WA Running Podcast

Episode 56 | Vici Richardson | Big 6 Invitational | GPT 100 Miler

RAMS Running took out the Big 6 Invitational Elimination Mile with Rebekah Newton & Max Shervington winning the women’s and men’s race. 
Thomas Cross & Kyra Pilmer win the 800m with Angie Ross & Dante Armstrong taking out the 3000m at the Strive Friday Night event. 
Shane Johnstone, Kate Timmons, Bryce Turvey & Ariarn Huston doing WA proud at the Grampians Peak Trail 100 Miler in brutal conditions. Congrats to Bryce coming second in the 50km race and Ariarn winning the Stage Race. 
We chat to the wonderful Vici Richardson who won Sandman 50 last weekend as she shares her origin story and her relationship with running. 
We'll do the usual WARP admin as Chris shares another running toilet story on his Friday run this week. 
 
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Episode 55 | Sandman 50 | Run Bibbulmum Track Stage Race | The Great World Race

Chris and Simon get back on the training bandwagon as Chris solves the mystery behind his son's sleep issues. 
We recap the Sandman 50 with Ethan Stirrat and Vici Richardson taking out the win, which included our favourite name, Zacheus Gildersleeve coming second in the team relay with Shelley Smith. 
Joel Gray and Victoria Cole takes out the Long Course Run Bibbulmun Track Stage Race, and we discuss paying 49,500 Euros to run 8 laps of the Marathon Club as part of the Great World Race. 
There are whispers of a potential Lake Monger parkrun, we discuss the usual WARP admin, and whether the Transcend bet is happening.
Big Kev's Sandman 50 Blog Post: https://www.runbkrun.com/2024/11/17/sandman-50-the-best-race-youve-never-heard-of/
 
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Episode 54 | 2024 Freo Running Festival | Shane Johnstone & 2025 Transcend

The WARP overlords survive their debut episode, however the dads struggled to get going this week in their training (are they crumbling under the podcast pressure?)
We recap the 2024 Freo Running Festival and WA performances at the New York Marathon last week.
We interview Shane Johnstone as entries to 2025 Transcend open this Friday at 10am. 
We'll do the usual WARP admin and answer the important questions like if Chris takes pride in beating a 15 year old in a 5,000m race. 
 
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Episode 53 | WARP's new hosts | State 10,000m Champs & Feral Pig Ultra

In a corporate restructure here at WARP, the company has new overlords. We take the time to re-introduce ourselves and our running origin stories.
Karlos wins the State 10,000m Championships in an eventful night on the track. We cover the usual results and next week's sold out Fremantle Running Festival. 
We also cover some WARP admin, including whether we'll finally get a Community Run (#002).
Results
John Gilmour 10,000m: https://www.wamc.org.au/race-results?year=2024&race=183&distance=333&p=4#results 
Feral Pig Ultra: https://my.raceresult.com/314019/results#0_3EF1B7 
Upcoming Events: 
Run in the Dark (13/11): https://www.runinthedark.org/event/perth/
Sandman 50 (16/11): https://www.alongrunonthebeach.com.au/
Wildflower Running Festival (16/11): https://www.allbarnone.com/events 
WAMC Applecross Shoreline Run (1/12): https://www.wamc.org.au/event/applecross-shoreline-run
Perth Trail Summer Series - Stay Puft (1/12): https://perthtrailseries.com.au/event/stay-puft/
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Episode 52 | Guest Host Sinead Freiberg?? | Road, Trail and Track Results | Big Announcement

