Local Legends in Running Podcast

You wouldn't pick it, but Bella has only started running seriously this year (2022). Bella played lacrosse professionally for 15 years, including representing Australia on numerous occasions. After finishing in the sport she decided to give triathlon a go in her late 20s which lead her to pursue who strongest leg; running. She is now quickly becoming one of Brisbane's strongest female runners, hav...

Today in episode 22, I interview Sydney runner, Ed Goddard. Ed is a very easy man to talk to; down to earth and genuinely enjoys his running. Ed burst onto the scene only a few years ago after moving from Sydney to New York to pursue a scholarship at Iona University. From here Ed was sponsored by Asics and still represents the company to this very day. After success in the shorter events, more par...

Joel describes himself as an average runner in primary and and early high school. In fact, Joel actually took up swimming and riding during high school due to a growth injury called Osgood Schlatter syndrome. To his credit, he did start to become a rather strong runner in the later years of high school, particularly over the shorter distance running events, such as 800m. Post high school, due to t...

Today in episode 20, I interview Australian runner, Wayne Spies. There’s something truly special about talking to Wayne. He is so confident, yet down to earth which makes his words and stories of his running so interesting and entertaining. In school Wayne was constantly let down in his attempts at sprinting events and often coming last. It wasn’t until his primary school athletics coach in year 7...

Welcome to the Local Legends in Running Podcast, where you hear the stories from local legends of Australian running, that you’ve simply always wanted to hear. Today in episode 19, I interview Gold Coast and Brisbane runner, Liam Boudin. Liam burst onto the running scene as a young adult back in 2016 after graduating from Brisbane School, Villanova. It hasn’t always been smooth sailing for Liam; h...

Jack is the third Aussie to come on to the podcast who has head over to run in America in some form, in addition to previous guests Adam Fogg and Ky Robinson. Jack delves into his unique upbringing in Alice Springs in the Northern Territory of Australia and his move to Toowoomba, QLD for his high schooling. He goes on to discuss his experience in the American College system and now his professiona...

Join me as I interview previous guest, Brisbane's Cara Feain-Ryan, as she reflects specifically on her experience at the 2022 World Champs in the 3000m steeplechase event.

Adrian never ran as a child or even young adult. Now as a high performing master’s athlete at 54, Adrian Royce was also a self-confessed functioning alcoholic just 10 years ago. In this short time he has managed to run further and faster every year to achieve times as quick as 1:16 for the half marathon and 2:44 in the marathon as a 50years+ athlete. His enjoyment for the sport comes from a burnin...

Foggy as he is colloquially known in running circles, was born in England and moved to Australia in his early years. He credits the Australian education system as to why he started the sport in the first place, claiming if it wasn’t for the compulsory participation of school children in cross country events around the country, he may have never found his current passion. Foggy started to make repr...

I was delighted to converse with Louis post his amazing debut at the 2022 Gold Coast Marathon. Louis placed 4th overall and 1st out of the Oceania contingent with a time 0f 2:17:50. Louis' lead up and race could not have gone much better, so tune in to hear of all the things that made this such a fantastic start to his marathon career.

Join me as I follow up Aidan about his 2022 Gold Coast Marathon experience. Aidan finished 7th overall and 3rd in the Oceania contingent of the race with a 2:20:08. Surprisingly Aidan talks of an injury that hampered him leading into the race (despite half, 10k and 5k PBs in the past month) and a strange injury during the event that could have ended it all. Photo courtesy of Beyond the Road

Drew has been a very competitive distance runner over the past 10 years. His major achievements include 1st at the GC 15km (2021), 2nd at Brisbane’s City 2 South (2014), 2nd in the Mooloolaba Twilight 5k (2014) and 3rd at the QLD State Cross Country Championships (2014). Amongst all of Drew’s running highlights and peaks, he has most definitely had his challenges. At the end of 2014, Drew was diag...

