Kathmandu Coast to Coast

In our final episode of the season, we've saved the best for last!

We chat with Wānaka’s Elite – Simone Maier, celebrating her fifth Championship title and, in doing so, equalling the great Kathy Lynch’s record, alongside Hamish Elliott, who secured his first win after four attempts.

2 Day individual competitor Lizzie Morgan will join the conversation, offering insights on her race. Australian comedian Hamish Blake will update us on how he found the 2 Day Tandem with teammate Vaughn Vance.

Race Director Glen Currie will provide a weekend overview, details on the 2025 ballot, and more.

Plus, hear from Richard and Angus of TeamCPNZ, sharing their perspectives from a competitor's and media/support/spectator's point of view!

In S5, Ep 6, we countdown to the 42nd edition of the Kathmandu Coast to Coast!

Race Director Glen Currie shares last-minute updates, his top picks and ones to watch, and all the deets on the 2025 Ballot.

We chat with Debbie Lynch, last year's Longest Day fifth-place getter, as we get an insight into what her final prep looks like as she approaches the big day on the 10th of Feb.

Plus, Andrew Sloan shares his inspiring journey to the event after overcoming a brain tumour, where he was told by his doctors to “focus on walking around the block with your wife”. Remarkably, Andrew has been training between chemotherapy sessions.

To finish, the Team CP guys will share tips and tricks to ace your race day prep!

Season 5 Episode 5 of the Kathmandu Coast to Coast Podcast, powered by Team CP, focuses on getting your nutrition right as we lead into race day.

We chat with Marewa from Pure Sports Nutrition, who shares invaluable insights into training and race day nutrition essentials and how to manage nutrition during the bustling festive season, ensuring you stay on track with your goals.

Sam Lampe, a dairy farmer, is diving into the C2C 2-day event for the first time. Hear firsthand how he's managing training amidst a busy life, aiming to inspire his children and overcome personal challenges.

And the boys from Team CP wrap up with essential tips for athletes at this time of year. They also share the latest updates for the 2024 event, including additional cutoff times, camping information, and more.

Make sure you take a listen to gain valuable insights into nutrition, training, and preparation for the 2024 event.

In Season 5, Episode 4 of the Kathmandu Coast to Coast Podcast powered by TeamCP, the focus is on managing expectations. Paula Rule from The Mental Edge discusses the pressure from media, sponsors, friends, and family on the Kathmandu Coast to Coast participants and offers advice on handling it. Ben Jordan highlights the unique logistical challenges of the event, sharing insights as a supported athlete from overseas. Additionally, Alice Mullins, who is lining up as an elite in the Longest Day, shares her strategies for managing personal expectations.

Our third podcast of Season 5 powered by TeamCP is all about staying injury-free and getting ready for the big race!

We chat with Emma Wilson, a previous 2-Day Individual winner who is lining up for her first go at the Longest Day. Grant Chittock from Motus Health shares his experience on how to best manage your body in the months leading up to the race and finally, we speak with previous Longest Day champion Dougal Allan, brought to you by our race partners Duncan Venison, who shares his tips on how to get yourself to the start line (plus some great insight on his life now as a cyclor for Team NZ!).

In our second episode of Season 5 Richard Greer, TeamCP, provides some key insights including how to best manage your bike, running and kayaking training six months out from race day, along with an event update from our Race Director Glen Currie. Plus, we have previous podcast guest Sophie Beaumont sharing tips and tricks for first-time athletes.

On our first podcast for Season 5, Race Director Glen Currie discusses various topics including a race recap from the 2023 event, an explanation of how the ballot system worked this year and why it was used, and the current state of multisport in New Zealand and the challenges it faces.
And if you're a newbie to the event and feeling a little overwhelmed about what to do next, we've got you covered too. TeamCP provides some insights into what you need to know to participate in the event for the first time.

Our final Kathmandu Coast to Coast podcast for the season is here, and we've saved the best for last!

