Pushing The Limits

Tom Hickman is a race director with a big heart and strong social conscience. Founder of the Bali Hope Ultra who has raised over $250,000 for charity in Bali is now in New Zealand joining forces with Kyron Gosse a runner who did the Bali Hope Ultra but whose Aunty was killed in teh Christchurch Mosque Attacks. Both men were moved to action, wanting to do something, to make a difference in the face of what was New Zealands' blackest day. They decided to use running as a way to unite people together, to comemorate the victims and their lives and raise money for the Red Cross.   The Unity Ultra is a 51 mile (one mile for every victim) event from Akaroa to Hagley Park in Christchurch and will take place on the 21st of March.  If you would like to know how you can get involved with this wonderful event either as a runner, a sponsor or fundraiser please visit  www.theunityultra.com   We would like to thank our sponsors Running Hot - By Lisa Tamati & Neil Wagstaff If you want to run faster, longer and be stronge

In this episode Lisa interviews two Kiwi running gurus Matt Rayment and Eugene Bingham of "Dirt Church Radio" podcast fame. Matt and Eugene are passionate running advocates and share in this episode their insights from interviewing top athletes and running pros. They share their love of running and what it has meant for them and explore their life philosophies and beliefs.  Matt Rayment lives in Riverhead with his wife and three children. He is happiest out on the trails in his beloved Riverhead Forest with Rigby the Kelpie, however, is passionate about running in all its forms. A latecomer to running, Matt is Intensely curious about the human experience, and works as a Registered Nurse is working in a Consult/Liaison Mental Health team in an Emergency Department. Secondary to this, Matt has worked as the editor of Kiwi Trail Magazine, Good People Run, and as a freelance writer. Matt contends that running and Fugazi saved his life, and he can frequently be found dancing to all the wrong songs. Eugene Bingham

In this weeks episode Lisa Tamati and Neil Wagstaff talk about the benefits and disadvantages of using the various technologies available to improve your training results and optimise your performance. From watches to apps and heart rate monitoring they look at the good the bad and the ugly of using these tools. Here is the link to the blog on the Heart Rate Reserve Method of monitoring your training intensity https://www.lisatamati.com/blog/post/45209/A-quick-rule-of-thumb-guide-to-monitor-your-training-intensity/   We would like to thank our sponsors Running Hot - By Lisa Tamati & Neil Wagstaff If you want to run faster, longer and be stronger without burnout and injuries then check out and TRY our Running Club for FREE on a 7 day FREE TRIAL Complete holistic running programmes for distances from 5km to ultramarathon and for beginners to advanced runners.   All include Run training sessions, mobility workouts daily, strength workouts specific for runners, nutrition guidance and mindset help Plus injury

JJ Virgin is a 4 x New York Times Best Selling Author, TV show Host, Triple Board certified Celebrity Nutritionist and a warrior mum. In 2012 JJ's 16 year old son Grant was the victim of a hit and run accident and was left barely hanging onto life, after weeks in a critical condition and defying all the odds he slowly emerged from his coma with major brain trauma and 13 fractures and a near torn aorta. JJ was told from the outset he wouldn't survive the first night, that he wouldn't survive the airlift to the hospital, that he wouldn't survive the operation and that if by some miracle he did his brain damage would make it a life not worth living. But JJ is a fighter and she decided from the outset that her son would survive and thrive and that she wouldn't rest until he was 110%. The years of rehabilitation and the strategies she used to get him there is what we share in this interview. This powerful story resonated with me because I have been through the same experience with my mother and I too refused to gi

Tom Cronin in a previous life was a Finance Broker of 26 years experience, he lead a life like that portrayed in the "Wolf of Wall St" movie. Life was full of stress, adrenaline, risk and partying. Burning the candle at both end he began to suffer the consequences as his nervous system broke down and anxiety and depression haunted him. Doctors advised the pharmaceutical fixes for these common ails but he decided to go down the route of meditation and studying eastern philosophies and taking a journey within instead. Studying Vedic meditation in particular. His life was transformed and he eventually became a teacher of meditation and left the high flying world of the financial broker to start "The Stillness Project" to finally teach this amazing knowledge and wisdom to others but he wasn't content to just run courses and seminars instead Tom took on the riskiest, toughest journey of his life to bring to the world a powerful movie and book which discusses these themes. It's taken hundreds of people working on t

