Inside Running Podcast

119: Tom Schwartz

119: Tom Schwartz 
This week’s episode is sponsored by ASICS. Technical innovation and absolute quality are at the core of ASICS’ vision. The latest addition to their comprehensive running shoe range is the all new EVORIDE™. The ASICS EVORIDE™ is built upon innovative GUIDESOLE™ technology designed to reduce energy loss and give that feeling of effortless coasting. EVORIDE™ is available now, and the boys give a review later in the podcast.
Julian lends his support to Brady at Melbourne Track Classic and then Skillzy at the Ballarat Gift. 
Brad makes his long awaited return to Gungahlin parkrun. 
Brady recaps his race and experience in the Melbourne Track Classic 5000m.
Following on from last week, Nike announced the upcoming release of the Alphafly complying to specifications set by World Athletics.
 
Melbourne Track Classic was headlined by Stewy McSweyn and Jessica Hull securing Tokyo Olympic spots by winning their respective 5000m. Jordy Williamsz of the Melbourne Track Club wins in the Men’s 800m, while Lauren Reid took out the Women’s 1500m ahead of Sarah Billings.Full Resultshttps://www.runnerstribe.com/latest-news/mcsweyn-and-hull-book-their-spots-into-tokyo/ 
 
Over in Western Australia, the Busselton Half Marathon taken out by Dean Menzies and Nera Jareb.Results
 
Listener Question training to heart rate to return to fitness, while Moose on the Loose contemplates the ramifications of the Canberra Marathon reducing their prize money on offer.
Tom Schwartz, head coach of Tinman Elite shares what he’s learned from his 30 years of coaching experience with Brad, starting with what got him into athletics and developing an interest in coaching by studying the science and physiology that goes into good athletic performances. Tom shares his philosophies as a coach with regards to the right amount of volume and using science to improve his track times despite fatigue and workload as an X-ray technician in the US Air Force. He defines in detail the term “critical velocity” with regards to an athlete’s aerobic capacity and the general outline of how the athletes under him train with an emphasis on time and effort as well as the common mistakes he sees.
In addition to his insights into developing better runners, Tom shares the origin of his famous mantra “Keep the ball rolling” and how he came about in starting Tinman Elite, what his vision in forming the culture around the club is, the media exposure it generates and how it can grow in its support structure, rounding out with looking towards the upcoming Olympic Trials and thoughts on the shoe debate.
You can find out more about Tom via The Run Fast Coach and his profile on Tinman Elite.
You can follow Tinman Elite on their website and follow their story on Instagram @tinmanelite, as well as Tinman Track Club. ⚒️️ 
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118: Brett Robinson

118: Brett Robinson | World Athletics Shoe Mandate
This week’s episode is sponsored by ASICS.
Technical innovation and absolute quality are at the core of ASICS’ vision. The latest addition to their comprehensive running shoe range is the all new EVORIDE™. The ASICS EVORIDE™ is built upon innovative GUIDESOLE™ technology designed to reduce energy loss and give that feeling of effortless coasting. EVORIDE™ will be available from February 7th. www.asics.com. 
 
Brad does his best to beat the heat while locked out of Mulligan’s.Julian loses his shirtless streak and debates the accomplishments of Ash Watson.Brady does his preparations ahead of the Melbourne Track Classic. 
 
Distance power couple Ben St Lawrence & Katie Conlon win the 10K Sydney Sun RunResults
 
Irish pair Sean Tobin & Michelle Finn take out the in sweltering conditions Box Hill Classic 3kAthletics Victoria Results
 
Rochelle Rodgers wins the womens Beppu-Oita Marathon in Japan with a time of 2:40:03.Japan Running News Report
 
Brett Robinson sets Half Marathon Australian National Record 59:57 in Marugame and joins in for a post-race debrief, touching on his training, the performance itself and what lies aheadhttps://www.runnerstribe.com/latest-news/brett-robinson-breaks-the-australian-half-marathon-record/
 
