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Episode 49! Today's episode is a laughter filled, insightful conversation with Rhianna Knight, based on Wurundjeri Country. Rhianna is a fashion designer, hiker, founder of Amble Outdoors and all in all, a really joyful, inspiring creative and adventurous human. While out on her own hiking adventures, including in Patagonia, Rhianna realised that while the gear she was wearing was technically appropriate for the conditions, her sense of personal style was totally missing in the then offering for women in the outdoors. Building on her experience as a Fashion Design student, and a really valuable internship in a small snow sports brand where her responsibilities were huge and wide ranging, Rhianna set out to design her own line of outdoor apparel which women can feel good in, while also focusing on sustainability throughout the journey. Rhianna shares with us so many gems when it comes to the realities of creating, and continuing to evolve "Amble" with sustainability in mind, and her knowledge and passion in this space is so incredibly evident, along with her strong desire to see more women outdoors. Tune in to hear about many things not limited to: building an outdoor apparel brandsustainability considerations in creating and choosing outdoor geardesigning for women and size inclusivity for womenRhianna's experience in multi-day hikes and her contrasting approaches to different (both solo and shared) adventures Amongst others that we no doubt didn't cover (!) Rhianna herself has hiked Wilsons Prom; Great Ocean Road Walk; Larapinta Trail; Grampians Peaks Trail, in addition to her overseas adventures. It's clear that her very open minded and really balanced approach to her own adventures brings such an inclusive perspective to the development of her own brand. Rhianna mentions the book "Let my People Go Surfing" - Yvon Chouinard. To find Rhianna online, visit @amble.outdoors or www.ambleoutdoors.com.au Thanks so much to our newest Patreon sign up - Allison W - and to all of our patrons, I appreciate you so much! To support the show and keep the lights on, check out www.patreon.com/intotheweehourspodcast - any donation of any size means the world to me and to keeping the podcast going! And not forgetting, the amazing new podcast music, courtesy of Allie Geddes (Episode 28) @themisadventuresofalice Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 48. Well, there's nothing quite like kicking off Season 2 and Sarah solo hosting, by chatting to Patrick Farnsworth, creator of Bikes or Death podcast - a conversational bikepacking, adventure cycling podcast that hit over a MILLION downloads in 2023! Patrick was super generous with his time, dialling in from Texas, USA, with wide ranging conversation covering everything from podcasting to parenting; mental health to miles on the bike, to entrepreneurial spirit and bikepacking events. We also chatted about: Life living and adventuring in Texas, where less than 3% of land is public landsCreating a whole new series of bikepacking style events, including the Texas Showdown series. Check this out - for the lowdown, slowdown, showdown and of course, the hoedown!Experiencing life as a single parent of two young daughters in TexasLiving with ADHD and social anxiety and the ways this manifests itself in lifeInclusivity in events and community - including encouraging non-male participation and BIPOC focussed eventsCreating really meaningful life shifts, moving from a place of alcoholism to a far healthier, "total life optimisation" and feeling great for itPatrick's personal riding goals including some significant rides to start the year, including but not limited to - Mid South 100 mile gravel race; Ozark Gravel Despair 200 miles and an Individual Time Trial on the 300 mile Arizona Trail race sectionPatrick also references the books: Wild, Cheryl Strayed and Last Child in the Woods – Richard LouvBrendan Leonard's Practice Maximum Enthusiasm essay - can be found on his site here and his Instagram @semi_rad Patrick's Instagram: @bikesordeath If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to rate and review the podcast or share and tag us on Instagram @intotheweehourspodcast A HUGE thanks also to the podcast patrons - I am SO grateful for your support. If you'd like to join the Patreon family, you can check it out at www.patreon.com/intotheweehourspodcast Every contribution makes a huge difference, thank you! And not forgetting, the amazing new podcast music, courtesy of Allie Geddes (Episode 28) @themisadventuresofalice Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Episode 47 and a new season of the Into the Wee Hours Podcast. This is brief check in from Sarah to say thank you to you all for sticking by us this past couple of years - we appreciate all of our listeners, guests and Patreon patrons enormously. With a change in hosts, it's now time to reinvigorate the podcast with regular scheduling and a whole bunch of awesome new guests. It's just Sarah taking the reins now and she's committed