Pulling Threads

Alex and Troy Cleary on life, training, money, mates and modern manhood — no guru bullshit.

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Latest — Episode 100

The Banker Who Quit His Job To Run A Backyard Ultra Empire

1 November 20261 hr 47 min

Charlie McKenzie flew from London, quit a decade in banking, and built a running events company with his brother that does everything the old blokes won't. He sits down with Alex and Troy to pull apart the backyard…

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Two brothers from Mount Isa

Alex is an electrician who works in underground mines in Africa, went from booze and chaos to 100km runs and cold showers, and once ran a marathon in Antarctica for the Black Dog Institute in memory of their sister.

Troy is the reason the show is listenable. He's the one getting talked into ultramarathons against his better judgement, and he just beat Alex by 20 minutes in his first 50K. Alex would like that struck from the record.

Every week they sit down and pull at whatever thread life handed them — and follow it wherever it goes.

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