WA Running Podcast

Monday 12th October 2026
Welcome to Episode 03 of Road to WA Women’s Track Night. This series will bring you stories from four women who will be running in the inaugural WA Women’s Track Night.
In this episode we’re joined by two more participants taking part in just under two weeks’ time and also chat to Michelle from The Digestion Co about all things nutrition and fueling for runners.
Victoria Burrows-Bilton is a mum of four, triathlon teacher and head coach of Girls Like Us Performance. Originally from Yorkshire, Vic was a competitive cross-country and track runner back in the UK before moving into triathlon and longer-distance events. It's been around 20 years since Vic’s last track race, so WA Women's Track Night has inspired her to dust off the interval sessions and get back on the track.
Angela Boys grew up surrounded by marathon runners and spent plenty of Sundays at WAMC events as a kid. But rather than follow in the family footsteps, she rebelled against running! It wasn't until after the birth of her second son in 2023 that she properly caught the bug, finding running became her much needed 'me time'. This year she's chasing the WAMC Half Marathon Slam Dunk Medal and joining us for her first-ever track race.
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This training series is brought to you by the WA Women's Track Night, a celebration of women's running and the community around it. An inclusive event designed to empower women to get on the track. It all happens on Saturday the 24th October at the WA Athletics Stadium from 5pm featuring races under lights, a DJ, food trucks plus much more - creating a real festival atmosphere. Everyone is welcome to come down - so head on down to lift up women's running in WA. The WA Women's Track Night is possible thanks to the support of presenting partner RecLab, and our community partners Ogging, Pentanet, Tyack & Co, and supporting partners the Town of Cambridge and Athletics West. 
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Strava: https://www.strava.com/clubs/WARP

Monday 5 October 2026
We’re back with our weekly record as the gang chats about their training of late. Chris has a coach for the first time having completed a couple of sessions with the Frontrunner group, Simon prepares for John Gilmour 10,000 stringing together a couple of consistent weeks, and it's only 39 days until Vici attempts a sub 20min 5K at the Pan Pacific Masters Games.
In local results we had the Denmark Half with some great social media coverage by the Denmark Running Club, track season officially starts with Strive Program A on Saturday and the Perth Kilt Run down in Armadale. We had a Perth contingent running Berlin Marathon with Riley Hulbert dropping us a voice memo on his race experience. 
We talk about the upcoming Perth Running Festival and the lack of hype on what is meant to be our biggest event in the WA running calendar, and Jack Lister-Buttle and Jeremy Ng feature in this week’s weapons of WARP.
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Email: warunningpodcast@gmail.com 
Strava: https://www.strava.com/clubs/WARP

Monday 29th September 2026
Welcome to Episode 02 of Road to WA Women’s Track Night, the training series where we hear from four women taking part in the inaugural event, our physio and fueling experts and from our awesome presenting partner for the track night.
With 26 days to go until the inaugural track night we check in with Savannah from the organising team on the latest developments including the announcement of the track night’s charity partner, Worthy Australia.
In this episode we chat to Pete Carbone, the founder of Reclab and presenting partner for the WA Women’s Track Night. Pete shares the humble beginnings of Reclab which involved helping a mate out - and the concept of making people feel good to becoming Perth’s premium recovery centre.
We chat about recovery, the sense of community that’s been key to Reclab’s success, the story behind Pete running City to Surf in an ice bath and the reason behind supporting the WA Women’s Track Night.
Follow Reclab on Instagram @_reclab or book your next recovery session at https://www.reclab.com.au/ 
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This training series is brought to you by the WA Women's Track Night, a celebration of women's running and the community around it. An inclusive event designed to empower women to get on the track. It all happens on Saturday the 24th October at the WA Athletics Stadium from 5pm featuring races under lights, a DJ, food trucks plus much more - creating a real festival atmosphere. Everyone is welcome to come down - so head on down to lift up women's running in WA. The WA Women's Track Night is possible thanks to the support of presenting partner RecLab, and our community partners Ogging, Pentanet, Tyack & Co, and supporting partners the Town of Cambridge and Athletics West. 
Reach out and connect!
Instagram: @warunningpod
Email: warunningpodcast@gmail.com 
Strava: https://www.strava.com/clubs/WARP