Jayden is the founder and head coach of the Brisbane Athletics Academy, a business and running group that specialise in junior development and high performance in both athletics and cross country. Additionally, Jayden is the Director and Head Coach of Cross Country and Track & Field at the Brisbane Boys College. In his earlier years, Jayden was also a very handy runner himself, recording times...

Today in episode 10, I interview former Olympian, Krishna Stanton. Krishna represented Australia in the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona in the 3000m. She is also a two-time Commonwealth Games representative in the 1994 Games in the 10,000m and the 2002 Games in the Marathon. Ironically, Krishna delves into why she reflects on the Commonwealth Games and even the Sydney City 2 Surf win in 1992 as ar...

Cara is currently one of the top women’s runners in the country. She specialises in the steeplechase and is currently ranked amongst the top three women in Australia and top 50 in the world. Cara has also recorded very respectful times professionally across the 1500m to 10,000m on the track and also the 5k and 10k on the road. She only narrowly missed qualifying for the Olympics last year and stil...

Jake’s story is genuinely inspirational. Between the age of 20 and 30 Jake was hardly running; instead, he was leading a life of drinking and smoking. At the age of now 40, Jake completes a very regimented weekly program and has recorded PBs as fast as 16:30 for the 5k and 1:16 for the half marathon. Anyone can look at Jake’s running times from years ago and until now and it is clear that he has i...

Chris is one of Brisbane’s most experienced and busiest running coaches. He is the founder and head coach of the Galeforce Running Squad which he started in 2007. Since 2011, he has been the Head Athletics Coach & Coordinator at Stuartholme School and more recently has been employed as the Head Coach of Middle Distance and Cross Country at Nudgee College. Additionally, he is a life member of t...

Dan is a true legend in the ultra-running world. Although a man who has put down some very respectful times on the road, it’s his endurance both physically and mentally that makes him unique in the local running community. Not shy to wake up at 3am to fit in his 50+km runs, Dan’s training regime is one to truly admire. His running achievements include making the Australian team for the 24 hour run...

Brisbane’s Aidan Hobbs is arguably the king of Brisbane and QLD running. He has been on the competitive scene for the last 15 years and in this time has managed to win the Brisbane Marathon in 2008, place in several major fun runs and officially hold the most parkrun course records across Australia from any runner. More importantly, it’s the side of Aidan you don’t see until you actually converse...

Brisbane's Katie Dall is as inspiring as a runner, as she is a coach. Running in her life has taken many forms, but has probably been more present at the the ultra distance level. Katie's background in fitness is highly varied; she has competed as a body builder, weight lifter and triathlete, to name a few. Her focus more recently has been on her Brisbane running group and business, Club KT, which...

Louis (AKA “Louie”) McAfee is currently a Brisbane based runner, training with the Gold Coast Run Co (GCRC). After graduating school in 2013, Louis moved overseas to join Boise State University to progress his running career. After three years there, he returned to Brisbane to join his current group, the GCRC. In the last handful of years, Louis has recorded some amazing results in major fun runs,...

Louis (AKA “Louie”) McAfee is currently a Brisbane based runner, training with the Gold Coast Run Co (GCRC). After graduating school in 2013, Louis moved overseas to join Boise State University to progress his running career. After three years there, he returned to Brisbane to join his current group, the GCRC. In the last handful of years, Louis has recorded some amazing results in major fun runs,...

Clay Dawson's name is synonymous with the Brisbane running scene. When you think of running in Brisbane, you think of Clay Dawson. He has won the Brisbane marathon more than any other male runner; winning it in 2014, 2017 and 2019. He is the figurehead of the Intraining running brand and is clearly a giving guy, being a teacher, assistant running coach and a co-founder of the NANCI running crew in...

Ky is a local Brisbane boy, growing up in the early 2000s in East Brisbane and graduating from the prestigious Anglican Church Grammar School in 2019. In 2021, as a young 18 year old, Ky courageously left Australia to join Stanford University in the US; both a decision for progression in his running career and studies. He is now currently one of Australia’s fastest distance runners over the 3k, 5k...