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377: Houston Half Marathon | State 5000m Champs | Elite Marathon Fields

Whether you're a first timer, chasing a new PB or vying for a podium place, the McLaren Vale Marathon is the run for you on the 1st of June.  With a new town centre race hub, beautiful courses through the vines, award winning wines and much, much more to see and do - South Australia's favourite destination race will not disappoint. Register today at mclarenvalemarathon.com.au

Brad continues to manage short term pain for the long game.
Julian hosts the Hoka Bondi 9 launch Melbourne, then goes through some old Strava segments of his.
Brady returns from Brisbane and gets a lay of the land up north.

This week's running news is presented by Axil Coffee https://axilcoffee.com.au/

Morgan McDonald runs 4th fastest Australian Half Marathon of all time of 60:58, to place 11th at the Houston Half Marathon. Conner Mantz came second in an American Record time of 57:17, scrapping with Addisu Gobena to the line, while Pat Tiernan withdrew after 10k. Lauren Ryan also ran the fourth fastest Australian half marathon time of 68:43, with Senayet Getachew of Ethiopia winning in 66:05 ahead of Weini Kelati setting a new American record in 66:09.
Official Results

 

Max Shervington and Sian Munks each take out the Western Australian 5000m Champs.
Results via World Athletics

 

Jacob Gardner and Beth Allen win the Tasmania State 5000m Championships.
Official Athletics Tasmania Results

 

London Marathon announced their elite fields including Andy Buchanan, Brett Robinson and Jack Rayner. Eliud Kipchoge will return as will defending champion Alexander Mutiso Munyao, and also feature Valencia Marathon winner Sebastian Sawe and Jacob Kiplimo making his debut.
World Athletics Article

 

Pat Tiernan to line up for the Boston Marathon, with this year’s edition to be headlined by defending champions Hellen Obiri and Sisay Lemma.
World Athletics Article 

 

This episode’s Listener Q’s/Training Talk segment is proudly brought to you by Precision Fuel & Hydration. Visit precisionhydration.com. This week’s listener question asks what the definitive effort for a long run should be.

The whispers are out for a National Cross Country Champs venue locked in for the next few years as well as marathon race announcements, then Moose on the Loose opens up the discussion of the motivations of a Run Leader building their personal profile.

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Catch up on the latest in running shoe chat with the January edition of Shoe Geeks with Moose, Nitta and TDC. 

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This week’s guest is one of the most highly respected Sports Cardiologists in the world and a sub 2:30 marathoner. He is the Head of the Heart, Exercise and Research Trials Lab at St Vincent’s Institute and the Victor Chang Cardiovascular Research Institute, as well as being a Cardiologist and Head of Cardiovascular Research at St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne.

He completed a PhD at St Vincent’s and University of Melbourne and 4 years of post-doctoral research at the University Hospital of Leuven in Belgium. His research and clinical work focuses on the effect of exercise on the human heart.

He has more than 300 peer-review publications and text-book chapters, serves on multiple international guideline statements and is regularly invited to present at all major international cardiology conferences.

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376: Brian Beckstead | Cadbury Marathon | Leanne Pompeani

This episode is sponsored Altra Running check out their latest shoe the LONE PEAK 9+ and listen in later in to Moose's interview with Brian Beckstead Altra Footwear Co-Founder. Visit altrarunning.com.au or visit your local specialty running store to shop now.

Leanne Pompeani returns to catch us up on her last few races and makes a huge announcement for her debut marathon, training into that
Julian finds some positives in the rebuild even when he gets lost.
Brad plays the long game as works around the heat.

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Valencia 10k Andreas Almgren of Sweden takes out the in a new European record of 26:53, just ahead of Dominic Lobalu of Switzerland and Vincent Langat of Kenya. Hellen Ekale Lobun set a massive personal best of 29:31 ahead of Girmawit Gebrzihair and Fotyen Hailyu of Ethiopia.
Official Results

Fraser Darcy won the 2025 Cadbury Marathon in Hobart Tasmania, in 2:26 while Camille O’Donaghue won in 2:54:46.
Sarah Klein won the half marathon in 1:17:25 while Richie Egan also won in 1:09:52.
Official Results

Adelaide University Athletic Club hosted the inaugural Run the Loop, with Caitlin Adams and Jonothan Harris posting the fastest times on the 2.2km loop.
Official Results

Julian reviews the recently released Altra Lone Peak 9+, a trail shoe available through all running specialty shops. Julian goes a little into the history of Altra and then delves into how he’s been finding the Lone Peak 9+.

Listener Question whether its beneficial to do a little more intensity with less days of running.

Moose on the Loose muses on convicted dopers re-entering professional racing, then the whispers speak about potential moves between training groups and lining up races

This week’s guest is CEO and co-founder of Altra Running Brian Beckstead. Brian chats with Julian about his origins in Orem, Utah, meeting his future team and using their observations in barefoot running to inform the philosophy that went into developing the first Altra models, as well as building up their distribution on the cusp of the barefoot trend.
Brian reflects on some of the significant moments and mistakes that have characterised Altra’s growth as a running brand, committing to trail running and getting adopted by the hiking community then talks about making innovation and running shoe foam, and how Altra position themselves in the mainstream running culture. He breaks down some truths and beliefs of running brands, talks about his current involvement, then gives further detail into the Altra Lone Peak 9+ before rounding out with the future direction of Altra.

375: Starting 2025 | Beatrice Chebet 5k World Record | Surf Coast Track Classic

The Bluff 2 Boat Ramp is Australia’s richest World Athletics Certified 10km event.

With a huge prize pool totalling $17,000 for both Female and Male top placed Athletes. Visit Tasmania on March 16th for the CD Joinery Bluff to Boat Ramp and enjoy a fantastic run-cation of clean air, spectacular scenery, food and holiday vibes. 

