The Sunday Plodcast

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The Sunday Plodcast episodes

November 30, 2025 S5 Ep47: EP 247: Jake Wightman & John Hartigan
In this week's episode, Matt sat down with Tokyo World Championship Silver medalist, Jake Wightman, and his coach, John Hartigan. Jake and John talked through their new relationship as athlete and coach; culminating with Jakes return to the podium this summer. Enjoy!

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1 hr 3 min
November 25, 2025 Weekend Round Up: Liverpool Cross Challenge
In this bonus episode, Matt and Oli review all the action from the European Cross Country Trials in Liverpool on Saturday. Enjoy!

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55 min
November 23, 2025 S5 Ep46: EP 246: Cian McPhillips
In this week's episode, Matt and Oli welcomed Irish 800m man, Cian McPhillips, to the podcast. The 4th place finisher at the Tokyo World Championships in the summer talked through his meticulous training regime; looking ahead to how he's going to ensure he's on the podium at his next major. Enjoy!

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52 min
November 16, 2025 S5 Ep45: EP 245: Liverpool Cross Country '25 PREVIEW
In this week's episode, Matt and Oli preview the Liverpool Cross Challenge and European Trials race next weekend; focussing on the senior mens and women's races. Enjoy!

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45 min
November 09, 2025 S5 Ep44: EP 244: Emmet Dunleavy
In this week’s episode, Matt welcomed Irish international coach, Emmet Dunleavy, to the podcast. The man behind Darragh McElhinney’s, and more recently Charlie and George Wheeler’s, training talked through his journey into coaching, the emphasis he places on threshold training, and much more. Enjoy!

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58 min
November 02, 2025 S5 Ep43: EP 243: NY Marathon & Mansfield XC REVIEW
In this week's episode, Matt and Oli review all the action from this weekend's races; including Paddy Dever and Jess Judd's marathon debuts, and Jacob Cann and Kate Axford's electric performances in Mansfield. Enjoy!

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44 min
October 26, 2025 Weekend Round Up: Valencia HM
In our latest weekend round up, Matt and Oli review all the action from the Valencia Half that featured some serious times from Brits. Alfie Manthorpe led the charge with a 61:26 clocking, closely followed by Charlie Wheeler and Alex Yee. Lily Partridge led the British women with a 69:52. Enjoy!

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27 min
October 25, 2025 S5 Ep42: EP 242: Nomio (with Filip Larsen)
In this week's episode, Matt and Oli are joined by DrinkNomio.com scientist, Filip Larsen. Filip talks though his background as an associate professor at the Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences, before discussing the research behind Nomio; a broccoli-based supplement that a vast number of elite endurance athletes are taking before races.

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35 min
October 21, 2025 Weekend Round Up: Amsterdam Marathon, Great South & More!
In this episode, Matt and Oli discuss all the latest news from the past weekend's races; highlighting Phil Sesemann's stellar 2:07 and Alex Bell's winning HM debut in Amsterdam. They also give their take on Femke Bol's transition to the 800m, and much more. Enjoy!

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37 min
October 18, 2025 S5 Ep41: EP 241: Julia Paternain
In this week's episode, Julia Paternain shares her experiences following her shock bronze medal win in the Tokyo Wold Champs Marathon. Discussing the overwhelming yet special nature of her newfound fame, Julia reflects on her experiences growing up in the UK, before moving to the NCAA, and then more recently electing to run for Uruguay. Enjoy!

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1 hr 4 min