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Into the Wee Hours Podcast

62 episodes - English - Latest episode: 9 days ago - ★★★★ - 3 ratings

Elevating the voice of the everyday adventurer. All kinds of adventures. All kinds of people. Brought to you by Sarah (and Kristen in Season 1), Gubbi Gubbi Country, QLD, Australia.

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Sophie Gray, on life & movement after a stem cell transplant; leukaemia recovery while through-hiking the Heysen Trail; camel trekking and sharing her love and practice of yoga

March 19, 2024 19:00 - 1 hour - 62.7 MB

Episode 51! Today I speak to the very lovely Sophie Gray, originally from the UK, now based on SA's Fleurieu Peninsula. Sophie generously shares with us her reality of a shock diagnosis of Acute Myeloid Leukaemia at 29, which subsequently resulted in a lifesaving stem cell transplant. While trapped in a hospital ward for over a month, Sophie looked out of the hospital windows at the countryside surrounding Adelaide, wishing she were out exploring. Indeed nature and movement have formed a ma...

Evan Howard, Terra Rosa Gear founder & Arc'teryx Design Ambassador on creating, adventuring & packrafting, plus perspectives on life & adventure as a first time father

February 27, 2024 19:00 - 1 hour - 60.8 MB

Episode 50! Wow. And what a great Episode 50 as I'm joined by the super down to earth and engaging, Evan Howard, generously sharing his time with me (on his birthday!) from his home on Wurundjeri Country. As an accomplished mountaineer, skier, climber, bikepacker and much more, not to mention a talented creator, this was a wide ranging conversation with Evan. Tune in to hear it all! A few of the topics we touched on include: the evolution of his business, Terra Rosa Gear, creating and sewi...

Rhianna Knight, founder of Amble on creating an outdoor apparel brand focussed on women and sustainability, plus multiday hiking adventures of her own!

February 06, 2024 21:07 - 1 hour - 64.1 MB

Episode 49! Today's episode is a laughter filled, insightful conversation with Rhianna Knight, based on Wurundjeri Country. Rhianna is a fashion designer, hiker, founder of Amble Outdoors and all in all, a really joyful, inspiring creative and adventurous human. While out on her own hiking adventures, including in Patagonia, Rhianna realised that while the gear she was wearing was technically appropriate for the conditions, her sense of personal style was totally missing in the then offerin...

Patrick Farnsworth, Texas based podcast host and bikepacking event creator on "Bikes or Death", building community, "riding your damn bike" and choosing health and adventure over alcoholism

January 17, 2024 05:10 - 1 hour - 67.8 MB

Episode 48. Well, there's nothing quite like kicking off Season 2 and Sarah solo hosting, by chatting to Patrick Farnsworth, creator of Bikes or Death podcast - a conversational bikepacking, adventure cycling podcast that hit over a MILLION downloads in 2023! Patrick was super generous with his time, dialling in from Texas, USA, with wide ranging conversation covering everything from podcasting to parenting; mental health to miles on the bike, to entrepreneurial spirit and bikepacking event...

New season teaser! Sarah checks in with 2024 podcast plans

January 14, 2024 06:15 - 14 minutes - 20.2 MB

Welcome to Episode 47 and a new season of the Into the Wee Hours Podcast. This is brief check in from Sarah to say thank you to you all for sticking by us this past couple of years - we appreciate all of our listeners, guests and Patreon patrons enormously. With a change in hosts, it's now time to reinvigorate the podcast with regular scheduling and a whole bunch of awesome new guests. It's just Sarah taking the reins now and she's committed to continuing to elevate the voice of the everyd...

It's the end of a season! Short episode. BIG news.

January 13, 2024 06:00 - 14 minutes - 19.7 MB

Well, it's a new year and we have big news for you... 2024 is going to look a little different for the Into the Wee Hours podcast. Tune in to find out why... (Spoiler alert: Kristen, we're going to miss you big time - thank you so much for everything x ) Find us on Instagram @intotheweehourspodcast A huge thanks to our Patreon patrons (including our brand new patron, Henrietta L!) for helping us keep the lights on. www.patreon.com/iintotheweehourspodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/p...

