The Endurance Asia Podcast (Endurance Asia)
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| 16 Apr 2019 | Tomokazu Ihara - 100 Miles 100 Times | 02:00:00 | |
Charming, humble and yet somehow also the man behind the 100 Miles 100 Times project, Tomo-san sat down with us to talk about his finish at the 2019 Hong Kong 4 Trails Ultra Challenge, how he approaches training and recovery, what it’s like to run 100 miles on a treadmill (!) and why he has unfinished business at the Barkley Marathons. [This episode was recorded just prior to Tomo’s 2019 Barkley attempt. | |||
| 26 Apr 2019 | Grant "Axe" Rawlinson - The Human Powered Explorer | 01:50:00 | |
In this interview with the Singapore-based Kiwi explorer, we find out all about the Home to Home challenge, as Grant endeavours to become the first person to travel from Singapore to New Zealand under human power. | |||
| 08 Apr 2019 | Welcome | 00:05:30 | |
A short welcome from our Founder and Co-Host | |||
| 09 May 2019 | Jeri Chua - The First Lady of Singapore Ultrarunning | 01:50:00 | |
Jeri Chua is synonymous with ultrarunning in Asia. In this interview we go back to her triathlon roots, find out how she went from fashion photography to owning a running store, and talk about the importance of community. We also hear more about her experiences at UTMB and Tor des Geants, as well as plans for the upcoming Triple Crown of 200s. | |||
| 23 May 2019 | Sébastien Bertrand - Connecting the trails between Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai | 01:40:00 | |
Séb Bertrand is a Chiang-Mai based trail runner and guide. He spent a year connecting more than 350km of forgotten trails between the northern Thai city and Chiang Rai. | |||
| 06 Jun 2019 | Abimanyu Shunmugam - Slaying the Dragon | 01:35:00 | |
Abi Shunmugam is an ultrarunner who recently became the first Singaporean to complete the Dragon's Back Race. | |||
| 20 Jun 2019 | Maggie Cvetcovic - A Spartan Journey | 01:35:00 | |
Maggie Cvetcovic is a pro Spartan racer based in Hong Kong. | |||
| 04 Jul 2019 | Andre Blumberg - The Godfather of Hong Kong Ultrarunning | 01:50:00 | |
Andre Blumberg is an accomplished ultra runner, who has completed both the US and German Grand Slams of ultrarunning. He is the founder of the Hong Kong 4 Trails Ultra Challenge. | |||
| 18 Jul 2019 | Thaddeus Lawrence - Lessons Learned from the 4 Deserts | 01:30:00 | |
Thaddeus Lawrence is a Singaporean endurance athlete and performance coach. | |||
| 02 Aug 2019 | RaceBase - Endurance events with meaning | 01:30:00 | |
Nic Tinworth, Michael Ormiston and Steven Carr are the race directors and keen runners behind Hong Kong's RaceBase, a team of passionate and experienced trailrunners, united by a shared love for discovering and traveling to races and events all over the world | |||
| 22 Aug 2019 | Ryan Blair - Building an Asian Adventure Team | 01:50:00 | |
Founder and Director of the North Face Adventure Team, HK-based Ryan Blair has some crazy adventures to share. | |||
| 05 Sep 2019 | Bern Dornom - Adventure Racing around the world | 01:45:00 | |
Bern Dornom is an Aussie adventure racer and all round bad-ass endurance athlete. | |||
| 20 Sep 2019 | Ben Pulham and Jim Webster of Coached - Improving Performance Day by Day | 01:45:00 | |
Coached is a Singapore lab specialising in sports performance, testing and coaching | |||
| 04 Oct 2019 | The Return of Tomokazu Ihara | 01:07:00 | |
Japanese ultrarunner Tomo-San is on a mission to complete 100 Miles, 100 Times | |||
| 17 Oct 2019 | Alan Grant - Conquering a different kind of Everest | 01:30:00 | |
Alan Grant is founder of Specialized Mavericks Cycling team in Singapore. Having being on the podium of 100's of races across Asia. Grant shares the story of the team and his own cycling challenges. | |||
| 01 Nov 2019 | The Nutrition episode with Arseny Chernov | ||
Arseny Chernov is the founder of Food Buddy an endurance nutrition coaching company and has a diploma of nutrition science as well as being an ironman athlete and tech professional. Engage with Foodbuddy on https://instagram.com/foodbuddy or https://fb.me/foodbuddy Mentioned the following: • Estimated Energy Requirement Calculator: http://bit.ly/foodbuddy-eer • Conrad P. Earnest, Jeff Rothschild, Christopher R. Harnish & Alireza Naderi (2019) Metabolic adaptations to endurance training and nutrition strategies influencing performance, Research in Sports Medicine, 27:2, 134-146, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/15438627.2018.1544134 • Rothschild JA, Bishop DJ, Effects of Dietary Supplements on Adaptations to Endurance Training, Sports Med. 2019 Sep 17, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-019-01185-8 • Supplement for 100+ km/week joints running load: http://bit.ly/foodbuddy-geladrink • Inspiring Book: Throwing Rocks at the Google Bus https://amzn.to/34fuqUs • Inspiring Book: iGen: Why Today’s Super-Connected Kids Are Growing Up Less Rebellious https://amzn.to/2JC1n5v • Inspiring Book: 80/20 Running: Run Stronger and Race Faster by Training Slower https://amzn.to/2NtNLKJ • Best sub-100$ thing: coaching by Merle Talviste, https://www.swimsmoothsingapore.com/squad • Best sub-100$ thing: Injini 2.0 Toe-socks https://amzn.to/2L4FyuY , Drymax socks: https://amzn.to/2QjXAiK Tell us about your background in nutrition and history in endurance sports. What came first? Went from ~110 kg 80 kg myself. 10h 39min in Ironman Cairns (140.6), 29h 18min in PYT166 100-miler with 8000 meters elevation. Got a lab coat - did a Specialist Diploma in Nutrition Science at NYP Singapore, on top of my Master Degree in technology. I launched my own app for iOS called FoodBuddy, sunsetting it now unfortunately. My wife Lily’s fully recovered from the neck disc tear through nutrition and well-being planned. Now runs duathlons. Foodbuddy is all about coaching 1x1, enterprise workshops (most impactful format), also present in Regional Committees (RC-s) in Singapore as I’m a People’s Association Trainer. Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon 2018 official nutrition coach, run workshops, Facebook live-s. My mentors: Andre Blumberg, Matt Fitzgerald. Coached in “kampung spirit” of Integrated Riding Racing Team (IRRT) - takes a village to ride fast! Kudos to Merle Talviste (Swim Smooth coaching Singapore) Tell us about your philosophy on nutrition Nutritional choices (what to take) is NOT diet (sum of intake). Let’s get terms right. Most important aspect is Hunger vs. Appetite. Figure your Estimated Energy Requirement: http://bit.ly/foodbuddy-eer Set yourself up for the reality around you. Then get bored! How I pre-select to fight appetite. Recipes. Patterns. VICE uploaded “Mac & Cheese for 17 years” - “I’ve tried celery. I threw that shit out instantly” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1TWvXwgKr0 . Crazy case of some nervosa, definitely not anorexia nervosa though. Anyways, it’s ABCD - no single right answer! Nutritional Needs Assessment uncovers it: ● Anthropometric (i.e. BMI %%-s, fat loss progress, ) ● Biochemical (nutrient deficiencies, cholesterol level, OGTT for Diabetes) ● Clinical (skin state, etc.) ● Dietary (ecological / social status, certain food restrictions due to religion, food log, habits) As to athletes… aspiring vs. amateur, let’s be real. ● Eliud Kipchoge - Maurten hydrogel 2018, 2019. By the way there’s a study that it’s not really working as it’s supposed to?.. Well, it works for Eliud anyways. ● Chris Froome - haribo gummy candies in Giro D’Italia 2018 while losing 1 kg over 5 days. So did Peter Sagan. For us, ex-hunters with 10,000-s of years of experience, - everything edible is great in moderation. There are lots of diets that endurance athletes follow from Vegan, to Paleo to HCLF to Full Keto. What do you believe is the ideal diet for endurance sports Successful event is a factor of preparation, mental health, in-race nutrition, luck (i.e. weather). Successful result is equivalent to “high performance”. High performance usually means lower mass. There’s a new movie about vegan diet that throws in a bunch of claims by the way: ● “Roman gladiators didn’t eat meat” - that’s an anecdote from archaeologist, Andrew Curry, in Archaelogoly Magazine 2008: Karl Grossschmidt of Medical University of Vienna, Vienna (MedUni Vienna). Gladiators, it seems, were fat. Consuming a lot of simple carbohydrates, such as barley, and legumes, like beans, was designed for survival in the arena. Packing in the carbs also packed on the pounds. "Gladiators needed subcutaneous fat," Grossschmidt explains. "A fat cushion protects you from cut wounds and shields nerves and blood vessels in a fight." Not only would a lean gladiator have been dead meat, he would have made for a bad show. Surface wounds "look more spectacular," says Grossschmidt. "If I get wounded but just in the fatty layer, I can fight on," he adds. "It doesn't hurt much, and it looks great for the spectators." ● Claim “on par”. Plants could be an extremely good source of protein if all 9 essential amino acids + Nitrogen containing amino acids, but to say that it is on par with animal protein in terms of minerals like iron, vitamins like creatine, and synthesis availability (which are incredibly important for high performing athletes) is an outright BS. For vegetarians, it is important to know that Protein Quality = Amino Acid Composition + Digestibility (soy is best, up to 90% where 100% is meat) Beef is less than egg white I eat eggs and drink milk = top PQ food :-) therefore, are you ovo-lacto-vegetarian :-) Complementary: legumes + grains (different amino-acids). Biological Value = (nitrogen retained, g / nitrogen absorbed, g) * 100 Higher = better match Lower = lower match FAT content in meat is higher, yes. There are two types of fat absorption: for saturated fat it’s through lymphatic system (chylomicrons, leading to LDL) and through intestine walls then venes and to liver (for unsat / polyunsat). Former flies past the adipose tissue reserves through lymphatic system, resulting in subcutaneous fat refills uncontrolled. Latter is controllable but again, there are two vehicles that can be determined using biochemical blood test -- High Density Lipoproteins (HDL) GOOD lipoprotein -- very small size, Low Density Lipoprotein (LDL) BAD as can potentially clog the arterias. LCHF Rothschild JA, Bishop DJ, Effects of Dietary Supplements on Adaptations to Endurance Training, Sports Med. 2019 Sep 17, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40279-019-01185-8 (shout out, he’s in New Zealand doing his PhD) Over the past 20 years, research suggested that strategically reducing carbohydrate (CHO) availability during an athlete’s training can modify the metabolic responses in lieu of simply maintaining a high CHO diet. Several methods have been explored to manipulate CHO availability and include: Low-carb, high-fat (LCHF) diets, performing two-a-day training without glycogen restoration between sessions, and a “sleep-low” approach Arguments in favor of trying to increase fat-burning capacity focus around the ability to utilize the large stores of endogenous lipids found even in very lean athletes, while preserving the relatively limited supply of muscle and liver glycogen. Yet despite this theoretical advantage, measurable performance improvements from deliberately increasing fat burning capacity have been elusive. Each of these methods can confer beneficial metabolic adaptations for the endurance athlete including increases in mitochondrial enzyme activity, mitochondrial content, and rates of fat oxidation, yet data showing a direct performance benefit is still unclear. Do you believe in strict macros or simply calories in calories out They all converge to one another, if you do it right. Estimated Energy Requirements (EER) is key here, and think about 7 days sliding windos. Another way to think about food is through the portions count of a particular quality. Kind of Matt Fidzgerald’s approach. Know your EER + tweak PAL. Think last 7 days window. Control thirst-induced hunger. Eat breakfast like a pro. How do you believe the diet differs for each endurance sport Everywhere it’s Gravity. Gravity is mass. Mass also non-linear to skin area, there’s a formula to that. Thus the more mass - the more heat-induced stress from energy production, but not proportionally enough evaporation. Fat % reduction vs. temperature range vs. VO2max. Same stuff. What is your philosophy on nutrition during race Depends on the race. Drink by thirst, do not fall below, do Protein. What is your philosophy on nutrition in recovery Sleep. Compensation vs. recovery. DOMS. Antioxidants. Orange, Lime, Strawberries. Guava. Protein ratio to Carbohydrates. 30% of EER means ~0.8g/kg/day . Increase with intensity. Don’t compensate! I do collagen peptides for 100+ km weeks How do you feel about fasting as a method for endurance athletes. Time restricted eating and longer term fasts Exercise more! Ride up grades, don’t buy upgrades! What about alcohol? Red wine good / bad? Volume? 7 cal/g, balance with life. Do you recommend protein shakes? Depends on training volume, but the the NuZest is great. What about supplements? Vitamins, minerals, fish oils? Do you recommend and how do you suggest people review which supplements they should get. I’ve done DNAFit which showed a genetic lack of B6 and B12 Do the Clinical blood test and talk to doctor. Sleep. I do collagen peptides for 100+ km weeks Drinking during endurance sports? Hypernatremia is a big risk. Do you suggest taking on salt during exercise. Comrades Marathon study by Tim Noakes, author of “Waterlogged”. Water follows electrolytes, salt inhibits the water. Same in inter-cellular and intracellular. