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

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137: Matthew Clowes

Wednesday Jun 17, 2020

Wednesday Jun 17, 2020

This week’s episode is brought to you by Maurten Australia, head over to maurten.com.au to learn more about their range of hydrogels and sports drink solutions
Brad adjusts his expectations to suit his body and rolls through some podcasts. Julian gets into the nuances of running pants and grinds out a 5K time trial. Brady recovers from the 10K track and comes good after emerging from the fog. 
Nic Bideau organises Melbourne Track Club Lap of the Tan on Friday 12th June 2020, headlined by Stewy McSweyn, Jack Rayner and Dave McNeill and athletes from different training squads. Stewy ran the 2nd fastest time of all time in 10:12, while Linden Hall in the same time trial ran 12:08, ranking equal 5th with Sinead Diver. Also featured were Canadian athlete Andrea Seccafien, Sarah Billings and Natalie Rule.Run The Tan Top 100 Fastest Times  Tan Time Trial race report by The Age  
An Unlikely Race: Tempo Journal  
 
Team Ingebrigtsen took line honours over Team Cheruiyot in the Maurie Plant Memorial Race, with Jakob setting a European 2000m Record. The Impossible Games in Bislett also featured Sondre Moen lowering European 25000m record and Felip Ingebrigsten setting a new 1000m Norweigian Record.Runners WorldAlice asks the listener question of the week of how new mothers should go about returning to running when future events are uncertain.
Moose on the Loose calls out the fairweather posers who talk themselves up and promise the world, only to take the short easy option out, separating those who want it and those that only talk about wanting it. Julian Spence on The Wanderlusters Mind podcast
 
English runner Matthew Clowes calls in from Cardiff, Wales to chat with Brady about coming across his fartlek challenge and going through his impressive range of personal bests from a sub-4 minute mile to running 2:13 at the 2019 Berlin Marathon. Before Berlin however, Matt recounts his horror marathon debut at London and how despite torrid the race played out, why he didn’t DNF from that performance. Matt then explains what he learnt from that experience and turning it into perfect race execution at the Berlin Marathon. He touches on how he’s currently getting through the pandemic lockdown and then goes into his running origin story, switching from football as a junior and his progression through the “brutal” cross country of the UK and then transitioning into his unique time running through the American college system where he spent 5 years navigating the scene.
 Matt goes into fitting in his training around his career as a Clinical Educator and blending the different philosophies from coaches over the years, then closing out with his optimism on the current state of Team GB marathon running.
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Sunday Jun 14, 2020


Yep, you read that right! 
 
Jared Ward (6th at the 2016 Olympic Marathon, 6th at NY & 8th at Boston with a PB of 2.09) joins the geeks to talk shoes. 
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136: Molly Seidel

Wednesday Jun 10, 2020

Wednesday Jun 10, 2020

136: Molly Seidel
 
Saucony are proud to partner with Inside Running Podcast for the upcoming Australian launch of the Endorphin Pro, released on 20th June 2020. Tune in for the boys’ review along with interviews of Molly Seidel, second place in the 2020 USA Olympic Marathon Trials and 2016 Rio Olympic Marathoner Jared Ward in Shoe Geeks.
 
Julian gets used to training in two locations and setting new loops.Brad covers the ground poorly, breaks his running streak and braces for baby #2Brady swaps socks for gloves and joins some spectacular 10K time trial in Bendigo
 
NN Marathon Maurten virtual race challenge shows a brief insight to the running world’s elite on Strava
Maurten Team Challenge Strava Leaderboard
Local controversy in the Athletics Australia Athlete of the 2019 awards, with Sinead Diver a damning omission from nominations despite her consistency at the highest level.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CBCDTBBBNUt/
Steph Auston asks who from history the boys would run with and Moose on the Loose (with Brad) asks what more does Sinead Diver have to do to achieve recognition from Athletics Australia.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CAC730hJZfJ/
Brad and Julian review the upcoming Saucony Endorphin Pro, how it compares to other carbon fibre-plated racing shoes, going through its strengths and weaknesses and where they see themselves using them.
Molly Seidel, second placed in the 2020 US Olympic Trials Marathon talks with Julian, about the pressures competing as a highly touted recruit in the NCAA and talks candidly about her treatment eating disorders through and after college. Molly talks about gaining perspective and maturity on where running fits in her life and in the world and the relatability of Haruki Murakami, and having Saucony as a sponsor and a meaningful support resource.
Going through the numerous injuries she has sustained on her career, Molly talks about the impact it’s had on her resilience/stubbornness before as well as the dynamic between her and coach John Green’s training and willingness to reach out for help and advice workouts in the lead up to her debut Olympic Trial Marathon and training for the hilly course as well as a brief recap of the race itself while feeding off the positive energy of the winner Aliphine Tuliamuk. She also goes into her involvement with the development of the Saucony Endorphin Pro and how she felt it helped her performance on the day.
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135: Feat Matt Whitbread

Wednesday Jun 03, 2020

Wednesday Jun 03, 2020

135: Matt Whitbread
 
Brad bangs out a solid session on the racetrack, then comes down with a cold. Julian checks in from Anglesea, puts in a solid track workout with Watto before a hilly long run with Ellie. Brady banks some interviews. 
 
