WA Running Podcast
A podcast by WA runners, for WA runners. Join new hosts Chris & Simon as they cover the roads, trails and track scenes in Western Australia, as well as interviewing notable personalities of the community.
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Monday Jun 17, 2024
Monday Jun 17, 2024
Another cold week in WA with some perfect running conditions.In this weeks episode:
- Matt continues his solid training, with a ‘Night Run’ the only way he can fit in training around weekend day shift - Dan reaches the final week before Transcend, with a little too aggressive taper and also some aggressive rocks on the trails - Sinead keeps brewing a baby and researches the best nappies, while her City to Surf motivational video gets released Results:Wadjemup Rottnest Running Festival: Taken out by Mike Carroll (2:36:44) & Kate Baker (2:51:59) - https://www.bluechipresults.com.au/Results.aspx?CId=11&RId=1747&EId=1 Red Dirt Backyard Ultra - KarrathaMatt chats to Phil Gore fresh off his win with 32 yards and 221km, making it 9 Backyard wins in 11 events. Kununurra Half Marathon Won by Lachlan Donchi 1:28:28 & Petra Melis-Walsh 1:32:30 first female - https://www.knxrun.com.au/results.html Zugspitz Ultratrail Germany: Another great run for Vlad Ixel, who takes 2nd place in the 16km Grainau TrailBritish Milers Club - Belfast Northern Ireland, Record Breaker mile, Tom Moorcroft with a big PB in 4.01We do our best to Preview the Transcend 65k Solo race, dissecting the field for the top Men and Women competing next Saturday.Upcoming:The Broome Marathon (14/7) and Kalgoorlie Pipeline Marathon (14/7)Have a great week in running!
Monday Jun 10, 2024
Monday Jun 10, 2024
Another wet and wild week in WA! Hope everyone escaped the storms and had a great week of runnning.In this episode: • Matt has a monster marathon specific session on Saturday & another solid week on the build to GC marathon. • Dan has another solid week of vert as he starts to back off the milage, 2 weeks out from Transcend. • Sinead gets out for what will likely be the last run of this pregnancy. RESULTSUltra Series - Ultra Perth (Saturday 8th June). The Half Marathon distance was taken out by Jon Sammut (1:12:57) & Lauren Hyde-Cooling (1:22:12) in her debut half. The premier event, the 50km, was taken out by fan favourites Karlos Aquino (3:27:13) & Lauren French (3:33:25) - https://my.raceresult.com/293086/resultsPTS Winter Series Race 2 - Eagle and Child (Sunday 9th June). Stuart Caufield & Jess Jason were the winners on the black course (20.6k). Byron Martin & Georgie Smith took out the blue course (13.3k). Nic Temov & Magdaleen Strauss won the green course (5.5k)https://www.webscorer.com/race?raceid=354890
Athletics West Short Course Cross Country - Burswood 4k (Sunday 9th June). In a very tight men’s race, Max Shervington took the win in 11:16.32 with Joel Crossing second (11:19) & Dan Canala 3rd in (11:29). Hy Hehir who won the U/20 category was second across the line just pipping Joel in 11:18). In the women’s 4k Amy Buckingham took line honors in 13:15.24, Rebekah Newton was 2nd (13:28) just ahead of Angie Ross (13:29). Hannah Doyle was the first U/20 across the line in 13:44.https://www.athleticswestresults.com.au/Winter/ShortCourse24/Comrades Marathon: Jackie Kellerman finished in a very impressive 7hrs 12min 49seconds - https://www.comrades.com/race-info/comrades-2023-resultsRottnest Marathon Preview – Kate Baker, Kirsten Buist, Karlos Aquino and Michael Carroll headline the Rottnest Running Festival lineup for next Sunday.777 Marathon, commences 1st July: Founded in 2013, the annual Bravehearts 777 Marathon comprises of 7 marathon events in 7 Australian cities in 7 consecutive days. It is the only marathon event of its kind in Australia and supports the vital work of Australian child protection charity, Bravehearts - https://fundraise.bravehearts.org.au/event/777marathonperth2024/home
Upcoming:• Rottnest Running Festival Sun 16 June (5/10/HM sold out)• Transcend Trails Sat 22 June (entries closed)• Manning Park XC 22nd June• King of the Mountain Sun 30 June• Bravehearts 777 Marathon 1 July• Bibra Lake Marathon 7 July• Jolly Jumbuck Trail Run 7 JulyHave a great week in running and see you next week!