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2564296/ Are there any ‘superfoods’ which you recommend, Apple cider vinegar, Flak seeds, Chia seeds, nuts. Train more! Chia is great brekkie, keeps the Latin American economy going as side-effect ;-) “PROTEIN DIGESTIBILITY OF CHIA SEED Salvia hispanica L” -- digged through faeces to find out. CHIA SEE contains 18% of protein content, a level markedly greater than other nutritional grains such as wheat (14%), corn (14%), rice (8.5%), oats (15.3%) and barley (9.2%) -- grind in to flour or buy as powder. Fiber content. And it’s cool :-) But, low protein digestibility according to FAO/OMS (42) standards. 79.80% Raw seed only 34% It looks like grinding would help protein digestion of raw seed. This treatment improve digestibility that could happen due to the fact that grinding divide and expose all seed component allowing enzymes actions. Finally, soybean flour shows an intermediate digestibility score, which is in concordance with previously a report. BEETROOT Conrad P. Earnest, Jeff Rothschild, Christopher R. Harnish & Alireza Naderi (2019) Metabolic adaptations to endurance training and nutrition strategies influencing performance, Research in Sports Medicine, 27:2, 134-146, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/15438627.2018.1544134 The limited evidence suggests there may be small but favourable effects of endurance training with nitrate supplementation, which are possibly related to changes in muscle fibre type. Beetroot juice may be more effective than nitrate salts, though the eficiency of supplementation can be affected by inter-individual variability [97] and environmental conditions [98]. All studies to date have used high-intensity training protocols, as dietary nitrate is particularly effective at augmenting physiological responses in type II fibres Sugar, is it really the enemy? Yes. Dopamine! Not good :-( Meat, is it really the enemy? Often high fat in meat, plug cooking with oil... But again, it’s vs. choices, vs. tastes, vs… Well, for protein - nothing beats egg whites. You choose! Around your endurance athlete CV. How many IronMan have you run. What was your best performance? PB 10:39 in Cairns 140.6 29:18 in PYT166 Have you ever DNFd? What’s your favourite DNF and why? What did you learn? Nope What makes you emotional Music, good movies. Watched “Big” with Tom Hanks recently, what a great movie. Endorphins from meditative trail running. Most inspirational book iGen by Jean Twenge / Crucial Conversations by Al Switzler / Throwing Rocks at Google Bus Douglas Rushkoff / 80/20 Running by M.Fitzgerald Favourite podcasts Unfortunately I’m the audiobooks kind of guy at best :-( Will do more Endurance Asia! Favourite endurance tech apps Strava of Alan Bradley :-) RAAM Solo, now RedBul TransSiberian... and being Friends on Facebook with Jag Lanante and Andre Blumberg. Best kit you've bought under $100 • Best sub-100$ thing: coaching by Merle Talviste, https://www.swimsmoothsingapore.com/squad • Best sub-100$ thing: Injini 2.0 Toesocks https://amzn.to/2L4FyuY , Drymax socks: https://amzn.to/2QjXAiK Proudest moment personal / physical / professional My daughter. My wife’s recovery from neck disc tear. Closing remarks advice anyone thinking of coming up with or doing a challenge, whether it be a expedition adventure race, ironman, ultra marathon or Everest.. Set goals, look backwards, imagine, visualize, and think backwards how to get there. Always neg-split. Always set interim achievable goals! Engage and reach out on Social media :-) | |||
| 17 Nov 2019 | Unofficial Trailwalker with Gone Running Joint Dynamics Team | ||
This week on the Endurance Asia Podcast we’re joined by the winners of the Unofficial Oxfam Trailwalker, Gone Running Joint Dynamics:
They tell us a bit about themselves. Where they’re from, back ground in endurance sport and how they got into trail running
John being renound for his pacing. What’s it like being paced by John Ellis?
Most inspirational book Best kit you've bought under $100 Proudest moment personal / physical / professional Advice to racers wanting to get to the podium.. To Donate to Everesting for Free to Run https://charity.gofundme.com/o/en/campaign/everstingfreetorun Podcast hosted by Ultra Endurance enthusiasts Scott Pugh and Ric Stockfis. | |||
| 29 Nov 2019 | Alessandro Sherpa - Asia Trail Master | ||
In our interview with Alessandro, we talk about:
Quick fire Q's:
Professional
Find Alessandro Sherpa on: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/alessandrosherpa Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/alessandrosherpa | |||
| 12 Dec 2019 | JP Alipio - Champion of the Cordillera | 01:20:00 | |
| 25 Dec 2019 | Everesting for Free to Run | 00:47:00 | |
This week Scott and Ric catch up to discuss the Everesting Bukit Timah challenge for the charity Free to Run. Scott is then joined by the Executive Director of the charity, Taylor Smith, to discuss all the fantastic work Free To Run do to help and empower women and girls in Afghanistan and Iraq through outdoor activities and building their physical, social and emotional well being. | |||
| 19 Jan 2020 | William Cheang - Shooting the Trails | 00:55:00 | |
William Cheang (or Adventure III) is an ultrarunner and accomplished photographer, who regularly shoots for the Asia Trail Master series. | |||
| 29 Jan 2020 | HK4TUC 2020 Finishers | ||
The Hong Kong 4 Trails Ultra Challenge is a 298km ultra across Hong Kong’s 4 long trails with an accumulative elevation of 14,500m. Taking place over Chinese New Year, athletes race the clock to starting at 9am on the first day of CNY to finish before 9pm and #Breaking60 hours. The 2020 edition was the most competitive yet with a total of 7 finishers under 60 hours and 5 survivors under 72 hours out of the 33 competitors. Our host Scott Pugh who also took on the challenge this year retiring after after 38 hours and 200km with bad ITB pain, got to the finish line at the Green Post box in Mui Wo to interview the finishers: 1- Nugo Yamanath Limbu (Nepal):54hours 26mins 2- Stephen Redfern (Australia) : 54hours 46mins 3-Abimanyu Shunmugam (Singapore): 56hours 06mins 4- Takashi Doi (Japan): 56hours 25mins 5- Law Kai Pong (Hong Kong) 58hours 11mins 6- Jacky Leung (Hong Kong) 58hours 31mins (interview not recorded) 7- Hyun Chang Chung (Argentina/Korea) 59hours 46mins We also talk with the event founder and director Andre Blumberg. For more info on the HK4TUC: Podcast hosted by Ultra Endurance enthusiasts Scott Pugh and Ric Stockfis. | |||
| 16 Feb 2020 | Andy Dubois - The coach to Asia's ultra elites | ||
Andy Dubois is the founder of Mile 27 a coaching company that advises a lot of the very top ultra runners in Asia Pacific inc Jeri Chua, Alessandro Sherpa, John Ellis, Ryan Whelan, Ryan Blair and North Face Adventure Team. We talk to Andy about how he picks his clients, how he gets to understand their ‘Why’ before he agrees to work with them. He talks about his philosophy on coaching. Who needs a coach? Who doesn’t? How many Athletes he has on his books? The success stories he’s most proud of. What he recommends to runners who can’t afford a coach. Thoughts on nutrition. Strength and conditioning. As a trained PT Andy discusses his philosophy both as an injury prevention and increase of speed and technique.