to continuing to elevate the voice of the everyday adventurer. Tune in to hear about: the past year and reflections on the podcastthe vision going forward including regular schedulingPatreon updatesand maybe even a chance to meet in person at an Into the Wee Hours podcast campout! Thanks so much for your support of the podcast. Sarah (and Ness - who gives one single bark to just welcome in the new year, and then she's quiet, promise!). If you'd like to help keep the lights on, I'd be so incredibly grateful: www.patreon.com/intotheweehourspodcast Don't forget to hit "follow" if you don't already, so you don't miss out on this year's episodes! Happy adventuring and I'll be back VERY soon with our first guest of 2024 - it's a big one. You can find Sarah on Instagram at @allthegearnaeidea and @intotheweehourspodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Well, it's a new year and we have big news for you... 2024 is going to look a little different for the Into the Wee Hours podcast. Tune in to find out why... (Spoiler alert: Kristen, we're going to miss you big time - thank you so much for everything x ) Find us on Instagram @intotheweehourspodcast A huge thanks to our Patreon patrons (including our brand new patron, Henrietta L!) for helping us keep the lights on. www.patreon.com/iintotheweehourspodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 45!  Today's episode is a great conversation with German, Gold Coast Hinterland based, Natalie Reutter. Natalie and Kristen met through their joint love of handling and hiding from dogs, at the Queensland K9 Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) group. A concreter by day, as you'll hear in the episode, Natalie loves an endurance challenge and has completed enormous trail runs and races, including the 200 mile "Delerious West" in WA.  We could have covered an entire episode on ultra distance running, however today's focus is one for the dog lovers as we chat in depth about Natalie's experience training and adventuring with her two kelpies - Lucy and Wilbur.  If you're curious about what it means to be a dog handler at USAR, or the ins and outs of adventuring with your trail dog, this is the episode for you! While we're pretty restricted in Queensland when it comes to adventures with dogs, Natalie has completed the 100 mile Brisbane Valley Rail Trail, over four days, with her kelpie Lucy, and shares the experience and learnings with us. To see more of Natalie's adventures with the kelpies, you can find her on Instagram at @lucylovesadventures_ If you are keen to help keep the lights on for this podcast, you can support us on Patreon, or you can leave a review on your preferred podcast platform like Apple or Spotify. We appreciate the support of all of our listeners!  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 44 is here!  We speak to bubbly, super adventurous Bright based adventurer, Elise Marcianti just a couple of weeks out from her huge 300KM multiday self-propelled mission through the Australian Alpine region.  Elise chats to us about this upcoming adventure, running an ultramarathon to the highest point of Australia - Mt Kosciuszko, before hiking 250KM solo along the Australian Alps walking track back to Bright. We hear about her planning; her hopes for the journey and her "why' for undertaking such a big challenge.  Elise also shares with us her mission to fundraise along the way for Eating Disorder Families Australia, an organisation close to her heart after being diagnosed with an eating disorder nine years ago.  Content warning: this episode includes conversation around eating disorders and eating disorder recovery. We're highlighting this so you can make healthy decisions about how and if you should consume this podcast content. Elise is a fellow podcaster and you can check out her podcast: Explore Your Core. Elise's fundraising page can be found here if you'd like to donate. You can follow Elise (and check out her incredible high-lining videos!) on Instagram: @elisemarcianti  Quick shout out to Elise's sponsors: Take the Lead Apparel, Koda Nutrition, and Bright Brewery. Thanks as ever to our fantastic listeners, we appreciate you! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 43! Sarah arrived back in Australia from her Light to Light adventure a few weeks ago so Sarah and Kristen took the opportunity to check in and debrief on her 675KM run from the most southerly point of Scotland at the Mull of Galloway Lighthouse, north to the most northerly point of the Outer Hebrides at the lighthouse at the Butt of Lewis.  If you don't know about Sarah's self-mapped and self-named adventure, "Light to Light", skip back to Epsiode 35, Episode 37 and Episode 42 where we talked through the mission from the time Sarah committed back in January of this year, with progress updates along the way. Otherwise, tune in here to hear all about how the adventure went down. We cover the journey along the way across dedicated trail networks; the physical and mental challenges; the experience of designing and running your own adventure outside of a dedicated event, plus other stuff not previously shared via Instagram! Thanks to everyone for their support in Light to Light including lululemon, Nemo Equipment, OMM, Smartwool Socks, CLIF Bar and the Gutsy Girls Adventure Film Festival.  