Natalie Reutter - ultra distance trail runner and K9 Urban Search and Rescue handler on running far and adventuring with dogs

December 17, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 70.3 MB

Episode 45!  Today's episode is a great conversation with German, Gold Coast Hinterland based, Natalie Reutter. Natalie and Kristen met through their joint love of handling and hiding from dogs, at the Queensland K9 Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) group. A concreter by day, as you'll hear in the episode, Natalie loves an endurance challenge and has completed enormous trail runs and races, including the 200 mile "Delerious West" in WA.  We could have covered an entire episode on ultra ...

Elise Marcianti - Bright based adventurer on her upcoming Moving for the Mind 300KM trek and trail running project fundraising for Eating Disorders Families Australia

November 26, 2023 07:58 - 53 minutes - 53.7 MB

Episode 44 is here!  We speak to bubbly, super adventurous Bright based adventurer, Elise Marcianti just a couple of weeks out from her huge 300KM multiday self-propelled mission through the Australian Alpine region.  Elise chats to us about this upcoming adventure, running an ultramarathon to the highest point of Australia - Mt Kosciuszko, before hiking 250KM solo along the Australian Alps walking track back to Bright. We hear about her planning; her hopes for the journey and her "why' ...

Trail Running 675KM across Scotland - "Closing the loop" on Sarah's Light to Light Project - The Debrief

October 08, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 77.8 MB

Episode 43! Sarah arrived back in Australia from her Light to Light adventure a few weeks ago so Sarah and Kristen took the opportunity to check in and debrief on her 675KM run from the most southerly point of Scotland at the Mull of Galloway Lighthouse, north to the most northerly point of the Outer Hebrides at the lighthouse at the Butt of Lewis.  If you don't know about Sarah's self-mapped and self-named adventure, "Light to Light", skip back to Epsiode 35, Episode 37 and Episode 42 whe...

Final check in pre "Light to Light" - Sarah's Scotland end-to-end trail run project

August 20, 2023 07:00 - 43 minutes - 45 MB

Episode 42! A third and final pre mission check in with Sarah a week before she heads off to start her 700KMish Scotland end-to-end mission on 21 August. For more context, you can hop back to Episode 36, when Sarah set this intention in January and Episode 37 for a May update.  We cover off a general update including: the final name for the project, "Light to Light" how training has been going a fundraising update - fundraising for Free to Run; you can donate via the link here sup...

April Drage on "April's Holiday" Bikepacking the 4000+KM Tour Divide Grand Depart on her Curve XS Big Kev, "Miles"

August 06, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 42.2 MB

Episode 41! Today's episode is a cracking conversation with Melbourne based, April Drage. April recently returned from taking part in the grand depart of the iconic Tour Divide - a 4000KM+ mountain bike route stretching from Banff, Alberta, Canada to the New Mexico border at Antelope Wells. April completed the route on "Miles" her Curve Cycling, XS Big Kev. If you're interested in a different perspective on the route, on Episode 12 we talked to Toby Lukins about riding the same route, outs...

Luke Pryor and Kara Landells on Running and Crewing 100 miles at Western States Endurance Run

July 23, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 69.9 MB

Episode 40!  We welcome back Luke Pryor, along with his partner, Kara Landells to talk all things post-race Western States Endurance Run (WSER). Firstly, a huge congratulations to Luke for absolutely crushing and taking out a silver buckle at his first WSER; completing the course in just over 23 hours. It was great to bring Luke back onto the show post race, and to not only hear his experience of running 100 miles in the 50th year of this iconic race, and also to share the conversation w...

Erchana Murray-Bartlett returns! On life after Tip to Toe and lessons for big multi-day running missions

June 25, 2023 07:00 - 57 minutes - 55.6 MB

Episode 39! We're stoked to welcome back Guinness World Record Holder, Erchana Murray-Bartlett to share with us how life looks after running 150 marathons for 150 consecutive days, covering the length of mainland Australia. With Sarah's 700km Scotland trail run mission coming up, this was also an opportunity to hear from Erchana on her learnings from completing Tip to Toe, which we hope helps anyone considering undertaking their own big multiday running adventure!  If you haven't alread...

Luke Pryor. Pre Western States Endurance Run 100 miles - the lead up

June 08, 2023 07:00 - 55 minutes - 56 MB

Episode 38 is here! We're stoked to bring back a good friend of the show, and previous guest, Luke Pryor. If you haven't listened to Luke's original episode, jump back in the catalogue to Episode 7, where we chatted to Luke all the way back in August 2021. After securing a much coveted place at Western States Endurance Run (WSER) through the fiercely competitive lottery process, Luke joins us in the week before he flies across to the US to race to give us an update on his lead up to this...

