Running Matters: Recent Episodes

Matt North

Matt and his guest co-host Paul Hadfield interview their mate and training partner Judge. Judge explains the origins of NORG (Night Owl Running Group), membership status and the unusual application criteria.
Judge confesses to a beer before NORG and explains his unattainable goals for UTA50 this year.
The boys critique another beer on the Stone & Wood scale while discussing the optimum amount of beverages to indulge in the day before a long run.

When it comes to race nutrition Chappo is the man to listen to. He has a wonderful ability to wade through the misinformation and present concise, evidence based advice to the athlete. On top of this, Chappo has tested the science on himself and landed on the most practical nutritional strategies that actually work.

This week Haddy and Chappo dive into some nutrition specifics in the lead up to the Sydney Marathon. They cover:

Keeping adequately fueled in the last phase of marathon training
Avoiding illness pre-race
Evidence based nutritional supplements
Carb loading
Pre-race meals and routines
Race nutrition strategies for Half and Full Marathon
Post race recovery and hydration

Get your pens out and soak up the pearls of wisdom in this episode. Your marathon PB might depend on it!

Haddy also reviews the Asics Metaspeed Edge+ with Sean from Runnulla. Think he's found his race shoes!

Wolf and Haddy catch up with Steve Redfern for a live recording at Runnulla, hosted by the Godfather Sean Tindale.

Steve chats about his participation in the Sri Chinmoy Self Transcendence 3100 Mile Race, which takes place each year in NY. It involves running around a half mile block in Queens, from 6am to midnight each day for 52 days, to achieve 3100 miles or 4989km! The journey was eventful, he lost 80% feeling in his feet and toes and was still recovering six months after the race!

We also discuss his debut in the Barkley Marathons, one of the more obscure Ultramarathons in the world, which took him eight years to get to the start line. The race requires the participants to complete 5 loops of 20 - 25 miles each, while searching for 13 books hidden throughout the course, each loop has about 5000m of elevation! If that's not hard enough, it was -9 deg C!

Steve's a humble legend and we thoroughly enjoyed the opportunity to interview him and share his stories.

Matty and Scott Hazelton catch up to preview the 2023 Lonely Mountain Ultra.

That’s right, it’s back in 2023 and it will be bigger and better than ever. With distances of 11k, 22, 30, 50k, 50m and 100k, runners tackle the foreboding peak of Mount Canobolas (the Lonely Mountain). With the race village pumping below, this year with the completion of capital works, the summit will be transformed into a real party atmosphere with the main aid station perched right at the top.

The village can be spotted 600 vertical meters below. Onsite camping, or a quick drive to town for any number of accommodation choices, why not set aside the weekend of 14th/15th October 2023 and come and run in the Lonely Mountain Ultra. Check them out on Facebook, Insta and of course their website. Entries open with an early bird discount in early 2023.

We also catch up with Sean from Runnulla to review the On Cloudmonster.

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Reece Edwards is a machine! His string of races over the last 2 months are nothing short of exceptional.

Sydney Marathon in 2:17

Melbourne Marathon 3rd place in 2:14

UTA 100km 1st in 8:10

He's also about to tackle the Ultratrail Kosciuszko 100miler in a couple of weeks and you'd be mad to bet against him for the win!

This week Haddy gets the chance to discuss Reece's late start and sharp rise in the running world. From early struggles in Dick Telford's group to a 2:13 Marathon in Rotterdam, Reece is a fast learner!

We get some valuable training tips from Dick's coaching and some great insight into Reece's 'reckless' racing philosophy. Reece's transformation into one of Australia's (and potentially the World's) premier trail runners is the well worth the price of admission.

Get on board the Reece Edwards train!

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Who would like to see trail running at the Olympics?

This week we have the pleasure of chatting with the man behind the push to see trail running at the 2032 Brisbane Games, Mike Duggan. Mike is President of the Trail Running Association of QLD (TRAQ) and if anyone can get us to the Games it's Mike. His passion for trail running, his work ethic and attitude to business are the perfect combination to get it across the line.

Mike's trail running resume is extensive with tilts at UTMB and Western States the highlights and he has some top tips to stare from his running experience and his cross-over with the corporate world.

We get stuck into what trail running might look like at the games and how the running community can get in behind such an exciting prospect.

If you'd like to find out more or lend your support to the campaign jump onto https://trailrunning.org.au/

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This week Haddy checks in with the incredible Brett Robinson as he prepares for the upcoming London Marathon.

Brett holds Australia’s fastest Half Marathon title, and he’s the only Australian to break the 60-minute barrier, with his record of 59:57. Since emerging through the junior ranks as a top 1500m runner, Brett has developed into a world-class senior athlete, seeing him make finals appearances in the 5000m at both the 2013 World Championships and 2016 Rio Olympics. In recent years, he has shifted focus to the Marathon, with a current personal best of 2:10:55 and another Aussie Olympic Jersey at the Tokyo Games.

Brett was a big part of the Ineos 1:59 run, taking the wind for the legendary Eluid Kipchoge and is the current Melbourne Marathon Champion.

Brett has been coached by the greats of Aussie distance running, Philo Saunders and Nic Bideau, but is also coaching a group of athletes for Pulse Running so his depth of knowledge is outstanding. We discuss all aspects of training and racing, from nutrition, psychology and pacing to how hard to hit the after party circuit!

We also chat about Brett's role as an ambassador for the Blackmore's Running Festival and it's tilt at the World Marathon Majors plus his desire to get muddy at next year's World Cross Country in Bathurst.

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Its not often you get to chat with people who have done 300 marathons, in fact, there’s only 8 in Australia! We catch up with Bob just two weeks out from completing his 300th which will be run at the Sydney Blackmores Marathon.

Bob’s been averaging 5-10 marathons a year since the 80’s, he shares some great stories including the Sydney to Melbourne Ultramarathon which he knocked over in 8 days averaging over 100km a day.

He chats about his race streaks, Canberra Marathon plus 30, City 2 Surf plus 40, Six Foot Track Marathon, 30 (not counting the one he missed the cut off by 4 seconds).

Bobs volunteered a lot of time to the running community over the past 40 years, including being President of Southside Masters for the past 20 years.

Bob chats about his future, he’s not ready to hang up the spikes just yet!

Enjoy this chat with a humble champion of the sport!

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This week we have the pleasure of chatting with Aussie distance superstar and Commonwealth Games Marathon Gold medalist Jessica Stenson. Serious fan boy moment for Haddy and Wolf!

We discuss the highlights of Jess's career (2 * Olympics, 3 * Comm Games) and what it takes to maintain such an incredible standard of marathon running. We dive into the specifics of her victory in Birmingham and get some great tips for the average punter.

Jess describes her role as ambassador for the Blackmores Running Festival and it's bid for World Marathon Major status. She also guarantees that a shift in underwear could be the answer to Haddy's Sub 3hr marathon dreams! (Go to rundies.com.au and use the code RMP15 to get 15% off Jess's great range of gear).

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Eloise Wellings is one of the true legends of Aussie distance running. We catch her as she returns from a record 5th Commonwealth Games where she ran an impressive 4th in the marathon.

Since we last spoke with Elzy (Ep16) a lot has changed. Apart from the pandemic palava, she has added Sonny to the Wellings tribe and stepped up from gun 5/10km athlete to one of Australia's best marathon runners. From a London debut of 2:29 to smashing Nagoya in 2:25 less than 6 months later, the sky's the limit for Elzy.

We also chat about her role as an ambassador for the Blackmores Running Festival, it's push to become the next official World Major on the marathon circuit and what Aussie runners and supporters can do to help make this happen.

Elzy's perspective on life and running is incredibly inspiring and the practical advice that she shares is so valuable.

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The World Marathon Majors are coming to Sydney!

In Ep112 Wolf and Haddy talk to Sydney Running Festival Race Director, Wayne Larden (2:16 Marathon guy!) and find out the process to make the Sydney Marathon the next official World Major and join the ranks of London, New York & Berlin.

We discuss the success of the Sydney Running Festival since Wayne took over in 2005 and the enormous logistical operation behind shutting down the iconic Sydney Harbour Bridge and putting on a Gold Label event for over 40000 runners. Wayne details the massive financial benefit to Australia of hosting a World Major event and how all Aussies and runners can get behind it. He also lets us know about the serious A-list runners heading out for this years race. It's gonna be fast!

Wayne is also heavily involved in bringing the World Cross Country to Australia next year and we get some details on what promises to be an incredible event. Looking forward to Mt Panorama 2023!

The shiny new Bondi to Manly Ultra is also on Wayne's books so plenty of chat for the Ultra frothers too!

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This week Wolf and Haddy have the pleasure of chatting with the Australian Head of Partnerships for Running Heroes Adam Clough.

Running Heroes is, most likely, the largest sporting group in Australia and an amazing link between our blooming running community and some of the World's biggest sporting brands. Adam's passion for community involvement and the improvement of health through exercise really shines through as he explains the nuts and bolts of Running Hero's incredible platform.

We discuss the points systems, challenges, prizes and discounts and well as the inclusive on-line community Running Heroes provides. Worth jumping on board for anyone currently logging their run, ride, swim, golf or even darts!!!

To check it out go to https://au.runningheroes.com/en/

We also pass around some different ideas on running recovery and motivation to get you through the mid Winter running slump!

Sean 'The Godfather' Tindale pops in to review the Asics Kayano Lite 2 with Haddy.

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Darryl is back by popular demand!

This week Haddy discusses the results of his recent KODA Sweat and Hydration test and the implications for his training and race nutrition and hydration with a particular focus on the Gold Coast marathon. Olympic marathoner Milly Clark has been kind enough to share her results so we can compare the Sub-Amateur with the Elite!

We also dive into the physiological factors that make an elite runner and the variation in nutrition and hydration needs across the spectrum of athletes. Darryl outlines the science of glycogen storage, stroke volume and running economy and the implications on goal setting and pacing your next race.

We also shoot across to beautiful Orange where Wolf chats with Scott 'Theon' Hazleton about the newest ultra on the calendar: The Lonely Mountain Ultra, set to kick off in October 2022.

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This week Haddy chats with Aussie Trail Superstar Kellie Emmerson. Kellie’s is a previous UTA100 Winner, a 3-time Surf Coast Century Champion and placed 5th at trail running’s Mecca, UTMB. She has also represented Australia at multiple Trail and Mountain Running World Championships.