Well you'll never believe it, but Sinead is back! She joins Matt and Dan to help cover a big fortnight of results in WA running. We discuss her return to running since the birth of Ava and her running plans and goals for the next 12 months.Results:Backyard Ultra Satellite World Champs - Phil Gore is the last man standing for Australia as they finish second by just 2 yards over the USA https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/0/d/e/2PACX-1vQeFQKht6ubs8DY-hihRnYTq0e3kNI0tMfdooG47qUkJ_Pg3TQMer2_2K5PQxyFvf4P4KcgaE1RQL0M/pubhtml?pli=1Jess Jason (7th), Sarah Ludowici (9th) and Vlad Ixel represent Australia in the inaugural Asia Pacific Trail Running Championships (APTRC) in Ulju, South Korea, with the Aus women finishing 2nd overall - https://aptrc2024.com/ Perth Trail Series Chitty Chitty Run Run - https://www.webscorer.com/racealldetails?raceid=371037&topn=3 Liam Kamudu wins the John Gilmour 10000 in 33:15 - https://www.wamc.org.au/race-resultsFirst Strive Meet for the Summer and Luke Burrows breaks the WA all comers record in the 3000m - https://www.athleticswestresults.com.au/Strive2024-25/Strive02_25Oct24/Perth Duathlon & Runningworks Festival - https://my.raceresult.com/306426/results#0_E56DC6PreviewWith 2 weeks before the Fremantle Running Festival, we do our best to pick podium placers for the 5k, 10k and Half Marathon - https://www.wamc.org.au/event/fremantle-running-festivalNewsIt is with sadness that we announce that Matt, Dan and Sinead will step down from WA Running Pod duties. Unfortunately life has become to busy to give the WA Community the time and effort it deserves. We are in the works to announcing 2 new hosts in the near future. Stay tuned on our Socials for further updates. Thank you to our listeners for the support over this really enjoyable 12 months, it's been an absolute pleasure discussing all things WA running with you. A big thank you to all of our guest hosts, phone callers and supports.Instagram @warunningpodEmail warunningpod@outlook.comStrava https://www.strava.com/clubs/WARP

Episode 51 | Phil Gore Guest Host and Backyard Satellite Champs Preview | Race Results

2 episodes in 2 days for you WARP'ersDan is back with Matt and they're joined by Phil Gore, the Australian Backyard Ultra record holder, to help preview next weeks World Backyard Satellite champs. WA has 5 representatives as part of the 15-strong Australian team. Best of luck to Phil, Aaron Young, Michael Bellmon, Rob Parsons and Chris Martin. It kicks off next at 8pm next Saturday, October 20 at Moondine Park in Herdsman Lake.Plenty of results this week:- James Payne leads a strong WA contingent at last weeks Berlin Marathon with a 2:38:33- Renee Baker and Joe Murphy lead some quick results on a great morning at the Melbourne Marathon- Pemby Trail Fest https://www.webscorer.com/perthtrailseries- Wally Cairns Pancake Run https://www.wamc.org.au/race-results?year=2024&race=182&distance=331#resultsHave a great week in running and see you next week!Instagram - @warunningpodEmail -  warunningpod@outlook.comStrava Group - https://www.strava.com/clubs/WARP

Episode 50 | Perth Running Festival Results and Review | Jon Pendse Guest Host

Apologies for the delay in getting this one out, but better late than never!Matt is joined this week by WA Marathon stalwart Jon Pendse, who celebrated his 100th marathon at last weekends Perth Running Festival, an incredible feat. We discuss his introduction in to running, his approach to training and the highs and lows of his running career so far.Jon gives us his marathon race recap, resulting in an impressive 2:52. We discuss the results of  all 4 distances, as well as the State Marathon Champs. And thanks to the WARP listeners, we discuss the participant feedback on what went well and what could be improved for next years PRF.Thanks for listening, see you next week!Instagram - @warunningpodEmail - warunningpod@outlook.comStrava - https://www.strava.com/clubs/WARP

Episode 49 | Perth Running Festival Preview with Sam Maxwell | Pre Cape to Cape Chat with Matt Neves

