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Peak PursuitsEpisode 73: Aussie UTMB Review!Welcome to Episode 73 of Peak Pursuits, your ultimate podcast for everything trail running in Australia. This episode is hosted by Sim Brick, Brodie Nankervis and Vlad Ixel and covers the top Aussie results of UTMB Week! Hear our top Aussie overall and category results from every race distance and the crews thoughts on some of the standouts or the hard days.To everyone that got out there and raced, huge congrats!We finish by bringing it back to Aus for the Wonderland Trail Run results and some quick times at Sydney for Leo Peterson and...
2025-09-031h 28
Peak PursuitsEpisode 71: Transcend Ultra, Sim Out of CCC, and WMTRC 2027 off to Cape Town!Welcome to Episode 71 of Peak Pursuits, your ultimate podcast for everything trail running in Australia. This episode is hosted by Vlad Ixel and Sim Brick as they battle with mountain internet from Italy and France respectively. Hear how Vlad got 9500m of vert into the week with a race in Italy to cap it off, and get an unfortunate storytime with Sim about her misfortune that has led to her pulling out of CCC.Then the team discusses the announcement of the WMTRC in 2027 for Cape Town in South Africa before diving into some awesome results at...
2025-08-1856 min
Peak PursuitsEpisode 69: Pack vs Belt, Phone Map vs Watch Map, and an Aussie Gold Medal at Youth SkyRunning World Champs!Welcome to Episode 69 of Peak Pursuits, your ultimate podcast for everything trail running in Australia. This episode is hosted by Vlad Ixel, Sim Brick and Jess Jason and starts with the crew discussing their weeks, including some gear chat (belt vs pack) and navigation chat (watch vs phone). Jess recaps her race at Canberra Trail 100 relay, Sim gives an update on her overseas health mishaps, and Vlad begins his Euro trip in explore mode.Then there is a big list of results this week - starting with a huge Gold Medal for Patrick Clark at the Youth...
2025-08-051h 15
Trail TalkFrom Pro Trail Runner to Founder with Vlad Ixel of BIX HydrationVlad Ixel's story from ultra to shorter distance and now the successful founder of BIX hydration. XMiles 10%https://xmiles.avln.me/c/FlZlRfhosOqxTantrums 15%https://tantrums.avln.me/c/SrLvDYbqkDnaCode: TrailTalk15GOREWEAR 30%https://www.gorewear.comDiscount Code: irunovermountains30COMMUNITY:https://bit.ly/m/irunovermountains
2025-07-311h 10
Peak PursuitsEpisode 67: Australian Team for World Mountain and Trail Running Championships announced!Welcome to Episode 67 of Peak Pursuits, your ultimate podcast for everything trail running in Australia. This episode is hosted by Brodie Nankervis and Vlad Ixel, focusing on the big news of the week, the announcement of the Australian team for the World Mountain and Trail Running Championships. Listen in as Brodie and Vlad give an overview of what they have been up to the last couple of weeks, including Vlad's recent win at the Goldfields Pipeline Marathon 50km and Brodie’s experience at the World Orienteering Championships. We finish the episode with coverage of some domestic trail races, and an...
2025-07-2353 min
Peak PursuitsEpisode 65: Vlad's Marathon PB, Training When Recovering from Illness, and How to Deal with Races Going WrongWelcome to Episode 65 of Peak Pursuits, your ultimate podcast for everything trail running in Australia. This episode is hosted by Sim Brick and Vlad Ixel as they recap Vlad’s 2:26 Marathon PB at Gold Coast Marathon and Sim’s training as she recovered from illness; before going deep on a listener question about how to mentally deal with the fact that for totally unpredictable or sometimes unseen reasons, some races can just go wrong. Keep listening for some fast and close race results as usual!ResultsTrail running Series Anglesea: https://tomatotiming.racetecresults.com/results.aspx...
2025-07-081h 13
Peak PursuitsEpisode 63: Big Training Weeks, Dead Cow Gully, Broken Arrow, Western States and more!Welcome to Episode 63 of Peak Pursuits, your ultimate podcast for everything trail running in Australia. This episode is hosted by Sim Brick and Vlad Ixel as they discuss their big training weeks towards Gold Coast for Vlad and CCC for Sim, answer a listener question about bathroom breaks in races, and discuss all in the incredible things going on around the trail world with Dead Cow Gully, Aussies at Broken Arrow, and this weekend's Western States, Marathon du Mont Blanc and Lavaredo triple!ResultsKiama Coastal Classic: https://www.multisportaustralia.com.au/races/kiama-coastal-classic-2025
2025-06-241h 18
Peak PursuitsEpisode 61: Road 50k's, Wandi Cross, GTNS and Trail ConWelcome to Episode 61 of Peak Pursuits, your ultimate podcast for everything trail running in Australia. This episode is hosted by Sim Brick, Vlad Ixel, and James Sieber and covers Vlad jumping in a road 50k for marathon training, Sim running Wandi Cross and James return to run; followed by chats about the Golden Trail Series Aus and new Trail Con in USA.ResultsCoastal ascent: https://www.multisportaustralia.com.au/races/the-coastal-ascent-2025Wandi Cross: https://www.alpinetiming.com.au/results/r509/Gopro Games: https://mountaingames.com/results/***Don’t fo...