In this episode Lisa Tamati and Neil Wagstaff discuss the phenomenon of the imposter syndrome, of having a lack of self confidence and self acceptance, about understanding the power of your words and thoughts to change your attitude to yourself and to your potential as a person. How our perceptions of others always being better than us, diminishes our power and how that is a misconception of reality. Our everyones experiences colours the way they see themselves and the world and why you need to stand in your own power and own your own destiny. This is about shifting the self talk, about stopping apologising for not being an expert at every damn thing and understanding the power of self confidence to change what you can achieve. Hope you enjoy the show. We wanted to let you know we have another live weekend running seminar coming up on the 9th and 10th of November in beautiful Hawkes Bay in New Zealand so if you want to come and learn everything there is to know around running and upgrade your mindset and heal

Many athletes have the attitude you just have to go hard all the time, they are tough and unbending when it comes to training, they know it sometimes hurts and is hard and you just have to deal with that. Take a teaspoon of concrete and harden up and this attitude has some great benefits with your sporting and fitness ambitions but can also . have great benefits for other areas of your life. You learn mental toughness and how to push through, however this approach can also lead to burnout and adrenal exhaustion, a break down of the immune system even hormone imbalances and stress. The body doesn't improve during the training phase it actually improves when you are resting and recovering and so it is crucial to factor this in and to make sure you are ready for your hard workouts prior to doing them. In this episode Lisa Tamati and Exercise Scientist Neil Wagstaff talk about how to tell where you body is at and how to read the signals it is giving you so that you can optimise your performance and stay in optima

Rachel Grunwell is one of New Zealands' best know health and wellness experts and enthusiastic marathon runner. She is an award-winning journalist and has just released the book Balance: Food, health + Happiness which which features 30 global experts sharing science-backed advice on living healthier and happier.  But Rachel wasn't always a fitness queen. Up until 7 years ago she was a hard hitting investigative journalist and had three small children and was by her own admission extremely unfit. She had never been into any type of sport and thought those people that did all that just had different genes that she did. But then she was offered a column writing about fitness and health and this led her on an unexpected journey of self discovery and a complete change of lifestyle. Now Rachel helps others turn their lives around and teaches running, yoga and mindfulness when not writing books and articles. She is also the ambassador for the Achiles Foundation and helps support disabled athletes compete in marathon

Ryan Lang is only just turned 22 years old and already his ultra marathon bio reads like that of a very accomplished ultra running 40 plus year old.  With the Moab 240mile race and the Tahoe 200 miler and soon to add the Big Foot 200 miler to the list along with a bunch of 100 milers and 50 milers this young man knows a lot about what it takes to take on big scary goals and to have the self belief and mental strength to see these challenges through.  But it wasn't always that way. You see only 4 years ago Ryan was 235 pound overweight unfit teenager who just got sick of being teased about his weight and decided to do something about it so he started running. First one mile at a time then 2 or 3 and within months he was absolutely hooked. Loving the accolades from people telling him how good he looked he powered on into first marathon then ultra marathon and then bigger and bigger. But he hasn't stopped there besides studying he has also launched a successful hydration pack business www.livegenz.com and uses t

Josh komen is an incredible young man. At 23-years-old he was set to wear the black singlet, a West Coast athletics star on the rise. However, in a race to the Commonwealth Games the finish line never came as Josh was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia. Hitting rock bottom Josh thought about taking his own life before finding inner-strength and deciding to battle the illness. He chronicles this heartbreaking and painful beyond belief, journey through heart attacks, reoccurring cancer, stem cell transplants and much more. But this is a story of hope and of love and of never giving up. The story of a how a young mans love for his mum saw him through the toughest times and eventually his amazing journey back to health, finding love along the way.  You will be inspired to live your life to the full when you hear this story. His gratitude and love for life is infectious and he will leave you heartwarmed and motivated to live every day.    You can find out  more about Josh at https://joshkomen.com

