The Aussie Runner Podcast

Neil & Geoff chat to Brisbane to Sydney Ultra-runner, Aussie rep, coach, feral pig whisperer, C2K podium hopeful & founder of the Manly Beach Running Club, Joe Ward. The boys learn why Joe chose to run 1000km in silence, how he has a coach for almost everything he does, how to tackle your inner running scientist, mongrel & hippy, micro-dosing your training & why hiking/walking is a must for those tackling ultras.

Jez & Damo speak to Olympian & Aussie steeplechase star Genevieve Gregson, covering her recent heartbreaking injury in Japan, her recovery, how her upbringing has helped, why steeplechase is nerve wracking, scary and running hierarchy wise sits above 'flat' track runners, sharing a stage with Kylie in Glasgow, her new coaching business with husband Ryan and finally what's the number one (or two ;-)) thing that she would give up an Olympic medal for?

Neil & Geoff talk to top bloke & Australian marathon running's people's champ, true blue battler & Olympian, Liam Adams … the full time electrician non-professional elite runner that still manages 160-200km per week. You'll hear how the Olympics in Japan compared to Brazil, his journey from junior cross country to the world stage, how he manages the work / elite running balance & some fascinating insight in to how SIA drug testing influences an athlete's life. This guy really makes you wonder … what could he achieve if he was supported & able to go fully pro, sub 2:10? … new Aussie record? … we think so, get behind this legend people :-)

Damo & Jez talk to a true gent & legend of Aussie running, Shaun Creighton. A man with such an amazing range to his running talent, holding national records for the 5000m, 10000 & marathon, representing his country at multiple Olympics & Commonwealth games, still holds the Aussie record for the 3000m steeplechase, Aussie selector, previous team coach for comm games cross country, after a mid-life running break worked his way back to breaking a marathon age record that stood for 32 years & finally, possibly the only man to finish a 2:10 mara with a hand down his pants for the last 2km #knobchaffe ;-)

Geoff & Neil speak to recent Olympian Jye "Zoolander" Edwards, find out how this Aussie 1500m speedster came back from injury through recovery, less volume & sticking to soft surfaces (i.e trail running Jez). Also learn how a social media blackout helped him perform at the Olympics, how 100km+ weeks are required for a 1500m athlete and which shoe colour is faster: black, white or hot pink?

Jez & Damo grab some time with Harry Potter mad Olympian & marathon star Ellie Pashley, what a lovely engaging representative for Australian sport … the boys catch Ellie mid way through her hotel quarantine following her superb run in Japan, they go deep in to her Olympic experience … find out how she used ice jackets, saline drinks, Powerade slushies & ice baths to ace her performance in the heat, no surprise she got to the start line shivering & with brain freeze! :-)

Neil & Geoff speak to Chamonix based Kiwi ultra-running star Ruth Croft, 2nd lady at the massive global stage that is the WSER 100 miler and 1st overall at this year's Tarawera 100 km … learn about her background in cross country, mountain running & steeplechase, how US collegiate running broke & burnt her out, how taking running less seriously to enjoy it changed her world and why the words Guinness & pee were put together at the WSER finish line.

Jez & Damo speak to all-round great guy & ultra legend Dean Karnazes … a man responsible for taking ultra-running mainstream, inspiring countless people to go beyond the marathon distance, hailed as the fittest man on earth, the perfect human and one of TIME magazine's most influential people in the world. The boys chat to Dean about his new book, his current isolation stint in a Sydney hotel and his epic race with Pat Farmer from Broken Hill to Byron Bay this month for Pat's 1000 miles to Light project.

Jez & Damo speak to the undisputed GOAT of Aussie Marathon, Rob De Castella … Deeks! … the boys learn about his journey from boy to our fastest toughest marathon legend, how his mindset both motivated him but also cost him his Olympic dream, how his Indigenous Marathon Project is his proudest achievement and we finally hear the story one of our most popular questions was written for … if you've ever wondered how to run sub 3 min km & move your bowels, listen in :-)

Neil & Geoff speak to bubbly 5000m superstar & Olympian Jenny Blundell in her first ever podcast interview, they learn how a full time exercise physiologist specialising in stroke & cardiac orthopaedic rehab finds time to qualify for the Olympics during COVID, how the complicated qualification process works & why she qualified even though she missed out by .27 of a second, whether she'll go sub 15 mins, how many spikes she'll take to Tokyo, why her body & the brutality of the 1500m pushed her to the 5000m, why her long runs involve 85 mins on a track & why she once rocked up to the start of a race with the taste of a Macca's cheeseburger in her mouth.