Inside Running Podcast
A weekly podcast by 3 fast runners, for all runners. Brady Threlfall (2.19 marathon), Julian Spence (2.14 marathon) and Bradley Croker (2.17 Marathon) talk distance running news, training, review running gear, check in with guests and cover races in a relaxed format. http://bit.do/IRPDONATE
Episodes

Tuesday Feb 01, 2022
Tuesday Feb 01, 2022
Here's 45mins of our patreon extra elite bonus content, Ep 3 of The Long & the Short of it with Jess Stenson, Luke Mathews and Louis Mcafee. Enjoy.
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Wednesday Jan 26, 2022
Wednesday Jan 26, 2022
221: The History of Falls Creek with Len Johnson
Brad returns to Mulligans Flat and his usual fast pace.Julian experiments with some new loops around Anglesea. Brady teams up with his local doctor in the Echuca triathlon relay.
Auckland Marathon won by Lisa Cross ten years on from her first victory Daniel Jones successfully goes back-to-back.Auckland Marathon Press Release
Yalemzerf Yehualaw sets 10km All-Comers Record at the Great Ethiopian Run in Addis Ababa, running 30:10 at 2350m above sea levelWorld Athletics Report
Vic Milers Club Claudia Hollingsworth, Brad Mathas 1500mLachlan Raper edged Jack Lunn in the Men’s A 800m while Ellie Sanford had a clear victory in the Women’s A 800m.AthsVic ResultsHub
Moose continues on his rant from last week on the current political situation and how certain things need to change.
Len Johnson returns to give an oral history on the Falls Creek training camp, going into how it was formed as a training location in the lead up to the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, how the sessions were formed and the specific tracks used for workouts and relishes in the some of the training stories featuring Lee Troop, Steve Moneghetti and Rob De Castella, giving context to the appeal and the eventual success that the training camp has had for Australian athletes including the current crop of middle distance stars who competed at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
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Opening and Closing Music is Undercover of my Skin by Benny Walker. www.bennywalkermusic.com
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Wednesday Jan 19, 2022
Wednesday Jan 19, 2022
220: Jess Hull’s 3000m Indoor NR | Pat Tiernan in Houston
Brad’s out of isolation and eases his calf back into running. Julian’s also out of isolation and goes hard on his head. Brady returns and catches us up on his training and family life with the new addition.
Jess Hull breaks a long standing 3000m Indoor National Record of 8:39.79 at Texas A&M, College Station.https://www.instagram.com/p/CYzkLA4lFon/
Pat Tiernan runs 60:55 to place 6th in the Houston Half Marathon, and stands fourth on the all-time list, after departing the Oregon Track Club and joining Alistair & Amy Cragg’s new Puma Distance Group.Pat Tiernan Race Recap & the process of leaving Nike/joining Puma via FlotrackThe Houston Marathon also saw an impressive day in female distance running with Sara Hall setting an American Record of 67:15 in the Half Marathon and Kiera D’Amato breaking the American Marathon Record in 2:19:12, running nearly 10 minutes clear of second. Houston Marathon & Half Marathon Results
Boston Marathon Announces a deep field featuring Olympians and returning champions, among them is Paralympian Michael Roeger.2022 Boston Marathon Elite Field Announcementhttps://www.instagram.com/p/CYrYsZulGR8/
Duncan Miller from the ACT posts a 3:57.04 Indoor Mile at the UW Indoor Preview in Washington, USA ahead of fellow Princeton teammate and Olympic Steeplechaser Ed Trippas running 4:02.07.2022 UW Indoor Preview Results
Two listener questions, first one asks how the boys would go about designing the 2032 Brisbane Olympic Marathon course.Rob De Castella winning the 1982 Commonwealth Games Marathon:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-VvFAFWb3w
Second listener question asks about who’s in athlete management and whether there’s a way for this to be expanded upon. Brady gets loose on some of the things said during his absence, then Moose goes Loose on the current leadership in Australia. The boys wrap up with their brief tips to take out the upcoming Zatopek:10 on January 26th.
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Wednesday Jan 12, 2022
Wednesday Jan 12, 2022
219: Stewy McSweyn guest co-hosts
Brad spends another week on the bike before risking his calf. Julian tries to gauge his tempo effort before going into isolation. Stewy McSweyn is this week’s special co-host, answering questions about the past year and then shares his training week.
The 2022 Cadbury Marathon in Hobart was won by Wayne Spies & Rose Dingemanse.Nick Earl & Milly Clark were the winners of the Half Marathon, while Aaron Harvey and Alexandra Blake won the 10k.Cadbury Marathon Results
RunACT: Stromlo 5K at the Stephen Hodge Criterium Cycling Circuit, Canberra was taken out by Jimmy Barker in 14:29 and Katie Porra in 17:05.
