Sam catches up with Hamish “Kerns” Simpson, fresh off 30 loops at Reds Backyard Ultra (203.7km).

Hamish has lined up at Reds three years in a row, but this year looked different — after linking up with super coach Barry Keem, he’s built consistency, structure and serious momentum. The results speak for themselves with PBs across the board this year, including 17:58 for 5k and 3:08 for the marathon.

Hamish breaks down the physical, emotional and nutritional demands of Backyard Ultra racing, and how he’s refined his training across multiple attempts. There’s no time to feet-up though — he’s rolling straight into the Kosciuszko 100-miler in just four weeks.

He also shares a peek into a peak week featuring:

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  Backyard simulation loops

  
  


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  32km Kiama Coastal Trail long run

  
  


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  Hard 3km effort + 6km tempo

  
  

Sam recaps his own week logging 57km, nailing the workout but battling through the long run.

Segments this episode

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  Café Kit of the Week

  
  


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  Vomero Plus review

  
  


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  City Cave magnesium float

  
  


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  Round the Club shoutouts

  
  


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  Run Huskisson podium recap

  
  

And of course — huge shoutout to Barry Keem.