2025-06-101h 25
Peak PursuitsEpisode 60: Jumping on the Heat Training BandwagonWelcome to Episode 60 of Peak Pursuits, your ultimate podcast for everything trail running in Australia. This episode is hosted by Sim Brick, Vlad Ixel, and Brodie Nankervis and covers everyone's recent training, including a lengthy discussion on why Brodie and Sim have both started including ‘overdressed’ heat training in their weeks.Keep listening for some incredible recent results by Aussies and a brief preview of the upcoming races next week at The Coastal Ascent and Wandi Cross.ResultsKuitpo Forest: https://eventstrategies.racetecresults.com/results.aspx?CId=90&RId=594In The Raw: http...
2025-06-031h 21
Peak PursuitsEpisode 58: The Peak Pursuits UTA Breakfast Show!Welcome to a very different episode of the Peak Pursuits podcast as for the first time all five team members are together in person amongst the UTA chaos! Sim Brick, Jess Jason, Brodie Nankervis, Vlad Ixel and James Sieber all sit down to talk through the weekend that was, including recapping each race, sharing stories from the trail, and celebrating some HUGE performances. We will be back to regular programming next week and apologies for not quite getting the audio right for our first in person show, but we really hope you enjoy listening and keep watch f...
2025-05-201h 25
Peak PursuitsEpisode 57: Ueda SkyRace Recap with Blake Turner!Welcome to Episode 57 of Peak Pursuits, your ultimate podcast for everything trail running in Australia. This episode is hosted by Sim Brick and Vlad Ixel with guest host Blake Turner as they recap the wild race that was Ueda SkyRace!Hear about how Blake and Sim managed the technicality and steepness of the Japanese terrain, and just what it was like tackling a race this wild. With 3100m of gain and loss over just 26km, there are plenty of stories to tell!We also get to hear how Vlad is feeling before racing UTA50 before...
2025-05-131h 19
Peak PursuitsEpisode 54: Fuelling The Work, Travel Woes and Penang SkyRace Preview!Welcome to Episode 54 of Peak Pursuits, your ultimate podcast for everything trail running in Australia. This episode is hosted by Sim Brick and Vlad Ixel in the days leading up to Sim’s first SkyRace of the season in Malaysia!Hear about a missed result last week by Olympic Triathlete Sophie Linn, Vlads recovery from Five Peaks, and Sim’s taper, travel and course check for Penang SkyRace! Vlad and Sim then briefly discuss the field for this weekend's race with three Aussies in the running for top spots.Our listener question this week is a fo...
2025-04-221h 06
Peak PursuitsEpisode 53: Vlad's Aus Short Trail Champs Win, Snack Chat, and Sim's Final SkyRunning Prep!Welcome to Episode 53 of Peak Pursuits, your ultimate podcast for everything trail running in Australia. This episode is hosted by Sim Brick, Jess Jason and Vlad Ixel fresh off his win at the Australian Short Trail Championships in South Australia!Hear about how Vlad’s race went down, with everything from managing the heat and pacing, shoe choices, and his newly found love of Adelaide trails. Then Jess updates us on how her Buffalo recovery has been, Sim runs through her last bit of SkyRunning race prep for her trip to Asia, and the team answer a li...
2025-04-151h 07
Peak PursuitsEpisode 52: Celebrating One Year of Peak Pursuits!Welcome to Episode 52 of Peak Pursuits, your ultimate podcast for everything trail running in Australia. This episode is hosted by Sim Brick, Vlad Ixel, and Brodie Nankervis as we celebrate one year of sharing our journeys and chatting all things trail running in Aus!In this episode hear how Vlad is feeling ahead of his first ultra in a few years at the Aus Short Trail Championships at Five Peaks this weekend, before Brodie updates us on his return to running and the ever changing plan for the year that comes with a return from injury. Sim...
