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200: Sinead Diver on her Olympic Marathon

200: Sinead Diver on her Olympic Marathon
Julian’s shoes fare poorly through the wet as he settles down before his knee operation.Brad goes through his old shoes and learns something about footwear after four years.Brady gets fully vaccinated and learns why sessions aren’t really done on Fridays. 
 
Jaryd Clifford wins the silver medal in the T13 5000m at the Tokyo Paralympic Games, behind eventual winner Yassine Ouhdadi El Ataby.Men’s T13 5000m Final Resultshttps://www.instagram.com/p/CTHBpmmpxJd/ 
 
Lausanne Diamond League saw Linden Hall take second in the Women’s 1500m in 4:02.95, while Stewy McSweyn placed third in the 3000m 7:35.06 in a deep field. Peter Bol ran 1:47.49 in Men’s 800m, but bounced back shortly running 1:44.88 in Paris Diamond League.Lausanne Diamond League Full ResultsParis DL Men’s 800m Resultshttps://www.runnerstribe.com/news/hall-2nd-in-lausanne-dl-mcsweyn-mcdermott-3rd/ 
 
Yalemzerf Yehualaw wins the 2021 Antrim Coast Half Marathon in North Ireland with a new World Record of 63:43https://www.runnerstribe.com/latest-news/yehualaw-breaks-world-half-marathon-record-in-larne-northern-ireland/  
 
Athletics Victoria cancels the remainder of XCR '21 in response to ongoing lockdown.Press Release
 
Listener Question asks what practical things can be done to elevate the sport of running and athletics at the grassroots level while Moose follows through and tries to figure out his lactate testing device, followed by a short retrospective on 200 episodes.
Sinead Diver checks in from hotel quarantine in Brisbane, after her 10th place finish in the Olympic Marathon in Sapporo. In getting her recovery, Sinead talks about how the arrangement with London Marathon came about, how she plans to approach the marathon on a short turnaround, goal and intention with London.Sinead then starts her recap from the training camp in Cairns and the atmosphere upon arriving at the Olympic Village in Sapporo. Dealing with nerves and heat in the lead up, notified of the time change and social arrangements. Sinead then gets into the race proper discussing the intended plan and tactics, moving through the pack in the later stages and drink stations, keeping the effort consistent as well as the mental strategies, nutrition, and cooling protocols before the start then reviewing the course, the performance itself and training, what worked and what would she have changed.
Further into the conversation is looking to the year ahead, as well as responding to the scenes from home in Ireland with parents, to representing Australia over Ireland and how to go about leveraging her performance to raise her profile before rounding it out with her observations on how Aussies fare in the professional running landscape, and her support structure as well as plans after hotel quarantine, how her son deals with her mother’s fame, long term future in running and the role Collis Birmingham played as a training partner.The Champion of Erris - Mayo News (article mentioned)https://www.instagram.com/p/CSWZVeqnC9Q/ 
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199: Jaryd Clifford Part 2

199: Jaryd Clifford returns
 
This week is sponsored by New Balance, where you can check out their full range of running shoes including the recently released and reviewed Vongo v5.
 
Brad takes it easy as he adjusts to life in lockdown.Julian flies in a workout before he sorts out his kneeBrady nicks a mile fartlek workout from Inside Jogging and lays some plans down for October.
 
The Pre Classic in Eugene, Oregon held several star-studded fields, with Stewy McSweyn running 3:48.40, placing second behind Jakob Ingebrigsten in the Bowerman Mile. Oli Hoare set a personal best of 3:51.63 to place 7th on the Australian all-time list while Matt Ramsden set a season best of 3:53.97.Linden Hall finished second in the Women’s 1500m to post 3:59.73 leading a chase pack behind winner Faith Kipyegon, while Jessica Hull ran 4:05.33.Diamond League Pre Classic Resultshttps://www.runnerstribe.com/latest-news/pre-classic-herah-thompson-on-fire-mcsweyn-hall-fall-short-with-great-performances-ingebrigtsen-cheptegei-hassan-de-grasse-enrapture-fans-at-oregons-brand-new-super-stadium/ 
 
Adelaide Marathon was held and taken out by Jacob Cocks in 2:22:44 and Tara Palm in 2:51:32. For the half marathon Bryn Nicholls in 1:09:55 and Belinda Richardson in 1:22:01 were the winners while Isaac Heyne & Caitlin Adams were the winners of the 10km.Adelaide Marathon Results
 
Kenenisa Bekele is listed to run the Berlin Marathon on 26th September then plans to back it up with the New York City Marathon on 7th November.NYRR Press Release
 
This week’s listener questions ask about how to go about adding double runs into your routine while Moose looks into getting a lactate threshold testing machine.
 