Quick fire questions: Favourite book on Endurance sports Best kit you've bought under $100 Proudest moment personal / physical / professional Any last bits of advice, recommendations for endurance Athletes wanting to reach their stretch goals Podcast hosted by Ultra Endurance enthusiasts Scott Pugh and Ric Stockfis.
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| 04 Mar 2020 | Jessie Montague - The Smiley Spartan | ||
Jessie Montague is a Pro Spartan Athlete based out of Singapore. We discuss her rapid transformation from zero to pro in a short 2 year period. | |||
| 21 Mar 2020 | PS Sim - Path to become a Singaporean Seven Summiteer | ||
PS Sim is one of the most accomplished Singaporean mountaineers having completed 6 of the 7 highest Summits across the worlds 7 continents. She shares her story of not even reaching Everest Base Camp in year 2000 to Summit the highest peak in the world 20 years later. | |||
| 17 Apr 2020 | A Quarantine Catch-Up and an interview with Noor Ashikin Aziz, founder of Purpose performance wear | 01:15:00 | |
With the world in lockdown, Scott and Ric chat about what this means for training and racing, including the recent Quarantine Backyard Ultra. Then we check in with the founder of Singapore's homegrown triathlon, cycling and running apparel brand, Purpose. | |||
| 04 May 2020 | Will Hayward - Accidental Backyard Ultra Hero | 01:13:00 | |
| 18 May 2020 | Mayank Vaid - Everestman | 01:31:13 | |
Mayank Vaid has been on an incredible journey over the past 2 years. From being inspired by a story of David Gething setting a world record running 7marathons in 7 continents in 7 days, meeting him at his kids school drop off, to running the Pyongyang marathon with David, before racing the Enduroman Arch to Arc with him in tandem.
What happens next is beyond belief. Hear Mayank’s story as he sets his own world record before conceiving and excecuting the plan to be the worlds first ‘Everestman’, a challenge combing a 9k swim before Everesting on a bike AND on foot, back to back. | |||
| 05 Jun 2020 | Veronique Bourbeau - Preparing to Run the African Continent | ||
At a time when everyone could do with some positivity in their life, we are delighted to share the story of Veronique Bourbeau. Vero is a true shining light of positivity in what is a tough time for many. She is in the middle of planning a Guinness World Record to become the first women to run the entire continent of Africa to raise money for YUNUS, a social businesses that provide employment, education, healthcare, clean water and clean energy to millions of people in East Africa. | |||
| 02 Jul 2020 | David Lloyd - Building a Trail Running Scene in Vietnam | 01:20:00 | |
David Lloyd is Director of Sport for Topas Travel, Race Director for the Vietnam Trail Series and co-founder of cycle tour company Velo Vietnam. | |||
| 27 Jul 2020 | Hoong Wei Wong - Singapore's 24 hour distance record holder | 01:37:00 | |
| 15 Aug 2020 | Mark Agnew - Asia's Adventure Journalist | 01:43:00 | |
Mark Agnew is the Outdoor and Extreme Sports Editor at the South China Morning Post (SCMP) in Hong Kong.
Mark has attempted to row the Atlantic on two occasions and is incredibly frank and honest about how those experiences impacted him. Not to be dissuaded, he’ll be part of the 2021 crew attempting to become the first in history to row the Northwest Passage, the 2000 mile route between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. It’s set to be an incredible undertaking on a truly fabled route, only made even vaguely possible because of global warming. The expedition will in part be a fact-finding endeavour to explore the truth of what’s occurring with the climate in the Arctic region. | |||
| 25 Aug 2020 | Nathan Fa'avae - Leading the World’s Greatest Adventure Racing Team | ||
Nathan has a 25 year track record of being at the very top of the Adventure Endurance world from olympic level mountain biking to competing around the world in Adventure Racing as the leader of Team Seagate / Avaya, dominating the sport for the past 20 years. | |||
| 17 Sep 2020 | The Physio Episode with Máire Nic Amhlaoibh | ||
| 09 Oct 2020 | Lynn "Red" Paterson - Paddling around New Zealand | 01:40:00 | |
Lynn Paterson, aka Red, is the first person to kayak the around the circumference of New Zealand in a single expedition. | |||
| 15 Oct 2020 | Backyard Ultra World Champs - Asia Editions | ||
We are joined by the Queen of Asia ultra running Jeri Chua who is race director the “Dead F**king Last” Backyard Ultra in Singapore as well as 5 of the 15 competitors: Alex Ang Ned Philips Winnie KK Lim Natalie Dou We are also joined by the Japanese Ultra Running legend Tomokazu Ihara-San who will be running the Tokyo edition of the World Champs to discuss what he’s been up to lately and give his predictions for the 10 runners competing in Japan. | |||
| 23 Oct 2020 | Backyard Ultra World Champs - What Went Down In Singapore | 01:00:00 | |
Catching up with the last three standing at the Dead ***ing Last Backyard Ultra, as well as RDs Meagan and Jeri | |||
| 02 Nov 2020 | Ash Dykes - Walking the Yangtze from Source to Sea | 01:50:00 | |
Ash Dykes is a true modern day adventurer, and holder of 3 x World Records: the first person to walk across Mongolia solo and unsupported, first to walk the length of Madagascar and - most recently - the first to walk the full 4000 mile length of the Yangtze, now the subject of a Nat Geo documentary | |||
| 18 Dec 2020 | Veronika Vadovicova - Creating a community for Asia Trail Girls | 01:00:00 | |
Veronika Vadovicova is one of Asia's top trail runners and founder of the inspiring Asia Trail Girls platform | |||
| 01 Jan 2021 | The Endurance Asia Awards 2020 - Part I | 01:20:00 | |
Highlights from a crazy, unprecedented year which saw athletes getting creative, setting (and crushing) new personal challenges and raising lots of money in the process | |||
| 09 Jan 2021 | The Endurance Asia Awards 2020 - Part II | ||
In the second instalment of our 2020 awards, we discuss, debate and decide who should be crowned Athlete of the Year (both Female and Male) as well as Fundraiser of the Year. Female Athlete of the Year So many people excelled themselves in 2020, and our final three came down to:
Male Athlete of the Year
Fundraiser of the Year So many people took the opportunity to raise money for causes close to their hearts in 2020, but three in particular stood out:
Thanks as always to former podcast guest Mark Agnew of the SCMP for the consistently great coverage of many of these endeavours - it’s his articles we’ve mostly linked to above. Hosted by Ultra Endurance enthusiasts Scott Pugh and Ric Stockfis. | |||
| 18 Jan 2021 | Kris Van De Velde - Developing the Asian Trail Running scene | 01:40:00 | |
Kris Van de Velde is the brains behind the Asia Trail Master series of races, which has exploded in popularity in the last few years. A former competitive cyclist, Kris also organises mass participation cycling and skiing events in China. | |||
| 08 Feb 2021 | Andy Van Bergen - Everesting the World | 01:26:00 | |
Founder of Hells 500 and the ever-more popular Everesting challenge, Andy Van Bergen talks us through the evolution of his brilliant idea. | |||
| 10 Feb 2021 | HK4TUC 10th Edition Preview Show - With Andre, Stone, Sarah and Salomon | 01:32:00 | |
Previewing the 10th Edition of Hong Kong Four Trails Ultra Challenge with the race Director and 3 competitors:
Follow the live event on Instagram at www.hk4tuc.com to witness these and so many other ultra running legends come back to take on this epic challenge. | |||
| 17 Feb 2021 | HK4TUC 10th Edition Recap Show Part 1 - With Salomon Wettstein and Virginie Goethals | 01:27:00 | |
The first of a two part recap of the 10th Edition Hong Kong Four Trails Ultra Challenge. 298km, 14,500M elevation and cut offs of 60 hours to finish and 72 hours to ‘Survive’. Previous runners were invited back to take on this mammoth challenge, some with the audacious goal to Break 50. We are joined in Part 1 by Salomon Wettstein who laid out his strategy in the preview show on how he planned to break 50, and Virginie Goethals, who came back after surviving in 2020 with a goal to break 60. Recommend looking at the Dotwatch replay at https://live.dottrack.asia/21hk4tuc/ to relive the challenge on the map as Virginie and Salomon tell the story of suffering and survival / finishing. Look out for Part 2 with record breaking Jacky Leung and Challenge Director Andre Blumberg Hosted by Ultra Endurance enthusiasts Scott Pugh and Ric Stockfis. | |||
| 18 Feb 2021 | HK4TUC 10th Edition Recap Show Part 2 - With Jacky Leung and Andre Blumberg | 01:24:00 | |
The second part of the recap of the 10th Edition Hong Kong Four Trails Ultra Challenge. 298km, 14,500M elevation and cut offs of 60 hours to finish and 72 hours to ‘Survive’. We are joined in Part 2 by Jacky Leung, a finisher from 2020 who came back for the reunion year and shocked the world with a feat of human endurance that seemed beyond possible. We are also joined by Andre (40m), who gives his behind the scenes perspective on how this historic event played out. Some incredible stories from a momentous weekend. Once again we recommend looking at the Dotwatch replay at https://live.dottrack.asia/21hk4tuc/ to relive the challenge on the map as Jacky tells the story of Breaking50. Photo Cred Vincent Chan “Compose The Story” and Viola and Alan Hosted by Ultra Endurance enthusiasts Scott Pugh and Ric Stockfis. | |||
| 19 Mar 2021 | 200km Singapore RTI with Phil Daniel and Jean-Henri Haniquaut | 01:26:00 | |
This episode we catch up with Philippe Daniel and Jean-Henri Haniquaut following their 200km RTI Round The Island in Singapore. The challenge went viral in Singapore, getting over 340k views on this Facebook Post. We catch up with Phil And Jean to discuss:
Hosted by Ric Stockfis and Scott Pugh who also catch up after to discuss all the races and challenges that have been going on in the past few weeks and a challenge they are also drumming up for Singapore in July. | |||
| 31 Jan 2022 | HK4TUC 11th Edition Preview Show - With Andre Blumberg | ||
Previewing the 11th edition of the Hong Kong 4 Trails Ultra Challenge with Andre Blumberg. Here’s the class of 2022:
Follow live on the day www.hk4tuc.live and on Instagram. www.instagram.com/hk4tuc Hosted by Ultra Endurance enthusiasts Scott Pugh and Ric Stockfis. | |||
| 17 Feb 2022 | HK4TUC 11th Edition Recap with Richard Kimber | 01:31:28 | |
We catch up with Richard Kimber AKA The Drone Runner to discuss his recovery from the 11th edition of Hong Kong 4 Trails Ultra challenge. An incredible story of finishing the HK4TUC inspite of bade knee pain and keeping a smile on his face and positive attitude the whole way. There is a lot to be learned from how this ultra long distance newbie came from filming this event in prior year to jumping the other side of the camera to show how it should be done. Scott and Ric catch up after the interview to discuss the wider event. Congrats to all finishers, survivors and sufferers:
You can watch a rerun of the dot watching at www.hk4tuc.live Follow Richard Kimber at: Youtube video of Richard reaching the postbox Richard’s Drone Video of the HK4TUC Podcast hosted by Scott Pugh and Ric Stocfis | |||
| 08 Mar 2022 | Natalie Dau - Rock Star Ultra Runner | 01:08:00 | |
Natalie Dau in a fitness and wellness influencer turned ultra runner. She shares her journey and advice on transitioning to ultra. | |||
| 22 Jun 2022 | Tomokazu Ihara - Barkley adventures | 01:32:00 | |
For the 50th episode of Endurance Asia Podcast we are joined again by the legend and our first ever guest Tomkazu Ihara. Tomo shares everything he’s been up to over the past couple of years including:
Check out Tomo’s site Tomo’s Pit to find out more about his coaching and other businesses . You can also catch him on: Personal Insta - https://www.instagram.com/rd_tomo Race Insta - https://www.instagram.com/lastsamuraistanding Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/tomokazu.ihara | |||
| 04 Aug 2022 | Romain Groleau - Adieu to one of Singapore's top ultra runners | 00:51:10 | |
We are joined by by Romain Groleau, one of the top Singaporean based ultra runners prior to his relocation to Singapore. We discuss his recent podium of Rinjani as well as him closing in on 3 years of running consecutively every single day. We cover:
Podcast hosted by endurance enthusiasts Scott Pugh and Ric Stockfis | |||
| 26 Aug 2022 | Andy Dubois - Training for UTMB in Asia | 00:48:33 | |
with UTMB happening this weekend we dug out a never published recording from the archives with Mile 27 leader and coach Andy Dubois to discuss training for 100 mile races in Singapore and Asia. Andy coaches some of the top Ultra Runners in Asia and has coached the North Face Adventure Racing Team in the past who will feature heavily at the 2022 UTMB with Jay, Stingray and Chung all competing. Check out www.mile27.com.au for info on training for ultras. Podcast hosted by Scott Pugh and Ric Stockfis | |||