Update 2! Trail running Scotland End to End: May update - Sarah checks in again on her "Bottom to Butt" 700km mission

May 14, 2023 07:00 - 35 minutes - 34.8 MB

Episode 37!  Oh hey, it's been a while! We're back with another shorter form episode, with Kristen and Sarah (and guest appearance from Moose, cos, we know you miss the doggos) checking in on Sarah's huge trail running mission, coming up in August of this year. If you haven't listened to Episode 36, check it out to hear the origins of the plan! Sarah shares the elements of her mission which have changed since the January check in. This includes: Being coached now by Nic Ayson at SIn...

Trail Running Scotland End to End - An Intro to Sarah's 2023 Mission

January 29, 2023 07:00 - 36 minutes - 36.9 MB

Episode 36 - and a "new" format of a shorter episode, amidst our usual guest interviews which will continue as normal... Today we don't have any guests in the "studio" because we're launching a new mini series of episodes with a specific focus. In this episode, Sarah reveals her big mission for 2023 - trail running "the length" of Scotland (exact details tbc!). Our intention is to document aspects of this journey from now through until the mission in August of this year. Jumping in amids...

Jemma Purandare - on her experience of running UTMB® CCC 100KM - when things don't go to plan

January 14, 2023 05:51 - 1 hour - 90.9 MB

Episode 35!  We welcome back our Episode 31 guest, Jemma Purandare, to (finally!) run us through her trip to Europe and her experience of a long time in the making dream, running - UTMB's CCC, lining up to take on 100kms of brutal trail running through the Alps.  When we spoke to Jemma last, she was on the brink of flying from Australia to Europe to toe the line at this huge race, after months of prep - while also juggling day to day life including work, a PhD and her Law studies. If you...

Happy New Year! Hearing from previous guests reflecting on the year past and planning for the year ahead

January 01, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 61 MB

Happy New Year to all of our amazing Into the Wee Hours Podcast listeners!! This was a fun one, where we get to hear from previous guests about their 2022 reflections and their intentions and goals for 2023. The prompts that you will hear answers to are around three questions that we, Sarah and Kristen, asked previous guests :  1. What was a highlight of 2022? 2. What was a lesson learned in 2022? 3. What is a goal or intention of 2023? All very open-ended questions for a reason, a...

Erchana Murray-Bartlett. On environmental advocacy while running 150 consecutive marathons, 6330 kms from Cape York to Melbourne

December 18, 2022 07:29 - 1 hour - 70.1 MB

Episode 33! We’re back and stoked to be joined by a super inspiring, fun and determined woman - Erchana Murray-Bartlett. Erchana joins us from Sydney, off the back of 120 consecutive marathons, having broken a Guinness World Record and continuing to crush the existing record as she runs over 6000kms from Cape York to Melbourne on her “Tip to Toe” mission.   Erchana talks to us about her roots as an athlete, mainly in highly competitive soccer; her journey into running and subsequently ra...

Cecilia Mattas on crushing 100kms in the Alps running UTMB® CCC for the first time

September 13, 2022 09:00 - 1 hour - 77.1 MB

Episode 32! Firstly, apologies if this is a tricky one to listen to sound wise - our recording set up from three remote places didn't go quite to plan and our voices come through at different levels, with Sarah being quiet. The main thing we reckon though is you can still hear Cecilia well, and we hope it's not too annoying to listen to as it's well worth perservering with to hear from "CC at CCC"! We welcome back good friend of the show - Cecilia Mattas, to run us through her recent trip ...

Jemma Purandare, SEQ based ultra trail runner and Environmental Scientist on her lead up to racing in Europe at the 100km UTMB® CCC; witnessing the growth of trail running in Australia; life as a woman in sport and science and dressing up as a hotdog.

August 14, 2022 07:30 - 1 hour - 103 MB

Episode 31! Enjoy this fantastic, fun and honest conversation with UK born, now Springbrook based, Jemma Purandare. Jemma is a wonderfully bubbly and engaging woman and shares with us how she's training for a dream race - CCC, as part of the UTMB festival, while also holding down a full time job as an Environmental Scientist; studying International Law and since that's not enough for one busy human (!) - working on a PhD looking at climate change and its influence on river estuaries on the...