Jaryd Clifford continues from last week’s episode out from the start of the Paralympic Games, where he plans to take on the 5000m, 1500m and the marathon. Jarryd unpacks what happened at the marathon event in Penrith unfolded, going from Run the Tan the day prior to pacing his teammate Michael Roeger for his marathon run with a season of 1500m races, how he approached that race without long runs and changing the pacing plan to stick with Michael when he needed it and then finishing to post the classification World Record, followed by the recovery process afterwards.
 Jarryd talks about who he regards as the best para runner of all time and where Australia stands in the world and then goes into what to expect from running the marathon in Tokyo and how to approach the expected heat, the photoshoot for the recent Nike promo, the curated Spotify playlist and explains the dynamic between vulnerability and strength.
To round out this conversation Jarryd gives insight as to how Australian Para-sports is set up in terms of funding and how it fits in with Jarryd’s support structure.
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Shoe Geeks - August 2021 Feat Sam Hopper

Catch up on the latest in running shoe news with Moose, Nitta and TDC is the latest episode of shoe geeks as they're joined by Sam Hopper. 
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198: Liam Adams on his Olympic Marathon | Jarryd Clifford’s Road to Tokyo

198: Liam Adams on his Olympic Marathon | Jarryd Clifford’s Road to TokyoThis week is sponsored by New Balance, where you can check out their full range of running shoes including the recently released and reviewed Vongo v5.
 
Brad finally joins in the lockdown experience after a solid Deek’s Quarters session.Julian works through his knee issues but still rolls out a 10K time trial with Surf Coast TC.Brady long runs with podcasts as lockdowns on both sides of the border. 
 
Peter Bol bounced back from his Olympic campaign in Szczecin, Poland winning the Men’s 800m in 1:45.49, beating bronze medallist Patryk Dobek.Resultshttps://www.runnerstribe.com/latest-news/peter-bol-wins-800m-in-poland/ 
 
The London Marathon scheduled for 3rd October announced the 2021 Elite Field, including Australia’s Sinead Diver and World Record holder and Olympic silver medallist Brigid Kosgei.Official London Marathon Press Release
 
Diamond League Zurich to hold the 5000m Final on a temporary outdoor track laid around the opera house, held on 8th September.Diamond League Press Release
 
Liam Adams joins in from halfway through his quarantine experience to recap his Olympic marathon performance at Sapporo, how his training went into the lead up and how he executed his race plan and whether he met the goal he set for himself. How he’s kept busy in quarantine and what his plans for the year ahead with Commonwealth Games & World Championships.https://www.instagram.com/p/CSeTHEwnsbd/ 
 
Listener Question asks what the boys would do if they were in charge of athletics in Australia, coming up with a variety of initiatives to boost the sport while Moose prepares for life with Baby Moose.
Jarryd Clifford returns to the show calling in from Cairns, two weeks out from the start of the Paralympic Games, where he plans to take on the 5000m, 1500m and the marathon. In this conversation, Jarryd gives an explanation on how the classification system works and who to look out for during these Paralympic Games.https://www.instagram.com/p/CRqaBhZgCPs/
 
