WA Running Podcast

Episode 102 | 6 Inch Trail Marathon | The 2025 Recap

Monday 22 December 2025
It's Simon, Chris and Vici with an end-of-year wrap up where we take a breath and look back at our year in running. The PBs, the blow-ups, and all the brilliant people who make this community what it is. Today we’re keeping it simple: a few reflections, a few stories, and probably a few things we’ll regret saying in January. Settle in and let’s look back at the year that was.
In local results we had the 6 Inch Trail Marathon that featured all of Vici’s mates it seems along with the Strive Program that had the 800m and 5,000m. Is Daddy Track Star dead following Simon’s shocker of a run on Friday night?
Matt Neves, Glen Smith, James Payne and Shaun Hall feature in this week’s Weapons of WARP as we discuss nominees for Weapon of the Year. 
 
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This episode is brought to you by the Bunbury 3 Waters Running Festival. Famous for its beautiful, flat, and fast course, the Bunbury 3 Waters Running Festival offers ocean views up Ocean Drive, dolphin spotting in Koombana Bay, fast racing around Big Swamp and the challenge of the infamous Bunbury lighthouse - or as we like to call it - THE CHECKERED BASTARD.
With personalised drink stations, on-course entertainment, and a finish line vibe that captures everything great about the regional WA running community, the Bunbury 3 Waters Running Festival delivers an experience you’ll remember long after your legs stop aching.
So lace up, set your sights south, and make Bunbury your next race destination in April 2026.
Find out more and enter now at runbunbury.com.au
 

Episode 101 | Founders City Beach Xmas Cup | Bryan Bourke

Monday 15 December 2025
We chat to Bryan Bourke, an all-round nice guy, loves to tackle the next big challenge, is a 0-time NBA All-star according to his Instagram bio, arguably the most avid WARP listener, and officially/unofficially a Jägermeister sponsored athlete.
In local results we had the WAMC Founders City Beach Xmas Cup and WA runners who ran Zatopek over the weekend.
Liam Kamudu, Eoin Smyth, Perth Pub Runners and Craigs Cans are this week’s Weapons of WARP 
On what has been a horrific and tragic Sunday in Sydney over the weekend, we hope talking shit for an hour gives you a bit of relief. 
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Episode 100 | Matt Maguire, Sinead Freiberg & Dan Bobridge

In episode 0100 Chris, Vici & Simon are joined by the original hosts of the WA Running Podcast - Matt Maguire, Sinead Freiberg and Dan Bobridge. We cover Matt’s current golf handicap, Sinead’s comeback on the track and what Dan thinks of Simon’s workouts.
In local results, we were meant to cover Strive Program C as well as the Perth Trail Summer Series Qi Gong, but because of audio issues - we lose half of Sinead, most of this weekend’s local results, however manage to cover WA runners running Valencia Marathon, Tom Tedge’s sub 2:30 (including his 70s toilet stop) and the Singapore Running Festival.
Alex Yee, Ellaby Hansen, Chris’ neighbour and Shaf Bahri were this week’s weapons of WARP.
 
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This episode is brought to you by the Bunbury 3 Waters Running Festival. Famous for its beautiful, flat, and fast course, the Bunbury 3 Waters Running Festival offers ocean views up Ocean Drive, dolphin spotting in Koombana Bay, fast racing around Big Swamp and the challenge of the infamous Bunbury lighthouse - or as we like to call it - THE CHECKERED BASTARD.
With personalised drink stations, on-course entertainment, and a finish line vibe that captures everything great about the regional WA running community, the Bunbury 3 Waters Running Festival delivers an experience you’ll remember long after your legs stop aching.
So lace up, set your sights south, and make Bunbury your next race destination in April 2026.Find out more and enter now at runbunbury.com.au
 

Episode 99 | WAMC McNally Applecross Shoreline Run | Strive Program B

Monday 1 December 2025
Podcast daddies Chris and Simon are back on the mic as we cover the weekend’s local races including the WAMC McNally Applecross Shoreline Run and Strive Program B. We also had WA based runners run the 2026 World Cross Country Selection Trial and the Ultra Trail Kosciuszko.
Simon recaps his 800m track debut facing the likes of boys born in 2012, Chris reflects on his research chat with Dr Shaphan Cox and Peter Hallahan, and we team up with Bix Kalamunda this Saturday for a community run with freebies to give away.
With Chris having not run a 100km week in quite some time, this week’s Weapons are all suspicious behaviour and activities. Let’s hope he returns to running soon. 
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Strava: https://www.strava.com/clubs/WARP
 
