Better with Running

With only 3 weeks left before Melbourne Marathon, training has really heated up! Matt discusses his big week of 183km, going through his 2 workouts including a mixed pace 40km long run and details what happens when you get your nutrition slightly off. Zacca also pumps out a big week, going long with an 8km/7km/6km session and a solid 2.30hr long run. He chats about how the body is feeling and how...

Just 4 weeks out from Melbourne Marathon, Zacca and Matt catch up to discuss how they’re progressing. Zacca gets out for another crack at the Portsea Fartlek, then changes things up with a Saturday long run session, hitting 30km of 1km ON/1km OFF. Along the way he adds some reconnaissance of parts of the Melbourne Marathon course. Matt keeps his mileage up but reduces the amount of intensity in hi...

Zacca and Matt jump on to dissect their marathon specific Sunday workout, done together out at Seaford Wetland's. The workout entails reps of 7k/6k/5k/4k/3k/2k/1k with 1k float between each. They chat about the purpose of the workout, how it went, how they structured their weeks leading into the workout and then how they incorporated specific nutrition and shoe trial for the session. The announcem...

Zacca and Matt discuss how their weeks have gone leading into the Melbourne Marathon. Coming off a big Sunday, Matt battles in the heat for his 4min sandwich session and needs a few easy days to let the body recover. Finishes off with a steady long run over the hills of Devilbend. Zacca drops some mileage but gets rolling in some 5min reps, before loading up for a big Sunday of 6km reps, taking in...

This weeks episode is proudly sponsored by the 2XU Wellness Run - This December 5th 2021, let’s run 5, 10, or 21.1km and raise funds for Beyond Blue, you can enter online via https://wellnessrun.com.au/#event-details Zacca and Matt catch up about how their Melbourne Marathon prep is going. Both switch to a Wednesday / Sunday workout setup to allow for enough recovery from the more marathon specifi...

This weeks episode is proudly sponsored by the 2XU Wellness Run - This December 5th 2021, let’s run 5, 10, or 21.1km and raise funds for Beyond Blue, you can enter online via https://wellnessrun.com.au/#event-details Zacca and Matt catch up about how their Melbourne Marathon prep is going. Coming off a down week, Matt ups the mileage above 160km. He discusses his longer fartlek session, 12 x 2min...

Zacca and Matt chat about how their weeks have gone. Matt discusses getting a delayed response to Pfizer and really has to pull back on his down week. He gets stung by a bee in his Diddy K Fartlek, then knocks out 2 x 10min with Ben around Ben’s Loop. Finishing the week with the most important run of the week, a long run of 30km. Zacca has a crack at the Portsea Fartlek and basically splits the sa...

Zacca and Matt chat about how their weeks have gone. Matt builds on his long run, adds a longer alteration session and 3min rep sandwich session into his week of 156km. Zacca gets rolling late in his Kenyan Fartlek, as well as cracks out the big 3 x 5km marathon specific session as he builds towards Melbourne Marathon. Some massive runs on the around the grounds segment by many international Run2P...

Zacca and Matt catch up about their weeks leading into Melbourne Marathon. Zacca continues with his strength phase and goes into detail about how he's targeting that, with a solid 5k/4k/3k/2k session and an 8/7/6/5min session. Matt has a crack at the 'Portsea Fartlek', where they then discuss one of Australia's most influential coaches, Percy Cerutty. Matt also knocks some time off his 3 lap progr...

Matt and Zacca are up and about following the news of Melbourne Marathon Festival to go ahead on 11th and 12th of December. They are also wary, but keen to push ahead. They detail their weeks, Matt pushing his mid week session back a day to ensure more recovery from feeling a bit flat. Hits a fartlek on the track, followed by his second session of the week, a hill sandwich. Zacca keeps the momentu...

Zacca and Matt catch up about their post 5km TT weeks. Both decide it was a good opportunity to up the kilometers and get after some strength work. CR hunting season down on the Mornington Peninsula, so Matt incorporates some into his Tuesday workout. Then turns the clock back and reminisces about the old 3 lap progression of The Tan and hits a similar styled 3 lap progression run of Frankston Res...

Zacca and Matt debrief about how their 5k TT’s went. Matt struggles through the week, getting the race like nerves, but manages to put a time on the board that he thought Zacca might be close to making. Only for Zacca to finish with the exact same time! Who would’ve thought! Zacca had a tough week also with a calf niggle popping up, but managed to put it together for his time trial. Zacca and Matt...

