The Aussie Runner Podcast

Jez & Damo speak to Australia's first individual Winter Olympic alpine skiing medalist turned barrister turned CrossFit ultra trail running independent Member of Parliament Zali Steggall! Find out what it's like to live through 25 consecutive winters, to win / lose events by 100th / sec, wipeout at 110km/hr, how running helps her deal with a punishing Canberra schedule, what happens 5km in to most of her runs & her goal race once the world opens up again.

Geoff & Neil talk to recent UTA 100 km women's winner Cecilia Mattas, learn how a background in Finnish football and swim/run events between islands back home set the scene for her recent burst on to the Aussie trail running scene, her take on why strength work & sleeping keep you injury free and how BSL saved her race day with a spare pair of gloves.

The statement "not many people can say" was designed for Marshall Ulrich … his running, climbing & adventure racing achievements are beyond next level, beyond epic, even legendary seems a bit weak … he's completed 120+ ultra's, holds the record for crossing Death Valley 20+ times, loves the gruelling 146-mile Badwater race so much that he once completed the race out-back & out-back again, a quad Badwater! … oh & he also did the race one year & promptly followed it with a death defying 425-mile trek around the perimeter of Death Valley … The boys have a blast chatting to the man that had his toenails removed as part of a bundle deal & once disowned his own foot, there's too much goodness in this interview to list here, enjoy!

A 500 km out & back FKT on NSW's GNW trail, again?!? … a martial arts specialist turned ultra-ultra-runner that refuses to wear a shirt unless it's -2 degrees, a man who started his running journey in a pair of dunlop volleys & until last year hadn't finished a big run without a moon-boot. The boys talk to Black Dog Institute mental health advocate & Motor Neurone Disease fundraiser Burty Burt. Trust us, listen & you'll love this salt of the earth knock-about gentle giant.

Damo & Jez speak to Aussie marathon royalty Lee Troop, an athlete who embodied the golden age of Australian marathon running alongside Monners and Deeks. Lee shares some impressive stories from his competitive years and the very personal journey out of coaching, through depression and resoundingly back out the other side. Lee is all heart, cares deeply about his runners, his family & hitting the road with his old man. Settle in...this one is a cracker! The boys also chat about the Under Armour Flow Velocity Wind, a brand new racing shoe … is it a ground breaking entry set to challenge Nike's domination of the high tech running shoe niche?

What's 6ft 3in tall, loves tattoos, wearing black and white & is currently running from Perth to Sydney? … Answer : Sydney boy Troy Jones. Neil & Geoff talk to Troy before he sets off on his epic 3931 km run for worthy cause Mindfull Australia. The boys cover Troy's journey from depression, drug and alcohol abuse to being saved by running, picking a crazy goal 2.5 years ago & preparing his body for this massive feat of endurance. Go Troy!

Damo & Jez speak with Tassie local, mum to be, 6ft track mara women's record holder & world orienteering champion extraordinaire, coach, author & business owner … Hanny Allston!

Hanny speaks about her journey from farm girl to world champion athlete and everything else during & after, she recently put pen to paper for her second book "Finding My Feet" covering a raw & vulnerable rollercoaster of ups & downs and she doesn't hold back in this emotional run through her story with the boys.

Geoff & Neil talk to the girl from outback Alice Springs, Greta Truscott, founder of popular Sydney Eastern Suburbs Rejoov Runners club, the teepee living multi sport athlete, coach, sports massaging occupational therapist shares the story of her journey from bare foot running Northern Territory creek beds to founding one of Sydney's most popular running groups.

Damo & Jez talk to The Body Mechanic, Mark Green. A man with NSW's premier trail marathon, the 6ft Track, running through his veins ... hear how he's run it 6 times & placed in the top 4 every time, how his 3:20 PB would normally have seen him win but on that day 3 people & the course record sneaked passed him! ...also learn how he's going back for more this year albeit with a garden shed sized sandbag on his shoulders ;-) ... away from racing, this engaging, all round nice bloke and legendary physio talks passionately about how several significant injuries helped shape him in to the athlete & professional he is today & why form & strength work sit at the heart of the work he does with his clients.

Neil & Geoff talk to ex-rugby league playing Blue Mountain's strength coach & world's strongest marathon contender Corey Phillpott … find out how, as this legend's life spiralled out of control, a call to his Dad & a move to the mountains saved his life, how his family drives his WHY & what else drives a man to take on a world record attempt pulling a 1.5 tonne car, FOR A MARATHON!!!