Kellie is a respected running coach, a public health focused OT and has a PHD in exercise prescription to boot. Her breadth of knowledge is outstanding and she understands the running game better than anyone. Kellie is also 30 weeks pregnant with her second bub so she shares some useful knowledge on pre and post childbirth exercise and the practicalities of juggling family, work and top class running.

We also cover the big topics such as excelling in the beer mile, the untapped male bra market and the difficulty of educating the Wolf.

Sean Tindale and Matty North pop in for a review of the Hoka Mach Supersonic.

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This week Haddy has the pleasure of interviewing Aussie Olympic Marathoner Milly Clark.

We talk about Milly’s Road to Rio and her transformation from a promising junior gymnast to one of Australia’s best ever distance runners. Milly outline’s her early difficulties including a year hampered by stress fractures and how coach Philo Saunders helped her rebuild and restructure leading into a spectacular 2nd place at the 2019 Gold Coast Marathon.

Milly talks about the disappointment of multiple race cancellations during the pandemic and the elation of finally toeing the start line and coming home with the win and a PB (2:26) in last year’s Melbourne Marathon.

Milly has a wonderfully positive attitude to life and running and she speaks openly about the factors that make her such a champion. Milly is supported by Koda Nutrition and we go into detail about her hydration and nutrition strategies for race day and the importance knowing your numbers in terms of sweat rate, sodium concentration in sweat and calorie consumption.

Of course, we cover the big topics such as dominating the Olympic food hall, cartwheeling prowess and a fool-proof recipe for cheesy fries!

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This week Haddy has the pleasure of chatting with one of Sydney’s very best Sports Physio’s Steve Davey. Steve has over 20 years of industry experience and is the Director of Mosman Physio & Sports Injury Centre. He has worked with the Sydney Swans, Manly Sea Eagles, FFA & Gymnastics Australia as well as looking after the runners from Pace Athletic.

We dive deep into the topic of load management and it’s application to performance and injury management. Steve’s shares some practical metrics to aim for in terms of load progression and some things to look out for when you’re getting too close to the edge.

We chat about useful medical interventions (PRP, Shock Wave, Cortisone, etc) and their best applications as well as the most effective ways to recovery from training and competition.

Truly a must listen for anyone wanting to manage their training like a Boss!

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On this week's episode Wolf and Haddy have the pleasure of chatting with WA's Ultra Distance King Phil Gore.

From humble beginnings trying to clock 5km a day, Phil has progressed remarkably to the point where he now holds the Australian Record for the Backyard Ultra format at an astonishing 51 hours and almost 350kms! Phil runs for so long that he needs to get his laundry done mid race!!

We discuss the logistics and mindset of an athlete entering his 3rd straight day of running on almost no sleep. We chat about the importance of military precision in the support crew department, the battle between body and brain, and just how annoying the song "Bird is the Word" can get after 50 straight plays.

Phil also details his plan to take on the World Championships and attack the World Record of 86 hours. Hard to imagine.

Wolf and Haddy had the opportunity to sample a couple of Cronulla Brew Co's new experimental brews during the chat. Praise the Dark Ales!

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Simone is one of Australia’s very best trail and mountain runners. Australian Champion and Aussie representative at World Championships, Salomon sponsorship and flying high at the Golden Trail Series in Europe. The Flying Brick has seen the highs of our sport.

It wasn’t always this glamorous for Simone, however, and her road to success has been as rocky as it comes. From the depths of regular hospitalisation for psychosis, anorexia and attempted suicide Simone has courageously rebuilt her life (brick by brick) to the point where she’s found an incredible balance and is truly one of Australia’s best.

Simone shares a great perspective on professionalism, determination and a ‘never say die’ attitude. A seriously inspiring story and a wonderful reminder that anything is possible!

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We have a bumper Mount Stromlo edition this week as Haddy gets the chance to chat with both of the recent SRF 50km Champions Mike Carroll & Juliette Soule.

The contrast in their history is stark. Mike was recently crowned the AURA Long Course Australian Champion by winning the Brisbane Trail Ultra 110km while for Juliette this was not only her first trail race but her first race of any kind. The potential is mind boggling!

We recap what was an incredible event down in sunny Canberra and grab some great tips on pacing, mindset and nutrition from the pointy end of the field.

Two sensational athletes in one episode. What more can you ask for?!

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Nick Bamford is a man on a mission. Over the past two years he's clocked up an incredibly impressive resume and there are bigger things to come including a tilt at the iconic UTMB and an FKT attempt on the West Mac's Monster (231km's into Alice Springs).

Blackall 100km Trail Race Oct 2021 (10hrs 17min) - 1st

Brisbane Trail Ultra 100 Mile 2021 (20hrs 5min) - 2nd

Coast to Kosci 240km 2020 (28hrs 58min) - 3rd

Ultra-Trail Australia 100K 2021 - (10hrs 48min) - Top 10

Nick is a self confessed running geek and his insights into meticulous preparation and mind set are truly valuable. He offers great perspective on the idea of 'running happy' and insight into avoiding the dreaded pain cave.

As usual we get stuck into the important topics, like professional tiddlywinks, brewery sponsorship and "taking souls in the night"!

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If you've got a race longer than parkrun coming up then this episode is a must. Your race performance (not to mention your gut) depends on it!

Darryl Griffiths has been studying nutrition/hydration and testing endurance athletes for 25 years. He has literally seen it all and managed to fix the nutrition and hydration problems of some of the world's best athletes.

This week Haddy has the pleasure of picking Darryl's brain on all things sport's nutrition for the endurance athlete. We particularly drill into the hot ticket items of sodium, fluid and calorie intake.

We dive into the dangers of getting things wrong and why an all- inclusive 'one size fits all' formula is nowhere hitting the right numbers for you and almost certainly comprising your race goals.

Darryl has recently released the audiobook 'SWEAT. THINK. GO FASTER' and if you follow the processes in this podcast and the book you're almost guaranteed a more successful and enjoyable race day.

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In Ep101 Wolf and Haddy chat with the head honcho of Raidlight Australia, Alex Pigott.

Alex has a super diverse background in multi-day hikes, fast packing, rock climbing and ultra trail running. He is also a proper gear nerd and one of the nicest blokes getting around.

We chat about the incredible gear that Raidlight are putting out over the next year and the process by which they have managed to produce some of the lightest, most durable and athlete friendly kit on the market.

We also discuss some extreme methods for cutting down on pack weight and when it's appropriate to jettison small children in order to fit more beer in.

Plenty of hidden gems in this one.

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Reesha's story is an inspiration and her legend grows with each podium finish in the Ultramarathon World.

Reesha found herself, as a 30yr old mother of 2, tipping the scales at an impressive 142kg's. A painful and breathless hike in the Glasshouse Mountains was then the catalyst for the line in the sand to be drawn and 'Reesha the athlete' to be born.

Haddy and Wolf chat with Reesha about her incredible transformation and how she's managed to climb to the top step of some of Australia's toughest Ultra's. There's so much to learn in terms of discipline, routine and gritty determination. Reesha's attitude is no-nonsense and her drive is palpable.

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Cousin Benny is a runner, a climber, a medical researcher and a dietetics gun for hire. He's been a crucial link in the NORG chain for many years now as he keeps the average age down and the 'rig rating' up.

This week Wolf and Haddy have the pleasure of discussing the latest in nutrition research and the details of Ben's dietetics honours project.

We delve into the claims that food companies can make on their packaging and help you wade through the bullshit next time you're scanning the nutrition content in the supermarket. We also get stuck into the differences in energy gels and why GU is still the King!

Ben fills us in on the surprising results when comparing beer to other fluids as a rehydration technique. You won't be disappointed!

So grab yourself a Cronulla Beer Co - Easy Tiger - and enjoy this episode.

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Rory Darkins is back by popular demand!

Rory is an accomplished psychologist and mindset coach who brings a unique approach to enhancing both our sports performance and our lives in general. Rory delves into the aspects of our psychology and biology that we can control in order for our bodies to achieve their best.

Rory is a very handy runner himself and is currently pacing the great Elzy Wellings around the track in a bid for Aussie marathon glory.

This week Wolf and Haddy get taken to school on all things breathing and find out that the nose is more useful than just smelling the roses. We also find out some tips on harnessing our individual 'sleep animals' to get the most out of nap time and as usual Wolf shuffles the deck on his personalities to see what comes up trumps.

A great listen and some quality lessons (or learnings if you're new to the English language).

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Vlad Ixel has done it all. His list of race wins is mind blowing. Across the globe Vlad has dominated everything from Vertical Km racing to 100km Trail Ultra's. He is a real pioneer in terms of Aussie's racing overseas and was one of the first trail runners to turn his ability into a marketable product and fulfill his dream of becoming a full time sponsored athlete.

We talk about Vlad's transformation from a Mother guzzling, pack a day smoker to one of the fastest trail runners on the planet. Vlad's determination to chase his dream is palpable and the attention to detail displayed in order to get there is second to none.

We discuss the challenges of being a pro athlete overseas but also the simple pleasure of running and racing for a living.

Vlad share some tremendous training and racing tips in his capacity as a premier athlete and coach. Truly the ultimate professional.

Well worth a listen!

We also shoot over to Sean @ Runnulla to chat about the Salomon Ultra Glide. It's a cracker!

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Jordan 'The Guru' Andersen is back by popular demand!

He's moved on from heading up Sydney Uni's biomechanics lab and is now leading research into the integration of wearable technology into athlete training to minimise injury and maximise performance. He is also writing the brand new Athletics Australia coaching course for Trail and Ultra runners. So much to unpack here.

This week Wolf, Haddy and the Guru share a couple of Cronulla Beer Co's and discuss Kipchoge's Olympic performance, trail running at the Olympics and questioning the Russian Olympic Committee.

We also dive into the role of hula hoops in cross training, our push for a 16 day ultra at the Paris Games and the right kind of pizza to eat at check point 5.

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Ellie's performance at the Tokyo Olympics was sensational. She showed incredible determination and moved through the field like a boss. We chat to Ellie about the race and the meticulous preparation to handle the brutal conditions that Tokyo dished up., Ice baths, ice vests, listening to the theme music from Frozen, they tried it all and it clearly worked.

We chat with Ellie about her progression from an athlete with talent and potential to one of the best 10K and Marathon runners Australia has ever produced. We also get some input from Julian 'The Moose' Spence on Ellie's early days before she started taking running seriously.

