WA Running Podcast

By The WARP

A podcast by WA runners, for WA runners.

Join new hosts Chris & Simon as they cover the roads, trails and track scenes in Western Australia, as well as interviewing notable personalities of the ... more

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The podcast currently has 85 episodes available.

WA Running Podcast episodes:

March 17, 2024 Episode 24 | Chats with Vlad Ixel, Danielle Graham and Shaun Kaesler | Strive, Canning River Festival, Darlington Half and Herdy's Results
The crew is back together and plenty to get through this week!

In this episode:

- Sinead is back from Adelaide and enjoys a solid week of easy running and mini session
- Dan gets his socialising on, running 1k reps with Jack Crago, checks out the Dubbel weekly club run and joins Frontrunner for a tough session of 2k reps
- Matts increased mileage finally gets to him, feeling the fatigue of recent workouts and hotter weather

Lia Watters and Tom Moorcroft take out their respective 1500s at Friday night's Strive Meet. But the story of the night is Danielle Graham, running an amazing 8 second PB in the Mixed race, which is a WA U/18 State record. Sinead chats with Dani about the race and future short term plans - https://athleticswestresults.com.au/Strive/15Mar24/

Marissa Rimmer (1:34) and Mike Lawson (1:23) win the 54th edition of the WAMC Darlington Half Marathon, with Kat Watt and Lucas Denford winning the 8k - https://www.wamc.org.au/race-results

At the Canning River Runningworks Festival, Chartt Miller wins his debut marathon in an impressive 2:43, with Emma Meuleman the Women's winner. Mackenzie Burgoyne and Lee Ann Flugel win the Half, with Jack Crago and Jess Smith taking out the 10k - https://my.raceresult.com/276137/results

At the time of recording (3pm Sunday), Johan Botha and Michael Bellmon are still standing at Herdy's Frontyard Ultra. It's been just the two of them since lap 31, and we speak to Shaun Kaesler live from the Start line as they head off for lap 48 and 200 miles...

We were lucky to have Vlad Ixel join us for a chat about the recent Osaka Marathon, where he ran a PB of 2:28. We then talk about his career in running, how he got started in the sport, his love of trails, representing Australia at the World Mountain and Trail Running Championships, running in WA and the creation of his supplement brand, Bix. Stay tuned for some WARP x Bix Community runs, prizes and giveaways in the near future - https://bix-hydration.myshopify.com/en-au

We appreciate our listeners and can't thank you all enough for the support. Remember to rate us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and wherever you get your dose of WARP. Get in touch with us here:

Instagram - @warunningpod
Email - [email protected]
Strava - https://www.strava.com/clubs/WARP

Have a great week in running!
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March 10, 2024 Episode 23 | Shane Johnstone and Claire O'Brien-Smith cohosts | Herdy's Frontyard preview with Shaun Kaesler | Results
The WARP was very lucky to be joined by WA Trail running royalty this week, with Shane Johnstone and Claire O'Brien-Smith helping Matt cover another big week in WA running.

In this episode:

- Matt has his biggest week since August last year, relishing the cooler weekend temperatures with his best Tempo workout in a long while
- Training for the Kunanyi Mountain Run coming up in two weeks, Claire punches out her big final hitout of the block, a 50km run in the hills on Saturday
- Shane finds himself in Hospital at the start of the week, but finishes strong with plenty of km's over the weekend in prep for the upcoming Bibbulmun Track FKT.

To celebrate Shane's new partnership with WA brand Tarkine, us the code " Transcendlegends " for 20% off their range - https://tarkine.com/

Results
Terrific news for Ky Hehir and Charli-Rose Carlyon, with their selection confirmed in the U/20's National Team for the 2024 World Athletics Cross Country Championships, which will be held in Belgrade, Serbia, on 30 March 2024.

Locally, Tom Shenton and Clare Nyberg win the Half Marathon at the Secret Rocky Runners Beachside Run, held down in Rockingham on Sunday - https://my.raceresult.com/277059/results

Over in Victoria, WA's Jess Jason comes 2nd place in the Warby Redwoods Rush 27k trail event as part of the Warburton Trail Fest - https://www.warburtontrailfest.com/results

In Japan, Lauren French comes 2nd overall in the Shizuoka Marathon, running a personal best of 2:44:40. Joel Crossing runs an amazing PB of 3:32:34.

