Download our conversation with Mel Aitken about reframing her year as an elite runner who loves to race during the time of Covid, her work in the New Zealand Police, and goals for the rest of the year.
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Download our conversation with Brad Dixon about his book, Holistic Human, his approach to wellbeing, performance, life, the planet, his inspiration to write, and a fantastic Greatest Run Ever. Dirt Church Radio - interesting conversations with interesting runners.
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Download our conversation with Damian Hall about his Pennine Way FKT and how an FKT doesn’t have to FCK the planet.
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Download our conversation with runner, event organiser, and director of 261Fearless NZ’s Kate Southern about community, engagement, fulfillment, and treating people as you expect to be treated. Dirt Church Radio - interesting conversations with interesting runners.
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Download our conversation with Dr Mikki Williden about all things nutritional, her own race plans, eating for races and life - and just how the elites manage.
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Download our conversation with the legendary Jono Wyatt about a career unparalleled in mountain running, going to the Olympics, his love of cross country, coaching, parenthood, and why sometimes, you have to turn the bouquet down if you want the CR….Dirt Church Radio - interesting conversations with interesting runners.
Download our conversation with the Big’s Backyard Big Four who get together for their first catch up since Tennessee to talk about the event, the future of the LPS format, Lazarus’ whanaungatanga, FKT’s, and how trash talk in a gentle Canadian accent really doesn’t cut the mustard.
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Download our conversation with Mirna Valerio about her love of running and the outdoors, how our intentions don’t matter, but our actions do, and why her very existence (sadly) challenges some members of our sport.
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Download our conversation with coach Maree Leith about finding herself through running after years of challenge and grief, lock down ultra marathons, the strength of community, and the joy of harnessing our strength.
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Download our conversation with Sophie Grant from the mountains of Italy. Sophie is an elite trail runner, adventurer, not afraid to say what needs saying, and teller of bloody good yarns to boot.
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Download our 100th show live special direct from the Barrel Room at Hallertau Brewery. We run through the history of DCR, the highs, other highs (there has been no lows) and favourite parts of the last 100 weeks. We also have the privilege to speak to Tina White and Scotty Stevenson. Thanks for tuning in, here’s to 100 more ... Dirt Church Radio - Interesting conversations with interesting runners.
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Download our conversation with Robbie Britton about what makes him tick, his love of the 24 hour running event, how good the mountains in Italy are, Yiannos Kouros' wonderful gut, and a tonne more on this week’s episode. Dirt Church Radio - Interesting conversations with interesting runners.
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Download our conversation with Adam Keen, who amongst other achievements outlines why compacting a marathon training/taper/travel cycle into 10 hours is a great idea, how many times is the right time to run the Routeburn track the week of a 24 hour race, and just why we should be more savage.
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Download our conversation with Andrew McDowall as we recount adventure, derring do, and nausea on a rip-roaring episode of the pod hearing about his mission up a mountain and back down … and up … and down … (repeat).
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Download our conversation with Ultraman and Taupo Ultramarathon champion Carl Read about pushing yourself to the limits of what you thought possible and then sprinting back and forth across that line, two fingers raised to the void.
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Download our conversation with relentless Canadian Dave Proctor - Fast Dave! - about last year’s Big’s Backyard, love, motivation, and how he would run to the end of the Earth for his family.
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Download our conversation with Ben Duffus, Australian Mountain Running champion, coach, and Tarawera 50km second finisher, about a grocery list of things, not excluding: what a marathon field of tortoise would look like? Will the handshake become redundant? Why is he so good at running, yet so bad at walking?
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Download this special conversation with Sarah Hillary about art, ultramarathons, and a life steeped in adventure.
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Download our conversation with Running Calendar founder Chris Hope about the future of running events post-covid, why no one really likes getting coloured corn starch hurled at them mid 5k, his love of trail and ultra marathon running, and just how niche is too niche?
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Download our conversation with Vlad Shatrov, Tarawera 100 mile course record holder, about his life in movement, upbringing, race philosophy, the challenges of running a coaching business in the time of corona, and his training, racing, and hopes for the future.
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