Welcome back. Wow, we're so In Sync, right? Now, so In Sync, 27 day or however long we've been in Mexico, it's been a long we've not left each other's side. I know, but that's all about to change this morning. Are you sad? I'm very sad we've come to the end of our holiday. We've been here for nearly three weeks and it's been heavenly. But now Lachy's flying to Nashville into a snowstorm, which we've fun. Yeah, America is. It's having polar opposite
experiences at the moment. It's in all sorts. It's LA is obviously having those tragic fires. Which is it in mind blowing? I was messaging. So we, I, we went to Malibu this year or last year, last year we went all along that road and I actually did a podcast there. And so to see that place is completely burnt down now is mind blowing. Yeah, I've seen a friend of ours in the industries, his house and studio burnt to the ground some, you know, some Shepherd songs written there.
So it's pretty sad. Yeah, it's pretty scary. But you know, we'll keep an eye out on how we can help, even if it is just buying someone a hotel room for a. Night it's going to be interesting to see how it recovers from that. That's what I'm interested to see. So fingers crossed it all comes together. Then on the flip side, so flying into Nashville, Nashville, we've had some buddies here who are at Emma's wedding, which is the reason why we're in Mexico.
They were saying, oh, there's meant to be ice storms in ice warnings in Nashville and in Dallas where I'm flying to 1st. And I was like, really? And then I saw Nashville is bucketing down. It's meant to get like 7 inches of snow. So I'm hoping. And Nashville isn't one of those cities that is equipped to deal with snow. Which is weird because this is the second year. Last year it bucketed down too. So. I'm sure it's not the like the
second time, it's history. They have to bring in plows from other cities and states to. Mr. Plow. That's my name. Simpsons reference. Yeah, yeah. So anyway, how are you feeling about embarking on this 58 marathon? 58 days? How many days till you start? It's like what is today? Today's the 11th, so I start on the 22nd. It's the 11th in America, it's the 12th in Australia. I am excited. I've done all I can do really. Like physically you're ready. I'm I'm either ready or I'm not ready.
I feel like I'm ready, but we'll find out. There's a few things I need to do to prepare. Like we obviously are going early because I want to set up the van, get the Starling set up, set up the bed. We realized yesterday we walked into a shop Amy and I did and it smelt lovely. So I said I'm going to get some nice fragrances for the boys so it doesn't smell like a frat house and but I also need to get conditioned to running in the
snow again. I think last year I was very fortunate because we got there what at start of October I think and it was still warm at that point. So we got to, I guess, adjust or climatize with it as it got cooler. Whereas this year I'm just going from like summer in Australia where it's like 40°C, beautiful, maybe 100°F. Sorry, summer in Nashville, summer in Australia, and then winter in Mexico, which is still like summer. Yeah, it's very in some places
like 25°C, so maybe like 70°F. So it's been warm. So that's going to be the one challenge is going back to the snow, trying to find a snow gear. I've got 25 K tomorrow, so we'll find out. I'll find out pretty quickly what I need and what I. Need to run. Shelby, probably, Yeah. I'll probably just run from where we're staying to Shelby Bottoms and back. Yeah, because I don't know whether you can drive anywhere in that snow, Definitely not with our car. No, you won't be.
I'll. I'll run and I'll just see because it'll let me know if the shoes that I've got are waterproof. If the gloves that I've got, I've got to find them. We've got to go to the storage unit and dig that up. But aside from that, I've been given, I've been given some shots I need to collect for the documentary, so I'm making a documentary out of it. Shots is in. Sorry, is it like camera shots? Because our videographer doesn't get here obviously until we
start. So he's like you've got to you've got to film saying goodbye to Amy, you've got to film Good St. going to the airport. You got to film all of these things because they could be useful for the documentary. So I'm going to obviously be a Co producer now. That's right. No, they're going to get the big tears. How do you feel though, because it is potentially so at worst it's going to be, well, today's the 11th.
I either won't see you until well, there's three options are actually now can we talk about the tour or no, just. Say a tour, Yeah. There's a tour happening and at the moment it's half a tour, which means Amy will be on tour from the 4th to the 16th of March in the USA, in the USA and I finish in Australia on the 20th of March.
So if Amy, if they're doing that half the tour ideal, in an ideal world, Amy will come over a week before and we'll catch up, which means it'll be six weeks until we see each other. Still a long time. Still a long time, but six weeks is a lot easier to get my head around than the alternative. The second option is Amy doesn't do the tour and we won't see her. I won't see you until Brisbane on March 20 or maybe March 19, which is essentially 70 days, which is 8 weeks. OK.
