Chafing the Dream NZ

Mal and Dwayne
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The Adventures of a Kiwi and American running couple.

  1. 4D AGO

    37| Kai Iwi Lakes Triathlon Showdown

    Haere mai and welcome to one of our shorter episodes. We proudly announce the showdown winner for our boys vs. girls triathlon team. Surprise, chicks won!! ;) Dwayne and Mal discuss what we could do differently next time around and the potential to race each other on the crit track. We review the most recent Kai Iwi Lakes triathlon and Trail Run results. Giving our shoutouts to all the local legends in Northland!! We do the usual training updates and discussions. One of which asking for help and opinions on Dwayne's current training runs to and from work. How can you make a commuter runners life easier? Finally we talk our upcoming event. Held this weekend 26th April at 2 PM called the WATCHLESS RACE. We have details on the post. Can't wait to see y'all there! Keep chafing your dreams, yo.

    39 min

  2. APR 14

    36| Ring of Fire Diaries with Bradley Houghton and Katie White

    Kia ora Welcome to another episode . Wowza are we lucky! We got to have two legends, Katie White and Bradley Houghton give us their voice diaries to close out our Ring of Fire series. Before digging into the diaries we talk about 3 upcoming races: - Kai Iwi Lakes Triathlon and Trail Race - Run the Bays - King's Backyard It was honestly so nice and fun following along with their training and then hear their reflections of Ring of Fire . Very impressive on both ends! Bradley Houghton was our first diary singer. He shares the highs, the lows, what he would change with his training, and his usual entertaining insights. You can read Bradley's newsletter here called Trail Running NZ. It is a laugh and off. All for FREE 99. We close our diaries with Katie White. It was so cool to hear how the race played out for her. Also really sweet to hear her girls made it out to one of the aid stations and to see her at the Finish Line. Finally, Dwayne and I are promoting the Northland 100 Entries giveaway event called the Watchless Race. This is held on Anzac Weekend, 26th April at 2PM at the Te Pohe Island Playground Carpark. We will announce the course the day of the event, in summary you are to guess what time you can run the course we provide (will be between 2-3km) and you are NOT be allowed to use your watch. Hence the name ;) Then the folks closest to their guessed times to run their actual times will WIN the free entry tickets to the Northland 100. Looking forward to seeing y'all there.

    1h 4m

  3. APR 7

    35| Mike Lea's Ring of Fire Victory

    Kia ora Welcome to another episode with Mal and Dwayne. This time we are lucky enough to have MAGIC MIKE steal the show. He talks training, what it was like to race Ring of Fire, and his mental game during the event. We were lucky to ask him all the nitty gritty questions and are really grateful to have him on. Mike Lea announced the upcoming "practice Backyard" event happening at Barge Park on 24th April from 10pm to 6am. This is a great opportunity to try out your gear, shoes, fueling ,set-up etc., before doing a backyard event. Reach out to His & Hers for registration. Also, Dwayne and I are promoting the Northland 100 Entries giveaway event called the Watchless Race. This is held on Anzac Weekend, 26th April at 2PM at the Te Pohe Island Playground Carpark. We will announce the course the day of the event, in summary you are to guess what time you can run the course we provide (will be around 2-4km) and NOT be allowed to use your watch. Hence the name ;) Then the folks closest to their guessed times to run their actual times will WIN the free entry tickets to the Northland 100. Looking forward to seeing y'all there.

    1h 6m

  4. MAR 31

    34| Sam Rout Post Race Reflections

    Hellllooooo Episode 34 welcomes the golden boy of Northland trail running, Sam Rout! Sam is one of a kind. He seems to know everyone in this town and will run with anyone but yet is also the speediest northlander and currently 3rd podium spot at TUM 50k this year. Dwayne and Mal dig into Sam's training, set backs with his recent knee injury, and exciting upcoming races. We also have some good laughs about his start line at Huanui Race. Thanks Sam for taking the time to be on our pod. EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENT: We have our first offical chafing the dream event. This is going to be held on Anzac Weekend 26th April 2026 at 2PM at the Pohe Island Carpark by the mad hatters football club. We will be giving the three tickets to the Northland 100 race in July this year for the top three winners. The event will be a "watchless race" where you won't be able to use your watch or phone and predict your time for a course that we choose. Again, the person closest to the time they predict will be winning an entry to the Northland 100!!!

