Go home, Blue Mountains, you’re Drunk…. Photo Credit: Tim Bardsley-Smith
Kia ora e te whānau. Anyone with a passing relationship with Dirt Church Radio will know that Ultra Trail Australia has wormed it’s way firmly into our hearts as one of the must-do events on the planet. That love was deepened when Ali P jumped on board as a co-host in 2024. This week, Matt has the pleasure to speak to Ali and Kerry, the brawn and brawn behind Squadrun, about this year's event being one of the three global majors and what to expect both in terms of the courses themselves, with the inclusion of what will be a very challenging 100-mile event. In addition to these course previews, Ali and Kerry bring the executive functioning of a well-stocked spreadsheet to the party of who to watch out for in each distance, whilst Matt impulsively wants what the heart wants. We can’t wait to see you all at the start and finish lines in a couple of weeks, and until then, we hope this will help fill the UTA-shaped gap. Dirt Church Radio - Best Enjoyed Running
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Now the Blue Mountains are just showing off- Photo Credit: Tim Bardsley-Smith
DCR IN THE WILD
Matt and Ali will be at Ultra Trail Australia from 15-18th of May
Our mates at Squadrun have come up with a special four-week training trial for listeners of DCR. Now as you’ll know from listening to DCR over the years, Squadrun is the baby of Kerry Suter and Ali Pottinger, and they have coached thousands of runners to success at a bunch of events we love and cherish and if you’ve been to any trail races on either side of the Tasman you’ll have seen the Squadrun colours being represented strongly. So, if you want to give it a crack, here’s the link.
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ESSAY
New Pain
I woke up with a new pain yesterday. It was in my other foot. Sweet as.
There’s one of those leadership dudes on the internet who has a slogan, “Good”.
Essentially, something happens in your life, and you get to respond to it. Good.
This obviously leads one down the path of “my grandmother has pancreatic cancer.” Good.
“I was on a walk with the kids, and Scout got carried away by Coyotes.” Good.
Wait, what? And yep, our brothers and sisters in the USA have never been known for they subtlety, but the point I think old mate is trying to say is it’s more important how we manage ourselves in situations that are challenging and distressing.
And yeah, as I type this, I’m close to tipping the monitor over at the black and whiteness of this message, and yet, there may be something to this; how we respond to challenge is important.
Obviously, Elisabeth Kübler-Ross would, if she were alive today, have something to say about “good,” but also, I guess this does fit into the acceptance paradigm. It’s that it kinda delegitimises the anger, bargaining, and depression that are also part of the grieving process.
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