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197: Tokyo Olympics Week 2

197: Tokyo Olympics Week 2
This week is sponsored by New Balance, where the boys will review the newly released Vongo v5 at the end of the episode.
Brad gets through a rare patch of dry weather in Canberra and back into Deek’s Quarters.Julian grinds through his biggest week of mileage with Nipsey Hussel, then left beaming after Ellie’s run in Sapporo.Brady puts in a big mileage in anticipation of race week before lockdown strikes again.
Peter Bol, with the nation behind him, came 4th place in the Men’s 800m after a brave performance where he led from the front for most of the race.Men’s 800m Final Resulthttps://www.runnerstribe.com/latest-news/de-grasse-supreme-peter-bol-a-magnificent-4th-and-gen-gregson-heartbreak-plus-hall-hull-mixing-it-with-the-best/ 
Men’s 1500m Oli Hoare ran 3:36.09 and Stewy McSweyn 3:36.39 to progress in their first-round heats, while Jye Edwards avoided a collision in a slower paced heat to finish with a 3:42.62. Both Stewy and Oli advanced into the final, where Stewy McSweyn took the lead and gave himself every chance until the final lap where he was caught and passed by the field, finishing seventh overall while Oli finished eleventh.
Men’s 1500m Final Resulthttps://www.runnerstribe.com/latest-news/day-9-evening-session-our-high-jump-girl-wins-silver-hassan-wins-the-double-javelin-upset-ingebrigtsen-incredible-and-aussies-give-it-a-red-hot-go-in-1500m-relays-round-off-a-great-night/ 
Dave McNeill in the Men’s 5000m ran 13:39.97, just missing out the final based on placing, while Morgan McDonald’s 13.37.36 for him missed the final based on times. Pat Tiernan withdrew, unable to recover from the 10000m.Men’s 5000m Heat 1 (Dave McNeill)Men’s 5000m Heat 2 (Morgan McDonald)
On her birthday, Gen Gregson in the 3000m Steeplechase Final had an unfortunate fall at the final water barrier where she ruptured her achilles and was unable to finish the race.Women’s Steeplechase Final Resulthttps://www.runnerstribe.com/latest-news/chemutai-wins-steeple-becoming-ugandas-first-women-olympic-champion/ 
Jessica Hull set a new National Record of 3:58.81 in the Women’s 1500m to advance into the Final, while the previous record holder Linden Hall placed third in her heat to also advance. In the final Linden overcame being boxed in early to finish 6th with a PB of 3:59.01, with Jess placing 11th in a deep field.Women’s 1500m Final Resulthttps://www.runnerstribe.com/latest-news/you-gotta-have-faith/ 
Sifan Hassan unleashed a strong kick in Women’s 10000m Final over the top of Bahrain’s Kalkidan Gezahegne and world record holder in the event to not only win the final but also to complete a rare treble in to medal in the 1500m and 5000m as well. Women’s 10000m Final Result
Women’s marathon Sinead Diver ran strongly to place 10th with a time of 2:31:14 in humid conditions. Ellie Pashley 2:33:39 23rd ran along with Lisa Weightman 2:34:19 26th. Peres Chepchirchir of Kenya won the race over teammate Brigid Kosgei with previous IRP guest Molly Seidel of the USA taking the bronze medal.Women’s Marathon Resulthttps://www.instagram.com/p/CSWZVeqnC9Q/ 
In the men’s Marathon Liam Adams was our top runner, bettering his result from Rio coming 24th place 2:15:51. Brett Robinson had a hard race in humid conditions to run a time of 2:24:04 for 66th place, while Jack Rayner withdrew in the early stages citing a femoral stress fracture affecting his training. Eliud Kipchoge dominated from 30km onwards to better his time from Rio to take back-to-back gold medals in 2:08:38, while Abdi Nageye of the Netherlands and Bashir Abdi of Belgium rounded out the minor placings.Men’s Marathon Result https://www.runnerstribe.com/latest-news/kipchoge-writes-another-chapter-of-his-legendary-story/ 
Caitlin Adams sets a new parkrun world record as Team Tempo turn it up at Lochiel parkrun.parkrun Press ReleaseThe boys summarise the Olympics with their standout performances of the games before reviewing the newly released New Balance Vongo v5, before Moose goes Loose on commentators glossing over Liam Adams and Brett Robinson’s performance in tough marathon conditions.
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196: 2020 Tokyo Olympics - Athletics Week 1

196: 2020 Tokyo Olympics - Athletics Week 1
 
This week’s episode is brought to you by the newly released Mizuno Wave Sky 5, tune in later in the episode as the boys review the highly-cushioned everyday trainer.
 
Brad pines for drier weather and finds inspiration from the Olympic games.Julian’s getting better coming out of lockdown.Brady continues to build consistency heading towards October.
 
Men’s Steeplechase opened the track campaign, with Ed Trippas placing 11th in the first heat in 8:29.90, while in the second heat Ben Buckingham ran a personal best of 8:20.95 after initially being disqualified for stepping inside the track which was then subsequently reversed. Matt Clarke also in the second heat ran 8:46.23.Men’s Steeplechase Heat 2 (Ed Trippas)Men’s Steeplechase Heat 3 (Ben Buckingham, Matt Clarke)
 
Women’s 800m heats Morgan Mitchell ran 2:05.44 to place sixth in the first heat, while Catriona Bisset ran 2:01.65 for fifth place in the fifth heat.Women’s 800m Heat 1 (Morgan Mitchell)Women’s 800m Heat 5 (Catriona Bisset)
 