Monday Jun 03, 2024
Monday Jun 03, 2024
Winter is here... hope everyone survived the wet week!In this episode:• Dan reaches peak week but his Sunday long run doesn’t quite go to plan. • Matt chases elevation this week, spending less time on his beloved treadmill and hitting 3 sessions in a week for the first time• Sinéad spends more time cross training than running this week.Results:Launceston 10km & Half Marathon. A large WA contingent made their way across to Launceston this year, all of whom came away with a PB. Out best placed WA athletes were Dean Menzies who finished 16th in the 10km in a PB of 30:04 & Sarah Greenwood who finished 6th in the half marathon in a PB of 1:21:22.https://racetecresults.com/results.aspx?CId=20346&RId=92&EId=5&dt=0&PageNo=1Leonora Golden Gift. Zoe Buckman (4:55.00) & Luke Burrows (4:15.20) take out the Elite Miles at this years Leonora Golden Gift.https://www.athleticswestresults.com.au/LGG2024/Elleker Running Festival: Matt’s beloved hometown race took place this morning with Joel Gray and Kate Pritchett taking out the Half Marathon in cold (and cow) conditionsVlad Ixel wins the Hochkönig Skyrace speed trail in Austria (approx. 31.2 km, approx. 2580+ vertical metres)Upcoming:
WAMC 2024 Perth Kids Marathon; Finishing on the 4th August, run in conjunction with the 2024 Perth Half Marathon & 5km. More information can be found in the link belowhttps://www.wamc.org.au/event/wamc-perth-kids-marathon2024 WA State Short Course Cross Country Championships - Charles Patterson Park, Sunday 9 June (2k & 4k)
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Wishing you all a safe week on the roads, trails & track!
Monday May 27, 2024
Monday May 27, 2024
In this episode:
Matt has a solid back end to the week after HBF Half Marathon last weekend - 6 weeks out from Gold Coast Marathon
Dan has a huge weekend, with back to back long runs & a casual Sunday Marathon with 1700m elevation - 1 month out from Transcend Ultra.
Sinead has a low volume training week, riding the third trimester wave.
Results: Matt chats to Jess Jason after her win on the Double Black course at the first race of the winter PTS. Snakes N Ladders at Serpentine National Park:https://www.webscorer.com/racealldetails?raceid=353369&topn=3
Matt & Dan chat with Karlos after his win at the Joondalup Half Marathon. Half Marathon, 10km & 5km results below:
https://bluechipresults.com.au/results.aspx?CId=11&RId=1740
Sinead Chats with Danielle Graham about her impending move to the US. Dani announced last weekend that she will be moving to Florida to finish her final 2 years of schooling at IMG academy. IMG Academy is a specialist sporting school dedicated to supporting student-athlete development & is renowned for filling one quarter of college roster spots on an annual basis.
Upcoming:
Several WA athletes heading across to Launceston next weekend (Sun 2nd June) for the 10k & Half Marathon (notoriously quick course)
UP (Ultra Perth) Saturday 8 June (HM & 50k)
Eagle and Child PTS Winter Series Sun 9 June (John Forrest)
Rottnest Running Festival Sun 16 June
Transcend Trails Sat 22 June (use code WARP for 5% off)
King of the Mountain Sun 30 June
Global Running Day, Wednesday 5th June: Lululemon Claremont welcomes runners of all ages & abilities to join together for a 5km community run in celebration of Global Running Day. 6am from Lululemon Claremont
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/global-running-day-2024-claremont-tickets-881138427757
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Monday May 20, 2024
Monday May 20, 2024
The band is back together for the first time in a while!
In this episode:• Dan gets back into the trails after a down week as the countdown to Transcend enters the final five weeks• Matt has another solid week including a mini taper & solid half marathon, as GC Marathon edges nearer• Sinead has another lower volume week as she heads into the third trimester
RESULTS:We chat with some of the podium performers from today’s HBF Run for a Reason. The Half marathon events were taken out by Matt Smith & Kat Watt, with Luke Burrows & Lauren Hyde-Cooling first across the line respectively in the 12k races.https://bluechipresults.com.au/results.aspx?CId=11&RId=1739&EId=3&dt=0
Dan & Matt Chat with Claire O'Brien-Smith to get a UTA recap. Unfortunately Claire did not start the race as a result of illness – but reports on some impressive results from a large WA contingent. https://live.utmb.world/uta/2024
Jesse Hunt finished in 5th Place at the USATF Los Angeles Grand Prix in 3:35.38 (Won by Ollie Hoare)
https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7206591?eventId=10229502
Margie Hadley headlines a strong WA contingent at the ‘No Time to Die’ Front yard Ultra in Adelaide. The last 2 x men standing were still running at the time of recording today.
OTHER NOTABLE NEWS: Rising WA Track talent Danielle Graham is off to IMG Academy in Florida to finish high school. IMG is a boarding high school in the US with specialised sporting programs.
UPCOMING:Brooks Joondalup Running Festival, Sunday 26th May
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Wishing you all a safe week on the roads, trails & track.
