The Average Pro’s

Lee Banks, a man in his mid-30's could be the first person in the world to have run a full marathon with Fontan circulation. In laymans terms - half a heart.
Lee was born with congenital heart disease who underwent 3 open heart operations in his early years and has had many procedures since. 
Not only that, he also has a pace maker and an amazing attitude. Tune in to hear the whole story. 

In October 2023 Penny Yang from Burnside High school in Christchurch, New Zealand competed in and won the Youth Powerlifting World Champs in Italy. At the young age of 18 Penny was now a World Champion. She shares her story of how she got there and invaluable lessons learned along the way. 

In 2022, just over 10,000 people in the world finished a 100-mile race on foot. It's such a rare and unbelievable achievement. On this podcast Samira tells us all about her experience of the Tarawera 100-mile race she finished earlier this year. The highs and lows of the event, how she trained for it and her philosophy on running. 

January 2023 was a real turning point for Malcolm Tatnell, that lead him to achieve a 500km stationary bike in just under 21 hours, 11 months later. In the process he also ran his first ever marathon (42.2km). Here is his story and how he has changed since. 

In June 2022, Sara Norton was diagnosed with terminal cancer, having been told she just had 6-months to live. Today, nearly 2 years later she shares how a mix of stubbornness, discipline and positivity has helped her continue to live much longer with a greater quality of life too. 

In February 2024 Jordan Pratt completed all of New Zealand's 10 great walk's in 10 consecutive days. With the daily walks ranging from 32km - 78km in length, all of which include rough and step terrain. Jordan tell us his story of how he managed it physically and logistically and gives us his opinion on the best way to start doing the Great Walks if you were interested. 

Back in 2014 Tomo Yee made a life changing move that helped him lose more than 30kg over a 15-month period. Not only that but Tomo has managed to keep the weight off and continues to excel, even now 8 years later, in 2022. Listen to his story right here.

Team LZ is a group of 4 lads, who have completed 5 pretty unique events, grown together as a team and raised over $63,000 for charity in the process. Today we are all together talking through what happened, how we felt, the highs and lows, and what we all got from it. Enjoy. 

Team LZ is a group of 4 lads, who have completed 5 pretty unique events, grown together as a team and raised over $63,000 for charity in the process. With the motto 'one team, one dream' nothing can stop them. This is the first part of their story. 

From August 2018, Llyod and Louis, 2 doctors set up in Australia spent the next 281 days breaking the Guinness World Record for the 'fastest circumnavigation by tandem bicycle'. Here is their amazing story.