Local Legends in Running Podcast

Previously race walkers, twins Brandon and Nick are now highly successful runners in their 30s. Brandon currently in London and Nick Brisbane, they are both products of the Brisbane Culture running group. It was great to gain insight into their upbringing, short-lived race walking career, training/travel and then Brandon's running experience over in the UK. Now in their 30s, these boys have raced...

Today in Season 2, Episode 2, I chat with NSW & Victorian runner, Brooke Williams. Brooke burst onto the running scene back in 2012 when she raced the U23 Zatopek 10k Championships. The following year she went onto compete in the in the World Mountain Running Championships in Poland. Following 2013, Brooke had a five year hiatus from the sport, coming back only to learn she'd been diagnosed wi...

Today in Season 3, Episode 1, I chat with Brisbane runner Paul Gourlay. Paul who’s now self-acclaimed on the “good” side of 40, is a true example of consistency paying off over years. Starting running around 8 years ago, Paul started a run/walk program and progressed to 40k weeks. He has now hit up to 150k weeks in recent years and boasts PBs as fast as 15:15 for the 5k up to 2:37 for the marathon...

Today in Season 2, Episode 15, I interview Gold Coast runner, Tim Vincent. Just two years ago, Tim rose to running fame quickly, winning the 2021 Bridge to Brisbane 10km in a time of 28:45. Fast forward to this year, he placed third at the historic Launceston Half Marathon with a time of 63:18 and 14th in his debut Marathon at the Gold Coast in a swift 2:17:17. In this episode Tim firstly talks ab...

Today in Season 2, Episode 15, I talk to Gold Coast runner Jordan McLennan. Jordo has been around the running circuit for over a handful of years now. He joined the Gold Coast Run Co at the young age of 15, and after high school headed to America to Loyola Marymount University in LA to extend his running. Unfortunately his American running experience wasn’t what he had hoped for so he returned to...

Today in Season 2 Episode 14, I interview Melbourne ultra runner, Dion Finocchiaro. In the last handful of years Dion’s name has become synonymous with ultra running. He now holds the 50km, 50 mile and 6 hour male Australian ultra records. Furthermore, Dion’s marathon PB is an astonishing 2:19, that he set in Melbourne just two years ago. The interview starts around a discussion of his experience...

Today in Season 2, Episode 12 I interview Brisbane runner, Jaxon Paterson-Wright. Finishing school just three years ago, Jaxon is only 21 this year, but is already showing us his talent at such a young age. He has a PB of 14:57 for the 5,000m and 8:16 for the 3,000m on the track. In January this year, he was 2nd in the QA Norma Croker Shield 800m with a time of 1:55, a week later was first in the...

Today in Season 2, Episode 12 I interview Brisbane runner, Nerissa O’Donnell. Nerissa is a fellow runner and friend through our connection as part of the BERT squad in Brisbane. From what I have learnt about Nerissa, she is crazily consistent with her training, competitive as anything and a big learner in the sport of running. With all of these things in mind, she somehow manages to juggle work an...

Today in Season 2 Episode 11 I interview Cam Marsh. Cam is a cofounder of the Brisbane running event and group “Run For It”. The Run for It event occurs quarterly each year with the overall mission being that of raising awareness for mental health and giving to those less fortunate. With these two ideas being at the core of the group, the social outlet and sense of belonging seem to be a natural b...

Today in Season 2, Episode 10, I interview Brisbane runner, Avi Singh. Four years ago, Avi was hardly running, a jog here and there was about as much as he was doing with his running. To give some context, Avi discussed on the podcast that he ran a few 25 minute 5k Parkruns back in 2019. Fast forward to 2023, he can now run a 16:27 for 5k and has smashed the hotly pursued 3 hour marathon barrier,...

Today in Season 2, Episode 9, I interview Brisbane runner, Jack Bruce. Jack graduated from the prestigious Anglican Church Grammar School in 2011, winning the 6k GPS cross country event this year. A year and a half later he left Australia to join the American college running system, where he remained for a handful of years. In the last four or so years, Jack has been training predominantly out of...

Today in Season 2, Episode 8, I interview Echuca-Moama runner, coach and podcaster, Brady Threlfall. If you’re out there in the running community listening to this podcast and don’t know the Inside Running Podcast or Brady Threllfall, I would be very surprised. A long term idol and inspiration to me and the running community, it was a real pleasure to have Brady on the show. He delves into the bac...

