The Aussie Runner Podcast

Jez & Damo speak to 'Boobs on the run' founder Mel Warman, a fantastically unique spin on a running group & a lovely human being to boot. Learn how her Mum inspired her to set it up, how it works, the success stories & why pace / distance are importantly, not a thing. Learn how they keep their members going mentally, avoid common pitfalls of getting started with running, the magic number of runs per week and the self care required to keep on running. Learn why determination trumps motivation every time, why you should steer clear of Mel & her morning tea & we unearth another VERY important running concept … what's your #pootrigger?

Geoff & Neil speak to the one & only Claudine Chicheportiche, the high performance mindset coach behind many successful athletes, leaders & entrepreneurs. It is no coincidence that this karate mad mind boggler has coached the last two male Coast to Kosciuszko 240km winners. Learn exactly what mindset training is, how to become a super-coachable human, what winning from freedom not fear is, the secret of mindset by design, what real self-awareness & growth mindset is & ultimately how to both know & create the runner you want to be. Jump on the comfy chair, lie back & tune in, this one is for all of your little grey brain cells.

Jez & Damo go way back to the beginning, chatting once again to local Sydney marathon legend & speedster David Crinti … learn how his ground breaking Run Beyond Project has developed, how fatherhood has impacted his running, answer: he now has a 17 min park run with a pram PB :-), his thoughts on the coast to Kosciusko reboot, Deek's record going, our first Kona-ironman-loo story and we create a new & exciting niche area for data analysis, run-poo-nalytics.

Episode 100!!! … Jez & Damo mark the occasion by chatting with one of Bondi Rescue's favourite Lifeguards, Andrew 'Reidy" Reid. This guy packs a lot in to life, runner, cyclist, swimmer, open ocean paddler, ironman, TV star, Dad, MC, event director, photographer, ex garbo & a genuine true blue top Aussie bloke. Amongst many fascinating insights & stories learn how Reidy transformed from a 120 kg chain smoking drinker to what he is today, how Bondi Rescue & running changed his life and … !newsflash! … do we finally have an origin story for the infamous poo jogger?

It's not often you hear someone unpack how they went from back-of-the-pack to podium athlete, a truly fascinating insight for runners of all distances ... hear Geoff & Neil discover an emotional love story starring the premier invite only 240km Coast to Kosciuszko (c2k) ultramarathon & its 2022 winner, athlete, fireman, passionate husband & Dad, Rob Mason.

A story 12 long years in the making, 6 c2k finishes later, 12 hours off his first attempt of nearly 40 hrs & ultimately sowing the seed that led to an 'all in' declaration in 2022 to not just take part, but to win.

Find out what the 'all in' approach actually involved, what he learnt from previous winners, why he employed a mindset coach, how to turn your support crew into professionals & exactly which 3 questions he asks himself hundreds of times mid-race.

3 years on, Geoff & Neil sit back down with Australian Ultra running's equivalent of Russell Crowe, prolific International podium snatcher & super-coach, bro from across the ditch, Scotty Hawker (NZ). With a recent 2nd spot at UTA100 the boys speak to Scotty about the changing landscape of UTA, what he's learnt about training, injury, nutrition, check-point tips/tricks & multiple cycles of plant vs meat based diets (may include traces of egg :-)).

Jez & Damo chat to the ACT Brumbies most capped player, publican & parkrun fanatic Ben Alexander, a power-house prop with 154 Brumbies appearances & 72 Wallabies caps. Learn how his parents steered him from the precipice of Uni & Rugby abject failure to a barn-storming 10 year career in the top flight, how running helped him through retirement & some tough times, what a PB leg press attempt & diarrhoea have in common & which Royal survived a meet & greet with the Wallabies on neat gin :-)

Geoff & Neil catch up with Allicia Heron, the up & coming star of Aussie 24/48hr track running who recently took home the bronze medal at the IAU 24hr Asia and Oceania Championships in India. Learn how her 15+ years in military service has helped give her the edge, how she deploys the Buddha/Bad arse strategy, how the Bad arse gets her in & out of trouble, how to train for ultra events when all you have is a small boat or a 1.6km loop (that she spent 6 hrs or 60km on recently!) and how she's preparing for Australia's premier ultra running event, the one & only 240km Coast to Kosciusko.

Jez & Damo speak to a lady who in the 1988 Seoul Olympics delivered one of Australia's finest gold medal performances … it's the final straight of the 400m hurdles final, Debbie Flintoff-King OAM faces a Russian runner with a seemingly insurmountable lead, and BOOM, with 'a heart bigger than Phar Lap' she surges and grabs a sensational victory on-the-line … go watch the video on YouTube, you won't be disappointed, then listen to this fascinating episode :-) … a lovely lady & true Aussie running legend.

Neil & Geoff speak to back yard ultra specialist & champ Phil Gore. A man that's won the last 10 ultra marathons he's taken part in over the last 2 years, learn how COVID transformed this 5k streak runner (1132 5k days in a row!) and park run fanatic in to quite possibly Australia's best last man standing competitor. Learn about the back yard ultra race format, Phil's sleep strategies, tips & tricks, what he hopes to take on next and how 'practicing boredom' for this kind of race is essential.