Meagan Brown on her first 100 mile run at the legendary Western States Endurance Run

July 31, 2022 10:52 - 1 hour - 84.4 MB

Episode 30. We welcome our good friend, Meagan Brown aka "Brownie" back onto the show to hear the inside scoop on her first 100 mile run at none other than one of the most iconic ultra runs in the world - the Western States Endurance Run. If you didn't listen to her on Episode 21, make sure you revisit that one too! We're so grateful to Meagan for sharing the laughs and the huge highs and lows of this enormous undertaking. We talk training and preparation; the race experience surrounded...

Celebrating one year of podcasting! Sarah and Kristen check in

July 17, 2022 07:00 - 31 minutes - 27.8 MB

Episode 29! Well, after releasing episodes fortnightly for a year, we’ve had a few weeks break and are back for a brief check in to reflect on a year of podcasting. It’s just Sarah and Kristen for this one. Don’t expect any knowledge bombs, but if you enjoy the sound of laughter - we guarantee we deliver on that front!  A HUGE thank you to all of our guests, listeners and incredible Patreon Patrons - we are so grateful for all of you for your support in this passion project of ours. Norm...

Allie Geddes. On cancer and the power of healing through movement in nature. Identifying as non-binary and gender in the outdoors. Reflections on global multiday hiking and bikepacking missions.

June 12, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 101 MB

Episode 28, which also marks a year of us podcasting! This is such a sensational conversation with the wonderful Allie Geddes. The three of us put on our best podcast voices for a fun, thought provoking chat with Allie.  Trigger warning - this conversation does include discussion of Allie’s experience of cancer. If this is triggering for you - take care of yourself. Jump in and out where you need to.   Allie talks to us about their journey from living in a “toxic productivity” culture ...

Maree Connor. Ultra runner, mother, wife, sister and ED Nurse on juggling these roles in life and crushing at Coast to Kosci 240km ultra marathon

May 29, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 86.9 MB

Thank you yet again for joining us for another episode of the Into The Wee Hours Podcast! So happy as always to bring you stories and voices of everyday adventurers, and this one is absoultely inspirational! This episode brings you the voice of Maree Connor, an overall busy woman wearing many hats - only some being mother, wife, sister, ultra runner, and Clinical Nurse Unit Manager. (We also talk about the other hats she wears like craft beer drinker, dad-joke teller, and designated bike p...

Julie and Andy Russell. Raising kids, finding passion in outdoor activities, staying young.

May 15, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 84.9 MB

Okay, so every episode is really special to us, but this one is particularly special for Kristen as there will be people who know these two based on their first and last names, but Kristen knows them as "Mom & Dad".  This episode is for all the mums and dads out there with a passion to fill, and kids to raise. Being biased slightly, but would say that Andy and Julie are pretty amazing parents, and they even noted, "...there is no manual on this" and when raising kids, sometimes you just have ...

Sol Kamal. Turning everyday adventures into a full time career of kayaking, mountain biking, abseiling, quad biking, outdoor education, and more!

May 01, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 85.3 MB

Welcome back for Episode 25! If you've ever been slightly curious about what it might be like to work as an outdoor guide and educator, we know you'll love this conversation. We are so pleased to present an amazing everyday adventurer, who has turned his passions into his career - Sol Kamal. Sarah and Sol have known each other almost 10 years now after Sarah went on a fateful kayak trip through Sydney Harbour Kayaks. After loving the experience, she explored the possibility of becoming a ka...

Dempsey Ormrod. Myotherapist and Exercise Physiologist, 4WD adventurer, and athlete advocate on treating your body like the athlete you are; regardless of where you are in life!

April 17, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 66.3 MB

Getting up there - episode 24!! Welcome back!! We are so happy to release this podcast, as this one is a mix of professional advice and adventure stories and goes out to all of you listeners to embrace your true ATHLETE. Our guest, Dempsey Ormrod, a Sunshine Coast Myotherapist and Exercise Physiologist through his own practice Myo Mechanics, gives his insights on how no matter skill, activity, or age that all of us everyday adventurers should treat our bodies to some good TLC! Finishing hi...

