The Trail Runners Experience

# 85 ft. Lara Hamilton

08 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Lara Hamilton is an Australian distance runner, producer/vocalist, and digital growth hacker who discovered her passion for trail running while traini...

#84 ft. Fraser Darcy

13 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

He's a runner, rock climber, sailor, sea kayaker, back country skier and all round outdoors-man and he also happens to be a really awesome guy and...

#83 ft. Matt Allbeury

04 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Trail runner Matt Allbeury joins the podcast for an excellent chat about his most audacious running goal - running 1000kms in 30 days through the Swis...

Sidejog 3: Hash anyone?

19 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This episode is brought to you by the letter 'H'.  We explore the weird and wonderful world of Hash House Harriers. This was a Happy and Hilarious ep...

Sidejog 2: I'm walkin' here!

07 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In today's Sidejog we take a "walk" down memory lane and talk about the most popular sport in the Western World throughout the 1900s - Pedestrianism. ...

#82 ft. Toby Durnall

06 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to part 2 of the Toby Durnall Experience. Listen to episode #75 for part 1.  Toby rejoins the podcast almost a year after his first appea...

#81 ft. Dannielle Vanderhuel

27 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Dannielle Vanderhuel joins the podcast to talk about that wonderful and crazy sport called trail running. Her recent success shows that she's pretty d...

#80 ft. Nathan Pearce

20 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Nathan Pearce runs into this episode of the Trail Runners Experience at break-neck speed and makes history by becoming the fastest athlete to ever gra...

Sidejog: Cheaters be cheatin'!

14 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Kate rejoins the podcast as we launch this new side project of the Trail Runners Experience called 'Sidejog'. It is a fun informal look at the world o...

#79 ft. Steve Brennan

12 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Join me as I dive into the world of mountain running with Melbourne based coach, Steve Brennan. Steve is a highly experienced runner and coaches a squ...

#78 Zone training, Nutrition and more

27 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Why was the ultra runner taken into custody by the police? For resisting a rest.

#77 ft. Adelaide 6 Day Race, The Wild announcement and training cake 🍰

04 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

I pirated a movie yesterday...... I gave it 3.14 stars.

#76 ft. Yurrebilla 2022

28 Sep 2022

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Two trail runners walk into a podcast....

#75 ft. Toby Durnall (1 of 3)

25 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

After a very long hiatus, The Trail Runners Experience is back featuring new interviews! This season will take on a new approach with most of the inte...

#74 ft. Malcolm Law

13 Aug 2021

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Ultra running legend, Malcolm Law joins the podcast to talk about all things trail and ultra running. Undoubtedly one of the most inspiring and storie...

#73 ft. Sonja Jansen returns!

22 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Sonja Jansen returns to the podcast after her blistering world class run at the 2021 Adelaide 24 hour where she covered more than 233km for a huge out...

#72 ft. Matthew Woodman and Tamas Lorincz

24 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this special episode I catch up with two of my athletes, Matthew and Tamas after they recently completed the monumental Irrational S.O.U.T.H 200 mi...

#71 ft. Ben Hockings

16 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Ben Hockings - the Great Uncle of trail running in South Australia - returns to The Trail Runners Experience to discuss his Race Directing career, his...

#70 ft. Rebecca Hunt

09 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Rebecca Hunt returns to the podcast 50 episodes after her first appearance on the Trail Runners Experience, this time as host of her very own awesome ...

#69 ft. Brett Crosby

01 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Brett from Adelaide Trail Runners joins the podcast to talk about this newly formed venture that aims to bring some new and interesting events to the ...

#68 ft. Jessica Schluter

25 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Jessica Schluter is a two time winner of the Blackall 100, Australian representative at the World Trail Running Championships 100 and has performed ex...

#67 ft. Hayley Teale

18 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Hayley Teale is one incredible athlete. With a list of ultra wins longer than my arm, Hayley shares her joy of running and her approach to training in...

