462: Diamond League Final | Burnley 15k | QK Running review

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Brad gets into the routine with lactate measurement.
Julian backs up the Sydney Marathon with a week of sickness and the Burnley 15K.
Brady takes the measured approach post-Sydney Marathon. 

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Cam Myers won the Diamond League Final in Brussels in 3:30.14 to outlast Phanuel Koech, Ethan Strand and the rest of a top eight to finish within one second.
Jess Hull finished third in the 1500m in 3:54.73 behind Klaudia Kazimierska of Poland and Dorcas Ewoi, while Abbey Caldwell ran 3:57.19.
Audrey Werro once again held off Femke Bol with a victory of 1:54.75 in the 800m as Sara Billings ran 1:59.99.
Rose Davies ran a season best 14:37.47 in the 5000m with Frewanyi Hailu winning in 14:35.20 while Georgia Griffith also ran a season best of 14:38.69 and Linden Hall ran a personal best of 14:40.62
Diamond League Results

 

Adam Spencer set a new National Road Mile Record, running 3:53.83 for second in Düsseldorf with Jude Thomas third in 3:54.12 and Jack Anstey fifth in 3:55.56. Maudie Skyring placed fourth in the 5k in 15:40 with Olga Firsova seventh for 16:27.
World Athletics Results

 

Donve Viljoen won the Burnley 15K in 51:47 ahead of Stella Radford and Saskia Lloyd. Sandringham won the Premier Division ahead of South Melbourne and Box Hill.
Seth O’Donnell won in 44:23 ahead of Liam Cashin and Ben Beischer. Melbourne Uni were the winning Men’s Premier Division ahead of Sandringham and Box Hill.
AthsVic Results Hub 

 

The boys review the latest tights and singlet from QK Running, particularly the utility in their Elastic Monster tights range.

Whispers hears confirmation that an elite will be doing the Sydney-Melbourne double, Brady’s on the Loose over useless graphics then Moose asks whether it's Kook or Core to cheer on your competitors and tuck your shirt in.

 

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The biggest buzz at the London Marathon this year wasn’t just the racing, it was around Nomio. It’s a performance shot used by athletes like Cole Hocker and Conner Mantz. Nomio is used before their key sessions and races, whether it’s breaking the American Marathon record or getting WC gold in Tokyo. If you want to check it out yourself, it’s at drinknomio.com and if you’re in Australia or New Zealand, you can find it at Aid Station, and over at The Running Company.

n this episode of the Inside Running Podcast, Crokes sits down with European record holder and World Championship medallist, Andreas Almgren — They open with a look back at the historic Sweden vs. Finland "Finnkamp" track match, which goes down to the wire. Andreas then reflects on his European 10,000m title and his transition from the 800m to double threshold training. He explains what week of training looks like during the base phase and his go to race specific sessions. From there, the talk turns to his upcoming marathon debut in New York. Other topics of conversation include, heat and altitude training, race day warm ups and his recent book launch. The episode ends with a lighthearted debate about which race victories are the most prestigious.

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461: LIVE from Sydney Marathon featuring Ellie Pashley and Andy Buchanan with thanks to Shokz

Brad returns to routine before playing a big part in the broadcasting team.
Julian recaps his race experience at the Sydney Marathon with his friend Brett.
Brady overcomes a dodgy neck to get a good view of Ellie's run.

 

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Ellie Pashley won the Australian Marathon Championship, crossing the line in 2:28, and joins the boys onstage to recap her race. Milly Clark was second Australian, with Caitlin Scott third.

Andy Buchanan first Australian across the line in 2:10:14 to win the national championship, with Tim Vincent second in 2:13:54 and Liam Boudin third in 2:14:58. Andy also joins the stage and recaps his race day and his mindset in approaching this marathon.

Addisu Gobena was the outright winner in a course record time of 2:04:42, while World and Olympic Champion Peres Chepchirchir won in 2:18:31.

Sydney Marathon Results

 

Cam Myers ran 7:27.97 at the Zurich Diamond League behind Parker Wolfe in a Meet Record time of 7:27.43.
Audrey Werro ran a Diamond League Record of 1:53.70 with Jess Hull running 1:58.24 and Sarah Billings running 1:59.70.
Cole Hocker won the 1500m in 3:31.71 over Phanuel Koech and Yared Nuguse.
Diamond League Results

 

Moose on the Loose is fraught about mixing politics with sport as well as moralizing directly to athletes, then opens up Kook or Core to the audience.

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Catch all the chat from the Brooks Hyperion House Boat as we chat all things Sydney Marathon live, including shoe reviews, an interview with Tom Do Canto and all the chat around Sydney Marathon. 

Good luck to all our listeners racing on Sunday. 

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460: National XC Championships | Silesia Diamond League | Novablast 6 Review

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Brad returns from Thailand.
Julian needs better sleep while hitting the big loops in Canberra.
Brady embraces the change of seasons.

