Arron is the first track runner we have had on the podcast! 

 

He is a firefighter, a running coach and is also studying nutrition part time. He leads a plant based lifestyle and lives with his wife and two fur babies in Melbourne. 

 

Arron has competed on the professional running circuit throughout Australia as a sprinter/middle distance athlete. He has over 20 professional wins, from the 100 metres to the mile distance, including 3 wins at the prestigious Stawell Gift Easter running carnival, the richest professional running carnival in the world.

 

Arron is currently on a hiatus from competitive athletics while he tries out some new challenges in trail running & spartan events, as well as continuing with run coaching 

 

This is one of the longer episodes and I could have talked to Arron for another hour or more - there were so many nuggets of wisdom! I took so much from this chat and I hope you get a lot out of it too.

 

We talk about how he fits training around his shift work schedule, the importance of loving the process, why training is as much about functional fitness than it is performance and so much more. This is an episode you won’t want to miss. 

 

Fun fact: Arron and I live in the same suburb in Melbourne, walk our dogs at the same park and shop at the same fruit & veg store but haven’t met in person yet! 

Find Arron on Insta  @arron_downes

 

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