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Peak2Soon

Brent Ford discovered his love for running when he tipped the scales at 140.8 kilograms, often shuffling around his suburb of Canberra, working through the distances of five kilometres, to ten, before running a half marathon in 2019.But, it was after testing his body during his first ultra at Stromlo that he truly fell in love with the sport, and it was through sharing his own journey to 100 kilometres that he realised there were many incredible stories to be told.This is a podcast for those who are

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85:09

The Road To Coast To Kosci 2025: Zed Zlotnick

Peak2Soon ·

2025/10/23

The final episode in this series in the lead up to 2025's edition of the Great Race. Zed Zlotnick finished the race in 2022, joining the Coast to Kosci family with a determined finished, spending more than 45 hours out on course. Growing up in South Africa, Zed has completed the Two Oceans Marathon five times, and the Comrades Marathon (Down) twice. But, after moving to Australia and connected with an incredible group of endurance runners, Zed himself has completed some amazing feats, includi...

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110:46

The Road To Coast To Kosci 2025: Sophie Geraghty

Peak2Soon ·

2025/10/04

Sophie Geraghty was this year unveiled as a 'Feel Good Ambassador' for the Surf Coast Century, and it's not hard to see why. But when you scratch under the surface of this bubbly, incredibly strong, self described mediocre ultra runner, you get a deeper story. As Sophie tells in her bio to Rapid Ascent: "𝐴𝑏𝑢𝑠𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑏𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑦 𝑠ℎ𝑎𝑝𝑒𝑑 𝑚𝑦 𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑙𝑦 𝑦𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑠, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑟, 𝐼 𝑤𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑙𝑒𝑑 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ 𝑎𝑛 𝑒𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑜𝑟𝑑𝑒𝑟 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑡𝑤𝑜

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57:58

The Road To Coast To Kosci 2025: Liv Compton

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2025/09/27

Liv Compton is coming back for her third attempt at Coast to Kosci, with two really good finishes to her name already. The Norwegian Born Queenslander is no stranger to the warm weather and looked at home in last year's sweltering conditions. Her running career has seen her run in some of the country's most interesting Backyard Ultras, including Phil Gore's win at Dead Cow Gully in 2022. Earlier this year she ran a Norwegian Women's Backyard Ultra Record, with 40 loops at Sydney's Backyard Ul...

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48:18

The Road To Coast To Kosci 2025: Matt Pilley

Peak2Soon ·

2025/09/17

Matt Pilley is coming back to Coast to Kosci for the third year in a row, and he's already had incredible success in his two starts at the race being on the male podium in year one, and then finishing as the second male behind Benn Coubrough. Now, a father to Hugo, this year's lead up is a completely different ball game for Matt, who as you'll find out in this podcast will be bringing another experienced team to Coast to Kosci. With nothing to hide Matt shares a number of his tips and tricks ...

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88:23

Desert Dreaming: Lisa Richards’ Path to the Atacama...

Peak2Soon ·

2025/09/06

Lisa Richards earlier this year completed a multi-year dream of running in the Atacama Stage Race. An incredible 250 kilometre journey that takes place in the Atacama Desert in Chile. But, not only did Lisa run in the stage race, she finished as the fifth female, completing an incredible transformation, from someone who grew up avoiding school athletic's carnival, and only took up running in 2018 through parkrun, to becoming a finisher of one of the world's toughest stage races. In this podca...

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74:45

The Road To Coast To Kosci 2025: Ben Bailey

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2025/08/30

Ben Bailey is heading back to Coast to Kosci in the hopes of claiming his third pin on the Akubra from his fourth attempt. The last few years have seen Ben complete some mind bending races including the Unreasonable East 200 Miler, Bigfoot 200 Endurance Run, Tahoe 200 Mile Endurance Run and earlier this year the Arizona Monster 300. It's an incredible resume that also includes a handful of finishes at UTA 100 as well. Ben shares his wisdom, including the great pride that he has at recen...

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106:07

Healing Through Endurance: In Conversation with...

Peak2Soon ·

2025/08/15

Seven years ago, I wrote about my friend Courtney Chapman as she prepared to take on one of the most grueling endurance challenges in riding: the Shahzada 400, held in St Albans in the Hawkesbury region. At the time, doctors had told Courtney she shouldn’t compete due to her autoimmune condition, Crohn’s disease. But she did it anyway. Now, seven years later, Courtney joins me to reflect on that experience, and to explore how trauma can lead us to take on extraordinary feats of endurance. Cou...

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81:54

The Dirt Vert Surfer: Jordan Nukunuku

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2025/08/10

Jordan Nukunuku suffered a heart break which kicked off his running journey, and it's been a journey of incredible ups and downs. The young Kiwi from Rotorua recently won The Guzzler Ultra, after the first placed finisher was handed a time penalty, but it's a win at Brisbane Trail Ultra 110 kilometre race in 2023, after suffering an ACL injury in the months prior that shows how tough Jordan truly is. A self described 'amateur dirt vert surfer' Jordan flashed onto the major scene with an impre...

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69:28

Why Every Street Matters: Peak2Soon R4R Podcast...

Peak2Soon ·

2025/07/25

[This podcast was originally published on The R4R Podcast | Road To Zero, a big thank you to Lonsdale Street Studio for having us, as such the intro will be a little different to what you're used to.] Earlier this year Kim Elms and I connected again to talk about a solidarity run after a woman was assaulted on the trails at Tuggeranong Hill. It sparked a friendship that saw us front the media, highlighting a number of issues relating to running in Canberra. Since recording this episode, light...

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79:31

Katie Dall: Founder Of Club KT, Brisbane's Premier...

