The Hidden Athlete

Now this is an incredible life story and a very special athlete. Sometimes it is more than just being the best of the best. Tash shares her journey and how she stumbled on running which essentially saved her life. An extraordinary athlete and a must listen. Enjoy.

In March 2018 Mitch Anderson from Melbourne Australia broke the prestigious long standing outdoor 24 Hour cycling world record. Mitch beat the record by just 4km covering 894.35km at an average speed of 37.25kmph, an insane achievement and story. Enjoy. Check out our Instagram @thehiddenathletepodcast for pictures and more.

Raced as a Pro triathlete for 6 years after qualifying for Kona Ironman World Championships in first attempt as an age grouper before moving on to an off road XTERRA & Cross Triathlon pro career. A very popular athlete.

This guy owns the current Guinness World Record for running 55 Marathons in 55 Consecutive Days and has also ran the 760km from Adelaide to Geelong, the 460km Canberra Anzac Ultra finishing 4th and is 230 Half Marathons into his latest crazy of running 535 Half Marathons in 535 consecutive days all in the name of a cause. Fascinating listening.

In 2013 Zeb won the 53km Molokai 2 Oahu Paddleboard World Championship then went on to become only the 5th person to complete the Single Double by winning the Prestigious Catalina Paddleboard race. Then everything went a little crazy brave when he and two mates became the fist ever to paddleboard the 300km Bass Strait before then completing the 200km crossing of the death trap Torres Strait in a carved out canoe.

At the age of 17 Jaryd represented Australia at the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games in both the 1,500m & 5,000m track events. 12 months on he became the vision impaired World Record Holder over 1,500m in extraordinary circumstances. This is an incredible story of a driven and talented up and coming Australian Athlete. Enjoy.

Lewis won the self supported off road time trial in 15Days 2Hours becoming the youngest ever winner and the first Australian to win this brutal race from Banff Canada to Antelope Wells Mexico.. The Tour Divide is known to be the hardest Mountain Bike race on earth. Enjoy.

This Australian Marathon Runner blew on to the running scene late in her career through very untraditional pathways. Kate ran one of Australia's all-time fastest Marathon times in 2008 of 2h28m to qualify for the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics but sadly left the games in disappointment. Another incredibly humble champion.

Tim Spiteri is a modern day Ocean Adventurer who has crossed the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific oceans rowing self supported with a crew on 2 hour rotations 24hrs a day for up to 60 Days. These adventures covered distances ranging from 4,500km to 7,000km with plenty of life threatening drama......its a crazy old story this one.

Could this be our most resilient and humble athletes to date? Naantali Marshall was one of the quickest swimmers in Australia over 50m before transitioning into a Pro Surf Ironwomen career where she competed as Victoria's only female pro for 7 years. Naantali then went on to Adventure Racing becoming the 2014 Australasian Multisport Champion as well as winning the Pier To Pub 6 consecutive times....Naantali is now known as the Queen of the Sea.