Register today - www.bluff2boatramp.com 

Brad gets out to the beach while his achilles is on the mend.
Julian lets a footy player fly by as the Surf Coast Track Classic contends with the heat.
Brady hits his yearly mileage goal then watches everyone in town roll through the track.

 

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Berihu Aregawi of Ethiopia and Marta Garcia ring in the new year by taking out the San Silvestre Vallecana 10km road race in Madrid.
World Athletics Report

 

Beatrice Chebet sets a 5k World Record of 13:54, becoming the first woman to run under 14 minutes ever at Cursa Dels Nassos, Barcelona.
World Athletics Report

 

Surf Coast Track Club Nathan Stoate 29:55 in warm conditions, Penny Townsend was first woman across in 37:13. Reece Edwards won the 5000m A Race in 14:41.42 while Elise Beacom was the fastest female in 18:24.35
Aths Vic Results Hub

 

Listener Question asks what the determining factor for a Masters Runner to break three hours in the marathon, then the Whispers clarify the brand contract movements, as well as some names floating for Bluff 2 Boat Ramp.

Moose on the Loose revives a classic, on the amount of extra effort to ignore another runner out on the trails.

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Let's go back to Episode 26!!! As Crokes interviews NZ distance runner who moved to Keyna from a young age, Jake Robertson after they both ran the 2018 Lake Biwa Marathon together. 2.08 for Jake that day. 

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374: Inside Running 2024 Awards | 2025 Predictions | Roo Run Anglesea 

This weeks episode of the Inside Running Podcast is sponsored by the Running Warehouse Ballarat Marathon Early Bird Pricing is available until Jan 6th, sign up before the price rise at ballaratmarathon.com.au.  

Brady opens the show with his annual review editorial on the year of 2024, a year that saw Olympic triumph and drama, national records rewritten and new talent emerged.

 

He then recaps his race at the Roo Run in Anglesea.
Julian gets a bit of continuity going while getting Roo Run organised.
Brad tries to start the new year well by managing his achilles with the right shoes.

 

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Sam Toll took out the Roo Run 8km in Anglesea ahead of Ben Ludbrook and Toby Menday, while Siobahn Sefton won the event ahead of Eliza Eddy and Jasmine Hume.

Official Results

 

This week the boys discuss their choices and the listener submissions for the annual IRP Awards which includes:

 

• Athlete of the Year

• Most Improved Athlete

• Most Consistent Athlete

• Race of the Year

• Best Running Shoe

• One to Watch for 2025

The show wraps up with Moose on the Loose not seeing the need for the split into finer age categories, while wishing for participants to pay attention to the details. Whispers on some athletes contract changing brands and teams.

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Background Music in Editorial: Music from: Taylor Conade    / @taylorconade   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZinuhTh7ZU 

The TCS Sydney Marathon presented by ASICS Ballot is Open! Chase your next Abbott World Marathon Major star in Sydney! Run across the iconic Harbour Bridge at sunrise and finish at the steps of the world-famous Sydney Opera House. Whether it’s your first star or your 7th, this bucket-list marathon is unmissable. Enter the Ballot now at tcssydneymarathon.com

Cam Myers is this weekend's guest as he joins Crokes for this in person interview. He has been the name on everyone’s lips the last couple of years. He was the 2nd youngest person to break the 4min mile, behind Jakob Ingebrigtsen and holds the world record for the fastest mile by a 16year old. At the age of 17 he ran 1500m in 3:33, and earlier this year, won a silver medal at the World Junior Championships. 

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373: Vic & NSW Milers Club | The Mo Katir Situation | Planning Races in Marathon Build

Run Fast – run flat at the 2025 ASICS Gold Coast Marathon. Entries open 2nd December. Head to www.goldcoastmarathon.com.au for more info.

Brad continues to manage his achilles as Christmas comes nearer
Julian faces the crunch of the holiday retail period and the Roo Run race week.
Brady recovers from his bout of covid while eyeing off his mileage goal for the year.

 

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Seth O’Donnell outkicked Thomas Diamond to take out the A Race at Vic Milers Club 1500m in 3:41.47, while Reece Langdon set a T38 National Record in 3:47.98.

Jaylah Hancock-Cameron came over from NSW to triumph over Amy Robinson in 4:11.77
Hamish Donahue won the Men’s 800m A Race in 1:48.61, while Tess Kirsop-Cole won the Women’s 800m A race in 2:04.36
AthsVic Results Hub

 

Jackson Sharp edges Josh Phillips in the NSW Milers Club 1500m in 3:43.70, while Fleur Cooper won the 1500m in 4:20.47 ahead of Zoe Melhuish. Danette Sheehan won the 5000m as did Ciaran Rushton.
Athletics NSW Results

 

Mo Katir has been handed an additional ban of four years by the Athletics Integrity Unit, for falsifying travel documents in relation to his previous ban failure from whereabouts failure. He now serves two concurrent bans, with this new ban reaching to 2028
Athletics Weekly Report

 

Listener Question asks what and when the last race for a marathon build should be, then Moose sneaks in his Christmas purchases while Brady goes Loose over the vain sake of mileage. Whispers circulate about who’s slated to appear at next year’s Maurie Plant meet, as well as the title of the meet itself.

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The TCS Sydney Marathon presented by ASICS Ballot is Open! Chase your next Abbott World Marathon Major star in Sydney! Run across the iconic Harbour Bridge at sunrise and finish at the steps of the world-famous Sydney Opera House. Whether it’s your first star or your 7th, this bucket-list marathon is unmissable. Enter the Ballot now at tcssydneymarathon.com

Sydney Marathon Event Director and 28min 10km guy and 2.16 marathoner, Wayne Larden joins Brady to talk all things becoming a world marathon major.

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