Welcome to Episode 13 of Peak Pursuits, the ultimate podcast for trail running in Australia. This episode is hosted by Simone Brick, Brodie Nankervis, and Vlad Ixel. Join us as we dive into training updates, trail running news, race results, and more.

Start - 21:40 :- Training Week Updates

We kick off the episode by running through our training weeks. Vlad starts us off with a recap of his race in Switzerland, as well as describing the rationale for his run with 2000m of vertical loss! Brodie recaps his last training week before the World Orienteering Championships, including a sketchy ridgeline run, and touches on how he is feeling going into the races. Simone gets back into training post BTU, capping off a steady week of jogging with a fun 20km hilly loop with over 1000m of vert.

21:40 - 37:40:- Trail Running News

Next, we cover the recent announcement of the UTMB group antidoping policy, and discuss generally the issue of doping and its management in trail running.

37:40 - 51:00:- Listener Question

We then answer a listener question from kj.runs.again - “What is your pre-race day nutrition?” Our hosts share valuable tips and strategies they have used in the lead up to races of varying distances.

51:00 - 1:07:00:- Weekend Race Results

In the race results segment, we cover the domestic trail race results for the week, including Perth Trail Running Series Jolly Jumbuck, Lakes Trail Festival, the new North West Trail Running Series in Tasmania, and Mt Misery Trail Run and Ultra Adelaide in SA. We then cover awesome Aussie performances in the Val D’aran and Trail Verbier St Bernard UTMB races in Europe.

1:07:00 - End :- What’s Coming Up

Lastly, we provide a rundown of the trail running events to look out for in the next week and wish Brodie luck for the World Championships and Vlad for another race in his calendar in Austria!

Thanks for tuning in to Peak Pursuits! Connect with us on Instagram @peakpursuits.pod to share your thoughts, questions, and your own trail stories. Until next time, keep hitting the trails and chasing those peak pursuits!

Brodie: @brodie_nank

Sim: @theflyingbrick_

Vlad: @vladixel

UTMB Anti-Doping Announcement: https://utmb.world/news/annoucement-anti-doping

UTMB Anti-Doping Policy: https://utmb.world/Anti-doping

Perth Trail Series: https://www.webscorer.com/race?raceid=358020

Lake Festival: https://tempus.racetecresults.com/results.aspx?CId=16516&RId=388&EId=1&dt=0

North West Trail Running Series: https://www.webscorer.com/race?raceid=358046

Mt Misery Trail Run: https://eventstrategies.racetecresults.com/results.aspx?CId=90&RId=545

Ultra Adelaide: https://my.raceresult.com/297964/

Trail Verbier St Bernard: https://verbier.utmb.world/race-results

Val D’aran: https://live.utmb.world/es/aranbyutmb/2024

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