This week Zacca and Matt are joined by Run2PB coach Chris Armstrong. They all chat about how their weeks have gone. Matt hits the track to test out the Nike Dragonfly Spikes with some 400m reps. Zacca hits a couple of solid sessions, really turning a corner in the lead up to the Run2PB Virtual 5km Race, against Matt. Chris turns up the heat with a massive Westcott Fartlek. A couple of listener que...

Zacca and Matt take a deep dive into the 5km. They go through race plans, race day tips, mental preparation for that dreaded 4th km, Zacca's favourite stat and the benefits of the 5km. Matt nerds out as he answers a listener question on the benefits of 5km training, when the main goal is the marathon. Where he looks at some of the science behind the benefits. Zacca and Matt also discuss some gener...

Matt details his week leading up to a 10km time trial. Matt and Zacca talk about the pros and cons of a time trial and Matt runs through how his went. Zacca rolls out another consistent week and gets rolling in a couple of sessions, as he focuses getting his 10km speed back. Following the influx of runners with the closure of many gyms during lockdown, a listener question comes in about what sort...

Zacca and Matt are joined by Run2PB coach Chris Armstrong, to have an in depth discussion around the memorable moments that were produced during some of the Track and Road races at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Straight from the highlights reel, they discuss everything from the incredible performances by the Australian marathoners, all the way down to Peter Bol inspiring a nation.  They also discu...

Zacca and Matt have a discussion about some of the amazing performances they've seen at the Olympics so far and what they are looking forward to seeing. They also discuss some of the original documented training techniques and diet from the early 1800 distance runners and how that has progressed over time by going into their own weeks.  Zacca gets the wheels moving with a fartlek and 20min te...

Zacca and Matt catch up on how their weeks have gone. Zacca has to adjust his week around his second Pfizer jab, but still knocks out a solid session and long run. Matt adds some mileage to his week and hits a couple of ok sessions.    Zacca and Matt are joined by runcreature founder Myles Gough to chat about the middle and long distance Australian team! Giving their tips on how they thi...

Zacca and Matt catch up about their rollercoaster weeks, both hitting the same sessions as they head towards (hopefully!), Albert Park 10km. They discuss getting into some faster work, with 6 x 1km, Matt aiming to hold to the Bill Bowerman ‘finish exhilarated not exhausted’ motto.  After discussions with Brady Threlfall, their second session for the week turns up the heat with 4 x 6min (w/ 90...

Matt is joined this week by Run2PB coach Jack Davies as a guest co-host, as Zacca takes a well-earned break, especially after lots of yelling following the European Cup Soccer Final. Jack discusses how his training has been going over the last couple of months. Focussing on a steady build back up and incorporating specific strength work and cross training to support his running. We also hear how J...

Zacca is joined by Run2PB coach Chris Armstrong as a guest co host as Matt takes a well earned break away. Zac and Chris discuss how the Run2PB community has dealt with the cancellation with the Gold Coast Marathon, we hear about Zac turning his taper into a parkrun hit out against Matt, where they duked it out at the Marriott Waters Park Run in Cranbourne, Victoria. They were also joined by fello...

Zacca and Matt catch up to discuss how their prep is going for the Gold Coast Marathon festival. Zacca gets the paces down in Fartlek, then dials into MP for his second workout of the week. Matt gets into some faster work too with a 3 x 2km and 5 x 1min on/off. Then hits a split 25min tempo. They discuss how a few last minute tips too. ***episode recorded before announcement made to cancel GC Mara...

Recorded live, Zacca and Brady chatting all things Gold Coast marathon. Giving tips and tricks for all runners, everything from chatting about race plans, specific course details and how to work through certain sections.  Zacca and Matt chat about some big results from Run2PB members over the weekend, with Shepparton Time Trials lead by Run2PB coach Chris Armstrong and Sri Chinmoy Albert Park...

Business end leading into the Gold Coast marathon, Zacca shares how he worked his way through the week. Including a solid 3 x 7k session and what sort of nutrition plan he has in store for the marathon. Matt jumps into some faster work in the lead up to the Gold Coast Half Marathon, rolling out 2 sets of mile, 800, 800 and then joins in on some pacing duties as the Peninsula turns on some time tri...

Zacca and Matt catch up on how their weeks have gone. Matt lifts the intensity by rolling out 6 x 1km reps, then meets up with Dane Verwey for a half marathon paced session with 3 x 3km and mixes it up with some surges. Zacca pushes out his biggest mileage week ever! Amongst it he spices things up with a 3k at MP / Mona Fartlek / 6k at MP. Along with a solid alteration session of 26k worth of 1k O...