Monday 20th October 2025

Simon's back on hosting duties with Vici this week joined by Tom Radonic, a local Perth ultra runner fresh off his recent challenge “Mund Everest” - comprising of 42 laps of Australia's toughest parkrun course Mundy Regional Park parkrun (210km and the equivalent elevation of Mount Everest). The challenge was in honour of Jeff Hansen - a pillar of the trail and parkrun community who very sadly passed away from Leukemia. Tom has already raised an incredible $13k for the Leukemia Foundation. 

In local results, we had the

We find out whether we can run as fast as Adam Kopp, whether Vici should go see Mariah Carey or run 25 laps in Cannington this Friday, we might finally hear about Jack Daniels in Vici’s verbalisations, we debate on whether a PB is real if it's not in a legitimate race, and we shout out Holly Ranson for her 24hr run and Luke Taylor running for Prem babies who are this week's weapons of WARP. 

Donate to the Jeff Hansen Challenge:

https://fundraise.leukaemia.org.au/fundraiser/tomradonic1631 

Donate to Luke Taylor's Running for Premature Babies

https://www.runningforprematurebabies.com/fundraisers/lukestreadmillworldrecordrun/lets-celebrate 

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Monday 13th October 2025

This is a bloody big episode so strap in! It’s Vici and Chris in Perth, with Simon and Narri Irvine in Melbourne recapping the marquee event (of the second half the year) in the WA Running Calendar, the Perth Running Festival and the other Australian running event this weekend, the Melbourne Marathon. 

In local results, we also cover the: 

Chris paces the 3hr15 bus at PRF, Vici almost gets arrested while on the bike cheering runners along the course, Narri completes 3 marathons in 126 days and Sandbagger Simon finally goes sub 3 running a 2:57:11… beaten to the line by a man in a beer can costume. 

Will McAlinden, Bryan Bourke, Bryan Lip and Renee Ioppolo were some of the many weapons in this week’s weapons of WARP.

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In episode 03, we recorded the episode live from The Running Centre on the 1st October with Nita Traeger, Kat Watt, Denzel Gould and Matt Smith joining us in person in taper week as they go through final preparations for their upcoming races at the Perth Running Festival. 

Raf Baugh also joins us to discuss the mental side of running, mindset and getting the most out of yourself on race day. 

This WA Running Podcast Training Series follows 4 athletes as they work toward their goals at the 2025 Perth Running Festival. The training series title pays homage to the infamous out and back along Kwinana Freeway is in our opinion the toughest segment of any road race in WA.

We wouldn't have this training series if it weren't for these guys:

The Running Centre: Whether you’re gearing up for Melbourne or the Perth Running Festival, the Running Centre is your destination for sports nutrition and all your running gear.  Use code WARP15 at checkout to score 15% off all running gear and nutrition in store or online. The Running Centre. Let’s move together.  https://therunningcentre.com.au/ 

Bix Nutrition: Supporting the likes of Stewy McSweyn, Matt Ramsden, Rose Davies, and trail superstar Philemon Kiriago, BIX products deliver the perfect balance of carbs, electrolytes and micronutrients with a light, clean, natural taste ideal for endurance training, racing and recovery. BIX Nutrition & Hydration. Keep showing up. Use 'WARP' to get 20% off Bix Nutrition & Hydration Products. https://bixvitamins.com/ 

Reach PB Sports: Cofounded by Vlad Ixel from Bix, Reach protein products give you what it takes to push beyond your reach, setting new benchmarks, breaking them, over and over again. Redefining & reinventing your limits with the essential nutrition you need to reach higher. Use 'WARP' to get 20% off Reach products. https://reachsports.shop/ 

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Monday 29th September 2025

Chris and Vici are back on the weekly pod minus Simon as they cover the 6th annual Denmark Half Marathon to cover over the weekend just gone, the Collie River Ultra (we found the results!) and track the moving dots of Aaron Young and Mackenzie Burgoyne in midst of potentially breaking the Bibbulmun Track FKT.

