We are back!!  After a big break so that Darce could travel around in his caravan, we bring you our latest episode.  We have a chat with ultra runner Simon Byrne. Simon has run some of the biggest ultra marathon's in not just Australia but the world. He is also a well credentialed running coach with the Mile 27 coaching group, a founder of the Byron Bay Runners club  and has recently completed an epic adventure around the Mt Warning caldera in northern NSW.   Sit back and have a listen as we hear all about the preparation, team and execution of his 70 hour monster run through some the best landscape Australia has to offer.   Podcast website: https://hillbillyendurance.com.au/pages/podcast Mile 27 Run Coaching: https://mile27.com.au/ Hillbilly Endurance Run Crew Facebook group:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/2502535149976788 Intro/Outro Music by: Peyruis

Brad Camp represented Australia at the 1988 Seoul Olympics in the marathon.  A winner of some of Australia's most famous races including the Gold Coast Marathon and Sydney City to Surf, Brad sits firmly in the top echelon of Australian distance runners with the 7th fastest ever marathon time by an Australian.  Listen in as Brad talks about how he got into running and he quest and drive to success at the highest level.   https://hillbillyendurance.com.au/pages/podcast

Darce catches up with Victorian ultra marathon runner Shane Gillard.  Shane shares his story of weight loss and how it lead him to running.  He takes us on his journey from life as a 188kg bakery manager to completing a 100km running event.  Shane is an absolute inspiration and living proof that through running people can completely transform their physical and mental health.   Darce is solo for this one and we cover most of the usual segment including Shane's tale of the weirdest thing that has ever happened on a run!  You can follow Shane's continual fitness improvement via his instagram account @runningmytitsoff  http://www.opunicorn.com https://hillbillyendurance.com.au https://alooku.com

In this episode Darce and guest host Kat, get to speak with 2018 Commonwealth Games athlete and asylum seeker, Mariama Khadija Conteh.  This amazing lady came out to Australian in 2018 for the games and stayed as an asylum seeker.  Now making a new life here in Australia and continuing to focus on her running dreams.  https://createdconnections.com.au/ https://hillbillyendurance.com.au/pages/podcast https://hillbillyendurance.com.au/pages/ultimate-running-prize-pack-giveaway http://www.opunicorn.com/ https://alooku.com/

We get the chance to speak with Run Down Under creator and founder, Travis Ireland.  Travis talks to us about how he has always been a runner and involved in running.  He tells the incredible story of how the idea for Run Down Under came about and how it has grown into a super popular app and community amongst runners. Travis share's his story of recovery and how running and Run Down Under turned his life around.  This episode of Runnin' Ya Mouth is sponsored by Alooku.  Alooku are the creators of the Grateful Miles journal.  A gratitude journal for running and fitness.  Listeners can get 10% off a copy from alooku.com boy using discount code: podcast10.   For details on Run Down Under head to the website: rundownunder.com.au or runsoftheworld.com links from the podcast: runsoftheworld.com alooku.com https://www.gofundme.com/f/OP-UNICORN (Op Unicorn fundraising page) hillbillyendurance.com.au

Craig Watson comes on to speak to us about the Walking for Warriors Endurance Challenge and how supporting Young Veterans has helped him improve himself.  Craig talks about how he has found of love of running and endurance adventures that drive him to test himself physically and mentally.  We talk about veteran mental health and how we both found new identities through running and community sports once we left the Army.  Craig takes us through how got into running and ultra marathons, even though he struggled to identify himself as a runner for a long time and considers himself a back of the pack runner.  Jimmy and Craig share some information on available support and services for veterans and others and those details can be found below: Websites Walking 4 Warriors Endurance Challenge Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/1933465206795348 Walking 4 Warriors Endurance Challenge Event Link - https://fb.me/e/UOd09luk Young Veterans Australia - https://www.youngveterans.com.au Phone Numbers Open Arns - 24/7 - 1800 011 046 Safe Zone (anonymous) - 24/7 - 1800 142 072 Lifeline - 24/7 - 13 11 14

Here it is.  The offical (or not) 5 toughest ultra marathons in Australia.   Jimmy and Darce discuss what makes an ultra marathon tough and between them they come up with a list that they think ranks the top 5.  This is highly contentious, contains loose as criteria and probably blatant disregard to some really tough ultras in Aus. Once the Top 5 is settled, Jim provides some great information about a really important piece of work he is doing to help eradicate child exploitation through Project Rescue Children and Op Unicorn.  If you like the podcast it would be great if you'd leave us a review.   Also make sure you subscribe and follow our Instagram page for updates https://www.instagram.com/runninyamouth/?hl=en Links to find out more are below: Project Rescue Children https://www.projectrescuechildren.org To donate to Op Unicorn follow the link https://www.gofundme.com/f/OP-UNICORN Soberstrides Instagram https://www.instagram.com/soberstrides/?hl=en Op Unicorn Instagram https://www.instagram.com/operationunicorn/?hl=en Hillbilly Endurance Store: https://hillbillyendurance.com.au

This episode we spoke with Benita Willis,  the current Australian 10,000m and Marathon record holder (along with 8 other national records) and the only Australian ever to win gold at World Cross Country Championships.   Ben and special guest host Kat Cacavas discuss some of Benita's experiences at the highest level of our sport.   We do a deep dive into the training and health considerations for female athletes.  It is great information for everyone to be aware of, particularly runners, coaches and parents.  Benita mentions a few good resources for this information, we've added them below.  Benita talks about her running group that has started up on the Gold Coast and online, Lace Up Running.  See links below.  We hit Benita with a few listener questions and she gives us three cracking answers to our 'weirdest thing on a run' question.   Resources mentioned in show: The Female Athlete Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/female-athlete-podcast/id1501684789 Fitrwoman App:  https://www.fitrwoman.com/ Lace Up Running Details: https://laceuprunning.com.au/ https://www.facebook.com/laceuprunningteam/ https://www.instagram.com/lace_up_running/ Created Connections: https://createdconnections.com.au/ https://www.facebook.com/createdconnections/ Hillbilly Endurance  https://hillbillyendurance.com.au/

Karin (Kaz) Tappouras is a remarkable lady and runner.  Having run over 240 offical marathons to date, Kaz tells us about where running started for her, what keeps her running and also what she is now doing to help others.  Our chat with Kat was incredibly inspiring and is a great tale of not just overcoming adversity but also how not taking no for an answer has changed her life.  You can find more information about Kaz and her running events - The Independent Runner Events at the links below: https://independentrunner.events/index.php Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/independentrunnerevents Instagram @independentrunner.events

Jimmy and Darce speak to Stephen Wright, an ultra runner, grandfather and lover of the really long stuff.  Steve has completed numerous big ultra marathons and multi day events.   Steve talks to us about how running has influenced his life, having started running in his 20s.  He mentions how it help him overcome drug and alcohol battles and has lead him to embarking on a solo 6 day run kicking off on 27 September 2020.   https://www.facebook.com/Runnin-Ya-Mouth-Podcast-102250511555864 https://hillbillyendurance.com.au/pages/podcast Instagram:  @runninyamouth   @soberstrides    @hillbillyendurance