Inside Running Podcast

Collis Birmingham Live

At the start of June, we caught up with Collis Birmingham for Inside Running Live and were joined by 85 audience members. 
Brady and Julian interviewed Collis at the Inexterior Cafe in Ballarat. 
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035: Gary Towne

Inside Running 35: Gold Coast Recap/ Gary Towne
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Julian’s sore in Mt Gambier, but turns the corner on the Moose Loop™ and Sunday long run.
Brad paces the elite women at GC mara, despite the constant flight delays and added stresses. His pacing role turns into a duel with eventual winner Ruth Chebitok of Kenya
Brady also has flight delays of his own before breaking his long-standing half marathon PB. He goes through his week and a blow-by-blow account of the race.
It’s all about the Gold Coast Marathon weekend, with Jordan Gusman breaking the 10k course record with his versatility on display while Madeline Hills won the women’s 10k.
Jack Rayner wins the Half Marathon ahead of Ed Goddard & Collis Birmingham and the boys talk up his future prospects.
Sara Hall of the US won the women’s Half 5 weeks after a marathon, while Sinead Diver runs a new personal best of 69:13 and 8th on the Australian all-time list, ahead of Laura Thweatt and Ellie Pashley.
Women’s marathon - Jess Trengove runs 2:26 Ruth Chepitok front runs, Agnes 3rd
Celia Sullohern falls away
Kenneth Mungara wins Gold Coast again, redeeming after his Comm Games performance. Yuki Kawauchi finishes 9th, highlighting the unpredictability of the marathon.
Jack Colreavy runs a PB to take out the Oceania Championship. Nick Horspool & Dave Criniti round out the Oceania podium.
https://www.runnerstribe.com/latest-news/aussies-impress-on-the-gold-coast/
https://www.runnerstribe.com/latest-news/jordan-gusman-leads-from-gun-to-tape-breaks-shelleys-gold-coast-10-record/
Listener question asks the boys how to deal with an injury slump worst injury before Moose On the Loose on the hype and allure of the Gold Coast Marathon and how it can be improved.
Julian catches up with Gary Towne, Head Cross Country & Distance Coach of Chico State University. Gary talks about his progression from volunteer to Head Coach and gives some background on how the NCAA school system works in terms of competing and recruiting, before opening on his philosophies on coaching and developing athletes. Julian and Gary talk about the culture at Chico, the approach to writing workout programs and teammate Scott Bauhs before giving his observations on what’s changed and what he’s learned over the years.
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034: Mark Thompson

Inside Running 34: Mark Thompson
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Julian shakes off the niggles to run a solid ton of mileage, bangs out the Moose Fartlek™ (a different one) in the Ballarat cold, and then Brad examines his headspace moving through the week.
Brad comes back from the adductor tightness after some rest, goes through his winter wardrobe and preparations for his pacing job ahead of Gold Coast Marathon, going through the nuances on his nutrition.Brady eventually turns up with his final Gold Coast Half preparations, going through his week and plan of attack of what splits he wants to hit. The boys look at who to run with and the weather forecast.
Desiree Linden leaves Hansons Distance Project for a change in coaching sparking conjecture about the departure.
https://twitter.com/des_linden/status/1010538453581344768
https://www.flotrack.org/articles/6215555-des-linden-leaves-hansons-brooks-distance-project
Des Linden on Rich Roll Podcast:
https://soundcloud.com/richroll/rrp375   
Jim Walmsley wins Western States Endurance Run ultramarathon in a new race record after multiple attempts
https://www.runnersworld.com/news/a21930201/jim-walmsley-western-states-2018/
Australian Lucy Bartholomew finishes 3rd in her debut over the 100 mile distance.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BkajapXDzzo/
Chloe Thige  and Jordan Gusman both win NSW XC Championships in Nowra
http://www.nswathletics.org.au/News/gusman-wins-in-nowra-debut
Gwen Jorgensen races the USATF 10000m on 4% spikes - Moose laments not enforcing patent copyright while Matt Centrowitz takes out the 1500m.
Moose on the Loose takes aim at misogynist tradies catcalling his partner while running in Ballarat. The boys make a stand against unacceptable behaviour.
Inside Running present a product review of the Jaybird Run Wireless headphones, as the boys each put a pair through its paces getting used to noise cancellation and handling them, before announcing a giveaway. Find out more at www.jaybirdsport.com/en-au
The boys make predictions on who will take out the Gold Coast Marathon and Half Marathon this Sunday July 1st.
This week’s guest is Mark Thompson who reminisces with Brady about running in the pre-digital era racing in Bendigo track meets & fun runs, starting as a teenager running the hills in Ararat, training with Philo Saunders and how his assistant principal was a big influence. Mark recounts his training with the AIS and the Blue Dove, as well as some of the highlights of his career including the Chiba Ekiden and training for the Sydney 2000 Olympics before switching to a career in teaching. He then talks post professional athletic career about dabbling in triathlon and footy before returning to running with Glenhuntly and making his debut at the marathon at Gold Coast.
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033: Madeline Hills

