Lisa Tamati host of "Pushing the Limits" interviews Pat Farmer the greatest endurance athlete of all time. Pat is a multiple world record holder for endurance running. He has run from the North Pole to the South, and across Australia, New Zealand, Vietnam, the Middle East and North America. Pat served 8 years as a Member of Australia’s Parliament, with 3 years as Parliamentary Secretary for Education, Science and Training. Winner of ‘Achiever of the Year’ (2000), awarded by Prime Minister John Howard. Pat has raised millions of dollars for causes during his 20 year running career, including Lifeline, Cancer Council, Australian Red Cross and Diabetes Australia. Newly married to Tania Moran, Pat is also a father to two children, Brooke and Dilon. HIS ULTRA DISTANCE RUNNING CAREER HAS INCLUDED 2015 Pat hosts 'Quicksand', Three Runs on June 20th at Maroubra Beach, in support of Fr Chris Riley's Youth off the Streets 2014 Pat Completes a 20 Day Peace Run from Lebanon to Jordan, Israel and the Palestinian Territories. Everyone, kids and adults had the opportunity to run for peace alongside Pat. 2012 - 2013 Pole to Pole Vietnam. Raised funds for the International Red Cross by running the length of Vietnam, and to highlight the 40th anniversary of the Relationship agreement between Australia and Vietnam. Symbolically Pat and Australian Runner and Huy Mai, a Vietnamese runner, completed the 3000km journey together. 2011 Trekked from the North Pole to the South Pole. Ran two marathons every day, for almost a year, over 20,000kms through 14 countries and raised $100 million for the International Red Cross. 2006 Re-visited his 24hr vertical climbing record up AMP Tower with Tony Abbott, raising over $500,000 for the Millennium Foundation’s ovarian cancer research program at Westmead Hospital. 1999 Established fastest Around Australia Long Run Record of continuous running in 191 days and 10 minutes (around 6 months) over 14,662.4km during his Centenary of Federation run. Set a new World 10,000km Record in 129 days. Broke a long standing Australian record of more than 13,383km in 174 days. Set a total of 10 international records including the Western Australia border to border run, the Brisbane to Darwin run, and the world record for the longest tropics run (6,307km in 83 days). 1998 The first person to run 24 hours vertically climbing both up and down (at Sydney’s AMP Tower equivalent to running up Mount Everest in 24 hours) 1995 Pat finished fourth in the Trans America Road Race despite running 50 days with a stress fracture in his leg 1993 A virtually unknown Pat Farmer secures second place in his first attempt at the Trans America Road Race For more information on Lisa Tamati's programs, books and documentaries please visit ht ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbsYA081g8c

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Have you ever done something without knowing why you connect to it so much? That was how it happened for Tiffanee Cook. Coming into the world of boxing and fitness, a world full of people who have stories and reasons behind their drive, she didn’t know what her story was. Tiffanee soon discovered, however, that finding yourself, developing self-awareness and confronting your past can all happen in the boxing ring. In this episode, Tiffanee joins me to share her journey from the corporate world to the fitness industry. She recounts how a traumatic past allowed her to connect with boxing and being in the ring. Tiffanee also talks about how her experiences changed her outlook and helped her learn how to set boundaries. If you struggle with developing self-awareness and finding yourself, this episode is perfect for you. Here are three reasons why you should listen to the full episode: 1. Gain valuable insights from Tiffanee’s journey into boxing and fitness. 2. Discover how finding yourself and developing self-awareness despite the odds is possible. 3. Learn how you can also let go of your conditioned responses. For the full show notes, visit https://www.lisatamati.com/podcast/. RESOURCES * Tiffanee’s Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tiffanee.cook * Tiffanee’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tiffaneeandco/ * Tiffanee & Co. Fitness Website: https://www.tiffaneeandco.com.au/ * Tiffanee & Co. Fitness on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TiffaneeAndCo/ * Roll with the Punches Podcast: https://www.tiffaneeandco.com.au/podcast * Roll with the Punches on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rollwiththepunches_podcast/ ABOUT TIFFANEE COOK ‘Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face’. Tiffanee Cook has learned this as a businesswoman, performance coach and boxer. The comfort, predictability and safety provided by the corporate world, to the lessons and let-downs in and out of the boxing ring. Coming to the realisation that to have one’s hand raised in triumph, adversity, discomfort and combat must be navigated. In the face of the messiness of life, do we fight or do we flee? Tiffanee speaks openly of her own personal experiences (good and bad) and how those experiences have enabled her to develop self-awareness, resilience, courage, independence and the skill to maximise passion, possibilities and potential. She talks about getting knocked down (literally and metaphorically) and what it is that makes some of us get back up and some stay down. Working in business, sport, high performance and personal development, Tiffanee explores a range of ideas, tools, skills, resources, philosophies and strategies to empower individuals, teams and organisations to improve everything from productivity, efficiency, culture and communic ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7Rp5ENUz4A

Want to get fit and raise money for the Red Cross?. Well this is your chance to get involved Kiwi’s. It’s on between the 8th and 31st of May. And basically you pick a journey to follow and commit to walking/running 10,000 steps a day. You can find out all about it at Www.redcrossjourney org.nz ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rEvurssevA