We discuss managing injured athletes, Japanese beer, life in quarantine and much more.

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Pat in one of the best distance runners Australia has ever produced. He set the Aussie 10K record last year in an astonishing time of 27:22, won the prestigious NCAA Cross Country Championship and represented Australia at 2 Olympics.

Wolf and Haddy had the privilege of chatting with Pat from his quarantine hotel on the way back from Tokyo. Pat was still licking his wounds after a brutal 10K in the Tokyo heat.

Apart from being an exceptional athlete, Pat truly understands his craft. His insights into race psychology and training physiology are fantastic.

We discuss Pat's college life at Villanova, his move to the Oregon Track Club and his prep for the Tokyo Games. We also chat about about Pat being 'alphaed' by his fiance, being star struck at the Games Village, a well timed XXXX delivery and battling with Stewie McSweyn at Zatopek.

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Murph has done it all! 3 time Olympic triple jump representative, Aussie record holder, Aussie sprints coach at the Tokyo Olympics and more specifically coach of sprint sensation Rohan Browning ( Episode 42 ).

This week Wolf and Haddy catch up with Andrew from his quarantine hotel in Brisbane. We discuss his amazing longevity in such a brutal sport, the psychology of the returning Olympians and the unique challenges presented by Tokyo 2021. We also dive into youth talent identification, his special relationship with Rohan and the cultivation of that mullet!

Murph's athletic and coaching insights are second to none. There's is so much to learn from this great Australian!

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Leah Richardson is one incredible all round athlete! She has competed successfully across trail running, power lifting, cross-fit, obstacle racing and triathlon. Most notably she competed twice at the Spartan World Championships (with brother Lachlan - Ep52) and was the star of ESPN's hit TV show 'Search 4 Hurt'.

Leah has a great insight into the interaction between strength, speed and endurance and as a physio has some excellent advice on race preparation, injury management and exercise considerations for pregnancy and return to fitness with a new-born (Leah is very pregnant with bub number 2!).

Wolf and Haddy get to the bottom of who gets alpha status in the Dansie household and who gets the drumstick at family chicken dinner.

We also chat with Adam 'Goodesy' Goode from Cronulla Beer Co about our exciting new partnership!

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Gerald Macpherson has had a sensational 2021 and is fast becoming one of the very best trail runners in Australia. He's had wins at The Archie 50km at Mt Bulller and Mount Solitary in the Bluey's and a very dramatic podium finish at Ultratrail Australia 50km.

This week Haddy has the pleasure of chatting with one of the true gentlemen of the sport and picking his brain on his transition from a 32min 10km road runner to the top spot of a technical 50km in the mountains.

Gerald is a seriously clever guy! He has a degree in Neuroscience and is finishing up his studies in Medicine as we speak. As you can imagine the nerd chat gets real!

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James Constantine is a man of many talents who wear many hats! He is Marketing, Comms & Strategy Manager at Athletics NSW, Director of 'Distance Running in NSW', Events manager for Run NSW, regular race caller at ANSW events and a very handy runner in his own right (16:05 5km guy).

This week Haddy shares a couple of Sydney Brewery Lagers with James and they discuss the direction of running and athletics in NSW and Australia. James details the plans to harness the massive boom of runners in Australia and how to make our running superstars into household names.

We field some listener questions from Aussie Running Royalty and preview some of our chances at the upcoming Tokyo Olympics.

It's impossible not to feel positive and enthusiastic after listening to James speak about running. He is one serious seriously stoked runner!

Haddy also tests out his very first set of carbon plates in the ASICS Metaspeed Edge Tokyo Edition and gets down to Runnulla to review them with Sean 'The Godfather' Tindale.

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Matt Pellow has announced his entry into the trail running world with a stunning victory in the prestigious Ultratrail Australia 100km. All this on the back of a 6 week training block and a pair of Next %. Unbelievable!

This week Wolf and Haddy have the pleasure of interviewing this incredible athlete. He exudes a confidence and self awareness that only enhance his undeniable talent.

We dive into Matt's history as a Pro Triathlete and his path to entering UTA with only 2 weeks to go. We also uncover the psychology and pacing strategy behind successfully negotiating his first ever trail race.

Matt certainly bucks the conventional wisdom in the trail world and looks to be another athlete on the rise!

Haddy also gets down to Runnulla to review the Salomon Sense Ride 4 with Sean 'The Godfather' Tindale.

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Paige Linegar is a name you should know in the World of Ultramarathon. She stormed to victory and a race record (2:31) in the 2020 Coastal Classic and was narrowly beaten by Ruth Croft in this year's UTA50. This was off the back of almost zero racing for the past 6 years. A pure talent!

In Ep88 Wolf and Haddy discuss her recent success and try to uncover Paige's secret formula. The love of running, freedom and nature is clearly evident in this one.

Paige's skill set is seemingly endless. She's a psychologist, a naturopath, a herbalist and a nutritionist. So many 'ists! We mine her for the right foods, the best supplements and the most effective mind tricks to help us along our running journeys.

We also discuss Paige's time in a Spanish hippy commune, solve Wolf's mushroom questions and determine the perfect amount of cashews for eternal happiness.

Wolf crosses for a quick shoe review with Sean at Runnulla and we let you know about a new partnership with Maximum Adventure and the Raffertys Coastal Run.

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Rob de Castella truly needs no introduction but here it goes anyway.

Deek is a genuine Aussie icon. A 4 time Olympic marathoner, 2 time Commonwealth Gold medalist, Australian of the Year and still the National marathon record holder with an astonishing 2:07:51.

These days Deek is pouring his time and effort into empowering our Indigenous population through his program the Indigenous Marathon Project and promoting a life changing diet initiative through Deek's Health Foods.

Haddy has the honour of chatting with Deek and they discuss the state of Aussie and World distance running, the ingredients required to produce the next Aussie marathon legend and how to capitalise on our current recreational running boom.

We also speculate on the times Deek would have run in a pair of 'super shoes', determine the optimum amount of pre-race beers and uncover the entry criteria to the Aussie Sporting Icon 'Tash' Club.

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Tom Do Canto is a Melbourne Marathon winner, 6ft Track Champion, gun Sports Podiatrist and certified Shoe Guru. The complete package!

This week Haddy catches up with Tom and they get stuck into all things loading, intensity and injury. They break down the secrets behind Tom’s success across track, road and trail running and discuss the difficulties of the work/family/running balance. They also get proper nerdy in the dark world of carbon plates, high stacks and rocker bottoms.

Tom lets us know how to save our big toe nails and how to chase down Deek and possibly even the Kenyans!

We cross to Sean at Runnulla to review the Petzl Swift 900 lumen headlamp or as Haddy calls it “The Day Maker”.

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This week Wolf and Haddy chat with 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic hopeful Peta Tobin.

Peta was a promising sprinter before she was plucked from the track by the Aussie Winter Olympic talent identification program. She was promptly sent to South Korea and throw onto the ice. Talk about thrown in the deep end!

We discuss the transition from track to ice and the thrills of hitting 125km per hour on the bobsled track. Peta lays out the road to Beijing 2022 and fills us in on the challenges ahead and the difficulty of squeezing into full body lycra!

Wolf also tries to wrangle himself a spot on the female luge team!

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When she’s not driving cattle trains or mustering on horseback Sarah Foster is out conquering the World of ultramarathon running. Her most recent conquest was the Delirious WEST 200 miler (350kms) in an astonishing time of 71 hours.

Sarah almost exclusively trains on a remote cattle station in far North Queensland and we chat about the challenges of fitting in 20-30 hours of training around the hard yakka of farm life.

We discuss the practicalities of living and training in an isolated environment and the impact on Sarah’s mental health. We also learn how to avoid feral pigs and dingoes and the best way to tackle a cattle grate.

The Wolfman also makes a cameo to review the HOKA Rocket X with Sean Tindale down at RUNNULLA.

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In Ep83 Haddy gets the opportunity to chat with both 2020 Six Foot Track Champions!

We discuss Joasia being marooned in Australia during covid and dominating the Aussie Ultra circuit as well as her decorated international career.

We get a bit more race specific with Ben and discuss what's behind winning one of Australia's most competitive trail races.

We also catch up with Matt from Fractel to let you know about all the new products in the Fractel range.

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Like many before him, Jamie Hildage, was drawn from the UK to the rich red earth of Australia. He has since been tearing up that red earth with 2 completions of a 530km epic from Alice Springs to Uluru, simply named ‘The Track’.

Jamie is a stage racing veteran and is in the middle of completing a multi-day ultramarathon on 5 different continents tackling conditions from jungle, to snow capped mountains, to the desert. Haddy chat’s to him about the practicalities of stage racing and the gear and nutrition challenges this style of racing presents.

We delve into Jamie’s expertise in positive psychology and the benefits of this mindset across business, family and endurance sport. We also discuss Jamie’s upcoming event – The Hard Way Home – where he’ll run 1100km in 11 days from the NSW/SA border to Bondi Beach to raise money for the Australian Childhood Foundation.

We touch base with new Podcast Partner ‘RAIDLIGHT’ and chat with Alex about their range of incredible trail kit.

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Australian Ultra Running Association (AURA) members Margaret Hadley and Michael Hooker were named the Australian Female Ultra Runner of the Year and Australian Male Ultra Runner of the Year for 2020.

The two ultra runners were awarded the prestigious awards by the AURA Committee for their astounding performances throughout the year, and both were taken aback, as well as humbled, by their wins.

Haddy had the chance to catch up with both winners to uncover the determination and perseverance that are required to perform at such astounding levels of physical and mental endurance.

Hadley, 40, impressed the AURA Committee with her strong and consistent podium finishes across a range of ultra events in WA, including the Australia Day Ultra 100km (1st Female in a time of 9:08:24), Birdy’s Backyard Ultra (1st Female with 201.300km in 40 hours), the Salming Bibra Lake RunningWorks Festival 50km (1st Female in 3:52:39) and the Lighthorse Ultra 12hr (1st Female and 1st Overall with 116.620km).

Hooker, 40, also wowed the panel with his collection ultra events, including 1st Male/1st Overall in the following events – the Australia Day Ultra 100km (in a time of 7:27:03), the Lark Hill Dusk to Dawn 100km (7:54:27), Birdy’s Backyard Ultra (268.400km), Feral Pig Ultra 100mi (18:28:42) and the Yaberoo Trail Ultra 50km (3:47:03).

