Inside Running Podcast

Road to Nowhere Recap/Teaser

A sneak peak/teaser/small recap ep of some of the fun we've been having over on Patreon Extra with Ellie Pashley, Nick Earl and Joel Tobin-White on the Road to the London Marathon/Nowhere. This is just a small insight into the first 4 episodes, there are 8 available now with new eps dropping weekly as we're stoked to announce that this sideshow is gonna keep rolling out every Wednesday on Patreon Extra. 
Intro: Talking Heads - Road to Nowhere
Audio grab: Purple Planet Music
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128: Steve Jones Part 1

128: Steve Jones part 1
Brad nears closer to his 100-day running streak despite the crowded locales.Julian road tests the Alphaflys before his back tightens up.Brady in a role-reversal manages his Achilles while getting mixed reactions being out training.
World Athletics suspends qualification period for Olympics in line with the postponement.https://www.runnerstribe.com/latest-news/tokyo-olympic-qualification-period-suspended-until-1-december-2020/
 
Matt Ramsden sets the fastest known time around Lake Monger, Perth in 9:25.https://www.instagram.com/p/B-3U3sfnsM5/
 
Listener Questions of the week ask about what could happen on the first running event back and thoughts on massage therapy guns, before Moose on the Loose lets rip on people flexing on their elapsed times on Strava.
 
Scott Nicholas updates us on who the Winners from Round 2 of the Australian Distance Running All-Time Performances and we move onto Round 3.
 
Benita Willis wins the World Cross Country Championship in Brussels 2004VsJudy Amoore runs under 2 minutes for 800m in the 1976 Montreal Olympics
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Susie Power’s still standing 2001 City2Surf course recordVsTony Benson’s 5000m in Stockholm 1971 against a stacked field
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Albie Thomas sets the 3 mile World Record in Dublin, 1958VsHeather Turland wins a humid 1998 Commonwealth Games Marathon Malaysia 
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Jim Bailey becomes the 2nd Australian to run a sub-4 minute mile in Los AngelesVsJoseph Deng breaks Ralph Doubell’s long standing 800m Australian Record in Monaco 2018
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Dave Power’s double Gold Medals in the 6 mile and Marathon in the 1958 Cardiff Empire GamesVsLinden Hall sets the 1500m National Record of 4:00.86 at Hayward Field.
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Simon Doyle clocks a 3:49.91 Mile in Oslo in 1991VsSinead Diver’s 2018 Melbourne Marathon victory of 2:25:19
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Collis Birmingham places 8th in the 2013 World Cross Championship Bydgoszcz, PolandVsBrad Camp wins the 1989 Gold Coast Marathon in 2:10:11 
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Steve Moneghetti’s 1st place in the 1992 Berlin Marathon in 2:08VsMike Hillardt’s 1500m victory at the 1985 World Indoors
 
The legendary Steve Jones chats with Sophie Ryan to talk about how a young, wild boy running around in the hills of Wales became one of the most prolific names in the history of modern running.
Throughout Steve shares how instrumental his time in the Royal Air Force was in getting into running, from a day trip out to Barry Island during his cadet days to making the Air Force Cross Country team under the guidance of mentor Bob Wallace.
Cross country was another major factor of Steve’s career, charting his steady progression of success at the World Cross Country Championships throughout the years along with going from middle distance racing in 6 nations competition and Edmonton Commonwealth Games to the big city marathons that he’s best known for while racing without over-racing.
The first half of this conversation wraps up with almost running the Commonwealth Games marathon against rival Rob De Castella and how he came to starting in the 1983 Chicago Marathon.
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Australian Distance Running All-Time Performances Competition Week 2

