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 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 upda…
Episode 21: UTMB deep dive, Meet Maddy Reynolds, and Aussie Skyrunning Team Preview!
Welcome to Episode 21 of Peak Pursuits, your ultimate podcast for everything trail running in Australia. This week’s episode is hosted by Sim Brick, Brodie Nankervis and guest host Maddy Reynolds! Th…
Episode 20: UTMB Preview, Meet Claire O'Brien-Smith, and Trofeo Kima Recap!
Welcome to Episode 20 of Peak Pursuits, your ultimate podcast for everything trail running in Australia. This week’s episode is hosted by Sim Brick, Brodie Nankervis and guest Claire O’Brien-Smith! T…
Episode 19: Thunderstorms, Friendly Competition, and a Norwegian Guest Appearance!
Welcome to Episode 19 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, with a brief came…
Episode 18: Travel Highs and Lows, Strength Training for Trail Runners, and Sierre-Zinal Brilliance
Welcome 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 …
Episode 17: Trail Running in the Olympics, 100km training volume, Snakes, and Blackberry Bushes
Welcome 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 u…
Episode 16: 2025 Aus Champs Announced, Bulgarian VK's & Fruit Tingles
Welcome to Episode 16 of Peak Pursuits, your ultimate podcast for everything trail running in Australia. This week’s episode is hosted by Sim Brick, Brodie Nankervis, and Jess Jason, bringing you tra…
Episode 15: The Guzzler, Olympics & Missing Luggage
Welcome 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 tra…
Episode 14: Cape to Cape FKT, Latest Results & Tips for the Trails
Welcome 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…
Episode 13: Results of the week, UTMB Anti-doping and Pre-Race Nutrition
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 …
Transcend Winners Erika Lori and Piotr Babis!
Welcome to a special episode of the Peak Pursuits podcast where you will get to hear host Jess Jason interview the two winners of the recent Transcend Ultra in Perth.
Hear how the 65km race panned out…
Episode 12: GTNS Final Results, Western States Recap, Training for Altitude from Aus and More!
Welcome to Episode 12 of Peak Pursuits, the ultimate podcast for trail running in Australia. This week hosts Simone Brick, Brodie Nankervis, and Jess Jason dive into training/race updates, trail runn…
Episode 11: Transcend Recap and BTU/GTNS Final Preview
Welcome to Episode 11 of Peak Pursuits, your go-to podcast for trail running in Australia. This week Sim, Brodie, and Vlad dive into the latest in our training weeks, discuss some news from the trail…
Brisbane Trail Ultra GTNS Final: The Chasers and U23 Leaders
Welcome to another race preview special of the Peak Pursuits Podcast!
After already hearing from the leaders of the series post Coastal Ascent, in this episode you will get to hear from those chasing …
Kellie Angel's Western States Prep
Welcome to a special episode of the Peak Pursuits podcast where you will get to hear host Brodie interview Aussie trail legend Kellie Angel ahead of running Western States next week!
Brodie and Kellie…
Episode 10: Race Recaps, Treadmill Training, Euro Race Seasons and Tanscend Preview
Welcome to Episode 10 of Peak Pursuits, your go-to podcast for trail running in Australia. This week Sim, Jess, and Vlad dive into the latest in our training weeks, answer listener questions, share s…
Coastal Ascent Race Special!
Welcome to another race recap special of the Peak Pursuits Podcast!
In this special episode you will get to hear from the joint female winners of The Coastal Ascent, Katinka Von Elsner-Wellsteed and V…
Interview: Everything A Race Director Wishes You Knew with Chris Ord
Welcome to another interview special of the Peak Pursuits podcast!
In this interview host Sim sits down with owner of Tour De Trails Chris Ord to discuss all that goes on in the behind the scenes of t…
Episode 9: coastal Ascent Recap
Welcome 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 N…
Sylvia Nordskar : Winner of Zegama Aizkorri 2024!
Welcome to a special episode of the Peak Pursuits podcast where you will get to hear host Simone Brick interview this year's female Zegama champion, Sylvia Nordskar!
You will get to know a little bit …