Melina Mellino's guest appearances

Melina Mellino

The Unforgiving60

Peak2Soon

Nir Eyal

Nick Caldwell

Tom Moore

Matt Hall

Heather Taylor

Simon Bailey

Tim Robertson

Alec Torelli

Mark Billingham

Steve Biddulph

Sam Penny

Mitchell Martin

Hamish Blake

Wayne Jones

Jack Adams

OwlTail

Melina might be one of the most passionate people about trail running you will ever meet, as the Director of the Perth Trail Series, she’s committed to bringing more and more runners to the trails while advocating for preserving the environment and building the community. This conversation was honestly a complete joy, and I got a completely different perspective of how to approach running on trails, and how we should just completely enjoy it.You’ll find Melina doing some of her best work on the mic at Perth Trail Series events, getting everyone pumped up and raring to go. Make sure you say hey to Melina if you're over in the west, she’d love to meet you! Woohoo!

Melina might be one of the most passionate people about trail running you will ever meet, as the Director of the Perth Trail Series, she’s committed to bringing more and more runners to the trails while advocating for preserving the environment and building the community.  This conversation was honestly a complete joy, and I got a completely different perspective of how to approach running on trails, and how we should just completely enjoy it. You’ll find Melina doing some of her best work on the mic at Perth Trail Series events, getting everyone pumped up and raring to go. Make sure you say hey to Melina if you're over in the west, she’d love to meet you! Woohoo!

Peak2Soon Podcast #4: Melina Mellino

Jimmy McKeown

Chris Huet

Welcome to RV13. We dissect our episodes with the young whippersnapper Jimmy McKeown- Australian Master Distiller of the Year, trail running with Melina Mellino and passion &amp; poetry with Chris Huet. We also talk Ben’s work of art in the Australian War Memorial. Listener feedback is in here too. And some wider Season 2 announcements for 2020. And we finish off with our suggested reading list.  Pick up a book and do some reading!  INTSUM 1:30     Jimmy McKeown. Australian Master Distiller of the Year. Modesty and humilty 3:00     Genesis of the Whippersnapper logo 3:50     Differentiation 7:50     Melina Mellino …. And about being the energy in the room 11:00   Silent Sundays 13:05   Toe shoes, lycra, Lululemon, singlet, visors and covering up 14:40   Chris Huet, precision and passion….. through poetry 17:50   Strength in words 19:00   Is poetry for me? 20:50   Southern Comfort in Woolsheds 23:10   Ben’s challenge to Tim for 2020 23:46   About a challenge and grinding away 25:48   Ben’s Highly Commended Artwork in the Australian War Memorial…. We talk about where it is and how it came about 28:10   What inspired Ben’s painting in the War Memorial 30:02   The Unforgiving60 Playlist! How did it come about? 32:25   Listener feedback and comments      34:33   Feedback on ‘Piss taking’ 35:40   Questions from Zagreb, Croatia. And someone is indeed reading the show notes! 37:20   A note from Wandering Distillery 37:47   Feedback from Kirsty. A request to discuss our favourite books. 38:50   The start of Ben and Tim’s Recommended Reading List……   MORE  www.unforgiving60.com email: debrief@unforgiving60.com     MUSIC Music as always by The Externals. Find out more about The Externals on Spotify   PLAYLIST The Unforgiving60 Playlist also available for free on Spotify. A collection of power songs: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7cjO1k0evBeP2nFxX83Akp?si=Ths0BS7mTaqAsEBXSxVzzg

Welcome to RV13. We dissect our episodes with the young whippersnapper Jimmy McKeown- Australian Master Distiller of the Year, trail running with Melina Mellino and passion &amp; poetry with Chris Huet. We also talk Ben’s work of art in the Australian War Memorial. Listener feedback is in here too. And some wider Season 2 announcements for 2020. And we finish off with our suggested reading list.  Pick up a book and do some reading! INTSUM 1:30     Jimmy McKeown. Australian Master Distiller of the Year. Modesty and humilty 3:00     Genesis of the Whippersnapper logo 3:50     Differentiation 7:50     Melina Mellino …. And about being the energy in the room 11:00   Silent Sundays 13:05   Toe shoes, lycra, Lululemon, singlet, visors and covering up 14:40   Chris Huet, precision and passion….. through poetry 17:50   Strength in words 19:00   Is poetry for me? 20:50   Southern Comfort in Woolsheds 23:10   Ben’s challenge to Tim for 2020 23:46   About a challenge and grinding away 25:48   Ben’s Highly Commended Artwork in the Australian War Memorial…. We talk about where it is and how it came about 28:10   What inspired Ben’s painting in the War Memorial 30:02   The Unforgiving60 Playlist! How did it come about? 32:25   Listener feedback and comments      34:33   Feedback on ‘Piss taking’ 35:40   Questions from Zagreb, Croatia. And someone is indeed reading the show notes! 37:20   A note from Wandering Distillery 37:47   Feedback from Kirsty. A request to discuss our favourite books. 38:50   The start of Ben and Tim’s Recommended Reading List…… MORE  <a href="http://www.unforgiving60.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.unforgiving60.com</a> email: <a href="mailto:debrief@unforgiving60.com">debrief@unforgiving60.com</a> MUSIC Music as always by The Externals. Find out more about The Externals on Spotify PLAYLIST The Unforgiving60 Playlist also available for free on Spotify. A collection of power songs: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7cjO1k0evBeP2nFxX83Akp?si=Ths0BS7mTaqAsEBXSxVzzg" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7cjO1k0evBeP2nFxX83Akp?si=Ths0BS7mTaqAsEBXSxVzzg</a>

