Download our conversation with Vajin Armstrong about connection, the moment, process, joy, the mind, meditation, community, and his journey from disillusion and abandonment of running to where he is today: one of Aotearoa/New Zealand’s most stalwart competitors
Read MoreDownload our conversation with Anna Frost, Dunedin’s First Fastest Hardrocker and arguably the most successful New Zealand trail and ultra athlete. Anna burst onto the mainstream 10 years ago and enjoyed years of success, however now is at a different point in her life. In addition to being supported by Merrell, Anna owns Trail Run Adventures, a company that brings people to amazing places worldwide to run trails.
Read MoreDownload our conversation with Courtney Dauwalter where we talk about Courtney’s philosophy on competition, distance, and training and much more (including, but not limited to, Fargo, Prince, Nordic Skiing, Funny Accents, Animal Jokes, and, most importantly for Matt, Lord of The Rings).
Read MoreDownload our special edition of Dirchmas!!! Or Dirt Church Christmas!!! Come in, pour yourself a mimosa and tuck into the Tofurkey sarnies. We rip through our year in running, our favourite performances of the year, people to watch and our greatest of the guest Greatest Runs Ever.
Read MoreDownload our conversation with Scott Worthington, one of the directors of The Revenant, an event which pushes the limits of what is considered endurance or ultra running in this country.
Read MoreDownload our conversation with mighty Ruth Croft about her amazing and circuitous route to international trail success. Ruth discusses her journey from the West Coast of New Zealand’s South Island via Portland, Taipei, to standing victorious at such races at OCC, Speedgoat, and the Salomon Golden Trail Series.
Read MoreDownload our coverage of the 31st iteration of the FreshChoice Kepler Challenge. Eugene and Matt travelled to beautiful Te Anau, also known as the Chamonix of Fiordland, to take part in the Kepler proceedings.
Read MoreDownload our first ever DCR live show, from inside Thomson Whisky Distillery at Hallertau Brewery. Nestled in amongst the copper stills were our hosts, an audience, a bunch of tasty beverages, and our guests - Dr James Kuegler and Mr Andrew McDowall.
Read MoreDownload our conversation with Marianne Elliott - author, human rights lawyer, advocate, restaurateur, entrepreneur, lover of narrative, and trail runner - for an engaging and wide ranging conversation around Marianne’s story, her history as a runner, how this influences where she is now, and the value of a person’s narrative, and how focussing on the narrative, can lead to true understanding and connectivity.
Read MoreDownload our conversation with the mighty Dylan Bowman. Dylan has many fans in Australasia, having won Ultra Trail Australia and being a two-time Tarawera champion (and second fastest finisher of the original course behind Jim Walmsley).
Read MoreDownload our conversation with Nancy Jiang, who has traded the pavements for the mountains, recently finishing 15th at the world mountain running champs for New Zealand. Nancy also claimed 5th at the 55 km Orsières-Champax-Chamonix (or OCC) during the UTMB festival, and is the NZ Trail Running Champion. Nancy runs for Altra NZ, and has recently traded Auckland’s volcanoes for the actual mountains of Queenstown.
Read MoreDownload our conversation with Scotty Hawker who goes deep into the European racing scene and just what the atmosphere at a race like UTMB is really like.
Read MoreDownload our conversation with Lucy Bartholomew, third at the Western States Endurance Run and travelling the world exploring, running for Salomon, and espousing her passion for a plant-based diet. Lucy joins us for a wide ranging conversation about her history with the sport, her ongoing successes and her beliefs that truly social and positive media can enhance experience, enjoyment and connection for young women rather than take away from it.
Read MoreDownload our conversation with globe-trotting Australian Majell Backhausen. Majell is the global content and community manager for Salomon running. Majell talks to us about his journey, from his beginnings playing Australian Rules Football in Victoriam, to his current base of Chamonix in France, via putting in countless hours learning the craft and discipline of running in the United Kingdom.
Read MoreDownload our first two-on-two podcast, as we speak to Andrew Glennie and Steve Tripp, the gentlemen behind the Crush the Cargill 24 Challenge, billed as “the longest 24 hour race in the world”.
Read MoreDownload our conversation with Shaun Collins, the head of Lactic Turkey events, the Running Beast himself, one of the first two people to run the iconic Hilary Trail, and the only person to have completed a triple Hillary trail in one shot.
Read MoreDownload our conversation with the one and only Jeff Browning aka Bronco Billy. Jeff is a phenomenon in the trail and ultra-running world. With over 30 100 mile finishes over the course of his career and a massive string of triumphs lately it was a pleasure to chat with him
Read MoreDownload our conversation with Mal Law, a man who has made, and continues to make, an indelible mark on the New Zealand trail running community. In addition to Mal’s love of adventure and story telling, perhaps what he is best known for is his ongoing advocacy and fundraising efforts for mental health.
Read MoreDownload our conversation with All Blacks doctor Tony Page who gives us an insight not only into the world of high performance sport but also his own accomplished running career, and growing up in South Africa. Tony talks about the latest in sports science thinking around hydration, as well as running the morning after the World Cup final in 2015.
Read MoreDownload our conversation with our first international guest and a man who is a giant in our culture, Dean Karnazes. We spoke to Dean about his journey to this point and where he sees the future heading, his ongoing and evolving love of running and humanity. Engaging, candid, and generous, we were absolutely blown away by the chance to talk to someone who has engaged so many for so long.
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