Got the hunger worries leading into your next event? are you like the pope and many bears who feel the need to go in the woods all the time? Feel worried by even the thought of a chat about food? fear not. Ali speaks to ultrarunner and nutritionist Erin Colebatch about how to do the best you can with your nutrition on your big day. Enjoy
Read MoreAbby Hall rules! Please enjoy this amazing chat between Ali Pottinger and Adidas Terrex Athlete Abby Hall about her growth and journey back from injury, hopes for the 2025 season, and falling in love with the lucky country. Dirt Church Radio-Best Enjoyed Running
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Read MoreHow would you like to hear one of the most awkward things you’ve ever heard to do with not just trail running, but the human experience? Well. Listen on. Also, Ultra Trail Kosciuszko, Climate Change, and the life of travelling podcasters. Enjoy
Read MoreWombats, Kangaroos, Big Jack, Blocks of Ice in your gentleman’s area. Red Hot Tilly Peppers and 240km of the most intense trans-tasman rivalry since the underam bowling thing. Ali and Andrew take on the 2024 Coast to Kosci. Enjoy
Read MorePlease enjoy this special bonus episode of DCR where Matt speaks to Eszter Horanyi of iRunFar, about her many excellent adventrues on two wheels and two feet. Enjoy
Read MoreMike Wardian Rules. He is one of the greats of the sport and on this very special episode of Dirt Church Radio Ali and Matt talk to Mike about what fires his curiosity and how he continues to dream up new and greater challenges of endurance and derring do.
Read MoreKia ora e te whānau! On this episode of the AidStation podcast, Matt is joined by the brains trust of SQUADRUN, Ali Pottinger, and Kerry Suter to talk about how to plan the lead-up to your big event. We talk training, gear, logistics, nutrition, and distraction strategies, so your golden carriage doesn’t turn into a pumpkin when you’ve put so much effort to get to the ball.
Read MoreKia ora e te whanāu. Please join Matt in welcoming the new co-hosts of Dirt Church Radio, Ali Pottinger and Andrew McDowall. Both have been regulars on DCR for some time now and so it should be little surprise that Matt would reach out to them to join him in the next chapter of Aotearoa’s third favourite forest-based running podcast. Both bring a wealth of experience to the table, are community-minded, and love a good yarn. This is going to be sweet-as
Read MoreThis Week on the Podcast we celebrate 300 shows with a live show at Small Gods Taproom . We celebrate Dr Inia Raumati and his 8 stage races on 8 continents and his Kia Mau Kia Ora Foundation. Above all, we celebrate our mate Eugene Bingham and 6 of the funnest, most insightful, and brilliant years of celebrating this sport and culture we love. Dirt Church Radio- Best Enjoyed Running
Read MoreThis week on the Podcast Matt quests to Ōtautahi/Christchurch to crew for the 2024 Crater Rim Ultra. Breakdowns (both mechanical and psychological) ensue
Read MoreWhat do you do when things get hectic in your head? How do you tame the top two inches so that you can be as successful as you can on your chosen trail adventure? Find out during this episode of the Dirt Church Radio AidStation!!
Read MoreKia ora e te whanāu. This week, Matt is joined by Stephen Parker, the author of “There Is No Finish – The Backyard Ultra Story”. Compelled to write a book whilst being inspired by a speaker at a conference, Stephen chose to focus on the story of the niche of ultrarunning that he loves the most, the Backyard.
Read MoreDownload our conversation with coaches Kerry Suter and Ali Pottinger about the mistakes we've all made while running - prepare to laugh and learn.
Read MoreDownload our conversation with Dan Jones on his first year as a fully-pro athlete, the realities, the pressure and the fun.
Read MoreDownload our conversation about Strava -- the good, the bad and the downright ugly.
Read MoreDownload our conversation with Helen Waterworth and Chris Newsome from His & Hers Endurance Events KITS when they swung through from Whangarei on their way to The Great Naseby.
Read MoreDownload our AidStation Podcast 017 – The Firies Furber Stairs Climb For MND Live show
Read MoreDownload our conversation where we dive deep into the question of why. What is it that motivates you to keep running when you're deep in the pain cave?
Read MoreDownload our conversation with Kerry Suter and Ali Pottinger about the Great Mileage Question: how much is too much, and how long should your longest run be?
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