Inside Running 33: Madeline Hills
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Julian’s building back steam while focusing on his full recovery.
Brad does an original Croker Fartlek before adductor tightness forces him to rest.
Brady’s still building on speed ahead of Gold Coast Half Marathon.
Stewart McSweyn stars again, this time setting a Tasmanian 1500m record.
https://www.facebook.com/runnerstribe/photos/a.249014200495.149169.194883085495/10155617379135496/?type=3&theater
Madeline Hills takes out Bundoora XCR in her first cross country race in 12 years while Jack Rayner outlasts Andrew Buchanan.
https://youtu.be/6kMDq4k63UM
Liam Adams takes out the Mini Mos 10k ahead of Jordan Gusman, hours after running cross country at Bundoora. Abigail Regan won the women’s 10k.
https://www.mini-mos.com/single-post/2018/06/19/Iconic-race-draws-thousands
Gold Coast Marathon will see an Australian drawcard of Jess Trengove and Celia Sullohern line up against each other.
https://www.runnerstribe.com/latest-news/australian-and-kenyan-runners-race-for-firsts-at-gold-coast-marathon/
Berlin & Chicago Marathons announce elite fields
https://www.runnerstribe.com/latest-news/eliud-kipchoges-mission-is-to-break-his-personal-best/
Listener Question comes from Dean about the boy’s activation and warmup routines before Moose is on the Loose over that awkward exchange when your pace and direction is too similar to a strangers.
Straight off her win from Bundoora XC, our guest this week is Madeline Hills who catches up with Brad and looks back on her career as a junior, starting with Kembla Joggers and. She talks about her retirement from running and her motivation to returning, training with Adam Didyk and advice on returning from a break. Madeline recounts the tense leadup to the Rio Olympics where she placed 7th in the Steeplechase, before going into the necessity of balancing running with work in your life. Madeline closes with what her training currently looks like and future goals.
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032:Gary Mayor

Inside Running 32: Gary Mayor
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Julian stumbles across the Gold Coast 100 after attending a shoe industry conference, and explains what you as an athlete should expect from getting fitted from a footwear expert. He opens with disdain for the soul and layout of Gold Coast while rebuilding his volume and confidence.
Brad recovers well off the win from Christchurch Half Marathon, focusing on a recovery week.
Brady ticks off more sessions ahead of Gold Coast Half and outlines his goal and makes predictions based on his current form while training on feel.
Australian pair Peter Bol and Joseph Deng took the Diamond League Stockholm by storm, coming 1st and 2nd respectively in the 800m.
https://www.runnerstribe.com/latest-news/dengfever-drops-a-144-edges-closer-to-aussie-record/
https://www.runnerstribe.com/latest-news/bol-edges-deng-in-a-sub-145-photo-finish-in-stockholm-800m/
College Aussies were setting the NCAA Track Championships on fire, with Oliver Hoare of Wisconsin and Jess Hull of Oregon taking out their respective 1500m races in Hayward Field, Oregon.
https://www.runnerstribe.com/latest-news/hull-hoare-and-mackensie-win-gold-at-ncaa-championships/
Vlad Shatrov finishes as first Australian and 21st overall in the Comrades Marathon in South Africa
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bj4FWVZlmLs/?taken-by=vladdy_runlab
Sandgate parkrun boasted a deep field though Moose laments the apparent absence of a formal competitive forum, while Brad needs a new parkrun to run.
Sandgate parkrun (via Why I Run) https://www.facebook.com/whyirun.com.au/videos/614450872261450/
http://www.parkrun.com.au/sandgate/results/weeklyresults/?runSeqNumber=293
Stewart McSweyn races in Diamond League Oslo, placing second and setting a new Tasmanian 10000m record.
https://www.theadvocate.com.au/story/5456475/tassie-10000m-record-broken/
Inside Running’s Collis Birmingham interview recorded before a live audience at the Nike Pegasus 35 Launch in ineXterior Cafe and hosted by the Running Company Ballarat is currently available to our patreon subscribers.
Listener Jack Kelly asks the boys what their favourite sessions are and how it’s changed as the boys have progressed, why they like about it and what they get out of it. Then Moose on the Loose rams on the gatekeepers of athletic tracks shut to the public, pleading his case to make athletics more accessible to everyone.
Gary Mayor is this week’s guest, chatting to Brady about running a sub-3 hour marathon at 15 years old and again at age 55. He recounts his life as a runner, significantly that first marathon and the aftermath from it, as well as the highlight of running the Australian Marathon Championships in Sydney 2000 in the lead up to the Olympic games that year. Gary talks about what his training as a serious runner involved and then the sabbaticals in between before talking about how his recent marathon at Noosa unfolded and gives his observations on how running has changed over the years.
 

