460: National XC Championships | Silesia Diamond League | Novablast 6 Review

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Brad returns from Thailand.

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Jess Hull placed second in the 1500m at the Silesia Diamond League in Poland, running 3:55.20 just behind Tsige Duguma, with Sarah Billings running 3:56.73 and Linden Hall 4:01.44.

Audrey Werro maintained her form in the 800m over Femke Bol at the Lausanne Diamond League, while Birhanu Balew held off a trio of Americans to win the 5000m.

Haftu Strintzos won the 2026 National Cross Country Championships held in Ballarat over Yohanes Asmare and Ed Marks, with Victoria the winning team over New South Wales and South Australia.

Yomif Kejelcha set a new World Record at the Buenos Aires Half Marathon, running 56:51 to reclaim the world record

Jimmy Whelan places 8th at the Antrim Coast Half Marathon in a personal best of 61:19

Australian Athletics announces team to represent at World Road Running Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark

Women’s Team

Half Marathon: Donve Viljoen, Lauren Ryan, Ruby Smee, Rebecca Lowe

5km: Rose Davies, Georgia Griffith

9Road Mile: Linden Hall, Sarah Billings

Women’s Team

Half Marathon: Jack Rayner, Haftu Strintzos, Ed Marks, Liam Boudin

5km: Ky Robinson, Toby Gillen

Road Mile: Oli Hoare, Jude Thomas

Press Release

New York City Marathon announced their elite fields for this years edition, to feature defending champions Benson Kipruto and Hellen Obiri, debut from Andreas Almgren as well as Australians Haftu Strintzos and James Nipperess

The boys review the newly released Asics Novablast 6, going through the specs, what’s changed in the latest update, how and where they’re wearing it and how it fits in the current landscape.

Whispers wonders whether a social media trend of fishing for attention works, then Moose passes judgement on some listener-submitted Kook or Core.

This episode’s Listener Q’s/Training Talk segment is proudly brought to you by Precision Fuel & Hydration. Tips to manage the quads and legs in a hilly marathon?

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Take a trip down memory lane to March 2019 (Ep 71) as Ellie Pashley and Julian Spence recap their marathon PBs from the Nagoya and Lake Biwa Marathons. Listen to the lessons learned in their in-depth recaps. 

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Brady catches up with Precision Ambassador Hugo Fry, a 2:17 marathoner, 63-minute half marathoner and 29-minute 10K runner, fresh off the plane in Australia ahead of the Sydney Marathon.

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459: European Athletics Championships | Izzi Batt-Doyle

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Izzi Batt-Doyle is this week’s guest host, sharing her recent run of half marathons around Australia and her preparation for the Chicago Marathon.

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European Athletics Championships held in Birmingham featured the return of Jakob Ingebrigsten defending his 5000m crown, Andreas Aalmgren dominating the 10000m, Audrey Werro upsetting Keeley Hodgkinson in the 800m and Georgia Hunter-Bell winning a tactical 1500m.

Jimmy Whelan places second at the Podium 5K in Manchester, running a time of 13:50

US 1500m Champion Jonah Koech sanctioned for irregularities in his biological passport, accepting a 3 year ban for blood doping.

Whispers are waiting on the World Road Racing Championships announcement then

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The biggest buzz at the London Marathon this year wasn’t just the racing, it was around Nomio. It’s a performance shot used by athletes like Cole Hocker and Conner Mantz. Nomio is used before their key sessions and races, whether it’s breaking the American Marathon record or getting WC gold in Tokyo. If you want to check it out yourself, it’s at drinknomio.com and if you’re in Australia or New Zealand, you can find it at Aid Station, and over at The Running Company.

Julian sits down with Jimmy Whelan (professional runner, former cyclist, Barcelona resident, and Salomon-sponsored athlete) for a wide-ranging conversation covering Jimmy's season update, his unconventional path to becoming a full-time pro, marathon ambitions, training philosophy, and some candid takes on athlete pay and doping in running.

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458: City2Surf | XCR Lake Wendouree Half Marathon | World Athletics U20 Championships

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Brad tries to keep his calf together as he prepares for holiday.

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Andy Buchanan won the City2Surf in 40:27 ahead of Luke Hince and Ed Goddard, with Holly Campbell winning ahead of Eloise Wellings and Stacey Winter.

Donve Viljoen won the Victorian Half Marathon Championship in 1:14:51 this year held at Lake Wendouree, Ballarat and winning over Mia Roux and Annabelle Coleman.  Sandringham won the Women’s Premier Division over South Melbourne and Box Hill.

Daniel Williams won the silver medal in the 800m at the U20 Athletics World Championships held in Oregon, USA. Other performances included Eliza Lawton finishing top 10 in the 3000m.

Whispers gets wind of a  few headliners for the Melbourne Marathon, Brady on the Loose wonders whether a frontrunner should get the attention, then Moose leads some more Core or Kook submissions.

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457: Glasgow Commonwealth Games Recap | Sunshine Coast Marathon 

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Brad's recurring calf struggles cut his running week short.

Rose Davies on the opening night of the athletics programme in Glasgow became the 10000m Commonwealth Champion in 31:39.32, with Lauren Ryan placing fifth.

Ky Robinson followed on to win the silver in the 5000m in 13:24.70 behind Matthew Kipsang of Kenya with Jackson Sharp in ninth and Seth O’Donnell sixteenth

Results

Brett Robinson won the Sunshine Coast Marathon in 2:15:45 in rainy, steamy conditions ahead of Taketoshi Oe of Japan and Jamie Lacey. Beth Mackenzie of the US won in 2:37:26 ahead of Nikki Curry and Sarah Short.

Jude Thomas posted 3:34.72 in the 1500m at the IFAM Oordgem at Belgium, while in the 5000m Georgia Griffith won the B race in 14:44.64 while Maudie Skyring was fourth in 14:49.47.

Whispers headliners City 2 Surf, while Brady on the Loose tries to enforce the headphone policy in races, then goes through some more listener submissions of Core vs Kook.

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The biggest buzz at the London Marathon this year wasn’t just the racing, it was around Nomio. It’s a performance shot used by athletes like Cole Hocker and Conner Mantz. Nomio is used before their key sessions and races, whether it’s breaking the American Marathon record or getting WC gold in Tokyo. If you want to check it out yourself, it’s at drinknomio.com and if you’re in Australia or New Zealand, you can find it at Aid Station, and over at The Running Company.

This weekend's interview on the Inside Running Podcast, Brady Threlfall sits down with Rory Linkletter.

This week’s guest on the Inside Running Podcast is Canadian distance running star Rory Linkletter. Rory is an Olympian, a 2:06 marathoner, the second-fastest Canadian marathoner of all time, and the Canadian Half Marathon Record Holder with his 59:49 performance at the Houston Half Marathon earlier this year. Outside of running, Rory is a podcaster, YouTuber, and proud owner of one of the best mullets in the sport.

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456: Lakeside:10 | Sydney Harbour 10 | Core or Kook

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Brad recovers his achilles in time for race day

Brady gets his course director on, then all three boys recap their raceday at Lakeside:10

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Matt Buckell for Bendigo won the Lakeside:10 in 29:08, ahead of Jordan Skelly and James Heneghan. Sandringham won the Men’s Premier Division ahead of Western Athletics and Bendigo.

Ed Marks won the Sydney Harbour 10 in a course record time of 28:12 over Luke Hince and Liam Cashin.

Chicago Elite Fields announced featuring Australians Izzy Batt-Doyle and Pat Tiernan, current defending winners Jacob Kiplimo and Hawi Feysa.

Whispers explains what happened during an Aussie’s overseas campaign, then Moose and the boys goes through listener submissions of Core or Kook

This episode’s Listener Q’s/Training Talk segment is proudly brought to you by Precision Fuel & Hydration. Does running culture overemphasise the marathon?

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The boys wrap up with a preview of the athletics program at th Commonwealth Games this week then the upcoming Shokz activation with Sydney Marathon.

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