64 Malcolm Norwood part 1

Brad bounces back on Strava, and works his fitness back up despite the humid weather.

Jack Rayner, Sinead Diver, Lisa Weightman and Brett Robinson feature in the 2019 London Marathon Elite Fields.

Men’s Elite Field

Women’s Elite Field

Pat Tiernan runs a PB of 61:22 in the Houston Half Marathon. Ultramarathoner & Western States record holder Jim Walmsley runs 64:00 to rattle heads for an Olympic Trials Qualifier. Emily Sisson runs 67:30, narrowly missing Molly Huddle’s National half marathon record

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The field for the Australia World Cross Country Trial is announced and the boys make their predictions.

Athletics Australia preview

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Ultrarunner and Two Bays 56km winner Steph Auston asks about alternatives to the conventional 7 day training cycle, before Moose explores the statistical definition of a “hilly” marathon.

Brady chats with elite runner from 1500m to the marathon, Malcolm Norwood about the scale of athletics, running the Great North Run and 2:12 at Twins City Marathon. Mal talks about the training for the marathon through conditioning on the hills of Ferntree Gully and his strict instructions on how to race it.

Malc talks about representing Australia at World Cross in Auckland, and finding the rhythm at Bundoora.

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Malcolm takes it back to the beginnings at schoolyard rivalries in Albury, starting at sprints and winning the 800m, and how his love of running helped channel his hyperactivity. The first half of this interview concludes with how he joined Nike in the early 80s through Raylene Boyle and

heading to AIS under pressure, not knowing who Pat Clohessy was and setting the record for the longest suspension at the AIS.