Chris tries to run a 5km Time Trial, Vici has entered a last man standing event, and Simon is probably still hungover after MCing his favourite cousin’s wedding over the weekend.

We have our upcoming live show this Wednesday 1st October at The Running Centre, we have Vici’s Verbalisations (an upgrade to Simon Says) and Tom Radonic, James Collins, Shannon Burgoyne, Liam Kamudu, Suzi MacMahon and Dawn Barker are this week’s Weapons of WARP. 

Donate to Tom Radonic's Jeff Hansen Challenge: Conquering Mund-Everest for the Leukaemia Foundation: 

https://fundraise.leukaemia.org.au/s/1631/1398/e

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Monday 22nd September 2025

This week we chat to Sarah Paduano a weapon in her own right who recently ran Run Brittania, an event that covers 1,600km running the entire length of Great Britain, from Lands End in Cornwall to John O’Groats in Scotland. We find out what keeps Sarah lacing her shoes and how running has become both a way to challenge herself and a source of strength.

In local results, we cover the single result we know of Collie River Ultra, the Mighty Jarrah Trail Run, the Sunset Coast Marathon & Run Festival and the WAMC Col Junner Sprint to It Fun Run. 

We have our first live show coming up on the 1st October, and Colin Dismuke, Liam Dardengo and Nancy Shaw are this week’s Weapons of WARP. 

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In episode 02 of our Perth Running Festival Training Series, we're joined by the self-confessed Queen of Kwinana and previous winner of the Perth Marathon Kat Watt as she prepares to return to Perth to take on the half marathon, a steppingstone to a big marathon major later this year. We're also joined by young gun Denzel Gould who has seen a huge progression in the marathon running a 2:58 at Bibra Lake Marathon earlier this year with hopes of continuing that progression at the Perth Marathon. 

Finally, we're joined by specialist Shane Johnstone from Valetudo Fitness & Physio on the importance of strength and conditioning to complement your running. 

This WA Running Podcast Training Series follows 4 athletes as they work toward their goals at the 2025 Perth Running Festival. The training series title pays homage to the infamous out and back along Kwinana Freeway is in our opinion the toughest segment of any road race in WA.

We wouldn't have this training series if it weren't for these guys:

The Running Centre: Whether you’re gearing up for Melbourne or the Perth Running Festival, the Running Centre is your destination for sports nutrition and all your running gear.  Use code WARP15 at checkout to score 15% off all running gear and nutrition in store or online. The Running Centre. Let’s move together.  https://therunningcentre.com.au/ 

Bix Nutrition: Supporting the likes of Stewy McSweyn, Matt Ramsden, Rose Davies, and trail superstar Philemon Kiriago, BIX products deliver the perfect balance of carbs, electrolytes and micronutrients with a light, clean, natural taste ideal for endurance training, racing and recovery. BIX Nutrition & Hydration. Keep showing up. Use 'WARP' to get 20% off Bix Nutrition & Hydration Products. https://bixvitamins.com/ 

Reach PB Sports: Cofounded by Vlad Ixel from Bix, Reach protein products give you what it takes to push beyond your reach, setting new benchmarks, breaking them, over and over again. Redefining & reinventing your limits with the essential nutrition you need to reach higher. Use 'WARP' to get 20% off Reach products. https://reachsports.shop/ 

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Monday 8th September 2025

We’re joined by Dubbel’s Mackenzie ‘Coach Macka’ Burgoyne as he finalises his preparations before his Bibbulman Track FKT attempt starting on the 26th September 2025. 

Chris is back from his European adventures trying to emulate Vlad with his running before succumbing to another toilet story on Father’s Day. Meanwhile Simon ponders on whether he should be a sandbagger or go for it at the Melbourne Marathon in 34 days time. 

In local results, we had the Ultra Series WA Light Horse Ultra down at Perry’s Paddock in Woodvale with Phoebe Hurliman and Shaun Hall taking out the 24 hour race as well as the WAMC Women’s Classic WAMC clubrooms with Elyse Durtanovich and Anna Watts taking out the 5km and 10km respectively. 

