In this bite sized clip taken from the full conversation with Joseph Parker, he talks openly and candidly for the first time about his 4 year long battle for name supression which ended in March last year. Here is a link to one of the news stories at the time: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/sport/2021/03/heavyweight-boxer-joseph-parker-named-as-sportsperson-allegedly-linked-to-international-drug-ring.html But In Joes own words: "There was nothing on me. It was all made up. And they still release...
Jun 01, 2022•4 min•Ep. 54
I have been lucky enough to interview Joseph maybe 20 times since he first became a professional boxer ten years ago. But this is the first time I have sat down with him for an in-depth conversation. If you are a boxing fan, you’ll love this. But I honestly think this is an enjoyable conversation for all. We cover so much ground here outside of the ring including running, his relationship with Tyson Fury and why he felt depressed after becoming the world champion. Joe is a great guy. Humble, kin...
May 29, 2022•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 52
WARNING: Unfortunately, this audio is not perfect. Due to the nature of Kerry’s injury, he was unable to get real close to the microphone (Sorry about that- I need better equipment for occasions like this). But I hope you guys can get past these audio issues and still appreciate this story from 2 of life’s most inspiring people. Kerry and Ali are couple goals. They met at a trail running event 8 years ago in a case of love at first site. Since then, they set up their coaching business Squadrun a...
May 27, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 51
The 1960 Olympics in Rome have historical significance for New Zealand, then a little known country of just 2 million people. Murray Halberg and Peter Snell both in black singlets won gold medals on the track within an hour of each other. Not long after that their friend and training partner, Barry Magee won a bronze medal in the dark in the marathon. As well as all being Kiwis and friends. All three men were trained by the great coach, Arthur Lydiard (who had to pay his own way over and was not...
May 25, 2022•11 min•Ep. 49
88 year old Barry Magee was, in his own words, only a “decent runner” compared to his training partners in the 1950s. Then again, his training partners were Peter Snell and Sir Murray Halberg. (Barry’s best 5000m time was 13.39 so you be the judge about his talent or lack of!!). The three Arthur Lydiard coached athletes went to the 1960 Olympic games in Rome. Expectation was high for Snell and Hallberg (which they both delivered on, winning gold within an hour of each other). But Barry was not e...
May 22, 2022•1 hr•Ep. 48
"A Kiwi man and a Canadian man walk into a bar in Switzerland with a swan..." It sounds like the beggining of an average joke, but this actually happened! Before he was a famous Olympic gold medalist and reality TV star, Eric Murray and a mate "borrowed" a swan from a lake and took it to a bar. If you enjoy this snippet, please listen to the full interview with Eric Murray Thanks, Dom. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
May 18, 2022•3 min•Ep. 46
Eric Murray is currently on Dancing With the Stars in NZ. Prior to this he was one of New Zealands greatest ever athletes (Rowing) This was the second half of our 2 hour 20 minute conversation. In this chat we discuss how an Olympian celebrates after winning a gold medal, the time he smashed a world record by six seconds, some of the dodgy stuff he got up to overseas before he was famous, the tweet that almost got him cancelled, his obsession with golf and his current Dancing With the Stars jour...
May 15, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 45
In August last year one of Erics best friends took her own life. Olivia Podmore was just 24. Her and Eric had spent the weekend in Queenstown then returned home to Cambridge together, visitng her mum on the way. He was the last person to see her alive and one of the first people to find her after she lost her battle with mental illness. Her final Instagram post detailed her frustrations with high perfornace sport in New Zealand. In this bite size clip taken from Erics podcast conversation we cha...
May 11, 2022•10 min•Ep. 43
This is part one of my very first ever two part podcast. Eric came over and we just yarned for over two hours so I decided to split it in two. I do need to include a warning here- towards the end we get into a fairly intense discussion about mental health and depression, and in particular the suicide of his good friend Olivia Podmore last year. If you find any of this triggering, here are some numbers you can call to reach out: Text HELP to 4357 Or call 0800 LIFELINE (0800 54 33 54) Thanks a mil...
