Nichole McKilliam - better known as Nic Nok is a seasoned ultra marathon runner and recently completed a Spartan obstacle race which is nothing short of extreme!  Her journey has not been without it's challenges as she suffered a rare and scary spinal stroke which left her unable to walk and in extreme pain.  She is a inspiring and delightful human and I'm sure you will enjoy hearing her story. 

She is raising funds for stroke research so if you want to donate here are the links. 

"I’ve called the fundraiser run for resilience"

https://www.facebook.com/share/1BPAni5xPD/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Then the donations page is:

https://www.fundraise4stroke.org.au/fundraisers/nicholemckilliam/nichole?

Tara and Bryce wander through Whites Hill while waiting for Cyclone Alfred to hit and catch up with each other and share what about our first year of podcasting together and the events we are planning for the next few months.  The Noosa trail event, Backyard Ultras, Bryce's 61st birthday run, a Multi day ultra and even a Goggins challenge are all on the radar.  

This podcast survives because of our friendship, our love of trail running and the continued interest and support of our listeners.    We are always looking for new ideas on who to interview and love hearing your feedback and encouragement.  Drop us a comment or like us on Spotify or Apple podcasts, but more importantly, tell your friends to follow along.  

Heather Hawkins is a woman of two lives - from an everyday mother battling Ovarian Cancer with an unknown future to conquering the world of extreme marathons and adventures.  Heather chats with Bryce and Tara about her extraordinary life and the minset and courage that has enabled her to achive what most of us consider to be impossible.  She is humble, personable and inspiring.  It will do you good to listen in, but be warned, her Adventurous Spirit is contagious and you may find yourself signing up for something that rockets you out of your comfort zone!

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Kelly is an absolute energiser bunny - a pocket rocket of joy, zest for life and one of the best ultra-Marathon runners around.  Her achievements include 3rd placed female recently in the Dusk till Dawn 12 hr ultra and Completing the gruelling 100k Blackall trail.  She has a slew of 21k and 50k events under her belt and is a gym instructor, fitness and running coach specialist and one of the most delightful humans you could meet. But it wasn’t always this way.  In this episode, she shares her journey from bad habits, being overweight and unmotivated to the powerhouse she is today.

Peter Hallahan did a Geography degree late in life and is currrently working on his PHD on the topic of running and place. Tara and Bryce Chat with Peter at Whites Hill about how running is so much more than the big events and the medals. It's about the land we run on, the people we run with, the health benefits and the way we feel inside our bodies when we move.

Tara chats with her colleague and friend Associate Professor Saul Villeda from the University of California San Francisco about his groundbreaking work on exercise and brain rejuvenation.

Tara and Bryce chat with Yana McBride about her amazing year of ultra running, focusing on the Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc (UTMB) series.

Tara has a before and after chat with Bryce about his 800k Camino De Santiago adventure in Spain.

Today Kristen and Tara get their VO2Max measured by exercise physiologist Professor Jeff Coombs. We chat with Jeff about this metric and what we can do to increase it.

In this episode we chat about our runcation to the stunning Blue Mountains, where Kristen, Rowena and I headed down for a cheeky girls weekend away to check out the UTA50 course.