Inside Running Podcast

023: Thomas Do Canto

Inside Running 23: Thomas Do Canto
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Another week and another wedding for Julian to get to, and this week really starts to really feel the fatigue. He gets Bri on the bike to help pace his interval reps and long runs to no escape from the other boys.
Brad monitors a tight hip through some easy running before announcing his plans to run the Canberra Marathon as his long run.
Brady mixes things up this week, painting markers for an interval session at industrial estate before getting brutal hill reps in with the Athletics Bendigo squad ahead of the XCR season.
With the Commonwealth Games in swing the boys discuss the two major distance events to have passed at time of recording:
In the men’s 5000m Stewie McSweyn mixes with it in 5th, with Morgan McDonald & David McNeil.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BhTizTTAHM3/
The home crowd rallied behind the Women’s 10000m as Celia Sullohern put on a brave race and exciting race, putting herself in medal contention until the end.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BhXpbIQAhU4/
Listener Scott ‘Malibu’ Stacy asks about what the etiquette on pack running in races while another question comes from Richard asking what benefits are gained from running in the pack.
Moose on the Loose takes multiple shots this week, taking aim at the inconsistencies of racewalking rulings, broadcasters not clarifying the various para-athlete classifications and athletes lagging in the long track races.
This week’s guest is podiatrist and rising star of the Australian running scene, Thomas Do Canto coming off his International debut at the World Half-Marathon Championships in Valencia, Spain. Tom goes through the selection process for Commonwealth Games & subsequently the World Half, how he’s dealt with the attention and preparation in the lead up and afterwards, unpacking with Brady to setting a new personal best of 64:18.
They talk about the breakthrough 2:14 at Fukuoka Marathon and how it could’ve been very different as they discuss his newfound penchant for the longer races, recounting his marathon debut at Melbourne 2016 as a major highlight.
Tom explains the expectations he sets on himself, the training and specific sessions that goes into races, gives his views and observations on the footwear industry as a podiatrist before plans for the future and advice on giving the necessary life balance.
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BONUS: Watto's Comm Games Hot Tips

BONUS EPISODE
Ash 'Watto' Watson, joins Julian and Brady for a bonus episode and gives us all the hot tips to make big cash money off the Commonwealth Games athletics betting. 
Opening and closing music: Undercover of my skin by Benny Walker.
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022: Michael Roeger

Inside Running 22: Michael Roeger
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Brad manages a lazy 138km for the week despite feeling cooked and digging deep in sessions, all with school camp going on.
Julian has a friends’ wedding getting in the way of high mileage while experimenting with heart rate and effort based training out on the Moose Loop™, before fueling up his long run with beers & scotch.
Brady’s back in form, continuing his speedwork with an impressive young gun, redeeming himself on his Saturday session, with more waterboy duties and a Bendigo long run in the mix. There’s some fine tuning ahead for the upcoming Jells XC Relays, and there’s banter out of who Ballarat and Bendigo will come out on top.
Gwen Jorgensen runs a 31:55 on the track to out the win in the Stanford 10000m. Julian is persistently unimpressed to the point of triggering Moose on the Loose about his disdain of triathlon culture. There’s speculation on how joining Bowerman Track Club will affect her long-term marathon aspirations.
 https://www.instagram.com/p/BhEkjuHH9dK/?hl=en
Jake Robertson equals his twin brother’s New Zealand national 10km road record in Crescent City, 4 weeks after Lake Biwa Marathon ahead of the Commonwealth Games.
http://www.theadvocate.com/new_orleans/article_73e1db74-3531-11e8-95f8-8b7a061803f6.html
The listener question for the week asks about the quintessential trail runs around Victoria, Canberra & Sydney, before establishing that betting agencies perhaps miss the nuances of track racing.
This week’s guest is para-athlete Michael Roeger, World Record holder for the 1500m & 5000m. He chats with Brad with his diverse sporting origins before focusing on running and his progression to the Beijing Olympics through the AIS, then dealing with a major setback at the London games.  
Michael recounts setting the world record on the track in Boston, how he prepared for Rio as well as getting conditioned for championship races and dealing with injuries before opening up on plans to move up to the longer distances.
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021: Charlotte Wilson & Liam Adams

Ep 21 is out after Mr Croker has been on school camp, it features an interview with Charlotte Wilson and Liam Adams fresh of their wins at Run for the Kids. Moose is on the loose taking down one of his co hosts, the boys recap their weeks, there is the listener question and a world half marathon recap. 
 