127: Australian Distance Running All-Time Performances Competition Round 2
Brad gets pulled along with Josh Johnson and finds another gear in training.Julian paces Bri along to a 10K PB for the Run Strong Virtual Race.Brady replaces his Rotterdam Marathon with a 10K hitout in the Alphaflys.
Summer of the 2022 set for a stacked schedule with Worlds, Commonwealth Games and European Championships in the span of 6 weeks.The Guardian article
Former marathon world record holder Wilson Kipsang arrested after breaking coronavirus curfew while drinking in a club.CBS Sports article
Two listener questions, one on the process of Olympic qualifications on National Championships and whether 5K PBs count on a freedom parkrun, then followed by some Moose on Merber.https://twitter.com/TheRealMerb/status/1232065777588723712
Scott Nicholas returns to declare the winners of the previous round and sets the next round of 8 match-ups.https://www.runnerstribe.com/len-johnson-articles/history-its-all-in-the-game-a-column-by-len-johnson/
Week 2Ron Clarke’s 5000m WR of 13:16 in Stockholm, 1966
VsSarah Jamieson’s 1500m National Record in Stockholm, 2006
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Shaun Creighton sets the Australian National Record in the Steeplechase  VsDave Fitzsimmons’ 5000m 13:17 in the 1977 Dusseldorf World Cup
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Dixie Willis setting the World Records in the 800m & 880y in Perth, 1962
VsTamsin Lewis-Manou winning the 800m Gold Medal at World Indoors Championships in Valencia 2008
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Charlene Rendina wins the 800m Commonwealth Games Gold Medal in Christchurch 1974  VsJudy Peckham wins the 800m Commonwealth Games Gold Medal in Edmonton 1978
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Brenda Jones takes the 800m Olympic Silver Medal in Rome 1960
VsDave Stevens beats Emil Zatopek’s 6 Mile Record World Record in Melbourne 1956 
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Krishna Stanton’s 8th place Warsaw World Cross 1987 VsJenny Orr runs 4:08 for the Australian Record in the 1972 Munich Olympics
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Bill Scott runs 28:18 for 10 000m in Box Hill 1974
VsDarren Wilson sets the Half Marathon Worlds Best of 60:22 in Tokyo 1977 
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Rob De Castella wins the Commonwealth Games Marathon Gold Medal in Brisbane 1982 VsMichael Shelley wins the Commonwealth Games Marathon Gold Medal in Glasgow 2014  
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126: Australian Distance Running All-Time Performances Competition

126: Australian Distance Running All-Time Performances Competition
Episode 125 is sponsored by COROS. COROS Wearables may be the newest GPS watch brand on the market, but they have already partnered with some of the best road, trail and mountain athletes in the world. Do yourself a favor and check out the brand Runner’s World named Gear of the Year in 2019.
Julian shares some great race videos but opens for debate for how many beers at work is acceptable. Brad’s shocked to find Mulligan’s jam packed against the time of social distancing.Brady sets a challenge for the listeners 30 minute fartlekIn the time of no races, the boys also discuss how their relationship with running has changed.
 
The boys discuss the official decision to postpone Tokyo Olympics to 2021, with the World Athletic Championships in Eugene 2021 moved to 2022, the same year as the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham and the implications for the athletes for the years ahead.
Listener question of the week asks for sessions for the treadmill in this age of self-isolation and quarantine.
 
Scott Nicholas joins in for a new segment concept, discussing a head to head contest to determine the Greatest Australian performance list ranked criteria:
Olympic Gold Medal
Olympic Silver Medal
World Record Holder
World Marathon Major win
Olympic Bronze Medal
Commonwealth Games Medal
International Win
Significant performance
Australian Record Holder
 
64 performances, randomly drawn names to be determined into the best 16. 
The first 16 match-ups are as follows:
 