And the third option, which I don't know where the aim is even aware is if you get the full tour, you probably won't see me for two weeks after. Oh my. Goodness. When I finish and by them, we'll probably just meet you in Europe for that tour. That's crazy. So this could be wild. And the, I think the hardest thing that people don't realize why it's going to be the hardest thing is the fact that we're still going through the IVF process. Yeah. So not being kind of.
Impossible to have a baby when your partner's not there. So we didn't time this very well. Well, it's just, it's not that. It's just that, you know? 12 months ago when we planned this, like the Run, started playing the Run, we weren't doing IVF right and the tour. And then tours pop up and you didn't know the timing and it's like trying to make, it's like trying to herd cats, really trying to make all the stars align. And the scheduling is crazy. Yeah, it's pretty, pretty
challenging. But our biggest goal in 2025 is. To have a baby, yeah, Well, to at least be pregnant because, yeah, it might take some time. But also I don't think there's really a goal that we can have control over in in saying it's a goal of ours. It's in terms of putting that as a priority. Yeah, I, I, yeah, exactly that. I think after this first quarter, which is already chaotic and had pre commitments, I think every decision will be will it help us with the main goal or will it not?
We'll probably be the questions that we asked. Yeah. So yeah, that's going to be challenging. I I think as well, like because I know how well don't actually know, but I feel like it's a deeply personal and emotional thing, the IVF, because you also don't know what's going to happen and the fact that I won't be there to go through it with you, you feel kind of like a shit dude. Yeah, well, it's not your fault, and it's just the sacrifices you have to make to make all of your
dreams come true. And I think it'll make the payoff even sweeter when we get there. But yeah, I've got to do part of the IVF cycle by myself and potentially the next cycle depending on what we decide. So it's going to be an interesting ride. But luckily I've got amazing family. I mean, Emma will be there for a lot of it. Yeah, there's FaceTime which will help. Yeah, well, it takes us back to the beginning of our
relationship. Before FaceTime even existed, we were using a thing called Snapchat. I know a lot of the young people on here listening know what Snapchat is. They're using Snapchat. Yeah, I don't really use it, but we used to use it because when you would essentially it's like a. There was like. Photo sharing platform. Yeah, there was only Skype, There was no thing, no such thing as FaceTime when we said. Skype you had to pay to use and
we were too stingy. Yeah. So we'd just go and we realized that Snapchat had this new feature where you a circle would appear if you were on your friend was online and you'd hold it down and if you're holding it down at the same time. It would video call, yeah. And there was like a portal it would open like a small circle on the screen that you could talk through. And we used to, like, hold on to it for hours. And that's essentially how we started dating.
Yeah, we would spend hours because Amy was touring, I was back in Tomba, so we'd just like, lay on the phone talking. And it used to be so frustrating because you'd have to hold pressure on it to allow the conversation. And we'd be talking for so long that like, your thumb would get sore and it'd lose a little bit of pressure and it'd shut the call off or you'd just fall asleep and it'd just like shut
the pressure off. And eventually they brought it in where you could hold it down and swipe like left or right and it locked it. And then you had a call. And then obviously Apple said, hey, video calls, genius. And here we are. So video calls are awesome. However, I think I do really wish you were coming on it, if I'm being honest. I think it would have been such
a fun experience. Like part of me says like it'll be boring as batshit for you because I'm running for four hours plus and then we're driving. Prepping and cooking I could be doing all sorts of things. Yeah, but I think it at the same time, it'll still be like seeing the country in the way so many people never get to see it. Yeah, and I think it's a great boys trip. I think it's so rare that you get to do those boys slash girls
trips. And I think it's one that you're gonna remember forever and it's never happening again. So enjoy it. We will see, ladies and gentlemen, because I have a feeling I have a feeling I'm not going to share what that feeling is, but if you want to follow along, make sure you go over to my Instagram and follow along and you'll you'll get to definitely. But no, I'm not too sad because I'm excited for you. I think it's going to be and you're excited.
I think it's a great thing. So can't hold you back for my. Own comfort. I'm a Peacock, let me fly. No, I think it's going to be definitely as as exciting as it is, it's definitely going to be very hard. I was thinking about it when we were laying in bed last night. Am I going to be in bed by myself a long time? And you just when you, it's essentially changed because it's not like a one or two day. I normally go nuts when you're away for like 4 days at a hens party or something.