Join Team CP as they chat with some stellar athletes from the World Multisport Championships including:

- Simone Maier – Women's Longest Day winner

- Ben and Mike Ardagh – 2-Day Team family competitors

- Estelle Arundell – Female 2-Day Individual winner

- Lucy & Trevor Hone – 2-Day individual competitor

- Sophie Beaumont - 2-Day Individual competitor

From the gruelling mountain run to the exhilarating kayak on the Waimakariri and everything in between, these athletes pushed themselves to the limit and showed us what true grit and determination look like.

The start line is in sight for the 2023 Kathmandu Coast to Coast and in the final countdown to race day, we are joined this Wednesday by Race Director, Glen Currie to share any last-minute updates.

Keith Reilly from the Kayak Safety Team gives us an update on the latest river conditions and offers some key tips on race day.

Glen Currie, Race Director, shares his thoughts on who he thinks will be hard to beat come race days, as well as a few sneaky athletes who are ones to watch.

We also share Sophie Beaumont’s excitement as she heads to the start line after 2 years of training.

With Raceday just around the corner, this podcast is dedicated to making the most of your training and skills so you can perform to your potential on race day. 

To help us achieve this, we catch up with Sam Manson, one of the lead contenders for the men's Longest Day, which will see a new Champion Crowned in 2023.

We wrap up the show with Sophie Beaumont, who, after two years of training, has the Coast to Coast 2 day in her sights. We look forward to hearing how she is going with just a few weeks left before the big dance!

With just eight weeks to go until the Kathmandu Coast to Coast 2023, we talk all things nutrition.

The longer an endurance event gets, the more important nutrition becomes. Therefore, nutrition is a top priority if you want to execute your best possible performance.

Registered Dietitian Conrad Goodhew joins us to teach us a few tips and tricks and answer any burning questions you may have.

Three months out from race day, it is time to get specific to training for the Kathmandu Coast to Coast. But how much is too much, and how do we get specific if we can’t get over the course – we cover these questions and more as we deep dive into all things training.

Getting to the finish line is one thing, but the startline of the Kathmandu Coast to Coast is a whole other thing. 

Once you've committed to this amazing event, it's about putting in the work to ensure you get the best out of yourself and the experience. 

Richard Greer catches up with former racer and now Race Director Glen Currie to hear about this years event, as well as HPSNZ's Warrick Wood to get a few tips and tricks around the mental skills that can be applied at this point of the journey to help get the best result. 

Serial coast to coasters Sophie Beaumont checks in to share her experience of going from tandem to individual and what she loves about living the outdoor lifestyle. 

Strength Coach Kim Vargo who specialises in working with endurance athletes connects with Richard Greer, talking about the importance of strength training and how we can incorporate it into an already packed training schedule when dealing with Kayaking, Running, Cycling not forgetting recovery, sleeping, some family time and your job…

Kim shares with us the fundamentals that every endurance athlete should be doing on a regular basis.

Then Arthur Tompkins who is a district court judge, an art crime specialist and a passionate Coast to Coast competitor who has completed the event 8 times shares his drive in getting the Aotea College team to the start line of the event over the past few years. 

And finally we check in again with Sophie Beaumont & Nicole Lloyd’s journey to the start line of the 2 Day Tandem Team Section.  We catch up with them to see how they are progressing as they prepare for their first crack at the Coast to Coast in 2022.

Kathmandu Coast to Coast Podcast - 40 year Anniversary edition brought to you by Team CP.

Joe Sheriff - Tonight we celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Kathmandu Coast to Coast by catching up with the winner of the inaugural Coast to Coast in 1983.  79 entrants lined up on Kumara beach and 77 finished - 28 team competitors and 49 individuals.  Joe is lining up for the 2 day individual again 40 years after that initial adventure across the Southern Alps from Kumara to Christchurch.

8:30pm

Rob Howarth - Rob is an Auckland based Kayak coach and long-time supporter of the Kathmandu Coast to Coast and Multisport in general.  We catch up with Rob to find out more about the Coast to Coast community and the support that is out there to help you achieve your race day goal.