@RV13- On Jimmy McKeown, Melina Mellino, Chris Huet and our Recommended Reading List

This episode is just great fun! Melina Mellino is a former United States Airforce Computer Systems Operator: But she knows nothing about computers! Melina claims it was good sales work by the US Military that got her into the Airforce. So good that instead of 4 years she signed up for 6 years of ‘adventure’! Melina served in Afghanistan, including driving trucks and tactical vehicles as her secondary task. After Afghanistan she served in Turkey, where Melina reflected that people’s problems with internet connections were in stark contrast to people problems in Afghanistan. Melina left the military after Turkey and went to ‘just hang out’…. back in Afghanistan. Melina then got the lure of Australia to study natural medicine. But she needed a laptop!? Who would have thought!? And that clearly didn’t last! Trail running has always been her passion and we talk- lycra, headbands, shoes, nature and the community of trail runners. And we talk power songs! Melina now owns and runs the Perth Trail Series where she encourages people to get out there, run, have fun and just 'woohoo'!  Intelligence Summary (INTSUM) 02:55 How it all started 04:00 How the military sucks fun out of fun activities 05:50 On flying 08:30 Why we yelled at communications experts 09:45 In Afghanistan. Endearing thoughts. Running convoys from Bagram Air Base to Mazar e Sharif 13:00 In Turkey 16:00 Hanging out… back in Afghanistan 19:15 Into Australia. Chase the sun 19:55 Studying Natural Medicine 21:35 Fact check Australia’s coastline length 27:50 Trail running as a vocation 28:30 Zoolander struts into the conversation (Ben!) 31:45 What is trail running? 36:35 Ben’s mountain running and bathrooms 44:10 Is it a competition? 49:01 How Melina describes her leadership style 55:55 Power Songs!  Melina, Tim and Ben’s power songs 01:01:00 Lycra XX:YY:ZZ  Is no one still reading the show notes? 01:02:15 Tee Shirt or Singlet? 01:02:40 What prose/ poetry inspires Melina 01:03:10 Tim reads Edward Abbey   “May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view.”  ― Edward Abbey  About Perth Trail Series  http://www.perthtrailseries.com.au  Music As always….  by the Externals. Find more Externals music on Spotify   Contact Us debrief@unforgiving60.com www.unforgiving60.com

This episode is just great fun! Melina Mellino is a former United States Airforce Computer Systems Operator: But she knows nothing about computers! Melina claims it was good sales work by the US Military that got her into the Airforce. So good that instead of 4 years she signed up for 6 years of ‘adventure’! Melina served in Afghanistan, including driving trucks and tactical vehicles as her secondary task. After Afghanistan she served in Turkey, where Melina reflected that people’s problems with internet connections were in stark contrast to people problems in Afghanistan. Melina left the military after Turkey and went to ‘just hang out’…. back in Afghanistan. Melina then got the lure of Australia to study natural medicine. But she needed a laptop!? Who would have thought!? And that clearly didn’t last! Trail running has always been her passion and we talk- lycra, headbands, shoes, nature and the community of trail runners. And we talk power songs! Melina now owns and runs the Perth Trail Series where she encourages people to get out there, run, have fun and just 'woohoo'! Intelligence Summary (INTSUM) <ul><li>02:55 How it all started</li> <li>04:00 How the military sucks fun out of fun activities</li> <li>05:50 On flying</li> <li>08:30 Why we yelled at communications experts</li> <li>09:45 In Afghanistan. Endearing thoughts. Running convoys from Bagram Air Base to Mazar e Sharif</li> <li>13:00 In Turkey</li> <li>16:00 Hanging out… back in Afghanistan</li> <li>19:15 Into Australia. Chase the sun</li> <li>19:55 Studying Natural Medicine</li> <li>21:35 Fact check Australia’s coastline length</li> <li>27:50 Trail running as a vocation</li> <li>28:30 Zoolander struts into the conversation (Ben!)</li> <li>31:45 What is trail running?</li> <li>36:35 Ben’s mountain running and bathrooms</li> <li>44:10 Is it a competition?</li> <li>49:01 How Melina describes her leadership style</li> <li>55:55 Power Songs!  Melina, Tim and Ben’s power songs</li> <li>01:01:00 Lycra</li> <li>XX:YY:ZZ  Is no one still reading the show notes?</li> <li>01:02:15 Tee Shirt or Singlet?</li> <li>01:02:40 What prose/ poetry inspires Melina</li> <li>01:03:10 Tim reads Edward Abbey</li> </ul> “May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view.”  ― Edward Abbey About Perth Trail Series  <a href="http://www.perthtrailseries.com.au/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.perthtrailseries.com.au</a> Music As always….  by the Externals. Find more Externals music on Spotify Contact Us <a href="mailto:debrief@unforgiving60.com">debrief@unforgiving60.com</a> <a href="http://www.unforgiving60.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.unforgiving60.com</a>

S1E32- Go Run Trails! Melina Mellino on trail running and embracing fun, nature & life