2024 Episode 1 of THE WILD Podcast is all about going WILD in the mountains.

We are stoked to be chatting with two men with massive mountain-running CV’s… Mal Law, creator and Event Director of The WILD and Tim Sutton, one of the event’s ambassadors. What these two guys don’t know about mountain running – and the places they haven’t explored on foot – really isn’t worth knowing about.

Mal is probably best known for his High Five-0 Challenge (an attempt to run 50 mountain marathons over 50 peaks in 50 days) that raised over $500,000 for the Mental Health Foundation and as founder of the Wild Things Trail Running Club.

Tim is a legend in his own backyard, that being the ferocious Tararua Range, where he has the unique distinction of finishing all three versions of the 3 SK Traverse in under 24 hours.

We’ll be yarning with these two giants of the sport about their passion for exploring wild places on foot and more specifically about The WILD and what it takes to prepare yourself for running the epic courses that the event offers.

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TeamCPNZ COMMUNITY CONNECT –

KEELY BUCKINGHAM

Keely is based in Southland and is a new mum to Baby Hudson who is currently 8 months old.

Prior to having Hudson, Keely has completed the Coast to Coast, Taupo 70.3 and Challenge Wanaka to name a few.

Recently we started building back into running with a couple of half-marathon goals to tick off. Today we check in to see how she managed her build-up, how those half marathons went, and how she re-found the love of running and events.

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TeamCPNZ COMMUNITY CONNECT – KIM VARGO

Kim Vargo has been with TeamCPNZ for 8 years and is our specialist Strength Coach.

In this episode of 'Quick Connect' we profile Kim and talk all things strength training for endurance athletes and how you can use strength training to develop your race day performance.

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TeamCPNZ COMMUNITY CONNECT – GRANT BOYD

Grant Boyd has just completed the Hawaii 70.3 and leading into that completed a full-on training week with John Newsom’s Epic Camp Lite.

We catch up with Grant about his background, how he prepared and what it meant to cross the finish line of the Ironman 70.3 event.

Well done Grant!

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𝗧𝗘𝗔𝗠𝗖𝗣𝗡𝗭 ‘𝗭𝗪𝗜𝗙𝗧’ 𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗛𝗢𝗨𝗥

TeamCPNZ COMMUNITY CONNECT – RACHEL BAKER

Rachel Baker has recently completed the Kaikoura Adventure race where her and her Team Gearshop finished on top of the podium winning the premier 48hr race.

Rachel is still only young but it feels like she has been around the adventure racing world for a long time with Multiple Godzone finishes and has raced in China, South America and Australia recently.

We catch up with Rachel to find out more about her background, how she trains, how she gets organised for a multiday adventure race and what it takes to an event like this.

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TeamCPNZ COMMUNITY CONNECT – MO TOPHAM

In this episode of TeamCPNZ Quick Connect, we catch up with Mo Topham. Mo is fresh off the 13th Annual Westpac Chopper Bike Ride.

Riding from Queenstown to Invercargill – all 235kms. Mo fills us in on her experience.

This years ride was aptly named the 'Million Dollar Ride' as the goal for the 13th Annual ride was to raise $80000, to bring the total to $1000000 raised in the 13 years of the ride…. and they did it!

You can still donate : givealittle.co.nz/event/chopperbikeride24

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Season 4 Episode 1 of the WHAKA 100 Podcast is all about the COUNTDOWN to WHAKA 100, 2024.

We are excited to bring you the first podcast for the 2024 Whaka 100 Season.

Whaka 100 is the southern hemisphere's largest and toughest one day MTB event, and New Zealand's largest cycling event. It's where the mountain bike community from all corners of the country, Australasia and the world gather to reconnect and ride world-class trails. Last year the event hosted over 3,000 riders, across seven distances.

We chat with Race Director and Whaka 100 Co-owner, Tim Farmer to get the low down on what to expect at Whaka 100 for 2024. From what's new, to what do I do now that I have entered and also how to get involved with Whaka 100 as a spectator.

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Team CP NZ Connect- Ep 8 – FLYNN GOODGER

Flynn has been working with Team CP since 2020 when as a 19 year old he took on his first Coast to Coast individual event – the starting point for most to get into adventure racing and exploring in the outdoors.

He has continued to push the boundaries over that time improving his running and challenging himself to see what he can achieve.

He has completed GODzone had a crack at the Revenant (a Backlays Marathon Style event in Central Otago) and more recently joined the Fear Youth Adventure Race squad and racing in the Philippines and America.

Fresh of the plane and getting his feet back on the ground we catch up with Flynn about his latest Adventure race Expedition Ozark in Arkansas, USA

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For the final Podcast for this Mackenzie season we catch up with The Mackenzie Race Director Kerry Uren.

We talk to Kerry about the success of the day around Lake Tekapo last weekend and what is in store for 2025, with the race date announced also announced for 2025.

Alice Brice also fills us in on how her weekend played out and the Media Man with the Mo (well, beard) shares his excitement around the race.

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