World Athletics sets parameters and limitations on footwear technology and specifications, with the Nike Alphafly banned, but the current and previous iterations of the Vaporfly ok. Prototype models need to be public for 4 months, which causes a tense situation for many athletes sponsored by other brands. The boys take on a deep dive on all the implicationshttps://www.runnerstribe.com/latest-news/nikes-vaporfly-avoids-ban-by-world-athletics/
 
The boys wrap up with a preview of the stacked field in the Women's 5000m at the Melbourne Track Classic with the potential for Olympic selection on the line.
Melbourne Track Classic Start Lists
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117: Paul Mackinnon

117: Paul Mackinnon
Julian wins the 5000m Vic Country Championships in 14:30. Brad sets the target for a 100-day running streak.Brady moves his training week around and gets a call up for the Melbourne Track Classic.
 
Jessica Hull breaks 1500m Australian Indoor Record in Boston and sets her sights on the National 5000m Championship. Jordan Gusman takes out the Dr Sanders Invitational Indoor 3000m in New York City, qualifying for World Indoors.
https://www.runnerstribe.com/latest-news/hull-breaks-1500m-indoor-record-gusman-qualifies-for-world-indoors/
Lisa Weightman comes 5th in the Osaka International Women’s Marathon in 2:26:02, running her second-fastest marathon ever and moves into Tokyo Olympic Selection.Japan Running News Race Report
Paige Campbell takes out the NSW 5000m State Championships Title, while Sam Clifford of Tasmania continues his good form winning the Men’s A 5000 over Kieren Tall.
NSW Athletics Results
 
Listener Question asks about fitting in doubles into a busy schedule and how they fit in different training scenarios. Moose on the Loose deplores people who go out of their way littering on the trails. 
 
Paul Mackinnon, known as the Balanced Runner is a Melbourne-based running technique coach and chats with Julian about his hockey background, how he got more into running and how he gets athletes to feel their flow.
Paul explains what makes him different to the traditional clinical approach, how he teaches to focus on cues to improving self-awareness on running form and talks about who he works with and what he hopes clients learn in terms of movement and flow through some of the success stories he’s had, as well as how he gets people to become more engaged in their running.Find Paul at www.thebalancedrunner.com.au or @thebalancedrunner on Instagram.
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IRP with Soph, Jess and Eloise

This weekend's episode is sponsored by the O'Keefe Challange. Marathon, Half Marathon and 10km. More details at 
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On this weekend ep, Soph catches up with Jess Stenson and Eloise Wellings to talk all things post-pregnancy and running progression.
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116: Vale Maurie Plant / Joel Tobin-White

116: Vale Maurie Plant / Joel Tobin-White
 
Tim O'Shaughnessy remembers with Brady the life of Maurie Plant and his impact in the global athletic scene both as an agent, manager and as someone who had a profound impact on the world of athletics.
Brad cracks the ton for the first time in months and gets back to pacing Em Bricachek.Brady yo-yos through the week post-Cadbury Half Marathon. Julian talks about his announcement in this year’s London Marathon Elite Field.
Eliud Kipchoge and Kenenisa Bekele headline the London Marathon Elite Field, with Aussies Sinead Diver, Ellie Pashley, Julian Spence and Jack Rayner to feature.https://www.runnerstribe.com/latest-news/bekele-vs-kipchoge-at-the-2020-london-marathon/
 
The boys address the rumours flying about the possibilities of enforced restrictions to be placed on shoes.https://www.runnerstribe.com/latest-news/rob-de-castella-calls-nike-vaporfly-shoes-ludicrous-as-the-debate-rages-on/
Michael Roeger sets a new ambulant para athletic world record at Houston Marathon, running a 2:19:33 in windy conditions.Canberra Times Report 
 
Listener Question of the week asks about the boys’ different relationship with injuries, what they do to prevent them and why they experience different injury rates.
Joel Tobin-White chats with Julian about some of the highlights of his running career, including last year’s 62-minute run at the 2019 Marugame Half. Joel talks about how he got into athletics and running before starting out as a professional triathlete, giving insight into what it takes to live and train at the top level. After transitioning out of triathlon, Joel goes into his comeback to running, how he sees himself making the Olympics in the future and what he expects in lining up for the London Marathon this year. He goes into his various bouts with injuries over the last few years and opens up about his creative pursuits outside of running including his acting role in the upcoming Korean production “Road To Boston”.
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115: PJ Bosch

