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Mastering Intensive Challenges - Run Larapinta - Episode 9 Sep 25, 2023

Show notes

Thank you for listening to the ninth and final episode of the Mastering Intensive Challenges - Run Larapinta series.

If you've listened to the series, you'll know my friend Ed Litton and I entered a four-day stage trail running event, the Run Larapinta Stage Race, and ran, climbed, descended, scrambled and walked with 200 other enthusiastic participants along a mountainous and rugged trail in the spectacular red centre of Australia.

Ed and I thought these conversations on the podcast might help others in setting and completing endurance exercise challenges, something we both prioritise in supporting our well-being to keep bringing our best selves to work in the ICU.

In this episode, we thought we'd record a final episode to reflect on how we have recovered, what the whole experience meant, what we learned from the challenge and what might be next for each of us?

Thank you for listening.

Andrew Davies

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Mastering Intensive Challenges - Run Larapinta - Episode 8 Sep 05, 2023

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This is the 8th episode of the "Mastering Intensive Challenges - Run Larapinta" series and if you've been listening to the previous ones, you'll know that this episode is coming out after the four day stage race that fellow intensivist Ed Litton and I set ourselves the challenge of running many months ago.

Two Intensive Care doctors, both novices at trail running, looking for something moderately hard, something we could do together, and something we could talk about on the show to hopefully inspire you and other listeners to go for a run or to set yourself your own exercise challenge.

We've had regular conversations in the lead up to the event, held from August 24th-27th, on the spectacular Larapinta trail, near Alice Springs in the red centre of Australia, and now it's time to tell you how it all played out.

Did we make it? Were there obstacles? How hard was it? And did it measure up to our expectations?

Thanks for listening.

Andrew Davies

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Image Credit: James Tudor from Forktail

Ed Litton on Twitter: @ed_litton

Mastering Intensive Care podcast - Episode 40 with Ed Litton

Mastering Intensive Care podcast - Mastering Intensive Challenges - Run Larapinta - Episode 1

Mastering Intensive Care podcast - Mastering Intensive Challenges - Run Larapinta - Episode 2

Mastering Intensive Care podcast - Mastering Intensive Challenges - Run Larapinta - Episode 3

Mastering Intensive Care podcast - Mastering Intensive Challenges - Run Larapinta - Episode 4

Mastering Intensive Care podcast - Mastering Intensive Challenges - Run Larapinta - Episode 5

Mastering Intensive Care podcast - Mastering Intensive Challenges - Run Larapinta - Episode 6

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Mastering Intensive Challenges - Run Larapinta - Episode 7 Aug 16, 2023

Show notes

Fellow intensivist Ed Litton and I signed up for a big challenge 10 months ago when we registered to run in the Run Larapinta, a 4-day stage race in central Australia. We've both completed many endurance events, however neither of us have done any serious trail running nor have we ever run 130km in 4 days on a rocky and mountainous trail like the beautiful Larapinta trail in the Northern Territory of Australia.

It's now only a week away so Ed and I had a conversation to update each other on our recent training before answering 5 questions we thought were worth asking each other at this final stage of our preparations.

What's worked well in our preparations?
What's not worked well in our preparations?
What's the focus of the remaining time?
What have we learned from taking on this challenge?
What is exciting us about the upcoming challenge?

We hope you'll enjoy listening to the conversation, and that it might inspire you to get out for a run or for any type of exercise that suits you.

Thanks for listening.

Andrew Davies

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Ed Litton on Twitter: @ed_litton

Mastering Intensive Care podcast - Episode 40 with Ed Litton

Mastering Intensive Care podcast - Mastering Intensive Challenges - Run Larapinta - Episode 1

Mastering Intensive Care podcast - Mastering Intensive Challenges - Run Larapinta - Episode 2

Mastering Intensive Care podcast - Mastering Intensive Challenges - Run Larapinta - Episode 3

Mastering Intensive Care podcast - Mastering Intensive Challenges - Run Larapinta - Episode 4

Mastering Intensive Care podcast - Mastering Intensive Challenges - Run Larapinta - Episode 5

Mastering Intensive Care podcast - Mastering Intensive Challenges - Run Larapinta - Episode 6

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Mastering Intensive Challenges - Run Larapinta - Episode 6 Jul 28, 2023

Show notes

To help Ed Litton and I get really prepared for the Run Larapinta stage race we are only a few weeks away from competing in, today we bring a seasoned ultra trail running doctor on to the podcast to share her advice.

In this sixth episode of the Mastering Intensive Challenges series, we welcome Dr Cheryl Martin, who is an Emergency Medicine specialist, a podcaster and has huge experience in trail running, including ultra marathons.

Cheryl's podcast, the Mind Full Medic podcast, explores health, wellbeing, optimal performance and professional fulfilment, with a focus on doctors and healthcare. I love listening to it, and the best bit for me is that Cheryl has interviewed a bunch of endurance athletes including several high performing ultra runners.

Today we thought we'd ask Cheryl lots of questions about our training and our preparations including heat adaptation, nutrition, footwear and other aspects that will hopefully help us to complete this event successfully.

We hope you'll enjoy listening to the conversation, especially if you are a trail runner yourself. If not, hopefully it might inspire you to get out for a run or for any type of exercise that suits you.

Thanks for listening.