| 02 Sep 2022 | UTMB 2022 Recap with Ryan Blair - North Face Adventure Team | 01:24:22 | |
In this episode, we’re back with Ryan Blair of the North Face Adventure Team. We talk all things UTMB after an INCREDIBLE weekend of racing around Chamonix. | |||
| 17 Sep 2022 | VMM 2022 Recap with David Lloyd | 01:09:00 | |
Following an epic weekend up in the Vietnam hills in Sa Pa for the Vietnam Mountain Marathon. We catch up with David Lloyd the race Director to discuss the race and how it all played out. We cover: Firstly how are you feeling after an intense weekend organising the Vietnam Mountain Marathon
VMM Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/VietnamMountainMarathon/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/vietnamtrailseries/?hl=en Website - https://vietnamtrailseries.com/ | |||
| 07 Oct 2022 | Asia Trail Master 2022 Update - Kris Van De Velde | 00:56:55 | |
In our latest episode, we catch up once again with Kris Van de Velde as his Asia Trail Master series finally takes off again after two years. Among other topics, we discuss:
And in our chat after the interview, Scott and Ric discuss: | |||
| 29 Oct 2022 | Singapore Backyard Ultra 2022 | 01:17:18 | |
In this episode of the podcast we talk to the winner and the assist - Joshua Toh and Deric Lau respectively - of the recent Singapore edition of the Backyard Ultra Satellite Team World Championships. Joshua set an incredible new national record of 51 Yards (or hours), after. the 14 other competitors had dropped out. We’re also joined by former podcast guest - and the brains behind the event, Jeri Chua, with the interview conducted at her fantastic Red Dot Running Company store in Singapore. In the interview we discuss:
For more on Joshua and Deric’s heroic performance, check out this Today article. | |||
| 04 Nov 2022 | Super Jay Jantaraboon - Thailand's greatest mountain athlete | 01:03:20 | |
Jay Jantaraboon is the without debt the best outdoor adventure athlete Thailand has ever produced. Part of The North Face Adventure Team, he has twice finished top 50 in UTMB. He also has an incredible record ultra running in Thailand races, coming 1st or 2nd in every race he has competed in on his home turf. A Background in Mountain Biking and adventure racing, following a 10 year stint competing in Muay Thau as a child and teenager, now 37, Jay is hitting the peak of his endurance career primarily as an ultra runner. He competes this weekend at the World Mountain and Trail Running Championship in his back yard of Chiang Mai. We cover:
You can follow Jay at the following channels: https://www.facebook.com/TrainWithSuperJay/ | |||
| 03 Dec 2022 | Eszter Csillag - Accidental Ultra Elite | 01:24:50 | |
In reality there’s nothing accidental about Eszter’s rise to the top of the ultra running elites. She is an incredibly disciplined, focused and committed person, but seems to have even surprised herself at the speed at which that rise as happened and the speed she shows on the trails. A very humble but extremely competitive athlete, the last few years have seen Eszter rise from a trail virgin prior to arriving in Hong Kong, to rubbing shoulders with the worlds elite and finding herself on the podium of UTMB and WMTRC. We talk about:
You can follow Eszter on: | |||
| 08 Jan 2023 | Endurance Asia Awards 2022 | 00:49:48 | |
We kick off the New Year with a look back at the most inspiring performances and challenges of the year just gone. In this special awards episode, we discuss the stories that moved us and the people who mattered in the following categories: Male Athlete of the Year
Female Athlete of the Year
Fundraising of the Year
Race of the Year Endurance Feat of the Year
We loved watching these people reset the limits of what’s possible in 2022 and would love to hear from you about who we missed. Here’s to even more amazing achievements in 2023! | |||
| 11 Jan 2023 | Four Trails Documentary - With Robin and Ben Lee and Andre Blumberg | 01:19:32 | |
Ahead of the world premiere in Hong Kong, we talk to documentary filmmakers Robin and Ben Lee about their latest project, Four Trails. Following the success of their 2017 project, Breaking 60, the two brothers return to this most iconic of Hong Kong trail running events to tell a more complete story. Four Trails documents the 2021 edition of HK4TUC, which saw previous Finishers and Survivors invited back, with some wondering if the previously unthinkable 50-hour barrier might finally be broken. We also talk to challenge founder Andre Blumberg, in advance of the 2023 edition. Resources: Check out our previous podcast episodes on the HK4TUC here: | |||
| 20 Jan 2023 | HK4TUC 2023 Preview | 00:13:40 | |
the 12th Edition of HK4TUC is upon us and Ric and Scott connect to discuss the changes to start times and some of the athletes returning and as well as those taking on this epic challenge for the first time. You can follow live at www.hk4tuc.live. 2023 competitor list:
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| 10 Feb 2023 | HK4TUC Recap with Tomokazu Ihara | 01:21:00 | |
We catch up with Tomokazu Ihara following his epic performance at HK4TUC. Ric and Scott also catch up to discuss all of the other amazing performances at the 2023 events. Check out www.hk4tuc.live to rerun the dotwatching fun.. Here are the list off Finishers and survivors:
Photo cred Lucien Chan. | |||
| 17 Feb 2023 | Jack Thompson - Climbing a Million Vertical Metres | 01:21:00 | |
In this episode, we talk to the inspiring Jack Thompson, aka Jack UltraCyclist. In 2022, Jack climbed an astonishing million vertical metres on his bike, including 52 Everestings, as part of his Million Metres Challenge. That’s a crazy average of over 19,000m of climb each and every week! It was his latest in a series of incredible endurance achievements, which we cover in the episode. Jack is also very honest and outspoken about his personal struggles, as well as the centrality of fundraising and raising awareness to all of his challenges. In our conversation, we talk about:
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| 24 Feb 2023 | Chris Forne - The World’s Best Navigator | 01:07:00 | |
We are delighted to welcome Chris Forne, lead navigator for Team Avaya and winner of the Endurance Asia Male Athlete of the Year in 2022. He and Team Avaya have just kicked off the GodZone Chapter 11 and you can dot watch here.. We cover:
You can listen to the previous episode with Team Avaya Captain Nathan F’avae | |||
| 03 Mar 2023 | GODZone Chapter 11 Recap - With Warren Bates | 01:04:03 | |
GODZone Chapter 11 , Fiordland is in the books and what a historic week it was. We saw the very last expedition adventure race of Nathan Fa’avae’s career and one last win to cap of a tremendous career with Team Avaya. We catch up with race director Warren Bates to recap the race and pay homeage to the leader of the greatest ever adventure racing team. We suggest looking at the Dotwatch map as you listen to view the section discussed in the race We discuss:
Listen to Chris Forne of Team Avaya on the podcast last week and Nathan Fa’avae on the podcast in 2020. | |||
| 24 Mar 2023 | Barkley Marathons 2023 with Tomokazu Ihara | 01:07:55 | |
We welcome back Tomokazu Ihara from his 4th attempt of the Barkley Marathons and his best effort yet, achieving a fun run in 35:55 and getting out on the fourth loop with 27 seconds to spare! A momentous year that saw 3 finishers for only the second time ever and the first finish since John Kelly’s last finish in 2017. Tomo has been dedicated to this challenge for the past 7 years and it’s inspiring to hear his story of dedication and tenacity to an event that has the highest DNF rate of any known race. Follow Tomo on Insta, facebook and his site www.tomospit.com | |||
| 31 Mar 2023 | Janet Ng & Steve Brammar HK100 | 01:24:30 | |
We talk with Janet and Steve about the 2023 edition of HK100, the first in person since 2020. How the race went and what they thought about the performances. We also cover:
You can follow HK 100 on Instagram and Facebook Check out the website to look at prior results and sign up to 2024 - https://www.hk100-ultra.com/ Check out ITRA for your race results and score - https://itra.run/ | |||
| 31 May 2023 | H1 Hardcore100 Recap with Jonel Mendoza, Nikki Han, Will Hayward & Virginie Goethals | 01:31:41 | |
Off the back of the 2023 edition of Hardcore100 H1 Ultra in Philippines, we catch up with race director Jonel Mendoza as well as competitors Nikki Han, Will Hayward and Viirginie Goethals to discuss one of the first and one of the toughest hundred mile races in Asia. First up we speak with Jonel to discuss:
We are then join (35:30) by Nikki, Will and Virginie to talk about how this yeaers event played out from an athletes perspective. We cover:
Checkout H1 and their other races https://kotm.intrepidspirit.com/ Follow on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/kotmph | |||
| 10 Jun 2023 | Chris Timms - Competitive Spirit, Community Heart | 01:08:30 | |
We welcome Christ Timms to the podcast this week to discuss the trail running community in Singapore. Chris has been on the podium at a lot of races around South East Asia the past couple of years and was in the top 10 of last years ATM Finals in Mt Apo Philippines. We catch up in Red Dot Running Company store where he is an elite ambassador to discuss his background, training, the Mountain Goat Challenge and plans for the rest of the year.
You can follow Chris at: | |||
| 28 Jul 2023 | Return of Ben Pulham and Jim Webster of Coached | 01:27:00 | |
We reconnect with Ben Pulham the founder of Coached, a Singapore-based testing lab and - surprise - coaching service for athletes of all stripes. A former pro triathlete himself, Ben - together with in-house sports scientist James (Jim) Webster - is an expert in helping people perform better. Listen to our first podcast with the Coached team that goes into more detail about the testing they offer and Ben’s background as a professional athlete. https://www.enduranceasia.com/podcasts/coached Find them online at https://www.coached.fitness/, https://www.facebook.com/Coached and https://www.instagram.com/p/CLdWCTzHu3x/?hl=en In our interview with Ben and Jim, we discuss:
Podcast hosted by Ultra Endurance enthusiasts Scott Pugh and Ric Stockfis. | |||
| 01 Sep 2023 | Vincere Zeng - Scaling Mountains, Breaking Records | 01:31:00 | |
Vincere Zeng at 31 years old is a record holder in the high altitude mountains, becoming the first Singaporean female to summit Everest and K2 back to back and also the first Singaporean female to summit K2 and to do this all in one year. We catch up with Vincere to discuss:
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| 15 Sep 2023 | Tomokazu IIhara - Grand Slam of Ultra Running | 00:56:15 | |
Repeat guest Tomokazu Ihara comes back to talk about his epic performance in the Grand Slam of Ultra Running in the United States, completing 5 of the oldest 100 mile runs in the same season and doing so in the fastest time of any athlete from Asia Pacific and top 20 in history. His results included: Old Dominion: 18:52:27 2nd overall You can find out more about the Grand Slam of Ultra Running | |||
| 22 Sep 2023 | T8 Crew at Vietnam Mountain Marathon | 00:26:30 | |
We are joined for a live on stage interview at the Vietnam Mountain Marathon by T8 Athletes
Follow them live for this weekend at https://live.dottrack.asia/mountainmarathon23/ | |||
| 22 Sep 2023 | VMM 2023 Series - Pre Race Interviews | 00:42:05 | |
We are joined on stage at VMM by some of the elites preparing to run. We get to speak to
Follow them live for this weekend at https://live.dottrack.asia/mountainmarathon23/ | |||
| 03 Nov 2023 | Mark Agnew - World First North West Passage Expedition | 01:24:30 | |
We are joined again by the Asia Adventure Journalist turned explorer, Mark Agnew. Having had Mark on the podcast 3 years ago discussing all of the amazing endurance feats he has covered for SCMP, he has become the story! He shared on that podcast (you can listen here) his passion for arctic exploration and his only plans to tackle the north west passage and be the first human as part of the team to cross it! Well he’s only gone and done just that. Along with a team of expedition kayakers from Texas, The Artic Cowboys, he has become the first person to cross the North West Passage by human power. Wr cover:
Check out some videos of Mark on ITV and BBC Ric and Scott then catch up after to discuss:
Of The North Face Adventure Team getting 5th place as part of the Brazil Multisport Team.
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| 24 Nov 2023 | Phil Snowden - PT, HYROX and Extreme Endurance Challenges | 01:42:45 | |
Phil Snowden, a. military veteran, Personal Trainer and all round machine, joins us to talk about his crazy endurance exploits and the importance of strength and conditioning for endurance athletes..