Kirra Molnar. Sunshine Coast based pro longboard surfer about competing on the world stage, navigating gender inequality in the sport, and being the first female president of the Noosa World Surfing Reserve

April 03, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 67.1 MB

Episode 23! What a fun conversation this was - Kirra Molnar is a world rated, pro longboard surfer with roots locally on the Sunshine Coast, in Noosa. We dove straight into this conversation with everything that Kirra does for work as she hustles to make her passion her lifestyle. Growing up having moved to the Sunshine Coast, Kirra now calls the waves in Noosa her home, surfing the iconic points at Noosa National Park when she is not traveling. Kirra not only travels the globe competing...

Genevieve Birch, Instrumental Music Teacher on diving into adventure a little “later in life” - multiday hiking and offtrack bushwalking; camping, and riding bikes

March 20, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 82.3 MB

Episode 22! In this week’s episode, we speak with Central Queensland based, Genevieve Birch. Genevieve and Sarah met while mountain biking but as she shares with us, Genevieve’s background is very much in music, both personally and professionally, working as an Instrumental Music Teacher.  Genevieve chats with us about how she came to adventure a little "later" on in life, as a uni student, diving straight in with a huge multiday, guided hike in Kakadu National Park, having never even be...

Meagan Brown "Brownie". Brisbane based ultra distance trail runner on her ten year running journey; landing a place at Western States Endurance Run and her female focused running side hustles!

March 06, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 60.6 MB

This week’s episode is a super inspiring and lively conversation with Brisbane based, ultra distance trail runner, Meagan Brown. If you haven’t listened to her husband’s episode, you can check out Sammy’s interview in Episode 20 and compare tales! Meagan’s energy is magnetic! She shares with us her journey from being someone who didn’t even really like running initially, albeit competed in all the sports growing up, to someone who has now been running for ten years, competitively. Meagan t...

Sammy Brown. Brisbane based, FIFO worker on his Fastest Known Time (FKT) missions and the value of road and trail running in life

February 20, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 186 MB

Don't let Sammy's super chill nature fool you - Sammy is an accomplished endurance runner, up to 100 mile distance, and we have a great chat (on Valentine’s Day!) about how he got into running in his early 20s and the amazing races and challenges and International travel he has completed since in NZ, Japan and Italy - to name a few. Running has become a huge part of Sammy’s life, including being the way he met his, now, wife, Meagan, after a little Instagram stalking, while racing in a Glass...

Sammy Brown. Brisbane based, FIFO worker on the value of road and trail running in life and his Fastest Known Time missions

February 18, 2022 00:55

Don't let Sammy's super chill nature fool you - Sammy is an accomplished endurance runner, up to 100 mile distance, and we have a great chat (on Valentine’s Day!) about how he got into running in his early 20s and the amazing races and challenges and International travel he has completed since in NZ, Japan and Italy - to name a few. Running has become a huge part of Sammy’s life, including being the way he met his, now, wife, Meagan, after a little Instagram stalking, while racing in a Glass...

Leif Christensen - Adelaide based firefighter on living a life full of adventure and endurance challenges - climbing; running; fastpacking; paragliding; riding motorbikes and the “Postie Bike Challenge”

February 06, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 62.6 MB

Episode 19! Leif Christensen joined us in the “studio” while visiting from Adelaide for a chat about what being an everyday adventurer means to him.  Leif shares with us how an exchange program, living in Brazil for a year after leaving school stimulated his interest in experiencing other cultures and places. This passion has seen Leif travel and adventure all over Australia and beyond, both for fun; for fundraising and also for work, as a trained social worker, leading 100km hikes for chi...

Allison Piercy. Brisbane based bikepacking and self-propelled adventure lover

January 23, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 67.7 MB

Episode 18! We speak to Allison Piercy, who kindly took the train up to the Sunshine Coast from Brisbane to join us in our “studio” for a fantastic in person conversation.  Over the past few years Allison has really embraced the art of bikepacking, from riding the 800km Cairns to Karumba bike event with her Mum; to her first trip on the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail with a makeshift set up (including a Mexican blanket wrapped in a Woolies plastic bag, strapped to her bars), to now having comp...

Tom Kinsley - Newcastle, NSW, based RAAF pilot, on being an endurance athlete and adventurer - running 24 hours and a “can do” attitude to a life of diverse adventures, including sinking a yacht off after sailing across the Channel!