2025-04-091h 43
Peak PursuitsEpisode 51 Featuring Buffalo Stampede 100km Men's Winner Michael Dunstan!Welcome to Episode 51 of Peak Pursuits, your ultimate podcast for everything trail running in Australia. This episode is hosted by Jess Jason, Vlad Ixel, and guest host fresh off his incredible win at Buffalo Stampede 100km, Michael Dunstan!Hear about how the weekend went down at Buffalo Stampede with race recaps from Jess and Michael, including a discussion on mindfulness and managing performance anxiety. Vlad then starts a discussion on the team training camps that many of the major brands are currently doing overseas, and the team discuss the other results for the week at Kunanyi Mountain...
2025-04-021h 18
Peak PursuitsEpisode 50: The Future of Trail Running, Killian into Western States, and the World Trail Team Chat ContinuesEpisode 50 of Peak Pursuits is here! Your hosts, Brodie Nankervis, Vlad Ixel, and new team member James Sieber, discuss their recent training, racing, and recovery journeys.The guys dive deep into Vlad's current training approach, and James shares more about being a full-time run & strength coach and his current injury. They then get very philosophical about the future of trail running!We wrap up the episode with a reminder about the upcoming Australian team selections for the Trail Running World Championships—don’t forget, applications close soon.And... Stay tuned until the e...
2025-03-251h 26
Peak PursuitsEpisode 48: Donna Double Recaps and Multi Day Event Tips and Tricks!Welcome to Episode 48 of Peak Pursuits, your ultimate podcast for everything trail running in Australia. This episode is hosted in person by Sim Brick and Vlad Ixel only a few hours after their races at Warburton Trail Fest’s Donna Double! Hear how the races went down, from the highs of some incredible performances to the struggles that inevitably pop up when tackling such a brutal course.Sim and Vlad then answer a listener's question about how to get the most out of yourself in a Multi-Day race which is a must listen for all those tackling Bu...
2025-03-111h 16
Peak PursuitsEpisode 47: Ice Marathon Glory, Snake Bite Mayhem, and Donna Double/Six Foot Track Preview!Welcome to Episode 47 of Peak Pursuits, your ultimate podcast for everything trail running in Australia. This wild episode is hosted by Sim Brick, Vlad Ixel and Brodie Nankervis and has some of the craziest stories yet for the podcast! Hear about Vlad’s win at the Pangong Frozen Lake Marathon in India and the chaos of the trip there, catch up with Brodie as he gets back to some consistent running, and hear all the details of Sim’s scary run in with a snake on her last session before Donna Double! Sim runs you through what to expect/what...
2025-03-041h 25
Peak PursuitsEpisode 45: Tarawera Recap, The Current State of Running Times, and Meet James!Welcome to Episode 45 of Peak Pursuits, your ultimate podcast for everything trail running in Australia. This week’s episode is a big one as hosts Sim Brick, Jess Jason and Vlad Ixel recap all things Tarawera! We had some huge performances from runners in the Aussie community and it was a bad year to be a course record! Also listen in as the team discuss the evolution of trail and where we currently stand as trail runners all over the globe post incredible fast half marathon times and we watch records go down every weekend.And just to...
2025-02-191h 16
Peak PursuitsEpisode 44: Tarawera Predictions, Heat Training, and Alex Hunt wins Coast to Coast!Welcome to Episode 44 of Peak Pursuits, your ultimate podcast for everything trail running in Australia. This week’s episode is hosted by Brodie Nankervis, Vlad Ixel, and Guest Host Maddy Reynolds! Listen in to hear what Maddy has been up to since we last heard from her before the team give their Tarawera predictions and discuss poles, heat training and much more!Finished off with some great results for the week at:Coast to Coast - https://www.coasttocoast.co.nz/2025-resultsfed332bbWentworth Falls Trail Run - https://tempus.racetecresults.com/results.as...
2025-02-121h 39
Peak PursuitsEpisode 43: Ice Marathon's, Donna Double Training, and Brodie's Beef with Running Social MediaWelcome to Episode 43 of Peak Pursuits, your ultimate podcast for everything trail running in Australia. This week’s episode is hosted by Sim Brick, Vlad Ixel and Brodie Nankervis. Listen in as the team discuss Vlad’s upcoming Ice Marathon in India, Sim starts to get specific with her Donna Double training and Brodie recaps his runs at the Oceania Orienteering champs. Then stick around to hear the crew discuss the reason Brodie has gotten sick of running social media!Finished off with some great results for the week at:SEQ Trail running serie...