You can read more in depth info into Phil’s endeavours and the date on his blog https://www.philsnowdencoaching.com/ Check him out on Insta Ric Stockfis and Scott Puigh catch up after to discuss:
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| 14 Dec 2023 | Doi Inthanon by UTMB Recap with Valentin Orange | 01:07:00 | |
Joined by Valentin Orange, we recap last weekends Doi Inthanon by UTMB in Chiang Mai Thailand, the major UTMB race of Asia. We cover:
And we go in to Valentin’s past year covering Sange Sherpa as he documents his life running ultras every weekend. You can follow Valentin at Insta Facebook www.valentinorange.com | |||
| 18 Jan 2024 | Endurance Asia Awards 2023 | 00:36:00 | |
We kick off the New Year with a look back at the most inspiring performances and challenges of the year just gone. In this special awards episode, we discuss the stories that moved us and the people who mattered. Here are the categories and nominees: Male Athlete of the Year
Female Athlete of the Year
Race / Challenge of the Year Fundraising of the Year
Endurance Feat of the Year
Listen to the episode to find out who the winners are.. We loved watching these people reset the limits of what’s possible in 2023 and would love to hear from you about who we missed. Here’s to even more amazing achievements in 2024! | |||
| 16 Feb 2024 | HK4TUC 2024 Recap with Alice Mcleod and Mayank Vaid | 01:42:00 | |
After another year of this awe inspiring event, we are joined by a survivor and finisher, Alice Mcleod and Mayank Vaid. We first chat with Alice to discuss:
And then we are joined by Mayank Vaid at 43m mark to discuss:
Hong Kong Four Trails continues to show why it is the most epic ultra running challenge in the Asia region. The community, the difficulty and the drama. It always an epic dotwatching and social media follow. Congrats to Andre, Paper, all the athletes and crew, photographers and everyone involved with this event. | |||
| 22 Mar 2024 | Natalie Dau Project1000 | 01:06:35 | |
This week we were joined by Natalia Dau, Rockstar Arms, to discuss what she has been up to for the past couple of years and more importantly, what’s coming up in the next couple of months. We discuss:
You can follow Project1000: Ric and Scott catch up after to discuss what’s been going on the world of Ultra Endurance including Tomo’s 3rd fun run at Barkley Marathons. | |||
| 12 Sep 2024 | Asia Trail Master Final 2024 Preview with Kris Van Da Velde and Chris Timms | 01:14:30 | |
We are back with an exciting weekend of ultra trail racing with the ATM Championship at the classic TMBT race in Sabah, Borneo. Endurance Asia will be live at the race and finish line on Saturday and in preparation, we caught up with Series Director, Kris Van de Velde and previous guest Chris Timms who will be represeting Singapore. With Kris we discuss:
With Chris Timms we discuss:
You can follow the race and live streaming at: You can follow Chris Timms at: | |||
| 18 Sep 2024 | Asia Trail Masters Final Recap with Champion Jeff Campbell | 00:52:00 | |
Following an epic Asia Trail Master Finals at TMB in Borneo, we recap the event and catch up with male champion Jeff Campbell. Check out all the footage from ATM Finals: Male final Podium winners video Male Podium: Jeff Campbell - 09:49 Hisashi Kitamura - 09:51 Arnie Macarenes - 09:56 Female Podium: Priya Rai - 11:00 Vanja Cnops - 12:36 Rashila Tamang - 13:13 | |||
| 24 Oct 2024 | Backyard Ultra 2024 with Ned Phillips | 00:54:40 | |
This week we catch up with Ned Phillips to discuss the Singapore edition of the Backyard Ultra Team World Championships. Thiis event saw another world record go down with the Belgium team putting in 110 yards, over 730km of running and the top 3 of Geerts, Steyaert and Gielen finishing together with none of them DNFing. An endurance feet of the ages! Whilsts Ned’s effort was not at the same scale, it was done in far more challenging conditions with the Singapore humidity and if given the chance with the right assist, Ned could have been out there double the time and will get the opportunity to truly test himself against the world best in Tennessee at the World Champs next year.. We cover: • Ned’s background with Backyard Ultra, this being his 4th attempt. • What attracts him to Backyard Ultra • The 2024 SG team and his expectations going on • Plan on pacing, nutrition, support crew • BIGS in Tennessee next year? We also discuss the other Nedd, Brockmann who just put in as fantastic effort on a Guinness World Record attempt of 1000 miles, completing it in 12 day and missing out on the record but finishing with debilitating ailments. | |||
| 15 Nov 2024 | Aurore Dacier de Biasis | 01:22:30 | |
Aurore Dacier is a native of France and has been based out of Singapore for the past 2 years and has fast become one of the best ultra runners in the region. We catch up with her following her emphatic win at TransLantau and 4th position overall. We cover:
We also catch up with Chris Timms to discuss the Lam Dong Trail in Vietnam and Malaysia Ultra Trail this weekend. Aurore is sponsored by Red Dot Running, T8.run and Salomon. You can follow her on Instagram | |||
| 14 Dec 2024 | Goal Setting with Tomokazu Ihara | ||
We catch up with Tomo for the first time since his US Grandslam effort in 2023. He’s been busy, knocking off another 6 milers. We discuss
We then catch up with Chris Timms to discuss
You can follow Tomo at Insta | |||
| 18 Jan 2025 | Endurance Asia awards 2024 | 00:48:45 | |
We kick off the New Year with a look back at the most inspiring performances and challenges of the year just gone. In this special awards episode, we discuss the stories that moved us and the people who mattered. Here are the categories and nominees: Male Athlete of the Year
Female Athlete of the Year
Race / Challenge of the Year Endurance Feat of the Year
Fundraising of the Year
Listen to the episode to find out who the winners are.. We loved watching these people reset the limits of what’s possible in 2024 and would love to hear from you about who we missed. Here’s to even more amazing achievements in 2025! | |||
| 07 Feb 2025 | HK4TUC 2025 with Wen Fei Xie, Jo Lodder and Andre Blumberg | 01:39:00 | |
We are joined by Wen Fei Xie and her support crew Jo Lodder to discuss Wen Fei becoming the first women to survive the 2025 edition of Four Trails in 65 hours 20mins. You can rerun the live tracker of the event here.. We cover:
We are then joined by challenge director Andre Blumberg at 1:03m.. We discuss:
Follow Wen Fei and Jo on Insta Follow HK4TUC on Insta | |||
| 28 Feb 2025 | Jeff Campbell - Endurance Asia Male Athlete of the Year | 01:19:30 | |
Endurance Asia Awards Male athlete of the year for 2024, Jeff Campbell joins the latest episode. Jeff talks about:
Chris and Scott catch up at 01:03:00 to discuss marathon training for Seoul and up and coming Asia trail master races.. | |||
| 21 Mar 2025 | How to PB a marathon with Chris Timms | 00:55:00 | |
This week Chris Timms joins off the back of Seoul marathon to discuss how to set a personal best in a road marathon. We discuss:
For training plans and to join track sessions with Singapore Falcons, check out https://www.singaporefalcons.com/ or on socials Instagram Facebook | |||