Guy Lawrence is a coach, speaker, wellness advocate, and entrepreneur. He is the founder of Let It In. A program designed to help people bridge the gap between the life they live and the life they truly want to live. using meditation and the language of neuroscience.  In this conversation Lisa and Guy go deep on meditation, increasing your conciousness, even quantum physics gets a mention. They talk about  altered states of consciousness, and breath work to and much more. Guy’s passion is to demystify the process and to separate the woo woo from practical applications that help create transformation in one’s life. You can find out more about Guy, his retreats and programs and podcast at www.guylawrence.com.au We would like to thank our sponsors Running Hot - By Lisa Tamati & Neil Wagstaff If you want to run faster, longer and be stronger without burnout and injuries then check out and TRY our Running Club for FREE on a 7 day FREE TRIAL Complete holistic running programmes for distances from 5km to ultrama

We are all very busy these days and the pace of life sometimes seems insane and it can lead us to feeling overwhelmed when the to do list just gets longer. In this session you will learn about time blocking and priortising what really matters first and why your health, mental sanity and training must be the first things you put in your calendar. They talk about working with your energy flow throughout the day and learning to read what times work best for your physical training or your deep intellectual or business based work.  Lisa and Neil discuss the  different  personality types and how to get the most out of you. Time management, energy management and not being a slave to guilt and overwhelm  We would like to thank our sponsors Running Hot - By Lisa Tamati & Neil Wagstaff If you want to run faster, longer and be stronger without burnout and injuries then check out and TRY our Running Club for FREE on a 7 day FREE TRIAL Complete holistic running programmes for distances from 5km to ultramarathon and fo

In today's episode Lisa Tamati and Neil Wagstaff talk about Mental toughness and how to stop those limiting beliefs you picked up somewhere on your journey through life from stopping you achieving those big dreams you have. No matter how scary or daunting they maybe. We have all had things happen to us that make us believe certain stories about ourselves.  Things like you were told as a kid you were useless at sport, that you were dumb and would never amount to anything, perhaps you were teased because you were oveweight, you were uncool or any myriad of bullshit beliefs that were imposed upon you. Perhaps you had things in life too easy as a child, were wrapped in cotton wool and were spoiled and now you don't know how to fight and have resilience.   Whatever you limiting beliefs are, whatever the stories you tell yourself about yourself you are the author of your own destiny and can change the record playing in your head. Change the way you react to the things that happened to you, take back the power over

In this episode Lisa does a deep dive with mindset and business scaling expert Joe Trodden on what it takes to succeed and scale in business and how to overcome entrepreneurial and mental roadblocks. Joe works with entrepreneurial leaders who have got typically been in business 2-5 years, have their product in the marketplace with an operational team, and are now asking themselves ‘what’s next?’. His comprehensive programmes enable ambitious entrepreneurs to create their next business strategy and accelerate their mindset so they can reach the next level. He has worked with over 300 entrepreneurs in all sectors and he understands the fears, opportunities and blockers that get people stuck at this stage of business. If you want clarity, accountability and to be challenged to level up, then get in touch with Joe at www.mindsetexperts.co.uk We would like to thank our sponsors  Running Hot - By Lisa Tamati & Neil Wagstaff If you want to run faster, longer and be stronger without burnout and injuries then chec

Lisa goes on a bit of a rant in this episode sick to death of people putting other people in boxes, imposing their limiting beliefs on others Lisa encourages you find your tribe, your coaches, mentors and friends who will not pull you down and limit your potential but who see the future you and what you can achieve given guidance and support.  To surround yourself with the rescources, people, coaches, books and courses that will get you there and help you stay focused.  Don't let the bastards get you is an episodes for those struggling with people in their environment who are holding them back and for those with an inner critic that is also putting the brakes on you with limiting beliefs. It's time to kick some ass, and take no prisoners. One life live it    We would like to thank our sponsors   Running Hot - By Lisa Tamati & Neil Wagstaff If you want to run faster, longer and be stronger without burnout and injuries then check out and TRY our Running Club for FREE on a 7 day FREE TRIAL Complete holistic