Sunday May 12, 2024
Sunday May 12, 2024
Wishing all the Mums a very Happy Mother’s Day!Matt & Sinead are joined by a special guest host and one of WA’s leading elite road runners, and professional Duathalete; Matt ‘Smithie’ Smith
In this episode:• Matt has another solid week, 7 days out from HBF & on his continued road to GC Marathon• Sinead’s running continues to slow down as she approaches the final leg of pregnancy.• Smithie has a relatively down week after taking 2nd place at last weekend’s HOKA Sydney Half Marathon.
RESULTS:- We chat with Josh Tighe after his big win at yesterday’s Margaret River Ultra 78k event. The women’s 78k was taken out by Jayme Bergman, who impressively finished second overall!https://bluechipresults.com.au/results.aspx?CId=11&RId=1736&EId=3&dt=0&so=1&st=uy1%2ffsFdBMJI3gSfKx3ZxA%3d%3d- Jon Pendse & Georgia Baldock take out the Marathon events at the Joondalup Lake Rumble Run. Enduro 28k, Half Marathon, 14k & 5k results can also be found belowhttps://bluechipresults.com.au/results.aspx?CId=11&RId=1737- WA is well represented at the Irrational South 200 Miler, with Aaron Young taking out the 200mile event in 2 days, 9hrs, 59min & 8 secondshttps://irrationalsouth2024.maprogress.com/- Six WA athletes are named in the Australian U/20 World Championships team, including Ky Hehir who continues to impress on the national stage! The U/20 World Championships will take place in Lima, Peru from the 27th – 31st August 2024
UPCOMING:
- HBF Run for a reason 12k & Half Marathon 19th May- Joondalup Half Marathon 26th May- Snakes & Ladders (PTS) 26th May – Serpentine National Park- UTA by UTMB 16th – 19th MayFollow us on Instagram @warunningpod Email us at warunningpod@outlook.com Join our Strava group at https://www.strava.com/clubs/1182797Hoping you all have a safe week on the roads, trails & track. See you all next week for a big HBF recap !
Monday May 06, 2024
Monday May 06, 2024
Sinead goes to Adelaide for her brother’s wedding so we have the privilege of being joined by Jess Jason, taking a break from her own podcast for the day. Listen here for her own new podcast on trail running in Australia - https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/peak-pursuits/id1741470362 In this episode:- Dan keeps the trail running going with another consistent week of over 100km and 2,000m of very- Matt has a down week as he finetunes for HBF half marathon- Jess gets some good time on foot in the trails with plenty of vertResults:We speak to some of the winners from the WAMC Port Harbour Masters Classic to hear how to race unfolded - https://bluechipresults.com.au/results.aspx?CId=11&RId=1734&EId=2&dt=0Matt Smith takes second place at Sydney Half Marathon in 1:08:28 and Cormac Gallagher comes 11th in 1:12:45 - https://www.multisportaustralia.com.au/races/runaway-sydney-half-marathon-2024 Debbie Donald wins Rotorua Marathon in 2:46:30, taking out the New Zealand National Championships for the second consecutive year - https://www.sportsplits.com/races/red-stag-rotorua-marathon-2024/events/1/results/individuals/1269 Other impressive results interstate and overseas and plenty of upcoming events.
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Monday Apr 29, 2024
Monday Apr 29, 2024
Autumn finally feels like it's here and prime running weather is upon us...
In this episode: - Dan continues his quest for elevation and runs into trail royalty on his Sunday long run (but keeps calling her by her sister’s name for his whole recap)- Matt runs 100 miles, clocking another very solid week on the road to the 2024 GC Marathon Festival- Sinéad has a quieter week as she nears the third trimester
Results: The 2024 Lighthorse Ultra took place, with a slew of results across the various distances; 24hr/12hr/6hr/3hr/1hr (pooch & non-pooch) - https://my.raceresult.com/278802/resultsThe annual WAMC Perth 32 took place on Sunday 28th, with the 32km taken out by Karlos Aquino & Kirsten Buist. The 10km distances were won by Jack Sirrett (32:42) Kara Loran (41:03) - https://www.wamc.org.au/race-results?year=2024&race=177&distance=320#resultsThe first Ballarat Marathon Festival kicked off yesterday, Sunday 28th April, with several WA athletes flying the flag for WA on the east coast. Karen Blaney finished 4th in the half marathon in 1:16.30. Lee-Anne Flugel finished 10th Female in the marathon clocking an impressive 3:09.05 - https://tomatotiming.racetecresults.com/results.aspx?CId=16&RId=29631&EId=1London Marathon recap after last weekend. 1st WA female across the line Kristen Turnbull 3:18.41 PB. 1st WA Male Ben Tay 2:39.55. Upcoming: Karen Blaney Copenhagen Marathon 5th May
Debbie Donald Rotorua Marathon 4th May
WAMC Ports Harbour Master Classic To finish up, Dan & Sinéad chat with Phoebe Thomasson, after her Debut major last weekend at London Marathon. Phoebe discusses her different approach to marathon training, combining running & her first love, strength training. Phoebe also shares how this trip to London came about as she travelled across to London as a New Balance ambassador. Follow us on Instragam @warunningpodEmail us at warunningpod@outlook.comJoin our Strava group at https://www.strava.com/clubs/1182797Wishing you all a safe, happy & heslthy week in running. Dan, Matt & our surprise guest host will catch you next week!