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020: Trevor Vincent- Live

Brought to you by RunnersTribe. Julian trains and then plays cat and mouse at Run For The Kids, coming 4th overall and 2nd best again to the Norwich Nemesis. Running power couple Liam Adams & Charlotte Wilson each take out the win on the hilly 15km Super Course.
Brad’s on the comeback trail, catching up with Chris Hamer resolving post marathon blues, meeting musician Benny Walker, before a hot and windy long run. Make sure to listen for a live rendition of Undercover performed by Benny before the guest interview.
Brady focuses on getting his sessions back up and takes a leaf out of Julian’s book on building mileage for the season ahead.
A lot of excitement from the Sydney Grand Prix with Rio Gold Medalist Matt Centrowitz, with Jeff Riseley & James Hansen in hot pursuit, while Jarryd Clifford & Michael Roeger set new World Records in their respective para-athlete classes. Meanwhile Linden Hall places first in a tune up 3000m while Joel Tobin White takes the men’s race.
https://www.runnerstribe.com/latest-news/world-records-for-clifford-roeger-as-day-posts-a-100m-pb-in-sydney/
http://athletics.com.au/2018SydneyGrandPrix
There were tight races at the pointy end of the NYC Half, as Ben True edges Dathan Ritzenhein & Great Britain’s Chris Thompson in the men’s race as Buze Diriba does likewise to Emily Sisson
https://www.runnerstribe.com/latest-news/diriba-true-kick-to-united-airlines-nyc-half-titles/
This week’s listener question asks about mental preparation and strategies for dealing with the tough moments in races, ticking boxes for confidence and distraction techniques, and then announce the Rundies Competition Winners.
Julian debuts a new segment with the Moose Shoe Chat as the Adidas adizero sub2 shoe arrives with no fanfare, and Brad contemplates whether shoes make the runner.
The article about Mo Farah to which the boys allude to:
https://www.independent.ie/sport/other-sports/athletics/ewan-mackenna-mo-farah-has-more-questions-to-answer-than-gold-medals-and-the-facts-are-stacking-up-against-him-36712511.html
The boys preview World Half Championship in Valencia on Saturday 24th March, 5pm local time (7am Sunday 25th March AEDT)
https://www.instagram.com/p/BgmJ2hwgmE1/?taken-by=athleticsvictoria  
Julian appears as the guest on Episode 16 of the Hidden Athlete Podcast
https://www.spreaker.com/user/thehiddenathletepodcast/julian-spence-final?autoplay=true
This week’s guest is the prolific Trevor Vincent, 1962 Commonwealth Games Steeplechase Gold Medallist, competitor at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics and Australian National Champion for the 1500m and 5000m.
Trevor talks with Brady about his origins in the sport and following the sub-4 minute mile exploits of John Landy, Roger Bannister & László Tábori, training with Glenhuntly at Ferny Creek, racing in fun runs of yesteryear and how Ron Clarke influenced his pursuit of the steeplechase.
This then progresses to running a 4 minute mile, the Perth Commonwealth Games and 1964 Tokyo Olympics, as well as how he almost ended up running an Olympic Marathon. There’s reflection on the progression of athletics from when he competed to now, and thoughts on the current state of Australian Marathon runners before closing with what he’s doing now, cataloguing athletics memorabilia and continuing his involvement in athletics as an historian.
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019: Nathan Hartigan