 Monday 21st September 2026
We’re joined by Vlad Ixel and Josh Tighe who have joined forces to put on a new flat and fast closed roads 5k event on Sunday the 6th of December. We also catch up on what’s new with the guys that includes upcoming races and what Vlad is cooking in the Bix Nutrition Lab that includes new types of gels and flavours.
A big week in running with a tonne of results that included the Mighty Jarrah Trail Run, the Bibra Lake Fun Run, the Beachside Runningworks Festival, the Sunset Coast Running Festival and the WAMC Women’s Classic
Chris signs up to Masters Athletics in the hope of beating a bunch of 60-year-olds, Vici talks about her favourite EPL team and Simon loses half of his audio but is at least the top dawg in his private Strava group leaderboard.
We pay tribute to Jayme Bergman who is this week’s weapon of WARP.
Remember listeners you can sign up to the fast and flat 5km on Sunday 6th December 2026. Register now at perthrun.com!
 
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Email: warunningpodcast@gmail.com 
Strava: https://www.strava.com/clubs/WARP

Monday 14th September 2026
Welcome to Episode 01 of Road to WA Women’s Track Night, the first installment of the series. This series will bring you stories from four women who will be running in the inaugural WA Women’s Track night, hear about their running journeys and how they came to enter this event. Over the course of the series, we’ll also hear from physio and sports nutrition and fueling experts along the way and chat to our awesome presenting partner for the track night Pete from RecLab.
In this episode we meet the first two of our participants Jess and Nikita.
Jess has represented Australia in the Backyard Ultra scene and came second in the Delirious WEST 100 miler in 2022. Life looks a bit different now with Jess recently becoming a mum and the WA Women’s Track Night will be her first race back.
Nikita Fredonnet is an elite surf lifesaver turned runner, taking out the 2023 Transcend 65km and strong performances in UTA. Nikita joins us fresh off the UTMB 100 miler in Chamonix.
We’re also joined by Savannah Rayner, Vici’s partner in crime behind the WA Women’s Track Night as well as WARP’s favourite physio Ella Eastaugh who shares her insights on training load and strength work for women runners.
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This training series is brought to you by the WA Women's Track Night, a celebration of women's running and the community around it. An inclusive event designed to empower women to get on the track. It all happens on Saturday the 24th October at the WA Athletics Stadium from 5pm featuring races under lights, a DJ, food trucks plus much more - creating a real festival atmosphere. Everyone is welcome to come down - so head on down to lift up women's running in WA. The WA Women's Track Night is possible thanks to the support of presenting partner RecLab, and our community partners Ogging, Pentanet, Tyack & Co, and supporting partners the Town of Cambridge and Athletics West. 
Reach out and connect!
Instagram: @warunningpod
Email: warunningpodcast@gmail.com 
Strava: https://www.strava.com/clubs/WARP
 

Monday 7th September 2026
With Vici having the week off, it’s just Chris and Simon this week as we cover the WAMC Col Junner Spring To It Fun Run, the Ultra Series WA Light Horse Ultra and the Running Works 3 Valleys Marathon. 
Chris and his family provide a movie review as Chris continues to recover from Transcend, Simon is back to 90+ weeks (and never getting injured again), and Bryan Lip is back with his 3rd Voice Memo in as Many weeks. 
We have the 'Road to the WA Women’s Track Night' series that starts next week, and we find out about an upcoming special relay race called ‘the Dash’ that’s on the streets of Leederville on the 15th November. 
Deon Pollard, James Payne and influencers that doctor their times feature in this week’s Weapons of WARP.
Reach out and connect!
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Email: warunningpodcast@gmail.com 
Strava: https://www.strava.com/clubs/WARP

