The Hidden Athlete

Just two years ago Josh was living a blissful life with wife Kati and two children when within moments a mountain bike accident changed his life forever. Josh walks us through his trauma and transition into becoming one of the worlds most promising elite Adaptive Cross Fit athletes.

Peta Mullens has won 11 National Cycling titles across four cycling disciplines and represented the Green & Gold 6 times. No other cyclist in Australia can boast such a record. Peta walks us through how it all started on the road & track before transitioning through to become one of Australia's best Mountain Bikers representing Australia at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

Will Walker was once Australia's most exciting road cycling talent until serious health issues ended his career. Coached by the great Dr Aldo Sassi and riding for Robobank as a pro he quickly became a dual Grand Tour rider enroute to the Tour De France....then it ended as quickly as it started. An incredible yet quite sad story of an extraordinary talent. Enjoy.

This is a story not to miss. Brian walks us through how he dug himself out of a 20 Year Drug & Alcohol abyss to become one of Australia's best Age Group Ironman triathletes qualifying for Kona 6 times. It is a brutal account of an incredible story. Truly incredible.

Levi walks us through his 2 X Ironman Age Group World Championship Wins, his Australian Duathlon Championship Win and his journey as a Professional Triathlete to date. An amazing human who has come from very humble beginnings to fight his way into the competitive world of Triathlon. Watch his career unfold closely...it will be fun.

Donna Rae-Szalinski shares her 35 years of experience in the cycling industry in her trademark humble way. Donna walks us through an incredible Pro career that includes 3 X Tour de France finishes before sharing what it means to be a coach and mentor to some of the worlds best cyclists.

As the former Belgium Junior Triathlon Champion and Pro Triathlete, Stephane has gone on to accumulated over 70 wins as an Age Group triathlete including multiple Age Group World Championship Wins....but it his coaching that fuels his passion for triathlon, This is one durable and humble endurance athlete.

A superstar of Australian Cyclocross. Lisa burst on to the Road cycling scene as a super talent representing Australia at the Giro d'Italia before finding her true love of cycling in Cyclocross. 3 National Titles later and 2 X World Championships Lisa reflects on what was a pretty crazy decade as a professional cyclist.

Carol Cooke competed in both the 2012 & 2016 Paralympics as a Cyclist winning 3 GOLD Medals in the Time Trial and Road Race. Caz is also a 7 x World Champion but it is her incredible story of resilience that shines through as she walks us through her challenges managing MS whilst still competing as a top level elite athlete.

Greg Stewart is a legend of Australian Triathlon racing the best around the world as a pro for over a decade through the 80's & 90's against the likes of Dave Scott & Mark Allen. Greg is a 2 x Australian Triathlon Champion and a 3 x Australian Duathlon Champion but was better known for his consistency over the Ironman Distance.

Now this is an incredible life story and a very special athlete. Sometimes it is more than just being the best of the best. Tash shares her journey and how she stumbled on running which essentially saved her life. An extraordinary athlete and a must listen. Enjoy.

In March 2018 Mitch Anderson from Melbourne Australia broke the prestigious long standing outdoor 24 Hour cycling world record. Mitch beat the record by just 4km covering 894.35km at an average speed of 37.25kmph, an insane achievement and story. Enjoy. Check out our Instagram @thehiddenathletepodcast for pictures and more.

Raced as a Pro triathlete for 6 years after qualifying for Kona Ironman World Championships in first attempt as an age grouper before moving on to an off road XTERRA & Cross Triathlon pro career. A very popular athlete.

This guy owns the current Guinness World Record for running 55 Marathons in 55 Consecutive Days and has also ran the 760km from Adelaide to Geelong, the 460km Canberra Anzac Ultra finishing 4th and is 230 Half Marathons into his latest crazy of running 535 Half Marathons in 535 consecutive days all in the name of a cause. Fascinating listening.

In 2013 Zeb won the 53km Molokai 2 Oahu Paddleboard World Championship then went on to become only the 5th person to complete the Single Double by winning the Prestigious Catalina Paddleboard race. Then everything went a little crazy brave when he and two mates became the fist ever to paddleboard the 300km Bass Strait before then completing the 200km crossing of the death trap Torres Strait in a c...

At the age of 17 Jaryd represented Australia at the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games in both the 1,500m & 5,000m track events. 12 months on he became the vision impaired World Record Holder over 1,500m in extraordinary circumstances. This is an incredible story of a driven and talented up and coming Australian Athlete. Enjoy.

Lewis won the self supported off road time trial in 15Days 2Hours becoming the youngest ever winner and the first Australian to win this brutal race from Banff Canada to Antelope Wells Mexico.. The Tour Divide is known to be the hardest Mountain Bike race on earth. Enjoy.

This Australian Marathon Runner blew on to the running scene late in her career through very untraditional pathways. Kate ran one of Australia's all-time fastest Marathon times in 2008 of 2h28m to qualify for the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics but sadly left the games in disappointment. Another incredibly humble champion.

Tim Spiteri is a modern day Ocean Adventurer who has crossed the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific oceans rowing self supported with a crew on 2 hour rotations 24hrs a day for up to 60 Days. These adventures covered distances ranging from 4,500km to 7,000km with plenty of life threatening drama......its a crazy old story this one.

Could this be our most resilient and humble athletes to date? Naantali Marshall was one of the quickest swimmers in Australia over 50m before transitioning into a Pro Surf Ironwomen career where she competed as Victoria's only female pro for 7 years. Naantali then went on to Adventure Racing becoming the 2014 Australasian Multisport Champion as well as winning the Pier To Pub 6 consecutive times.....

A veteran of 11 x 24Solo Mountain Bike races, Kate finally nails a National Green and Gold title....but it doesn't stop there. Kate is on a mission to achieve the ultimate World Title prize in one of the most unforgiving endurance disciplines. Next is Scotland and a 5 World Champs.

Sam has competed on the world stage of Ironman triathlon as one of the best and well known age grouper's for a decade and a half. He walks us through the world of triathlon at the highest level whilst balancing a demanding medical career and young family. A very resilient endurance athlete.

This endurance beast is widely know as a ripping fella and one of the best climbers on the planet. Tobias walks us through how he executed his current Everesting World Record and his luckless quest to beat 6 X 24Solo World Champ Jason English.

They call Ellie a freak, an up and coming marathon runner with huge upside yet such a humble well grounded athlete. Ellie walks us through her journey to date and cautiously shares with us her plans for what is next.

Episode 21: Paul Cuthbert - How does a father of two go from their first 100km running race to multiple wins in the field in just 5 years, then claim the fastest known time on the 652km Australian Alps Walking Track (11.7 days) before transition into multi-discipline adventure racing? A down to earth chat with one amazing endurance machine.