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When Endurance Races Turn Into Zombie Survival #shorts

May 27, 2026 / 02:04

This episode discusses the challenges faced during the Godzone adventure race, team dynamics, and strategies for maintaining relationships under stress. Key topics include race logistics, food management, and team cohesion.

The guests share experiences from the last Godzone, highlighting how stages exceeded expected durations, leading to difficulties in food packing and energy management. They recount instances where they had to adapt quickly, such as sharing food during the race.

They also address the importance of teamwork, especially in high-pressure situations. The guests emphasize their ability to avoid conflicts, despite the physical and mental strain of racing.

They reflect on how familiarity with each other's strengths and weaknesses has helped their team remain united, even when facing exhaustion and frustration.

The conversation provides insight into the unique challenges of adventure racing and the significance of maintaining strong team relationships.

TL;DR

Guests discuss challenges and teamwork during the Godzone adventure race.

Episode

2:04
00:00:00
But during this last Godzone there
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stages just blew out beyond
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ever imaginable. Like every stage went
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over about 24 hours. So, we packed We
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also didn't get given the length of time
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for each stage. So, we had to guess. So,
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we got given I think we got given how
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many kilometers the the the leg was. And
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so, for example, a
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140k bike ride, we're like, "Right, that
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roughly might take, you know,
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12 hours, whatever it is."
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So, we would pack for 12 hours worth of
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food, and it would go for 26 hours. So,
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you know,
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that's that's a lot of time that you
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need to make up for the thing that
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you've got on your back. And you know,
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I'd be eating half a snake and shoving
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it in Finn's mouth. And you know,
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you just you just you just do what you
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you get given, basically. Yeah.
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How do you How do you um
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avoid getting angry or frustrated with
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teammates? Say say say, you know, you
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mentioned before that you got to be
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within 50 m of each other. So, if
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someone's get like getting tired or
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someone wants a nap or someone's like
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dragging the chain. Um yeah, how do you
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How do you balance that? Maintain that
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relationship with with also being
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competitive?
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>> it's something that our team is quite
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good at. We've never had a fight before
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in all of our years of racing. It was
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just very tension like the tension was
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high, but Well, you're doing things that
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bring out the the worst in in humans.
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You know, you're cold, you're sleep
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deprived, you're hungry.
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I feel like our team Well, because we've
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raced a lot with each other now, we know
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each other's strengths and weaknesses.
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Often it's the couple if you've got like
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a couple
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um in your team, and you see them
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falling apart. And sometimes that is the
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reason why they've pulled out of the
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race because of the fights. Cold,
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hungry, tired,
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uh you're sore.
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It It definitely brings out some zombies
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of in people. But yeah, that's something
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that
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we can say that we are quite good at.
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It's is that team and yeah.

Episode Highlights

  • Team Dynamics Under Pressure
    Our team has never had a fight in all our years of racing, even under extreme conditions.
    “We know each other's strengths and weaknesses.”
    @ 01m 32s
    May 27, 2026

Episode Quotes

  • You just do what you get given, basically.
    When Endurance Races Turn Into Zombie Survival #shorts
  • Cold, hungry, tired — it definitely brings out some zombies in people.
    When Endurance Races Turn Into Zombie Survival #shorts

Key Moments

  • Teamwork01:16
  • High Tension01:23
  • Survival Mode01:50

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