So, or even when I was back in Australia for I think what was it, 10 days like those things. However, it could, you know, this run will lead to a lot of a lot of other opportunities potentially that will help us achieve other goals in our life. So yes, I'm very much looking forward to it. But yeah, I, we don't need to do any questions this week. We wanted to just do this as a goodbye episode. The podcast will still be happening.
We'll be doing it over online and I was thinking about for when when I was running, I was like, I wonder if we're gonna have ones where you're just like crying or it's like real like emotional. But I feel like Amy and I should probably talk first before we get on pro podcast. So it's actually a. Bit structured. Bit structured. But also, you know what we should do? We are overdue for a catch up with all of the Patreon members. OK?
So if you're keen for that to have a chat with us and ask Lachie some questions about his run, catch up with us for one of our dates. We could do that one a week you want to do is that a week? Maybe. Maybe once every. Maybe once every fortnight or so on the road that'll be. Cool, let us know what you think. But if you do want to join in on those heads, my Patreon at Amy Shepherd Pie and join in on the fun because it's going to be a new year of Patreon goodness.
I need to, like, restructure a few things and decide where the Patreon is leading. There's also, like the merch earners. I want to do like a new range of merch for those people who have been supporting me at the highest level. So yeah, once I get back to Australia flying today, I want to dig into some of that and. The the cool thing about Patreon, much like my business is it evolves as you evolve as a person because it is you
essentially. And it's like an extension of giving for where you're at in your life. So as you potentially, you know, go into motherhood, like it'll shift dramatically, I would imagine very similar to how the Academy when I started it, I was like 26, seven. And so I was like focused on different things, had different priorities. Now as I'm moving into fatherhood, there's like a lot more dads in the group and things like that. So that's the cool thing.
And I, I am a big believer for a lot of people listening, that personal branding. I don't know why I'm just talking about this now, but it's like an exciting opportunity because everyone listening is brilliant at so many things and you can actually invite people into your community because there's a lot of people wanting the opportunity to be around like minded people. And that's what Patreon
essentially is, is you sham. What's interesting to you and and you're focused on and there's a lot of other people who relate to that and maybe they grow out of it or you grow out of it and go into a different phase. But that's cool. One question on your mind for me. Do you have one before before we wrap this up? Oh. Didn't prep you for this? I just thought, is there anything on the top of your head you want to ask me before I go?
Question are you? I was going to say are you nervous, but I probably already know the answer. The answer is yes, but you won't show it. I'm definitely nervous, but I'm also like, whatever happens, I'll be able to deal with, I'll find a way to to deal with it. And that's probably the biggest thing. I hope people take away from it. Any adversity in life. It's not easy, it sucks, it's uncomfortable and what happened, but the only solution is to find a solution.
I think a popular question people have been asking me is what happens if I don't want to talk into existence? But if there is a logistical snowstorm or something like that, are you going to do you divert the run, keep going like just it might be 60 days or do you? No, no, no, no, start again. So we can't. We've got 10s of thousands of dollars worth of flights booked leaving from San Diego on the 12th of January, March.
So whatever happens has to I'm going to run a marathon every day regardless, even if it means I've run, say, for example, Colorado's get stuck in a snowstorm or run as many marathons as I need to in Colorado, but then I'll have to make up the other. So I'll be doing my back-to-back marathons. And we've we're going to make that up as we get to New York because the drives are about two hours, as opposed to the Midwest and stuff where it's 5-6 hours.
OK, Yeah. So ideally that doesn't happen, but I'm also prepared to do that, which will be fine. I think in a weird way I'm hoping for it because I was saying this to Amy. I'm not worried about doing 58 marathons. That to me doesn't like, feel scary. I'm not worried about it either. I, I, I would feel more intimidated if I was doing like 58 kilometers in 58 days because I've trained to do the marathons. I've run plenty of marathons.
So yeah, I, I, part of me was like, hopefully something like that does happen. So I've really got to like test myself and, and challenge what I think's possible. So we'll see. We'll see. We will see. Well, ladies and gentlemen, this is the last time I'm going to see my wife on air for a while. Get used to that screen there. Yeah, get used to that. Yeah, yeah, yeah. And we appreciate you guys
supporting. The next time you see us, we'll be, I'll be in probably Nashville or Seattle, Amy, we'll be back in Brisbane. But it's going to be a hell of a yarn, and we'll be back to. What a way to kick off 2025. I know what an absolute way. All right, ladies and gentlemen, Who?