031:Alan McCubbin

Inside Running 31: Alan McCubbin
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Brad takes out the Christchurch Half Marathon wins the event with a new PB despite concerns on his hip muscles and the surface conditions. He recaps the race as well as the week leading up to it while giving details into his race schedule.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BjilTMXFrjt/?hl=en
Julian has another easy week and develops a complicated relationship with the heart rate monitor.
Brady’s training is in full swing, ticking off sessions setting up for Gold Coast Half Marathon on July 1.
Sinead Diver & Jack Rayner win the Launceston 10k, setting new course records in the process. Sinead took it out in a close duel with Ellie Pashley in a time of 31:58, while Jack Rayner lead from start to finish in a time of 28:31.
https://www.examiner.com.au/story/5444541/race-hails-its-new-reigner/?cs=96
 
The Leonora Mile men’s race was won by previous guest Jordan Gusman, while the women’s race marked the return of Chloe Thige.
https://www.runnerstribe.com/features/gusman-and-tighe-claim-the-leonora-golden-gift-elite-mile-title/
Listener and Patreon supporter Rob asks about whether the boys practice mindfulness and how it impacts their day-to-day running.
Moose on the Loose rips into the choice of “personalities” as running event ambassadors laments the absence from the Australian running fraternity.
This week’s guest is Alan McCubbin, PhD researcher and lecturer on Nutrition and Dietetics at Monash University, Melbourne. He chats with Brady on a variety of topics such as how carb loading works, the challenges involved with conducting large scale nutrition studies and dispels some myths and misconceptions around fat adaptations, caffeine and how muscles store and use carbs.
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030: Ben Wisbey

Inside Running 30: Ben Wisbey
 
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Julian deals with his post Great Ocean Road Marathon hangover by wondering how productive he’d actually be if he wasn’t a runner. In the interim there’s the process of applying for prize money while The Running Company Ballarat spends some time in the Grampians for Run The Gap.
Brad gets primed for next week’s Christchurch Half gets a solid week under and talks about what the focus is for afterwards is.
Brady wraps up his treadmill testing at Monash, then chases some segment records around some of Echuca’s famous landmarks.
 
Linden Hall of Athletics Essendon sets a new Australian Women’s 1500m record at the Pre Classic 2018 in Eugene, Oregon USA
https://www.runnerstribe.com/a-column-by-grace-kalac/hall-eclipses-australian-1500m-record/
https://www.runnerstribe.com/latest-news/video-2018-eugene-prefontaine-1500m-women-linden-hall-sets-new-australian-record/
Luke Mathews also featured, taking out the International Men’s Mile.
Round 3 of XCR 18 at Cruden Farm, Langwarrin held the cross country 12km race where Stewart McSweyn took the win between international track meets in Shanghai and Europe, while Kiah Fry won the women’s 12km.
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTI3D-d2OHY
 
Adelaide Marathon had high prize money on offer, which creates a discussion that goes back to the tough course and tougher local councils.
John Csongei won the marathon in 2:33 while Dion Finocchiaro backed up from Great Ocean Road placing 2nd. Victorian Bec Rosel was the winner of the Women’s Marathon.
 
http://eventstrategies.racetecresults.com/results.aspx?CId=90&RId=220
 
Listener Joshua asks about the best way to mix university and running in Australia and then Moose lets Loose on misinformed “coaches” spreading misinformed advice on fixing running form when it’s not broke.
 
Tickets are still available for the Inside Running Podcast Collis Birmingham/Nike Pegasus 35 launch on Sunday June 3rd, hosted by The Running Company Ballarat and Inside Running at the IneXterior Cafe. The event is host to the launch of the new Nike Pegasus 35 and will feature Collis Birmingham, who has represented Australia in multiple international meets from the World Cross Country to the recent World Half Championships.
 