Morgan McDonald changes coach to Joe Bosshard, Emma Coburn and Melissa Duncan.
 
Boston Marathon officially cancelled after its initial postponement. In its stead the organisers have offered the option for a virtual race for participants.
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/28/sports/boston-marathon-canceled.html
The Impossible Games in Bislett, Norway to host the Maurie Plant Memorial Race featuring Team Ingebrigsten Vs Team Cheruiyot across Oslo and Nairobi. 
 Diamond League 
 
Listener Question asks who between Mona and Mottram ran the better lap, then Moose on the Loose goes on the barefoot running cult arguing with scientific evidence.
 
Matt Whitbread, president and chairman of Aths NSW returns to the show to talk all things about Bathurst World Cross Country 2021, giving a comprehensive preview of the course in terms of toughness and the spectator experience it aims to deliver, as well as an outline of the event weekend format, addressing criticisms and challenges ahead, as well as the para-cross country and the golden ticket race.Matt also talks about the current state of athletics in terms of the pathway for a return to sport, and viability of holding national marathon and cross country championships this year.
You can follow the upcoming Bathurst World XC through the handle @wabathurst21 on all the social media channels or on the Official World Cross Country Bathurst website.  
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Road to Nowhere - OG Takeover

Saturday May 30, 2020

Saturday May 30, 2020

Brady, Moose and Crokes take over Road to Nowhere and recap their running weeks. 
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Ep 134

Wednesday May 27, 2020

Wednesday May 27, 2020

134.
Anarchy ensues when the Road To Nowhere crew of Nick Earl, Ellie Pashley and Joel Tobin-White are given the keys to the main show.
Ellie might have watch issues while running around the Torquay nudist beach.Joel gets thrown into the deep end of a Tan session on his comeback, then works out which Chicago Bull he is.Nick sets records on the Tassie trails and pays service to his fan club.
 
Strava restructure subscription service, rearranging paid and free features sparking the debate whether the platform is worth paying for.  Runners WorldGizmodo 
 
Gold Coast & Sunshine Coast Marathons, Australian Marathon Championships to be relocated. 
https://www.runnerstribe.com/latest-news/2020-gold-coast-marathon-inevitably-cancelled/ 
 
Jakob Ingebrigsten sets Norweigan Road 5k Record in Stavanger. Athletics Weekly  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8t6cWvKQ4o 
 
Listener question asks the hosts where in the world and interstate they would race in 2021, before Joel on the Loose gets up in the personal space of trail walkers getting precious on social distancing.
 
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Wednesday May 20, 2020

133: The Greatest Australian Running Performance of All Time
 
Brad hits cross country variations in Stromlo National Park and froths over some upcoming kicks.Julian argues with the coach and also froths over some upcoming kicks.Brady learns how much running gloves costs and spends some quality time with the wife on the bike.Diamond League set to return with a new schedule launching with Monaco in August.Athletics Weekly
 
Jakob & Henrik Ingebrigtsen Norweigian 5K Road in Stavanger.Athletics Weekly
 
Be sure to check out the Virtual Trail Running Series presented by Rapid Ascent.https://www.runnerstribe.com/latest-news/ultratrail/trail-running-series-goes-virtual-physical-distancing-socially-uniting/
Listener question of the week asks about how to go about building maintenance mileage during this post-race time.
Scott Nicholas returns with the results from the panel and we find out what is declared as the Greatest Australian Running Performance of All Time. The final performances up for nomination are as follow:
 
Herb Elliott’s Gold Medal and World Record in the 1500m at the 1960 Rome Olympics VSRon Clarke’s 5000m World Record of 13:16 in Stockholm, 1966
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Benita Willis wins the World Cross Country Championship in Brussels 2004VsRalph Doubell 800m victory and world record in the 1968 Mexico City Olympics
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Wednesday May 13, 2020

132: Australian Greatest Running Performance Semi Finals
This week’s episode is sponsored by Rundies, developed by Australian dual-Olympic Marathon runner, Jess Stenson (formerly Trengove) along with her husband Dylan and brother Jack. Move smooth in Rundies. Visit www.rundies.com.au
 
Julian lifts the lid on the shoe ordering process and gets nothing from the new runners.Brad tries to find the pacing sweet spot in his down week.Brady tries to get his motivation back getting into Archie Reid into 10K shape.
American distance runner Dathan Ritzenhein retires after a long and wide-ranging career at the professional level.Lets Run Report
Ollie Hoare goes pro amid the postponement of the NCAA season.
 