Something a little bit different this episode.  On this show Lisa is interviewed by one of the world's leading Human performance and business mastery Specialists Kerwin Rae for his podcast 'UNSTOPPABLE" Kerwin is a man on a mission to empower as many people as he can to push the limits of human potential. He specialises in business development, marketing, sales, human behaviour, entrepreneurial psychology and human performance from business to sport. His has already reached millions of people through his inspiring content, media and events.  In this interview Lisa shares candidly with someone who really gets what it takes to do what she does and who shares her vision and dream of empowering millions to live their lives to the full. They talk mindset, guiding principles, how they overcome obstacles, what it takes to win, how to you push beyond your fears and achieve and much more. Make sure you subscribe to Kerwins shoe "Unstoppable" https://www.kerwinrae.com/podcast/ and check out his website at https://www.k

Lisa talks about the importance of "Working in" sessions doing things like yoga, diaphragmatic breathing, stretching, pilates and how they impact your stress hormones and your waistline. She also talks about menopause and what you can do to help your body transition.  She highly recommends you also listen to this podcast with Dr Lindsey Berkson on menopause, the role of estrogen and much much more. Dr Lindsey is a previous guest on this show you can find that episode here  https://player.fm/series/dr-berksons-best-health-radio-podcast/episode-106-menopause-estrogen-10-issues-10-natural-answers You can find Dr Berkson's Best Health Radio show at http://pushingthelimits.libsyn.com/podcast/ep28-dr-lindsey-berkson-scientist-hormone-scholar-author and her website at https://drlindseyberkson.com/ We would like to thank our sponsors Pushing the Limits - Ultimate Body Transformation programme. If you want to transform your body, transform your mind and your life in 2019 check out Lisa' revolutionary new program. The

Ray Zahab is a Canadian Ultra runner/Adventurer/Explorer extraordinaire. He has completed countless unsupported expeditions and crossings across polar regions and desert. Most famous for being a part of the Sahara7500km run - Crossing the entire continent with Charlie Engle and Kevin Lin. But Ray has done so much more. He is a fellow of the Royal Geographic society, holds the Meritorious Service cross of Canadian and is the founder of not for profit Impossible2possible that enables youth to experience adventures    He is the author of two books "Running for my Life" and "Running to Extremes"  You can find out more about Ray at: www.rayzahab.com  His guiding company www.kapik1.com His not for profit www.impossible2possible.com On instagram @Rayzahab  on Twitter @Rayzahab   We would like to thank our sponsors Pushing the Limits - Ultimate Body Transformation programme. If you want to transform your body, transform your mind and your life in 2019 check out Lisa' revolutionary new program. The Programme provides

Todays episode with Lisa is a coaching session with her athletes many of whom have just completed big races, ultra marathons, marathons and half marathons.  Their build ups were long and hard and now the race has come and gone and they have successfully completed the mission but many are struggling with the blues, not recovering as quick as they thought and aren't sure how to rebuild. In this episode Lisa shares her insights into what is happening now in the body and mind and how you can help yourself. This session also goes into race day nutrition and how you can optimise your running and not energy  into problems that can derail you because you got your hydration and nutrition wrong  We would like to thank our sponsors Pushing the Limits - Ultimate Body Transformation programme. If you want to transform your body, transform your mind and your life in 2019 check out Lisa' revolutionary new program. The Programme provides not only customised workout routines for the time poor (5 x 30 min a week)  made especia

Paul Whatuira is best known as a hugely successful NRL Athlete, Kiwi player, 2 x Premiership winner. He has played for the Warriors, Melbourne, Storm, Parramatta Eels,  West Tigers, Huddersfield Gians.  But the high points of his athletic career were matched with lows in his personal life, his mental health. A victim of sexual abuse as a child, he realised he had really never dealt with the trauma and when his wife became pregnant with their first child it sent him into a tail spin that lead in  2009 to him being admitted to a psychiatric ward in England after attacking two men. He was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and heavily medicated, effectively ending his league career. Paul spent five years heavily medicated and trying to work through his problems but emerged a much stronger man for his experiences. In his own words Paul says:  "I had to rediscover myself, and build that self-confidence and that reconnection with family and people that are important to you, and having the awareness for living for toda