Kathmandu Coast to Coast Podcast - 40 year Anniversary edition brought to you by Team CP.

Joe Sheriff - Tonight we celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Kathmandu Coast to Coast by catching up with the winner of the inaugural Coast to Coast in 1983.  79 entrants lined up on Kumara beach and 77 finished - 28 team competitors and 49 individuals.  Joe is lining up for the 2 day individual again 40 years after that initial adventure across the Southern Alps from Kumara to Christchurch.

8:30pm

Rob Howarth - Rob is an Auckland based Kayak coach and long-time supporter of the Kathmandu Coast to Coast and Multisport in general.  We catch up with Rob to find out more about the Coast to Coast community and the support that is out there to help you achieve your race day goal.

8:45pm Sophie Beaumont & Nicole Lloyd join us to round out the show.  They are lining up for their first crack at the 2 Day Tandem Team Section.  It has been on their bucket list for a long time and after canceled covid travel plans they felt that this was a great time to really challenge themselves by taking on the Kathmandu Coast to Coast.

UK Adventurer Anna McNuff joins Team CP's Richard Greer to dish up some funny moments during her Kathmandu Coast to Coast adventure in 2018, before Race Director Glen Currie chats through the 2021 event.

Matt Bateman has an update on his training and fun times too.

As a kayak and running guide, Sam Mason knows the Kathmandu Coast to Coast as good as anyone. 

He chats to Team CP's Richard Greer and gives a few tips and tricks on how best to get around the course. 

Trish Hastie also shares her story of hearing about the Kathmandu Coast to Coast 20 years ago and eventually coming second in 2019. 

Regarded as one of the best female athletes to ever compete in the Kathmandu Coast to Coast Kristina Anglem joins Team CP's Richard Greer to talk about her experience and would she ever come back to the start line. 

Bevan Jones reminisces about his 2019 event where the Christchurch educator came home in 1st place in the men's 2 day event and we catch up with Matt Bateman again to map his progress ahead of the Tandem event in 2020. 

Kathmandu Coast to Coast Race Director Glen Currie joins TeamCP's Richard Greer to look back on Covid19 and then ahead to a fantastic 2021 event. 

2020 women's longest day runner up Ali Wilson talks us through how she went from relatively unknown (in the off road space) to leading the women's race for 2/3 of the race, before eventually be passed by Corrine O'Donnell to finish second. 

Then from the Mountain Run to the Tandem, Matt Bateman has caught the bug! and talks of his love for the Kathmandu Coast to Coast and why he's coming back for more.   

Anna Dean has done the race in a number of different formats from the Longest day racing at the front of the field to enjoying the Two Day with her Mum. The nutrition challenge changes when the goals for the event changes - Anna discusses her experiences and how to make it work for you.

Matt Stewart lined up for his first Coast to Coast last year and is back for another crack.  Starting at a base "lower than zero" he made it to the finish line but is back fitter, stronger and more organised in 2020 to take hours off his finishing time.

Featuring Glen Currie Kathmandu Coast to Coast Race Director and Laura Pattie with a gear review.

Glen Currie talks about his role as the Race Director, his background and key points to make sure that you have an awesome weekend.  We also go and test out a piece of Kathmandu kit to see how it performs when put through its paces.

To we catch up with Steve Gurney to talk about mental skills specific to training and racing.  

With Steve’s experience of racing at the top level for many years and helping people perform to their potential, he shares some insights that will help you to have an awesome Kathmandu Coast to Coast experience.

We discuss Simone's race which was one that had a few hiccups along the way.  Simone talks about what happened and how she coped with those mishaps to ensure that it didn't affect the outcome. Simone also shares key insights into her race nutrition strategy and what she is looking to improve on for the 2020 event.

Head into the Mountain Run with all the info you need including some really good shoe options thanks to Osca Baynes and the crew at TeamCP.