The Hidden Athlete

Now this is a must listen story. Deanna Blegg would be one of Australia's all time incredible endurance athletes but it isn't her athletic ability that makes this story so amazing. This is a story of survival. Deanna has looked death in the eye on numerous occasions and she talks us through these moments in absolute detail. Wow!!!!

5 Ironman Distance Triathlons on 5 different Hawaiian Islands in 5 consecutive days...that is the Epic5. Melissa walks us through the relatively unknown world of Ultra Distance Triathlons and it is nuts. This athlete is as stubborn and tuff as you will find, a fascinating walk through this crazy world.

A first time unsupported Ultra Endurance Bikepacker, this guy appears to be built for these brutal endeavor's. We unpack the race with SULLY in an attempt to understand the crazy of this underground event. Other than one brief "moment" this guy executed a near perfect race both mentally and physically.

Episode 17: Brett Bellchambers - Forget race planning and power output, this is a rollercoaster of a chat where Ty attempts to step inside the head of the man who has been the face (and beard) of Aussie and international singlespeed 24hr MTB racing for the last decade.

It has been a pretty crazy few months since the launch of the Podcast. 16 Episodes, 16 incredible athletes and 7,700 listening hours. we reflect a little on each episode and thank the listeners for their support.

The year 2017 was an amazing year for Julian Spence breaking a 21 year old Bogong to Hotham 64km Trail Running Record as well as winning his third Great Ocean Road Marathon in a row and finally breaking his 2h20min Marathon barrier in Belgium .

Shaun shares with us what it is like to be involved in an industry for over a decade at an elite level with very little positive feedback. So what makes this athlete so resilient?? Shaun talks us through his life and investment into meditation techniques that has enabled him to sustain long and successful career.

An amazing chat with an incredible Australian athlete. Chloe is well know by her fellow athletes as a beast of a competitor...a real team player who has experienced some horrific injury challenges. We talk to Chloe about her journey and transition from XC Skiing to the Orica-AIS Pro Cycling.

Episode 13: Seb and Beth Dunne - Australian Ultra-endurance bikepacking pair. These guys have raced and made their own adventures all over the world, they even spent their honeymoon on the bikes! Beth is the second fastest woman to ever complete the Tour Divide, yet the race has continued to elude Seb; after three attempts he’ll try again for a race finish this year. Find out how these two do it a...

He has been at the elite level in Australian Road Cycling before transitioning into being the highest profile male Ultra Trail Runner racing the best of the best around the world. At the age of 25 this guy is simply a freak.

Ollie walks us through the crazy world of Australian Road Cycling at the elite level. His lifetime goal was to be picked up on a World Tour Roster but what eventuated was something different including a decade of downs mixed with some pretty special highs including the 2014 Melbourne to Warrnambool Win.

A Pro Boxer for over a decade including 34 Pro Fights for 26 Wins, 7 Losses & 1 Draw. Ranked in the top 15 in all three WBA, WBO & IBF World Boxing Bodies including a WBO World Title fight in Germany. Also fought Danny Green in a World Title eliminator after defending the PABA Title for over a decade. Paul talks at length about the crazy world of boxing...well worth the listen.

GOLD Medal Winner of the 2004 Athens & 2012 London T53 Class 800m Paralympic Games. An elite athlete for over a decade who now dedicates almost every waking hour mobilising and inspiring the disabled community.

34 XTERRA Wins in 14 different countries, 4 X XTERRA European Tour Champion & 3 X ETU Cross-Triathlon Champion over a 15 year period. The Swiss Miss is a superstar in the world of cross-triathlon and one of the most humble athletes we have spoken to. Renata talks in depth about her life as a cross-triathlete and the challenges that often come with being a high performance athlete.

Winner of the 2015 Trans Am as a rookie and Second in the 2013 Tour Divide also as a rookie. Jesse is now well know as one of the global superstars of Ultra Endurance Cycling and also the creator of some of the most challenging ultra cycling events in the world.

This free spirited athlete has so much to offer in terms attitude and approach to ultra endurance events. Ty walks up through his Around The World journey as a touring cyclist and also talks us through his recent approach to the epic Tour Divide......and hey.....this guy also served two deployments in Afghanistan.

I don't believe there is a more humble champion athlete out there than Jo King. So how does Jo cope and perform against the best Australian triathletes through the golden era of Australian Triathlon as they race towards the 2000 Sydney Olympics?

One of the most humble and positive high performance endurance athletes on the planet. This Ultra Cyclist talks us through her incredible 2016 Sub 20 Day Tour Divide result and shares with us both the challenges and highlights of this years Indian Pacific Wheel Race.

At the age of 33 Jess enters the world of Elite Endurance Mountain Biking but the journey hasn't been smooth. Jess and husband Norm share with us the challenging life and times of an elite athlete in the world of 24Solo.

At just 19 John Jacoby became a World Marathon Kayak Champion, three more World Kayak titles soon followed along with three Multisport World Championships but he talks of his Global Adventures with his mad mates as his most satisfying achievements. This man is hard....seriously hard.

So how does an elite marathon runner transition to 24Solo Single Speed mountain biking and become a World Champion by beating the unbeatable King of Single Speed Brett Bellchambers? Scott Nicholas & Sarah McLeish share their journey to the ultimate goal.

A short intro explaining our plans for the podcast.