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Chafing the Dream NZ

Mal and Dwayne

The Adventures of a Kiwi and American running couple.

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00:43:24

25| Running Goals + Osteopenia + 10k Training

Chafing the Dream NZ ·

2026/01/27

Kia ora What an episode. Hammered it all in less than an hour. We update the listeners on Dwaynes running goals in 2026, will he chose another year of chasing ultras? Will he say that "I will never do another ultra again?" Of course he will. Mal shares her running goals for 2026, or lack thereof. We talk about our local Beach to Basin race in Whangarei, New Zealand and how to train for a 10k race. We talk training workouts like tempos, progression runs, and track sessions. There was a

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00:30:33

24| The Caffeinated AF Study + Jet Lag

Chafing the Dream NZ ·

2026/01/21

Haere Mai We are back from the states to kiwi land. This episode has flavours of jet lagged Dwayne and Mal. Regardless, we decide to indulge in some science. An interesting research article called Caffeinated Coffee Consumption or Abstinence to Reduce Atrial Fibrillation: The DECAF Randomized Clinical Trial. The rest of the yarns are Dwayne and Mal discussing training updates and upcoming local northland races. We list off the following upcoming races:15th March 2026 - Beach To Basin 10k Sunday29th

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00:52:51

23| Janet Mundell + American adventures

Chafing the Dream NZ ·

2026/01/13

Kia ora, haere mai We welcome Janet Mundell, one of Mal's close running friends from Wenatchee, WA along to this pod. We start off having a yarn about Janet and Mal's friendship, Janets experience with running both collegiately and post partum running, and the local trails + scenery of Central Washington. Dwayne indulges on the discovery of Anne Audain, a kiwi professional runner from the 80's and 90's who ran and won Spokane Bloomsday 7 times! We do a quick shoutout to our kiwi gal,

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00:52:05

22| Shoe Scans and Smelterville

Chafing the Dream NZ ·

2026/01/06

This episode is dropping in Kelloggs, Idaho. Whoa! Dwayne and Mal cover the usual updates of training, running in cold weather, shoe scan at Fleet Feet, updates of trail running shtufffff, and a shoutout to our kiwi gal Denika Clooney racing this weekend in Tallahasse, Florida. We have teased about an upcoming race giveaway for the Northland 100. More to come in future episodes! Thanks for all your loyalty and welcome to the New Year of 2026!

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00:39:18

21| Mal's High school experience in Arizona

Chafing the Dream NZ ·

2025/12/30

Welcome to, or welcome back to the Chafing the Dream Podcast.In this episode we cover the usual training updates and some unfortunate illnesses over Christmas. Also I ask Mal to talk about her time in Arizona as a high school athlete and what that entails. Lastly we do a quick checkup on our accountability arsehole victim, Dan!Enjoy

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01:09:35

20| NZ to AZ and Breezy Bree's Duathlon Journey

Chafing the Dream NZ ·

2025/12/23

In this episode, we talk about our training and Dwayne's first impressions of running in the Arizona desert, dodging cactus and kicking rocks.Mal also talks more about her bone stress recovery and returning to the trails she begun her running on.Lastly but most importantly we sit down with Bree Monaghan to ask her about what it takes to train for and compete in the world duathlon champs in Spain, how she qualified for the champs. And how a skiing concession after her event has affected her

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00:54:20

19| Mike Lee

Chafing the Dream NZ ·

2025/12/16

In this episode Dwayne sits down with Mike Lee after a long run in the northland heat and humidity to talk about how Mike started running and some of his past results and future goals.But before that we share some hacks on how to travel with an 18 month old, cover some quick training updates and talk about the parkrun relay that Dwayne ran on Saturday. Watch it here Then we chat a little about the return of the Ring of Fire race in March next year.Finally we once again hold Dan accountable for his

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00:53:55

18| Kepler Highlights

Chafing the Dream NZ ·

2025/12/09

Denika's World Cross Country TripThis week we cover the usuals plus we try something new. We'll talk about our recent training and how it's going plus our upcoming holiday to the big USA. Then we have some voice memos from a few people who were at Kepler this weekend. Including Frances Redmond, Hannah Wall, Dan Jones, and the mighty Emma Steedman. Who all talk about their experiences racing.That's not the only race we talk about though, California International Marathon was also this

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00:52:14

Episode |17 Cross country dreams

Chafing the Dream NZ ·

2025/12/02

Denika's Give A LittleIn this episode Mal and Dwayne give an update on their training, and then get into talking about Danika's up coming trip to the big USA, where she'll be competing in the U20 World Cross Country Champs in Florida.Denika was cool enough to even send us a voice memo on her up coming trip and how she qualified for this event. Hint! Hint! It was by running some kick ass speedy 5Km events on the road.We hope you can give a little to help get her there!Also in the episode,

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00:59:57

16| Kerikeri Half Recap

Chafing the Dream NZ ·

2025/11/25

Mal and Dwayne remonous about Kerikeri Half marathon. Dwayne does a race report on how his race went, including: pacing, fueling, and his mistakes.The accountability arsehole segment strikes once again, this time generating a positive response. Well done Dan on completing your parkrun. But we expect more still.Lastly Mal talks about her muscle mania gym day, what workouts they did in the gym. Plus some friendly and possibly dangerous weightlifting competitions.

