Chafing the Dream NZ

Kia ora welcome to another episode of Chafing the Dream with Mal and Dwayne. 

We start with the usual updates of our training runs. Mal gearing up for the Mile Series and Dwayne gearing up for the Taupo 100k (1.5 weeks out). We talk about Mal being 28 weeks pregnant and running/weight lifting. Mal continuing to make little gains in the gym room. Meanwhile Dwayne brings in the down hill speed sessions resulting in some wild DOMS!

Mal and Dwayne announce some local PSA starting with Shannon Leigh Litt running an ultra a day for 1,000 days!! It is just wild. We briefly talk about how often we saw her in Whangarei and excited to see what she will be doing next. 
We recap the Food Alchemist session with Shaun La Franco. We feel it is always good to talk about the importance of nutrition especially optimising your nutrition. Congratulations to Chris and Helen at the Hut HQ doing their first live event with more to come. 

There are two upcoming events Kerikeri half marathon on 21st November and Chafing the Coin Collection the week before on the 15th November. See y'all at both events :)

Keep chafing your dreamzzzzzzzz. 

Byyyyyyye

Kia ora
Welcome to a funnnn episode of several different voices besides the usual Mal and Dwayne yarning and yarning and yarning away. I don't know if you can tell at this point, but I (Mal) writes the pod description and truly believe nobody even reads this bloody thing. Anyways...

Mal and Dwayne do the usual banter of training updates. Mal shares her weight training and speed sessions. She also shares insights from her previous coach in consideration to monitoring heart rate while pregnant. Dwayne updates on his training for the week. He completed 6 x 30 sec uphill and then had plans to do a 30k but cut it short to 20k because the bod wasn't feeling right.

Next we get our boi Sam Rout to discuss the vibes of Race Tekapo and how he felt he did on the course. We loved talking about the Kea series, the development of Race Tekapo and potential growth it has for New Zealand Trail Races. Sam shared the terrain of Race Tekapo with the trail conditions. Thanks Sam for giving us your time!

We are lucky enough to get two voices memos from our Race Tekapo 50k champs Frances Redmond and Max Yanzick. Both sharing the knowledge about the course and how their training leading up to it has been. Plus some insider plans of what their A races are for the year. Thank you Frances and Max, it was an absolute privilege to hear from you both!

We have postponed the Chafing the Coin Collection the 15th November, Sunday. Start collecting your team mates for this event! It will be a fun one with killer good SPOT PRIZES!!!

Keep chafing your dreamzzzzz.
Byyyyyyeeeee

This week Mal and Dwayne share their recent training progress, Mal has an updated lift program which she is very excited about and Dwayne is staring down the barrel of the Taupo 100km in a little over 3 weeks.
They also go over the recent results from the local half marathon, as well as Dwayne's experience running as the 1:40 pacer.
Lastly the up coming mile series has both Dwayne and Mal very excited. And it's not just that Mal is excited to hear a measurement in the imperial units. The track has a special place in her heart and she's hoping more people will discover this passion. So hold on to your earbuds as this might turn into a track podcast for a few weeks.
If you want to sign up to race The Mile you can do so here: https://hatea.run/event/the-mile/
Entry closes 4th Oct.
Keep chafing your dreeeaaaamz

Haere mai welcome to a special episode with Mal, no Dwayne because he doesn't have a vagina.

Mal sits down with her running kiwi mama friend, Helen. Helen Newson is a 24-hour National NZ Champs, founder of His & Hers Events which runs Kings Backyard Ultra and Northland 100, Chris and Helen have recently opened their very own specialty running and outdoor store called The Hut HQ in Whangarei.

Mal and Helen discuss some real talk conversation around pregnancy and running, my experience of 1st versus 2nd pregnancy running journey, postpartum running and journey, the shock of newborn life, recovering, breastfeeding, shatting blood, the 6-week post partum return is complete bullsheeeeeet and what it really can look like.

I can't help myself but bring up my usual ranty topics about bone health pre and post pregnancy, breastfeeding amennorhea, and RED-S.

WARNING: This episode could be triggering to some because we do dive into either pre or postnatal depression.

We have a giveaway of hot pink buff socks. If you made it this far and you are a female and want some hot pink socks be the first to leave a comment titling "I LOVE BUFF SOCKS!"

Kia ora haere mai

Welcome to a fun jam packed episode. Dwayne and Mal do the usual unpacking training updates. Mal shares her usual weight lifting program that she has been very consistent at and her slow mileage uptick. Dwayne talks about his longest run so far for the the 100k Taupo training, a 50k out to Glenbervie and back. Mal and Dwayne go on a tangent about mixing electrolytes and water, Dwayne becomes a scientist discussing this and Mal gets lost in the weeds. We discuss the upcoming local Whangarei Half Marathon race this Sunday. 

We then have a slight cameo with our daughter Poppy and end up recording the rest of the episode the next evening. We start off talking about Ali Anderson running a sub 3-hour marathon 32 weeks pregnant. Which is wild and impressive! 

There is an upcoming mile series starting 7th October for a 5-week series. It will be held at the Trigg Stadium, Park Avenue in Whangarei. The only track in Whangarei! This mile series is going to be so fun. We are excited to be apart of this. Mal can’t wait to see what she can rip on the track being hapu. It is a great open event that is inclusive and for truly anyone that wants to test themselves and their speed. 

The Kea series is a 8 mountain and iconic races held across New Zealand. Here is the schedule for Kea Series Season 2 and link to the announcement https://kearun.nz/2026/09/06/summer-of-epic-nz-trail-events-headline-kea-series-2/:

Toi’s Challenge – Whakatane Sunday 15th November 2026

Kinisi Rise and Shine Treble Cone – Wanaka Saturday 16th January 2027

The Goat – Ohakune Saturday 23rd January 2027

Xterra Wellington (including NZ Short Trail Champs) – Saturday 27th February 2027

Motatapu UDC Finance Miner’s Trail – Arrowtown Saturday 6th March 2027

3 Peaks – Dunedin Sunday 14th March 2027

Mauao King and Queen of The Mountain – Mount Maunganui Saturday 24th April

Nelson Mountain Running Festival (incl. NZ Mountain Running Champs [Uphill]) – Uphill Only on Saturday 8th and Classic on Sunday 9th of May 2027

Keep chafing your dreams. Thank you all you loyal listeners <3 

Mal and Dwayne