2025-02-041h 06
Peak PursuitsEpisode 41: HK100, Strength Testing for Runners, and Brodie's Triathlon Career.Welcome to Episode 41 of Peak Pursuits, your ultimate podcast for everything trail running in Australia. This week’s episode is hosted by Sim Brick, Vlad Ixel, and Brodie Nankervis. Listen in as Vlad recaps his 3rd place at HK100 ‘The Third’, Brodie gets back into some running, and Sim sparks a conversation about strength training and testing for runners.The team then answer a question about the timing of this years short trail championships being outside the world champs qualification window, and run through the results of the historic Bogong to Hotham race.Bogong to Hotham...
2025-01-211h 17
Peak PursuitsEpisode 39: Welcome to 2025!Welcome to Episode 39 of Peak Pursuits, your ultimate podcast for everything trail running in Australia. This week’s episode is hosted by Sim Brick, Jess Jason, and Vlad Ixel and is a bit of a round-table discussion on all things coming up in 2025, including: World Mountain and Trail Running Championships. Australian selection policy and nomination form here: https://www.athletics.com.au/get-involved-athletics/world-mountain-and-trail-running-championships Golden Trail National/World Series: https://goldentrailseries.com/ UTMB Series: https://utmb.world/ SkyRunner World Series: https://www.skyrunnerworldseries.com/ World Trail Majors: https://worldtrailmajors.com/We finish by running through our planned ra...
2025-01-081h 24
Peak PursuitsEpisode 37: 2024 Wrapped Part 1Welcome to Episode 37 of Peak Pursuits, your ultimate podcast for everything trail running in Australia. This week’s episode is hosted by Sim Brick, Jess Jason, and Vlad Ixel and has a bit of a different flavour as the crew start with updates on their weeks, answer a listener question, and then dive into part 1 of our 2024 Wrapped with the following questions answered: Best piece of gear 2024 Favourite shoes of 2024 Best training learning Biggest trail running news Itra National League: results, pros and consPart 2 next week will follow up with: Best female/best male aussie pe...
2024-12-241h 09
Peak PursuitsEpisode 36: Sim's Chiang Mai 100km Race Recap, Vlad's Race Plot Twist, and Dealing with the Heat!Welcome to Episode 36 of Peak Pursuits, your ultimate podcast for everything trail running in Australia. This week’s episode is hosted by Sim Brick, Brodie Nankervis, and Vlad Ixel with the team talking through a major race plot twist from Vlad, Sim’s 100km race recap from Thailand, and the prize money available at BackYard Ultras before diving into all the usual segments and results.Start - 27:00 :- Vlad’s Plot Twist and Brodie Becomes a CyclistWe kick off with Vlad giving us a rundown of where he is at in training before he chucks...
2024-12-171h 33
Peak PursuitsEpisode 34: UTK Recap and Inspirational Stories with Trail Running MC Dave Stewart!Welcome to Episode 34 of Peak Pursuits, your ultimate podcast for everything trail running in Australia. This week’s episode is hosted by Jess Jason, Vlad Ixel, and guest host Dave Stewart! Get to know Dave before diving into Jess’ race recap at UTK then keep listening for Vlad’s recap of his most recent trip to Asia and some awesome results for the week!Start - 21:30 :- Get to Know DaveAs MC for some of the biggest races in the country, Dave Stewart is well entrenched in the trail running scene and has so many i...
2024-12-041h 04
Laufend Entdecken Podcast - Der österreichische LaufpodcastLEP#285 - Das Dreigestirn des Fails
Das Dreigestirn des Fails ist wieder mal komplett und bringt euch eine vollgepackte Folge mit vielen News, vielen Tests und einem aktuellen Statusbericht über den (nicht) vorhandenen Trainingszustand.
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New York Marathon jetzt größter Marathon der Welt: Die New York Road Runners gaben bekannt, dass am vergangenen Sonntag 55.646 Läufer ins Ziel kamen. Damit ist der TCS New York City Marathon jetzt der Größte der Geschichte und übertraf die 54.280 Finisher vom Berlin Marathon im September.
Sie und Er Lauf: Der D...
2024-11-2200 minLaufend Entdecken Podcast - Der österreichische LaufpodcastLEP#285 - Das Dreigestirn des Fails
Das Dreigestirn des Fails ist wieder mal komplett und bringt euch eine vollgepackte Folge mit vielen News, vielen Tests und einem aktuellen Statusbericht über den (nicht) vorhandenen Trainingszustand.
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Wings For Life Run – Anmeldung seit 6. November 2024 offen. Findet statt am 4. Mai 13 Uhr. Jetzt anmelden!
New York Marathon jetzt größter Marathon der Welt: Die New York Road Runners gaben bekannt, dass am vergangenen Sonntag 55.646 Läufer ins Ziel kamen. Damit ist der TCS New York City Marathon jetzt der Größte der Geschichte und übertraf die 54.280 Finisher vom Berlin Marathon im September.
