DCR AidStation

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit dirtchurchradio.substack.comAidStation 004 - The Venn Diagram of Big Missions vs. Traditional Races and the Terrifying Nub in the Middle Leaving the great Tarawera pūkeko assault of ‘21 aside, there is a continuum of challenge throughout every level of our sport, and what one person finds scary another may not. This DCR AidStation, Matt and Eugene discuss which side of the ledger they sit on, be it the structure of an organised race or

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit dirtchurchradio.substack.comPhoto: Sportograf/Tarawera Ultra-TrailPolly Taylor. Unbroken, the road back  to UTMB — Dirt Church Radio 266.Kia ora e te whānau! She’s 90 lbs soaking wet and with a personality 150 ft tall: Polly Taylor is a force to be reckoned with.A  guide in the Marlborough Sounds, past Northburn 100 mile winner, and someone who could talk the iron legs off a stove, Polly is someone who exemplifies that maximum growth

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit dirtchurchradio.substack.comWe went to Tarawera Ultra-Trail in 2024 and it was incredible.Moments so surreal you question reality.Simple pleasures, mundanity, joy, filth, pride, and noble stupidity (and this was just the car trip down).Please enjoy this episode of the DCR AidStation, recorded at some aid stations, among other places, and featuring Sam Harvey, Coach Eric Orton, our reflections on the event, and a plethora of special guests

Race week is here and we’re so excited!We’ve been getting along to Tarawera for more than 10 years, with a bunch of race starts in the 102 km and the 100 miler between us. And the last few years we’ve been lucky enough to welcome home thousands of runners at the finish line, as MCs. We’ll be there again this year — say kia ora if you see us, at the start line, out and about on course, or at the finish line. We’re also hosting a live event on Friday, a q&a with elites at the Village Green, 1 pm if

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit dirtchurchradio.substack.comAidStation 002 – So, You Can Run 100 Miles, But You Can’t Do Your Calf Raises. Why are runners so bad at managing injury?So we’ve all been there, perjuring ourselves in the (insert health professional of choice) office: “Of COURSE I’ve been doing my prescribed rehabilitation (look of pained innocence)“And NO I absolutely have NOT been running outside of my prescribed guideline …” Only to hop up onto the table

AidStation 001 – Insert Something Cliché About ProcessesWe didn’t know this, but the second Friday in January is known as “Quitter’s Day”. This is the day that, statistically, most people abandon their New Year’s Resolutions.Are you a resolution person? Or a goal guy? Or someone who loves a good old intentional process?And why can’t we have all three?On the first episode of our brand-new, subscriber-only DCR AidStation podcast (but free for January), Eugene and Matt sit down to discuss if they are