Dan in is back on the WARP this week with Matt to take you through another big week in WA running.Both hosts do very little running this week, with Dan still nursing a sore knee post charity run and Matt getting distracted by a new fascination in Golf and cross training.Arguably Perth's biggest day on the running calendar is on next weekend with the Perth Running Festival. Matt and Dan are joined by Elite Athlete Coordinator, Sam Maxwell, to help preview the Elite Fields and who to watch out for next Sunday across the 4 distances. Sam gives us intel on the big names making the trip to Perth from overseas. We discuss how the event will hope to grow in coming years and what it may take to attract Australia's best runners.We also have a chat to Matt Neves, who takes on the iconic Cape to Cape Trails on Monday. We discuss his high mileage training, the inspiration for taking on the challenge and all  of the intricacies involved for such a big day. Good luck Matt!Matt was also very lucky to be invited to Tarkine HQ during the week to meet the team and chat with Co-Founder Sam Burke. With the latest release of Tarkines new daily trainer, the Autopilot, we were lucky to snag a pair and will be doing some user testing in the next few weeks. Stay tuned for a review and exciting developments with Tarkine.Have a great week in running and good luck to all running in the PRF. See you next week!

Episode 48 | Guest Hosts Chris Shaw and Simon Pham | Col Junner, WTF Results and Perth hosting announcements

Matt is joined by two guest hosts this week. Two of the nicest guys you'll meet in the WA Running Community.- WARP employee 004, meme-maker extraordinaire and long distance runner Simon Pham- Newly crowned Sub-3 marathoner, Chris 'Metronome' ShawIn the episode:- Matt debriefs his Sydney Marathon and enjoys a light week of recovery- Simon has his first week under new coach Tina Ingraham with 3 notable sessions- Chris is still on cloud nine as he runs us through his first sub 3 marathonResultsGerry Hill and Astrid Roberts win the WAMC Col Junner 10k down at Canning River Regional Park. Mike Lawson and Kristen Turnbull win the 5k - https://www.wamc.org.au/race-results?year=2024&race=176&distance=318#resultsMatt Sallinovich and Sarah Niven win the WTF (Waterous Trail on Foot) 100miler down in Dwellingup Ally Willcox and 3rd and Josh Tighe 9th in the Surf Coast Century over in Lorne - https://tomatotiming.racetecresults.com/Results.aspx?CId=16&RId=29707NewsThe Perth Track Classic is set to return in 2025 after a 5 year hiatus, with the announcement that the event will be upgraded and reimagined as a World Athletics Continental Tour Bronze level meet - https://www.athletics.com.au/news/perth-track-classic-set-to-ignite-the-west-in-march-2025WA is confirmed to host the 2025 Australian Athletics Championships for the first time in 15 years, set to be staged in April https://www.athletics.com.au/events/239200Thanks for listening and have a great week in running. See you next week.Instagram @warunningpodEmail warunningpod@outlook.comStrava https://www.strava.com/clubs/WARP

Episode 47 | Guest Hosts Lauren French & Tom Tedge | Sydney Marathon, Sunset Coast, Mighty Jarrah Trail Run & more!

Matt is off doing the podcast proud racing for WA at Sydney Marathon, so Dan is lucky to be joined by reigning WA Marathon (& 10k) State Champion Lauren French, and her up and coming training partner, Tom Tedge. Loz talks about her experience racing Munster Marathon in Germany last weekend. The mens’ WA team podiums (we think) as many other WA runners compete in Sydney Marathon. The Mighty Jarrah Trail Run down in Dwellingup is won by Michael Carroll & Petra Jerejian in the 21km, with there also being 12km & 6km events held. https://www.bluechipresults.com.au/results.aspx?CId=11&RId=1764&EId=6The Sunset Coast Marathon is won by a visiting Darren Jeffreys in a sharp 2:43:55, with the women’s winner Gretel De Varona crossing the line in 3:43:23.https://bluechipresults.com.au/results.aspx?CId=11&RId=1765 Other running chat, upcoming events and results interstate and overseas!Follow us on Instagram @warunningpod or join our Strava group, WARP.Happy running!