#66 ft. Sonja Jansen

09 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Frequently finishing on top of the podium, Sonja Jansen is a fantastic athlete, an aerospace engineer, a wife, a mother and much more. In this episode...

#65 ft. Kym Williams

28 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

With over 60 ultras and 35 Marathons under his belt Kym Williams knows a thing or two about running long distances and finding his limits. A stalwart ...

#64 ft. Tamas Lorincz

22 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

After a long hiatus The Trail Runners Experience is back with an incredibly inspirational man to kick things off. Tamas tells the story of his fascina...

#63 ft. Beau Miles

15 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Father, husband, adventurer, runner, kayaker, Youtuber, PhD, story teller, lumberjack and human bean, Beau Miles joins The Trail Runners Experience fo...

Coaching Roundtable 4

16 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The latest installment of the Coaching Roundtable featuring Ashley Druve, Isobel Ross and Daniel Farrugia sees our coaches grappling with some big que...

#62 ft. Ina Schapiro

15 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Ina Schapiro returns to the podcast to share some valuable perspectives and tips on how runners can stay safe and be responsible during the Covid 19 p...

#61 ft. Steve Tripp

30 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Our Kiwi friend Steve Tripp joins the fun on the podcast as we share our favourite races of all time and discuss the adventures and true joys of runni...

#60 ft. Andy Blow

25 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Former elite triathlete and founder of Precision Hydration Andy Blow joins the Trail Runners Experience to talk all things sweat and hydration. Ash, D...

#59 ft. Cam Munro

19 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In today's episode we talk all things 'Last One Standing' with one of the best in the game, Cam Munro. Cam is an accomplished ultra runner who has bee...

Coaching Roundtable 3

17 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This special episode of the Coaching Roundtable talks about the biggest news in the world at the moment - Coronavirus (Covid 19). Ashley, Daniel and I...

#58 ft. Brodie Sharpe

11 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Brodie Sharpe from the Run Smarter Podcast joins The Trail Runners Experience to talk about common running injuries and how runners might avoid gettin...

#57 ft. Robbie and Sarah Wickham

05 Mar 2020

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In today's episode Daniel interviews Adelaide trail/ultra runners Robbie and Sarah Wickham. Robbie and Sarah share their incredible story of their pas...

#56 ft. Simone Brick

04 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Sensational Simone Brick returns to The Trail Runners Experience and talks about her busy life balancing work, study and a huge training load. She goe...

Coaching Roundtable 2

26 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the Coaching Roundtable the coaches discuss have a wide ranging discussion. Ashley asks about Macrocycles, Mesocycles and Microcycl...

#55 ft. Chris Ord

18 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Journalist, photographer, videographer, editor, producer, trail guide, event manager and all round adventure lover Chris Ord joins the conversation to...

#54 ft. Andre Laboy

12 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week's episode features a fantastic conversation with Andre Laboy. Andre is the head of product at Vdot02, the coaching platform Daniel uses to c...

Coaching Roundtable 1

05 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In the first OFFICIAL episode of our Coaching Roundtable, Daniel Farrugia, Isobel Ross and Ashley Druve dive head first into three running related que...

#53 ft. Terry Davis

23 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode Daniel recaps his Ultra Easy's  100km race in New Zealand that he ran over the weekend and Ash discusses his battles with the hea...

#52 ft. Lauren and Kieran Rooke

08 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Today's episode sees Ashley and Daniel square off about tapering for races as Daniel prepares to jet off for New Zealand for his 100km race, The Ultra...

#51 ft. Isobel Ross again

31 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Isobel Ross returns to the podcast to share her experience at the Great Southern Endurance run and her preparations for her next race - the legendary ...

#50 Christmas Special ft. Jenna Brook and Tim &Laura Cole

28 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Merry Christmas trail runners! In this epic DOUBLE Header final episode of The Trail Runners Experience for 2019, Ashley and Daniel recap their y...

