Peak Pursuits
Welcome to Peak Pursuits, your go-to podcast for all things trail running in Australia. Host Simone Brick is joined by fellow trail enthusiasts Brodie Nankervis, Vlad Ixel, and Jess Jason. Together, we're here to fuel your love for trail running, share insider tips, and update you on the latest events and races. With the help of James Sieber, we will be joined by Australia’s best trail runners, showcasing their journeys and the ups and downs of the sport at the highest level.
- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 70 minutes
- Episodes
- 131
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
Episode 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…
Episode 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 c…
Kunanyi Mountain Run | Trail Running, Community & Connection with Lincoln Quilliam & Jack Saward
In this episode of Peak Pursuits, we dive deep into the story of the Kunanyi Mountain Run (KMR) with race director Lincoln Quilliam and scholarship athlete Jack Saward. Lincoln shares his journey fro…
Targeting the Ticket - Episode 1!
Welcome to Targeting the Ticket, our new series covering the Golden Trail National Series in 2025. Join us to follow the journey of Nathan Pearce, Bridget Lunn and Toby Lang through the 2025 series, …
Episode 46: Jess Ronan's Approach to Trail, Highs and Lows of Training, and Mobility For Runners
Welcome to Episode 46 of Peak Pursuits, your ultimate podcast for everything trail running in Australia. This week is hosted by Sim Brick and Jess Jason who are joined by featured guest Jess Ronan! H…
Sophie Broome | Pushing Boundaries in Trail Running and Research
In this episode of Peak Pursuits, host James Sieber sits down with trail runner and researcher Sophie Broome. Fresh off her record-breaking win at the Archie 50k, where she placed first female, secon…
Matt Crehan | Reflecting on a Decade in Trail Running
Matt Crehan | Reflecting on a Decade in Trail Running
In this episode of Peak Pursuits, host James Sieber sits down with Australian ultra-runner Matt Crehan. Matt, named the 2021 Australian Ultra Runn…
Episode 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…
Episode 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! L…
Episode 43: Ice Marathon's, Donna Double Training, and Brodie's Beef with Running Social Media
Welcome 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 t…
Episode 42: Meet Paige Penrose, Double vs Single Run Days, SingleTrack Trail Team
Welcome to Episode 42 of Peak Pursuits, your ultimate podcast for everything trail running in Australia. This week’s episode is hosted by Sim Brick, Jess Jason, and guest host Paige Penrose! Listen i…
Hong Kong 33km Winner Billy Curtis!
Welcome to a special episode of the Peak Pursuits podcast where you will get to hear host Brodie Nankervis interview Billy Curtis fresh off his win in ‘The Third’ at HK100 and recent move to Japan.
Th…
Episode 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…
Episode 40: Two Bays, Dealing with Race Cancellations, TROY
Welcome to Episode 40 of Peak Pursuits, your ultimate podcast for everything trail running in Australia. This week’s episode is hosted by Sim Brick, Jess Jason, and Brodie Nankervis. Listen in as Jes…
Episode 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-…
Episode 38: 2024 Wrapped Part 2!
Happy New Year Peak Pursuiters!
This ep is hosted by Brodie and Sim as they bring you their (very subjective and at times biased) thoughts on:
- Aussie Female/Male Trail Performance of the year
- Worldw…
Episode 37: 2024 Wrapped Part 1
Welcome 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 diffe…
Episode 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 talk…
Episode 35: Sustainable Training and Learnings From the Year with Juliette Soule!
Welcome to Episode 35 of Peak Pursuits, your ultimate podcast for everything trail running in Australia. This week’s episode is hosted by Jess Jason, Brodie Nankervis, and guest host Juliette Soule f…
Episode 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 kn…