Chafed and Confused Podcast

Dante Liberato is a Renaissance man as a former MMA fighter, gym owner and now ultrarunner.

His main passions stem from helping men find community and a true connection to themselves and others.

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Nick is back from the mountains and Kyle has disappeared to the lakes. Today Nick runs through his taper and race preparation as he gets ready for his third crack at the Fat Dog 120 on August 8th. Le…

With Nick still in the mountains, it is time for Kyle to dedicate an episode only to gear and equipment.

Now we are mainly talking trail running, and then what the plan is for now to use during Fat D…

Nick is on the road doing some learning and experiencing.

So Kyle gives a breakdown of some of the big races that have occurred over the last few weeks.

Then, as a surprise to himself and others, he …

Today the tables are slightly turned as Nick interviews Kyle about completing his first official trail race!

We learn about the race, things learning and things hopefully quickly forgotten.

And then …

Today we sat down with the delightful, kind and skilled Rene Unser. Rene has been an athlete since she was a kid and has turned that love of sport into the life she wants. As a coach and race directo…

This episode is dynamite! Literally there's a story about dynamite. Janelle Smiley is through and through a mountain athlete. She lives and breathes the mountains. They give her life and she has been…

Scott Cooper is a Canadian ultramarathon icon.

As the winner of the Inaugural Divide 200, Scott set himself apart. He has also represented Canada internationally at ultramarathon events.

He has compl…

This week we sit down with accomplished adventurer Kevin Vallely. We discuss he and friend of the podcast Ray Zahab's recent expedition to cross Ellesmere Island.  Polar bears, wolves and a long, col…

On today's episode, we chat about a new trail race coming to Panorama Mountain Resort; The WILDness presented by Rossignol. June 28/29th 2025!

Nick and Kyle have been offered the opportunity to run t…

Today we sit down with the delightful Silvia Stajer. Silvia began with a marathon and quickly progressed to Ironman. Right now she's attempting to become the youngest female to complete and Ironman(W…

Nick Pelletier is an Adventure Athlete hailing from Calgary, Canada.

He has begun to rack up an impressive list of self-propelled achievements, such as swimming the entire length of Lake Okanagan ove…

Today Dmitry Mokin returns to the show post finishing his first Ironman at Lake Placid this year. In an incredibly honest conversation Dmitry reflects on his race day, the training that got him there…

Luke Tasker has just began his triathlon carear at the 70.3 distance. With 4 races and 4 wins under his belt, we learn how Luke arrived in the sport of triathlon from Modern Pentathlon and where he h…

Don't you wish you had an on-call physiotherapist? Well, at Chafed and Confused, we do! Shota Ida joins us for his second appearance this week to discuss his summer of races and adventure.

From filmi…

Today we sit down with ultrarunner, adventurer, explorer and sage, Ray Zahab. Ray has run across all the major deserts in the world. He has world records in unsupported arctic expeditions and is just…

Today we sit down and talk with Cody Taylor about his recent FKT (Fastest Known Time) on the 900km Bruce Trail in Ontario, Canada. We talk about Cody's journey from touring musician into running, his…

in this weeks episode we talk with two former guests (Emily Lindasy and Tom Williams) about there preparation and performance at this years Golden Ultra in Golden, BC. Emily won the women's Full Pint…

Tommy Lewis's Instagram account, @tommyrunpt, has exploded online with the honest and simple videos that he records while on his runs.

The videos offer words of wisdom and insight into Tommy's outloo…

Today we sit down and chat with Dmitry Mokin. Dmitry went from not really knowing how to swim to a 70.3 Ironman and coming up his first full Ironman at Lake Placid. Dmitry has put down a couple of ro…