Herb Elliott’s Gold 1500m at the 1960 Rome Olympics VSBrett Robinson Australian Half Marathon Record set at Marugame 2020
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Trevor Vincent’s Gold Medal in the 1962 Perth Steeplechase Vs Youcef Abdi’s 6th place in the Beijing 2008 Olympic Steeplechase in 8:16.22
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Al Lawrence’s 10000m Bronze at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics 
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Graham Crouch’s 5th place in the 1974 Christchurch Comm Games
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Kate Anderson winning 5000m Gold at the 1998 Kuala Lumpur Commonwealth GamesVs Catriona Bisset setting 1:58.78 800m Australian Record in London Diamond League
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Derek Clayton’s 2:08:34 marathon world record in Antwerp 1969 Vs Kerry O'Brien 4th place in the Mexico Steeplechase
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Eloise Wellings’s 14:54 5000m in Zurich 2006 Vs Tony Manning’s Gold Medal in the steeplechase at the 1970 Edinburgh Commonwealth Games
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Noel Clough winning silver at the 1966 Kingston Commonwealth Games Vs Stewy McSweyn setting the Australian 10000m Record at Zatopek:10  2019
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Edwin Flack’s 800m & 1500m Gold Medals at the 1896 Athens OlympicsVs Jackie Perkins’s 5th place at the 1989 Stavanger World Cross Country
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IRP with Soph and Jess

In this episode, Sophie Ryan catches up with Jess Stenson and talks all things running and answers some listener questions. 
 
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125: Zach Bitter

125: Zach Bitter
Episode 125 is sponsored by COROS. COROS Wearables may be the newest GPS watch brand on the market, but they have already partnered with some of the best road, trail and mountain athletes in the world. Do yourself a favor and check out the brand Runner’s World named Gear of the Year in 2019.
 
Julian takes time to calm down in the ocean, and shares philosophical differences with Mona.Brad has his biggest week and loving that his running is back to what it was.Brady joins forces with Andy Buchanan in Bendigo as he finds his way with Rotterdam postponed.
 
The IOC have declared that the Tokyo Olympics have officially been postponed to 2021. Prior to the announcement Canada and Australia announced their withdrawals amid concerns of COVID-19. https://www.runnerstribe.com/latest-news/tokyo-olympics-finally-rescheduled-to-a-date-beyond-2020/
 
Genevieve Gregson sets a course record Tan Track 11:34 beating Sarah Jamieson’s long standing record. Sinead Diver now 5th fastest of all time.
https://www.instagram.com/p/B-GgXDCJeOG/
 
Listener Question asks about the legitimacy of claiming PBs from time trials when every race is postponed given the current circumstances, while Moose on the Loose implores now is NOT the time to be organising group runs.
Plenty of IRP content on the horizon available for Patreon subscribers Road to Nowhere and Friends of the Show.
Zach Bitter calls in from Phoenix, Arizona to chat with Brady about doing the podcasting circuit before going into what drew him to running, his progression in his NCAA college career and learning works and researching to adapt for ultrarunning. Zach talks about why the long run appeals to him, training solo and his breakthrough ultra season and the attention that came with it as well as his observations on the growth of ultrarunning and experience with Comrades Marathon.Zach is the World Record holder for the 100 Mile and the 12 Hour disciplines set both on the track and shares what the experiences taught him and mental strategies to keep from any downward spiral and the structure of such a race in terms of pacing and nutrition logistics. He discusses the history of ultrarunning and the emergence of East Africans into the sport, using a high fat diet as his main source of nutrition and where it trends in the sporting landscape before going into his plans for the future.You can follow what Zach does from his website ZachBitter.com, on Twitter @zbitter, Instagram @zachbitter and listen to him on the Human Performance Outliers Podcast.   
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124: Linden Hall

Episode 124 is sponsored by COROS. COROS Wearables may be the newest GPS watch brand on the market, but they have already partnered with some of the best road, trail and mountain athletes in the world. Do yourself a favor and check out the brand Runner’s World named Gear of the Year in 2019.
 
The boys recap their weeks and talk about the cancellations of races due Covid-19. All 3 hosts had races cancelled with Rotterdam and London Marathon postponed and Brad’s 5km cancelled.
 
They also answer listener questions about what you should do with your current fitness and how to manage the uncertainty of the lack of racing.
 
In running news, there is VMC 800 and 1500m results, fast times at the Melbourne University 5km and the South Australian 3000m champs.
 
