This week’s mindful moment is mindful stretch-and-twist, a simple practice to energize and ground yourself. Stand tall, lift your arms overhead, and gently twist your torso from side to side.

Feel your core engage, your spine lengthen, and let your breath guide the movement—inhale as you lift, exhale as you twist. This easy stretch helps reset your body and mind, bringing a refreshing boost of focus and calm to your day.

Spend just five minutes with this practice, and see how it can bring calm and clarity to your day.

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After months of following their journeys, the full crew of Delirious podcast athletes is back for one last episode—together, unfiltered, and full of post-race stories. In this special wrap-up after-party, we reflect on the wild highs, brutal lows, and hilarious moments that defined the 2025 Delirious West 200-miler.

With surprise guest Sean Kaesler (yes, the race director himself!), we dive into:

•Favourite trail moments 🌅

•Gear disasters and recovery wins 🥾

•Crew MVP shout-outs and coffee emergencies ☕

•Hallucination highlights (mandatory pumpkins, cars in trees, and elves?!) 😵‍💫

•What they’ll never forget—and why so many of them are already planning to come back

This episode is a chaotic, heartfelt, and hilarious tribute to the ultra community and the bond that only comes from 200 miles of madness.

Featured Athletes:

Stuart, Gabe, Kev, Mel, Andy & Del, Darlene, Glen, James, and… Sean!

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If you’ve followed the Delirious series, this wrap-up is a must-listen. Mel’s story will make you laugh, cry, and believe you can do hard things. Subscribe and share—this one’s from the heart.

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In this heartfelt and uplifting wrap-up episode, Darlene Dale opens up about her 2025 Delirious West experience—an ultra that started with doubts and dizzy spells but transformed into one of her strongest performances yet.

Darlene gets honest about early race struggles with plantar fasciitis, nausea, and energy dips, and how one small anti-nausea tablet (thank you, trail angels!) turned her race around. From there, it was all about staying smart, keeping the feet happy, and finding her rhythm again—one aid station, one bowl of soup, and one sleep at a time.

She shares how running without a pacer changed her experience, how bangers and mash saved her soul, and what it felt like to cross the finish line in the quiet of night, with a PB in the bag and nothing but pride in her heart.

Key Highlights:

•Managing plantar pain and early-race nausea like a pro

•The magic of aid station food: from pumpkin soup to mango chicken fried rice

•The value of well-timed sleep stops and smart pacing

•How she kept moving through lonely and spooky night sections

•Why this PB meant more than any other—and how every challenge built into it

•Oh, and road shoes the whole way?! Yep—she made it work, sand and all

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Darlene’s journey is a reminder that sometimes, the best races start out the hardest. Tune in, subscribe, and share with your trail tribe—because this story is pure ultra gold.

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