Blake Turner joins us for a wide-ranging conversation on his journey from climbing mountains in the Himalayas and stage racing through Patagonia to racing at the very top of the sport. We talk about his transition from adventure-driven runs to performance-focused competition, the injuries and setbacks that nearly derailed his career, and the breakthroughs that came from building a strong support team around him.

Blake shares insights from his Golden Trail Series season, the lessons learned at OCC, and his podium finish at the Asia-Pacific Championships — along with how he’s preparing for the World Championships. It’s a candid look at resilience, consistency, and finding joy in technical racing. Tune in to hear the full story.

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Welcome to Episode 71 of Peak Pursuits, your ultimate podcast for everything trail running in Australia. This episode is hosted by Vlad Ixel and Sim Brick as they battle with mountain internet from Italy and France respectively. Hear how Vlad got 9500m of vert into the week with a race in Italy to cap it off, and get an unfortunate storytime with Sim about her misfortune that has led to her pulling out of CCC.

Then the team discusses the announcement of the WMTRC in 2027 for Cape Town in South Africa before diving into some awesome results at Transcend and overseas!

Results

Transcend Ultra: https://results.trackmelive.com.au/event/transcendultra2025

Tignes Trail: https://altichrono.fr/resultats/2025_tignes_trail/

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On this Trail Running Podcast, we sit down with Ben Burgess and Kellie Angel for another catch up on the show.

Kellie reflects on her third place at UTA 100 mile before diving into an incredible two-week experience at the HOKA Pro Trail Camp in Europe. Ben shares his course record run at West Macs Monster and a second place finish at a Sky Race in Andorra.

Together, they take us inside their recent 80km recce of the World Mountain & Trail Running Championships long course, breaking down the terrain, challenges, and mindset required to represent Australia on the world stage.

We cover racing, training, and the unique experience of being part of the global trail community while chasing big goals in Europe.

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