In this episode of Better with Running Podcast, Sophie Fitt joins Zacca to talk all things running, they begin with an update on their training, including some thoughts on which way is the best / correct way to run around the tan and also what is the time rule on waiting for people joining up on a long run.

Matt Davy records once again on the road, another segment of training talk, this time delving into tempo runs, the why, benefits and some examples.

Soph’s Health Corner discusses cross training, and poses some questions about why its in your program and the purpose of it.

Zacca catches up with Campbell Maffett from Love the Run and meet director of the Collingwood Classic being held on Thursday Dec 1st.  

They talk briefly about Campbells highlights as a runner himself and how he continues to still run well as a masters and his secrets to staying on the park.

Campbell provides listeners detailed information about the Collingwood classic - https://athsvic.org.au/events/collingwood-classic/ including the races on offer and the fields. We also hear about his run club that is helping kids move more, this free club is open to all and details can be found here www.kidsrunclub.net

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This week on the Better with Running Podcast, the guys are joined by a number of guests.

Firstly we hear about Zacca's training including hitting the roads of Albert Park for the trusty km reps, before rounding out the week with a close friend/former traininig partner, Josh Papa who is training for a 43km challenge off the back of some health issues. 

Support Josh here: https://kmsofcompassion.asrc.org.au/page/JoshuaPapanikolaou

Chris hits a tough session set by Coach Andy Buchanan, leaving him and his training Anna, exhausted contemplating getting a bus home.

Coach Matt "Mattress" Davy is back on the airwaves as he records from the car, a segment of training talk on the importance of hill strides and how to incorporate them in your training program.

In the arounds the grounds segment we hear 2 PB's from Coach Jack Davies, a local result from Trav Newton slicing over 4mins from his 10km PB and Freddie Roux over in the U.K smashing out a low 16min 5k Parkrun. The boys also recognise Run2PB Coach Josh Harris on making the Australian E-Sports Championships after winning a continental qualifier on ZWIFT. 

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Erchana continues to smash out marathon after marathon, still in QLD and edging closer to that world record, whilst another 'performance' over in China has the boys scratching their heads about how this exactly even happened. https://www.instagram.com/p/ClAHzT6P0wY/?hl=en

As part of the Run2PB partnership with the 2XU Wellness Run, the boys are joined by race director from O2 Events, Jordan O'Neill and Zareen Syed from Beyond Blue, to talk about the significance of the upcoming event, how you can become involved and the amazing work Beyond Blue does in the community in supporting mental health.

You can still join https://wellnessrun.com.au – hurry get in!

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If you need support or information around depression and anxiety.

Beyond Blue you can get immediate support 1300 22 46 36, 24/7 Service.

https://www.beyondblue.org.au/about-us/contact-us

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This week on the Better with Running Podcast, Chris and Zacca catch up again for a chat all things running and training.

Chris talks through another positive week and progression with his training including some 400s and a solid long run.

Zacca explains why he got up so early for a run, and is slowing converting towards becoming a morning runner, we hear about his workout around Albert Park, before he questions the behaviour of some triathletes and his training partner’s antics on a Sunday run.

Chris and Zacca attack the topic of transitioning into track spikes, and the importance of building strength and a layered approach in training before lacing them up for a race.

We hear about the New York Marathon, including a few stories from Run2PB athletes competing alongside 50,000 runners, and the toll the unseasonable conditions took on many, from the elites to recreational runners. The boys highlight and fan girl Jess Stensons Top 10 performance and discuss why there just isn’t enough attention given to it.

The boys talk about the pre-sale release for run2pb singlets,   https://www.run2pb.co/shop

Excite continues to build for the https://wellnessrun.com.au – join the Run2PB team and also the GONG5000 https://www.instagram.com/wollongongtrackclub/?hl=en

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This week on the Better with Running Podcast, Chris and Zacca give us an update on their training weeks.

Chriso takes on a session with some 1min reps and starts to feel like he is turning the corner and moving well.

Zacca takes on a new session on the boulevard, and then rounds out the week with another run along the bay path, featuring a tandem bike sending some abuse his way.

We hear about the Lululemon x Movember event, you can help support the cause by purchasing Movember gear or doing the more than a run

https://au.movember.com/get-involved/more-than-a-run

We hear about this weeks Run2PB Hero of the week, and an around the grounds update featuring Serene our Hong Kong based athlete lighting up the track and the lads provide an Erchana update as he continues her massive world record run for an important cause.

The boys dig into some WR chat, including some mind blowing efforts at the London Marathon,  https://www.runnersworld.com/uk/events/a27085475/guinness-world-records-london-marathon/ before dissecting some questionable tweets from running ‘gurus’.

There is also another call out for the wellness run as they edge closer to hitting the roads of St Kilda

https://wellnessrun.com.au – join the Run2PB team.

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This week on the Better with Running Podcast, Sophie Fitt joins the boys for a post marathon update, we hear about her marathon moon, how she is getting back rolling and then for a very important cause how she jumped  on the track and rolled some laps as part of the Run4Rossy. Soph gives us some insight into the story behind the event. 

You can donate and support via: https://hub.fightmnd.org.au/run-for-rossy 

https://www.instagram.com/runforrossy/?hl=en

Zacca knocks out another week, going to a staple fartlek session in the rain, and we have a deep dive into the progress of his knee, with an update and insights from the man who has got him back on the park,  James Telford from  Physiolife. James talks about the injury, his diagnosis, what steps he has introduced to get him back on track that can be applicable to all runners, before leaving us with some tips to help bulletproof you from getting injured.

Contact James on [email protected] : www.physiolife.physio

Follow James on: https://www.strava.com/athletes/68307539

Chris continues to rebuild with some more ks under the belt before getting some speed back into the legs with his first session, as all roads lead towards his pacing gig at the Wellness Run.