We also caught up with friend of the show Steve Redfern to chat about his exciting new project: The Southern Sydney 24hr Ultra.

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Our special guest this week on Running Matters is one of those blokes that ticks a lot of boxes. He’s a dual Aussie representative, has a Masters degree, is a gun nutritionist, has cycled across not one but two continents, runs a 15 minute 5km and maintains a fairly tidy salad. What else could you ask for?

His name is Mick ‘Chappo’ Chapman.

Haddy chats to Chappo about his his transcontinental cycling adventures and his pathway to representing Australia in Touch Footy and Triathlon. They discuss the calmness that comes from the right preparation, staying humble in the social media age and the determination required to get to the end of your big scary goals. They also touch on celebrity spotting while taking a roadside crap in middle America!

We get the opportunity to open up Mick’s impressive nutrition brain and cover a wealth of topics such as vitamin intake for athletes, the microbiome, vegan athletes, the obesity epidemic and the middle-aged spread. So many great take-aways here.

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This week’s guest is one of those incredible athlete’s that seems to get better when the going gets tougher and longer. She’s an Ironman and an ultrarunner, she’s an elite massage therapist and a mum. Kristen Brace is an amazingly humble endurance machine!

Kristen recently completed the prestigious Coast to Kosciusko (a 240km race from the limited to 50 of the best ultra-marathon runners in the country) and we recount her incredible journey. Host Haddy gets some serious FOMO as we discuss Kristen's tilt at the Western States 100 miler and her ambition to complete the Tahoe200.

We get some practical advice on inter family jostling for training time and glory as well as the finer points on cycling fashion faux pars and the dreaded crop duster! Kristen opens up about the benefits of massage therapy for endurance sports and we review some of the helpful (and useless) tips and tricks for athlete self-care.

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Jaryd wants to be the greatest Paralympic runner in history and after looking at his achievements so far, it would be hard to bet against him.

He’s the 2019 Double World Para Champion (1500m & 5000m) and multiple World Record holder but in Ep 78 of Running Matters we find out that Jaryd Clifford is so much more than an athlete.

Haddy chats to Jaryd about his road to the 2016 Rio Paralympics and the challenges of a postponed Tokyo games. We discuss the practicalities of Blinky (vision impaired) racing and the incredible skill Jaryd possesses to mix it at such a high level in open racing (Jaryd was also a National able body champion!).

Jaryd opens up about life as an elite athlete, goggle theft and keeping the elbows sharp in the pack. We also get a celebrity question in from Ed Sheeran (big fan of the show)!

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Oliver “Olli” Hoare started out his sporting career as a competitive swimmer in Cronulla. Soon realising he was more suited for the track, Olli switched discipline and continued to run all through high school, landing him a spot on the track team for the University of Wisconsin. He was the 1500m NCAA champion in 2018, an eight-time All-American and nine-time Big Ten champion over cross country, indoor and outdoor track. He has recently run an ‘A Qualifier’ for the Tokyo Olympics and smashed the 4 minute mile (3:53). A true Aussie Young Gun!
In Ep77 of Running Matters, Haddy delves into Olli’s transition from Winconsin Badger to professional runner with the On Athletics Club. They about the challenges of training in quarantine, adjusting to altitude in Boulder Colorado and the battle for spots on the Aussie 1500m Team for Tokyo.
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Mel is one of the truly great runners of Australian athletics history.
In the 2017 Australia Day Honours List Mel was awarded a Member of the Order of Australia (AM), for her significant service to athletics as a sprinter, at the national and international level, and as a role model for young athletes.
Mel is a three time Olympian and is the current Australian Record Holder in the 200m.
Mel shares what she has adapted from her experience as an elite athlete to that of a coach.
She chats about mentoring her athletes through her group sessions, encouraging kids to be their best and lead a healthy and active lifestyle. We also discuss managing longevity, overcoming injuries, staying motivated, competing internationally, structuring training, the Sydney Olympics, drug tests, body hair and sprinting with bling! The Anchorman, Ron Burgundy gets in on the action with a listener question.
Mel’s relaxed and outgoing personality shines through in this interview, enjoy.
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Imagine your workplace offering to pay you to run around Australia with your mates for three months to raise funds ($500K) for the Cancer Foundation. In Ep 74, Rob shares his experience of this journey, including some of the shenanigans they got up to, while repeating the same distance every day at 4min km pace. It sounds easy enough, until you throw in a beer company as a major sponsor, let’s just say they were well hydrated along the way!
Rob is also an accomplished marathon runner, he has completed 30 marathons in under 3hrs, no easy feat. He shares valuable running advice, plenty of funny stories and we learn they used to run pretty well in Dunlop Volleys back in the day.
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Alan is a veteran of 220 NRL games who captained his mighty Canberra Raiders for 5 seasons. He's also one of the fittest athletes Rugby League has ever seen. Since retiring 'Tonguey" has invested his time in spreading a message of positive mindset through his Aspire Program and also campaigning against Australia's unacceptable domestic violence problem through 'Voice Against Violence'. He was recently awarded the ACT Australian of the Year.
In this week's Running Matters Podcast we draw comparison between running and Rugby League with regards to training, competition and mindset. There are some fantastic lessons to learn here and Alan's story of perseverance, resilience and bloody hard work is truly inspiring.
We chat about proving the doubters wrong, an alternate use for head gear and how to make over 1000 tackles in a season and not fall apart!

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Andy Dubois is one of the world’s top Ultra-Coaches with many elite runners from both Australia and around the world on his books. He brings a very scientific approach to training and is always ahead of the game in terms of the latest research as it applies to ultra running. Andy is also a very accomplished ultra runner in his own right.

In Ep73, Wolf and Haddy dive deep into Andy’s ‘ultra brain’ and uncover many of the secrets to racing vs surviving an ultramarathon. There is so much valuable information here that it’s worth listening twice.

We discuss pacing, staying cool, positive psychology, the advantages of power metres and the right kind of strength training for runners. As usual, we also cover the more important topics such as, why cats and dogs don’t do static stretching and how Andy plans to live to the ripe old age of 112!

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Most of you will know Tom Landon-Smith as the Race Director of UltraTrail Australia but did you know he was a World class cross country skier and adventure racer?

In Ep72 of Running Matters we discover the man behind the biggest monument of Australian trail running. We discuss the evolution of AROC sport, from a niche adventure racing company to being absorbed by global juggernaut Ironman and the expansion of UltraTrail from 150 runners to 7000 in a little over a decade.

We chat about some of the incredible performances from athletes like Killian Jornet, Dylan Bowman, Brendan Davies, Lucy Bartholomew and Ryan Sandes but also why UltraTrail is such a welcoming and inclusive event for runners of all abilities. Tom covers the connection to the Blue Mountains and it’s people and why keeping his event environmentally sustainable is of such importance.

Tom details the never-ending challenges (fire, flood, pandemic, avalanche, etc) of trying to produce an event in 2020 and explains the final insurmountable hurdles for this year’s race.

As usual, we dig deep on the big issues like being swamped by muddy hugs on the finish line, carrying house bricks on the mandatory gear list and being dominated by his wife in the Perisher Pub Crawl for 7 years straight!

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Want to run faster, more efficiently and remain injury free? Who better to ask about it than Sport Scientist and Head of the Sydney Uni Biomechanics Lab Jordan Andersen. Jordan is an Exercise Physiologist, a running coach and a very handy middle/long distance runner.

This week Wolf and Haddy grill Jordan on the do's and don'ts of running form, training load and shoe selection. We also stick the nerd glasses on and delve into the genetics and biomechanics associated with top level running performance. It's not all textbook stuff though. We cover the Beer Mile World Record, the art of the college keg stand and how often it's ok to 'puke' during an interval session.

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Kirrily Dear has always chosen the path less travelled and for the last 12 years that path has been a seriously LONG one.

As founder of the Run Against Violence Kirrily covered the distance from Broken Hill to Sydney (1300kms) to raise funds and awareness to help reduce our insidious domestic violence problem. In 2020 the Run Against Violence has become a widespread virtual event and the conversations about domestic violence are gaining traction.

Kirrily has an incredible resume of ultrarunning achievement and has successfully tackled some of Australia's toughest races in the Coast to Kosciuszko (230kms) and the Great North Walk 100miler.

Kirrily Dear is also a talented writer, an adventurer and a valuable inspiration to anyone looking to achieve the impossible.

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Lexy Gilmour was an immensely talented junior athlete, representing Australia at World Youth level and the Youth Olympics. In 2007, disillusioned by the grind and single-mindedness of elite athletics, Lexy disappeared into the running wilderness for 5 years.

In 2012, Lexy found her love for running and rekindled her competitive drive. The second phase of her running career has provided some tremendous success, representing Australia as a senior athlete at World XC and winning the Nagoya Half Marathon. She is truly a born-again runner!

The perspective Lexy has gained from her 'game of two halves' will be valuable to a runner of any age but particularly young athletes. We also discuss some tips for better use of your elbows in the running pack, toughening up in the last km and hiding places for partners of the injured athlete!

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If anyone has experienced the rollercoaster of running it's Rachel Allworth. Alliteration aside, Rachel has evolved from a certified exercise dodger to a passionate ultramarathon runner. She has progressed even further in her role as a coach and valued mentor to the popular group Rachel's Runners.

Earlier in 2020 Rachel's life hit a terrifying corner when she experienced, what can only be described as, a near death experience. Her heart raced to 226 beats per minute and remained unchanged as she was rushed to hospital and diagnosed with Ventricular Fibrillation. Since having a defib unit permanently implanted in her chest, Rachel has been told "you'll never run again".

Listen in to find out how the ever-positive Rachel deals with such a frightening event and life changing news.

Inspiring stuff!

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Matt Shields is like many of us, loves running, riding and adventure racing.

Prior to 2016, Matt was racing XPD, GeoQuest and Six Foot Track to name a few races, and doing other crazy training runs like Mt Solitary after work.

Whilst training for the World Rogaining titles, Matt was out running when he had a massive heart attack.

Matt takes us back to that event and shares his experience, advice and his journey towards the new normal.

Join Wolf and Sue Lloyd as they share Matt’s very personal and inspiring story.

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Ever thought about running from Newcastle to Sydney? No? Well Grant Brisbin just did it. He set the Fastest Known Time (FKT) for the Great North Walk, a 250km (with over 8000m of vertical gain) trail spanning the 2 cities. He did this in the astonishing time of 39 hours.