The Valencia 10k was won in fast times by Kenyan duo Norah Jeruto & Daniel Simui Ebenyo in windy conditions.World Athletics Report
Stewy McSweyn answers several questions about training and whether professional contracts should be made public and how his debut in the half marathon at Great North Run came about. Moose goes on the Loose at people training through covid infections.
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Opening and Closing Music is Undercover of my Skin by Benny Walker. www.bennywalkermusic.com
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Wednesday Jan 05, 2022
Wednesday Jan 05, 2022
218: Kristian from Norway returns
Brad cross-trains through the week.Julian starts the week with a win at the Anglesea Roo Run.Kristian Ulriksen from Norway joins from Barcelona where he ran a road 5k PB at Cursa Del Nassos. He gives a lot of insight to the Ingebrigtsen/Norwegian way of training and some of his plans for the upcoming months.
Road 5K World Records fell from Ethiopian duo Berihew Aregawi and Ejegayehu Taye. Berihew Aregawi broke Joshua Cheptegei’s record in 12:49 while Ejegayehu Taye ran 14:19. World Athletics Report
San Silvestre Vallecana 10k on New Year's Eve taken out by Degitu Azimeraw of Ethiopia and Mohamad Katir of Spain.World Athletics Report
Stewy McSweyn runs off scratch at the Burnie Gift MileTAL Results
Listener Question asks what Australia’s Distance Medley Relay would look like and Moose wonders what the hell is happening in intense Strava conversations that aren’t English.
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Opening and Closing Music is Undercover of my Skin by Benny Walker. www.bennywalkermusic.com
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Friday Dec 31, 2021
Friday Dec 31, 2021
A bit of a twist on this month's Shoe Geeks with the wives of the Shoe Geeks, Bri, Lana and Christine taking over that show chat.
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Opening and Closing Music is Undercover of my Skin by Benny Walker. www.bennywalkermusic.com
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Wednesday Dec 29, 2021
Wednesday Dec 29, 2021
217: 2021 IRP End of the Year Awards
Brad has a light week during Christmas while trying to find some structure.Julian whiskey, makes his return Roo RunLuke Mathews is unveiled as the third member of the upcoming patreon-exclusive Louis McAfee and Jess Stenson. Brady & Carly welcome to the world their daughter Olivia Joan.
World Athletics announce revisions into shoe thickness to come into effect from 2024World Athletics Press ReleaseRule C2.1A Athletics Shoe Regulations
Listener Question Reg asks the boys to reflect on 2021, what they’ve learnt and what they would have changed. Then continuing on the theme of reflection the boys give their awards for the year:
Best Performance of 2021
Most Improved Athlete
Most Consistent Athlete
Race of the Year
IRP Distance Runner of the Year
Ones to Watch 2022
Looking Forward to 2022
To close out the year the boys wrap up with some more Strava etiquette particularly on how many activities is too much.
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Opening and Closing Music is Undercover of my Skin by Benny Walker. www.bennywalkermusic.com
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Wednesday Dec 22, 2021
Wednesday Dec 22, 2021
216: Vic Milers Club | NSW Milers Series
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Brad’s calf is still a bit tender, opting to cross train through the week. Julian tries to gauge his perceived effort on the way to his first race back. Brady takes his first recovery run coming off the Melbourne Marathon.
Vic Milers Club at Box Hill saw Abby Caldwell clear out the Women’s A 1500m in 4:08.02 ahead of Jaylah Hancock-Cameron & Rebekah Greene, while Edward Beischer won a tight contest over Thomas Diamond & Wolfgang Cotra-Nemesi.It was a similar story in the 800m A races, Matt Hussey just edging Degras Amekata & Harrison May while Ellie Sanford dominated in 2:03.06 ahead of Tess Kirsopp-Cole & Eleanor Benson.Athletics Victoria ResultsHub
NSW Milers Series in Bankstown, Tom Davies took out the mile in an entertaining race, while Aynslee Van Graan won the women’s mile. Hayley Kitching & Riley McGown each won the 800m A Races.Resultshttps://www.instagram.com/p/CXpgM-SgEIo/
Listener Question asks the boys who they reckon the biggest name they’ve scalped (and whether it counts) and Christmas comes early with a triple treat from Moose, going loose, his purchase of the week and rules of Strava all into one.
The second of three panelists for the upcoming Patreon-exclusive show introduces themselves and discusses how they dealt with the Gold Coast Marathon canceling three days out as well as their plans for the year ahead and also how to properly pronounce their name correctly.
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Wednesday Dec 15, 2021
Wednesday Dec 15, 2021
215: Nike Melbourne Marathon Festival 2021
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Brad overloads the calves with some questionable shoe choices.Julian gets his speed back up before spectating the Melbourne Marathon (with some mic issues thrown in).Brady recaps his week and goes into his race in the Melbourne Marathon race, going into his splits for the race and the conditions 2:20:41 placing 8th.
