Zacca introduces his new co-host for this new season of the better with running podcast, Run2PB Coach Chris Armstrong. They discuss the big shoes required to fill, after taking over Matt's job, but we also reassure listeners that Matt (Mattress) will be featured throughout the season with regular updates and training insights.

Chris talks us through his plans for the season 2022, including an assault on his 3km Track P.B at the 'home of P.B's' - Box Hills, Hagenauer Reserve. He takes us through some of his current training, including explaining the "BoTan" and the origins of the name, and we also hear about his solo track session, which finished with a photo shoot on the track. Chris also sets the scene for his upcoming season which includes the Athletics Victoria XCR calendar of races and going full noise at the Gold Coast Half Marathon. He also leaves the door open for contract negotiations for a key signing for the Melb University Athletics Club.

Zacca talks through coming off the marathon with an extended break and the highs and lows of coming back onto strava and piecing together consistent weeks, before being caught out hitting a track workout with his club mates, including butchering his splits on the watch, but we  do hear about the fire in the belly coming back on the last rep. Zacca also sets his sights on the Gold Coast Marathon Weekend, with a 10k or Half on the cards. 

In our first "around the grounds" segment for 2022, we hear about some of Chris's stable doing some big things across a number of events, recognising a number of individual inspiring stories, including Ian Newman breaking 90mins over in the UK and how the Run2PB rallied behind him with some strava love before and after his big race. Chris also lets us know about his Father / Daughter combo that he has the pleasure to coach, as they are both astounded by Phil's 63min 10km, at the age of 79.

The boys finish up the show talking through some exciting results at the professional level that have caught their eye this past summer, before going down a rabbit hole of ways to get more fans to Australian athletics meets. 

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