Sarah's run was in support of Free to Run -  you can visit her fundraising page here. Thanks to everyone for your generous donations for this incredible cause. The short film FREE TO RUN about the NGO and its founder, Stephanie Case, is available on YouTube here. You can check out images of the adventure via Sarah's instagram: @allthegearnaeidea If you are keen to help keep the lights on for this podcast, you can support us on Patreon, or you can leave a review on whatever platform you listen to podcasts on like Apple or Spotify. We appreciate the support of all of our listeners!  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 42! A third and final pre mission check in with Sarah a week before she heads off to start her 700KMish Scotland end-to-end mission on 21 August. For more context, you can hop back to Episode 36, when Sarah set this intention in January and Episode 37 for a May update.  We cover off a general update including: the final name for the project, "Light to Light" how training has been going a fundraising update - fundraising for Free to Run; you can donate via the link here support received - including from Converge Marketing; becoming a lululemon Run Ambassador; being the recipient of the Gutsy Girls Adventure Film Festival fundraiser; gear support from Nemo Equipment and Smartwool and O.M.M. in addition to nutrition support from CLIF Bar.  Plus featuring on the We Are Explorers podcast: "This explorer draws the gear she reviews" storytelling and the bigger picture You'll be able to follow the adventure via Sarah's instagram: @allthegearnaeidea If you are keen to help keep the lights on for this podcast, you can support us on Patreon, or you can leave a review on whatever platform you listen to podcasts on like Apple or Spotify. We appreciate the support of all of our listeners!  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 41! Today's episode is a cracking conversation with Melbourne based, April Drage. April recently returned from taking part in the grand depart of the iconic Tour Divide - a 4000KM+ mountain bike route stretching from Banff, Alberta, Canada to the New Mexico border at Antelope Wells. April completed the route on "Miles" her Curve Cycling, XS Big Kev. If you're interested in a different perspective on the route, on Episode 12 we talked to Toby Lukins about riding the same route, outside of the grand depart, on a bike he made of wood.  We barely scratched the surface in this hour long chat, but a few of the discussions you can look forward to - all accompanied by April's genuine and infectious enthusiasm for riding bikes and her witty storytelling: hearing about April's origin story and how she came to love riding bikes - and after years as a social worker, now even working in the bike industry for Curve Cycling Using bikepacking as a means to work through emotions and explore herself, including riding significant bikepacking races and routes including Race to the Rock, Rhino Run, Kudlila Rally, Karnu Rally, Mallee Blast 1000, Munda Biddi and many Mawsons! becoming a Curve ambassador in 2021 and truly integrating herself in the bike/bikepacking community Riding Tour Divide 2023 and "finding the sweetspot between enjoyment and efficiency" Racing versus adventure and "April's holiday" riding through nights and completing the route in a seriously competitive time at just over 18 days (or just under 19 - in April's words!) The awesome women's field - albeit low representation still; a hugely significant representation in the top 30 - and how taking part in niche activities means you have alot in common with fellow riders The iconic Brush Mountain Lodge experience!  Solo versus shared adventures - and bikepacking with kids plus April trains (commuting with pumpkins on her bike), including a shout out to Alice Marsh at @mtb_bods .... and more! You can find April on Instagram at @aprilawol April also shares some great writing on Curve's Blog. If you are keen to help keep the lights on for this podcast, you can support us on Patreon, or you can leave a review on whatever platform you listen to podcasts on like Apple or Spotify. We appreciate the support of all of our listeners!  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 40!  We welcome back Luke Pryor, along with his partner, Kara Landells to talk all things post-race Western States Endurance Run (WSER). Firstly, a huge congratulations to Luke for absolutely crushing and taking out a silver buckle at his first WSER; completing the course in just over 23 hours. It was great to bring Luke back onto the show post race, and to not only hear his experience of running 100 miles in the 50th year of this iconic race, and also to share the conversation with Kara, who did an incredible job of solo crewing Luke along the way over the course of almost 24 hours.  