Haddy and Judge break down the practicalities of this amazing achievement and try to extract some of the incredible mental strength that Grant exudes.

We go to Gymea Allied Health for some expert tips on remaining injury free as we exit lockdown and move into race season. We also catch up with Lloydy from GU to chat about the origins of GU in the US and how the product assists our performance.

Plenty of useful tips for the next long run!

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Hayley is the first person to solo kayak the entire length (400km's) of the Clarence River. She did so while surviving off the river and the land. A true modern-day savage!

She recently clocked a lazy 765kms for the month of April while completing the 'Calendar Club' and chats to us about the mental strength required to keep pushing through the pain.

Hayley is a mother of two, an environmentalist, a humanitarian and an adventurer. That's a lot to squeeze in! She shares some tremendous advice on balance and positivity as well as some cracking stories.

I hope you're as inspired as we were!

We also catch up with Abby from Precision Hydration to chat about sweat.

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Matt has always been a passionate runner, it wasn’t until he was diagnosed with an eye condition that prevented him from driving, did he realise the real benefit of being outdoors and commuting by foot.

Matt discusses the origins of the company, what Fractel actually means, he talks about being a member of ‘1% for the Planet’ which gives 1% of all sales back to organisations that protect the environment. He chats about his latest ambassadors and the growth of the brand here in Australia and the launch of Fractel in the UK.

We find out that Matt is a handy runner, running well under 3hrs at the Gold Coast Marathon and also competing at UTA50. Finally, he explains his own philosophy of ‘why we run’.

We also catch up with Sean from Runulla and Abby from Precision Hydration.

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Wolf and friend of the show Scott Hazelton catch up with Jason English to chat about the Six Foot Track Marathon and endurance MTB racing.

Jason has been the dominant force in ultra endurance Mountain Bike Racing for the past decade! He has too many Aussie Titles to count, and some recent forays into the world of ultra trail running.

A Teacher, father and 'Mr Nice Guy" to those who see him on the trails, Jase's journey at the elite level of endurance sport is enthralling.

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Jono is an official Ultratrail legend having finished every 100km race since it's inception and storming home in 9:42 in 2019 to take 2nd place and top ranked Aussie. In Ep 62, Haddy chats with Jono about striking a balance between corporate world (Jono runs a corporate legal practice) and elite competition.

They discuss the challenges of training in the CBD and taking down the titans of industry during the lunch time run. Jono gives some great practical advice on training loads and structuring his year to remain at his peak. They also delve into the progress of trail running as a sport and the changes in gear and nutrition strategies along the way.

Thankfully Jono's post-race hydration strategy remains constant and aligns nicely with the hosts at Running Matters Podcast!

Wolf also chats to Sweat Expert Abby Coleman from Precision Hydration.

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Courtney Atkinson is one of the very best triathletes Australia has ever produced. He's a dual Olympian and a multiple ITU race champion. Since retiring from triathlon he has lit up the trail running world with more spectacular results, most recently winning the 2019 Six Foot Track marathon.

In Ep 61 of Running Matters Wolf and Haddy chat with Courtney and pull apart the components that make him such a legend. We discuss his globetrotting adventures as a Red Bull ambassador and the most amazing trails that Australia has to offer.

Courtney imparts some tremendous advice on keeping things simple and how to maintain the hunger for achievement.

We also catch up with Ali Najeem who recently competed in the Wings for Life App World Run, Ali was the fastest Australian and finished 15th in the world! He talks about his preparation for the big event.

It was a real honour to talk with these two champions of Aussie sport. I hope you appreciate it as much as we did!

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Wolf And Haddy chat with arguably Australia's very best mountain runner. Ben Duffus is not only a gun on the trails and the nicest bloke imaginable, he's also a highly qualified and knowledgeable running coach with Mile27 coaching. Ben's list of achievements at home and abroad is impressive. Twice 2nd in Ultratrail Australia, he talks about his desire to stand on the top step this year. We chat about learning good nutrition the hard way, some great tips for staying fit during isolation and the importance of strength training for ultra runners. Plenty of gems to extract from this interview. Ben has a genuine love for running and has an incredible breadth of knowledge to share.

We also catch up with Matt Niutta from Fractel and Andrew Lloyd from GU.

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Most people would know Reidy from Bondi Rescue, but 20 years ago (before popping the bonnet regularly on TV) Andy was 110kg’s and working as a Garbo to lose weight.

Since that time, he has run 24 marathons, with a PB in Melbourne of 2:57. He’s had 7 attempts to crack 3hrs at Gold Coast, with a best time of 3:01, note: He skulls a beer on the course!

Andy is a prolific competitor, we chat about the City2Surf, the Red Bull Defiance Adventure Race, UTA, the Sydney Harbour Splash and Dementia Australia which he is the Ambassador for the Ride to Remember. He shares some great advice and we have plenty of laughs throughout.

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Corey Phillpot is certainly grabbing the ultra running game by the horns. At the tender age of 22 he is running ultras, directing a successful coaching business and he recently opened the latest chapter of the 440 franchise.

Corey tells Haddy and the Wolf how running saved him from a well worn path to destruction. He talks about the challenges of being a young dad and the wonderful relationship that's been forged, through running, with his own father.

We get the details of Corey's next mind boggling challenge: to break the marathon record while towing a 1.8 tonne car.

Hard to imagine right? Listen in to find out how it's done.

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This week Haddy spends some time on the couch at the Carrington Hotel with Clinical Psychologist Nadine Davies. Nadine shares a rare insight into the psyche of the elite runner and also the practicalities of being married to one (previous guest: Brendan Davies). We get down to the nitty gritty of elite home life, travelling the ultra world and being a podium standard support crew.

She tells us all how best to cope with the disappointment of all those recent race cancellations and some great strategies to deal with the little voice on your shoulder (or the extra one in your head).

We try to untangle the web of Wolfman's personalities with mixed results and we also uncover how crazy you really need to get to become an ultramarathon runner!

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John has been dominating the Asian trail running scene and is also co-founder of the T8 ultrarunning clothing brand. He has, famously, never DNF’d across a prolific ultramarathon career, including UTMB, Laveredo Ultra, The HK100, The Punisher and the 9 Dragons Ultra.

We cover the effect of Corona virus on the global running scene and the challenges of training and competing in hot, humid and sometimes smoggy conditions. John describes the monuments of Asian trail running and the booming trail running scene in Hong Kong.

We uncover some fantastic tips on dealing with pain in the back half of a race, pacing your next ultra and the subtle art of popping the bonnet!

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Andy Blow is a Sports Scientist with a degree in Sports and Exercise Science from the University of Bath. An expert in sweat, dehydration and cramping, Andy previously worked as the Team Sports Scientist for the Benetton and Renault Formula 1 teams, and remains an adviser to the Porsche Human Performance Centre.

An elite level triathlete in his younger days, Andy has finished in the top-10 of Ironman and IM 70.3 races, as well as winning an Xterra World title.

It was Andy's own struggles with cramp and hydration that led to him specialising in electrolyte replenishment and founding Precision Hydration.

Andy is a leading figure in the world of sports hydration and has worked alongside Dr Raj Jutley, as well as other top sports scientists, to co-author a number of studies and books.

Andy covers all the important hydration content that an athlete of any ability would benefit from, enjoy the interview!

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This week we chat with founder of High Performance Triathlon (HPT) Peter Clifford. Pete has been in the Tri and Ironman game for 30 years and certainly knows his stuff. His coaching style is incredibly considered and interactive and he has a fantastic grasp on the science of exercise and performance.

Haddy and Wolf delve into what it takes to be a top flight Ironman, the psychology of bringing your 'A' game to race day and the common mistakes that lead to athletes under-performing.

As usual, we cover the lighter side of spandex, awkward tan lines and dropping big bucks on your race kit!

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Matt is joined by Haddy to interview Jeff Hunt. Jeff burst on to the marathon scene in 2010 when he ran the fastest debut marathon by an Australian, finishing third in Japan in 2:11.00.

He represented Australia at the Commonwealth Games in Delhi 2010 placing 13th and at the 2011 World Championships in Daegu where he was forced to withdraw after 30km.

At the age of 30, he made his Olympic debut in London where he finished 63rd in a time of 2:22.59.

Jeff talks about his transition from steeplechase and cross country to marathon distance. He explains why he never ran faster than his debut marathon. He speaks candidly about not having any hamstrings, overtraining, injuries, diet, not giving up drinking and much more.

He chats about being a member of the Cartel Racing Cycling Club, where runners’ dreams go to die! There’s a lot of ‘back in the day’ chat, trying to justify that he now wears lycra daily!

Plenty of laughs along the way, this week’s episode is brought to you by Sydney Brewery.

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Wolf and Haddy chat with Lachlan Dansie to discuss his domination of ultra obstacle racing. Lachlan chats about his 24hr event where he completed 170km of running and over 1000 obstacles to win. There’s plenty of endurance training and strength tips from a humble champion at his peak. Plenty of laughs along the way, this weeks episode is brought to you by Sydney Brewery.

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Craig was a typical Aussie bloke, caught up in team sport, until he was bitten by the running bug in his mid 30's. Since then he has traveled the globe completing the coveted 6 Marathon Majors and shaving over an hour from his marathon time in the process.

Wolf and Haddy chat to Craig about his growing coaching business and what a coach/athlete relationship should look like. We cover his marathon highlights from the mean streets of New York to the glamour of London and get some great tips from the middle of the pack.

Craig discusses what it takes to tick off PB's into middle age and getting the best out of runners from all walks of life.

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From the outside, it may seem like a classic ‘I quit my job to travel’ millennial story but Wolf & Haddy reveal how Jennah has forced her fears into submission and started a new life that has taken her all over the world including living in Kenya for 3 months volunteering with a Maasai women’s group.

JL chats about being a contestant from Australian Survivor, we get behind the scenes and chat to her about the challenges of living rough for two months practically starving!

It turns out she is quite the masochist, taking on two multi day desert ultra-marathons to raise money for charity with very little preparation. She explains how the power of the mind plays such a vital role in getting through these physical challenges and the day to day struggles of life.

During the episode Wolf chats to ‘The Godfather’, Sean Tindale from Runnulla to review the Brooks Ghost. Sean also explains those pink budgie smugglers he struts around in!

