

The Hidden Athlete
Ross Burrage
The Hidden Athlete Podcast delves into the lives of the humble elite endurance athlete who has achieved incredible things with little or no public recognition. This Podcast will always be about the athlete and has not been developed for commercial gain. For images and further stories about our stars jump on Instagram @thehiddenathletepodcast Enjoy.
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Mar 20, 2019 • 1h 21min
Episode 45: Josh Young - Australian Adaptive Cross Fit Athlete
Just two years ago Josh was living a blissful life with wife Kati and two children when within moments a mountain bike accident changed his life forever. Josh walks us through his trauma and transition into becoming one of the worlds most promising elite Adaptive Cross Fit athletes.

Mar 18, 2019 • 1h 15min
Episode 44: Peta Mullens - 11 x National Cycling Champion Road/MTB/Track/CX
Peta Mullens has won 11 National Cycling titles across four cycling disciplines and represented the Green & Gold 6 times. No other cyclist in Australia can boast such a record. Peta walks us through how it all started on the road & track before transitioning through to become one of Australia's best Mountain Bikers representing Australia at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

Mar 14, 2019 • 1h 59min
Episode 43: Will Walker - 2006 Australian National Road Race Champ & Pro Tour Rider
Will Walker was once Australia's most exciting road cycling talent until serious health issues ended his career. Coached by the great Dr Aldo Sassi and riding for Robobank as a pro he quickly became a dual Grand Tour rider enroute to the Tour De France....then it ended as quickly as it started. An incredible yet quite sad story of an extraordinary talent. Enjoy.

Feb 26, 2019 • 1h 43min
Episode 42: Brian Millett - Australian Age Group Ironman Triathlon Champion
This is a story not to miss. Brian walks us through how he dug himself out of a 20 Year Drug & Alcohol abyss to become one of Australia's best Age Group Ironman triathletes qualifying for Kona 6 times. It is a brutal account of an incredible story. Truly incredible.

Jan 9, 2019 • 1h 56min
Episode 41: Levi Maxwell - Australian Professional Triathlete
Levi walks us through his 2 X Ironman Age Group World Championship Wins, his Australian Duathlon Championship Win and his journey as a Professional Triathlete to date. An amazing human who has come from very humble beginnings to fight his way into the competitive world of Triathlon. Watch his career unfold closely...it will be fun.

Dec 27, 2018 • 1h 24min
Episode 40: Donna Rae-Szalinski - Pro Cyclist, Coach & Directeur Sportif
Donna Rae-Szalinski shares her 35 years of experience in the cycling industry in her trademark humble way. Donna walks us through an incredible Pro career that includes 3 X Tour de France finishes before sharing what it means to be a coach and mentor to some of the worlds best cyclists.

Nov 16, 2018 • 1h 19min
Episode 39: Stephane Vander Bruggen - Belgium Age Group Triathlon Champion
As the former Belgium Junior Triathlon Champion and Pro Triathlete, Stephane has gone on to accumulated over 70 wins as an Age Group triathlete including multiple Age Group World Championship Wins....but it his coaching that fuels his passion for triathlon, This is one durable and humble endurance athlete.

Nov 11, 2018 • 1h 28min
Episode 38: Lisa Jacobs - 3 X Australian National Cyclocross Champion
A superstar of Australian Cyclocross. Lisa burst on to the Road cycling scene as a super talent representing Australia at the Giro d'Italia before finding her true love of cycling in Cyclocross. 3 National Titles later and 2 X World Championships Lisa reflects on what was a pretty crazy decade as a professional cyclist.

Oct 17, 2018 • 1h 38min
Episode 37: Carol Cooke AM - 3xParalympic Gold Medalist & 7xWorld Champion Cyclist
Carol Cooke competed in both the 2012 & 2016 Paralympics as a Cyclist winning 3 GOLD Medals in the Time Trial and Road Race. Caz is also a 7 x World Champion but it is her incredible story of resilience that shines through as she walks us through her challenges managing MS whilst still competing as a top level elite athlete.

Oct 3, 2018 • 1h 14min
Episode 36: Greg Stewart - Multiple Australian Triathlon & Duathlon Champion
Greg Stewart is a legend of Australian Triathlon racing the best around the world as a pro for over a decade through the 80's & 90's against the likes of Dave Scott & Mark Allen. Greg is a 2 x Australian Triathlon Champion and a 3 x Australian Duathlon Champion but was better known for his consistency over the Ironman Distance.