Upcoming Events
We chat to Ultra Series WA Event Director Shaun Kaesler, to help us preview this weekends Herdy's Frontyard Ultra, the worlds largest Backyard Ultra event. It kicks off at 4pm, Friday March 15 at Herdsman Lake - https://herdysfrontyard.com.au/

The 54th edition of the iconic WAMC Darlington Half marathon takes place on Sunday, March 17. You can still register for the half marathon and 8km here - https://www.wamc.org.au/event/darlington-half-marathon-8km

Down in Gosnells, the Canning River Runningworks Festival also takes place on the morning of Sunday, March 17, with 10k, half marathon and marathon options -
https://squashworks.com.au/?page_id=5816

A huge thank you as always for listening and supporting the podcast. Join our socials here:
Instagram - @warunningpod
Email - [email protected]
Strava group - https://www.strava.com/clubs/WARP

Have a great week of running and lets hope these cooler mornings continue!

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March 03, 2024 Episode 22 | Jesse Hunt Interview | Strive, Lark Hill Ultra, National XC Results and more
The band is finally back together and plenty to discuss in another big week in WA running.

In this episode:

- Dan lacks a bit of motivation but still completes a solid week, as he looks forward to some extended time off work, more family time and pro running hours.
- Sinead enjoys a consistent week of easy running, cross training and her very first beer!
- Matt continues his solid mileage, but feels the fatigue of an added strength and mobility program and a nasty Sunday long run in the hills with two of Perths best climbers.

Friday saw us host the inaugural WARP Community run at Kuljak Island. Thank you to all who made the effort to attend and make it such an enjoyable afternoon. We'll have to do it again some time!

Results

Dante Armstrong (8:48.87) and Lyla Stewart (9:46.13) take out Friday Nights Strive 3000m - https://athleticswestresults.com.au/Strive/1Mar24/

https://meets.rosterathletics.com/public/competitions/details/schedule?id=24469

Saturday night saw the Runningworks Lark Hill Party Ultra take place with 3k, 8k, 25k, 50k, 100k and a Multi Stage race take place - https://my.raceresult.com/270695/

Jules Bennett and Dee McPhee headline a strong WA showing at Sundays Tokyo Marathon

James Heggie and Jo McKillop take out the 'Gone Nuts' 50km Team Relay in northern Tasmania - https://tomatotiming.racetecresults.com/results.aspx?CId=16&RId=29588&EId=8

Interview

We were very lucky to get the opportunity to chat with Jesse Hunt, the West Australian who's been turning heads in the mens national 1500m scene over the summer. We discuss his early days at Karrinyup Little Athletics and John Septimus Roe, his time as a college athlete at the University of North Carolina and his recent personal bests as a professional athlete for the OAC Oceania team. Enjoy.

As always, you can get in touch with us via:
Instagram @warunningpod
Email - [email protected]
Strava Group - https://www.strava.com/clubs/WARP

Have a great week in running. Here's hoping for cooler weather!
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February 25, 2024 Episode 21 | State 1500m Track Champs, Sandman 50k, Osaka Marathon, WAMC and PTS Results | Aaron Young Interview
Absolutely huge week in WA running and a huge episode as a result.

Sinead can't join us this week so Dan and Matt fly the WARP flag.

In this episode:
- Dan has a lighter week of mileage but has his debut run with the Banana Bread Chasers Run Club, as well as getting involved in Sunday's WAMC Point Walter 16k
- Matt has a big week of mileage with 2 spicy workouts, a new trail loop for his long run and meets with some running professionals for advice on nutrition and strength

Results
The 2024 WA State Track and Field Championships were on from February 22-25. Keely Waters and Luke Burrows take out the 1500m Open races. Matt gets to chat with them both trackside post race - https://athleticswestresults.com.au/23-24States/

Stu Caulfield and Kirsten Buist take out the win in the 9th edition of the Sandman 50k Ultra - https://www.fixedstars.com.au/sandman/resultsIX.pdf

Michael Carroll and Emily Kelly take out the WAMC Point Walter 16km - https://www.wamc.org.au/race-results?year=2024&race=170&distance=305#results

In the final race of the PTS Summer Series, Josh Tighe and Jess Jason continue their trail form to win the Swissmurdie Black Course - https://www.webscorer.com/racealldetails?raceid=343781&topn=3

Dean Menzies headlines a strong showing from our WA runners in a cold and tough Osaka Marathon. He was first Australian across the line in 2:18:48.

In light of reaching 500 members on the WARP Strava group https://www.strava.com/clubs/WARP - we're celebrating with our inaugural Community Run! This Friday, March 1st, 5:30pm, Kuljak Island. A huge thanks to Zero+ Sports Beer (https://www.sportsbeer.com.au/) for helping support us for this event. All attendees will get a free beer post run, plus giveaways. Matt chats to Barry Thomas, Director of Australian Sports Brewing to discuss the concept, creation and benefits of the beer.