Around the grounds features some results from Josh Harris stable, including young legend Archie Payne breaking 40mins and embarking on another MND fundraiser.

The boys finish the show as they announce they are hunting for some pacers for the wellness run, with details released on socials.

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This week on the Better with Running Podcast, the boys open the show with an update from chris talking us through the situation of the floods of Shepparton, as he has had a stressful week with his community and many of his friends and family affected, we hear about the state of his training grounds and the clubrooms.

Zacca talks through some updates on his training including more progression with his body and a threshold session, before more name dropping on his long run.

Mitch from the Wollongong Track Club, joins the boys for a chat about the latest happenings at the track club, he takes us through the origins of the club and previews an event that has just launched the GONG5000 – chapter 2, detailing the course layout, events on offer and reveals some cryptic clues about sponsor prizes. We also hear about his own running and an exclusive on his future race plans

Zacca and Chris round out the show discussing some results abroad and then look towards the wellness run, and talk about the event, and how much they are looking forward to getting out and being involved with it once again.

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This week on the Better with Running Podcast, Chriso and Zacca talk through their training weeks.

We hear an update from Chris as he returns off the back of Melbourne Marathon, and cops some heckles from his training group about his Baby Giraffe impressions, as he continues to allow his body to recover. He hits some regular paces again causing some mid run celebrations and we hear about the hunger coming back as he looks towards summer goals.

Zacca continues progress with his Knee, with progression from the exercises and the help of his athlete/senior physiotherapist – James Telford, as he enjoys more freedom on the runs and less pain through day to day. He even takes some inspiration from Run Culture’s Dane Verwey with a morning dance routine to help with mobility. We hear about his session on the boulevard back to 5min reps with a change of pace element to it, and into a long run with a young buck in vapor flys!

Chriso and Zac are joined once again by Erchana Murray Bartlett is running a marathon every day, making my way from the tip of mainland Australia (Cape York) to the toe (Melbourne) that’s 155 consecutive marathons for a total of 6,200kms to spread a very important message - Extinction is a CHOICE and she has partnered with the wilderness society to raise $62,000.

We hear about her progress in far north Queensland, hitting the 2000km mark, running in a morph suit and how life is on the road knocking out a staggering marathon a day. The boys pepper some listener questions at Erchana and chat more about the impact she is having on the communities she is visiting and how the kindness of strangers along the way continues to buoy her as she continues this epic world record attempt.

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Dane is available at :https://www.runculture.org/

Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/run-culture-podcast/id1478354435

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This week on the Better with Running Podcast, its Melbourne Marathon race recap edition!

Soph Fitt joins the Chriso and Zacca to give an in-depth account of her day at Melbourne Marathon, we hear about how things didn’t go to plan but in an open and honest report, she outlines how the day unfolded and the learnings from the event.

We hear from Chris with his pacing duties, and how emotional it was for him to share the day with his great mate Anna and play a  role in her achieving her goal.

Both the boys reflect on the day and how proud as coaches they were with some of the performances and how much they loved the day.

Zacca and Chris are joined by one of the #teamrun2pb athletes James Telford, to hear about his massive run on the weekend, we hear about his background in elite sports and physiotherapy and how that has shaped his training, and what he has learnt since becoming part of Run2PB and having a coach. James talks us through his day on the roads of Melbourne, including meeting friends along the way and the elation of cracking 3hrs . James is also the director and senior physio at physiolife, and will be a regular on the show covering topics of running injury and prevention.

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This week on the Better with Running Podcast, its Melbourne Marathon race week edition!

In a training update, we hear from Chris about his taper week, as he puts the icing on the cake for his preparation, he openly talks through some struggles and doubts off the back of a session Zacca hits his biggest week since May, hitting 80k and with big improvements to his knee is starting to eye off races and enjoying resuming full training.

Zacca and Chriso swoon over Kipchoge  and his WR run in the Berlin Marathon, talking through some of the insane paces. We also hear about some of the quirky characters of the day, including the famous bottle man and also pineapple man.

We get an around the grounds on the #teamrun2pb athletes who towed the line at Berlin, including this weeks Run2PB hero of the Week – Edo, who managed to snag a huge 30+min PB along with getting an upgrade to the race hotel and snagging that famous viral photo with Kipchoge.

Chris and Zacca talk through the final week of Melbourne and tips for listeners regarding race week, race morning and the course breakdown, before wishing the community of 80+ athletes all the best ahead of the weekend.  You can come along to the after party here.

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This week on the Better With Running Podcast, once again Sophie Fitt, Marathoner and Run2PB coach joins

Zacca and Chris to talk through her Melbourne Marathon build up, as we edge closer to race day we hear about sophs long run and final workouts, along with her taper and nutrition plans.

Zac talks through the ongoing battle with his knee and the patience required to get results and momentum from his rehab program, he highlights a mini workout that surprisingly came out ok, but looks ahead to the changes he needs to make to get back moving forward with the help of his physio James Telford.

Chris details his final big long run and sessions and reflects on whats been an amazing training block and marathon build with his great training partner Anna Gee and the excitement he has for race day and seeing the whole running community on the day.

This weeks run2pb hero is announced, and its one of zacca’s athletes – Matty Morgan, who has overcome some obstacles of late with a return to running with a sacral injury but is now back and rolling including a podium on the trails.

Chris and Zac introduce Run2PB’s 20th coach to the community, Guy Walters is based in Newcastle, NSW. We hear about his success as a junior and how he got linked up with Scott Westcott Australian Olympian and the impact he has had on his running both on and off the track, Guy talks us through his pbs and what he is is most proud of, before we dive into his own coaching philosophy and favourite sessions

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