Some sad thoughts regarding Simon’s only chance of a rebel voucher prize and our next community run with TRC & Puma on Wednesday 17th September.

Kiran Gurung runs 45 laps in full army gear, gas mask and a menacing dagger is this week’s weapon of WARP. 

Results

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Monday 1st September 2025

We’re back with our weekly episode with Vici joining Simon to recap this little event that happened over the weekend otherwise known as the Sydney Marathon. 

We recap the spectacle, Vici ignoring the advice of her physio and her Wolves RC peers, and some weaponry performances from Kate Baker, Lauren French and Lisa Tyack along with some notable WA performances. 

At home, we had our very own Temu Sydney Marathon, with Perth’s City to Surf with Dan Canala and Lauren Ramsden taking out the 12km crowns.

We also cover the WAMC Perth 32 and Soul Runners Trail Blaze Fun Run that was on over the last couple of weeks. 

Mike Lawson, Phil Gore, Bryan Bourke and the weasel Hayden McGregor feature in this week’s weapons of WARP. 

Results

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Welcome to 'Road to Kwinana Freeway' Episode 01. 

This WA Running Podcast Training Series follows 4 athletes as they work toward their goals at the 2025 Perth Running Festival. The training series title pays homage to the infamous out and back along Kwinana Freeway is in our opinion the toughest segment of any road race in WA.

In episode 01, we're joined by the poster girl of the WA Marathon Club Nita Traeger as she prepares to take on the half marathon where she hopes to hit a PB in the lead up to a big marathon later this year. We're also joined by Matt 'Smithie' Smith, who not only claims to be the best looking bloke on this podcast (3/10), but is not shabby in the marathon running a 2:22 with big dreams of going well below the coveted 2:20 mark. 

We talk about their whys, their previous Perth Running Festival experiences and their plans for the 2025 edition. 

Finally, we're joined by specialist Gaby Villa from Intenseatfit (@intenseatfit on insta) who provides some important nutritional advice as we head into our peak weeks of training. 

We wouldn't have this training series if it weren't for these guys:

The Running Centre: Whether you’re gearing up for Sydney, City2Surf, Melbourne or the Perth Running Festival, the Running Centre is your destination for sports nutrition and all your running gear.  Use code WARP15 at checkout to score 15% off all running gear and nutrition in store or online. The Running Centre. Let’s move together.  https://therunningcentre.com.au/ 

Bix Nutrition: Supporting the likes of Stewy McSweyn, Matt Ramsden, Rose Davies, and trail superstar Philemon Kiriago, BIX products deliver the perfect balance of carbs, electrolytes and micronutrients with a light, clean, natural taste ideal for endurance training, racing and recovery. BIX Nutrition & Hydration. Keep showing up. Use 'WARP' to get 20% off Bix Nutrition & Hydration Products. https://bixvitamins.com/ 

Reach PB Sports: Cofounded by Vlad Ixel from Bix, Reach protein products give you what it takes to push beyond your reach, setting new benchmarks, breaking them, over and over again. Redefining & reinventing your limits with the essential nutrition you need to reach higher. Use 'WARP' to get 20% off Reach products. https://reachsports.shop/ 

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Monday 18th August 2025

With Chris on WARP annual leave, relief guest hosts Vici Richardson and Curtis McEntee from Wolves Run Club joins Simon this week as we talk about their final preparations leading into Sydney Marathon on the 31st August. 

We recap what is quickly becoming one of the biggest races in the WA running calendar, the 5th edition of Transcend and find out whether Team WARP finished the race or whether they DNF’d due to Simon’s inability to swim. Mountain goats Christie Lori and Michael Dimuantes take out the 67km solo races. 

We also cover the WAMC Cyril Norman Run down at Lake Gwelup, as well as the marathon over in Christmas Island. 

Michael Edgar’s farts, Braeden Pantling , Colin Dismuke, Nick Bamford and Dane Sproxton and mum Amanda feature in this week's weapons of WARP. 

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