussie ultra runner living in Wandiligong, Australia. But Bernadette is so much more than that! She is an amazing athlete who has led the adventure life for many years, and doesn’t look to be stopping anytime soon. I have followed Bernadettes adventures for years and al...

Welcome to the podcast! Episode 104 is a short bonus episode that involves you, the listener! I asked ‘why do you run’ and this podcast is the replies of friends and listeners. I think having an overall why as well as an important why for each event, helps to keep us motivated and focused for our runs. I hope some of these resonate with you, or that they inspire you to think of your own why. Eithe...

Welcome to the podcast! Episode 103 is an interview with me about my latest big run. I am joined by guest hosts Ron Tait and Tracey Davies, both whom were members of my crew. This was a really tough run for me and a totally new experience; further than I have ever gone before, and an individual challenge rather thana race. In this episode we delve into what motivated me to undertake this epic chal...

Welcome to the podcast! Episode 102 is a fun interview with Stephen Redfern and Nikki Wynd. Ron also joins in with some questions! In this episode we discuss the recent 48 hour Australian track championships in Canberra. Nikki and Stephen both came second in their respective fields and it’s really interesting to hear the different perspectives of the veteran at 48 hours (Nikki) compared with Steph...

Welcome to the podcast! Episode 101 is an interview with Bich Jennings. I met Bich when we were sweeping together at Archies earlier this year. We shared the trail for about 16 hours so had lots of time to chat. I thought she had such an interesting story that I invited her onto the podcast. If you enjoy this episode, please go on over to Apple podcasts to rate, review and subscribe. It really hel...

Welcome to the podcast! I can’t believe it’s episode 100. I am so excited and proud to have made it this far! I never dreamed I would make it here. To celebrate, episode 100 is an interview with the person who was on my first episode, Nikki Wynd. Nikki and I have been friends for many years and was kind enough to be my first ever guest and help me get this podcast started. I always love chatting w...

Welcome to the podcast! Episode 99 is an interview with Luke Nelson, chiropractor at Health and high Performance. In this episode we discuss ITB syndrome. ITB syndrome tends to be a common new runner’s injury but is not only limited to beginner runners. Plenty of experienced runners have to deal with this, especially those of us who love getting out in the hills! In this podcast we discuss how to...

Welcome to the podcast! Episode 98 is an interview with Kay Bretz, an amazing ultra runner who was Australian Ultra runner of the year in 2019. Kay is an ex-consultant, a successful corporate leader and elite athlete who has learned to master the inner game. Letting go of his limiting beliefs made him the fastest-ever Australian at the 24-hour world championships. He ran 259.67 km Now, he uses his...

Welcome to the podcast! Episode 97 is an interview with Annabel Hepworth, an amazing ultra runner. She has recently been awarded the with the Helen Stanger Award For the greatest single best ultra running achievement by a female under the age of 60 and the Ultra Performance of the Year Award Nominated by and voted on by the AURA members for your Across the Years 10 day performance 2019/2020. She w...

Welcome to the podcast! Episode 96 is an interview with Luke Nelson, chiropractor at Health and high Performance. In this episode we discuss knee pain. Patellofemoral pain affects 1 in 10 males, and 1 in 5 females.  With the name “Runner’s knee”, it is the most common injury seen in runners with close to 50% of runners experiencing this condition. We discuss what it is, how to treat it, what exerc...

Welcome to the podcast! Episode 95 is an interview with Caroline Bertrand. This is the second time Caroline has been on the podcast. She was last on in early 2020 when she won the Two Bays 56km female event. This time we caught up to talk about here second place in the 2021 edition of the race, but our chat turned into so much more than that. We discuss what it takes to get through difficult times...

Welcome to the podcast! Episode 94 is an interview with Nick Fuller. Nick works as a clinician and researcher looking at the biological imperative to regain weight (why 95% of us fail long-term on our weight-loss journey) and how we can overcome the body’s usual response to weight loss. Many people embark on a running journey to lose weight (myself included), so this discussion is particularly rel...

Episode 93 is an interview with George Dyer. Over 11 days in June 2020, George ran over 560km to raise money and awareness for breast cancer. He started with a 100km run at Knox Athletics Track on 7 June and recently completed a ‘Great Train Run’, which saw him run the entire length of the metropolitan train network. The effort was inspired by the early passing of George’s mother, at age 60, from...

Episode 92 is an interview and discussion with Damian Hall. Damian Hall recently entered the ultra running record books by breaking the Fastest Known Time (FKT) for the 268-mile (431.48kms) Pennine Way. Now ratified as 61hrs 35mins Damian’s time bettered that of American ultra runner John Kelly, who just a week earlier had run it in 64hrs 46mins. Prior to that the record had stood unbeaten for 31...

Episode 91 is an interview and discussion Ben Lindsay, founder of the company Solushin. Ben was an athlete who suffered from shin splints and wasn’t impressed by available ways of dealing with them. So, in conjunction with other athletes he developed system to deal with shin splints. I know for myself, in my early days of running I got shin splints that I ignored, mainly because I didn’t know what...

Episode 90 is an interview with Tegan Geall, winner of the 2021 Two Bays Trail Run 56km female category. Tegan won the race in 5 hours and 15 minutes. Tegan actually also won the Prom 44k race just a few weeks before. In this interview we discuss her race, her training leading into it and what’s next on the agenda for her. Running is a tough sport, and we runners are a tough bunch. However, this s...