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Since 1987, Jock has been perfecting the science of performance. He now transfers this knowledge and experience to Olympic athletes, national sporting teams and the general population.

From November 2000 until November 2005 Jock was the Head Strength and Conditioning Coach for the Australian Cricket Team. During this period the Team was World Champions in both Test Match and One Day Cricket); it was the most successful period in the team’s history. During the 2004/05 Season the Team also had its lowest percentage of injuries in recorded history!

Jock has been training and coaching surf lifesaving athletes for the past 20 years and his athletes have won several gold medals at State, National and World Titles. Jock, himself, is a World Champion in the 2km beach run!

He has also worked with the NSW Cricket Team, Olympic athletes and gold medal performers in athletics, soccer (football), swimming, rugby league, rugby union, wrestling, gladiators, karate, boxing and netball.

In this episode of Running Matters, Jock shares his immense knowledge with Paul (Haddy) Hadfield. They chat about what it takes to be a ‘pro’ athlete, avoiding the dreaded stress fracture, managing the psychology of the athlete and much more.

You’re guaranteed to pick up a little gem to apply to your own performance.

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Sophie Brown is not only a gun trail runner, she's the best in the business when it comes to sports nutrition.

Matt (Wolf) & Paul (Haddy) dig deep into her nutrition brain and uncover the secrets behind carb loading, caffeine, fat adaptation and the magic of beetroot juice.

Sophie is fresh off a big win at the Coastal Classic so we discuss what it takes to be at the top of the trail running tree. We also chat about the lows (coming back from stress fracture) and how to avoid them.

If you notice some bubbling in the background it's because we did the interview inside the brewing room of our partner, Sydney Brewery!

Plenty of laughs throughout, enjoy!

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Steph has an impressive trail running resume, just this year her results speak for themselves:

UTA 22 in a time of 01:49:12 -1st female
Tarawera 100km in a time of 09:49:23 – 2nd female
Six Foot Track marathon 3:48:22 – 1st female
Alpine Ascent 50k 04:19:15 – 1st overall
Brisbane Trail Ulta 60k, 06:04:58 - 2nd overall and 1st female

She talks to Sarah and Lisa about her background as a triathlete, and her successful move into trail running; how she balances her full-time career as a physio with a full-on training schedule. The girls discuss diets, over-training, stress-fractures and the proper etiquette for passing men in a race.

Plenty of laughs throughout, enjoy!

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In 2016, Matt ran 55 marathons in 55 days (official world record).

He shares his motivation for the world record, how his body held up and what’s involved with getting the Guinness World Records on board (it’s a massive pain in the ass).

Later that year he ran 24 hours on a treadmill.

For his next challenge, he ran 535 consecutive half marathons in memory of Andrew Cadigan. Matt ran a half a marathon a day until June 14th 2019, totalling 11,288.5 kilometres.

Plenty of laughs throughout thanks to the team at Sydney Brewery.

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Lucy Bartholomew – The People’s Champion

Join us as we chat with one of Australia’s brightest young trail running superstars.

At the tender age of 23 Lucy has tasted an enormous amount of success across the globe. Among a vast array of wins and course records she placed 3rd at the ultra prestigious Western States 100 in 2018.

A very brief highlights list:

1st UTA 100

1st Ultra Trail Cape Town

1st Buffalo Stampede

1st Tarawera Ultramarathon

2nd Marathon du Mont Blanc

3rd Western States 100miler

Lucy is joined by her father Ash and we discuss everything from encouraging adventure in kids to the pressure of being a pro athlete in a digital world. We also chat about the emergence of the plant base diet and the boom in the global trail running scene.

Lucy is a wonderfully humble and knowledgeable young lady and I’m sure you’ll harvest a few pearls of wisdom from this open and informative chat.

Stay tuned afterwards for a wrap up of the Surf Coast Century 100km race.

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Matt North is joined with Co-Host Paul Hadfield to interview special guest Ben Berriman. Ben grew up in Winmalee in the Blue Mountains and was introduced to the Blue Mountains Joggers at a young age. He did his first Woodford to Glenbrook which is 25km at the age of 15 and some triathlons including the Canberra Long Course-16yrs old. He has a long list of ultra-races including;

Ironman Triathlon
North Face and now UTA 100’s
Oxfam Trailwalker
GNW00 miler
Six foot track buckle
Mt Solitary
Glow worm marathon

He was on the committee for Running Wild for the first few seasons and has been the race director for the Knapsack lap race for the past 10 years!

He chats about the Blue Mountains Running Company and the Blue Mountains Marathon Clinic.

Finally, Ben shares his mystery 24hr race with us called ‘Roll the Dice’.

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We chat to Dan Wagstaff from Mind Body Athletic, Adam Goods from Rhino Health and Fitness and Judge about their first UTA 100km race this year. If you are thinking about doing the event or another ultra-marathon, the boys share plenty of training and nutrition advice to get you over the line!

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Paul Hadfield interviews Rohan, who at the tender age of 21 just became Australia’s 3rd fastest runner of all time with a blistering 10:08 in the 100m.

Rohan is a semi finalist at the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast and is off to compete at the World Championships in Doha later this year. He is coached by 3 time Olympic triple jumper Andrew Murphy.

We chat about what it takes to be a top international sprinter and break the mythical 10 second barrier. We break down Rohan’s impressive training routine and discuss the components that make him so damn fast.

Rohan opens up on the topic of drugs in sport and gives us an insight to the psychology of a top level athlete. He also covers the ‘big’ issues like, popping the bonnet in training, chicken nuggets in competition and how much beetroot juice is too much!

Enjoy listening to one of Australia’s brightest young athletics stars!

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Matt is joined with Co Host Paul Hadfield to interview Chris Truscott.

Running & racing is a way of life for Chris and his wife Greta who run the family friendly Rejoov Runners from Sydney’s Centennial Park.

Chris has a long affinity with many of Sydney's iconic running events. He first completed Sydney's City to Surf when he was just 9 years old, running 63mins. In 1987 at the age of 13, he ran 53mins and he has competed in every single City to Surf since (over 30 of them) with a PB of 45:44, he has run 25 consecutively under 49mins!

Chris's first marathon was the 1993 Melbourne race. We're not sure why he was so keen to start running marathons at the age of 18, but he loved it and was happy to finish in a 3:13.26.

Chris has gone on to compete in over 30 marathons including Berlin, Chicago, Rotterdam, London, Tokyo, New York and local ones - Sydney, Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast, Melbourne & Canberra with a PB of 2:29:44 coming in 2002 in one of his four Berlin finishes. All his subsequent marathon times since debut have been under 3hrs.

Chris has managed to maintain his longevity with running via a balanced approach to life and to the sport.

At 45yrs, he continues to compete across a wide spectrum of events. Whether it's a 5000m track time trial, 10km road race, half marathon or marathon, or a 100km trail or road race.

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Matt is joined with Co Host Paul Hadfield to interview Sarah Tapp and Lisa Krummer.

Between them they have an impressive CV;

Sarah: Coastal Classic 30km, 2017, 2nd Female. Sri Chinmoy Ultra Relay Female Team, 2017, 1st Place. Sri Chinmoy Ultra Relay Female Team, 2018, 2nd Place. Alpine Ascent 50km, 2018, 2nd Female. Sutherland Athletics Half Marathon, 2018, 1st Female. Rocky Trails Shimano Mt Bike Series, Female Pairs, 3rd Place. Kiama Coastal Classic (14km), 2018, 3rd Female. Western Sydney Half Marathon, 2019, 3rd Female. UTA50, 2017 and 2018, 3rd in age group both years. Royal Double Ultra Marathon, Day 1, 50km, 2019, 1st Female.

Lisa: Sri Chinmoy Ultra Relay Female Team, 2017, 1st Place. Sri Chinmoy Ultra Relay Female Team, 2018, 2nd Place. Alpine Ascent 50km, 2018, 4th Female. Sutherland Athletics Half Marathon, 2018, 4th Female. Rocky Trails Shimano Mt Bike Series, Female Pairs, 3rd Place. Royal Double Ultra Marathon, Day 2, 50km, 2019, 2nd Female.

They chat about the advantages of being female in ultra-running, smarter race strategies, not going out too fast and of course less ego!

They talk about scheduling training sessions around a busy life with full time work and raising young kids. Also allowing for their partners to train. Note if you miss your session, you don’t get it back! They both appreciate the time running because it gives them a break from the kids.

Sarah chats about her recent holiday in France, a guided running tour in the Alps of Mont Blanc to celebrate her 30th birthday. She chats about the challenging trails and the 230km covered over ten days (there’s not much flat running).

Lisa chats about obtaining a stress fracture leading up to UTA100 and how she managed to cross train for the event and still do an impressive time (14:23) with very little running.

The girls chat about coaching and the value of being coached, training programs, upcoming events, Coastal Classic, race strategies and race nutrition.

They chat about the importance of running to help manage wellbeing and mental health.

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The Outback is a large expanse of rough, barren desert that can cause serious problems when exposed day after day to shadeless, intense heat. With a July 2019 start date, we're taking advantage of the cooler, drier months to make the crossing, avoiding extreme temperatures and washed-out roads.

While there is a more direct route connecting Darwin to Adelaide via the Stuart Highway, we've chosen to avoid the more trafficked paved routes in favor of dirt roads. This approach keeps us away from potential dangers like increased traffic, while also introducing the logistical difficulty of scant resupply options and many hundreds of miles without services. More intriguing, yes. More difficult, most definitely.

It's worth noting that we - Katie and Henley - are in no way professionals. Professional goofballs, that's about it! We're just audacious dreamers with a healthy dose of optimism that things will work out and a desire to push ourselves. That said, we are experienced outdoors-people with several thousand miles of solo and tandem travel of this nature, and we have inspired heads on our shoulders. We understand the risks of the project and are responsible and intelligent enough to figure it all out with passion and humility.

If you want to track Katie and Henley’s current trip across Australia, check out their website and Garmin live tracker at katievisco.com

They would love you to send them a message!

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Pat Farmer, best known as the only man who has run continuously from the North Pole to the South Pole, is a multiple world record holder for endurance running. He has also run around and across Australia, New Zealand, India, Vietnam and North America. Pat served 8 years as a Member of Australia’s Parliament, with 3 years as Parliamentary Secretary for Education, Science and Training. Winner of ‘Achiever of the Year’ (2000), awarded by Prime Minister John Howard and National Geographic's Adventurer of the Year (2012), Pat has raised millions of dollars for causes during his 30 year running career, including Lifeline, Cancer Council, Australian Red Cross, Diabetes Australia and the Nani Khali Foundation for education of India's girl child.

