This in one unique endurance athlete. We spoke to April after recently completing the Tour Divide in 18Days23Hours, but it isn't the fact she is one incredibly talented athlete, it is her back story that makes her truly unique. April has lived her life with Autism Spectrum Disorder, spent 20 Years in social work dealing with countless crisis siuations and dealt with losing her very best friend, her mum, at a very young age. April's approach to the challenges of Ultra Endurance will put your life...
Jul 27, 2023•1 hr 58 min
Sacha recently completed the Tour Divide in 18Days 11hours coming in equal third with Texan Hannah Simon. The 2023 edition of the Tour Divide was an incredible race. 4,350km of self supported off road terrain, climbing over 60,000 vertical meters from Banff Canada to Antelope Wells on the Mexican border. Seven women broke the magical 20 Day mark and raced toe to toe from the gun which made for facinating watching. It was Sacha's first ever international Ultra race so was relatively unknown to th...
Jul 13, 2023•2 hr 33 min
Steve Halligan is proving to be one of the worlds most durable Ultra Endurance athletes. He has been first across the line in many long distance races including the 6,200km Terra Australis. The humble Irishman also travels to all points of the globe to race against the worlds best. More recently finishing on the podium in two of the most brutal races on the calendar. The Silk Road Mountain Race and Africa's new Grand Tour, the 2,750km Rhino Run. But it is his love for the iconic 4,400km Tour Div...
Jul 06, 2023•2 hr 19 min
Kellie Emmerson is one of the most resilient and consistent Ultra Endurance athletes on the planet. In this episode the 3xNational Long Course Trail Running Champ, 5xAustralian World Champs Representative talks about what it takes to bank almost 40 Marathons and 30 100km+ races around the globe...whilst still being a mum of two young boys. After 12 years of Elite competition this superstar of Ultra Running doesn't look like slowing down any time soon. Enjoy the wonderful story of Kellie Emmerson...
May 26, 2023•1 hr 29 min
Doctor Stephen Lane completed a PhD in Biomedical Sciences with a focus on exercise nutrition and training adaptation.....he is a 7 x National Cycling Champion across multiple disiplines, Director of Human Performance Technology and has Coached professionally for over a decade. More recently he became a record breaking Ultra Endurance athlete. This episode connects the science with the outcome so look forward to some helpful tips along the way. You can connect with the Doc at hptek.com.au or on ...
May 18, 2023•1 hr 54 min
The Rhino Run is a 2.750km Ultra Endurance off road cycling grand tour. Starting on the coast of the Western Cape of South Africa in Plettenberg Bay the unsupported route weaves its way up through the Northern Cape before crossing the border into Namibia before finishing in Windhoek. Riders were responsible for sourcing their own food, water, shelter and any other services along the way. South Africa's Kevin Benkenstein & Abdullah went toe to toe averaging well over 300km a day for the full ...
May 10, 2023•2 hr 4 min
We shared the life story of Trans Am & Indian Pacific Wheel Race Record holder Abdullah Zeinab in Episode 55....our most downloaded episode to date. In this episode we unpack all the drama of the past two years of his 24Hour Distance World Record attempts. Expect a lot of bumps, bruises, detours, love, failure and success. At the time of making the decision to chase the record it was held by Mitch Anderson at 894km. Over the following 2 years it was bettered by Ralph Disevisont who set the n...
Jan 05, 2022•2 hr 27 min
The international bikepacking community and events schedule is finally awakening from its 2 year COVID slumber so we thought we would have a ramble about some of the upcoming races both close to home and abroad. Two of Australia's most experienced bikepacking athletes Emma Flukes & Ty Domin share some views and insights into current activities.
Oct 07, 2021•1 hr 5 min
The Birdman, as he is affectionately known to all that know him, is one of the hard nuts of the Ultra Endurance world. Humble by nature, Matt Falconer walks us through his life story and what it took for this 120kg chain smoker to turn his life around to become a favorite and highly respected competitor amongst his pointy end peers. This 4 x Finisher of the Transcontinental Bike Race (12th, 5th, 2nd & 20th) has plans to hit the gravel in a big way throughout 2022....check out where he is hea...
