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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit dirtchurchradio.substack.com
Go home Tasmania, you’re drunk- photo credit: Kunyanyi Mountain Run
Kia ora e te whānau. Lutruwita/Tasmania is legend. A hard place with warm people nestled off the east coast of Australia. Our legend, Ali Pottinger, was lucky enough to travel to Nipaluna/Hobart to participate in this year’s Kunyanayi Mountain Run. Whilst she was there Ali did what all good podcasters do, which was get some great content, from the race director Lincoln, to hearty participants taking on this incredible challenge, We’d always wanted to go to Hobart to go to MONA and ride singlespeeds, but this race is now firmly on the top of our list. Dirt Church Radio - Best Enjoyed Running
Kunyanyi Mountain Run
Phil Rossiter on Dirt Church Radio
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Further Faster New Zealand
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Music by Andrew McDowall, Digicake
DCR IN THE WILD
Matt and Ali will be at Ultra Trail Australia from 15-18th of May
Our mates at Squadrun have come up with a special four week training trial for listeners of DCR. Now as you’ll know from listening to DCR over the years, Squadrun is the baby of Kerry Suter and Ali Pottinger, and they have coached thousands of runners to success at a bunch of events we love and cherish and if you’ve been to any trail races on either side of the Tasman you’ll have seen the squadrun colours being represented strongly. So, if you want to give it a crack, here’s the link.
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Three Little Letters Part III
Re-thinking the DNF (AGAIN)
Years ago I wrote an article for Kiwi Trail Runner named “Three Little Letters”. The thesis of this article was essentially - If the pressure at trail running events ( more top athletes, social media presence, and “professionalism” in the sport) increased, would this increase or decrease the likelihood that an athlete* would complete an event that they lined up on.
My conclusion at the time: “Sort of?” *with a shrug*.
There are a couple paragraphs from the article stand out and are worth further exploring, but I’d like to focus on this one, which was the final paragraph of the article-
So I would say to you, dear reader, push on. Unless you are physically unable to, or face the prospect of lasting harm, push on. Balance in running is everything, both from a psychological and physical perspective. Being taken to the edge of what you can cope with is where we grow and progress. That sense of freedom and self-reliance is a major draw for those of us who seek to test ourselves. This process can be uncomfortable, distressing, and at times painful. However, as Haruki Murakami said, emotional hurt is the price we pay for independence.
If I could travel back in time and push past me down a flight of stairs for the pretension and naivety of this paragraph, I would. Quoting Murakami? what a prick.
Argon self-critique aside, the reason that I’m thinking about DNF and our evolving relationship with it is my own experience at Tarawera this year and my mate Tom’s experience at the Faultline Ultra last year.
Tom had been looking forward to the race for months, had enlisted the help of a coach, and had trained his nono off in preparation. This was not the farthest he’d run by a long shot, and whilst the Wellington hills are brutal, I was sure he would get it done.
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Go home Tasmania, you’re drunk- photo credit: Kunyanyi Mountain Run
Kia ora e te whānau. Lutruwita/Tasmania is legend. A hard place with warm people nestled off the east coast of Australia. Our legend, Ali Pottinger, was lucky enough to travel to Nipaluna/Hobart to participate in this year’s Kunyanayi Mountain Run. Whilst she was there Ali did what all good podcasters do, which was get some great content, from the race director Lincoln, to hearty participants taking on this incredible challenge, We’d always wanted to go to Hobart to go to MONA and ride singlespeeds, but this race is now firmly on the top of our list. Dirt Church Radio - Best Enjoyed Running
Kunyanyi Mountain Run
Phil Rossiter on Dirt Church Radio
Sign up to the DCR AidStation newsletter
Dirt Church Merch!
The Squadrun 4-Week Training Trial for DCR Listeners!
Dirt Church Radio on Instagram
Dirt Church Radio on Facebook
Further Faster New Zealand
Enjoy!
Music by Andrew McDowall, Digicake
DCR IN THE WILD
Matt and Ali will be at Ultra Trail Australia from 15-18th of May
Our mates at Squadrun have come up with a special four week training trial for listeners of DCR. Now as you’ll know from listening to DCR over the years, Squadrun is the baby of Kerry Suter and Ali Pottinger, and they have coached thousands of runners to success at a bunch of events we love and cherish and if you’ve been to any trail races on either side of the Tasman you’ll have seen the squadrun colours being represented strongly. So, if you want to give it a crack, here’s the link.
Missed out on episodes of the Dirt Church Radio podcast? Listen on your favourite app. There are more than 300 episodes.
Check us out on YouTube!
Three Little Letters Part III
Re-thinking the DNF (AGAIN)
Years ago I wrote an article for Kiwi Trail Runner named “Three Little Letters”. The thesis of this article was essentially - If the pressure at trail running events ( more top athletes, social media presence, and “professionalism” in the sport) increased, would this increase or decrease the likelihood that an athlete* would complete an event that they lined up on.
My conclusion at the time: “Sort of?” *with a shrug*.
There are a couple paragraphs from the article stand out and are worth further exploring, but I’d like to focus on this one, which was the final paragraph of the article-
So I would say to you, dear reader, push on. Unless you are physically unable to, or face the prospect of lasting harm, push on. Balance in running is everything, both from a psychological and physical perspective. Being taken to the edge of what you can cope with is where we grow and progress. That sense of freedom and self-reliance is a major draw for those of us who seek to test ourselves. This process can be uncomfortable, distressing, and at times painful. However, as Haruki Murakami said, emotional hurt is the price we pay for independence.
If I could travel back in time and push past me down a flight of stairs for the pretension and naivety of this paragraph, I would. Quoting Murakami? what a prick.
Argon self-critique aside, the reason that I’m thinking about DNF and our evolving relationship with it is my own experience at Tarawera this year and my mate Tom’s experience at the Faultline Ultra last year.
Tom had been looking forward to the race for months, had enlisted the help of a coach, and had trained his nono off in preparation. This was not the farthest he’d run by a long shot, and whilst the Wellington hills are brutal, I was sure he would get it done.