May 08, 2022•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 41
Cam Calkoen was born with cerebral palsy. 20 years ago the only thing that made him happy was watching the TV show "Havoc and Newsboy." Cams mum wrote a letter to Newsboy (Jeremy Wells) and he replied. Cam STILL has that letter pinned to his wall. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 07, 2022•2 min•Ep. 42
Cam Calkoen was born with Cerbral palsy. This has made everything he has achieved that much more difficult than those of us born without the condition. Even though he has done thousands of hours of public speaking, in this moment from our conversation he shares, for the first time ever, the lowest point of his life where he made a spontaneous decision to try and end it all. It's raw. It's vulnerable. It's not pretty. But its 100% honest and unfiltered. Warts and all. Cam is an inspirational indi...
May 04, 2022•5 min•Ep. 39
Cam Calkoen is a motivational speaker, para-sprinter and mountain climber. He has achieved all this and much more despite being born with a condition called cerebral palsy. It’s a condition I knew very little about so I found it very educational to sit down with Cam. I really hope you guys get something out of this conversation too. If you would like to follow Cams journey on Instagram, this is his page: @Camcalkoen Massive thank you to my sponsors of this episode: Lifestream.co.nz Check out the...
May 01, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 38
99 year old coaching legend (and all round great New Zealander) Arch Jelley is joined by his 89 year old second wife in this short highlight episode. They share the unromantic (yet still incredibly sweet) story about how they went from friends to life partners. If you enjoy this clip, feel free to listen to the whole exceptional episode with this inspirational Kiwi. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Apr 27, 2022•5 min•Ep. 36
Arch (Archibald) Jelly was the career-long coach of John Walker, Olympic gold medalist and one of our best runners ever. I am so glad I got to meet Arch and now get to share this story with you. In this conversation you'll hear: What it was like living through the great depression of 1930 in Dunedin. His experiences inside submarines during WW2. The story of how he coached John Walker to be one of New Zealand’s greatest evert runners. The (rather unromantic) story of how he got with his second w...
Apr 24, 2022•52 min•Ep. 35
Lets face it, the last two years has been a dumpster fire for alot of people due to the pandemic. In this short snippet from episode 12 with NZ Olypic runner Camille Buscomb, she talks about the impact the pandemic had on her mental health and also shares her hacks for being resiliant when things don't go your way. Thanks for listening. This episode was sponsored by Strength Meals co (Available at Countdown). Check them out: strengthmealsco.co.nz. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more ...
Apr 20, 2022•3 min•Ep. 33
Camille Buscomb is an Olymic athlete from Hamilton. She can tun 5km in under 15 minutes (which is nuts) and her 10km time is 31.13. She is currently 7 months pregnant and still running 10km most days.In this. Lots of run chat in this episode. But as usual, we cover a whole lot of ground. Big love to the sponsors of this episode: Strengthmealsco.co.nz (You'll find them at Countdown). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Apr 17, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 32
This snippet is for anyone who skipped Mondays episode with NZ cricket all rounder Jimmy Neesham or just hasn't got round to listening yet (maybe you intentionally didn't listen coz you don't like cricket LOL). High performance sport is mentally tough. And cricket has got to be one of the most mentally taxing sports of them all. In this very short clip, Jimmy talks about what he knows from experience that he needs to do to make sure he can keep himself mentally fit. Hosted on Acast. See acast.co...
Apr 13, 2022•4 min•Ep. 30
Jimmy Neesham is a New Zealand cricket legend who started running at the beginning of the pandemic. As you'd expect there is a fair bit of cricket chat in this conversation. But we cover a tonne of other stuff too. He's a fascinating guy and I really hope you enjoy it as much as I did. Big love to my sponsors of this episode, Triumph & Disaster. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 10, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 29
This snippet comes from Mondays conversation with Laura Nagel. She is a track runner who is unbeaten on the track this year and holds the NZ titles for 1500, 3000 and 5000 metres. 5 years ago a Doctor (not Dre or Phil- a real life medical doctor) told her a knee injury was a career ender (LOL). This is how she pushed through. This clip includes a brilliant way to re-frame any sporting injury any of us may suffer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Apr 07, 2022•6 min•Ep. 28
You name it, she has done it. Marathons. Army. Journalisim. TV presenting. Breakfast radio. Now Dancing on TV! But there is one reasonably common thing that most of us experience that Brodie is yet to- falling in love. If you have been too busy to listen to our full conversation from Monday, you can hear Brodie talk openly and vulnerably (but also hilariously) about her lack of a love life in this bite sized episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Apr 06, 2022•6 min•Ep. 27
5 years ago a doctor told Laura she would never run again due to a knee injury. This year she has finished the NZ track season unbeaten! She holds the national titles for the 1500m, 3000m and 5000m. Basically, if she turns up to a park run somewhere in New Zealand, she wll smoke you. We chat about her incredible season, her time in the USA on a running scholership, her partners interest (or lack of) in her running, and the heartbreaking reason she started running when she was 12. Hosted on Acast...
