• Interview: Lee Troop
    Jul 11 2026
    The inaugural Geelong Running Festival is on Sunday, 20 September, taking runners through iconic Kardinia Park, and along the stunning Corio Bay foreshore. Choose your distance - the Marathon, Half Marathon, or 6.5km Community Run - on a course certified by World Athletics. Enter now at geelongrunningfestival.com.au

    2:09 marathoner, Olympian, and now the Founder and Race Director of the Geelong Running Festival, Lee Troop joins Julian Spence for this weekend's interview.

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    50 mins
  • Interview: Haftu Strintzos
    Jul 8 2026

    In his first and only long-form interview to date, Brady catches up with the new Australian Marathon Record Holder, Haftu Strintzos.

    Haftu recently ran 2.06:20 to win and break the course record at the Gold Coast Marathon on Sunday July the 5th.

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    42 mins
  • 454: Monaco Diamond League | VIC & NSW XC State Championships | Morton Games
    Jul 14 2026

    454: Monaco Diamond League | VIC & NSW XC State Championships | Morton Games

    This week's running news is presented by Precision Fuel & Hydration, they make it simple with a free online planner, visit precisionhydration.com and get your numbers.

    Brad keeps the lactate under control. Julian reminisces about Geelong teams gone by.

    Brady maintains a good week although it ends on a low note.

    This week's running news is presented by Precision Fuel & Hydration, they make it simple with a free online planner, visit precisionhydration.com and get your numbers.

    Dominic Lobalu took line honours in the Monaco Diamond League 5000m in 12:52.54, winning by .06 over Graham Blanks, while Ky Robinson ran 13:26.70. Emmanuel Wanyonyi set the World Record in the 1000m in 2:11:83, while Daniel Williams ran 2:16.41. Jess Hull paced the 3000m to lead Agnes Ngetich to a 8:08.95 victory. Elly Fleming won the 1000m in 2:53.23 Diamond League Results

    Logan Janetzki won the Victorian Cross Country Championship in Bundoora, winning the 10k in 31:26 ahead of Sandringham teammate Ben Buckingham and Liam Cashin of Western Athletics. Sandringham went on to win the Premier Division Title ahead of Bendigo and Melbourne Uni. Georgia Hansen for Box Hill won the State Title in 35:40 ahead of Natalie Rule for Sandringham and Katherine Dowie for Ballarat. Sandringham also secured victory in the Women’s Premier Division over Box Hill and Melbourne University. AthsVic Results Hub

    Josh Phillips won the NSW Short Course XC Championships, taking out the 7.5km at Dapto in 22:42. Kate Spencer successfully defended for a third consecutive title 26:12. Athletics NSW Report

    Tara Palm third in Porto Alegre Marathon in Brazil 2:34:40 after leading for much of it, with Kaoutar Kahhaz of Morocco winning in 2:33:01. The men’s race was won by Zineddine Ouria of Morocco in 2:08:52 while Eliud Kipchoge 2:18:42 for 12th in his world tour. Results

    Jackson Sharp lead a quartet of Aussies in the Mile at the Morton Games in Dublin, Ireland, with Jack Anstey in 3:55.01, Thomas Diamond in 3:55.40 and Alex Stitt in 3:56.00. Jude Thomas ran 13:17.98 in the 5000m, while Toby Gillen ran 13:38.69. World Athletics Results

    Claudia Hollingsworth set a meet record in the Meeting Lignano in Italy to win the 1500m in 4:00.70 World Athletics

    One Running provided boys each with a custom long sleeve top, which the boys review.

    Whispers touches on some additional news items with some concerning trends, then Moose pitches a new segment “core or kook”.

    This episode’s Listener Q’s/Training Talk segment is proudly brought to you by Precision Fuel & Hydration. What are the 1%’ers you guys do to supplement your running? Visit precisionhydration.com for more info on hydration and fuelling products and research, and use the discount code given in the episode.

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    1 hr and 56 mins
  • Interview: Adam Didyk
    Jul 17 2026

    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.

    This weekend's interview on the Inside Running Podcast, Brady Threlfall sits down with Coach, Adam Didyk.

    How do you break a national marathon record? We dive into that and plenty of training talk with coach Adam Didyk in this interview. Adam is one of Australia's leading distance running coaches, guiding both Australian marathon record holders, Jess Stenson and Haftu Strintzos. In this episode, we unpack the principles behind elite marathon performance, training philosophy, race preparation, and the key ingredients that go into producing record-breaking performances.

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    1 hr and 26 mins
  • 456: Lakeside:10 | Sydney Harbour 10 | Core or Kook
    Jul 28 2026

    456: Lakeside:10 | Sydney Harbour 10 | Core or Kook

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    Brad recovers his achilles in time for race day Julian rates shoe launch concepts.