Humid conditions greeted the first night of the long distance racing in the Women’s 5000m starting with Rose Davies in the first heat finishing 15:50.07, then in the second heat Jenny Blundell lead the race before finishing 15:11.27 while Izzy Batt-Doyle ran her Olympic debut in 15:21.65Women’s 5000m Heat 1 (Rose Davies)Women’s 5000m Heat 2 (Izzy Batt-Doyle, Jenny Blundell)
Patrick Tiernan was in the mix with a lap to go in the 10,000m before bravely battling on as his body struggled in the final 200m. The race was won by Selemon Berega of Ethiopia with Ugandan pair Joshua Cheptegei and Jacob Kiplimo taking the minor placings.Men's 10000m Results
 
Peter Bol set a new National Record in the opening heat of the Men’s 800m 1:44.13, as he, Charlie Hunter and Jeff Riseley all advanced. In the semi finals, Bol then lowered his record further to 1:44.11 to advance to the final on Wednesday night. Jeff Risely’s run in his semi final was impeded by a fall between Nijel Amos of Botswana and Isaiah Jewett of the USA.Men’s 800m Semi Final 1 (Charlie Hunter)Men’s 800m Semi Final 2 (Peter Bol)Men’s 800m Semi Final 3 (Jeff Risely)https://www.runnerstribe.com/latest-news/bol-in-medal-contention-for-800m/ 
 
The women’s Steeplechase heats were held in sweltering conditions, with Olympic debutants Georgia Winkcup running 9:59.29 and Amy Cashin in 9:34.67 in their respective heats. Gen Gregson clocked 9:26.11 in a contested second heat to advance to the final.Women’s Steeplechase Heat 1 (Georgia Winkcup)Women’s Steeplechase Heat 2 (Gen Gregson)Women’s Steeplechase Heat 3 (Amy Cashin)
 
In the women’s 1500m, Georgia Griffith ran in the first heat with 4:14.43. Jessica Hull came second in her heat 4:05.28, edged out by Sifan Hassan who fell and then kicked hard in the later stages, then Linden Hall clocked 4:02.27 for the fastest 1500m by an Australian in the Olympics. Both Jess and Linden will advance to the semi-finals.Women’s 1500m Heat 1 (Georgia Griffith)Women’s 1500m Heat 2 (Jessica Hull)Women’s 1500m Heat 3 (Linden Hall)
 
Queensland Cross Country Championships taken out over 10km at Toogoolawah Golf Course by Amber Johnson and Tim Vincent.Queensland XC Official Results
 
Nic Harman and Sinead Noonan take out the Perth Half Marathon.Baker Hughes Perth Half Official Results 
 
Matt Ramsden takes the win and venue record at the David Clarke Mile with a time of 3:55.78 
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The boys review the Mizuno Wave Sky 5 going through the specs and their experiences in wearing the shoe. Listener Question of the week asks about trying to find motivation after a long layoff.Moose parts some glowing last words before Ellie Pashley takes to the Marathon on Sunday, then the boys then close with their predictions for the 1500m and marathon in the week ahead.
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195: Live from the Tokyo Olympic Village with Ben Buckingham (Feat: Matt Clarke)

195: Live from the Tokyo Olympic Village with Ben Buckingham (Feat: Matt Clarke)
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Julian’s back having issues with his body in another week of lockdown.Brady’s left wondering where Archie is for the workouts before getting the message.Brad’s motivation is tested in the cold and wet of Canberra.
Ben Buckingham joins in live from the Tokyo Olympic Village ahead of the first Steeplechase Heats on Friday morning, to recap his races over Finland in the lead up to Tokyo and a bit of what life is like since arriving.
Brisbane to host 2032 Olympics Games, becoming the third Australian City to do so after Melbourne in 1956 and Sydney in 2000.Reuters
 
Reigning Olympic champion Matt Centrowitz sets a new personal best of 3:49 in the mile in a tune-up before Tokyo in an attempt to break Alan Webb’s American record of 3:46.Let’s Runhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogTRf273TZs  
 
Listener Question asks the benefit of running slow to run faster and how to approach it, then Moose goes on the record about what happened with Ellie on the Road to Nowhere and the fame that comes along with going to the Olympics.
The R2NW crew catch up with Australian Olympic steeplechaser, Matthew Clarke.
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Shoe Geeks - July 2021 sponsored by NB

This month's episode of Shoe Geeks is sponsored by New Balance,New Balance is proud to introduce a new premium stability shoe, the Vongo v5. The Vongo v5 builds upon the success of the perfectly cushioned 1080v11 with the addition of an innovative stability solution. Deep flex grooves and a more robust underfoot experience help keep the foot moving efficiently.
 
