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DCR AidStation

Welcome to the DCR AidStation, your fortnightly bonus nugget of trail running goodness. Fill up your bottles, grab a snack, and take a seat with Matt and Eugene as they run through the hot topics, joined by occasional special guests. dirtchurchradio.substack.com

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87:58

Ruth Croft- Hail To The Chief| Dirt Church Radio 351

DCR AidStation ·

2025/11/18

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit dirtchurchradio.substack.comKia ora e te whānau. We want to invite all who can be upstanding to welcome one R. Croft of Greymouth back for her Tenth appearance on Dirt Church Radio. We are Ruth fans. If there were a RAT for it (Ruth Antigen Test), we’d be positive. Or is that CAT? (Croft Antigen Test?). ANYWAYS. It’s been a minute since we’ve talked to old mate, and after an abort…

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4:49

When is 90 miles 100 miles? | AidStation 42

DCR AidStation ·

2025/11/11

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit dirtchurchradio.substack.com Kia ora e te whānau.Things we learned on this week’s episode. We suck collectively at Maths, there is such a thing called a Wet Globe Bulb Temperature (WHAT?!?!?), We are all pro-Kipchoge winning Western States. Despite their relative masses, Andrew and Matt cope conversely in the heat (at least psychologically) and are aligned in our distaste of the U…

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82:34

Michael Sutton - Ain’t No Mountain High Enough | Dirt...

DCR AidStation ·

2025/11/04

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit dirtchurchradio.substack.comBarefoot and onward to a GRE. Yung Sutton Throwing Down XC StyleKia ora e te whānau. We’re baaaaack and beyond excited to bring to you Matt’s conversation with the most excellent Michael Sutton. The words “mountain,” “trail,” and “ultramarathon” are somewhat interchangeable in the lexicon of the outdoors.

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71:33

Helene Barron- Beyond The Finish Line | Dirt Church...

DCR AidStation ·

2025/10/21

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit dirtchurchradio.substack.comKia ora e te whānau.Best laid plans and all that…We had a bumper episode lined up for you this week, with a lot of stuff to talk about, and an amazing GRE, that was even before we got to Andrew’s conversation with the mighty Helene Barron. Annoying story short, our entire episode got zoinked by the AWS outage. Perfect. So please enjoy this distilled epi…

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2:11

Shoey-Doo-ey-Do! |AidStation 41

DCR AidStation ·

2025/10/14

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit dirtchurchradio.substack.comKia ora e te whānau.Even by our standards, this episode of the DCR AidStation is a lot. Future Andrew makes a record number of appearances to preface, foreshadow, recommend, and otherwise act as a lexographical zamboni for Ali and Matt (we all know it is mainly Matt).

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53:20

One Year Of Three People | Aid Station 40

DCR AidStation ·

2025/09/30

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit dirtchurchradio.substack.comKia ora e te whānau.We had a particularly nice time on this week’s AidStation podcast, celebrating one year of Ali and Andrew jumping on board. Matt had the opportunity to ask them a mix of longer-form and quick-fire style questions about the last 12 months, and what they were looking forward to in the next 12 months and beyond.

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4:48

The Good,The Bad & The Ugly | Aid Station 39

DCR AidStation ·

2025/09/16

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit dirtchurchradio.substack.comKia ora e te whānau. Mistakes were made. The first of many in this week’s episode of the AidStation was Andrew McDowall describing Matt as having a “water off a duck’s back” mentality. This is not true. Especially when the water is the wider response to the Joyline Chepgnego doping saga.That water really sank in. The duck was soaked. Ali, Andrew, and Matt discuss this thorny issue and where responsibility for

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5:25

Hail To The Chief | Aid Station 38

DCR AidStation ·

2025/09/02

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit dirtchurchradio.substack.comKia ora e te whānau. We make no bones about it. Dirt Church Radio is, was, and always will be Ruth Croft Positive. Over the (at least) 7 times Croft has appeared on DCR, there has always been one constant- a focus on moving forward. Ruth is on par with the best to take the gig, a wonderful human being, and an asset to our sport. The only criminal elemen…

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5:33

For Those About To Rock, We Salute You | Aid Station 37

DCR AidStation ·

2025/08/19

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit dirtchurchradio.substack.comKia ora e te whānau. It’s that time of year when we start to see the end of winter and the earliest glimpses of spring. Thoughts turn to the new year, big events, and the lead-up to those events. Does one size fit all when it comes to peak months and loading during the macrocycle? This doesn’t even begin to touch on the double-edged sword of Strava and …

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77:22

Phil Gore – To Infinity And Beyond | Dirt Church...

