The Sunday Plodcast

With the 2024 track season having come to a close, Matt and Oli round up the most recent races, before looking ahead at what's to come over the winter. Enjoy!

Following reviews of the Great North Run and more, Matt welcomed 3:29 1500m man, Hobbs Kessler to the podcast. Following his 5th place finish in Paris, Hobbs spoke about how he got into the sport, his approach to training, and much more. Enjoy!  Presented by SportsShoes.com

In this week's episode, Matt and Oli welcomed Emile Cairess back to the podcast. Following his 4th place finish in Paris last month, Emile talked through his preparations under coach, Renato Canova, his Olympic experience, and much more. Enjoy! Presented by SportsShoes.com

In this week's episode, following a review of all the recent news on the distance running circuit, Matt and Oli welcomed Cathal Doyle to the podcast (46:40). The Irish 1500m Olympian spoke about his experience in Paris, and much more. Enjoy! Presented by SportsShoes.com

Following a review of the Lausanne Diamond League, Matt and Oli welcomed British U20 1500m champion, Ava Lloyd, to the podcast. Ahead of representing GB at the the World Juniors in Peru next week, Ava spoke about her training setup under coaches, Trevor Painter and Jenny Meadows, and much more. Enjoy!  Presented by SportsShoes.com

In this week's episode, following a preview of the Lausanne Diamond League, Matt and Oli welcomed Paris Olympian, Sam Reardon, to the podcast. The 1:45 800m man returned from the Games with 2 medals from the 4x400m relay events, and he spoke about his time in Paris and much more. Enjoy! Presented by SportsShoes.com

In this final bonus episode from the Paris Olympic Games, Matt and Oli round-up the last of the action from Siffan Hassan's win in the Marathon, before chatting through some of their highlights of the champs. Enjoy! Presented by SportsShoes.com

In this week's episode, Matt and Oli round up all the action from days 9 and 10 in Paris; including Georgia Bell's Bronze in the 1500m, Emile Cairess' 4th place finish in the Marathon, and much more. Enjoy! Presented by SportsShoes.com

In this bonus episode, Matt and Oli chat through the action from the Men's Steeplechase final and the Women's 1500m semi-finals. Enjoy!  Presented by SportsShoes.com

On this bonus episode, Matt Stonier joined the boys to talk about the Paris Olympics. They chat through all the action from the morning of day 7; featuring Pattison, Burgin and Giles in the 800m heats, and Mills, Dever and Atkin in the 5000m heats. Enjoy!  Presented by SportsShoes.com

In this bonus episode, Matt and Oli review all the action from the past couple days at the Paris games. They breakdown all the races; including Keely's Gold and Kerr's Silver. Enjoy!  Presented by SportsShoes.com

On this bonus episode, Matt and Oli chat through all the action from day 4 in Paris before welcoming distance running journalist, George Mallett to the podcast. George spoke about his time observing Patrick Sang's NN running group, including Eliud Kipchoge and Faith Kipyegon, and much more. Enjoy! Presented by SportsShoes.com

In this week's episode, Matt and Oli chat through the first few athletics sessions at the Paris Olympics; including Joshua Cheptegei's emphatic 10,000m victory. Daily podcasts will follow, covering all the distance action from the games. Enjoy! Presented by SportsShoes.com

In this week's episode, Matt and Oli preview all the distance action at the Paris Olympic Games. Chatting through every event from the 800m to the marathon, this is your guide to the favourites for Olympic gold. Enjoy!  Presented by SportsShoes.com

In this week's episode, Matt and Oli review all the action from the London Diamond League (featuring Keely Hodgkinson, Olli Hoare & Grant Fisher), as well as chatting through some of the recent news on the UK circuit. Enjoy!  Presented by SportsShoes.com

In this week's episode, Matt and Oli chat through all the action from the Paris and Monaco Diamond League meetings from the past week. With the Olympics now just weeks away, they discuss some of the favourites going in the middle distance events. Enjoy! Presented by SportsShoes.cm

Following the announcement of the British Olympic team for Paris, Matt and Oli chat through all the selection decisions before welcoming Phil Norman to the podcast. Despite running 8:18.65, the 6th fastest British Steeplechaser of all time and Tokyo Olympian missed out on selection. Phil talks about his experiences with British Athletics selection policies over the years, as well as his training a...

In this bonus episode, Matt and Oli review all the distance action from the weekend's British Championships and Olympic Trials in Manchester. Enjoy!  Presented by SportsShoes.com

Following a brief rundown of the action at the US Olympic Trials, Matt and Oli welcomed Nike athlete, Zak Mahamed to the podcast. The 23 year-old 27:46 spoke about his training under coach, Idris Hamud, his goals for the future, and much more. Enjoy!  Presented by SportsShoes.com

In this week's episode, Matt, Oli and George preview all the action at next weekend's British Championships and Olympic Trials in Manchester. Talking through the favourites in all the distance events, this is a must listen ahead of the trials. Enjoy!  Presented by SportsShoes.com

In this week's episode, Matt and Oli review all the action from Roma2024; covering all the British results and looking ahead to the Olympic Trials. Enjoy!  Presented by SportsShoes.com

In this week's episode, Matt and Oli welcome Australian 1500m champ and NCAA 1500m bronze medallist, Adam Spencer, to the podcast. The Wisconsin man talked about his training under coach Mick Byrne, preparing for Paris, and much more. Enjoy! Presented by SportsShoes.com

In this week's bumper episode, Matt and Oli break down the British team for next week's European Championships in Rome, before welcoming Barry Fudge to the podcast (55:40). The former head of endurance at British Athletics chatted about working closely with Mo Farah during the peak of his career, and much more. Enjoy! 

Following a review of all the action from the Highgate Night of 10K PB's, Matt and Oli welcome Brendan Hackett to the podcast. The sports psychologist and former CEO of Athletics Ireland spoke about mentally preparing for major championships, Irish medal hopes for Paris, and much more. Enjoy!  Presented by SportsShoes.com

In this week's episode, Matt and Oli preview all the action at next weekend's Prefontaine Classic. First though, they welcome Maurten Scientist, Josh Rowe, to the podcast, to talk all things sports fuelling. Enjoy!  Presented by SportsShoes.com