29/10/2026
3 things you probably don’t know about Dr. Z.
You’ve seen the training, the races, the medals and probably a few bad ideas along the way. 😂
But there are still chapters of my life that most people here don’t know about.
A football TV show.
A race day that completely surprised me.
And a football comeback at 43.
Three different stories.
All part of the same journey.
Swipe through.
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1. I had my own football TV show. ⚽📺
From 2021 until November 2023, I was part of Calcio Talk on Il Globo TV.
The first season started with Alessandro and Matteo from Calcio Club, with me co-hosting and producing the show. Later, our friend Vito Doria joined us.
When the boys moved onto a different pathway, I continued for seasons two and three as producer, writer and co-host, with massive support from Vito and the teams at Il Globo, Rete Italia and Il Globo TV.
Every week moved fast.
Monday: editorial meeting, planning and ideas — mostly through our WhatsApp group.
Tuesday lunchtime: record the episode.
Tuesday evening at 7pm: on air.
And one of the things I was most proud of: Calcio Talk was the only free-to-air TV show featuring Italian Serie A and Serie B highlights.
Football has always been a massive part of my life.
For three seasons, I got to write about it, produce it and talk about it on TV.
2. I worked the event… then ended up on the podium. 🥇
On 14 September 2024, David Edwards and I raced DEKA FIT Melbourne.
What made the day even crazier was that I wasn’t just there to race.
At the time, I was working for DEKA, and that morning the event got hit by a storm.
When we arrived, everything had been blown around, so we spent the morning in the cold and rain setting the whole place back up.
By the time our race came around, I told David:
“Let’s switch off the clock. I don’t think I’ve got much today.”
Then we raced anyway.
In the end, we finished 1st in our age group team category and 3rd overall in the male pairs.
Not bad for a day that started with clean-up d