Sie und Er Lauf: Der D...
2024-11-2200 min
Peak PursuitsEpisode 29: Busted Ankles, Race Choices, and APTRC Recaps.Welcome to Episode 29 of Peak Pursuits, your ultimate podcast for everything trail running in Australia. This week’s episode is once again coming at you from three different locations as it is hosted by Sim Brick, Brodie Nankervis, and Vlad Ixel. The team talk through their recent races, their overall thoughts on the asia pacific trail champs, and plenty of tangents along the way to covering some results from the week.Start - 31:30 :- APTRC RecapsHear all about the APTRC from Vlad before he recaps his unfortunate DNF in the Short trail due to a...
2024-10-301h 23
Peak PursuitsEpisode 28: Asia Pacific Trail Champs, GTWS Finals, and Chasing DarknessEpisode 28: Asia Pacific Trail Champs, GTWS Finals, and Chasing DarknessWelcome to Episode 28 of Peak Pursuits, your ultimate podcast for everything trail running in Australia. This week’s episode is our first in-person podcast with hosts Brodie Nankervis, Jess Jason and Vlad Ixel all in South Korea for the Asia Pacific Trail Champs!Start - 32:20 :- Training/South Korea Chat/Trail FailsThis ep starts with chats about what life is like for everyone in South Korea, how the travel went, and how everyone is doing their final preparations for this weekend's races. Tr...
2024-10-2458 min
Peak PursuitsEpisode 27: GTWS Final Preview, Lara Hamilton 6th at World Cup Final VK, and Heat TrainingWelcome to Episode 27 of Peak Pursuits, your ultimate podcast for everything trail running in Australia. This week’s episode is hosted by Sim Brick, Brodie Nankervis, and Vlad Ixel and talks through everything from heat training, to the upcoming GTWS final with a few Aussies in action, to some awesome aussie trail results!Start - 25:30 :- Training ChatThis weeks training chat starts with a 10 minute discussion of heat training with all three hosts giving their past/current experience with it, before hearing about Vlad’s vert for the week, Brodies racing decisions for South Kore...
2024-10-151h 17
Peak PursuitsEpisode 26: Caffeine, Carbs, a Downhill VK, and Selection Policy Chat.Welcome to Episode 26 of Peak Pursuits, your ultimate podcast for everything trail running in Australia. This week’s episode is hosted by Brodie Nankervis, Jess Jason and Vlad Ixel and starts a little differently with each of them talking through their nutrition and gear chat, before diving into training, listener questions, news and race results for the week.Start - 27:45 :- Nutrition and Gear ChatWith the same championship race of APTRC South Korea coming up for all three hosts, they start this week with a discussion on their usual training nutrition, and how they wi...
2024-10-081h 17
Peak PursuitsTraining for Big Vert from Aus, Italian adventures, and a Scandal!Welcome to Episode 25 of Peak Pursuits, your ultimate podcast for everything trail running in Australia. This week’s episode is hosted by Sim Brick, Jess Jason and Vlad Ixel and takes you through their training/race weeks, discusses/tries to understand the Camille Herron Wikipedia scandal, and covers some results from the week around the country!Start - 40:00 :-Training/Race TalkThe discussion of how to best prepare for the Asia Pacific Trail Running Championships continues with Jess and Vlad recapping where they are at - including the challenges of recovery for Jess and some in...
2024-10-011h 13
Peak PursuitsEpisode 24: The search for vert, altitude woes, and Backyard Ultra training.Welcome to Episode 24 of Peak Pursuits, your ultimate podcast for everything trail running in Australia. This week’s episode is hosted by Sim Brick, Jess Jason and Vlad Ixel and takes you through their training/race weeks, answers a listener question about backyard ultras and covers some big results from the week around the country!Start - 37:20 :-Training/Race TalkHear where Jess is up to in her training post Hounslow and how the first trail marathon has affected her. Then hear about Vlad’s search for vert in his training for Asia Pacific Trail Runn...
2024-09-241h 05
One More KBuilding BIX: Focused on Product and Steady Growth (feat. Vlad Ixel, Elite Runner)Send us a textIn this episode, Markus and Ned welcome elite runner Vlad Ixel, a trailblazing figure in the endurance sports community. The conversation begins with Vlad's impressive racing history, where he shares his journey from his early days to becoming a dominant force in ultra-running. The hosts dive into Vlad's views on Hong Kong’s growing trail running scene and the unique opportunities it offers for athletes. Vlad also discusses what it's like to be a sponsored athlete, the perks tha...