8:45pm Sophie Beaumont & Nicole Lloyd join us to round out the show.  They are lining up for their first crack at the 2 Day Tandem Team Section.  It has been on their bucket list for a long time and after canceled covid travel plans they felt that this was a great time to really challenge themselves by taking on the Kathmandu Coast to Coast.

UK Adventurer Anna McNuff joins Team CP's Richard Greer to dish up some funny moments during her Kathmandu Coast to Coast adventure in 2018, before Race Director Glen Currie chats through the 2021 event.

Matt Bateman has an update on his training and fun times too.

As a kayak and running guide, Sam Mason knows the Kathmandu Coast to Coast as good as anyone. 

He chats to Team CP's Richard Greer and gives a few tips and tricks on how best to get around the course. 

Trish Hastie also shares her story of hearing about the Kathmandu Coast to Coast 20 years ago and eventually coming second in 2019. 

Regarded as one of the best female athletes to ever compete in the Kathmandu Coast to Coast Kristina Anglem joins Team CP's Richard Greer to talk about her experience and would she ever come back to the start line. 

Bevan Jones reminisces about his 2019 event where the Christchurch educator came home in 1st place in the men's 2 day event and we catch up with Matt Bateman again to map his progress ahead of the Tandem event in 2020. 

Kathmandu Coast to Coast Race Director Glen Currie joins TeamCP's Richard Greer to look back on Covid19 and then ahead to a fantastic 2021 event. 

2020 women's longest day runner up Ali Wilson talks us through how she went from relatively unknown (in the off road space) to leading the women's race for 2/3 of the race, before eventually be passed by Corrine O'Donnell to finish second. 

Then from the Mountain Run to the Tandem, Matt Bateman has caught the bug! and talks of his love for the Kathmandu Coast to Coast and why he's coming back for more.   

Anna Dean has done the race in a number of different formats from the Longest day racing at the front of the field to enjoying the Two Day with her Mum. The nutrition challenge changes when the goals for the event changes - Anna discusses her experiences and how to make it work for you.

Matt Stewart lined up for his first Coast to Coast last year and is back for another crack.  Starting at a base "lower than zero" he made it to the finish line but is back fitter, stronger and more organised in 2020 to take hours off his finishing time.

Featuring Glen Currie Kathmandu Coast to Coast Race Director and Laura Pattie with a gear review.

Glen Currie talks about his role as the Race Director, his background and key points to make sure that you have an awesome weekend.  We also go and test out a piece of Kathmandu kit to see how it performs when put through its paces.

To we catch up with Steve Gurney to talk about mental skills specific to training and racing.  

With Steve’s experience of racing at the top level for many years and helping people perform to their potential, he shares some insights that will help you to have an awesome Kathmandu Coast to Coast experience.

We discuss Simone's race which was one that had a few hiccups along the way.  Simone talks about what happened and how she coped with those mishaps to ensure that it didn't affect the outcome. Simone also shares key insights into her race nutrition strategy and what she is looking to improve on for the 2020 event.

Head into the Mountain Run with all the info you need including some really good shoe options thanks to Osca Baynes and the crew at TeamCP. 

It's one thing to sign up to the Kathmandu Coast to Coast it's another to get to the start line. 

Team CP's Richard Greer deep dives with physio James Sincock to get some tips to keep you on the level. 

Happy listening 

Nutrition plays a big part in getting you to the start line of the Kathmandu Coast to Coast.

TeamCP's Richard Greer deep dives with nutritionist Marewa Kraak to ensure you've got plenty of tips, tricks and thought-provoking advice which will help aid your training program. 

Hear from Dougal Allan and others as Richard Greer and TeamCP go deep into the start of the Kathmandu Coast to Coast. 

Over the coming weeks, the team will look to find new and innovative ways to help you get to the start line, then focus on reaching the finish line of the genesis of multisport racing in New Zealand.