To finish, Matt gets to have an extended chat with Aaron Young, winner of the Delirious West 200 mile event from 2 weeks ago. We discuss his race in detail, as well as his love of long distance challenges, Backyard Ultra expertise, mental strength and much more. Enjoy.

Thanks again for keeping us in your ears for another week. You can get in touch with us with any feedback, results or news through:
Instagram @warunningpod
Email [email protected]

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February 18, 2024 Episode 20 | WAMC Awards | Maurie Plant Results | Osaka Preview
Dean Menzies joins us this week as a Guest Host with Matt working this weekend.

In this episode:

- Dan has another classic 'Dan' week
- Dean begins his taper ahead of next weekends Osaka marathon
- Sinead finally reveals the reason for her low mileage rubbish training... she’s pregnant 🤰🏼

Results
- In Melbourne for the Maurie Plant meet, Matt Ramsden finishes 2nd in the men's 5000m within 1 second of first place and his PB. Jesse Hunt (3:53.78) and Luke Burrows (4:02.28) finish 5th and 9th respectively in the Men's Mile, both running PB's.

- Strive 1500m - Danielle Graham wins the women's 1500 in 4:28.44, a PB and 1.5 seconds off a U/20 World Championships qualifier.
Jonah Hanikeri takes out the men's 1500m in 3:55.47.

- The WAMC John Forrest cancelled due to extreme heat.

- Michael Hooker 13th overall in 19:47:29 over in New Zealand for the Tarawera Ultra-Trail 100 miler.

- WAMC award results from Sunday Night.

We preview next weekends Osaka Marathon: WA athletes including Dean Menzies, Vlad Ixel, Nikolas Jon Aarland, Paul Beckers, Thomas Tedge, Kate Baker & Luke Johnstone.

Upcoming local events: WAMC Point Walter Run, Swissmurdie PTS race & Athletics West State 1500m Championships with some stacked fields!

Join our strava group here - https://www.strava.com/clubs/WARP
Follow us on Instagram @warunningpod
Email - [email protected]

Thanks again for putting us in your ears. Have another great training week!

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February 12, 2024 Episode 19 | Busselton Bay Run Results and Live Interviews | Big WA Track Results over East
Another big week in WA racing across Road, Track and Trail.

In this episode:
- Sinead catch a break, needing a few days off through sickness
- Dan has another typically consistent week, nailing some fast 800s
- Matt comes face to face with the Kuljak Assassin, tapers then races heads south for the Busso 10k

Results
It was a hot one down in Busselton for the Bay Run Festival. Matt chats to as many winners as he can find post race to recap their respective races - https://my.raceresult.com/275562/results

Luke Burrows gets a very impressive win over east at the On Vic Milers Meet in 4:07.09 - https://athsvic.resultshub.com.au/#

A huge showing from WA in the Adelaide Invitational 1500m, with Jesse Hunt the pick of the 4 representatives with second place in a PB of 3:35.70 - https://meets.rosterathletics.com/public/competitions/details/results?id=24429&meId=163468#title-anchor
Thomas Moorcroft continues his impressive form on the track with a win in the 1500m B Race - https://meets.rosterathletics.com/public/competitions/details/results?id=24429&meId=163463&hl=167610#title-anchor

Locally, Jack Ball wins the Strive 5000m in 15:56 on Friday night - https://my.raceresult.com/275562/results

On the trails, Josh Tighe and Meghan Goodwin get the big wins at the penultimate race of the PTS Summer Series at Qi Gong, down at Wungong Regional Park - https://www.webscorer.com/race?raceid=342393

Aaron Young and Kate Jenour get the win in the Delirious West 200miler down south. Jen Millum and Warren Rolfe win the 100 mile race.

We continue to report 'What we've seen on Strava this week' and more. Happy (and safe) running in this heatwave!

Remember to follow us on Strava - https://www.strava.com/clubs/WARP
And on Instagram @warunningpod
Email - [email protected]
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February 04, 2024 Episode 18 | State 3000m Recap | Bay Run Preview | Delirious 200 Preview with Shaun Kaesler
Massive episode for you this week on the WARP!

In this epsiode:
- Sinead is back with her first session in months, albeit a mini one
- Dan dips his toes in the world of influencing, joining 'The Early Ones' as part of his Sunday long run
- Matt has an interrupted training week, managing most mileage on the treadmill with some questionable paces in his threshold sessions...

