Into the Wee Hours Podcast

Episode 59! Today's conversation is with a truly remarkable athlete and adventurer, Liz Woodgate. While Liz's athletic and adventure background is extensive, the focus of this conversation is around her setting the huge Larapinta Trail end-to-end-to-end Fastest Known Time in July this year, covering an incredible 460KM on the brutal Larapinta trail, in 5 days, 22hours, 43minutes and 10 seconds. You can see her FKT on the Fastest Known Website here. [https://fastestknowntime.com/fkt/elizabeth-woodgate-larapinta-trail-2024-07-23] We cover off a range of aspects of her amazing endurance accomplishment including, but not limited to(!): * Liz's journey into endurance sports and trail running, from her beginnings in IRONMAN in the '80s to now, multiple time West Macs Monster [https://westmacsmonster.com.au] champion. In the intro I mention Liz racing 13 UTA 100s, and with that, I should say, the race now known as UTA 100 - given Liz raced the inaugural and subsequent North Face 100s long before it became Ultra Trail Australia. * Liz's relationship with the Larapinta Trail over the years, including winning the 230KM West Macs Monster and acting as Race Director last year while rehabbing a MTB injury * Training for and fuelling this FKT * Highs and lows across the FKT * Liz's support crew along the way, comprised primarily of her husband, Rhett plus the support of local runners including the Alice Springs "Dirt Divas" * Recovery, including multi-day hiking the Jatbula Trail [https://nt.gov.au/parks/find-a-park/nitmiluk-national-park/nitmiluk-national-park-jatbula-trail]and sweeping for Run Larapinta [https://runlarapinta.rapidascent.com.au] stage race not long after her finish! * Longevity in endurance sport, achieving these incredible endurance feats at 60, and sucking people into Liz's "vortex" ! You can find Liz's run on her Strava feed [https://www.strava.com/athletes/1483895], and also find Liz on Instagram @liz.woodgate [www.instagram.com/liz.woodgate] Thanks as always to the podcast Patreon supporters - you're amazing! You can help keep the podcast lights on and join the community here: www.patreon.com/intotheweehourspodcast [https://open.acast.com/www.patreon.com/intotheweehourspodcast] Or, if you've enjoyed this episode, I'd love if you'd consider buying me a virtual coffee, [https://ko-fi.com/intotheweehourspodcast]to help me create the next podcast episode!! Season 2 intro vocals and music created and performed thanks to the very kind gift of Allie Geddes, Episode 28. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Episode 58! Today's conversation is with the incredibly motivated, inspiring and humorous, Brisbane based endurance open water swimmer, born without arms, Kerry-Lee Gockel. We cover a whole raft of topics based around Kerry-Lee's journey into swimming and in the past five years or so, long-distance ocean swimming events, including: * Kerry-Lee's birth story; being born - unexpectedly - without arms; and the sanctuary and support her family have provided over the years * Kerry-Lee's journey from self-proclaimed "the least sporty child" to a highly accomplished swimmer as an adult - initially as a competitor in the pool, before entering her first open water swim in 2004 * The logistics and ins and outs of taking on mammoth 10KM++ ocean swims including training; fuelling and teamwork, "getting into cruising altitude", along with adaptations Kerry-Lee makes as a "wingless warrior" in ocean swells * Kerry-Lee's experience of the Island Charity Swim [https://www.islandcharityswim.com.au/] from Mudjimba to Moolooolaba on the Sunshine Coast and the connections she and her team have fostered with the Sunshine Coast Special Schools as a result. * Kerry-Lee's very positive experience of community through open water swimming and how anyone curious about open water swimming can give it a try * Holidaying with her husband Paul (also a swimmer and former Australian Paralympian) "Ocean Swim Safaris [https://www.oceanswimsafaris.com]" across the world * Kerry-Lee's goals and vision for the future, increasing mileage even further! We recorded this prior to Kerry-Lee taking on the Swim Around Keppel [https://swimaroundkeppel.com.au] - a 20KM swim, as a team (and in future plans, solo!) Be sure to say hi to Kerry-Lee on Instagram @thewinglesswarrior [www.instagram.com/thewinglesswarrior] Thanks as always to the podcast Patreon supporters - you're amazing! You can help keep the podcast lights on and join the community here: www.patreon.com/intotheweehourspodcast [https://open.acast.com/www.patreon.com/intotheweehourspodcast] Or, if you've enjoyed this episode, I'd love if you'd consider buying me a virtual coffee, [https://ko-fi.com/intotheweehourspodcast]to help me create the next podcast episode!! ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Episode 57! Today's conversation is with UK based adventurer Lottie Dodd. Currently based in the Wirrall, Lottie gives us a glimpse into life, career changes and travel - and in particular, shares with us stories of her HUGE first year of bikepacking while on a career break from her role as Senior Lecturer of Law at the University of Law in Manchester, including: * Her journey into bikepacking over the past year  * Conversation around the bikepacking trips she’s undertaken including her first mission on the Hebridean Way, Scotland. And during a career break - Tour Aotearoa, New Zealand. The East Coast Greenway, USA. Lotties shares with us highlights; challenges, and the contrasting nature of the different trips * Using "Warm Showers [https://www.warmshowers.org]" as a means of accommodation while bikepacking in the USA * Plans for her upcoming trip in South Korea and Japan * How Lottie prepares (or doesn’t prepare!) for these multi day missions, and learnings from her first year and thousands of miles * How Lottie’s intuition and trust guides many of her choices, including when it comes to adventure  If you want to check out posts Lottie has shared along the way on these adventures, you can find her on Instagram @onyourbikelottie [www.instagram.com/onyourbikelottie] Thanks as always to the podcast Patreon supporters - you're amazing! You can help keep the podcast lights on and join the community here: www.patreon.com/intotheweehourspodcast [https://open.acast.com/www.patreon.com/intotheweehourspodcast] Or, if you've enjoyed this episode, I'd love if you'd consider buying me a virtual coffee, [https://ko-fi.com/intotheweehourspodcast]to help me create the next podcast episode!! ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Welcome to the third and final part of our Into the Wee hours Podcast x Gusty Girls Adventure Film Tour mini-series! A huge thanks to our first ever podcast sponsor – the Gutsy Girls Adventure Film Tour! I've been thrilled to be partnering with Gutsy Girls, a celebration of adventurous women around the world and in Australia. If you haven't already purchased your tickets, head to www.gutsygirlsadventurefilmtour.com.au [www.gutsygirlsadventurefilmtour.com.au] - and if you've missed a screening or these aren't accessible to you, don't forget you can access past films via Adventure Reels TV. [https://www.adventurereelstv.com] Episode 56! My guest is none other than Lisa Blair, a remarkable world record-holding Aussie sailor. As you'll hear, Lisa has faced incredible challenges and achieved extraordinary feats on the open seas. Amongst this great conversation, we cover topics including: * Lisa's background and journey to becoming a world record-holding sailor. * The realities of the behind the scenes fundraising hustle and planning for big campaigns * The most challenging moments of her career so far including facing the possibility of death on her first attempt to sail solo, non-stop and unassisted around Antarctica in 2017 * How Lisa prepares mentally for her missions and the risk assessment involved * Her boat Climate Action Now, and the science and data capture projects Lisa has taken part in so far while out on her world breaking campaigns, including her latest world record breaking missions sailing solo to, and around NZ * Lisa’s next campaign to sail around the Arctic solo - and the huge environmental aspect of this mission Thanks Lisa for your time and we can't wait to follow along on your Arctic campaign. You can find Lisa on Instagram at @lisablairsailstheworld [www.instagram.com/lisablairsailstheworld] and her website www.lisablairsailstheworld.com [www.lisablairsailstheworld.com] If you've enjoyed this episode and are enjoying listening to the podcast, you can join the Patreon community for as little as $2 a month - any contribution really helps to keep the lights on and would be enormously appreciated. www.patreon.com/intotheweehourspodcast [https://open.acast.com/www.patreon.com/intotheweehourspodcast] Thanks so much to the existing patrons! I appreciate you! Thank you for tuning in to this special episode. A huge thank you to our sponsor, Gutsy Girls Adventure Film Tour, and to my amazing guest, Lisa Blair, for sharing her incredible journey. Don't forget to subscribe and leave a review on Spotify and Apple Podcasts! ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

The second in our Gutsy Girls three part mini series is here! A huge thanks to Gutsy Girls Adventure Film Tour for sponsoring this series - make sure to check out the film festival and get tickets to a show near you at www.gutsygirlsadventurefilmtour.com.au [https://open.acast.com/www.gutsygirlsadventurefilmtour.com.au] Episode 55! Today's conversation is with Geelong based adventurer, travel writer and author, Laura Waters. Laura shares with us her metamorphosis from city living corporate 9-5er to adventurous travel writer and published author - a journey which was sparked during her 3000KM hike, the length of NZ, over a decade ago. Laura is this year's Gutsy Girls Adventure Film Tour Grant recipient and also shares with us her plans for kayaking over 2000KM from source to sea on the Murray River in October this year. We touch on many aspects of big life changes; hiking; travel writing and paddling including: * the inspiration for Laura's book "Bewildered" - a life changing 3000KM through hike of the Te Araroa trail when it was a newly established trail * documenting the experience on the trail and the craft of storytelling * the process of writing a book with no prior knowledge, including literary speed dating events * the realities of a life as a travel writer * Planning for Laura's upcoming Murray River paddle Thanks Laura for your time and we can't wait to follow along on your Murray River adventure. You can find Laura on Instagram at: @laurawaters_writer [https://www.instagram.com/laurawaters_writer] and Facebook: Soul Trekkers [https://www.facebook.com/SoulTrekkers/] If you've enjoyed this episode and are enjoying listening to the podcast, you can join the Patreon community for as little as $2 a month - any contribution really helps to keep the lights on and would be enormously appreciated. www.patreon.com/intotheweehourspodcast [https://open.acast.com/www.patreon.com/intotheweehourspodcast] Thanks so much to the existing patrons! I appreciate you! And thanks too to the Gutsy Girls Adventure Film Tour for supporting this three part mini series, celebrating Gusty Girls in the Aussie adventure space. * ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.