The Nike Melbourne Marathon finally returned and was won by Brett Robinson in 2:14:33, ahead of Tom Do Canto and Ed Goddard in his debut in the distance.Milly Clark returned to form winning the marathon in 2:26:59 ahead of Eloise Wellings, who herself ran 2:229:19 to improve on her London performance from only 8 weeks earlier, with both posting World Championship qualifiers. Marni Ponton came third in a personal best time of 2:31:55.
In the Half Marathon Izzy Batt-Doyle took out the win in her debut setting the course record of 1:10:17, ahead of Leanne Pompeani and Jessica Stenson. Jack Rayner lead out Dave McNeill and Tim Vincent to take the tape in 1:02:30https://www.instagram.com/p/CXXJsoEPjcw/
Opening the festival on the day before was the 10k race, taken out by Ryan Gregson on his road-racing national tour ahead of Andre Waring and Jordan Williamsz. Rose Davies was first woman across, ahead of Rebekah Greene and Rose Donegan.Full Melbourne Marathon Festival Resultshttps://www.runnerstribe.com/latest-news/milly-clark-is-back-as-brett-robinson-dusts-off-tokyo/?fbclid=IwAR1GolsOBWCEELGqVsSz59OdQZbNRh1qR2VGpumeR2VTJpn5G7aFGRD7kxM
Tom Thorpe defended his title in the Victorian 5000m Championships from earlier this year, winning in 13:58.49 while Rebekah Greene won her maiden title in 16:10.41.Athletics Victoria ResultsHub
Olympic Representative Charlie Hunter turns professional, joining the “Pete Julian group” based in Oregon.https://www.instagram.com/p/CXRmFudlaRu/
Norwegian double-victories at the European Cross Championships with Jakob Ingebrigsten & Karoline Grøvdal taking the podiums over 10k of muddy terrain in Dublin.Athletics Weekly Report
The boys chat with the first of the three new panelists of the upcoming Patreon-exclusive show, who joins in to recap their day at the Nike Melbourne Marathon Festival and gives listeners an insight into their plans for the year ahead.
Listener Questions first ask about the validity of claiming your personal best from your Strava instead of the official result, and then discuss the case for keeping the Melbourne Marathon in December. Then, even after a long time coming, Moose gets bored of the old pre-race tropes.
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Wednesday Dec 08, 2021
Wednesday Dec 08, 2021
214: Nike Melbourne Marathon Festival 2021 Preview
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Brad touches on his speed and gets a form check on the treadmill. Julian fields a busy week in retail while going through Denzel Washington’s filmography. Brady loses his sense of direction leading Ben Buckingham on his final long run before the Melbourne Marathon.
As we enter race week of the 2021 Nike Melbourne Marathon Festival, the boys are joined by Izzy Batt-Doyle ahead of her debut in the Melbourne Half Marathon and Riley Cocks making his debut in the Melbourne Marathon. Both share how their respective lead-ups to the races have gone and the coaching and advice they’ve received along the way, and what their goals are for the race.
Ryan Gregson and Eloise Wellings win the Sydney Harbour 10k.Sydney Harbour 10k Results
Oli Hoare sets a new Australian 5000m Indoor Record of 13:09.96 at Boston University, becoming the 4th fastest Australian of all time and qualifying for the World Championships in Eugene, Oregon 2022.https://www.runnerstribe.com/latest-news/olli-hoares-smashes-australian-indoor-5000m-record/
Valencia Marathon was won by Lawrence Cherono in 2:05:10, while Geoffrey Kamworor came third in his return race from injury. Nancy Jelagat won the women’s race in 2:19:31 to make it a Kenyan-clean sweep on the top of the podiums.
Official Valencia Marathon Race ReportOfficial Valencia Marathon Results
Listener Question asks on the merit of using power as a metric for running while Moose gets a gym membership that allows to relive his footy glory days. The boys then round out with their predictions for the Melbourne Marathon & Half Marathon.
Recorded from the Nike Melbourne Marathon Festival preview livestream on the previous Sunday, Elite Athlete Coordinator and Competition Director Tim Crosbie joins the boys to give a preview of the event. How the planning of the event came about, the event fields were assembled and who their predictions are to take out wins in the marathon and half marathon events, and the role of the pacers.Brett Robinson follows on and candidly shares how he’s been coming about post-Olympics and quarantine, with some of the injuries and struggles he’s had to face in the build up, what his approach to try to win this marathon will be and some of his plans for 2022.
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Opening and Closing Music is Undercover of my Skin by Benny Walker. www.bennywalkermusic.com
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