January 09, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 166 MB

Episode 17! While visiting Queensland after five months of COVID-19 induced state border closures, we took the opportunity to have a great conversation with Tom Kinsley - who also happens to be the partner of our Episode 5 guest, Cecilia Mattas.   Tom is an English born, RAAF pilot based in Newcastle, NSW who has been living in Australia since 2013. Tom’s passion for sport, adventure and running in particular really comes through in this conversation. Both within and outside of work he h...

Emma Rhymer - wife, mother and teacher, on her “mountain biking midlife crisis”; pursuing her passion and competitively racing 24 Hour MTB Championships 

December 26, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 211 MB

Episode 16! We have a wonderful conversation with the determined and passionate, Stanthorpe based, Emma Rhymer, about how she discovered mountain biking as a teacher at a school camp in her early 40s and was immediately hooked.  This discovery sparked an amazing journey from rookie mountain biker to a dedicated Masters endurance athlete, working with the support of her husband, Dylan, and a dedicated coaching support team from skills coaching to dietician to movement coach, in her pursuit ...

Emma Rhymer - wife, mother and teacher, on her “mountain biking midlife crisis”; pursuing her passion and competitively racing 24 Hour MTB Championships

December 26, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 211 MB

Episode 16! We have a wonderful conversation with the determined and passionate, Stanthorpe based, Emma Rhymer, about how she discovered mountain biking as a teacher at a school camp in her early 40s and was immediately hooked.  This discovery sparked an amazing journey from rookie mountain biker to a dedicated Masters endurance athlete, working with the support of her husband, Dylan, and a dedicated coaching support team from skills coaching to dietician to movement coach, in her pursuit ...

Danny Longman. Europe based Ultra Endurance Athlete and Evolutionary Biologist on his World Record breaking open water swim, the "Lakes Swim Challenge 2021".

December 12, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 148 MB

Welcome to Episode 15 of the Into the Wee Hours Podcast! We talk to Evolutionary Biologist and ultra endurance athlete, Danny Longman via Zoom, all the way from the European mountains. Having taken on numerous adventures worldwide and holding world records for ocean rowing, as a member of the Polar Row team, in addition to his work at Loughborough University which includes research enhancing understanding of human physiology in the world’s most extreme environments, we could have talked ...

Rob Saunders: Brisbane based climber, paddler and adventurer on the Tasmanian climbing and expedition based documentary “In the Footsteps of John Stuart”

November 28, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 198 MB

We’re excited to bring you Episode 14 of the Into the Wee Hours Podcast and this really interesting chat with Rob Saunders. In this episode we talk to Brisbane based, Rob Saunders - the man behind the heartfelt documentary - In the Footsteps of John Stuart. This short film is currently touring in Australia with the Wild film festival.  It covers Rob’s incredible, personal and historical journey to find his great uncle John’s grave in an unrecorded location on a Tasmanian mountainside, foll...

Rob Saunders: Brisbane based climber, paddler and adventurer on the Tasmanian climbing and expedition based documentary “In the Footsteps of John Stuart”

November 28, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 198 MB

We’re excited to bring you Episode 14 of the Into the Wee Hours Podcast and this really interesting chat with Rob Saunders. In this episode we talk to Brisbane based, Rob Saunders - the man behind the heartfelt documentary - In the Footsteps of John Stuart. This short film is currently touring in Australia with the Wild film festival.  It covers Rob’s incredible, personal and historical journey to find his great uncle John’s grave in an unrecorded location on a Tasmanian mountainside, foll...

Sarah's Bikepacking Trip Wrap Up - Sandstone Wilderness 600 Outback Queensland Mission

November 14, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 157 MB

Following Episode 10, where Kristen interviewed Sarah about her upcoming bikepacking trip in Outback Queensland, this is the post trip wrap up! Sarah talks broadly about the experience of her ten day adventure, including how her route changed from the outset and how her trip mantra became “Make good choices, there are no rules”. She talks of the kindness of strangers; gratitude for her body; the challenges of being solo in a remote, Outback environment, including water management and campi...

Toby Lukins. Bikepacking the 4000+ km Great Divide Mountain Bike Route on a homemade, wooden bicycle. 