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Brad lets it all hang loose post Lake Biwa before exposing personal secrets on national television.
Julian puts in a resolution for the next 8 weeks of training in his campaign for Great Ocean Road Marathon in May.
Brady works on the one hill on Moama for hilly fartlek session and then his intention for the Victorian Cross Country season.
6 Foot Track Marathon taken out by Vlad Shatrov while previous guest Dave Criniti backs up his Tokyo Marathon from 2 weeks earlier by taking out 2nd place. Steph Austen took out the women’s race.
http://www.bluemountainsgazette.com.au/story/5277518/vlad-shatrov-wins-six-foot-track-marathon/
Matthew Cox takes out the half marathon at the Port Macquarie Running Festival
http://www.portnews.com.au/story/5276594/cox-takes-out-half-marathon-at-port-macquarie-running-festival/   
The boys lay down the law on this week’s listener question which then ties into their product review of Rundies, specially designed and made underwear with athletes in mind.
Moose is on the Loose calling out wannabe athletes inflating their workouts and egos on social media.
Nathan Hartigan, modern stalwart of the Ballarat running scene is this week’s guest as he chats with Julian about his running career, choosing between a professional runner and having nice things and his encounter with a drug-addled cyclist before Melbourne Marathon 2016. Nathan then opens up on dealing with melanoma cancer scare and how it’s affected his perspective on life, revealing who the king of banter in Ballarat is and running a 2:20 marathon.
Nathan Hartigan on Twitter: @nathanhartigan ; Instagram: @nathanhartigan
 

018: Lake Biwa Marathon

 
#PrayforBrad is a resounding success as Brad runs Lake Biwa in a new Personal Best of 2:17:20 and there’s much to discuss, including last minute encounters before a blow-by-blow account of the race and where his mental space was at every stage.
 
In the same race Jake Robertson runs 2:08 on debut for a new (pending) New Zealand national record.
https://www.fastrunning.com/events-and-races/race-reports/jake-robertson-runs-new-zealand-record-on-his-eagerly-awaited-marathon-debut/13183
 
Meanwhile Julian feels flat coming off the track season and into the road season, while Brady feels even flatter after a few dodgy pints.
There’s big results from the London Big Half in the lead up to London Marathon, with Charlotte Purdue running a PB to win the women’s race, while the men’s race plays into Mo Farah’s hands. Callum Hawkins looks to be in good form ahead for the Commonwealth Games marathon in April.
https://www.fastrunning.com/events-and-races/race-reports/mo-farah-and-charlotte-purdue-win-inaugural-big-half/13196
 
World Indoors in Birmingham is hard to get into which segues into Moose on the Loose getting up in arms about jumpers and commentators getting in the way of race coverage.
 
A listener asks about whether implementing an American marathon-trials system would increase the depth of Australian marathon runners before unpacking the full Commonwealth Games team selections, including the Joseph Deng/Jeff Riseley debacle.
Len Johnson column on the selection process: https://www.runnerstribe.com/len-johnson-articles/omg-selectors-use-discretion-a-column-by-len-johnson/  
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017: Ross Murray

 
Brad’s marathon training wraps up as he heads off to Lake Biwa, sorting out his niggles with a last minute injection of volume, ticking the legs over the rollercoaster of emotions with some last minute examinations of the mental aspects.
 
Julian talks through his leadup sessions to the 5000m at Melbourne University, takes in the conditions and atmosphere for track racing. He debriefs his performance while laying on some fighting words with the pride of Norwich as he rolls with the pack for a 14:18 - the boys dissect his splits as Julian announces future running schedule.
 
Brady maintains he’s still in a post-marathon flat patch, despite winning the Wangaratta 10km, before cheering on his partner Carly, and songwriter Benny Walker.
 
Tokyo Marathon Japan’s marathoners come of age at the Tokyo Marathon showing some incredible depth running sub 2:09. Dickson Chumba takes it out in 2:05 while Wilson Kipsang disappears after 15km and the boys assess his options after another World Major DNF.
American Amy Cragg runs 3rd in a time of 2:21 (as does previous guest Dave Criniti)
http://www.letsrun.com/news/2018/02/2018-tokyo-marathon-dickson-chumba-birhane-dibaba-win-amy-cragg-runs-us-5-t-22142-yuta-shitara-runs-20611-set-japanese-record-win-936000/
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The listener asks whether it's better to race as your load increases rather than taper before Moose on the Loose gets absolutely livid on [REDACTED] with predictable results.
 
#PrayForBrad for the best race of his life as he flies off to Lake Biwa Marathon this Sunday 4th March 2018.
 
This week’s guest is recently retired British middle distance runner Ross Murray who chats with Brady about representing Great Britain at London Olympics at age 21, then goes through his training and dealing with multiple injuries and stresses of life as an athlete and afterwards, leading to his decision to step away from the sport. Ross then gives his frank assessment on the current state of athletics and what it needs to better to engage the public’s interest, as well as fielding questions about drug testing and looks to the future.
 