2024-09-1349 min
Peak PursuitsEpisode 22: Jess wins Hounslow Marathon, Trail Running Nutrition, and SkyRunning World Championships Results!Welcome to Episode 22 of Peak Pursuits, your ultimate podcast for everything trail running in Australia. This week’s episode is hosted by Sim Brick, Vlad Ixel and Jess Jason! The team brings you updates from Vlad and Sim and Jess’ race recap of her win at Hounslow; before diving into a review of all the results from the week including the awesome Aussie team at SkyRunning World Champs!Start - 59:30 :- Vlad update, nutrition talk, Jess’ race recap and Sim’s race prep.With the running news light on this week, most of the ep is catch...
2024-09-091h 20
Peak PursuitsEpisode 18: Travel Highs and Lows, Strength Training for Trail Runners, and Sierre-Zinal BrillianceWelcome to Episode 18 of Peak Pursuits, your ultimate podcast for everything trail running in Australia. This week’s episode is hosted by Sim Brick and Brodie Nankervis, with a brief hello from Vlad Ixel before the mountain wifi takes him away. Sim and Brodie bring you updates on their training/travel, this week's results, and some insights on strength training for trail runners.Start - 33:45 :- Training TalkFirst up, hear about Brodies adventures preparing for the incredibly long and technical Trofeo Kima and how his course recce has changed his approach to the race. Th...
2024-08-131h 25
Peak PursuitsEpisode 17: Trail Running in the Olympics, 100km training volume, Snakes, and Blackberry BushesWelcome to Episode 17 of Peak Pursuits, your ultimate podcast for everything trail running in Australia. This week’s episode is hosted by Sim Brick, Jess Jason, and Vlad Ixel, bringing you training updates, listener questions, trail fails, race results, and exciting trail news.Start - 30:00 Training TalkHere about Jess’ win at the Perth Trail series, Vlad's food and beverage free podium in Austria, and how Sim navigated maintaining training around the trip to Europe.30:00 - 54:00 Listener QuestionNext, we tackle a listener question that takes us down a few training rabbi...
2024-08-061h 36
Peak PursuitsEpisode 15: The Guzzler, Olympics & Missing LuggageWelcome to Episode 15 of Peak Pursuits, your ultimate podcast for everything trail running in Australia. This week’s episode is hosted by Brodie Nankervis, Vlad Ixel, and Jess Jason, bringing you training updates, listener questions, trail fails, race results, and upcoming events.Start - 35:20 :- Training Week UpdatesWe start things off with a rundown of our training weeks. Jess gives the details of one of her biggest weeks in a while, gaining some confidence for the Hounslow Marathon. Vlad shares another week of racing and balancing running a business, and discusses how he plans to...
2024-07-231h 06
Peak PursuitsEpisode 14: Cape to Cape FKT, Latest Results & Tips for the TrailsWelcome to Episode 14 of Peak Pursuits, your ultimate podcast for everything trail running in Australia. This week’s episode features hosts Sim Brick, Vlad Ixel, and Jess Jason, bringing you training updates, listener questions, race results, and exciting trail news.Training Week UpdatesWe start off the episode as usual with our training recaps. Vlad takes us through another hectic week over in Europe, including expos, travel days, and racing. Jess runs through her week recovering from her latest race and still figuring out how to not get lost. Sim shares the details of her we...
2024-07-161h 20
Peak PursuitsEpisode 13: Results of the week, UTMB Anti-doping and Pre-Race NutritionWelcome 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 UpdatesWe 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...
2024-07-101h 14
Peak PursuitsEpisode 9: coastal Ascent RecapWelcome to Episode 9 of Peak Pursuits, your premier podcast for trail running in Australia. This week, we dive into the excitement of the Coastal Ascent. Hosted by Vlad Ixel, Jess Jason, and Brodie Nankervis, this episode is filled with training updates, trail news, race results, and more.00:00 - 21:20 :- Training Week UpdatesWe start off the episode with our training week recaps. Jess discusses some bumps in her training consistency and her performance in the 2nd round of the Perth Trail Series. Vlad shares an update on his European adventure, running through the stunning mountains...
2024-06-1159 min
Peak PursuitsEpisode 8: AUTRA gets up and Coastal Ascent PreviewWelcome to Episode 8 of Peak Pursuits, your premier podcast for all things trail running in Australia. This week, hosts Simone Brick, Vlad Ixel, and Brodie recap their races from the last week, discuss the big news out of the AURA (now AUTRA) AGM and preview the 3rd round of the Golden Trail National Series at Coastal ascent, along with all our regular segments.00:00 - 35:20 :- Training/Race Week UpdatesWe kick off the episode with updates on our training weeks. Sim, Brodie and Vlad all raced this week, and we dive a little deeper into...
