Running Matters

Matt is joined with Danny Toole to interview two of the founding members of the Bushies, John Masters and Bill Hick.

The boys discuss how the group was founded back in the late 60’s and share the funny stories and characters who have been part of the group’s unique history.

They chat about some of the events the group has run, including the National Park Triathlon and the National Park Ultra Marathon.

They discuss the Bushies cycling group that rides to Canberra over two days and then competes in the Canberra Marathon on Day 3.

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In this episode Brendan talks about his running origins as a weekend warrior to representing Australia in the road 100km ultra marathon.

Brendan shares advice on sessions to include in your weekly program, he gives nutrition advice to maintain your race weight and optimize your performance.

He discusses the six foot track marathon in detail including; the course, nutrition prior to the event and during, his competition on the day and of course post-race beers.

He offers nutrition and hydration advice to people completing ultra marathons and he discusses the highs and lows of Western States.

Finally, Brendan talks proudly about his business Up Coaching.

I finish the Podcast with a post-race wrap up with Strava Matt from Ep 12.

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Matt North is joined with guest host Paul Hadfield to interview Matt Sheather (Strava Matt).

Strava discusses his race plan for the Narrabeen All Nighter on this Saturday which involves twelve hours of running from 8pm to 8am.

The boys share upcoming events, training tips, favourite podcasts, shoes and books.

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This episode is brought to you from Bright in Victoria. The group has gone down for the 4 Peaks Alpine Climb.

Its an informal chat about the event which has been running for 39 years and the internal rivalry between the runners, enjoy!

Matt is joined with Paul Hadfield to debrief the Coastal Classic 2018 at Gymea Pub. They discuss the pro's and cons of the event, look at people's performance and pay out their rivals MARS. 

Matt has a chat with Harry Ward, an elite runner from the Sutherland Shire. Harry chat's about winning the Sydney Marathon, coming 1st, 2nd and 3rd in the Sutherland to Surf and beating Lloydy in his first ever marathon.

Matt is joined by co-host Paul Hadfield to interview Peter Hadfield, dual Olympian and Com Games Silver Medallist.

Peter won a total of nine Australian Championships in Athletics between 1976 and 1985. He was the best decathlete in Australia for ten years from his first nationals win in 1976, when he broke the Australian record, until he retired after the National Championships in 1985.

Peter takes us through his race preparation before Olympic events and talks about the importance of simulating the event in training to minimise surprises on race day.

He gives us some insight into the metal strategies allowing him to compete in ten events over two days.

He talks about the prevalence of performance enhancing drugs in his era and the systematic doping programs that were happening not only with individuals but whole teams.

He chats about his relationship with notorious Australian Athlete and convicted drug smuggler Reg Spiers.

He jokes about being an unknown athlete in Australia and the only autograph he signed in his ten year career was for a lady in LA who mistook him for Christopher Reeve!

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Matt interview's Andrew Lloyd, Olympian and 5000m Com Games Gold Medalists about the glory days. Andrew talks about winning the City 2 Surf four times, winning the Melbourne Marathon three times and winning the Gold Coast Marathon after a big night out.

He takes us through a typical training week which included 200km's. He discusses his race preparation and strategy and shares advice to improve performance.

He chats about his competitors, Australian greats Robert de Castella and Steve Moneghetti and how he had it all over them when they raced on the track.

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Matt and Danny interview special guest Gerhard Van De Venter, also known as Zulu.

Zulu grew up in South Africa, he was running 48 seconds for 400m and 1:52 for 800m when he was given a Scholarship in the US at the age of 18.

He takes us on his jurney to the US and talks about migrating to Australia. There's some great running advice and plenty of humour.

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Matt interviews seven of his runing mates after the Six Foot Track Marathon. We get an insight into the ups and downs the runners faced during the race. The interviews take place at the Bank Hotel, its noisy and the host is sloppy, what more could you ask for!