Kia ora e te whānau! This week, Eugene and Matt have the distinct pleasure to speak to Greig Hamilton and let us tell you this has been a long time coming! In case you don’t know, Greig Hamilton became the first Kiwi finisher of the Barkley Marathons. It was his third crack, having knocked off fun runs in 2019 and 2022. This year there were five finishers, including the first female finisher, Jasmine Paris. Barkley is a five-loop course in the Frozen Head National Park in Tennessee. Greig is from Christchurch, he’s a two-time world champion in the Rogaine, and, by all accounts, one of the most self-effacing human beings around. However with the help of our sources we managed to crack the nut for a wonderful conversation – five years after we first asked him. We talk about Greig’s beginnings in sport, how he was “abysmal” at running (then got better), adventure racing, the burden of an endeavour like Barkley on loved ones, the difference between suffering and enjoyment, and some details about the race itself. This one was worth the wait. - Best Enjoyed Running. Subscribe to the DCR Newsletter and DCR AidStation podcast Horleys Intelligent Sports  Nutrition  NickrunsAustralia.org.nz  Inia Raumati Kia Mau Kia Ora  Curranz SCOTT Running  Julbo Eyewear  UltrAspire Irunfar Dirt Church Radio on Instagram Dirt Church Radio on Twitter  Dirt Church Radio on Facebook  Ciele Further Faster New Zealand Enjoy! Music by Andrew McDowall, Digicake