Results
We chat to both Lauren Hyde-Cooling and Thomas Moorcroft, take out the Open State 3000m titles on the track Friday night - https://athleticswestresults.com.au/Strive/2Feb24/

We do our best to pick the contenders in all distances for next weeks Busselton Runners Club Bay Run and discuss the 'Elephant in the room' with course certification - https://www.busseltonrunnersclub.org.au/brc-bay-run

The Perth Running Festival announces some tantalising prize money for all distances for this years event. Will it bring in Australian and International talent? - https://perthrunningfestival.com.au/

The Runningworks Lark Hill Party Ultra is one month away and announces some additional formats to the race - https://wtfultra.com/lark-hill/

Shaun Kaesler joins us to help preview the iconic Delirious West 200 and 100 mile race along the Bibbulmun from Northcliffe to Albany, kicking off this Wednesday, February 7th - https://deliriouswest200miler.com.au/race-information-2022/

We continue to report 'What we've seen on Strava this week', plus the ever important updates on the Kuljak Island Local Legend status and more.

Remember to follow us on Strava - https://www.strava.com/clubs/WARP
And on Instagram @warunningpod
Email - [email protected]
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January 28, 2024 Episode 17 | Mitch Crook FKT | WAMC and Strive Results
Thanks for joining us again on the WARP!
In this epsiode:
- Sinead returns from Adelaide and slowly builds back the running post Covid
- Dan gets involved in the Peninsula Run 10k as part of his Sunday Long
- Matt has his biggest mileage week since pre-Valencia, feeling happy with his Tuesday Track workout and Sunday Long

Results
Caleb Di Toro and Lyla Stewart take out the 3000m on the track in the latest Strive meet -https://athleticswestresults.com.au/Strive/24Jan24/

Karlos Aquino and Kate Baker take out the WAMC Peninsula 10k - https://www.wamc.org.au/race-results?year=2024&race=163&distance=293#results

Mitch Crook joins Matt to discuss his recent FKT in the Unsupported category for the 86km Wiilman Bilya Trail down in Collie - https://www.strava.com/activities/10471683445 | https://fastestknowntime.com/fkt/mitch-crook-wiilman-bilya-trail-2024-01-01

We continue to report 'What we've seen on Strava this week', plus the ever important updates on the Kuljak Island Local Legend status, Matt's Pacman eyes and much more.

Remember to follow us on Strava - https://www.strava.com/clubs/WARP
And on Instagram @warunningpod
Email - [email protected]
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January 21, 2024 Episode 16 | State 5000m Recap | PTS and ADU Results
Welcome to our very first guest host, Alice Hall!

It was a big week, so this is a big episode:

- Dan and Matt tune up and taper before their first respective track races in years
- Alice is 4 weeks out from her big race (Sandman 50k - https://www.fixedstars.com.au/sandman/), putting in a big week or mileage with back-to-back long runs

Results
Dennis Devereaux and Caitlin Hindmarsh take out the ADU 100k down in Australind - https://my.raceresult.com/273479/results

Matt Ramsden and Sian Munks take out the Open State 5000m races. Charli-Rose Carlyon the quickest female on the night and joins us for a quick chat for her race recap - https://athleticswestresults.com.au/NO2&5/

In race 3 of the PTS Summer Series, Jace Collingridge and Jess Jason win the 15k in the Sly Fox down in Jarrahdale - https://www.webscorer.com/race?raceid=340343

Remember to follow us on Strava - https://www.strava.com/clubs/WARP
And on Instagram @warunningpod
Email - [email protected]
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January 14, 2024 Episode 15 | WAMC Matilda Bay Run Results, State 5000m Preview
In this episode:

- Sinead has her training week thwarted by a trip back home to Adelaide with an unexpected detour...
- Dan returns to work, but still manages a quality week, joining Matt for a sharp 1k rep session
- Matt struggles through a hot week, contemplating his entry in the State 5000m next weekend

Some fast times and a lot of participants in the Mens and Womens Strive 1500m on Friday night - https://athleticswestresults.com.au/Strive/12Jan24/

Emily Kelly and Mike Lawson get the wins in the WAMC Matild Bay Run 10k - https://www.wamc.org.au/race-results

The 2024 WA State 5000m Championships are on next weekend, Saturday January 20th. If you're interested in the Community 2000m, 5000m or State 5000m, registration ends 11:59pm on Wednesday Jan 17 - https://www.athleticswest.com.au/events/205225/

Early Bird Entries for the Transcend Ultra end on January 28. Use the discount code 'warp' for 5% off your entry! https://transcendtrails.com/

In a new segment, we discuss 'What we saw on Strava' during the week.

Thanks as always for listening. Remember to get in touch at any time through the following channels.

Instagram @warunningpod
Email [email protected]
Strava Group - https:https://www.strava.com/clubs/WARP
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