DCR AidStation ·

2025/08/12

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit dirtchurchradio.substack.comKia ora e te whānau.This week, Ali Pottinger and Andrew McDowall sit down with the one and only Phil Gore. You’ll know Phil from his two epic showdowns with our very own Sam Harvey at Dead Cow Gully — both times pushing themselves to the ragged edges of what we thought humanly possible.

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3:06

The Olympics, Overtraining, and that F*%king Kelpie...

DCR AidStation ·

2025/08/05

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit dirtchurchradio.substack.com A complete psychological breakdown is rarely captured on a heatmap. Yet here we are.Kia ora e te whānau. I mean, the co-hosts of your third favourite trail and ultrarunning podcast haven’t gotten together for a chinwag for a while, and, if the universe has had a say in 2/3rds of our days, things are bound to get chaotic. …

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77:40

Sage Canaday – Any Surface, Any Distance | Dirt...

DCR AidStation ·

2025/07/29

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit dirtchurchradio.substack.comKia ora e te whānau. This week, Ali and Matt sit down with the legendary Sage Canaday. Since turning pro in 2012, Sage has been a defining presence in the trail and ultrarunning world. With a strong background in road racing and tidy marathon times, he helped usher in a new era of professional athletes in trail running.

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88:21

Maree Connor – Spartathlon, Badwater, and Beyond |...

DCR AidStation ·

2025/07/22

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit dirtchurchradio.substack.comKia ora e te whānau. This week, we’ve got another special edition of the AidStation for you. Ali and Andrew caught up with Australian endurance legend Maree Connor to talk about her amazing ultramarathon career. From the iconic Spartathlon to the punishment of Badwater 135 to the World 24-Hour Championships, Maree has conquered some of the most incredib…

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69:13

Marianne Hogan – The Will to Endure | Dirt Church...

DCR AidStation ·

2025/07/15

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit dirtchurchradio.substack.comMarianne Hogan – The Will to Endure | Dirt Church Radio 335Ali Pottinger catches up with the mighty Marianne Hogan after her epic third-place finish at this year’s Western States Endurance Run, cementing her as one of trail running’s top talents. We first tried to record before Tarawera Ultra, but life intervened, so we’re thrilled to bring you this conversation now. Marianne shares her journey back from

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39:31

Daniel Jones- Western States And Beyond.

DCR AidStation ·

2025/07/08

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit dirtchurchradio.substack.comKia ora e te whānau. This week we’ve something super special for you. Ali and Matt had the chance to catch up with Dan Jones about his third consecutive top-five finish at the Western States Endurance Run. We talk about the day that was,…

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85:28

To The Well We Go-Dirt Church Radio 333

DCR AidStation ·

2025/07/01

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit dirtchurchradio.substack.comSam Harvey and Stephen Redfern- To The Well We Go. Dirt Church Radio 333. Kia ora e te whānau. As the sport of trail and ultramarathon running evolves, we find ourselves searching for that extra 1%.

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3:43

119 Not Out- AidStation 033.

DCR AidStation ·

2025/06/24

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit dirtchurchradio.substack.comKia ora e te whānau.This episode of the Aidstation leaves more questions unanswered than answered. Is finding your attention waning at a race with no end the same as disliking it? Why does Test Cricket suck? What’s wrong with Corriander? Will it…

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98:01

Camille Herron. Dirt Church Radio 331

DCR AidStation ·

2025/06/17

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit dirtchurchradio.substack.comKia ora e te whānau. It would be easy to start this post off with something like “the internet sucks” and again, that would date us. In today’s context, the internet is, and with that comes its joys, its horrors, and the amplification of the worst angels of our psyche. In the physical world, moments come and go; in the digital world, a senseless act is immortal. Camille Herron, who returns to Dirt Church Radio

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4:57

The 2025 Ultra Trail Australia Women in Trail Live Show.

DCR AidStation ·

2025/06/10

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit dirtchurchradio.substack.comKia ora e te whānau. Join Ali Pottinger, Lucy Bartholomew, Jessie Speedy, and Nicole Bunyon for the Ultra Trail Australia Women in Trail Panel. As our Ali says at the top, there is always more to say, and this is a good place to start. Join our incredible panel for this awesome discussion on the current state and the hopeful future of women in trail.

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82:36

Gary House- Cutting Through The Noise

DCR AidStation ·

2025/06/03

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit dirtchurchradio.substack.comGary House-Cutting Through The Noise. Dirt Church Radio 329.Kia ora e te whānau. You’d need to have been living under a rock over the last year not to have seen one of Gary House’s videos in the ultrasphere. From satirical stitches that poke fun at the absurdity of running media to no-nonsense and practical advice to aid in your running, e.g., “Stop being so British when climbing hills” Ali and Matt speak with

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