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194: Gateshead Diamond League

194: Gateshead Diamond League 
 
This weeks episode is sponsored by Asics, Check out the new Gel-Kayano Lite @ www.asics.com.au
 
Julian pops in and out of Cairns to get Ellie through a tough workout.Brad recalls what he asked on the show as the snow hits Canberra. Brady begins a marathon block of training with some trepidation.
 
Stewy McSweyn clocks 7:28.94 in the London Gateshead Diamond League 3000m, less than a second off his PB just behind winner Mohammad Katir. Matt Ramsden set a new PB of 7:35.65 finishing 5th in the race and 4th fastest of all time while Dave McNeill ran 7:49.32.
Peter Bol comes 3rd in the 800m in 1:45.22 while Jeff Riseley 1:50.05
Rorey Hunter sets a Personal Best in the Emsley Carr Mile in 3:57.39London Diamond League Resultshttps://www.runnerstribe.com/latest-news/katir-mcsweyn-battle-in-gateshead-muller-british-grand-prix-recap/ 
 
Rose Davies and Izzi Batt-Doyle placed first and second in the 1500m at the Joensuu Games, Finland with times of 4:12.30 &4:12.53 respectively. Ben Buckingham ran a 3000m best in 7:49.85.Davies and Doyle then backed up at the Savo Games 5000m in Lapinlahti, Finland with Izzi this time taking the win and meet record off Gen Gregson in 15:16, ahead of Rose in 15:32Joensuu Games ResultsSavo Games Resultshttps://www.instagram.com/p/CRcLufyLiXr/ 
 
Two of Australia’s 1500m women are in fine form leading into the Tokyo Olympics, Linden Hall running 4:00 in a 1500m time trial, while at the Sound Running Sunset Tour Jessica Hull also ran 4:00 for 1500m.Sound Running Sunset Tour Results
 
Tasmania Cross Country Championships taken out by Dejen Gebreselasse & Meriem Daoui. 2021 Tasmanian Cross Country Championship Results
 
Jetty 2 Jetty Fun Run up in Queensland had the half marathon won by Liam Boudin and Jacqui Swindale, while the was 10K won by Jack Bruce and Olga Firsova.Jetty 2 Jetty Results  
 
Timothy Cheruiyot was added to Kenyan Olympic Team after Kamar Eitang had insufficient out of competition tests supplied. https://www.runnerstribe.com/latest-news/cheruiyot-added-to-kenyan-olympic-team/ 
 
Listener Question asks about how to go about preparations for racing at different times of the day, then Moose on The Loose goes on the Olympics infamous Rule #40 restricting athlete’s capacity to make a living, then Brady on the Loose on countries snubbing their athletes after meeting the Olympic qualifying standard.
 
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193: Stewy McSweyn breaks 3:30, Matt Clarke makes it after all

193: Stewy McSweyn breaks 3:30, Matt Clarke makes it after all
 
Brad freezes in Canberra but still rolls smoothly for some 200s.Julian remembers just how cold Anglesea can get in WinterBrady skips Gold Coast and leads the Bats out at Cruden Farm.
 
Matthew Clarke is selected to represent Australia at the Tokyo Olympics in the steeplechase after an open spot became available on roll down.https://www.runnerstribe.com/latest-news/matthew-clarke-is-going-to-the-olympics/ 
 
Peter Bol takes out the win in the 800m in Nancy, France 1:44.89.World Athletics Resultshttps://www.runnerstribe.com/latest-news/giles-beats-murphy-bol-wins-in-france/ 
 
Plenty of action happened at Monaco Diamond League, first with Catriona Bisset posting her second fastest ever 800m in 1:58.42 against a stacked field.
Gen Gregson posts season's best Steeplechase 9:17, closing in on her national record ahead of Tokyo Olympics.Stewy McSweyn became the first Australian to run sub 3:30 for 1500m, chasing winner Timothy Cheruiyot the whole way to set the new National and Oceania record of  3:29.51. Jye Edwards also ran a strong performance to set a new personal best of 3:33.23Monaco 2021 Diamond League Full Results https://www.runnerstribe.com/latest-news/mcsweyn-breaks-330-but-cheruiyot-still-the-king-in-monaco/ 
 
Cruden Farm cross country 12k in Langwarrin, Victoria was dominated by Andy Buchanan for Bendigo Region and Karinna Fyfe of Glenhuntly. Athletics Vic Results Hubhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HYpseC4eg4 
 
Athletics Australia released a statement on Mel Panayiatou testing positive to prohibited substances.Link
This week's listener question gets the boys to recall the most inspiring Olympic moments that they've seen over the years while Moose goes through his purchases of batteries and baby things.The Best of Hicham El Guerrouj - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nulJrt7i5I
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