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! The team brings you a UTMB Preview for Aussies and overall, Brodie’s Recap of his day out at Kima, and this week's results from Aus and Aussies around the world!

Start - 37:00 :- Meet Claire + UTMB Preview

First up, meet Claire and hear about her start in trail running, her less than ideal day out at UTMB last year, and how her preparation has gone for another crack at the 176km loop this year! We then run through the top ranked Aussies in each distance and a preview of the STACKED fields in UTMB, CCC and OCC.

37:00 - 1:10:45 :- Trofeo Kima Recap

We then get a blow by blow rundown from Brodie about his race at Trofeo Kima, an absolute beast of a 50km race in Italy that didn’t quite go to plan but provided a lot of lessons. Sim and Brodie discuss the lessons learned that Brodie will take forward and then Sim rounds out this section with a very brief update on her training rebuild after her woes of the last couple weeks.

1:10:45 - 1:11:30:- Trail Fail

We’ve all done that thing where you say you’ll be back from a trail loop in an hour or two and end up out there for double the time planned right? We would love to hear submissions for the most wild stories of expected time vs actual time on a trail, hit us with your best!

1:11:30 - 1:19:45:- Weekend Race Results

In our race results segment, we cover this week’s trail races, including:

Capital to Coast: https://my.raceresult.com/304544/results

Sydney Ultra Marathons: https://my.raceresult.com/305075/

Wonderland Run Grampians: https://www.webscorer.com/race?raceid=363283

Cirque Series: https://competitivetiming.com/cirque-series-grand-targhee-wy-results/

1:19:45 - End : What’s coming up

Lastly, we highlight the upcoming trail races around the country and what to look out for on the global scene.

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!

Sim: @theflyingbrick_

Brodie: @brodie_nank

Claire: @claireobriensmith

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