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This week’s guest is Brad’s coach Ben Wisbey who plays a massive role in setting his weekly schedule. Ben talks about his personal history in starting running and coaching, as well as his work with Australian football club the Sydney Swans applying his knowledge in Sports Science.
Ben describes the different challenges in coaching online and in person, tracking progress and feedback, the mistakes that runners make in their training and what annoys him, and goes on to explain some of the nuances he sets in Brad’s week to week training program for big races.
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029: GOR Marathon Recap

Inside Running 29: Great Ocean Road Marathon Recap
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From the low lows to the highest of highs, Julian takes his fourth consecutive at the Great Ocean Road Marathon victory. With a very tense leadup and constant testing of his foot all the way to the starting line, Julian gives play-by-play recount of the tactics, climbs and surges of the race that lead to a thrilling duel with Pete Kerr.
It was an even closer Women’s Marathon coming down to the wire when Rhiannon Snipe played tactics to take over Kirstin Bull
https://www.instagram.com/p/BjEHkcSlWxI/
Other Results of the Festival:
14km Winners - Sinead Diver / Jack Rayner
23km Winners - Ellie Pashley / Stephen Dineen
60km Winners - Tash Fraser 1st Overall
http://greatoceanroadrunfest.com.au/record-breaking-attendance-iconic-great-ocean-road-running-festival/
Julian debriefs and gives feedback on this years event which leads to the segue into Moose on the Loose, taking aim at with the lack of availability of on course and post race facilities. He then examines relationship between himself and the GOR Running Festival, before going into the post race rituals.
Meanwhile, Brad gets locked out of Mulligans before finding a side gate and feels good working on his kickdowns, looking ahead to Christchurch Half Marathon in the next 2 weeks setting his goals and expectations for the race.
Brady steps his easy pace back down and continues his treadmill experiment with Monash to sort his nutrition, and vainly chases a Strava segment before his coach Richard strips things back to simplify his tempo workouts.
It was an even bigger weekend in racing with the Ultra Trail Australia also taking place on the weekend, and Dave ‘Robbo’ Robertson interviews 22km winners and course record holders Lucy Bartholomew and Ben St Lawrence, before setting off into the 50km race the next day.
Australian Trail Running stalwarts Brendan Davies and Kellie Emmerson were the winners of 100km trail run.
https://www.runnerstribe.com/latest-news/hoka-one-one-dominates-podium-at-ultra-trail-australia-100/
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The tough Sydney Morning Half was also on, won by Eloise Wellings & Joel Tobin-White taking some notable scalps along the way.
https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/sydney-morning-herald-half-marathon-20180520-h10ah6.html
This week’s listener question asks whether charity fun runners are suitable for taking on a marathon in light of a recent death at London Marathon and the notorious origin story around the distance.
Tickets are available for the Inside Running Podcast Collis Birmingham/Nike Pegasus 35 launch on Sunday June 3rd, hosted by The Running Company Ballarat and Inside Running IneXterior Cafe. The event is host to the launch of the new Nike Pegasus 35 and will feature Collis Birmingham, who has represented Australia in multiple international meets from the World Cross Country to the recent World Half Championships.
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028: Virginia Moloney