115: PJ Bosch
 
Oofos Recovery Footwear is this week’s episode sponsor and the boys got to review their range of recovery thongs and slides which you can find at oofos.com.au/
 
Brad does his 90-minute long run in 80 minutes in the Cadbury Half Marathon in Hobart.Julian has a hard week in Ballarat, dealing with sleep loss, shoe thieves and movie production.Brady takes home the chocolates winning the Cadbury Half Marathon
 
Former marathon world record holder and 2012 Olympic bronze medalist Wilson Kipsang provisionally suspended for whereabouts failures and tampering violations. Athletics Weekly
 
Cadbury Marathon had both its course records broken as Nick Earl wins in 2:18, while Katie Conlon ran 2:42 to qualify for the US Olympic Trials Marathon in Atlanta. Brady Threlfall edged Dave Ridley in the half marathon while Milly Clark won the women’s half in a course record of 1:13Cadbury Marathon Resultshttps://www.instagram.com/p/B7M9QVFnf5H/
 
Rhonex Kipruto breaks Joshua Cheptegei’s short-lived 10K WR in Valenciahttps://www.runnerstribe.com/latest-news/kipruto-and-chepkirui-break-world-10km-records/?fbclid=IwAR0w__hshOQaMAmBFatK2hy5r7aqcrMxrc_KOFIb_6yr0QFhR4CxW7cKcIE
 
Listener question asks about the challenges of coaching via online correspondence when group training isn’t available.Moose on the Loose asks where the Nike critics are in the wake of Rhonex Kipruto’s 10K world record run in non-carbon plated Adidas race flats.
This week’s guest PJ Bosch in a wide-ranging and colourful conversation that covers anything and everything from his career on the track from the 1500m to the 10K to his current capacity as coach and partner to Tara Palm alongside Adelaide Harriers.
PJ doesn’t hold back on his thoughts about the current state of athletics globally and domestically, how he started the Adelaide Invitational and how his plans for Richard Everest to take down Ryan Gregson’s U20 3000m record ultimately both succeeded and backfired.
PJ has heaps of tales from training in Kenya and being mates with 2008 Olympic 800m Gold Medalist Wilfred Bungei, watching Kenenisa Bekele set world records on the European track circuit and what the Australian track scene needs more of.
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IRP with Soph, Ellie & Sinead

Here's the latest from Soph, Ellie and Sinead, plus some listener questions. 
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114: Jaryd Clifford

114: Jaryd Clifford
 
This week’s episode is Styx Brewery. You can vote for Styx Brewery’s Inside Running Pale Ale and other beers on the GABS Hottest 100 by January 17, 2020. 
 
Brad survives a dramatic week of the bushfires around Bateman’s Bay and Canberra.
Julian’s big mileage buildup continues and sets a target in the Vic Country Championships.
Brady’s training at Falls Creek is cut short following evacuation protocols. 
Jordy Williamsz & Sarah Billings win the 7k Portsea Twilight.instagram.com/p/B65MadsBjOD/ 
 
Dave McNeill initiates the #kms4bushfires movement and rallies the support of the running community to commit a dollar for every kilometre run to the Red Cross for this week.instagram.com/p/B67Ch3Ond-V/
 
Relief Run from Samantha Gash is a virtual half marathon or 5k raising funds for Red Cross Disaster Relief and Recovery https://reliefrun.com.au/instagram.com/p/B68AWy8pGDt/
 
Trail Race Directors donate entry towards Event Raffle for CFA fundraiser https://events.humanitix.com.au/running-event-raffle-for-cfa-public-volunteer-fund
 
Donate to Red Cross Disaster Relief  https://www.redcross.org.au/campaigns/disaster-relief-and-recovery-donateDonate to Wildlife Rescue https://www.wires.org.au/donate/current-appeal
 