    1h 8m

  5. MAR 24

    33| Ring of Fire Diaries + Training updates

    Yoooooo Haere mai! Welcome to another episode where we start off discussing global gas prices. But make a quick pivot to actual running content. We update on our training, having the usual bugs in the house while training, and announce the Parihaka giveaway winners. Congratulation to Waimaria and Hannah! See ya at the start line ;) We will be giving away 3 entries to the Northland 100 for all the distances with the exception of the miler. So you could sign up for the 15k, 57k, 82k, and 105k. Or win a free entry, just keep listening! We also tease a "practice run" happening for the lead up to Kings Backyard Ultra. They will be opening Barge Park if you notify His &Hers event on the 27th April from 10pm to 6am. Finally we get to the meat and potatoes of the pod. Our interviews or voice memos from Katie White, Mike Lea, and Bradley Houghton. They update on how their training has been leading up to the race, what they are most excited about, scared about, and what there expected time or goals are for the race. We are so lucky to have them on and sharing their insights :) Thank you Katie, Bradley, and Mike for taking the time to drop us some voice memos. We end with a brief chafing story. Because we do try to be inline with our values of the podcast. Keep chafing your dreamzzzzzz Ma te wa

    46 min

  6. MAR 17

    32| Tara Wilson - Sport Northland Events Coordinator.

    Haere mai Welcome to a fun episode with Tara Wilson from Sport Northland. Dwayne and Mal ask details of how Tara ended up at Sport Northland, history of Sport Northland, what position she started (hint she was a barista at the local cafe), and details of our upcoming favourite local race, Parihaka Half Marathon. We talk about previous years where this poor race has been cursed from slips to cyclones. Tara shares with us the history and meaning of the Parihaka pōwhiri at the start of the race. Here is a link to check out the video. Finally please enter our giveaway or enter your friend for a giveaway to Parihaka it can be any of the distances, the half marathon, the 12k or the 6k. It is such a beautiful event and Sport Northland always does a fantastic job bringing the community together. You can enter by commenting below on Spotify OR commenting on our most recent instagram post. Don't forget to use our code "chafingthedream" for 20% off the Parihaka race. Keep chafing your dreams 3 Mal and Dwayne

    46 min

  7. MAR 10

    31| Nathan's FND experience & Bree's recovery post concussion

    Yoooooo What another secret special episode with our Muscle Mania crew Bree Monaghan "Baby Bagel" and Nathan Ryken "The Viking". Dwayne and Mal were lucky enough to sit down with the two of them and talk about recovery. We start opening about how training has been for all four of us and our newest goalzzzz to create a triathlon team. Boys vs. Girls! We then get straight into asking Nathan about how he got his diagnosis of Functional Neurological Disorder . What his training is looking like currently and how he has shifted his goals. We switch to discussing Bree's recovery from her concussion in August. She seems to have been doing very well making a full recovery from the concussion with no post head injury symptoms. Finally we make sure our listeners know about our code "chafingthedream" for 20% off the upcoming Beach to Basin race and Parihaka half marathon. Both our local events supporting Sport Northland. You can sign up here for Beach to Basin. Enjoy and leave a comment for mailbag questions, words of encouragement to Nathan and Bree, or any insights you had listening to this episode. Please.... keep chafing your dreams not your armpits.

    1 hr

  8. MAR 3

    30| Denika Clooney's U20 World XC champs

    Morena Dawn Patrol- if you do listen when we drop our episode at 5am every Wednesday ;) We start with the usual banter and training updates from Dwayne and Mal. Feel free to comment about your own training, we love hearing from our listeners!! The bulk of this episode is where we have the honour to talk to Denika about her recent racing experience for World XC Champs. She gives us the inside scoop for what it was like to represent NZ internationally. We are super proud to have her represent Northland and can't wait to see how she gets after it for the ending of her track season. Follow along with Denika's story on her instagram. Finally we announce our two winners for giveaways! Dori and Johnny have been so kind to participate in our giveaway. These two lucky humans have landed a free entry to our local Beach To Basin 10k on the 15th March 2026. If you missed our giveaway no worries we still have a deal for you! For 20% off Beach to Basin use our code "chafingthedream".

    51 min
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The Adventures of a Kiwi and American running couple.

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  • Creator
    Mal and Dwayne
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    37
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Mal and Dwayne
  • Show Website
    Chafing the Dream NZ

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