This week’s interview is with Australian 1500m record holder, Linden Hall. Linden talks about her upbringing in the sport and her rise to the top of Australian 1500m running. She discusses her time over in American and racing over there before going into great detail about her Commonwealth Games 4th place finish https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4fDjAONK1E&t=56s and what’s coming up in her build up for Tokyo. Follow Linden @linden.hall
 
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IRP with Soph and Lydia

The girls are back! Soph catches up with Lydia O'Donnell to hear all about her running story. More information on Lydia can be found at: www.lydiaodonnell.com
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123: Wayne Larden

This episode of Inside Running Podcast is proudly brought to you by New Balance. The global athletic leader is excited to announce an update to their award-winning Fresh Foam platform, Fresh Foam X.
 
Brad is back covering the ground the best he has in years and nails some fast times in workouts and jogs leading into the Bankstown 5km this weekend.
 
Moose nails a big 30km tempo after hitting the drink too hard to celebrate his 34th birthday.
 
Brady hits the speed work and a hilly long run in preparation for Rotterdam Marathon.
 
This week in running news:
-Liam Adams runs a huge PB in Lake Biwa to nail an Olympic Qualifying time.
-The Australian Half Marathon team gets selected but then the race gets postponed.
-There’s fast times in Nagoya marathon with Australian’s Sinead Diver and Ellie Pashley helping out with the pace making.
 
The listener question this week asks about bang for you buck 30 minute workouts for all abilities.
 
Moose goes on the loose about Japanese Marathon cut off times and inconsistencies.
 
This week’s interview is with Wayne Larden. Wayne talks with Brad about his training and racing years before going into detail about the organisation as Race Director of the Sydney Running Festival.
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122: Riley Wolff

122: Riley Wolff
This week's episode is sponsored by New Balance.
Brad makes his triumphant return to the track, taking out a 3000m over Em Brichacek.Julian wins the 10K River Run in Geelong at the end of a long run and gets his IRP singlet back.Brady almost Lopez Lomong’s his hour long fartlek and gets comfortable in the 30k efforts.
US Olympic Marathon Trials was full of suspense, Galen Rupp taking out the Men’s race selected with Jacob Riley coached by Lee Troop and Abdi Abdirahman in his 5th team.On the women's, Aliphine Tuliamuk and Molly Siedel break away to secure their spots on the Olympic team along with Sally Kipyego.
Seth James Demoor's Atlanta Marathon Trials
https://youtu.be/ULllZWDY6yQ
 
Tokyo Marathon featuring Suguru Osako lowering his own Japanese National Record 2:05:29, cashing in on the Project Exceed initiative. The race was won by Birhanu Legese, with crazy depth on display. On the women’s side Lonah Chemtai Salpeter set both an Israeli National Record and Tokyo Course Record. Results
 
Liam Adams reclaims Australian parkrun record at Maribyrnong 14:13 ahead of Lake Biwa Marathon on March 8th
Maribyrnong parkrun results 
 
Kenenisa Bekele wins the Big Half in London in emphatic style ahead of the London Marathon in April.BBC Report
https://www.instagram.com/p/B9L_U_fDtMi/
Listener question of the week asks what the highest paid race in Australia while Moose on the Loose wonders aloud whether Jim Walmsley under-performed on US Olympic Trials.
Photographer, editor of running publication Tempo Journal and co-founder of Hunter Athletics Riley Wolff talks with Julian about promoting running on the global stage. Riley talks about how he draws his personal enjoyment from running, his professional background at Adidas and MAAP and starting Hunter Athletics to fill a gap, building and supporting an open and supportive culture.
Riley then talks about making running cool through his photography and writing for Tempo Journal, profiling and putting Australian running on the global stage and his level of involvement with Speed Project (along with its afterparty).
He goes into why Nike is pushing running forward and the level of promotion required for rising stars and coolest MFs in running right now lining up for the upcoming LA Marathon, how media clearance for World Major Marathons works and capturing those magic race day moments .
 
Hunter AthleticsTempo Journal online and InstagramRiley Wolff @thewolfferine