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Jess Hull placed second in the 1500m at the Silesia Diamond League in Poland, running 3:55.20 just behind Tsige Duguma, with Sarah Billings running 3:56.73 and Linden Hall 4:01.44.
Rose Davies third in the 5000m in 14:55.39 behind Nadia Battocletti and Freweyni Hailu, with Georgia Griffith running 14:59.02 and Lauren Ryan 15:02.73
Diamond League Results

Audrey Werro maintained her form in the 800m over Femke Bol at the Lausanne Diamond League, while Birhanu Balew held off a trio of Americans to win the 5000m.
Diamond League Results

 

Haftu Strintzos won the 2026 National Cross Country Championships held in Ballarat over Yohanes Asmare and Ed Marks, with Victoria the winning team over New South Wales and South Australia.
Holly Campbell won her maiden title over Ruby Smee and Jaylah Hancock-Cameron. New South Wales were the winning team in the Open Women’s, ahead of Victoria and Queensland.
Australian Athletics Report
Results

 

Yomif Kejelcha set a new World Record at the Buenos Aires Half Marathon, running 56:51 to reclaim the world record
World Athletics Report

 

Jimmy Whelan places 8th at the Antrim Coast Half Marathon in a personal best of 61:19
World Athletics Results

 

Australian Athletics announces team to represent at World Road Running Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark

• Women’s Team

• • Half Marathon: Donve Viljoen, Lauren Ryan, Ruby Smee, Rebecca Lowe

  • 5km: Rose Davies, Georgia Griffith

  • 9Road Mile: Linden Hall, Sarah Billings

• Women’s Team

• • Half Marathon: Jack Rayner, Haftu Strintzos, Ed Marks, Liam Boudin

  • 5km: Ky Robinson, Toby Gillen

  • Road Mile: Oli Hoare, Jude Thomas

Press Release

New York City Marathon announced their elite fields for this years edition, to feature defending champions Benson Kipruto and Hellen Obiri, debut from Andreas Almgren as well as Australians Haftu Strintzos and James Nipperess
Citius Mag Article

 

The boys review the newly released Asics Novablast 6, going through the specs, what’s changed in the latest update, how and where they’re wearing it and how it fits in the current landscape.

 

Whispers wonders whether a social media trend of fishing for attention works, then Moose passes judgement on some listener-submitted Kook or Core.

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Take a trip down memory lane to March 2019 (Ep 71) as Ellie Pashley and Julian Spence recap their marathon PBs from the Nagoya and Lake Biwa Marathons. Listen to the lessons learned in their in-depth recaps. 

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Brady catches up with Precision Ambassador Hugo Fry, a 2:17 marathoner, 63-minute half marathoner and 29-minute 10K runner, fresh off the plane in Australia ahead of the Sydney Marathon.

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459: European Athletics Championships | Izzi Batt-Doyle

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Izzi Batt-Doyle is this week’s guest host, sharing her recent run of half marathons around Australia and her preparation for the Chicago Marathon.
Julian remembers the days when he flew around the You Yangs.
Brady gets in some quality time alongside his son.

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European Athletics Championships held in Birmingham featured the return of Jakob Ingebrigsten defending his 5000m crown, Andreas Aalmgren dominating the 10000m, Audrey Werro upsetting Keeley Hodgkinson in the 800m and Georgia Hunter-Bell winning a tactical 1500m.
Results via World Athletics

Jimmy Whelan places second at the Podium 5K in Manchester, running a time of 13:50
https://www.instagram.com/p/DcHBfOPsERl/ 

US 1500m Champion Jonah Koech sanctioned for irregularities in his biological passport, accepting a 3 year ban for blood doping.
Lets Run Report

Whispers are waiting on the World Road Racing Championships announcement then
Moose contemplates some Core Lord behaviour.

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The biggest buzz at the London Marathon this year wasn’t just the racing, it was around Nomio. It’s a performance shot used by athletes like Cole Hocker and Conner Mantz. Nomio is used before their key sessions and races, whether it’s breaking the American Marathon record or getting WC gold in Tokyo. If you want to check it out yourself, it’s at drinknomio.com and if you’re in Australia or New Zealand, you can find it at Aid Station, and over at The Running Company.

Julian sits down with Jimmy Whelan (professional runner, former cyclist, Barcelona resident, and Salomon-sponsored athlete) for a wide-ranging conversation covering Jimmy's season update, his unconventional path to becoming a full-time pro, marathon ambitions, training philosophy, and some candid takes on athlete pay and doping in running.

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458: City2Surf | XCR Lake Wendouree Half Marathon | World Athletics U20 Championships

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Brad tries to keep his calf together as he prepares for holiday.
Julian endures sickness around the household to put some big days in.
Brady braves the Ballarat cold for the half marathon around Lake Wendouree.

 

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Andy Buchanan won the City2Surf in 40:27 ahead of Luke Hince and Ed Goddard, with Holly Campbell winning ahead of Eloise Wellings and Stacey Winter.
Official Results

 

Donve Viljoen won the Victorian Half Marathon Championship in 1:14:51 this year held at Lake Wendouree, Ballarat and winning over Mia Roux and Annabelle Coleman.  Sandringham won the Women’s Premier Division over South Melbourne and Box Hill.
Tom Bowers of APS just managed to win over Callen Goldsmith in 1:05:55 with Ben Ludbrook and Benjamin Beischer close behind.
Sandringham also won the Men’s Premier Division ahead of Melbourne Uni and Box Hill.
AthsVic ResultsHub

Daniel Williams won the silver medal in the 800m at the U20 Athletics World Championships held in Oregon, USA. Other performances included Eliza Lawton finishing top 10 in the 3000m.
World Athletics Results

 

Whispers gets wind of a  few headliners for the Melbourne Marathon, Brady on the Loose wonders whether a frontrunner should get the attention, then Moose leads some more Core or Kook submissions.

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  The Shoe Geeks take this interview with Damion Perry, who joins them from Boston and is the Senior Product Line Manager at Puma.  

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