James Constantine is a man of many talents who wear many hats! He is Marketing, Comms & Strategy Manager at Athletics NSW, Director of 'Distance Running in NSW', Events manager for Run NSW, regular race caller at ANSW events and a very handy runner in his own right (16:05 5km guy).

This week Haddy shares a couple of Sydney Brewery Lagers with James and they discuss the direction of running and athletics in NSW and Australia. James details the plans to harness the massive boom of runners in Australia and how to make our running superstars into household names.

We field some listener questions from Aussie Running Royalty and preview some of our chances at the upcoming Tokyo Olympics. 

It's impossible not to feel positive and enthusiastic after listening to James speak about running. He is one serious seriously stoked runner!

Haddy also tests out his very first set of carbon plates in the ASICS Metaspeed Edge Tokyo Edition and gets down to Runnulla to review them with Sean 'The Godfather' Tindale.

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Matt Pellow has announced his entry into the trail running world with a stunning victory in the prestigious Ultratrail Australia 100km. All this on the back of a 6 week training block and a pair of Next %. Unbelievable!

This week Wolf and Haddy have the pleasure of interviewing this incredible athlete. He exudes a confidence and self awareness that only enhance his undeniable talent.

We dive into Matt's history as a Pro Triathlete and his path to entering UTA with only 2 weeks to go. We also uncover the psychology and pacing strategy behind successfully negotiating his first ever trail race.

Matt certainly bucks the conventional wisdom in the trail world and looks to be another athlete on the rise!

Haddy also gets down to Runnulla to review the Salomon Sense Ride 4 with Sean 'The Godfather' Tindale.

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Paige Linegar is a name you should know in the World of Ultramarathon. She stormed to victory and a race record (2:31) in the 2020 Coastal Classic and was narrowly beaten by Ruth Croft in this year's UTA50. This was off the back of almost zero racing for the past 6 years. A pure talent!

In Ep88 Wolf and Haddy discuss her recent success and try to uncover Paige's secret formula. The love of running, freedom and nature is clearly evident in this one.

Paige's skill set is seemingly endless. She's a psychologist, a naturopath, a herbalist and a nutritionist. So many 'ists! We mine her for the right foods, the best supplements and the most effective mind tricks to help us along our running journeys.

We also discuss Paige's time in a Spanish hippy commune, solve Wolf's mushroom questions and determine the perfect amount of cashews for eternal happiness.

Wolf crosses for a quick shoe review with Sean at Runnulla and we let you know about a new partnership with Maximum Adventure and the Raffertys Coastal Run.

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Rob de Castella truly needs no introduction but here it goes anyway.

Deek is a genuine Aussie icon. A 4 time Olympic marathoner, 2 time Commonwealth Gold medalist, Australian of the Year and still the National marathon record holder with an astonishing 2:07:51.

These days Deek is pouring his time and effort into empowering our Indigenous population through his program the Indigenous Marathon Project and promoting a life changing diet initiative through Deek's Health Foods.

Haddy has the honour of chatting with Deek and they discuss the state of Aussie and World distance running, the ingredients required to produce the next Aussie marathon legend and how to capitalise on our current recreational running boom.

We also speculate on the times Deek would have run in a pair of 'super shoes', determine the optimum amount of pre-race beers and uncover the entry criteria to the Aussie Sporting Icon 'Tash' Club.

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Tom Do Canto is a Melbourne Marathon winner, 6ft Track Champion, gun Sports Podiatrist and certified Shoe Guru. The complete package!

This week Haddy catches up with Tom and they get stuck into all things loading, intensity and injury. They break down the secrets behind Tom’s success across track, road and trail running and discuss the difficulties of the work/family/running balance. They also get proper nerdy in the dark world of carbon plates, high stacks and rocker bottoms.

Tom lets us know how to save our big toe nails and how to chase down Deek and possibly even the Kenyans!

We cross to Sean at Runnulla to review the Petzl Swift 900 lumen headlamp or as Haddy calls it “The Day Maker”.

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This week Wolf and Haddy chat with 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic hopeful Peta Tobin.

Peta was a promising sprinter before she was plucked from the track by the Aussie Winter Olympic talent identification program. She was promptly sent to South Korea and throw onto the ice. Talk about thrown in the deep end!

We discuss the transition from track to ice and the thrills of hitting 125km per hour on the bobsled track. Peta lays out the road to Beijing 2022 and fills us in on the challenges ahead and the difficulty of squeezing into full body lycra!

Wolf also tries to wrangle himself a spot on the female luge team!

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When she’s not driving cattle trains or mustering on horseback Sarah Foster is out conquering the World of ultramarathon running. Her most recent conquest was the Delirious WEST 200 miler (350kms) in an astonishing time of 71 hours.

Sarah almost exclusively trains on a remote cattle station in far North Queensland and we chat about the challenges of fitting in 20-30 hours of training around the hard yakka of farm life.

We discuss the practicalities of living and training in an isolated environment and the impact on Sarah’s mental health. We also learn how to avoid feral pigs and dingoes and the best way to tackle a cattle grate.

The Wolfman also makes a cameo to review the HOKA Rocket X with Sean Tindale down at RUNNULLA.

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In Ep83 Haddy gets the opportunity to chat with both 2020 Six Foot Track Champions! 

We discuss Joasia being marooned in Australia during covid and dominating the Aussie Ultra circuit as well as her decorated international career. 

We get a bit more race specific with Ben and discuss what's behind winning one of Australia's most competitive trail races.

We also catch up with Matt from Fractel to let you know about all the new products in the Fractel range.

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Like many before him, Jamie Hildage, was drawn from the UK to the rich red earth of Australia. He has since been tearing up that red earth with 2 completions of a 530km epic from Alice Springs to Uluru, simply named ‘The Track’.

Jamie is a stage racing veteran and is in the middle of completing a multi-day ultramarathon on 5 different continents tackling conditions from jungle, to snow capped mountains, to the desert. Haddy chat’s to him about the practicalities of stage racing and the gear and nutrition challenges this style of racing presents.

We delve into Jamie’s expertise in positive psychology and the benefits of this mindset across business, family and endurance sport. We also discuss Jamie’s upcoming event – The Hard Way Home – where he’ll run 1100km in 11 days from the NSW/SA border to Bondi Beach to raise money for the Australian Childhood Foundation.

We touch base with new Podcast Partner ‘RAIDLIGHT’ and chat with Alex about their range of incredible trail kit.

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Australian Ultra Running Association (AURA) members Margaret Hadley and Michael Hooker were named the Australian Female Ultra Runner of the Year and Australian Male Ultra Runner of the Year for 2020.  

The two ultra runners were awarded the prestigious awards by the AURA Committee for their astounding performances throughout the year, and both were taken aback, as well as humbled, by their wins. 

Haddy had the chance to catch up with both winners to uncover the determination and perseverance that are required to perform at such astounding levels of physical and mental endurance.

Hadley, 40, impressed the AURA Committee with her strong and consistent podium finishes across a range of ultra events in WA, including the Australia Day Ultra 100km (1st Female in a time of 9:08:24), Birdy’s Backyard Ultra (1st Female with 201.300km in 40 hours), the Salming Bibra Lake RunningWorks Festival 50km (1st Female in 3:52:39) and the Lighthorse Ultra 12hr (1st Female and 1st Overall with 116.620km). 

Hooker, 40, also wowed the panel with his collection ultra events, including 1st Male/1st Overall in the following events – the Australia Day Ultra 100km (in a time of 7:27:03), the Lark Hill Dusk to Dawn 100km (7:54:27), Birdy’s Backyard Ultra (268.400km), Feral Pig Ultra 100mi (18:28:42) and the Yaberoo Trail Ultra 50km (3:47:03).

We also caught up with friend of the show Steve Redfern to chat about his exciting new project: The Southern Sydney 24hr Ultra.

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