Monday Apr 22, 2024
Monday Apr 22, 2024
In this episode:
- Dan continues to check out social run groups while completing his first full week of preparation for Transcend- Matt has an up and down week, pulling up sore from the Bridges 10k last weekend- Sinead has another consistent week & manages to snag a Strava crown at 6 months pregnant Results:
The 5th Annual Swan River Fun Run took place on Saturday 20th April. Results for the Half Marathon, 5k & 10k can be found here - https://my.raceresult.com/276136/ Xterra Dunsborough took place over the weekend. Benjamin Forbes took out the Long Course, Dave Byrne the Half Marathon & Blake Hose the 10km - https://bluechipresults.com.au/results.aspx?CId=11&RId=1721&EId=4Debbie Donald came 4th at Christchurch Half Marathon, which doubled as the NZ Half Marathon champs in a time of 1:17:19 - https://results.timingsports.com/list/christchurchmarathon/2024/21R/Ben Chamberlain finishes 5th at Melbourne’s Run the Tan, in a close race with only 9 seconds separating the top 5 - https://tomatotiming.racetecresults.com/results.aspx?CId=16&RId=29617&EId=1- Matthew Ramsden backs up after last weekends National 5,000m Championship victory to compete at the Diamond League opener in China (Xiamen) as he chases an Olympic qualifier, running 13.26:60 - https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7174050?eventId=10229609&gender=M
Upcoming:
London Marathon is taking place as we record, with several WA athletes competing - results recap coming next weekendPerth 32 (WAMC) takes place next Sunday 28th April - https://www.wamc.org.au/event/perth-32Lighthorse ultra runs over next weekend 27th & 28th April - https://lighthorseultra.com.au/
The 2024 Gallipoli Run (1km, 4km & 8km distance) takes place on Sunday the 28th of April. In partnership with Legacy WA, to commemorate our service men and women - https://www.athleticswest.com.au/events/225199
Wrapping up this weekend episode, Matt sits down with Shane Johnstone to discuss his recent Bibbulmun Track FKT attempt.
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Monday Apr 15, 2024
Monday Apr 15, 2024
Big episode coming up and we don't like to use that term lightly!
In this episode:- Dan lifts his training and runs his first 100km week since Sept 2021, as he commits to @transcendtrails 65km Ultra in June. - Matt drops the volume slightly as he sharpens up into the weekends WAMC Bridges 10km. - Sinead gets out another week of jogging with her longest Sunday run in a while.RESULTS:The WAMC Perron Institute 2024 Bridges fun run took place on Sunday in perfect conditions. Sinead speak’s with winners Lauren French and Matt Smith shortly after they crossed the finish line. The 5k races are taken out by Dante Armstrong & Sian Munks.Perron Institute Bridges Fun Run - https://bluechipresults.com.au/results.aspx?CId=11&RId=1716&EId=2&dt=1Friend of the show Karlos Aquino headlines some impressive results at Sunday’s Bunbury 3 Waters Running Festival - https://my.raceresult.com/284786/resultsMatt Ramsden snags an incredibly close & very impressive win in the mens 5,000m at the National Athletics Championships in Adelaide. Other notable performances from WA athletes include Charli-Rose Carlyon silver in the U/20 5,000m, Jesse Hunt bronze in the mens 1,500m & Peter Bol silver in the mens 800m - https://meets.rosterathletics.com/public/competitions/details/schedule?id=24438Andy Lane flies the flag for WA at last weekend's Paris Marathon and several WA athletes compete at the Two Oceans Marathon in South Africa. UPCOMING:Some big Marathons in the coming weeks, with several WA athletes competing. Starting with the Manchester Marathon this evening (Sunday 14th), Boston Marathon tomorrow (Monday 15th), London Marathon next Sunday (21st April) & Hamburg Marathon in two weekends time (28th April).COMPETITION:The 3 x winners of the BIX sample packs were drawn at random as we recorded this afternoon! Congratulations to Chris Sadler, Caylah Batt & Mark Griffiths! We will be in touch this week. Wrapping up this weeks episode, Matt sat down with Phil Gore to chat about last weekends Asia-Oceanai 24hr Championships, where he achieved an Oceanic record of 265.65km. They discuss training, raceday strategies, nutrition, gear and more.Follow us on Instagram @warunningpodEmail us at warunningpod@outlook.comJoin our Strava group at https://www.strava.com/clubs/1182797Have a great week in running & we will see you all next week!