The Aussie Runner Podcast

The boys talk to 1500m Olympian, first Aussie lady to break the massive 4 minute barrier & Puma athlete Linden Hall … learn what breaking 4 meant to her, why she took the risk with a new & unproven coach at a critical pre Olympic time, THAT race at the Olympics, negotiating her way out of an Indian toilet, what her favourite lunch-leaver track session is & exactly what role jigsaws, needles & wool play in her life ;-)

A talented smart young athlete & accidental marathon world record holder? … occasionally we interview someone & all we can say is WOW … Damo & Jez speak to 22 year old lightening quick Paralympian Jaryd Clifford! … a seriously wise head on young shoulders, this guy has been able to unpack so much that's happened to him & use it to drive & motivate himself … what's more he's also easily able to articulate exactly how & wrap it in some great stories … the accidental WR, his poo story & a classic Tokyo Olympics run-vomit experience. Stop, download & listen now!

Neil Light-foot & Geoff Twinkle-toes talk to the very talented Joasia Zakrzewski … where to start with this NSW based GB athlete & GP? … Comm Games rep, Comrades 3 golds & 1 silver, 100k champs, 6ft track & coast to Kosci to name but a few, but more importantly the only person we know whose race prizes include a metre long dried fish, a toastie machine & 50 litres of blue sports drink.

Jez talks to beach sprinting star Bree Masters, one of the very few to transition from beach to track & recently laying down some very impressive 100m times. They discuss how she uses social media to both influence but just as importantly engage with her followers, the key lessons a recent injury taught her, how beach sprinting perfectly marries running & beer … and most importantly why her nickname is marshmallow :-)

Geoff & Neil speak to a true Aussie ultra running legend … athlete, coach, Aussie rep & race timer extraordinaire Martin Fryer, a man that's smashed his way through 25 years of top class local & international long form running … he's run 433 km in 48hrs, has 21 6ft Track ultras under his belt & once took part in a 2741 km 43 day Tour de France on foot race. The boys learn about his mental strategies, how continuous improvement is key, how his background as a scientist & toxicologist has influenced his coaching and critically some fascinating insight in to some crazy 48 hr / 6 day race 'toilet' arrangements :-)

Jez & Damo speak to inspiring Tasmanian youngster Meriem Daoui, who at 22 was recognised with the Peter Norman humanitarian award (following legends like Deeks & Wellings), holder of multiple Aussie age based marathon records, Type 1 Diabetic, Oncology nurse & distance running fanatic, a lady that ran Tassie's hardest half marathon 7 days in a row, clocking up the equivalent elevation gain of climbing Everest. Learn how running is a significant tool she uses to manage her mental health & how starting to run helped her out of some deep dark places while being bullied at school. This young lady has achieved so much already, her eloquence & grasp of what running does & means to us all is beyond her years, we've no doubt we'll all be hearing a lot more about Meriem's work for decades to come!

If you have run, crewed or supported NSW's flagship UTA 100km race over the last decade you will know that one man has smashed himself in to the top 10 on TEN occasions … Geoff & Neil talk to local ultra legend Jono O'Loughlin! … learn how he's going to finish a race even if he's broken, how blowing up has taught him to race better, how he had to say goodbye to the gym before jumping in to running, his favourite race & why, and the boys get the answer to the big question: how does he train for UTA? what he's learnt has worked & whether he crams his training is true. This man knows how to both suffer & enjoy what makes running great, a cracking chat with a lovely bloke.

Responsible for THE MOST EPIC Aussie 800m victory EVER, Ralph won our last male track gold medal at an Olympics over 50 YEARS AGO … the time he ran that day was so fast it would have got him gold in 5 of the following 10 Olympics, what's more that time was only just recently taken by another Aussie, a certain Mr Bol. Learn what made Ralph tough, race strategy ready, mentally prepared, hear what he thinks our athletes need to do to succeed & why he brushed his teeth with beer at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico. Step back in time & take a look at how hard work, sheer determination & belief in being a world class old school athlete paid off for this Aussie legend.

Wow, what a story! … from 142kg to winning 6 of her first 7 ultra-marathons. Neil & Geoff talk to rising star Reesha Lewis, hear about the moment she decided to turn her fitness around, a decision that saw her drop 75kg, the critical role her amazing Mum played, the grit that saw her up 3 times a week at 3 am climbing her local mountain for weeks on end & finally why "it's not a diet, it's a lifestyle" is a key mantra for this lovely up & coming ultra champ.

Jez & Damo speak to performance dietitian Pip Taylor, former pro triathlete, Snr Sports Dietitian: Firebirds Netball, Chair AFL Sports Dietitians Assoc., Director of the Board, Sports Dieticians Australia (SDA) & acclaimed Author of The Athletes Fix. The boys tackle: beer, the sports drink, fluro yellow wee, 3 things you must build in to your nutrition plan, insight into the mind of a pro athlete, do pies, beer & training with a hangover make a good athlete & why sports nutrition is so hard, we're all different!