October 31, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 43.6 MB

Having recently completed riding the Great Divide on a bicycle he crafted himself, from wood, we have an awesome conversation with Adelaide born, US based, Toby Lukins.  Toby is an incredibly experienced everyday adventurer and no doubt, with an extensive range of adventures and experiences behind him, we barely scraped the surface in this fantastic hour chatting to him. Toby shares with us how he balances life as a husband and father of three, while working “fly in fly out”, adventuring a...

Toby Lukins. Bikepacking the 4000+ km Great Divide Mountain Bike Route on a homemade, wooden bicycle.

October 31, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 43.6 MB

Having recently completed riding the Great Divide on a bicycle he crafted himself, from wood, we have an awesome conversation with Adelaide born, US based, Toby Lukins.  Toby is an incredibly experienced everyday adventurer and no doubt, with an extensive range of adventures and experiences behind him, we barely scraped the surface in this fantastic hour chatting to him. Toby shares with us how he balances life as a husband and father of three, while working “fly in fly out”, adventuring a...

What it takes to run 100KM - Kristen on the 2021 Blackall 100

October 17, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 168 MB

Fresh off her awesome run, completing her third Run Queensland, Blackall 100KM, Sarah takes the host spot in this episode and chats to Kristen, less than 24 hours afterwards, about her experience at this iconic Sunshine Coast ultra trail run event.  This is a great opportunity to hear Kristen’s personal experience of running 100kms - amidst a very busy life beyond running - and whether you’re an experienced trail runner, interested to hear the perspective of another athlete, or you’re curi...

Prepping for an Outback Queensland bikepacking trip. Sarah on planning for her upcoming Sandstone Wilderness mission.

October 03, 2021 07:00 - 55 minutes - 127 MB

As this goes to air, Sarah will be far away, out of range, (hopefully not drinking out of too many cattle troughs), mid-way through a 700km solo and unsupported bikepacking adventure in the outback! The day before Sarah headed off, Kristen took the mic to interview Sarah about this mission through Queensland's Central Highlands region on her self-mapped and spontaneously self-named "Sandstone Wilderness 700" route. This one is for all of you who are curious about planning your own advent...

Sarah and Kristen check in. Prepping for Sarah's epic bikepacking trip!

October 03, 2021 07:00 - 55 minutes - 127 MB

As this goes to air, Sarah will be far away, out of range, (hopefully not drinking out of too many cattle troughs), mid-way through a 700km solo and unsupported bikepacking adventure in the outback! The day before Sarah headed off, Kristen took the mic to interview Sarah about this mission through Queensland's Central Highlands region on her self-mapped and spontaneously self-named "Sandstone Wilderness 700" route. This one is for all of you who are curious about planning your own advent...

Rowan Brookes. A humble, adventurous, inspiring powerhouse of a woman.

September 19, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 46 MB

Introducing Dr Rowan Brookes. A humble, adventurous, inspiring powerhouse of a woman. Sarah met Rowan while racing the Rapid Ascent, Run Larapinta stage race in 2018 (not 2019 as she says in the intro) and it was an absolute privilege for us to share this time in conversation with Rowan. This one is for all of the mothers; the wives; the endurance athletes; the adventurers; the injured; the academics and scientists; the environmentally conscious and the “everyday” activists. These are ju...

Rowan Brookes. On endurance adventures and mental health; Tread Lightly for Change and hiking Larapinta Trail solo amidst a pandemic

September 19, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 46 MB

Introducing Dr Rowan Brookes. A humble, adventurous, inspiring powerhouse of a woman. Sarah met Rowan while racing the Rapid Ascent, Run Larapinta stage race in 2018 (not 2019 as she says in the intro) and it was an absolute privilege for us to share this time in conversation with Rowan. This one is for all of the mothers; the wives; the endurance athletes; the adventurers; the injured; the academics and scientists; the environmentally conscious and the “everyday” activists. These are ju...

Hannah Russell. US-based backcountry snowboarder, surfer & weekend warrior

September 05, 2021 07:00 - 1 hour - 56.4 MB

Our first ever remote podcast interview! In this episode we have a lively conversation with the awesome everyday adventurer, Oregon based, Hannah Russell. Hannah is in fact Kristen's sister. Not only is she a really interesting human; she was also a great tester for trying out our remote interview set up; not to mention one of few people who we'd ask to sit in a closet in 40 degree heat for the sake of sound quality - thank you Hannah! The quality improves after the 15 minute mark so pleas...