Apr 03, 2022•45 min•Ep. 26
A few weeks ago I asked on Instagram who you guys wanted to hear on the podcast. By far the name that came up the most was Brodie Kane. Brodie runs marathons, she makes podcasts, shes worked as a serious journalist, shes presented TV shows, she's been in the amy and now shes going on Dancing with the stars! In this conversation we chat about running (of course), her mums mindblowing sporting achievement, coping with being fired at the start of the pandemic, online bullying, her love life, mental...
Apr 03, 2022•1 hr 13 min•Ep. 25
Been too busy to listen to the full podcast with Dave Letele from Buttabean Motivation? No stress. In this clip, Dave retells the story about his "rock bottom." The final straw before he turned his life around. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 30, 2022•2 min•Ep. 22
Last friday, on the eve of his tenth birthday, Wellingtons Spike Hayvice ran a full marathon on a 400 metre track (thats 105 laps). His mum, Fiona, is one of New Zealands best ultra marathon runners so he was in very capable hands to help him achieve his goal. I caught up with Spike straight after school on Monday (3 days after his marathon effort). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 29, 2022•13 min•Ep. 23
Eight years ago Dave Letele was living in Australia. Clincally obese, depressed, alone and lonely. Masking his pain with alcohol and whatever drugs he could get his hands on. Through his hard work and determination, Dave has not only saved his own life but also the lives of thousands of others through his organisation, BBM (Buttabean Motivation). It's an incredible story and I'm so stoked I have the opportunity to share it with you guys. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informatio...
Mar 27, 2022•59 min•Ep. 21
Meet my coach, Ian Kostrzewa. I got him on for this bonus episode to talk about how to return to training (safely) after testing positive for Covid-19. In a nutshell the message is simple- DO WAY LESS THAN YOU THINK YOU SHOULD AND EASE BACK INTO IT SLOWLY. This articles summarizes how Ian said it should be navigated: https://www.healthnavigator.org.nz/health-a-z/c/covid-19-positive-exercise/ And for more about what Ian does, check out Competitive Edge Sports Science: http://cesports.co.nz/ Hoste...
Mar 22, 2022•10 min•Ep. 18
There is so much more to Jeremy Wells than just that RIDICULOUSLY good looking face that we see on TV and Billboards. As well as holiding down two high profile media roles (a breakfast radio show and a 7pm current affairs show). Jeremy also finds time to run most days of the week. In this wide ranging conversation we talk about his why- why he started. We chat about being raised posh, the most troule he got into as a youth, the lowest point in his life, his big break on TV, his co-hosts, cancel ...
Mar 20, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 17
Rachel was a highly strung investigative journalist. Her life pivoted when her editor asked her to do a "fish out of water" series of stories where she tried different fitness fads. This is how she discovered running and fell in love with the marathon disance. Good conversation for any non runners who would like to know where to start. Also contains traces of real talk about alcohol, depression and relationship break ups (Its not as bleak as it sounds- we also share lots of laughs). Hosted on Ac...
Mar 13, 2022•58 min•Ep. 13
Hayden Wilde blew up the internet with his post-race interview in Tokyo after he just won a bronze medal in the triathalon. In this conversation we discuss everything! From the experience of losing his dad as a kid to a blow by blow of how he finished 3rd at the Olymic games last year. Warning to non-runners: There is ALOT of runing chat in this one...but hopefully there is still something for everyone in this conversation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information....
Mar 13, 2022•57 min•Ep. 12
In this episode, Dom speaks to Lexie Brownwho was The Bachelorette on TVNZ2. She shares her love of running andspills the tea on reality TV in New Zealand. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 06, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 3