Listener question of the week doubles as Moose on the Shoes about how often the boys put on their trail shoes and the technical details about what makes up a trail shoe.
Jaryd Clifford returns from a successful campaign at the World Parathletic Championships in Dubai, joining Brady to talk about what his visual impairment is and how the classification system works as well as his various training camps in Flagstaff and Barcelona.
They talk about the different experiences of racing on the track and cross country, how the Victorian XCR season played a role in the lead up to Dubai while Jaryd dealt with putting pressure and expectations on himself.
Jaryd throughout emphasises the team behind him that brought him to success, especially the role that his friend Tim Logan played in training and racing with a tether, how para-athletics is growing each year in the public consciousness and gives his take on the general state of athletics, how planning for Tokyo and the year ahead presents challenges.
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113: Youcef Abdi (Part 2)

113: Youcef Abdi Part 2
 
Brad has a quiet christmas over in Bateman’s BayJulian clocks his highest mileage post-Doha and banters all the way.Brady keeps his long run in check over in Falls Creek.
Andy Buchanan takes out the win in a sub-63 at the Year End half marathon in Tachikawa, Japan
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New Zealand announce a full, self-funded team for the 2020 World Half Marathon Championships
https://www.instagram.com/p/B596V8mBduP/
 
The boys review 2019 and rate the Australian runners who had a breakout performance, who emerged, who dominated and who to watch for 2020.
Moose on the Loose returns and doesn’t care about your positivity.
Youcef Abdi picks off from last week recounting his bronze medal performance at the Manchester Commonwealth Games in the 1500m in detail. After going through his personal bests, Youcef talks about what led to his transition from the 1500m to Steeplechase after the campaign for the 2004 Athens Olympics, addressing the challenges in combining hurdling with raw speed. Brad asks about training in Eldoret, Kenya at the time of their elections in the lead up to Beijing 2008 Olympics and Youcef then talks about his 6th place at the 2008 Beijing Olympics before retiring after the London 2012 Olympics, giving insight for what he attributes to having a resilient and durable running career. Youcef rounds out this interview sharing what his current life as a Development Officer for Little Athletics and coming full circle returning to soccer.
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112: Youcef Abdi (Part 1)

112: Youcef Abdi Part 1
 
Brad’s back running every day and finds a pace mate in Jess Pascoe.Julian grits through the festive season but finds joy in dropping mates on long runs.Brady nails a monster workout after Moose accidentally writes a number wrong in his program.
The Inside Running Podcast Frothers take out the inaugural Steigen #1, winning narrowly over Maurten and Steampacket. The boys chat with team captains Whitney Sharpe and Louis McAfee about how their respective nights went, going over incentive schemes and how they plan to distribute the prize money.The Steigen Spectacular 10,000m race won by Matt Hudson over Nick Earl and Josh Maiseyhttps://www.instagram.com/p/B6XirKTn9Gq/
Albie Thomas Mile at Bankstown hosted the Women’s Australian Mile Championship taken out by Georgia Griffith over Chloe Tighe, Jenny Blundell and early leader Jessica Hull. American invitational athlete Sam Ellis won the Men’s racing, leaving Rorey Hunter and James Hansen to split the Australian title.Results
 
This week is the first part with decorated steeplechaser, middle distance runner and Olympian Youcef Abdi, talking with Brad about how running took him from Algeria to Australia. Recounting his days playing soccer in their village, Youcef talks about what his inspirations for getting into athletics leading him to representing Algeria for the 1500m in the 1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics held in Sydney. After the event, Youcef explored his options in his life and decided to make the move to Australia to pursue a career in athletics the transition, navigating accommodation, finding employment and visas to ultimately becoming an Australian citizen in 2000.
After his citizenship Youcef recalls the infamous Sydney 2000 Olympic Trials 1500m race where Youcef was caught between Craig Mottram and Nick Howarth, the resulting re-run of that race while still pursuing an Olympic qualifying time. Rounding out this part of the interview Youcef shares with Brad his training structure in the early 2000s era, which emphasised on race-pace practice which earned him a Bronze medal at the 2002 Commonwealth Games.
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