Today in Season 2, Episode 7, I interview runner Tim Franklin. As you may know, Tim Franklin is an Aussie currently running the world. Although charity is of course a significant inspiration of his as to why he is undergoing this amazing feat, it’s the simple notion of inspiring others to run or simply move that lies at the core of his mission. Tim started his journey on the 3rd of December, 2022...

Today in Season 2, episode 6, I interview young Brisbane runner in America, Gus Gannon. Gus attended the prestigious private school of BBC in Brisbane finishing in the year of 2021. In 2022 Gus had an amazing running year, improving his 1500m to 10k times drastically. These significant improvements allowed Gus to be accepted into Rice University in America where he trains predominantly toward the...

Today in Season 2, episode 5, I interview Brisbane and Ipswich runner, Jude Thomas. Jude is only 21 this year and has already achieved feats as prestigious as holding the Australian Parkrun record at 14:02 and still, the holder of the U20 3000m record of 7:52. Jude currently trains with the NANCI crew and the likes of Brisbane elite runners Jack Bruce, Callum Davies and Ryan Gregson and is a spons...

Tim Crosbie is the first Victorian based guest on the show. By way of his running bio, there aren't many who match Tim in terms of experience. He is an elite running coach, recreational running coach, course measurer, commentator, event director, community promotor, course facilitator...the list is endless. So tune in to hear from Tim as he speaks at length about the marathon, women in running, fo...

Jess Willis is truly an inspiration to all runners out there in the local community. A mother and full-time worker into her 30s, Jess manages to run a whopping 130 to 140 km per week in her training! In all that she has learnt both physically and mentally in the sport it has lead to her achieving podiums in numerous events, including 1st female in the GC50 (2021) and 2nd female in the Noosa Marath...

Today in season 2, episode 2, I interview Brisbane runner, Matthew Hansen. Hanso, as he is known in running circles is the youngest guest I've had on the podcast, but it certainly didn't seem that way. Having run at a high level for almost 5 years now, Hanso speaks of the sport as if he's been in it for 20. Having learnt a lot from Border Striders at a young age and the BERT squad in his later yea...

In 2006, Nick left Nudgee College as the fastest 800m runner in the country for his age. In fact, he still holds the Nudgee record for the event at 1:48. Post school, as you could imagine Nick headed to America with huge dreams, but as the years passed by, it didn’t play out the way he had probably wished. As much as learnt abroad, injury, burnout and stress were all a prominent part of his experi...

Today in episode 29, I interview Brisbane runner, Callum Davies. Cal has got to be an elite Australian runner to watch. Only in his early 20s, he is still massively on the race, particularly in the events between the 1500m and 5k. Attending Villanova College as a boy, Cal was a strong runner in school, but certainly not breaking records. After his first few years of leaving school, he dropped his...

Today in episode 28, I interview Brisbane runner Clare Geraghty. Clare has been one of the local superstars of running over the past 15 years, however has been struck down in the past few years by a very rare condition that affects the connection between her brain, neural system and leg movement for running. She has placed numerous times in Sydney’s famous City 2 Surf fun run and won several local...

Today in episode 27, I interview ex Australian ultra-runner and current marathon course measurer, Don Wallace. Don’s completion of a handful of the South African comrades marathon events, speak for themselves. Not only has he finished the event multiple times representing Australia, but has recorded a PB over the two-way hilly 89km course of 5:42 up, and 5:47 down. That’s sub 4minute km pace over...

Pat almost needs no introduction; he is that well renowned in the local community, country and world for his contributions to the sport. Nevertheless, I’ll go ahead and list off some stats that demonstrate his amazing achievements in running. Today Pat stands as the fourth fastest Australian marathoner of all time with a time of 2:09:39 and the current record holder for the fastest ever half marat...

Today in episode 25, I interview Brisbane runner and coach, Shiloh Watts. Shiloh is the coach of Watts Athletics, a Brisbane based group that caters for both adults and children. With the adults, Watts Athletics primarily focuses on group orientated running sessions based out of West End, along with online programming for those wanting to seek further assistance with their training. Shiloh also co...

Today in episode 24, I interview Brisbane runner, Rory McHugh. Although still quite a young man, Rory’s life to date has certainly seen some darker times. After drinking his way through his late teens and early 20s Rory, found running as a way of curtailing such habits that were inevitably leading to poor mental health. Today he is strong advocate for mental health, demonstrated clearly by his con...