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Fitter Radio Triathlon Podcast · Bevan McKinnon

Pete Pfitzinger. Tri News and Race Reviews

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Lost for eight hours because we couldn't calculate altitude in the dark.
Tim Brazier recounts God's Own Race 2024, a 615km New Zealand adventure race that extended 30-40% longer than predicted due to terrain underestimation and extreme weather. Winners took 7 days instead of expected 5. The episode layers multiple challenges: massive caloric deficits (winners still hungry after finishing), hydration trade-offs (carry water = slower, skip it = dehydration), and the famous navigation failure where Tim's team got lost for 8 hours in dense bush at night, spinning in circles because they miscalculated altitude by 50m. This triggers discussion on how 2am decision-making breaks down when blood flow leaves your prefrontal cortex. The race saw hypothermia (Fair Youth's Molly), heat stroke incidents, kidney damage, and most teams DNFing not from quitting but from illness/injury accumulated from competing 50% longer than their mental preparation allowed.

As heard by us

Race detail, career pressure, and a grounded look at where triathlon is heading.

It settles into endurance-sport talk that treats terrain, weather, and pacing as part of the result. The long effort through God's own, the extra days on course, and the post-race hunger add texture, while the turn toward recent retirements and the pressure on mid-tier pros…

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