This episode is brought to you by the Bunbury 3 Waters Running Festival. Famous for its beautiful, flat, and fast course, the Bunbury 3 Waters Running Festival offers ocean views up Ocean Drive, dolphin spotting in Koombana Bay, fast racing around Big Swamp and the challenge of the infamous Bunbury lighthouse - or as we like to call it - THE CHECKERED BASTARD.
With personalised drink stations, on-course entertainment, and a finish line vibe that captures everything great about the regional WA running community, the Bunbury 3 Waters Running Festival delivers an experience you’ll remember long after your legs stop aching.
So lace up, set your sights south, and make Bunbury your next race destination in April 2026.Find out more and enter now at runbunbury.com.au

Episode 98 | The Big 6 | State 10,000m Championships | Transcend 2026 Entries Open

Monday 24th November 2025
It’s Vici & Simon on the mic with the weekend’s results that included the UWA Athletics Club The Big 6 event, Strive Program A (1500m) and the State 10,000m Championships to cap off a weekend of just track racing.
In this episode:
Vici tries to do the episode intro,
We discuss our plans for Transcend 2026 with registrations opening this week - Team WARP and a solo 65km entry?
Vici needs to partake in some Strava art and wants suggestions (no cock & balls)
We chat about the sheer number of running podcasts in WA (and rank them), and 
Simon prepares for his 800m debut this week.
Kristy Wright, the Canning River parkrun team and some supicious activity recordings (Massage Chair and Walking Down the Aisle) on Strava feature in this week’s Weapons of WARP.
 
ENTRIES FOR TRANSCEND 2026 NOW OPEN:
Whether it's the 6km through to the 65km solo or Team Relays in the 40km & 65km, entries for Transcend 2026 are out now! https://transcendtrails.com/
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Episode 97 | Run Bibbulmun Track Stage Race | Strive Program D | Grampians Peaks Trail with Kate Timmons

Monday 17th November 2025
Vici & Chris are joined by Kate Timmons, Vici’s therapist in more things than just massage and ultra runner extraordinaire who’s fresh from her tour of the east coast and will share her stories from the Grampians 100miler in Victoria and Coast to Kosciuszko in New South Wales as she paced Margie Hadley.
In local results we had the Run Bibbulmun Track Stage Race by Rapid Ascent, Strive Program D, WA participants in the Point to Pinnacle and we learn about MetrO Orienteering.
We find out whether Chris says the C word, talk about a potential women’s only track night and will Vici finally talk about that Jack Daniels thing?
Rob Neil, Kara Loran, Warren from TRC, Marc Smith and the oracle David Nguyen were this week’s weapons of WARP. 
Bonus Content: Zane interviews Hayden as they recap Point to Pinnacle
 
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Episode 96 | Fremantle Running Festival Recap | Feral Pig Ultra | Zane Walsh & Ashleigh Yee

Monday 10th November 2025
Zane Walsh, Ashleigh Yee and Simon from ‘Mama T’s Sweaty Boys & Girl’ Half Marathon Team Relay join the man with the shitbox fixie bike Chris as they recap the Revo Fitness Fremantle Running Festival along with the Ultra Series Feral Pig Ultra that happened over the weekend.
 
Ashleigh makes a comeback, Zane’s chats about Movember and the Point to Pinnacle Half Marathon, Ben Leeson breaks the 100k (Wild Swine) course record, Karlos Aquino is obsessed with prize money, and the smiling assassin Rebecca Bolster makes running a sub 36min 10k look easy.
 
Simon’s daughter’s Pre-Primary teacher Ms Wills, Shane Johnstone, Cam Bostock and the Official Marathon Time integrity Unit Instagram page were this week’s weapons. 
 