Aug 23, 2021•1 hr 42 min
Mikel Delagrange is a Human Rights Lawyer and Founder of the Amani Project based in the Hague Netherlands. Twelve months ago the listeners of this Podcast engaged in the The Hidden Athlete Project, now known as the Masaka Cycling Club Foundation. Masaka is a small city based in a very poor region in Uganda's South and just happens to have a wealth of Cycling talent currently unseen due to poverty and access constraints. In this Episode we talk to the progress being made through our collaboration...
Mar 24, 2021•1 hr 5 min
James Hayden is a 2 x Transcontinental Race Winner (2017 & 2018) and known as one of the worlds best on/off road Ultra Endurance Cyclists racing today. James has accumulated a long list of accomplishments in a very short period of time but its his life story he shares in this episode that is particularly fascinating. The James Mark Hayden story feels like it has many chapters to come so jump in and enjoy learning about what makes this incredible endurance athlete tick and continue to follow ...
Dec 14, 2020•2 hr 5 min
Jason Hardrath is fast becoming one of the most fascinating Ultra Endurance athlete's on the planet. An athlete addicted to adventure and currently embarking on the crazy goal of holding 100 Fastest Known Times on some incredibly challenging routes throughout the USA. Jason spends a lot of time letting us into his world and what motivates an athlete of his quality to embark on the crazy individual challenges that rocks his world. Enjoy and you can follow Jason's story on Instagram @jasonhardrath...
Nov 26, 2020•1 hr 30 min
George Mallory was born in South Africa and quickly set about accumulating some extraordinary achievements in the world of Rock Climbing. His famous Grandfather George Mallory the explorer & mountaineer was the inspiration behind Georges brief transition into mountaineering which included a summit of the awe inspiring Mt Everest. After immigrating to Australia George developed a training concept where he would climb the height of Mt Everest on his bike in a single day, this became an obsessi...
Nov 20, 2020•1 hr 35 min
This is an incredible story of an extraordinary young female adventure cyclist who embarked on her first super challenge navigating solo across the high passes of the Himalayas at the age of just 17. This journey then sparked an around the world 29,000km record attempt at the age of 19. Vedangi's story is truly incredible and it unfolds with an extraordinary amount of drama which highlights how special this young woman really is. Enjoy the wonderful story of Vedungi Kulkarni and please jump on a...
Sep 16, 2020•2 hr 5 min
Rob Preston has been competing against the world's best in Orienteering, Rogaining & Adventure Racing for well over two decades. 2016 Mixed Pairs Rogaining World Champion, Member of the Australian Orienteering World Cup team for 15 years and ranked in the Top10 in Australia for 17 Years. Rob also was Captain Team Gippsland at the recent Prime Amazon Worlds Toughest Race Eco Challenge Fuji finishing an impressive third after coming from dead last. This incredibly popular and chilled Aussie ha...
Sep 06, 2020•2 hr 7 min
A ripping chat between Canadian Podcast Host Steve O'Shaughnessy and Chairman of the Masaka Cycling Club Miiro Michael. Many of you are already heavily involved in The Hidden Athlete Project as donors so this story will be of great interest. You will certainly feel like your investment is in great hands after listening to this chat. If you enjoy the listen and would love to get involved please go to thehiddenathlete.com.au and click on the Masaka Cycling Club page for all the info you need. And ...
May 25, 2020•1 hr 16 min
Jason is Australia's most successful cyclist, with 7 x 24 Hour Solo Mountain Bike World Championships, 13 x National Titles, 29 Consecutive 24Solo Wins, Mountain Bike Australia Hall of Fame, Cycling Australia Mountain Biker of the Year and we suspect there is still plenty more to come in the years ahead. Enjoy the crazy world that is Jason English and follow the rest of his journey on Insta here: @jasonaenglish and also check out both his YouTube Channel and website www.jasonenglish.com.au...
Apr 24, 2020•2 hr 1 min
Brooke Williams is an aspiring young Australian track athlete who burst on to the scene at the 2012 Zatopek track meet as a Wildcard to win the Australian U23 10,000m National Title. Brooke went on to represent Australia in Mountain Running before disappearing from Athletics. A comeback five years on lead to a near death experience which Brooke shares in detail in this short story of her life to date. Its an incredible roller-coaster ride so far with more to come as she continues another comebac...