Andrew Davies

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The Mind Full Medic podcast

The Mind Full Medic podcast - Episode with Dr Kellie Angel

Ed Litton on Twitter: @ed_litton

Mastering Intensive Care podcast - Episode 40 with Ed Litton

Mastering Intensive Care podcast - Mastering Intensive Challenges - Run Larapinta - Episode 1

Mastering Intensive Care podcast - Mastering Intensive Challenges - Run Larapinta - Episode 2

Mastering Intensive Care podcast - Mastering Intensive Challenges - Run Larapinta - Episode 3

Mastering Intensive Care podcast - Mastering Intensive Challenges - Run Larapinta - Episode 4

Mastering Intensive Care podcast - Mastering Intensive Challenges - Run Larapinta - Episode 5

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Mastering Intensive Challenges - Run Larapinta - Episode 5 Jul 11, 2023

Show notes

This is the fifth episode in the Mastering Intensive Care - Run Larapinta series. Ed Litton and I are back on opposite sides of Australia, and neither of us has had the perfect three weeks since we last chatted.

There are now less than seven weeks until the event starts, so we chat about our training, then swing over to what we are each thinking about the logistical challenges we will be presented with.

We hope you'll enjoy listening to the conversation, even if you prefer the couch to your running shoes. If we can inspire you to get out for some exercise, that would be even better.

Thanks for listening.

Andrew Davies

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Mastering Intensive Care podcast - Episode 40 with Ed Litton

Mastering Intensive Care podcast - Run Larapinta - Episode 1

Mastering Intensive Care podcast - Run Larapinta - Episode 2

Mastering Intensive Care podcast - Run Larapinta - Episode 3

Mastering Intensive Care podcast - Run Larapinta - Episode 4

Mastering Intensive Care page on Life In The Fast Lane

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Mastering Intensive Challenges - Run Larapinta - Episode 4 Jun 29, 2023

Show notes

Here is another episode in the Mastering Intensive Care - Run Larapinta series. For this one, I travelled to Perth to meet with my Run Larapinta co-participant Ed Litton and to head out for a few runs together over a three day weekend.

We also set up the microphones to update each other with our preparations and to discuss our perspectives on the social aspects of exercise, mainly endurance sport. We talked about group training, family support, and even using the social media platform Strava to share inspiration.

We hope you'll enjoy listening to the conversation, whatever exercise you choose to do.

Thanks for listening.

Andrew Davies

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Mastering Intensive Care podcast - Episode 40 with Ed Litton

Mastering Intensive Care podcast - Run Larapinta - Episode 1

Mastering Intensive Care podcast - Run Larapinta - Episode 2

Mastering Intensive Care podcast - Run Larapinta - Episode 3

Mastering Intensive Care page on Life In The Fast Lane

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Book "Community" (by Hetty McKinnon)

Mastering Intensive Challenges - Run Larapinta - Episode 3 Jun 08, 2023

Show notes

This is a follow on episode as Ed Litton and I continue our discussion about the Run Larapinta Stage Race we will be participating in soon.

Ed and I tell each other how our running training is going. Then we talk about our general views on nutrition and sleep, especially as we lead into a multi-day endurance event.

One of us has picked up a little niggle. And each of us has a different approach to what we consume during long runs.

It might not be what we talk about on regular episodes of Mastering Intensive Care but we hope you'll enjoy listening to the conversation, whether you run, walk, cycle, hike, workout in the gym, or do whatever is your style of physical activity.

Thanks for listening.

Andrew Davies

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Book "Eat & Run" (by Scott Jurek)

Rich Roll podcast

Mastering Intensive Care podcast - Episode 40 with Ed Litton

Mastering Intensive Care podcast - Run Larapinta - Episode 1

Mastering Intensive Care podcast - Run Larapinta - Episode 2

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82 - Will Bonavia - An ICU trainee's perspective on learning, culture and wellbeing Jun 02, 2023

Show notes

This episode features the wise perspectives of an Advanced Trainee in Intensive Care Medicine, Dr William Bonavia.

The discussion covers:

Why he chose medicine and Intensive Care
His training journey and his learning strategy
What makes a good ward round
Learning from colleagues
The principles of good communication and collaboration
The value of work being fun
Making mistakes
Dealing with the pressures of the job
His thoughts on sleep, exercise, resilience and burnout
Gender inequity in training
The future of his career
Tips for fellow trainees

Will Bonavia is an Intensive Care Trainee at the Alfred Hospital in Melbourne and has previously worked at Peninsula Health ICU. He has an interest in teaching, having previously played a role in tutorial, simulation and workshop environments, as well as coordinating a training program for ICU trainees sitting the CICM first part examination. He is also interested in staff welfare and has worked as a trainee representative within his intensive care department at Peninsula Health.

Will has an interest in the long term outcomes of ICU patients and has published research in the area of delirium prediction models. He is currently working on research in the area of persistent critical illness and long term outcomes of critically ill ICU patients with COVID-19. Outside of work, Will enjoys a rotating roster of hobbies but is currently an avid squash enthusiast.

Will has a highly compassionate and careful communication-focused approach. Whether you are a trainee, a fully fledged consultant or someone else involved in the practice of Intensive Care, I hope you enjoy my conversation with Dr Will Bonavia.

Andrew Davies

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Mastering Intensive Challenges - Run Larapinta - Episode 2 May 11, 2023

Show notes

In this second of a different style episode, Ed Litton and I continue our discussion about the Run Larapinta Stage Race we will be embarking on in August 2023.

Ed and I talk about our preparation and then tell each other why we run, and what we get out of it.

Ed is a multi-sport endurance athlete whose reasons for getting out in nature are deep and truly inspiring.

We hope you'll enjoy hearing this conversation, whether you run, walk, cycle, hike, work out in the gym, or do whatever is your style of physical activity.

Thanks for listening.

Andrew Davies

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Mastering Intensive Care podcast - Episode 40 with Ed Litton

Mastering Intensive Care podcast - Run Larapinta - Episode 1