2024-06-041h 27
Peak PursuitsInterview: Janet Ng - President of ITRAJoin host Vlad Ixel as he chats to Janet Ng. Janet is the President of the International Trail Running Association (ITRA), a founder and race director of Hong Kong 100, a key member in the team behind World Trail Majors and quite an accomplished trail runner in her own right!Vlad speaks in depth to Janet about the inaugural Asia Pacific Trail Running Championships, the formation of the World Trail Majors circuit, the direction of ITRA and the development of the sport as a whole. Thanks for tuning in to Peak Pursuits! Connect with us...
2024-05-2950 min
Peak PursuitsEpisode 6: Highs and Lows of Ultra Trail AustraliaWelcome to Episode 6 of Peak Pursuits, your premier podcast for all things trail running in Australia. This week, hosts Simone Brick, Vlad Ixel, and Jess Jason take you through the triumphs and controversies at the largest trail race in the southern hemisphere, Ultra Trail Australia (UTA).00:00 - 22:25 :- Training Week UpdatesWe kick off the episode with updates on our training weeks. Jess shares her experience returning to training with her first session in two months. Vlad covers his robust training week, detailing key sessions that included flat, fast running and trail-specific workouts. Sim also...
2024-05-211h 32
Peak PursuitsEpisode 5: Brodie Nankervis - Navigating Trails and OrienteeringWelcome back to Peak Pursuits, the ultimate podcast for trail running enthusiasts. In this episode, we're thrilled to introduce our co-host Brodie Nankervis and delve into his remarkable career in orienteering and trail running. Alongside Brodie, we have Jess Jason and Vlad Ixel guiding us through the trails and tales.Exploring Orienteering and Trail RunningWe kick off the podcast with invaluable insights into the world of Orienteering and its intersection with trail running. Discover how Brodie's background in Orienteering has shaped his approach to trail running, from navigating rough terrains to overcoming challenges.
2024-05-141h 44
Peak PursuitsEpisode 4: Get to Know New Host, Vlad Ixel!Welcome back to Peak Pursuits, the ultimate podcast for all things trail running in Australia. In this episode, we introduce the new addition to our hosting team, Vlad Ixel! Jess takes a break for this week but Brodie is back and alongside Sim, we do a deep dive into Vlad's long history of trail running and then get into our usual segments with training weeks, a listener question and a recap of a busy week of races on the trails from across the country.Start - 39:50 :- Getting to know VladThe episode starts by...
2024-05-071h 37
The ZenRUN PodcastEpisode 222 - Flash back to Alicia - in 2 years she lost 60 pounds and ran 2 marathons!For the next few weeks I’ll be interspersing my new interviews with some of my favourite past episodes as I’m away from home and haven’t booked too many calls in :)
In this flash back with the amazing Alicia Gerbert from May 2022, all the way from Connecticut in the USA for a chat about her running journey.
Sadly Alicia lost her younger sister a couple of years ago to cancer and this triggered her to start looking after herself more. So she started running and within 2 years she’d lost 60 pounds and ran 2 marathons. Alicia is loving he...
2023-07-311h 02
Hong Kong Trail RunningEpisode 20 (English) Rashila Tamang and John Ellis/Vlad IxelWe meet up and coming Nepali runner Rashila Tamang, and discuss her career to date and the effect that trail running success can have on Nepali society. John Ellis and Vlad Ixel then preview their participation in the upcoming World Mountain and Trail Running Championships, and reminisce about the golden period of Hong Kong trail running.
2022-10-311h 29The ZenRUN PodcastEpisode 98 - Running has created many opportunities for Vlad, from meeting his wife to starting a business.In this episode of the podcast Vlad Ixel talks about how he moved to Australia in his teens after leaving Ukraine as a very young child and living in Israel for 10 years. He started running in his mid-20s and took to it like a duck to water! Prior to covid Vlad was a sponsored athlete and found himself traveling the world racing in ultra trail runs. Now he is still racing, has a great Youtube channel full of awesome strength exercises for runner and he’s started a business with his wife developing and selling a running hydration produc...
2022-05-231h 09The ZenRUN PodcastEpisode 92 - 2 years - lost 60 pounds and ran 2 marathons!Alicia Gerbert joins us on the podcast all the way from Connecticut in the USA for a chat about her running journey. Sadly Alicia lost her younger sister a couple of years ago to cancer and this triggered her to start looking after herself more. So she started running and within 2 years she’d lost 60 pounds and ran 2 marathons. Alicia is loving her running and its become a big part of her identity - importantly it’s empowered her to take on other challenges in life.