We cover: arriving at WSER and the pre-race experience including celebrity moments, staying on the same street as the GOAT Courtney Dauwalter Luke's expectation that he'll be getting fist bumps from Sally McRae at every race from now on Injury/foot niggles and how Luke, his crew and the volunteers managed these along the way Luke's celebrity pacer, in the form of the one and only Dean Karnazes and how that experience came about and played out on the day The escarpment, snow running - fun and frustration! The realities of crewing 100 miles  The highlights of this incredible 2023 race Plus the many, many emotions and experiences that came up on the day! For the WSER fans and anyone curious about both running and crewing an epic race like this, this is not to be missed. You can also check out Luke's original appearance on the podcast - Episode 7 - and his pre-race episode Episode 39. Luke is on Instagram @littlemadrunner and Kara is @coach_karalandells  LittlemadNess also makes a few feature appearances in this episode after taking a well earned break from podcasting, but she does mainly settle down after the initial barks, so hang in there; it's worth it!  If you are keen to help keep the lights on for this podcast, you can support us on Patreon, or you can leave a review on whatever platform you listen to podcasts on like Apple or Spotify. We appreciate the support of all of our listeners!  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 39! We're stoked to welcome back Guinness World Record Holder, Erchana Murray-Bartlett to share with us how life looks after running 150 marathons for 150 consecutive days, covering the length of mainland Australia. With Sarah's 700km Scotland trail run mission coming up, this was also an opportunity to hear from Erchana on her learnings from completing Tip to Toe, which we hope helps anyone considering undertaking their own big multiday running adventure!  If you haven't already listened, check out Erchana's first episode - Episode 33 -where we hear her "origin story" and our great conversation while she was mid Tip to Toe.  Amongst other things, we hear: how Erchana has recently written and published a fiction book - Angels of Karma about the fatigue and recovery Erchana experienced after Tip to Toe resuming "normal life" and plans for the future after 150 days focused on one project her first backyard ultra at Dead Cow Gully which was also her first 100km! a secret TV mission in NZ - we can't wait to find out more about that plus plans to potentially "finish" the Australian run by running the Tasmanian Trail Sarah also quizzes Erchana on lessons learned and advice for Sarah/anyone taking on a multiday running mission - including nutrition; crew; fundraising; managing day to day life and recovery on the road. Thanks again for your time Erchana. We can't wait to see what's next! You can find Erchana on Instagram via her new handle: @erchana_ If you are keen to help keep the lights on for this podcast, you can support us on Patreon, or you can leave a review on whatever platform you listen to podcasts on like Apple or Spotify. We appreciate the support of all of our listeners!  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 38 is here! We're stoked to bring back a good friend of the show, and previous guest, Luke Pryor. If you haven't listened to Luke's original episode, jump back in the catalogue to Episode 7, where we chatted to Luke all the way back in August 2021. After securing a much coveted place at Western States Endurance Run (WSER) through the fiercely competitive lottery process, Luke joins us in the week before he flies across to the US to race to give us an update on his lead up to this iconic 100 mile footrace.  Luke openly shares his journey to the start line, including: his qualifying race, in Europe, Ultra Trail Lago d'Orta taking on a coach, North American world-class ultra runner, Zach Bitter making significant dietary changes after working with Dan Plews, to overcome ongoing fatigue issues and lab testing which has supported these changes and are guiding his fuelling strategy for race day Navigating injury during training and a reframe of mindset and expectations his thoughts on tackling snow in a race for the first time!  his mental preparation for the event Luke also mentions books he's reading currently including: Endurance Perfomance in Sport, Pyschological Theory and Interventions, edited by Carla Mejen Think Like a Warrior, Darrin Donnelly  Wishing you all the best for the big dance Luke and we look forward to checking in post race!  If you'd like to reach out to Luke, you can get in touch via Instagram on @littlemadrunner If you are keen to help keep the lights on for this podcast, you can support us on Patreon, or you can leave a review on whatever platform you listen to podcasts on like Apple or Spotify. Thank you for the continued support from all of our listeners and patrons - we love and appreciate you all! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.