1999 - Pat established the fastest around-Australia record of continuous running in 191 days and 10 minutes (around 6 months) over 14,662.4km during his Centenary of Federation run. Also, during that run Pat set a new world 10,000km record in 129 days, broke a long- standing Australian record of more than 13,383km in 174 days, set a total of 10 international records including the Western Australia border to border run, the Brisbane to Darwin run, and the world record for the longest tropics run (6307km in 83 days).

1993 - A virtually unknown Pat Farmer secured second place in his first attempt at the Trans-America Road Race - 4719km from Huntington Beach, California to New York, 80km per day for 64 days.

IN ADDITION, PAT IS: Twice - record holder for crossing the Simpson Desert, ranked third in the world for 1000 miles on a track. He also ran 2500km around NSW for charity in 42 consecutive days as well as numerous international and national ultra-marathons, including the first 1,000 mile track race in Australia – the second race of its kind anywhere in the world

Pat shares some of his amazing adventures with us and plenty of advice from an experienced ultra-marathoner.

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Matt is joined with Co Host Paul Hadfield to interview Crowie and Brett Davidson.

Crowie describes winning the Hawaiian Ironman as his life work. He talks about finding his niche in the US on the short course circuit, he raced as a pro for 14 years before winning Hawaii.

He talks about winning the 70.3 Half Ironman World Title in 2006 where he qualified to race at Kona the following year. He talks about the difficulty of trying to return and defend the title with more demands on time and added pressure. He talks about the challenges of the environment during the race including the heat and the Trade Winds.

He talks about how he trained and acclimatised in different locations under different conditions. He chats about external and internal pressure, the importance of positive psychology and how your attitudes and thoughts can impact on performance. He talks about his mantra that he uses during races.

He gives advice on recovery, nutrition, training at altitude, perceived exertion, managing illness with training, heart rate, core strength and stability, injury prevention, having fun to mix up the monotony of training and finally the importance of sleep.

We go to a short shoe review with Sean Tindale from Runnulla.

Crowie tells a funny story about his bucks’ night and having to meet with an ASAD Official for a drug test the following morning with no sleep, still wearing a Safari Suit from the night before!

Brett chats about his Coaching business Sansego that he works on with Craig. He also chats about their Sports Nutrition brand Koda.

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Matt is joined with Co Host Paul Hadfield to interview Steve Redfern.

Steve chats about running the Larapinta Trail non-stop for 231km.

Steve also talks about crewing for a friend during the Barkley Marathon.

Finally, Steve gives his advice about managing race nutrition for an ultra-marathon.

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The brain limits our endurance capacity before our body needs to physically slow down, essentially the brain is wired to keep us safe, this consequently limits our potential.

Rory shares psychological skills you can train and develop into your daily routine to improve your overall performance. He explains how the brain perceives effort as a threat and identifies how we should change this perception into a challenge so we can embrace it and move toward it.

He talks about finding the ‘flow state’, the optimal state a person can be in when competing.

Rory explains how breathing practices can help manage performance anxiety pre-event.

He talks about managing the ‘inner critic’, the voice in our head that gives us negative feedback. He explains the benefits of reassurance prior to events with self talk such as; why am I hear, what have I got to lose? He explains how to ground yourself in the situation during a race and do a self-check to realise you are not feeling as bad as you think you are.

Haddy uses his wealth of experience managing the fragile minds of the NORG team to get some valuable advice from Rory, while Wolfie keeps Rory on his toes with his multiple personality disorder.

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Sean played Rugby League for twenty years before getting into running with dodgy knees, he talks about starting as a road runner before transitioning into trail running. He chats about many of the famous trail races he has participated in including Glow Worm Tunnel, UTA and the Sydney Trail Series.

Working as a Personal Trainer, Sean talks about how he set up his running shop Runnulla in Cronulla with his wife Jen eleven years ago. He talks passionately about the sporting clubs and athletes they support in the community, including previous guests of the show Ali Najem, Scotty Richmond, Steve Redfern and Simone Hayes.

He chats about having Mark Webber in the store to promote his new running apparel Aussie Grit. He tells us a story about Mark getting hit by a 4WD in Tasmania during his own ‘Mark Webber Challenge’ adventure race.

He talks about the importance of analysing people’s gait to make sure they end up in the right shoe to prevent injury. Sean discusses how he sees a high percentage of people on the treadmill that are pronators. Sean also talks about shoe brands annually changing their models to make them lighter. He tells us how much mileage we should get from our shoes. He talks about the pro’s and cons of trail shoes. He also chats about the recent trend of carbon plate shoes such as the 4%ers.

The boys chat about the different ground reaction force between trail running and road running and the impact on the lower body. They talk about barefoot running and the side effects.

Finally, he gives some tips on finding the right fit when you try on a shoe.

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Sue and Jake take us on an adventure talking about their self supported races they complete that can take anywhere from four to seven days in remote areas involving hiking, running, mountain biking and kayaking. One race they completed recently went for seven and a half days and they had a total of nine hours sleep!

Based on orienteering, these athletes have to choose their own adventure to navigate from one location to another, collecting checkpoints as they go. They travel through remote wilderness in freezing conditions, end up in confined places such as caves, add in sleep deprivation and things can and will go wrong!

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Matt is joined with Co Host Paul Hadfield to interview Scotty Richmond.

Scott talks about his recent success at UTA100 where he finished an impressive 6th place in a time of 10:26. Scott also talks about his 3rd place at Surf Coast Century in 9:02.

Scott lost his 18-year-old cousin to Motor Neurone Disease and wanted to do something that was completely out of his comfort zone to raise funds and awareness for MND in his memory. He did his first UTA100 with just 11 weeks training and raised over $11,000!

He uses the memory of his cousin as motivation to get through these challenging ultramarathons.

Scott shares valuable advice about training, rest, programs, coaching and nutrition to be consistently racing well.

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Matt is joined with Co Paul Hadfield to interview Michelle Bruce.

Michelle talks about weight loss affecting performance, racing on liquids vs real foods while competing in ultras and the optimal amount of caffeine you can consume during races.

She discusses the role of salts and other electrolytes during training and racing to prevent cramping, even pickle juice gets a wrap. Also mentioned is the role of carbohydrates and their benefits during high intensity workouts or other sessions requiring more concentration.

A bit of chat about recovery nutrition, how many beers the night before an event, conspiracy theories, Paleo vs Vego and what the hell is Tofu anyway!?

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Matt is joined with Co Host Danny Toole to interview Philip Balnave.

This unique gentleman has been running and racing in slippers for the past ten years with incredible results. It’s rare for Phil to run over 3hrs for a marathon in his slippers, he runs 81mins for a half marathon and has been known to run 30km to warm up on the way to his event!

Phil doesn’t have a car and commutes by slipper or scooter everywhere, consequently this prolific racer dominates the pointy end of many events throughout Sydney.

Age doesn’t seem to be slowing him down, he shares what he does on a regular basis to keep running up to 200km a week injury free.

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This amazing lady shares her experiences both good and bad in ultra-running races. She helps the listeners gain a better understanding of the physical and metal hardships in races of 100km plus!

Lou was a late starter to ultra-running, originally focussing on rock climbing and brewing beer (joking). She goes on to win some of the toughest ultra-races in the world and shares the journey with us.

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Matt interviews running legend Dave Criniti.

Dave gives a lot of training and race preparation advice for Marathons. Dave has competed in the Cadbury Marathon in Tasmania four times, winning it twice, coming second once and third another time. Having a 2:17 PB from the Berlin Marathon, Dave has a lot of experience to share.

He also finished 2nd in the Six-Foot Track Marathon and talks about the love, hate relationship he has with that race.

Most importantly, Dave chats about the Run Beyond Project he founded and how this program is reaching out and helping school students that are less privileged.

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Matt is joined with Co Host Paul Hadfield to interview Ali Najem.

This amazing young man opens up and shares his story about his good friend being shot dead when he was just 17 years old. He explains how that experience was life changing, he was at a cross roads in his life and he had to make a decision, continue hanging with the wrong crowd and end up in jail or dead, or find some stability in sport!

I’m looking forward to sharing how the adversity he faced when he was younger, has helped him to navigate his way through life. He went on to win three Australian titles for the 2km beach sprint and a world title.

On Sunday evening Ali ran 58km in the Red Bull Wings for Life, finishing 13th in the world and 3rd fastest Australian with an average pace of 3:50min per km.

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Matt is joined with Co Host Michel Haenggi to interview Ultra Marathon Runner Ruud Kappert- Winner of Bogong to Hotham 2019

While in Australia, Ruud competed in four races, he won three of them and finished second in the other!

Ruud has only been competing for three years, he completed his first marathon in 2016 at the age of 26, a late starter!

Ruud talks about following races around the world as a lifestyle, he finds a race he wants to compete in, and he goes and lives in that location for a period of time to learn the culture and see the country. He talks about volunteer work; he works for accommodation and meals to cover his expenses while travelling.

Ruud shares his twelve-month trip across Australia, starting in Perth, making his way across the Nullarbor to Adelaide, then to Melbourne. He chats about working at a roadhouse for three and a half months in a remote location on the Nullarbor.

Ruud talks honestly about social media, finding Facebook antisocial, an excuse not to call or see people.

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Matt is joined with Co Host Marty Rooke to interview champion runner Marty Keyes who didn’t start running until he was 27.

Marty shares a great story about nearly missing the birth of his first born son when he travels to do a marathon in Kempsey and his wife goes into Labour.

The boys review the new NORG Handicap course and results (just the winner). They chat about the physical hangover from the Six-Foot Track Marathon, the race that beats you up, with up to three weeks recovery needed. Marty talks about finishing in the top ten four times, while also identifying the race keeps throwing obstacles at him that makes racing it every year difficult.

Marty shares tips and advice including nutrition prior and during races, maintaining his fitness while he is injured, stretching to improve flexibility and footwear.

Marty talks about riding to Canberra with the Bushies over three days, then running the Canberra Marathon on the fourth day!

There’s an unusual listener question!

They discuss upcoming events on the race calendar for 2019 including Surf Coast Century on the 21st September.

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Matt is joined with Co Host Peter Hamilton (The Florist) to interview Julian Spence aka The Moose.