Ross Murray Instagram, Twitter & Website
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016: Dave Criniti

Brad has a quiet week with strategic resting before heading to Albury for the City2City, taking 2nd place and prioritises post-race nutrition above all else.
Julian’s plantar fascia settles to knock out some pretty strong sessions ahead of Melbourne Uni 5000m next Tuesday.
Brady has an easy week following his marathon, enjoying the opportunity to socialise and taking the time to appreciate the spacing between goal races.
The Boys review the races Australian Track & Field Nationals  
There was great theater 5000m races, where in the Men’s race Tiernan gambled with front running strategy while in the Women’s Celia Sullohern duelled with Madeline Hills to secure her spot.
The Men’s 800m threw a few curveballs for selectors, the fastest times coming from Joseph Deng the B Final, while the A Final featured the Luke Mathews show. Britt McGowan ran a smart race to secure her spot in the Women’s 800m.
In the 1500m races, Ryan Gregson did what he needed to do to get across the line as Linden Hall stays true her pet event.
https://www.runnerstribe.com/latest-news/australian-commonwealth-games-athletics-team-takes-shape/
https://www.runnerstribe.com/latest-news/morgan-mcdonald-steams-to-5000m-victory-on-day-one-of-aussie-athletics-champs/
Hobart Run The Bridge 10km showcases some of Australia’s best marathoners in cool conditions as Lisa Weightman wins the Battle of the Sexes ahead of Liam Adams.
2 listener question this week, the first asks about the time between double runs, and then running with media devices. Moose on the Loose then deals with a VERY traumatic encounter.
#PrayForBrad as he moves into his final sessions ahead of Lake Biwa while Julian fine tunes ahead of the 5000.
This weeks guest is Dave Criniti who chats with Brady about starting out in ultra-running before stepping down to the marathons, and his progression within the distance while dealing with injuries. Dave then recounts running 2:17 at Berlin Marathon, as well as clocking high mileage via commuting. Dave is also the founder and director of Run Beyond Project teaching life skills to high school students through running and closes on his expectations on the Tokyo Marathon this weekend (25th February 2018).
 
Find out more about Run Beyond Project http://www.therunbeyondproject.com/  
 
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015: Inside Running. Nobeoka Marathon Recap

Inside Running 15: Nobeoka Marathon Recap
 
The boys assess the fallout from breaking last week’s bombshell and how the issue of supplements divides the listenership.
Brad starts his taper going light making sure he goes easy, while still getting in his runs before work then getting into launching into a hard 10k at the end of his Sunday long run, scheduling in some rest to get right for the start line.
Julian gives shocking journalism a rest in favour of shockwave therapy after a hot long run, some trail run reconnaissance, and debates the length of time necessary for rest intervals.
Brady gives a recap on his whirlwind Nobeoka Marathon experience;
The week leading up, what he ate on race morning
The race itself: running in packs and then alone, missing drinks, keeping composure in headwinds.
All the lessons learned along the journey and his main takeaways moving ahead.
Embracing the atmosphere of Japanese running culture .
Gwen Jorgensen begins her marathon campaign running a 15:15 Indoor 5000m. Julian remains (mostly) unimpressed.
https://triathlonmagazine.ca/feature/gwen-jorgensen-blazes-fast-5k-first-race-since-giving-birth/
RAK Half Marathon in UAE comes close to smashing the Women’s Half Marathon, Brad takes a Fancy and makes a prediction within the next year
https://www.iaaf.org/news/report/rak-half-marathon-2018-chemutai-karoki
2018 Australian Athletics Championships & Nomination Trial Predictions
https://www.runnerstribe.com/latest-news/2018-australian-athletics-championships-nomination-trial-preview-mens-track-events/
[Runnerstribe Australian Athletics Championships Nomination Trial preview Women’s track events]
Livestream Feb 15-18 http://live.athletics.com.au/
Listener Richard asks about the technical legality of using your watch on races and then Moose on the Loose gets tight-fisted against crowd-panhandling personal marathon trips.
The boys plan to bank some rest and recovery for the weeks ahead.
#PrayForBrad
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