The Sunday Plodcast

For this week's episode, Matt and Oli chat through the transition from the summer to winter season; recapping the end of the track season and some of the early autumn races, before looking ahead to cross country, and much more. Enjoy!

For this week's episode, we joined Tracksmith founder, Matt Taylor, at the brand's latest pop-up store in London. Matt talked us through the Tracksmith running brand and how it all started, their reasoning for opening their doors in the UK, their plans for the future, and much more. Enjoy! 

For this week’s podcast, we caught up with British Ultra runner, Tom Evans. Tom recently finished third at the Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc (UTMB) in an incredible time of 20:34:36. He’s also pretty handy over the shorter events that we normally cover on the podcast; with sub 14 and 30 clockings over 5K and 10K respectively. We chatted lots about the trail scene, including how he got into the sport, how he trains for such long events, how can be applicable to all runners, and much more. Enjoy!

For this week’s episode, we spoke to GB international and On Running athlete, Amy-Eloise Markovc. With PB’s of 8:40 in the 3K and 14:56 in the 5K, along with a 4th place finish at the Commonwealth Games, Amy’s had a fantastic season in 2022. We chatted through her performances at all three major championships this summer and much more. Enjoy!

For this week's podcast, we spoke to GB and Tinman Elite steeplechaser, Jamaine Coleman. Jamaine has run a number of personal bests this season, including an 8:27 steeple, 7:44 3K, and 13:26 5K. We chatted about his career so far; including life as a Tinman and representing GB at the World Indoor and European Outdoor Championships this summer. Enjoy!

This week, we spoke to 3:37 1500m man, Adam Fogg (aka The FOGDOG Exclusive https://www.youtube.com/c/TheFOGDOGExclusive?app=desktop&cbrd=1&themeRefresh=1). We spoke about it all; growing up in Australia, running for Drake in the NCAA, signing for Under Armour, and of course YouTube. Enjoy!  

For this week's episode, we spoke to 1:44 800m man, Ben Pattison. Ben's had a fantastic season this year; taking a bronze medal for England at the Commonwealth Games and finishing 6th at the European Championships. Ben talked to us about his career so far; including his current setup at Loughborough University, his relationship with his coach and recent plodcast guest, Dave Ragan, and much more. Enjoy! 

This week, we spoke to coach and agent, Stephen Haas. Coaching at Under Armour’s Dark Sky Distance Group in the US, we spoke to Stephen about how he balances his coaching with his work as an agent and much more. Enjoy!

For this bonus episode, we preview Saturday's Asics Home Nations 5K race. Organised by SportsShoes and Podium 5K, the race will see some of the top athletes in the country battle it out for team and individual prizes. We chat through the start lists and the event itself. Enjoy!

This week, we welcomed Basingstoke AC coach, Dave Ragan, to the podcast. Dave coaches a number of 800m athletes including the likes of Ben Pattison and Reece Sharman-Newell, and we spoke to him about his coaching journey so far. Enjoy!