Better with Running

Big episode with Zacca and Matt first discussing Run2PB proudly partnering with The Running Company Yarraville and New Balance to put on the Run2PB Virtual 5km Event, to be run between October 1st and 14th.  Run2PB coach Sammy the shoe dog jumps in to give a review of the prize for the virtual event, the New Balance 1080’s, along with an update on a cracking goal he’s made. Matt catches up with one of his athletes, elite Olympic lifter and all round great guy, Troy Hewkins. Who last weekend slashed 6 minutes off his half marathon PB, showing an outstanding transition from explosive event to endurance event. Run2PB coach Steph jumps online to give an update on her work placement up in sunny Queensland, along with how her athletes are going and how she recently dominated the Kuranda to Port Douglas Ultra. Steph also answers some listener questions! Brady comes back on to discuss Stewy McSweyn’s amazing 3km national record and also throws some banter around for the Run2PB Virtual 5km Event, including a match between Zacca and Matt.

Show Links:

Live Stream Event with Jessica Rothwell - Nutrition for All Runners 

Thursday 24th September 7pm > Watch via https://www.facebook.com/events/245873440056968/

Run2PB Virtual 5k Event > Register: https://www.run2pb.co/events

Partners

Yarraville Running Company, shop online @ https://www.therunningcompany.com.au/yarraville/

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

Socials

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Zacca and Matt catch up on how each other’s 60min workout went that was set by Brady. A challenging 20minute session of 5/4/3/2/1min ON, 1min jog recovery between each. They discuss the impacts training partners have on how they approach and execute sessions.

Matt catches up Run2PB coach, Sammy the Shoe Dog, to discuss triathlon and ironman racing shoes and the variables that should be taken into account when making such an important decision. Sammy also shares his wisdom of some key tips he would give to triathletes and coaches around their running training.

Matt catches up with one of his athletes, Katie Dall, fresh off her GC festival half marathon 3rd place. Finishing in a time of 1.27hr and knocking off over 9min from her PB. They dissect her race, the lead up to her race and what’s in store for the rest of 2020.

Zacca catches up with one of his athletes, Anna McPhie who took over a minute off her previous best for 5k time trialing a 23:22. Anna talks about her running journey and how the Run2PB community has helped her through the challenges of 2020!

Show Links:

You can find Activate Health and Fitness here:

https://activatehealthfitness.com.au/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/activate_health_fitness/

You can follow Katie’s running journey here:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ktplantpoweredpt/

You can follow Anna's running journey here:

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/eat.run.cook/?hl=en

Website: https://eatruncooknow.wordpress.com/

Yarraville Running Company, shop online @ https://www.therunningcompany.com.au/yarraville/

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

Run2PB Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJxkh-FgU2Wsork-18PfSUA

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In this week's episode, Zacca and Matt crunch the numbers on their 60min session set by Run2PB Coach Dave P. 

6min Effort

They discuss Stage 4 restrictions and the first thing they'll do when the 5km bubble is raised.

Run2PB Athlete Stu Mclay pens a cracking blog, that Matt and Zac both have some takeaways from.

Blog:https://www.run2pb.co/post/running-in-the-time-of-covid-19

Zacca interviews Chris O'Neill, Run2PB's newest coach.

Profile: https://www.run2pb.co/chris-oneill

Show Links:

Yarraville Running Company, shop online @ https://www.therunningcompany.com.au/yarraville/

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

Fractel - Brisbane Based Headwear Company: https://fractel.com.au/

Run2PB Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJxkh-FgU2Wsork-18PfSUA

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Zacca and Matt talk about their experiences with 1k reps, in anticipation of hearing another training talk segment, featuring Run2PB coaches Andy Buchanan and Brady Threlfall, as they discuss all things 1k Reps, they outline how they approach them in sessions and execute, filled with practical takeaways and key learnings for all runners.

Matt and Zac takes us through an around the 'track/trails/road' segment celebrating some amazing achievements from Run2PB athletes.

Zac catches up with Brad Fuller owner of the Yarraville Running Company, based in Melbourne. They discuss the shop's history, its fitting and instore experiences and now with the challenges of restrictions the way they have adapting and are still able to offer exceptional service online and via phone.

Show Links:

Yarraville Running Company, shop online @ https://www.therunningcompany.com.au/yarraville/

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

Fractel - Brisbane Based Headwear Company:  https://fractel.com.au/

Run2PB Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJxkh-FgU2Wsork-18PfSUA

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Matt and Zac talk about how they going Melbourne at the turnaround mark of the 6 week (stage 4 lockdowns), how they are going without having races and how they are keeping motivated with training and lack of events.

Zacca catches up with Luke Bell for an interview.

Luke debuted at Kona at the ripe age of 22, he then managed to have 2 top tens in the arguably worlds most famous endurance event - Ironman World Championships in Kona, Hawaii.

Luke's professional career across the Tri/70.3/full ironman amassed 50+ podium finishes

Including 4 top 10s in world champs, in this interview, zac talks about how Luke got into the sport at a young age, his success at Kona, and other events, turning professional and life on the roads, as well as reflecting on his training and racing experiences and what lessons he learnt from training with the worlds best.

