The Dom Harvey Podcast

You name it, Tyla Nathan-Wong has won it with the NZ Sevens team.  World cups.  Olmpic gold and silver.  Commonwealth gold, and a bronze from Birmingham earlier in the week.But before being a famousrugby player, she was famous as a baby.  In this short clip taken from the full conversation, we talk about that entire experience of being an Anne Geddes baby.If you have no idea who Anne Geddes is, google her name and click on some of her images.  Her work was real famous in the 90's.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sam Tanner will be racing at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham tonight (4/8/2022).He ran his first sub 4-minute mile when he was just out of school and he has been getting faster ever since.  He is the NZ record holder for 1500m- 3.34.Warning:  This is heavy on run chat- just warning the listeners who aren’t big fans of that content. But there is also lots of good non-run stuff in here, I really enjoyed his company.  Sam is a super high energy guy and talks the way he runs- fast!Follow him on IG:  Samueltanner_And thanks for getting the podcast, especially if you have messaged me or given it a good rating or review.  I really appreicate the input.  So thanks.Dom.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

At 28 Tyla has won silver and gold Olympic medals, a Commonwealth games gold, 2 rugby sevens world cup titles AND she has twice been named NZ sevens player of the year.  She was also a model for legendary photographer Anne Geddes as a baby, something we chat about in this conversation.I loved this podcast so much.  Tyla is such an easy conversationalist and a real open book.  I really hope you guys like this one as well.Cheers,  Dom   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the day this episode released, Andrea had just competed in the Birmingham Commonwealth Games.  At the age of 40 and with a toddler, it may be the last time we ever see this triathlon legend wearing the black lycra.We talk about her incredible career spanning almost 2 decades, how she stayed fit during her recent pregnancy, giving birth WHILE nursing a broken arm, the time she finished a triathalon after breaking her collarbone, the sudden death of her partner in France a few years back and much more.Shes pretty shy and modest so talking about herself is not something that comes easy to Andrea.  With that in mind, I really appreciate her making the time to sit down to chat.Hope you guys enjoy it.    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Disclaimer.  This is a repeat episode that was first shared back in March.  I’m reposting it because on the day of the reppost Hayden was been in Birmingham for the 2022 commonwealth games.We discuss how he won and then almost lost his Olympic medal, losing his dad in a plane crash as a young boy, the romantic gesture to his girlfriend while she was in MIQ and much much more. He's got years ahead of him but he is already an absolute weapon in the sport.  If its your first time hearing it, I hope you enjoy it and get to learn more about this young Kiwi champion.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this short clip taken from our full conversation, Taranaki dairy farmer Kane Brisco talks about his rock bottom as a farmer.  His absolute shitter of a year where he wanted to walk away from the farming lifestyle. had dreamed of his whole life.  And his lessons in blame and accountability.Wherever you are from and whatever you do, we can all take something form thisSince this moment, Kane has worked on himself to become an ultramarathon runner, mental health advocate, author and much more.If you liked this, please check out the full conversation with Kane. Or look out for his book when its released on August 17.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 Kane Brisco is a Taranaki dairy farmer who has gained a huge following on social media with the “Farm Fit” movement he started in 2019, to help improve physical and mental fitness wn emphasis on the rural community.In April he ran 100km in his gumboots and in the process raised over $20,000 for I Am Hope.His brand-new book, “Tools for the top paddock” will be out in August. Follow Farm Fit on IG:  Farmfit_NZ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Want to know what it feels lioke to be the All Blacks captain of a team that gets knocked out of the Rugby World Cup?  Kieran Read was captain of the All Blacks side in 2019 when they got knocked out of the World Cup in their semi-final game, which also happened to be his birthday!Kieran paints an incredible picture and talks us through how it feels as an All Black captain dealing with the agony of a loss.  And what happens in the hours and days following.  If you enjoy this snippet, you'll probably enjoy the full 75 minute chat with "Reado." (Episode 26) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kieran Read is the 3rd most capped All Black of all time (128 tests, 52 as captain).  Since retiring he has been keeping fit by trail running...he even ran over 50km along the Old Ghost Road.Nothing is off the table in this episode.  We discuss his drastic weight loss since retiring from rugby, his new love of trail running, the highs and lows of his epic rugby career, surviving the Christchurch earthquakes and so much more. Really hope you guys enjoy getting to see another side of Kieran.Thanks to my sponsors of this episode:  Ultroaudio.com  In my opinion, the best ear buds for runners.  I have weird shaped ear holes so have always struggle to find buds that sit nicely.  But these do the trick.  They also look and sound great.  And they are a pretty good price so you want be too heartbroken if you ever lose one down the side of your seat in an airplane.If you buy them before the end of July 2022, you can use my discount code:  DOM15   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Josh Komen was NZs fastest 800m runner before he was struck down with leukemia, what followed was a decade long fight for his own survival.In this bite size clip (taken from the full podcast with Josh) he talks about the increidble, random, unlikely Josh met Sibille, his (now) partner who just last week gave birth to their first daughter using sperm Josh froze before his chemo started 11 years ago.If you like this clip, please Like/Subscibe and go and check out the full conversation with the incredible and inspriing Josh Komen.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.