June 28, 2023

EP149: GC Marathon Special - Ft. Matt Davy Run2PB Coach with Race Week Tips & Mitch Dyer (Euro Edition) - Athletics Commentator / @Straightatit

1 hour 49 minutes

In this week’s Better with Running Podcast, Chriso and Zacca are joined for the first part of the show with Run2PB Co-founder, Coach and all round legend Matt “Mattress” Davy, we hear all about his training and managing a busy lifestyle as a young dad and stepping up his role as coach to partner and run2pb coach Gemma Maini. Matt talks to us about his new location where he is segment hunting and still managing to knock out some big ks and elevation.

Zacca and Chriso hit Matt up for some advice for listeners heading to the Gold Coast Marathon, we hear his practical tips for race week and race day, before Chris puts him through his paces on the Quick Fire Q&A, which includes a flex on his culinary skills.

We hear about Chris’s race week as he lines up at the Gold Coast over the 10km

Including an 81km week and tune up session that has all setup for a big weekend on the roads. Zacca continues to gain momentum logging more ks, ahead of a busy weekend.

You can join Chris and Zacca on the Shakeout Run on the Gold Coast on Friday June 30th, meet out the front of the QT Hotel for a 7:30am departure.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lululemon-clubhouse-tickets-651577294227

The episode rounds out with the traditional chat about a random article in Canadian Running News, this week involving a former pro cyclist jumping into a 50k Trail race and winning it!

Part 2:

Zacca interviews Mitch Dyer on tour in Europe chasing diamond leagues and covering races, we hear about his plane, trains and automobiles adventures, and also he reveals his new running media start up - https://www.instagram.com/straightatit_/ - the reason behind it, his plans and what the future of athletics looks like!

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