#49 ft. Jacqui Bell

20 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Jacqui Bell is the youngest person to run an ultra marathon on all seven continents. She is an ambitious ultra runner and motivational speaker who wor...

#48 ft. Cecilia Mattas

13 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The newest 'Flying Finn', Cecilia Mattas takes us through her fantastic victory at the Blackall 50 and her rise to trail running dominance. Listen in ...

#47 ft. Brett Standring

06 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Blackall 100 race director, ultra runner and all round top bloke, joins Ashley and Daniel in his post-Blackall 100 2019 interview and talks about the ...

#46 ft. Lauren Shay

31 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Awesome Qld based runner Lauren Shay shares her running journey with Daniel and Ashley. Lauren races fast and she races often. How does she balance he...

# 45 ft. Shona Stephenson

23 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Trail running legend and race director of the Brisbane Trail Ultra Shona Stephenson regales us with her epic running career and tales from the trails....

#44 ft. Amanda and Joel Stetler

16 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Amanda and Joel Stetler are an incredibly inspiring couple from the USA. In this episode they share their passion for running and the harrowing challe...

#43 ft. Alun Davies

11 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode we get inside the mind of race director and running coach, Alun Davies. Join us as Alun gives an interesting insight into the challeng...

#42 ft. Karl Forcey

02 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Trail runner Karl Forcey takes us through his ultra journey to his amazing run at the Surf Coast Century.

#41 Podcast Announcement!

27 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

After a long break, The Trail Runners Experience is back. This week we get introduced (or reintroduced) to our new co-host and we talk about training,...

#40 ft. Isobel Ross

09 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

One of Australia's best Mountain Runners, Isobel Ross joins the podcast to discuss her incredible running career and her latest foray into the world o...

#39 ft. Ashley Druve

22 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Ashley Druve is a uniquely inspirational man. He is a runner, photographer, father and husband. Ashley also has stage 4 cancer. Prepare to be inspired...

#38 ft. Courtney Dowd

15 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Fresh off the plane from her scorching performance (pun intended!) at the iconic Marathon Des Sables, Courtney Dowd shares detailed insight into one o...

#37 ft. Kate Marsden and Hubert 100 (50km) race recap

08 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Fan favourite Kate Marsden is back to discuss her run at the Ultra Runners South Australia Hubert 100 (50km event) 2019. Join us, as Kate regales us w...

#36 ft. Jim Kay

01 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Sports Scientist and marathon runner, Jim Kay gives us the low-down on hydration, nutrition and the progression of running through scientific advancem...

#35 ft. Shaun Kaesler

10 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Do you have what it takes to run 50km? 100km? 100 miles? What about 200 miles? Race Director and King of the 200 milers Shaun Kaesler joins the podcas...

#34 ft. Daniel Farrugia

03 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Guest Host, Matthew Woodman interviews the host of The Trail Runners Experience, Daniel Farrugia. Find out more about the man behind the microphone an...

#33 ft. Matthew Woodman

26 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Distance Runners Unlimited athlete, Matthew Woodman gives me the lowdown on his journey to 100 mile ultra man.

#32 ft. Gordon Knight

20 Mar 2019

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Up and coming trail runner Gordon Knight shares his insight into getting faster as we get older, being a self-trained athlete and breaking elusive tim...

#31 ft. Jamie Stanley

05 Mar 2019

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Sports Physiologist from the South Australian Sports Institute (SASI), Jamie Stanley joins the podcast to go deep on the science of becoming a better ...

#30 ft. Nick Muxlow

27 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Head Coach of The Ultra Journey joins me to discuss all things running, including mindset, training for trails and dealing with the unexpected in race...

#29 ft. Kate Marsden yet again!

20 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Back by popular demand, my wonderful wife Kate Marsden joins the podcast to discuss 17 commonly asked questions about learning to run.