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01:12:46

15| Mal's Muscle Mania

Chafing the Dream NZ ·

2025/11/18

Put on your buckles this one’s a fun one. We’ve got a quad pod! Bree and Nathan join us as they have been joining us for Mals Muscle Mania. We talk about training updates for Bree recovering from a concussion, Nathan recovering from Achilles injuries, mal recovering from femur stress reaction, and Dwaynes week of running. We discuss the upcoming Kerikeri Half marathon giving strategies for race tactics, fueling, shoes, and course. We continue onward with our accountability asshole section, Dan we

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00:44:14

14| Bone Stress Recovery

Chafing the Dream NZ ·

2025/11/11

Kia ora, haere maiThis is Chafing the Dream with Mal and Dwayne. We talk about Mal's return to running after a bone stress injury (femoral stress reaction). Mal shares her simple return to running program which can be found here if you want to use this: https://www.fleetfeet.com/blog/how-to-use-the-run-walk-method?srsltid=AfmBOorojdGdWyRXViL1d3xAwAi1Bwt0Pc_j7AlE5w92ACE1ZQDv-tQpDwayne talks about how his training has been going and his insights on running in humidity, intuitively predicting your

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00:56:37

13| Auckland Marathon + Watch Reviews but mostly...

Chafing the Dream NZ ·

2025/11/04

Kia oraThanks for tuning on this one. Although it is one of our longer waffling sessions it is a good one. We get some good laughs out of a few topics .We start with the usual updates on training. Dwayne finally turning the corner after Taupo Ultra 50k and gearing up for Kerikeri half marathon. Mal talking about her weight training, cycling, and aqua jogging. We talk about Auckland marathon mentions of some race results from Tui, Emma, and Crystal. We name the Top 3 female and 3 male Auckland

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00:47:23

12| Cramping the Dream

Chafing the Dream NZ ·

2025/10/28

Episode 12 is herrrrrrrre.Dwayne updates the audience on how his recovering is going after Taupo Ultra. Mal shares her woes about training with her femur stress fracture. Basically loads of aqua jogging and sauna sessions. 3 Mailbag Questions discussed:cramping blistersrunning playlists on Spotify (link below) Below is the link for the workout playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/07ZJHWuOvmBKS8g4QDJZ6s?si=985af2ce1305417cHere is a link to Stride Performance:

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01:17:00

11| Running with Type 1 Diabetes

Chafing the Dream NZ ·

2025/10/21

This episode, Dwayne and Mal are honoured to be joined by our good friend Hannah Thompson.Hannah was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes in her late 20s. She opens up about the early symptoms that led to her diagnosis, waking up with the loss of her vision, and the adjustments she’s made to live and run with Type 1.Hannah shares what’s worked for her in managing blood sugars as a runner, some of her scariest moments with diabetes, and how others can better support someone living with Type 1.Hannah

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00:47:29

10| The Taupo Tantrum

Chafing the Dream NZ ·

2025/10/14

Dwayne spends this episode to reflect on his A race of the year, Taupo Ultra. With the original plan to be racing the 100k he switches to the 50k race. However, he was quite disappointed by his results and how the race played out. This episode you can hear his tantrum unfold. Apparently he will never be doing an ultra again. Enjoy the listen, comment on questions or uplifting ideas for runners that don't get to experience the post race buzz that so many look forward to. Shout out to Des from

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00:38:36

9|The Struggle Bus

Chafing the Dream NZ ·

2025/10/07

Welcome to episode 9 of Chafing the Dream. Where Dwayne and Mal discuss their recent training, Mal's cross training regimen, Dwayne tapering for the Taupo Ultra Marathon, Emma's chafing on her neck, and answering some questions from YOU, our awesome listeners!!!Questions were: Our favourite running jokes.How is Dwayne liking his Puma deviate elite 3s.Who's lining up for Taupo from up north.Plus Mal shares the story of her first applicant in her upcoming single mingle section, Crystal

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00:37:15

8| Trash those Pants

Chafing the Dream NZ ·

2025/09/30

HeyaWelcome to another episode with Mal and Dwayne. We are an American Kiwi running couple. We usually talk about all things running. But sometimes will stray away. In this episode we talk about returning to running after injury or illness (Dwayne’s GI distress practically losing all his shorts), updates on training, running while camping, strength training motivation, and teased our single mingle.

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00:40:56

7| Muscular Endurance

Chafing the Dream NZ ·

2025/09/23

In this episode Mal and Dwayne talk about a recent article by Scott Johnston on developing muscular endurance. Plus we chat: Hive Energy, training and injury updates, and the essentials for doing your first Couch to 5K including a long debate on where to go to find the couch to 5k plans.Muscular Endurance Article: https://evokeendurance.com/resources/muscular-endurance-all-you-need-to-know/Support our gal Tamsin from Episode 2 to get to Kona. Use the link below 👇 to enter in her raffle. Dare I say

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00:35:26

6| The Sick and Injured

Chafing the Dream NZ ·

2025/09/16

Kia ora welcome to another episode with Mal and Dwayne. Melancholy Mal is attempting to find her sanity in the waters of injury sea. But seriously, she talks about what she is doing with her current training and lack of running. Dwayne was sick for the Whangarei Half so did not race it however is in better condition. He updates us on his upcoming training for the Taupo 100k. We talk Fartlek sessions, hill reps, running vest vs. running belts. Near the end Mal flirts with the idea of having a section

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