    Brady gets his course director on, then all three boys recap their raceday at Lakeside:10

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    Matt Buckell for Bendigo won the Lakeside:10 in 29:08, ahead of Jordan Skelly and James Heneghan. Sandringham won the Men’s Premier Division ahead of Western Athletics and Bendigo. Donve Viljoen won in 33:28 for Box Hill ahead of Natalie Rule and Stella Radford. Box Hill went on to win the Women’s Premier Division over Sandringham and South Melbourne AthsVic ResultsHub

    Ed Marks won the Sydney Harbour 10 in a course record time of 28:12 over Luke Hince and Liam Cashin. Holly Campbell won in 32:39 ahead of Amy Robinson and Eloise Wellings. Official Results

    Chicago Elite Fields announced featuring Australians Izzy Batt-Doyle and Pat Tiernan, current defending winners Jacob Kiplimo and Hawi Feysa. Official Press Release

    Whispers explains what happened during an Aussie’s overseas campaign, then Moose and the boys goes through listener submissions of Core or Kook

    This episode’s Listener Q’s/Training Talk segment is proudly brought to you by Precision Fuel & Hydration. Does running culture overemphasise the marathon?

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    The boys wrap up with a preview of the athletics program at th Commonwealth Games this week then the upcoming Shokz activation with Sydney Marathon.

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    2 hrs
  • Interview: Rory Linkletter
    Jul 31 2026

    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.

    This weekend's interview on the Inside Running Podcast, Brady Threlfall sits down with Rory Linkletter.

    This week’s guest on the Inside Running Podcast is Canadian distance running star Rory Linkletter. Rory is an Olympian, a 2:06 marathoner, the second-fastest Canadian marathoner of all time, and the Canadian Half Marathon Record Holder with his 59:49 performance at the Houston Half Marathon earlier this year. Outside of running, Rory is a podcaster, YouTuber, and proud owner of one of the best mullets in the sport.

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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • 457: Glasgow Commonwealth Games Recap | Sunshine Coast Marathon
    Aug 4 2026

    457: Glasgow Commonwealth Games Recap | Sunshine Coast Marathon

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    Brad's recurring calf struggles cut his running week short. Julian gets through a busy week after Lakeside:10. Brady takes on being the course director for Run Echuca Moama

    Rose Davies on the opening night of the athletics programme in Glasgow became the 10000m Commonwealth Champion in 31:39.32, with Lauren Ryan placing fifth. Ky Robinson was also crowned 10000m Commonwealth Champion winning in 27:49.93. Rose Davies backed up for the double to then become the 5000m Commonwealth Champion in 14:44.53 with Jess Hull taking the silver medal, Linden Hall seventh in her fourth Commonwealth Games.

    Ky Robinson followed on to win the silver in the 5000m in 13:24.70 behind Matthew Kipsang of Kenya with Jackson Sharp in ninth and Seth O’Donnell sixteenth Cara Feain-Ryan placed fourth in the 3000m Steeplechase, with Faith Cherotich of Kenya winning in 9:01.76. Sarah Billings takes home the Bronze medal in the 800m running 2:00.61 behind winner Georgia Hunter-Bell in 1:59.51, with Lillian Odira just pipping Billings in 2:00.58. Luke Boyes takes the silver in the Men’s 800m behind Navasky Anderson of Jamaica, Peyton Craig sixth and Peter Bol seventh Abbey Caldwell won the mile in 4:39.31, leading an Australian podium sweep with Jess Hull and Claudia Hollingsworth. Cam Myers salvaged a silver medal in 3:55.26 with Josh Kerr carrying the momentum to win in front of a home crowd, with defending champion Oli Hoare in fifth and Adam Spencer in eighth.

    Results

    Brett Robinson won the Sunshine Coast Marathon in 2:15:45 in rainy, steamy conditions ahead of Taketoshi Oe of Japan and Jamie Lacey. Beth Mackenzie of the US won in 2:37:26 ahead of Nikki Curry and Sarah Short. Izzy Batt-Doyle took another half marathon win in 1:08:49, ahead of Georgia Grgec and Rebecca Lowe, while Ryan Gregson returned to the event to win in 1:04:01 ahead of Jordan Skelly and Kye Lowth. Callum Davies won the 10km in 29:30, while Gabrielle Schmidt won in 33:26. Results

    Jude Thomas posted 3:34.72 in the 1500m at the IFAM Oordgem at Belgium, while in the 5000m Georgia Griffith won the B race in 14:44.64 while Maudie Skyring was fourth in 14:49.47. World Athletics Results

    Whispers headliners City 2 Surf, while Brady on the Loose tries to enforce the headphone policy in races, then goes through some more listener submissions of Core vs Kook.

    This episode’s Listener Q’s/Training Talk segment is proudly brought to you by Precision Fuel & Hydration. What are your thoughts on Josh Kerr’s low volume/high quality approach?

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    1 hr and 55 mins
  • Interview: Damion Perry, Puma Senior Product Line Manager
    Aug 7 2026
    The Shoe Geeks take this interview with Damion Perry, who joins them from Boston and is the Senior Product Line Manager at Puma.

    This Special Episode is proudly brought to you by Shokz. They have just released the Shokz OpenRun Pro 2 TCS Sydney Marathon presented by ASICS Co-Branded Edition. Only Available at shokz.com.au and Shokz booth at TCS Sydney Marathon Running Show presented by ASICS.

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    1 hr and 13 mins