Inside Running 28: Virginia Moloney
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Brad takes a recovery week post Sydney:10, focuses on strength and then survives through a staple long run with Team Telford in Stromlo.
Julian’s on the mend starting off easy before putting it all in one big session, while discovering a newfound interest in mountain biking. With Great Ocean Road Marathon nearing, he outlines what his protocol will be to toe the line.
Brady takes a leaf out of Brad’s book and quarters session in the industrial estate and, a windy longer reps session with Bendigo stalwart Andy Buchanan.
The boys follow up on the outcome on last week’s story with Victoria Mitchell rewarded for her record female time at Nail Can Hill Run. Julian gives a history lesson on the run and what the impetus for setting the prize was.
https://www.bordermail.com.au/story/5395340/reversal-of-fortune-club-hands-out-nail-can-record-cash/
Gwen Jorgensen places 4th at the USA Half Marathon championships, and with that finds the reality of what needs to be done to achieve at a high level.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYML8fWbhH4
http://www.letsrun.com/news/2018/05/tuliamuk-back-winning-ways-11004-chris-derrick-10237-outlasts-stinson-gwen-jorgensen-4th-11058-usatf-half-marathon-championships/
Locally happening is the Ballarat Lap of the Lake, a prominent fixture on the Ballarat running calendar with promising juniors on display and hall of fame.
http://ballaratycw.com.au/Races.php
Stewart McSweyn & Ryan Gregson start their track season at the Shanghai Diamond League, racing the 5000m and 1500m respectively
https://www.runnerstribe.com/latest-news/2018-shanghai-diamond-league-full-results/
The listener question comes from Daniel asking Julian strategy tips for Great Ocean Road Marathon this weekend before also asking a sardonic question about triathletes.
Follow up on last week’s confusion, clarifying Jordan’s racing decision at Payton Jordan Invitational as the reaction to of some last minute changes before Moose On The Loose returns with ire over an incident in Brisbane quashing a runners competitive fire, with shades of the Comm Games Marathon hanging over it.
Tickets for Inside Running Live x Nike Pegasus 35 Launch event @ InExterior Cafe Ballarat, Sunday June 3rd will be on sale first for Patreon subscribers, and will be subsequently open for public release.
The event will feature a live interview with Collis Birmingham, going over his storied race history, brought to you by Nike & The Running Company Ballarat.
We’re very fortunate to have Virginia Moloney catch up with Brady and give an honest account of everything that happened from the selection process to crossing the Commonwealth Games marathon finish line.
Virginia talks about waiting for the call, finding form within Zatopek:10 and her training over the summer and how life priorities affected her race schedule.
She then opens up about the injury that lead to a tense and stressful lead up to the race of her life, what she and her team did to accelerate recovery in such a short-turnaround, all the while committing to race for Australia.
Virginia recounts race week and settling in the Comm Games Village, her headspace on race morning and how the race unfolded, dealing with the infamous heat as well as managing her body to make the distance.
The chat closes as she reviews her performance and how she looks forward on the path to a full recovery.
#PrayForMoose
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027: Kate Smyth

Inside Running 27: Kate Smyth
This week’s episode is sponsored by Fitzroy Foot & Ankle.
https://www.fitzpod.com | sophie@fitzpod.com
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Brad takes out 3rd in Sydney:10 in a hot field and there’s an added bonus to the podium placing. Emily Brichacek takes out the women’s race, while Ben St Lawrence made a surprise appearance to take out the event. He gives a blow by blow account of the week leading in and the race itself.
http://www.nswathletics.org.au/News/sprint-finish-in-sydney-10
Brady moves sessions around before having a fun morning at Echuca parkrun’s birthday and then a tough day in the office for the 8km St Anne’s Winery cross country race.
Julian’s on the mend with his plantar issues and let’s loose about consulting internet doctors instead of seeing qualified specialists.
Rio Olympic 1500m Gold Medallist Asbel Kiprop tests positive to EPO, leading to the prospect of cascading consequences.
https://www.runnerstribe.com/latest-news/three-time-world-1500m-champion-asbel-kiprop-denies-using-banned-substances/
Galen Rupp wins the Prague Marathon in 2:06, in perfect conditions in stark difference to the Boston Marathon weeks earlier.
http://www.letsrun.com/news/2018/05/galen-rupp-runs-20607-smash-pb-win-prague-marathon/
Controversy around Nail Can Hill Run with Olympic & Comm Games Steeplechaser Victoria Mitchell’s race record victory, around by the rules surrounding prize money and gender inequality.
https://www.bordermail.com.au/story/5383266/nail-can-winner-says-race-record-prize-system-is-major-inequality/?cs=11
This week, 2 listeners both ask shoe related questions before the Moose is Confused?...over the racing logic of a previous guest at the Payton Jordan Invitational track meet.
Stay tuned for future episodes as we drop details on the Inside Running Live x Nike Pegasus 35 Launch event @ InExterior Cafe Ballarat, June 3rd
Featuring multiple national representative, Nike athlete and Ballarat stalwart Collis Birmingham
This week’s guest is with Kate Smyth, Commonwealth Games & Olympic marathoner who chats with Julian about her post-professional running career in naturopathy, and looking back at her origins running her first marathon training with a social group. Kate details the inspiration watching the Sydney Olympic Marathon that lead to representing Australia in the 2006 Commonwealth Games Marathon in Melbourne, and then how her style of racing lead to setting her lifetime personal best of 2:28 at the Nagano Marathon. She then talks about her work with Athlete Sanctuary, what her dreams in running still are and advice on the training that works best.
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