Apr 23, 2020•1 hr 3 min
In this episode we touch base with both Ty Domin (@tydomin) and Lewis Ciddor (@overland.archive) and chat about the world of Bikepacking. How COVID-19 has impacted the 2020 race calendar, what Ty & Lewis have planned for 2020 and they also dispel some of the myths or barriers of entry for beginners entering the world of Bikepacking. Enjoy.
Apr 17, 2020•1 hr 26 min
This was a fun chat with Jordan Addison from GIRO Podcast in the UK about all things The Hidden Athlete and Masaka Cycling Club. Jordan is a huge contributor to the Masaka Cycling Club and reached out with an opportunity to share the details of the project to Cycling Fans in the UK. You can follow GIRO Podcast on Insta here @girocycles and the Masaka Cycling Club Project here @masakacyclingclub . Enjoy.
Apr 15, 2020•53 min
If you haven't listened to the Jimmy Ashby story please jump on Ep.72. In this episode we will piece together Jimmy's race across Australia during 5,500km Self Supported Bikepacking Race the Indian Pacific Wheel Race. Note: The IPWR was cancelled half way through Day 2 due to the Coronavirus Pandemic. Jimmy shares his thoughts both Pre Race and Post Race with then 2nd place Matt Hill..
Mar 19, 2020•45 min
An incredible story about a competitive elite level endurance athlete balancing his real world with a passion for smashing himself. Nick walks us through his 7 years of representing Australia in Cross Country Skiing before transitioning into the brutal world of Ultra Running. Fascinating listen. Enjoy
Mar 10, 2020•1 hr 44 min
Lucy recently completed a record 66 Day run along the 3,000km Te Araroa Trail from the Northern tip of New Zealand's North Island to the most Southern point of the South Island. A harsh off road route that accumulates 80,000 metres of climbing. An incredible story of an inexperienced athlete believing and chasing dreams. Enjoy
Feb 03, 2020•2 hr 24 min
At the age of just 18 Jimmy Ashby set off from Australia on what became a 39,000km adventure around the world by bike. This story is incredible humbling and a must listen for everyone not just athletes and adventurers. Jimmy shares a beautiful outlook on life that will inspire all. Enjoy.
Jan 23, 2020•2 hr 35 min
The Episode brings the listeners up to speed on The Hidden Athlete Project which is based in one of the poorest regions of Uganda. For finer details please have a quick listen to Episode 65. The project is a listener funded initiative. To be part of the project please refer to the donor details here: https://thehiddenathlete.com.au/masaka-cycling-club/ or send any questions to [email protected]...
Nov 30, 2019•23 min
Brad walks us through his action packed life story starting with his AFL U19 Morrish Medal Win for the best player in the league before accumulating almost 50,000km via 50 Countries by Bike. Then comes the brief 24Solo Mountainbike career that ended in three races for three podiums racing the best on the planet before closing out his elite XC MTB career racing and beating some of the worlds best Euro World Tour riders at the 1,400km Croc Trophy. Hard as nails. Enjoy.
Nov 25, 2019•2 hr 9 min
Brodie Chapman just closed out an incredible 2019 cycling season representing Australia at the World Champ's Road Race and signing a new pro contract with FDJ. This rapid rise to cycling fame has been far from the norm. Enjoy Brodie's amazing story and a little guest segment by dad Rhett.
Nov 21, 2019•1 hr 47 min
This USA Ultra Endurance couple had a dream of Running one of the worlds harshest trans-continental crossing's from Darwin Australia to Adelaide. 3,700 km self supported by bike through the Tanami Desert, isolated for weeks at a time. This is a story of human resolve paused with funny tales of characters and environmental harshness. Enjoy what is an incredible journey.
Nov 18, 2019•3 hr 30 min
Buckle up for some serious crazy. Beck Butler can boast one of the most impressive Ultra Endurance race portfolio's amongst some of the strongest & fastest Ultra Endurance athletes. Jungle Marathon (Amazon), Marathon Des Sables (Morocco) and first Australian woman to complete the 200 mile+ destination trail races in the USA finishing Top10 in all. Plenty to share in this little chat. Enjoy.
Nov 17, 2019•2 hr 12 min
After winning 4xAge Group Triathlon World Championships Kate decided to turn Pro at the age of 32 and race the very best Off Road triathletes from around the world. It didn't take long to notch up her first win in the Netherlands. A ripping human and an extremely humble athlete. Enjoy.
Oct 31, 2019•1 hr 16 min
