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With just over a week til race day, the Snails chat Tarawera Ultra-Trail and their upcoming 50km race across the ditch! Duncan wraps up Beerwah@Night, as well as Hardcore Harrys, Gili T Backyard Ultra, and some bottom of the barrel hypotheticals!

We are back for 2026!! We discuss how to get (and stay) motivated for the running year ahead and where we get inspiration from to get out the door each day! Bucket hats now available for pre order here: https://www.trailsnails.store/shop/p/bucket-hat

Harps, Tom and Duncs look back at the year that was 2025, talking about their own running goals for the year, highlights and lowlights, and their favourite gear of 2025. Looking ahead to race plans for 2026 and beyond, some Christmas themed Snail Mail and everyone’s favourite - hypotheticals!

The before, during and after as the Snails take on Ultra Trail Kosciuszko! Follow Duncan, Tom, Dave and Tim as they tackle 100km through the Snowy Mountains! Apologies for the audio on this one - it was all done on location live at the event and was a tricky one to bring to you but hopefully you feel like you are there with us!

With 3 finishes and 3 DNFs at Kosci between them, Tom, Harps and Duncan chat all things Ultra Trail Kosciuszko 2025! From last years mishaps to this years preparation and an in depth look at the course - this episode has all you need to be ready for the upcoming race weekend in the Snowy Mountains! Kosci meetup information - come join us! https://www.trailsnails.store/ultra-trail-kosci-meet-up Tom’s Recce weekend video: https://youtu.be/y4kIz_NRmy0?si=QWuhVQMV641WxGGo

A very special guest joins the show - Phillip Seymour Gore! Bigs Backyard Ultra - Individual World Champion, World Record holder and Trail Snail. Phil joins us to chat about his recent victory at Bigs where he ran 114 yards (765km), beating the worlds best BYU runners in the famous property of Lazarus Lake (Laz) in Bell Buckle, Tennessee. See what the Goat has to say about the toilets at Bigs, if he would run our Star Wars Themed BYU and he answers some of our classic Hypotheticals! Listen to Phil on the Backyard Ultra Podcast with Patto -https://open.spotify.com/episode/6Rh02z8ghPTaR7TvLmCOZq?si=94u3JLwjSSWMxfsBvQDc9Q

Lots to get through in today’s episode! Duncan talks about his weekend at the Blackall 100, the boys discuss the recently completed Bigs Backyard World Championship in Tennessee and if their previous predictions came true, and how their fantasy teams faired against the rest of the field! We also chat about out the upcoming Reds Backyard Ultra!

Howdy Snail fam! Today we hear from Harps on his experience at the Lonely Mountain Ultra, plus preview the upcoming Blackall 50k & 100k events in steamy Sunshine Coast. We give our Bigs Backyard World Championships predictions and more! Run Queensland YouTube channel (Blackall livestream) https://youtube.com/@runqueensland?si=cwv71Gz9cYrwG_ys Bigs Backyard Fantasy competition

The latest chat sees Duncan stitched up by a special guest.. the lads chat downgrades and some recent races results, and their dream INTVL territory Blackall 100 info https://www.runqld.com.au/blackall-100 Lonely Mountain Ultra info https://lonelymountainultra.com.au For all backyard ultra results and info go to: https://backyardultrarunclub.weebly.com

The fellas chat about recent Snail events, UTMB, rival podcasts and unpack a big bag of Snail mail with lots of race questions!! Strava group below - join for Brisbane group run details: https://www.strava.com/clubs/1116297 New Snails merch store: https://www.trailsnails.store Better by next week podcast Warrens website! https://backyardultra.com.au Some great heat training podcast episodes: https://podcast.app/episode-19-heat-training-racing-in-the-heat-and-cooling-strategies-e309688517/?utm_source=ios&utm_medium=share

Harps is back from Europe and catches up with Duncan, chatting training, plans, new shoes, and taking over the world on the INTVL app, one territory at a time. Links/codes: Use our code “SNAILSTW15” for 15% your order at www.tailwindnutrition.com.au Download the INTVL app and join the Trail Snails club!

The man of many names - Timmy Moffatt joined us for today’s episode! We chatted Herdys (which he won) , Dead Cow Gully, crewing for the Goat Phil Gore, and of course a few fan favourites - hypotheticals!

In this episode we spoke with Hollie Shield, a Bundaberg-based, badass Trail Runner who recently smashed her backyard ultra PB, successfully completing 25 yards at Dead Cow Gully! Hollie chats to us about her training, her race and how the mind is key to achieving your goals!

It’s a long episode! Strap in! The week that was!! We recall our races from the 2025 Dead Cow Gully backyard masters, as well as many others - including our much requested pre race tent chat (aka the 6-man-10-min giggle fest)

It’s race week! Dead Cow Gully is around the corner and the Snails chat last minute preparations for our races. We go through a few of the top dogs - the elite men and woman who could be set for some huge totals this year. And of course our new favourite segment - Duncan’s Conundrum! Good luck to everyone running and crewing at the Gully! Make sure you come say hello and grab a Heaps Normal beer from the boys!