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2025/06/11

Katie Dall is ultra endurance athlete, personal trainer, and founder of Club KT, Brisbane's biggest run community empowering runners of all levels. With an impressive racing resume that includes 100 kilometre and 160 kilometre trail finishes, backyard ultras, and podium spots across Australia, Katie opens up about how she got to where she is today. We also talk about the power of community through her run club, the give and take of being a single parent and the steps she’s taking to support t...

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67:36

Downunder 135 Champion: Chris Wilder

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2025/05/23

Chris Wilder won what could be the last edition of Australia's toughest ultra, it was redemption after a DNF in the race back in 2022. It is the cream on what is already a pretty impressive resume which includes a win in the BRUTUS, GUMBY, and AIS 24-Hour Track Invitational. Throughout those victories has been a number of different adventures, including an incredible run along the GNW 250, and being part of Joe Ward's team when Joe won Coast to Kosci. Combine that with an impressive run strea...

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57:56

The Long Run with Simon Dent, Todd Liubinkskas and...

Peak2Soon ·

2025/04/11

On the 19th of July 2025, Simon Dent and Todd Liubinskas will run from Brisbane to Sydney as part of the Lions’ Tour Down Under to raise money for Dallaglio RugbyWorks and The British & Irish Lions Trust. Joe Ward who previously held the fastest known time for the route is currently coaching the lads, and showing them what it takes to run one thousand kilometres in 14 days. You can help the lads of reaching their fundrasing goal by hitting this link. You can support the Podcast for ...

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89:24

A Gaby Villa Nutrition Masterclass

Peak2Soon ·

2025/02/14

Gaby Villa is a sports nutritionist, dietitian and founder of IntensEATfit. She specialises in optimising performance for triathletes and ultra-runners by making food their best ally in sport and life. Over the past decade, Gaby has supported hundreds of athletes, including former backyard ultra world record holder Phil Gore, to overcome lack of energy and gut upset so they can fuel their bodies with confidence and race to their full potential. After overcoming her struggles with body i...

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99:57

Chantelle Smith: The Humble Pocket Rocket

Peak2Soon ·

2025/02/10

Chantelle Smith has had an incredible 18-months in running. A win at Brisbane Trail Ultra 2023, saw her follow with a second placing at the Tarawera Miler, and then a sixth female finish at Coast to Kosci at the end of last year. A brief running journey, which has seen highs paired with lows, and lessons in patience. Chantelle is another example of the running mums that are taking ultra running by storm. In this chat she highlights how trying to fill the void saw her gain so much more, ...

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85:26

From the Classroom to Coast to Kosci: Ella Clark’s...

Peak2Soon ·

2025/02/02

Ella Clark's running journey started like all good ones do, with heartbreak. That first heartbreak lead her down the path of signing up to her first marathon at the start of 2018 and running it months later, a daunting task when you are only new to running. From there Ella has only gone from strength-to-strength and in 2024 she completed not only a miler, but Australia's premier ultra marathon in Coast to Kosci. But, throughout this interview it will come as no surprise at how she's bee...

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118:00

The Mountain Beard: Thomas White

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2024/12/24

Thomas White is an ultra runner, photographer, and filmmaker who has turned his passion for endurance sports into a journey of personal growth and adventure. Starting his running journey in 2016, remembering the pride of finishing a 3 kilometre run, Thomas quickly became hooked on the challenge and steadily built his distance, from 7 kilometre runs to completing his first half-marathon in 2018. His love for pushing limits grew, leading him to his first ultra.After a setback with a serious str...

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94:34

Allie Corripio’s Historic Coast to Kosci Victory

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2024/12/18

Allie Corripio achieved something at Coast to Kosci 2024 that many thought wouldn't be done for years, if at all, she broke the Women's Race Record.But, she didn't just beat it she smashed it.The 2020 effort completely shattered by Allie, who in doing so has now raised the bar, following her incredible duel with overall winner Benn Coubrough and third placed Cassie Cohen at the back end of the race.In this podcast Allie talks me through her rapid rise in ultra running, which she has done whil...

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97:46

Matt Pilley’s Journey of Love, Loss, and Ultra Running

Peak2Soon ·

2024/12/08

Matt Pilley's story is one of both heartbreak and inspiration. His father being diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease changed the course of his life, while working in the police led him to see things the average person couldn't imagine.Throw in a decade long journey with wife Amanda Pilley to become parents, it's enough to test even the toughest of individuals.But, Matt has shown what strength and resilience can do, in the last two years he's thrilled ultra enthusiasts like myself who love Coa...

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65:24

Coast to Kosci 2024 Preview Feat. Rob Mason & Maree...

Peak2Soon ·

2024/11/20

Coast to Kosci is Australia's premier ultra marathon, 240km from a beach near Eden all the way to the top of Australia then back down to Charlotte Pass.Like last year this race is super stacked, and no doubt this year will throw up another surprise or two.2022 Winner Rob Mason along with 2021-22 winner Maree Connor join me to talk about this year's race.If you're following the race on social media don't forget to join the conversation using #coasttokosci2024. You can also follow all the actio...

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91:13

The Road To Coast To Kosci 2024: Lauren Theodore

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2024/11/13

Lauren Theodore's running journey changed when she was given a wildcard entry into the 2022 edition of Coast to Kosci.Having a couple of marathons already under her belt, as well an 80km race at Noosa, and the Larapinta 127km stage race, receiving an entry into the race was a huge leap of faith, but she repaid that faith by showing her trademark grit, finishing inside the top 20 women at Surf Coast Century, before spending 42 and a half hours on her feet for her first finish at Coast to Kosci...

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