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Shane Johnstone | Building Transcend, Bringing Racing to Life & Giving Runners a Reason to Head West (opens the original)
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This week, James welcomes Shane Johnstone back to the podcast to chat about the story behind Transcend and what goes into building a trail event in WA's Avon Valley. After joining this year's live broadcast, James wanted to hear more about why Shane and his business partner Mitch do things the way they do. From experiences racing overseas to finding a way through the valley, Shane shares how Transcend came about and the details they've put into making it special for everyone in the field. We get
Australian APTRC Team Announced, Vietnam Mountain Marathon, & Supplements for Running feat Billy Curtis | Episode 128 (opens the original)
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We hope you enjoy this ep as Brodie and Sim sit down with Billy Curtis after his recent races at Transcend Ultra and Vietnam Mountain Marathon 50km to hear what he has been up to. Billy details the change in pace as he switched into full time work mode and the training changes he made around that, his strategies going in to each race, and what is coming up both on the trails and off. Then we cover the exciting news of the Aus team being announced for APTRC! We will be sending a super strong team
Hownslow Magic, Salomon Into Triathlon, Europe Recaps | Episode 127 (opens the original)
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In this episode brought to you by ASICS, Sim, Vlad and Jess are all back in Aus and sit down to recap where they are at. Hear about Vlad's last VK race in Europe, Jess' weekend at Hownslow and trip to Perth, and Sim's Trofeo Kima and Euro trip recap. The team then discuss an interview with the Mayor of Chamonix [https://www.trailrunnermag.com/people/culture-people/utmb-has-become-unbearable-says-chamonix-mayor/?scope=initial] about the sustainability of UTMB in it's current format, and talk thro
Ben Burgess | Post-Worlds Pressure, NNormal Sponsorship and Finding His Way Back (opens the original)
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Ben Burgess returns to the podcast nearly a year after producing the biggest performance of his career at the World Championships. But what came next wasn't straightforward. Ben talks openly about the pressure and attention that followed Worlds, losing some of the drive that had taken him there, and the challenge of rebuilding his fitness and confidence while adjusting to life as a sponsored athlete with NNormal. We get into his difficult day at UTA, learning to trust a lower-volume approach wit
Triathlete to Trail: Transitioning from being an Olympic Triathlete to Trail Runner with Sophie Linn | Episode 126 (opens the original)
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In this Episode Brodie and Jess are joined by Sophie Linn to get to know Sophie and recap OCC. Hear about Sophie's transition from elite triathlon to trail, her approach to training and racing, and how both Sophie's and Jess' races went. In news topics the crew discuss the release of the 2027 WMTRC criteria on AA, and touch on the upcoming World SkyRunning champs. Then listen in to some awesome results around the global and domestically - with even more to come next weekend at Hownslow! Join us
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