Monday 31st August 2026
Just the usual gang today to recap the last few weeks of races, and some seriously impressive feats of human endurance for special causes.
Chris and Simon have sensible training weeks, while Vici runs a big PB at City to Surf to cap off her month of ‘solid’ runs/races.
We had our on the ground reporter in Bryan Lip covering the Cocos (keeling) Islands Marathon in our unexpected ‘Getaway’ segment, the WAMC Perth 32, the Soul Runners Trail Blaze Fun Run and the spectacle that was the Sydney Marathon and City to Surf.Bryan’s back with an energetic Sydney recap with WA’s marathon power couple and friends, we find out more about the 5km road race on the 6th December and we do another call out for pacers for the Perth Running Festival.
Phil Gore, a Jesse Chambers update and the Low Ceiling Podcast Transcend team feature in this week’s Weapons of WARP.
5km Road Race Registrations on the 6th December 2026: https://www.perthrun.com/ 
Perth Running Festival Pacers - please email simone@wamc.org.au or get in touch with us!
And finally, for the observers - stick around to the end for your next clue. 
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Monday 24th August 2026
Welcome to the series finale of Trail to Transcend following 4 athletes as they take on the Avon Valley at 2026 Transcend Trails on Saturday 22 August.
In our final episode, we check in with Annika Keall & Ben Leeson who both had to pull out in the 28km and the 65km respectively, Michael Edgar running a 3:51 in the 40km, Vic Hunn running 7:57 in the 65km and Chris Shaw running 7:45 in the 65km.
We talk taper, the Carb Load, the cramping, the highs, lows and everything in between in what was a grueling but rewarding races for all involved.
 
This episode is brought to you by Transcend Trails.
Starting at Walyunga National Park, traversing the Paruna Wildlife Reserve and finishing at Cobblers Pool, you will have access to some of the most stunning trails on offer in WA through the beautiful and untamed Avon Valley. 
But don't be fooled - your body and mind will be challenged in ways you might least expect.Whether you're taking it on solo or enjoying a day on the trails with friends, race distances from 6K to 65K offer an inclusive and unforgettable race experience for people of all ages and abilities.
Transcend. Rise above and go beyond. The Valley awaits…Find out more and enter now at transcendtrails.com 
 

Monday 17th August 2026
We’re joined by friend of the show, Ella Eastaugh from Frontrunner Physiotherapy as we preview the big dance - Transcend Trails this Saturday.
Ella chats about her rehab and return to running following a couple of setbacks, Simon shares his reflections following some niggles, Vici ticks another week in the lead up to this week's Transcend team relay and City to Surf later this month, and Chris shares his final preparations before the 65km.
In local results we had the Christmas Island Marathon with friends of the show Bryan Lip and Ash Ritto Ritson, and very close to home we had the WAMC Lake Gwelup Run that had the 5km and 10km distances.
The latest on the WA Women’s Track Night, a Potential 5K race organised by Josh Tighe and Vlad Ixel, and callout for Perth Running Festival pacers by the WAMC round off this week's Vici’s Verbalisations.
Jamie Back, Carl Harrison and a Jesse Chambers update feature in this week’s Weapons of WARP.
 
Jesse Chambers Fundraising Page for Cure Brain Cancer Foundation: https://fundraise.curebraincancer.org.au/fundraisers/jessechambers/31-in-31 
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Email: warunningpodcast@gmail.com 
Strava: https://www.strava.com/clubs/WARP

Monday 10th August 2026
With our new WARP intro, the full gang is back as we catch up on the last two weeks of local running which included the WAMC Perth Half Marathon, Perth Trail Series Truth and Consequences, Ultra Series WA Birdy’s Backyard Ultra, and Backroads Gravel Run up in Chapman Valley.
Chris is at the pointy end of his Transcend training, Vici (or Vishi) runs back to back races that included a Backroads Gravel Run win, and Simon is just in the corner of his daughter’s room trying his best not to be injured.
WA Women’s Track night entries open this Thursday with presenting partner Reclab, and community partners Pentanet, Ogging Coaching & Tyack & Co. Also our final Transcend Community Run is this Sunday at Victoria dam.
We talk about crabs and sticking a ball in it, and Douglas Clarke, Daniel MacPherson, Jesse Chambers, Kristy Wright, Asha Massong, and Trevor O’Callahan feature in our Weapons of WARP.
 
Reach out and connect!
Instagram: @warunningpod
Email: warunningpodcast@gmail.com 
Strava: https://www.strava.com/clubs/WARP
Intro Music: RATSALAD. - Bike Beach Pub