Joey Twidale, Founder of Wippet Apparel, and I met through Instagram. At first, I had no clue he was in Australia, but once I heard his story I had to get to know him better.

During this conversation, sponsored by Previnex, we talk about:

• How he’s never considered the irony of his name “Joey” as an Australian (you know, a baby kangaroo) Surely I can’t be the only one who thought this?
• The story of how I found his brand, Wippet, through Instagram
• The 50K he did last weekend in Cairnes, Australia in 80% humidity and 80+ degrees (29-31 C)
• How he got into endurance running
• His first marathon on the beautiful Sunshine Coast of Australia and how it was a family affair
• What he uses for running fuel
• His cancer diagnosis at age 22 two days before Christmas
• The story of how he met his wife at the black tie fundraiser his friends organized for him the year after his diagnosis
• Being a high school teacher (grades 7-12)
• His online apparel business for runners, Wippet, how he got started and where the name came from

Also, here are some new Australian terms I learned during this episode. Please let me know which ones I missed!

• Stall = Booth
• Track = Course
• Ticket = Certification
• Chrissie = Christmas

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