#28 ft. Peter Bice

13 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Winner of the inaugural 28km Yurrebilla in 2018, Infinit nutrition athlete, Peter Bice explains what he loves about trail running and how he is so dam...

#27 ft. Annie Braddon

06 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Coach and marathon runner Annie Braddon and I talk about her infamous 5:30am speed sessions, coaching and the world marathon majors, plus loads more!

#26 ft. Rikki Wilson

30 Jan 2019

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2018 Indigenous Marathon Project graduate Rikki Wilson shared her inspiring journey to marathon glory and beyond. Follow her on insta https://instagra...

#25 ft. Jessica Trengove

23 Jan 2019

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Two time Olympian Jessica Trengove joins the podcast and shares her considerable knowledge and experience of marathon running at the elite level. An a...

#24 ft. Simone Brick

16 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Salomon athlete, medical student, steeple chaser, mountain runner and kombucha fan, Simone Brick joins the podcast to discuss trail running and much m...

#23 ft. Steve Burdett

30 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Great conversation with Steve Burdett from Trail Runners SA. We talk all about his ultra running career and his fantastic involvement in creating and ...

#22 ft. Andy DuBois

20 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Elite ultra-running coach Andy DuBois joins me for a robust and wide ranging conversation about trail and ultra-running, human potential, training pri...

# 21 ft. Emma MacIntosh

14 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Outback trails, mountains trails, training and dealing with injury. We cover all these topics and more with awesome Adelaide trail runner Emma MacInto...

#20 ft. Rebecca Hunt

07 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Rebecca Hunt recently made her ultra marathon debut. Today we talk all about her first ultra.

#19 ft. Steph Gaskell

31 Oct 2018

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Sports Dietitian Steph Gaskell from Nutrition Strategies joins the podcast to discuss all things nutrition. www.nutritionstrategies.com.au

#18 ft. Darren Linney

17 Oct 2018

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Winner of Ultra Runners S.A's Adelaide 6 Day event, Darren Linney, joins us to talk about what it takes to run 800kms in less than a week. Epic run fr...

#17 ft. Ina Schapiro

10 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Distance Runners Unlimited athlete, Ina Schapiro joins us for a chat about her stellar debut year on the trails.

#16 ft. Steve Frasca

03 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

"What is pain?" Physiotherapist Steve Frasca helps us learn a little more about physical pain and injury. Email Steve if you want quality physiother...

# 15 ft. John Csongei

26 Sep 2018

Contributed by Lukas

2018 Yurrebilla Ultra Marathon and Australian Marathon Champion, John Csongei gives us some fascinating insights into his training and successful raci...

#14 ft. Andrew Hough

12 Sep 2018

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#13 ft. Ben Hockings

12 Sep 2018

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#12 ft. Beck Butler

05 Sep 2018

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#11 ft. Mick Keyte

16 Aug 2018

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Professional trail runner Mick Keyte talks about his experience at the Eiger 101 as well as his training and coaching.

#10 ft. Sputnik

11 Aug 2018

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Trail running stalwart, social media guru and adventurer, Sputnik. We talk about races, traveling, DNFs, Awesome August.

#9 ft. Brendan Davies

10 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

On this episode, I talk with elite ultra runner and coach, Brendan Davies. We discuss his remarkable racing career, mindset and coaching... among othe...

#8 ft. Kate Marsden (again)

06 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

#7 ft. David Turnbull

04 Aug 2018

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#6 ft. Gary Denham

02 Aug 2018

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In this episode I chat with Gary Denham about his experience as a relatively new trail and ultra runner.

#5 ft. Jennifer Carroll

31 Jul 2018

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Episode 5 of the Trail Runners Experience featuring Jennifer Carroll

#4 ft. Lucy Bartholomew

12 Jul 2018

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#3 ft. Brayden Funk

26 Jun 2018

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#2 ft Katherine Marks

20 Jun 2018

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#1 ft. Kate Marsden

13 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas