Sam & Katie sit down with Edwin Smith – a relatively new runner who’s dived deep into the world of trail running over the past few years. Edwin recently ran Mudgee Marathon in just over 4 hours, and he’s chasing that sub-4 early next year 👀

He also completed the Pilliga Grand Slam (10k, 50k, 20k spread across 3 days!) and is now building a running community through his social content. Edwin talks us through how he documents his journey and how his Pub Half Marathon concept ended up gaining huge traction online.

Check out Edwin here → @running_with_edwin

Upcoming for Edwin:

Six Foot Track

105k self-guided course early ‘26

Red’s Backyard Ultra on the radar

Edwin

4 runs per week

Tempo work

2hr trail long run on weekends

Katie

3 day run-strength plan

12×400m, 3×8min

Zwift sesh + heavy gym work

Sam

Half-Yasso 800s

Tempo + Threshold + k-reps

Hilly long run with a spicy finish on Sunday 😮‍💨

Toppo Trail Shoes

Injinji Toe Socks

“Warming up” before your run

Recovery Base Shellharbour

Edwin shouts out The GOATs Trail Running Club

Greg Frost – 2:28

Jacob Foster – 2:28

Stefan Deane-Smith – 2:36

Russ Dessaix-Chin – 2:38

Mitch Ryan – 2:46

Liam Henderson – 2:50