Show Links:

Luke can be followed on instagram - https://www.instagram.com/auzzieluke/?hl=en

Support a local running store; https://www.therunningcompany.com.au/

Yarraville Running Company, shop online @ https://www.therunningcompany.com.au/yarraville/

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

Fractel - Brisbane Based Headwear Company: https://fractel.com.au/

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Zacca and Matt talk through their 60min sessions, and the positive feedback that they have been having in the running community.

Matt takes on Sophie Fitt's workout over a hilly course and finds it bloody tough!!

They talk about Madelines workout - 3 x 5min sets , into 30sec recovery /30sec hard with a 3min recovery between each.

Sammy the Shoe Dog is back in the house for another segment of 'Shoe Chat', talking about minimalist and maximalist

Run2PB Athlete Lauren Das returns to the mic (Previous Guest from Episode 2) for a catch with Coach Zacca Newman, as they discuss the past few 10k time trials including a shiny new P.B, Lauren also shares some wisdom and tips for all runners during these challenging times with a lack of races and broader issues in the community.

Show Links:

Support a local running store; https://www.therunningcompany.com.au/

Yarraville Running Company, shop online @ https://www.therunningcompany.com.au/yarraville/

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

Fractel - Brisbane Based Headwear Company:  https://fractel.com.au/

Run2PB Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJxkh-FgU2Wsork-18PfSUA

Find us here at: https://www.run2pb.co/better-with-running-podcast

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Zacca and Matt catch up about how they're managing the newly imposed Stage 4 Restrictions and how they are adapting their training and their athletes training in Melbourne to the new 60 minute exercise restriction. But it's not all doom and gloom! Other areas of Australia are getting back into racing and it's fantastic to see! Zacca throws a shout out to some of his athletes looking at doing time trials and racing within the next couple of months.

Run2PB coach Josh Harris gets behind the mic to interview one of his star athletes, Tassie legend Andy Allison.

 They discuss their pre and post assessments of Andy's 5km race and what's in store next!

Show Links:

Support local: Yarraville Running Company: https://www.therunningcompany.com.au/yarraville/

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

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Find us here at: https://www.run2pb.co/better-with-running-podcast

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Matt and Zac talk about the recently launched Baller2Runner 10km Program for team sports athletes looking to improve their running and they discuss what the program entails and their experiences from a coaching point of view.

Matt and Sammy Mclean catch up for another segment of Shoe Chat.

In this Part 2 of this week's interview,  with newly appointed Run2PB coach Sophie Fitt opens about topics that need more conversations in regards to female distance running, We look forward to hearing more from Soph in future on these topics in greater detail.

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Baller2Runner Program: https://www.run2pb.co/baller2runner

Sophie Fitt Coaching: https://www.run2pb.co/coach-sophie

Yarraville Running Company: https://www.therunningcompany.com.au/yarraville/

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

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Find us here at: https://www.run2pb.co/better-with-running-podcast

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Matt and Zac reflect upon their own training and challenges with a masked up Melbourne and dealing with the increased traffic out on the trails and paths.

Zac catches up with past guest and Run2PB Athlete, Stu Mclay they review his 3k time trial, and look ahead towards a new block and focus around a 10k Time Trial.

Matt also talks about the highs of running a cracking time trial to then facing a challenge with a rolled ankle.

In this week's interview, newly appointed Run2PB coach Sophie Fitt catches up with Zacca Newman as they detail her running journey, from her early cross country days to some of the amazing mentors and coaches that she has had over the course of her running career.

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Sophie Fitt Coaching: https://www.run2pb.co/coach-sophie

Run2PB Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJxkh-FgU2Wsork-18PfSUA

Find us here at: https://www.run2pb.co/better-with-running-podcast

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Matt smashes his time trial and zac grills him on how it all went down! 

Training Talk Segment: Run2PB Coaches Brady Thelfall and Andy Buchanan, Brady catches up with Andy and how he has been training, and then he takes us through his special hilly and threshold session.

This week also includes audio from a recent Run2PB Live event "

Training your mind - The mental side of running.

Featuring Coaches and Runners:  

Run2PB Coach & Australian Olympian Madeline Heiner 

Run2PB Coach & Australian Marathon Runner Josh Harris 

Run2PB Coach & Australian Trail/Ultra Runner Steph Auston 

Run2PB Athlete Stu McLay  

Hosted by  Zacca Newman 

 Discussion Topics:  

➡️  The role running plays in their own mental health.being. 

➡️  Resilience and Running 

➡️  Bouncing Back from Setbacks & Motivation

➡️  Strategies and Tactics used in racing and training 

➡️  Viewer Questions

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Watch the Live Event Replay here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wM6SRAZke08

Run2PB Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJxkh-FgU2Wsork-18PfSUA

Find us here at: https://www.run2pb.co/better-with-running-podcast

Review on us: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/better-with-running/id1506419354