Listener questions ask about how to implement heart rate-based training and which watch to upgrade to and Moose on the Loose just wants to extend a friendly welcome to new runners into the fold.
 
Scott Nicholas discusses the next two rounds of Australia’s Greatest Running Performance of all Time, as builds up to its thrilling conclusion. The remaining rounds are as follow:
 
Herb Elliott’s Gold 1500m at the 1960 Rome Olympics VSRon Clarke’s 5000m WR of 13:16 in Stockholm, 1966
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Benita Willis wins the World Cross Country Championship in Brussels 2004VsRalph Doubell 800m victory and world record in the 1968 Mexico City  
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Shoe Geeks - Ep 1

Sunday May 10, 2020

Sunday May 10, 2020

3 of the geekiest shoe geeks in the country spend time chatting new shoe technology, footwear and the relationship between shoes, injury and performance. They'll be joined by regular guests and experts in the running footwear industry.
Join Moose, Tom Do Canto and Michael Nitschke in Ep 1 of Shoe Geeks, a new monthly show from the Inside Running Podcast. 

131: Cassie Fien

Wednesday May 06, 2020

Wednesday May 06, 2020

This week’s episode is sponsored by Rundies, developed by Australian dual-Olympic Marathon runner, Jess Stenson (formerly Trengove) along with her husband Dylan and brother Jack. Move smooth in Rundies. Visit www.rundies.com.au
Brad puts in the long hours on the runs while Mulligans gets flooded.Julian gets his calories in, tries to sort out the heart rate amid the launch of the new Next% model.Brady raises a lot of questions about his GPS accuracy and the use of...Pajama Socks?
Listener Questions ask about refuelling after running and whether Moose would pick World Champs or Comm Games in 2022.Moose on the Loose definitely has a beef with Ash Watson on setting a pace when he hasn’t done the work.
 
Scott Nicholas takes us through the match ups of the third round of Australia’ Greatest Running Performance of all time which are as follow:
 
Herb Elliott’s Gold 1500m at the 1960 Rome Olympics VSGraham Crouch’s 5th place in the 1974 Christchurch Comm Games
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Derek Clayton’s 2:08:34 marathon world record in Antwerp 1969 Vs Edwin Flack’s 800m & 1500m Gold Medals at the 1896 Athens Olympics
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Ron Clarke’s 5000m WR of 13:16 in Stockholm, 1966
VsDixie Willis setting the World Records in the 800m & 880y in Perth, 1962
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Dave Stevens beats Emil Zatopek’s 6 Mile Record World Record in Melbourne 1956  VsRob De Castella wins the Commonwealth Games Marathon Gold Medal in Brisbane 1982
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Benita Willis wins the World Cross Country Championship in Brussels 2004VsJim Bailey becomes the 2nd Australian to run a sub-4 minute mile in Los Angeles 
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Dave Power’s double Gold Medals in the 6 mile and Marathon in the 1958 Cardiff Empire GamesVsSteve Moneghetti’s 1st place in the 1992 Berlin Marathon in 2:08:16
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Ralph Doubell 800m victory and world record in the 1968 Mexico CityVSCraig Mottram’s 12:58 5000m 2006 Commonwealth Games Silver Medal-Lisa Martin (Ondieki) wins solo at the women’s only 1988 Osaka MarathonVSJohn Landy runs the second ever sub-4 minute mile in Turku, Finland 1954
 
Cassie Fien chats with Sophie Ryan about growing up as an active child and getting into sport through her family and the amount of support she had from her dad and the connection to him that running brings to her. They look back on the height of her career going through her experiences from the local scene to placing high in World Marathon Majors and World Half Marathon Championships in Cardiff as well as how she trained in that time.
Cassie then takes us through the day everything changed when a routine ASADA procedure resulted in testing positive for the banned substance Higenamine despite it being labelled as its alternative name of nandina fruit extract, going through the emotional shock and trauma of the process and consequences of the ordeal despite all of her best research and precautions.
Making her emotional comeback to the sport after serving her ban which led to the discovery of her dystonia and what it means for her running now. They close with talking about Cassie’s new meaningful role as an ASADA ambassador in supplement education.
 
Cassie Fien in the ASADA Supplements Cautionary Tale
https://www.asada.gov.au/news/supplements-cautionary-tale

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