Alicia’s Running Tips - Try the couch to 5k app, include s...
2022-05-021h 02
Nomad Wolf PodcastNWP 55: Vlad Ixel On How To Use Your Addictive Personality To Create The Life You WantIn this episode of NomadWolf, we are joined with North Face ultra and trail runner, Vlad Ixel. You've probably seen his incredible Instagram content doing alternative types of trail running specific workouts or come across his hydration tablet company Bix. We managed to catch up with him for a quick hour to go over how he manages everything from using his addictive personality to his benefit, racing to a high degree to co-founding a company with his wife, Silke.It's no surprise that there's probably something interesting and different about you if you're playing within this ultra m...
2021-02-1155 min
Life-Sparring Podcast - Fighting Mediocrity, One Round At A TimeLife-Sparring - Round 1: Vlad Ixel on Running Successfully and Successfully Running a Supplement Start-UpLife-Sparring - Round 1 kicks of with trail running heavyweight, Vlad Ixel from Perth, Australia. Vlad has an inspiring story to tell and has three successful careers: a professional trail runner with an insane winning rate, a running coach and fitness influencer with more than 70k followers on Instagram and an entrepreneur who recently started supplement company BIX.We cover all three of Vlad's careers and what becomes very clear during the interview is that despite Vlad's innate athletic talents, his success is as much a product of his strategic approach.More info on this episode...
2020-12-2142 min
The OCR ReviewEpisode 7: COVID CancellationsEpisode 7: COVID Cancellations This episode we talk about COVID-19 and the impact it’s having on our training and the race season. We also cover how we usually like to train for OCR, what we’d want to weather a home quarantine order, and how to not go crazy when everything you’ve been training for gets canned. And toilet roll.Get in contact:Let us know what you think or just say hello on our social channels - Email: theocrreview@gmail.comInstagram: @theocrreviewFacebook: The OCR Revi...
2020-03-1659 min
Stimulate RunVlad Ixel - Playing to winVlad Ixel professional Trail runner for the North Face Team and coach based in the Perth hills. On this episode we speak to Vlad about how he got into trail running moving away from running to the bottle store for his nightly 6 pack. Vlad also gives some insight into his plant based diet and gives reccomendations to those also looking at going plant based.
2019-08-1451 min
NXT GEN MVMNTFrom Heavy Smoker to Winning Ultramarathons - Chapter 18 with Vlad Ixel | nxt gen mvmnt"the only time I ever ran was to the bottle shop!" Vlad Ixel, current ultramarathon champion runner with the Northface team divulges his journey from being an overweight chain-smoking alcoholic to a prolific vegan Ultramarathoner.
His tale is one of redirected focus that enabled him to use his addictive nature in a totally dynamic and positive way.
Here we deep dive with the winning Ultramarathoner about how running transformed his life and ultimately defined his purpose.
Follow Vlad's journey here:
Instagram - @v...
2019-08-0637 min
Awake Asia PodcastEpisode 2 - Vlad IxelGet uncomfortable and find gratitude in the simple things. Show notes and more info on our webpage.
2019-05-221h 13
The Hong Kong Trail Rockers Podcast!#HKTRP #34 – Conversation with top ultra runner Vlad IxelHappy New Year! We resume the podcasts for 2016 with this first interview with Vlad Ixel. He won the TNF 100 in Hong Kong recently. Vlad started running in 2012. He then turned vegan. He has won a 75km ultramarathon in Perth in 2013, he also won TNF 100 in SG and TMBT 100 in […]
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2016-01-0750 minThe Hong Kong Trail Rockers Podcast!#HKTRP #33 – Talking 4 Trails Ultra Challenge #HK4TUC (2016) with Andre BlumbergFor all listeners: Thank you for your support and comments so far! We will be taking a holiday break for two weeks and the next episode will be published on Jan 7th 2016. (Should be a good one featuring Vlad Ixel – winner of TNF 100). Summary: We all know Andre Blumberg. He is […]
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2015-12-171h 13
Talk UltraEpisode 54 - Gary Robbins & Vlad IxelGary Robbins once again returned to the tough and gnarly Hurt 100 and came away with another victory, in this weeks show he tells us all about it and his plans for 2014. HK100 took place just a couple of weeks ago and young Australian sensation, Vlad Ixel placed 3rd overall in a top quality field, we interviewed him about his running and what the future hold. Talk Training as 'Hint's n Tips for running from Speedgoat himsel, the News, a Blog, Up and Coming races.. another great show in store!
2014-02-072h 19