Episode #16
Andy Dubois – Endurance, Belief & the Business of Coaching Ultra-Runners
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we sit down with Andy Dubois, an online ultramarathon running coach, to explore how a surveying career and a mid-life crisis of sorts led him to a life built entirely around endurance sport. Andy shares his path from a young surveyor in Adelaide who was "bored out of his brain" at 22, to a personal trainer in London, to eventually building an online coaching business almost by accident — after a client emailed asking if he coached ultramarathons, and he said yes before he'd technically done it. We dig into what it actually takes to get someone from the couch to finishing 100 miles, the difference between genetic potential and grit, and why belief — not just training — is often what separates people who finish from people who fall away. Andy shares the story of coaching a Hong Kong client from overweight beginner to competitive racer within a few years, and one of his proudest coaching moments: helping a young athlete become the youngest person to run the length of India, raising money for charity along the way. He finishes with his favourite local spot — the goat track up to the Byron lighthouse, which he says he's run hundreds of times and never gets sick of. If you'd like to share your story or provide feedback, please contact us via email at chrishanley@byronbayfn.com
