This week’s mindful moment is an eye movement exercise, a gentle way to care for your vision and bring mindfulness into your day. Sit comfortably and slowly move your eyes left, right, up, and down. Then, trace a figure-eight shape with your gaze, paying attention to how your eyes feel as they move.

This simple practice helps relieve eye strain and invites presence by focusing on the often-overlooked sense of sight. It’s a calming way to reset—especially if you’ve been staring at a screen! Spend just five minutes with this practice, and see how it can bring calm and clarity to your day.

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This week’s guest is Travis Ireland—ultra-runner, backyard ultra fan, and the brains behind the wildly popular app Run the World. But before he created a global running movement, Travis was just a kid running cross-country with his mates in country New South Wales… and later, a guy trying to rebuild his life after hitting rock bottom.

In this episode, we dive into the honest, hilarious, and powerful story behind the app that’s helped thousands of runners stay motivated for life.

What you’ll hear in this episode:

🌍 How a virtual run around Australia turned into a global movement with 7,000+ members

🛠️ The journey from gym instructor to building his dream one spreadsheet at a time

🎲 How Travis turned to running to overcome addiction and reclaim joy

🏃‍♂️ His love for slow running, long distances, and the beautifully weird world of backyard ultras

📅 Why he designed his app to help runners (and walkers!) stay active for decades

💡 What it’s like when world record holders like Phil Gore casually sign up

Travis’ Running Wisdom:

✅ Motivation looks different for everyone—your “why” matters most

✅ Walk, shuffle, jog—just keep moving

✅ Progress isn’t always about speed; it’s about showing up

This episode is full of heart, humour, and inspiration. Whether you’re just starting out or running ultras, Travis’ story will make you want to lace up and log a few KMs.

🎧 Tune in now

👉 Check out Run the World: https://www.runsoftheworld.com/

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This week’s mindful moment is a playful and engaging practice: walking backward mindfully! Find a safe, open space and take slow, deliberate steps backward. Focus on your balance, the feeling of your feet connecting with the ground, and how your muscles engage differently.

Because it requires more focus than walking forward, this simple exercise brings your full attention into the moment and adds a fun twist to your mindful movement practice.

Spend just five minutes with this practice, and see how it can bring calm and clarity to your day.

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This week on the podcast, we welcome the one and only Scott Bunny—fellow Delirious WEST runner, race director, and the man who probably spends as much time gazing at the stars mid-race as he does watching where his feet are going.

Scott’s journey to ultra running is anything but traditional. He grew up in WA, served 18 years in the Navy (including in submarines!), and only took up running in his 40s… by accident. Since then, he’s become a barefoot runner, race builder, and community pillar for long-distance crazies.

In this episode, we chat about:

🌊 Life under the ocean and how submarine service shaped Scott’s mental resilience

👟 Discovering running (literally) while escaping the London rain

🦶 How barefoot running changed everything for him

🌌 His habit of stargazing mid-run… and the occasional face plant it causes

🎽 What goes into directing one of Australia’s most iconic ultras—Delirious WEST

😅 Why he’s more interested in people than podiums

Scott’s Running Wisdom:

✅ Ease into barefoot running—your calves will thank you later

✅ Look up—but maybe not while running on trails

✅ Every runner has a story worth hearing, and a community worth building

If you love quirky, heartfelt, and genuinely helpful conversations about running, this episode will land just right. Whether you’re chasing your first trail run or your next 200 miler, Scott’s reflections will leave you smiling (and maybe checking your shoelaces).

🎧 Tune in now and enjoy the ride!

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This week’s mindful moment is mindful stretch-and-twist, a simple practice to energize and ground yourself. Stand tall, lift your arms overhead, and gently twist your torso from side to side.

Feel your core engage, your spine lengthen, and let your breath guide the movement—inhale as you lift, exhale as you twist. This easy stretch helps reset your body and mind, bringing a refreshing boost of focus and calm to your day.

Spend just five minutes with this practice, and see how it can bring calm and clarity to your day.

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After months of following their journeys, the full crew of Delirious podcast athletes is back for one last episode—together, unfiltered, and full of post-race stories. In this special wrap-up after-party, we reflect on the wild highs, brutal lows, and hilarious moments that defined the 2025 Delirious West 200-miler.

With surprise guest Sean Kaesler (yes, the race director himself!), we dive into:

•Favourite trail moments 🌅

•Gear disasters and recovery wins 🥾

•Crew MVP shout-outs and coffee emergencies ☕

•Hallucination highlights (mandatory pumpkins, cars in trees, and elves?!) 😵‍💫

•What they’ll never forget—and why so many of them are already planning to come back

This episode is a chaotic, heartfelt, and hilarious tribute to the ultra community and the bond that only comes from 200 miles of madness.

Featured Athletes:

Stuart, Gabe, Kev, Mel, Andy & Del, Darlene, Glen, James, and… Sean!

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If you’ve followed the Delirious series, this wrap-up is a must-listen. Mel’s story will make you laugh, cry, and believe you can do hard things. Subscribe and share—this one’s from the heart.

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In this heartfelt and uplifting wrap-up episode, Darlene Dale opens up about her 2025 Delirious West experience—an ultra that started with doubts and dizzy spells but transformed into one of her strongest performances yet.

Darlene gets honest about early race struggles with plantar fasciitis, nausea, and energy dips, and how one small anti-nausea tablet (thank you, trail angels!) turned her race around. From there, it was all about staying smart, keeping the feet happy, and finding her rhythm again—one aid station, one bowl of soup, and one sleep at a time.

She shares how running without a pacer changed her experience, how bangers and mash saved her soul, and what it felt like to cross the finish line in the quiet of night, with a PB in the bag and nothing but pride in her heart.

Key Highlights:

•Managing plantar pain and early-race nausea like a pro

•The magic of aid station food: from pumpkin soup to mango chicken fried rice

•The value of well-timed sleep stops and smart pacing

•How she kept moving through lonely and spooky night sections

•Why this PB meant more than any other—and how every challenge built into it

•Oh, and road shoes the whole way?! Yep—she made it work, sand and all

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Darlene’s journey is a reminder that sometimes, the best races start out the hardest. Tune in, subscribe, and share with your trail tribe—because this story is pure ultra gold.

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In this wrap-up episode, we sit down with Gabe Alves to hear the full, raw, and real account of his 2025 Delirious West experience. From a pre-race family emergency and late arrival to the start line, to trail highs, epic views, and unexpected pain—Gabe’s journey is a rollercoaster of resilience and heart.

He shares the joy of finally getting his gear dialled in, the beauty of Conspicuous Cliffs at sunrise, and the powerful companionship found both in solitude and in shared steps with friends. But it’s also a story about how even with the best prep and a strong mindset, sometimes the body has other plans.

Despite being within reach of the finish, Gabe faced a tough decision at Denmark—one that took just as much strength and perspective as the hundreds of kilometres behind him. This is a story of grit, growth, and how success isn’t always measured in finish lines.

Key Highlights:

•Pre-race chaos: vomit waterfall, sleep deprivation & van troubles

•Trail joy: perfect gear, beach runs, and golden sunrise views

•Blister drama, gear swaps, and the mistake of sweaty waterproof shoes

•Monkey Rock camaraderie and feeling like the finish was in the bag

•The injury that shifted everything—mentally and physically

•Why Gabe’s proud of his race, even without a medal

•Reflections on what matters most: family, perspective, and the power of the trail

Connect with Us:

This episode is for every runner who’s ever had a race take an unexpected turn. Subscribe, share, and let us know—what has a DNF taught you?

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