The boys travel down to Ballarat to personally interview Julian and discuss his recent 2:14:42 marathon at Lake Biwa in Japan.

Julian chats about his training philosophies, coaching and the importance of consistency over time to improve performance.

Julian also shares some easy training tips to add to your weekly running program to increase your speed.

There’s a lot of valuable advice from this interview with one of Australia’s fastest marathoners.

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Matt is joined with Co Host Paul Hadfield to interview Simone Hayes, local Ultra running Mum.

Simone explains what motivates her to do ultra-marathons and 100-mile races. Mentally tough, Simone talks about pushing through the pain to achieve the goal of finishing events.

Simone recently had two wins back to back at the Tassie Trail fest (44km/22km). She also won the women’s team event at Mt Solitary with Kristen Brace.

Simone talks about her next challenge which is to qualify for the Australian 24hr track running team.

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Athlete, inventor, scientist, professional musician, entrepreneur and author. A Doctor of Mathematics and Oceanography, Tom invented a technology to convert energy in ocean waves into electricity (more info about that on the link below).

In 2012 (at the age of 50), Tom embarked upon a charity run around the world to raise money for Oxfam. The run was expected to take just over 18 months, and cover 26,000 km.

In this Podcast, Tom talks about his record-breaking adventure, overcoming injuries, enduring extreme temperatures and a near death experience.

Enjoy this incredible accomplishment.

Pictures and videos of Tom’s journey can be found on www.tomsnextstep.com

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Matt is joined with Co Host Paul Hadfield to interview Nic Bunyon who is the founder of Running Mum’s Australia.

Nic talks about the origins of her running group and how she has built it into a National Membership of thirty six thousand people. She explains her motivation for starting the group and why it has been so well received and adopted. She explains how she balances her busy lifestyle, training, RMA and kids.

She shares motivating stories of women from the group and explains how RMA serves to support Mum’s from anywhere in Australia to reach their goals.

Nic chats about her upcoming events in New Zealand and talks about other projects she is the ambassador for.

I hope you enjoy this as much as we did!

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Matt is joined with Michel Haenggi to interview ultra-marathon runner Scotty Hawker.

The International Trail Running Association rates Scotty in the top 6 of NZ trail runners. Scott completed his first marathon when he was just 17, since then he is a regular top 5 finisher in 100km races around the world.

As a Coach for Mile 27, Scotty shares a lot of knowledge and advice in this interview to anyone interested in improving their performance. Below is a snapshot of his results.

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2014- Tarawera, NZ, 69km, 5th Place

2014- Mt Solitary Ultra, Australia, 45km, 1st Place (2nd in 2016, 3rd in 2018)

2015- Ultra Easy NZ, 100k, 1st Place

2015- Lavaredo Ultra Trail, Italy, 118km, 4th place (7th in 2014, 5th in 2016, 19th in 2018)

2015- UTA 100 here in Katoomba, 2nd Place (7th in 2014, 6th in 2016)

2016- The North Face Lavaredo Ultra Trail, 122km -5th Place

2017- Ultra-Trail Cape Town, 100Km- 3rd Place

2017- Eiger Ultra-Trail, 100km- 5th Place

2017- Montreux Trail Festival La Villars, 60km, 4th Place

2017- Ultra-Trail Du Mont-Blanc - UTMB - Chamonix, FRA- 11th Place

2019, Jan- Hong Kong 100, 100km- 5th Place (5th place in 2014)

Team NORG and friends recap the 2019 Six Foot Track Marathon at the Bank Hotel Katoomba. Everyone is relaxed discussing what they did well and what they can improve on for next year.

Matt is joined with Co Host Paul Hadfield to interview Peter Hamilton also known as The Florist. Stu Rennie also drops in.

Pete talks about his learnings over the past five years to transition from an average weekend warrior to a competitive ultra-runner. He shares what has worked for him along the way while also applying principles from his road cycling background.

Pete talks about the Six Foot Track Marathon and his project to break 4 hours.

The interview is light hearted but there is certainly plenty of takeaways that people can apply to their weekly training program.

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Matt is joined with Matt Sheather (Strava Matt) to interview the Race Director of the Royal Challenge, Steve Southwell.

Steve talks about growing up in the Sutherland Shire and being active in local Surf Clubs and the Cronulla Triathlon Club. He chats about his family’s long association with the tri club and how his father Bob didn’t start racing until he was in his late 50’s and went on to race in Hawaii’s Ironman and dominate his age group for the next twenty years.

Steve talks about the race he started called the Royal Challenge, now in its eighth year, the non-profit event has raised one hundred and eighty thousand dollars for children’s charities.

He shares the challenges and learnings he has made as an Event Manager, including some funny stories about participants sneaking a beer in between legs.

Click on the link below to watch the 3min trailer for the race.

Strava Matt shares some valuable advice about maintaining a regular stretching routine to improve performance. The boys also chat about upcoming events, listener question, podcasts and YouTube shows worth watching.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Srv_18j90jE

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Matt is joined with Paul Hadfield to interview dual Olympian and four times Com Games track runner Eloise Wellings.

Eloise shares her incredible journey over the past twenty years, in which she has competed in two Olympic Games and Four Commonwealth Games. During that time, she has had her fair share of injuries, including eleven stress fractures in ten years, consequently she had to wait twelve years from when she first qualified for an Olympics to when she could compete in Rio in 2016.

In a very open interview, Eloise explains how she overcame these injuries and managed the disappointment of the setbacks along the way.

We chat about her transition into the Marathon for the Olympic Games in Tokyo next year and what the qualification criteria is.

She shares some valuable training advice to minimise injuries and tips to assist with recovery after races.

As the co-founder of the Love Mercy Foundation, Eloise talks about her charity that assists communities in Northern Uganda to overcome poverty caused by war.

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Matt is joined with Paul Hadfield to interview ultra-marathon runner Stephen Redfern.

Steve is relatively new to running, having only started five years ago. In a short period, Steve has developed an impressive resume of ultra-marathon achievements including running 245km in 24hrs.

Steve chats about his favourite milers in Australia and abroad including Western States. He talks about his race nutrition, recovery, his vegetarian diet, running shoes and his training program.

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Matt is joined with Danny Toole to interview two of the founding members of the Bushies, John Masters and Bill Hick.

The boys discuss how the group was founded back in the late 60’s and share the funny stories and characters who have been part of the group’s unique history.

They chat about some of the events the group has run, including the National Park Triathlon and the National Park Ultra Marathon.

They discuss the Bushies cycling group that rides to Canberra over two days and then competes in the Canberra Marathon on Day 3.

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In this episode Brendan talks about his running origins as a weekend warrior to representing Australia in the road 100km ultra marathon.

Brendan shares advice on sessions to include in your weekly program, he gives nutrition advice to maintain your race weight and optimize your performance.

He discusses the six foot track marathon in detail including; the course, nutrition prior to the event and during, his competition on the day and of course post-race beers.

He offers nutrition and hydration advice to people completing ultra marathons and he discusses the highs and lows of Western States.

Finally, Brendan talks proudly about his business Up Coaching.

I finish the Podcast with a post-race wrap up with Strava Matt from Ep 12.

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Matt North is joined with guest host Paul Hadfield to interview Matt Sheather (Strava Matt).

Strava discusses his race plan for the Narrabeen All Nighter on this Saturday which involves twelve hours of running from 8pm to 8am.

The boys share upcoming events, training tips, favourite podcasts, shoes and books.

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Thanks to our Partners Philter Brewing and GU Endurance.

This episode is brought to you from Bright in Victoria. The group has gone down for the 4 Peaks Alpine Climb.

Its an informal chat about the event which has been running for 39 years and the internal rivalry between the runners, enjoy!

Matt has a chat with Harry Ward, an elite runner from the Sutherland Shire. Harry chat's about winning the Sydney Marathon, coming 1st, 2nd and 3rd in the Sutherland to Surf and beating Lloydy in his first ever marathon.

Matt is joined by co-host Paul Hadfield to interview Peter Hadfield, dual Olympian and Com Games Silver Medallist.

Peter won a total of nine Australian Championships in Athletics between 1976 and 1985. He was the best decathlete in Australia for ten years from his first nationals win in 1976, when he broke the Australian record, until he retired after the National Championships in 1985.

Peter takes us through his race preparation before Olympic events and talks about the importance of simulating the event in training to minimise surprises on race day.

He gives us some insight into the metal strategies allowing him to compete in ten events over two days.

He talks about the prevalence of performance enhancing drugs in his era and the systematic doping programs that were happening not only with individuals but whole teams.

He chats about his relationship with notorious Australian Athlete and convicted drug smuggler Reg Spiers.

He jokes about being an unknown athlete in Australia and the only autograph he signed in his ten year career was for a lady in LA who mistook him for Christopher Reeve!

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Matt interview's Andrew Lloyd, Olympian and 5000m Com Games Gold Medalists about the glory days. Andrew talks about winning the City 2 Surf four times, winning the Melbourne Marathon three times and winning the Gold Coast Marathon after a big night out.

He takes us through a typical training week which included 200km's. He discusses his race preparation and strategy and shares advice to improve performance.

He chats about his competitors, Australian greats Robert de Castella and Steve Moneghetti and how he had it all over them when they raced on the track.

Enjoy!

Matt and Danny interview special guest Gerhard Van De Venter, also known as Zulu.

Zulu grew up in South Africa, he was running 48 seconds for 400m and 1:52 for 800m when he was given a Scholarship in the US at the age of 18.

He takes us on his jurney to the US and talks about migrating to Australia. There's some great running advice and plenty of humour.

Enjoy!

Matt interviews seven of his runing mates after the Six Foot Track Marathon. We get an insight into the ups and downs the runners faced during the race. The interviews take place at the Bank Hotel, its noisy and the host is sloppy, what more could you ask for!

Matt's special guest Jeremy O'Hara, unofficial Mayor of Heathcote comes in for a chat about running and beer. Jez ended up in intensive care at Sutherland Hospital after completing the six foot track marathon in 2016.

Matt and his guest co-host Paul Hadfield interview their mate and training partner Judge. Judge explains the origins of NORG (Night Owl Running Group), membership status and the unusual application criteria.

Judge confesses to a beer before NORG and explains his unattainable goals for UTA50 this year.

The boys critique another beer on the Stone & Wood scale while discussing the optimum amount of beverages to indulge in the day before a long run.