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Episode 95 | John Gilmour 10,000m | 24 hours Track Championships Recap with Hayley Boneham

Monday 3rd November 2025
Hayley Boneham from the Australian Ultra and Trail Runners Association (AUTRA) joins Chris and Simon to discuss the recent 24hr Track World Championships in France back in October. 
In local results we had the John Gilmour 10,000m, Strive Program B and the Perth Duathlon & Runningworks Festival. 
The Queen of Kwinana ran New York Marathon along with other Perthlings, the Secret Rocky Runners Beachside Run is back thanks to our lord and saviour Chris Lark and Runningworks, and our next Community Run is on Wednesday 12th November at The Running Centre at 5:30pm partnering with Brooks. 
Liam Kamudu, Darren Chandler and a contender for Weapon of WARP of the year Jamie Back were this week’s weapons.
Sign up to the 2026 Runningworks Beachside Running Festival on the 20th September 2026: https://raceroster.com/events/2026/110846/2026-beachside-runningworks-festival . Use Code: BlackFriday for 25% off all upcoming Runningworks events (offer ends 30th November 2025)
Get a membership with AUTRA to get discounts for a range of ultra and trail races in WA and Australia: https://www.autra.asn.au/join
Thanks for your support - including Savannah’s mum Ali!
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Road to Kwinana Freeway Episode 04 | 2025 PRF Training Series | Series Finale

In our training series finale, Chris catches up with Matt, Kat, Denzel and Nita a couple of weeks following the Perth Running Festival with a State Marathon Title, a podium in the Half Marathon, a performance of the day PB and a confidence boosting half marathon PB.
We share stories of poo on the side of the freeway, celebratory beers, race reflections and future plans.
This WA Running Podcast Training Series followed 4 athletes as they worked toward their goals at the 2025 Perth Running Festival. Thank you to Matt Smith, Kat Watt, Denzel Gould and Nita Traeger for putting it on the line and sharing their journey with us. 
We wouldn't have this training series if it weren't for these guys:
The Running Centre: Whether you’re gearing up for Melbourne or the Perth Running Festival, the Running Centre is your destination for sports nutrition and all your running gear.  Use code WARP15 at checkout to score 15% off all running gear and nutrition in store or online. The Running Centre. Let’s move together.  https://therunningcentre.com.au/ 
Bix Nutrition: Supporting the likes of Stewy McSweyn, Matt Ramsden, Rose Davies, and trail superstar Philemon Kiriago, BIX products deliver the perfect balance of carbs, electrolytes and micronutrients with a light, clean, natural taste ideal for endurance training, racing and recovery. BIX Nutrition & Hydration. Keep showing up. Use 'WARP' to get 20% off Bix Nutrition & Hydration Products. https://bixvitamins.com/ 
Reach PB Sports: Cofounded by Vlad Ixel from Bix, Reach protein products give you what it takes to push beyond your reach, setting new benchmarks, breaking them, over and over again. Redefining & reinventing your limits with the essential nutrition you need to reach higher. Use 'WARP' to get 20% off Reach products. https://reachsports.shop/ 
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Episode 94 | Pemby Trail Festival | Strive Season Starts | Tom Radonic

Monday 20th October 2025
Simon's back on hosting duties with Vici this week joined by Tom Radonic, a local Perth ultra runner fresh off his recent challenge “Mund Everest” - comprising of 42 laps of Australia's toughest parkrun course Mundy Regional Park parkrun (210km and the equivalent elevation of Mount Everest). The challenge was in honour of Jeff Hansen - a pillar of the trail and parkrun community who very sadly passed away from Leukemia. Tom has already raised an incredible $13k for the Leukemia Foundation. 
In local results, we had the
Pemby Trail Festival, and
the first Strive Meet of the season with Program A that included the 400m and 1500m
We find out whether we can run as fast as Adam Kopp, whether Vici should go see Mariah Carey or run 25 laps in Cannington this Friday, we might finally hear about Jack Daniels in Vici’s verbalisations, we debate on whether a PB is real if it's not in a legitimate race, and we shout out Holly Ranson for her 24hr run and Luke Taylor running for Prem babies who are this week's weapons of WARP. 
Donate to the Jeff Hansen Challenge:
https://fundraise.leukaemia.org.au/fundraiser/tomradonic1631 
Donate to Luke Taylor's Running for Premature Babies
https://www.runningforprematurebabies.com/fundraisers/lukestreadmillworldrecordrun/lets-celebrate 
 
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