Peak Endurance

This podcast is the third in a series on the different physical therapies that runners can use to help keep them running. Today I am talking to Stuart Hinds, a leading Australian soft tissue therapist with over 27 years’ experience in professional practice. He regularly lectures on remedial soft tissue techniques at Victoria University (Melbourne, Australia), and is internationally recognized for...

Episode 38 is an interview with Michael Wardian. Michael Wardian  is an American marathoner and ultra-marathoner. He won the 2008, 2009 and 2010 US 50 km championships and the 2011 US 50 mile championship. In 2008, he won the U.S. National 100 km championship. Mike is known for the large number of marathons and races he participates in, often with little to no recovery time. During a 45-day span i...

Episode 37 is another Coaches Roundtable. We really tried to avoid Coronavirus talk too much (as I think we’ve all heard enough) but it truly is hard to avoid, so you will hear some references to it. This episode we focused on goal setting for short and long term, as well as looking at rest/recovery again, especially in relation to these times. I really hope you enjoy the podcast! I really enjoyed...

Episode 36 is a Quarantine backyard ultra follow up interview with Dave Proctor. Dave and I talk about the difficulties in putting on such a race, and also how such events can bring people together during difficult times. I was so sad to hear that Dave had gotten negative mail and messages. If you had a positive experience with the Quarantine Backyard Ultra, I implore you to message Dave with some...

Episode 35 is a chat with Brooke Stratton. Brooke is an Olympic athlete who is the current Australian & Oceanic Record Holder in long jump. Brooke started her career at the Nunawading Little Athletics centre at the age of 5. She competed at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing and later at the 2016 Summer Olympics finishing seventh. Her personal best in the event is 7.05 metres set at the Perth...

Episode 35 is a chat with the host of The Run Smarter Podcast, Brodie Sharpe Brodie is a physiotherapist and the owner of the Breakthrough Running Clinic. He aims to help runners expand their running knowledge and become faster, healthier, smarter runners. Ideal for injured runners & runners looking for injury prevention and elevated performance. This podcast covers tips and tricks to overcome you...

Hi and welcome to the Peak Endurance Podcast. My name is Isobel Ross and I am the coach at Peak Endurance Coaching. Today I speak with Tracy Alloway. Tracy Packiam Alloway, PhD, is an award-winning psychologist, professor, author, and TEDx speaker. She has published 13 books and over 100 scientific articles on the brain and memory. She is an Associate Editor for the journal of Applied Cognitive Ps...

This podcast is an interview with Dave Proctor, a Canadian ultra runner. I met Dave when I was living in Calgary in 2018. He is a lovely guy as I’m sure you’ll find when you listen to the interview. Dave works as a massage therapist in Calgary and has achieved many records in the ultra-running world. As part of Outrun Rare, Dave attempted to run across Canada in 201 but was thwarted by injury. He...

This podcast is a collaboration with Andrew and Zac from the Breaking the Barrier Podcast. The other week we made a very amateur attempt at a Beer mile and this is our conversation and analysis of our attempt. I hope you have a good laugh at us! We all sure need one! The link to the YouTube video of our run will be in the show notes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvqCaZ5VRF4&feature=youtu.be&fbc...

Hi and welcome to the Peak Endurance Podcast. My name is Isobel Ross and I am the coach at Peak Endurance Coaching. This podcast is the second in a series on the different physical therapies that runners can use to help keep them running. Today I am talking to Leigh Iacovangelo (pronounced YACKA  VAN   G    LOW), a physiotherapist. Leigh is the clinical director and partner of RISE Health Group, A...

Hi and welcome to the Peak Endurance Podcast. My name is Isobel Ross and I am the coach at Peak Endurance Coaching. Today’s podcast is a coronavirus special. I know we are all sick of hearing about it, but we are at an historic moment in time. This is a big deal for the human race and we want to look back on it knowing we did the best we could for all of our society. That we cared about others and...

This podcast is the first in a series on the different physical therapies that runners can use to help keep them running. Today I am talking to Luke Nelson, a sports chiropractor. Luke has a special interest in sports injuries and rehabilitation, in particular running biomechanics and injuries. He has worked with a number of elite and Olympic athletes from a wide variety of sports including Austra...

Today’s podcast is a Delirious West special. The Delirious West is a 200 mile race in Western Australia. The Delirious W.E.S.T. is run almost entirely on the Bibbulmun Track in the South West and Great Southern regions of Western Australia from the old logging settlement of Northcliffe, to the Historic port city of Albany. The event took place from Wed 19 February with a 104hr cut off, runners hav...

Today we have another coaches roundtable!  The questions we discuss are:  What is the purpose of macro, mico and meso cycles in your training season?   How do we plan for recovery after an A-race?   How do we train mental toughness, and can we even do so?  Please join the coaches roundtable on Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/269507017357124/admin_activities...

Today’s podcast features the amazing Lucy Clark. If you recall, I first interviewed Lucy waaay back in October, episode 7. If you haven’t listened to that podcast yet, I recommend you pause this, go back, listen to it, then get back into this one! Lucy spent a long time planning an epic adventure. She planned to run the length of NZ from the tip of Cape Reinga in the North Island to the Bluff in t...

Today’s podcast is a Hong Kong Four Trails special. The Hong Kong Four Trails is more of an event than a race. It requires participants to run all four of the Hong Kong Trails in under 60 hours. There is no winner, only finishers. My first guest is Stephen Redfern. He recently completed the Hong Kong Four Trails in a remarkable 54 hours. He certainly accomplished getting in under 60 hours! I first...

Today’s podcast is a bit different to my usual ones! Andrew Lorenzo (who you will remember from episode 11 where he spoke to us about mindfulness) and I went out for a run up at Ferny creek in the Dandenongs. It was a rainy day, so you will hear the sound of running in mud and puddles! This is a free flowing chat, much like you would have on any run. We just thought it would be fun to record and s...

Today’s podcast is the second of our coaching round table conversations. Each of us came to the table with a question to pose to the group. I hope you enjoy the discussion. If you want to pose some questions for our next podcast, join the coaching roundtable Facebook group. https://www.facebook.com/groups/269507017357124/ Don’t forget to get onto the 12, 16 and 20 week training plans for UTMB and...

Caroline Gavin recently won the prestigious Two Bays event. Two Bays is a 56km trail race that is run across the Mornington Peninsula from Cape Schanck to Dromana and then back again. It is a scenic and challenging course that covers a range of settings and surfaces; single track, coastal trail, grassy trail, dirt road and forest canopy. Caroline explains how she juggles her training with raising...

Ashley is an ordinary guy who is doing extraordinary things. He runs regularly but this is not what is extraordinary about him. He does this whilst living with stage 4 cancer. Listen as as we discuss how he found out about his condition, how he lives with it, and the exciting runs he has planned.  Check out www.sea2snowy.run   Have you recently found out you have gotten into the UTMB or CCC? Not s...

High altitude training is a simple phenomenon which entails working out in a limited-oxygen environment. Exposure to such settings challenges the human body to produce the required amount of energy to perform exercise. Working out under such condition stimulates production of red blood cells and hence improved oxygen propagation through the body. The intended purpose is to ensure efficient use of...

Jason Karp is a well-known and respected American running coach. Jason is an incredibly knowledgeable person who has written many books, including The Inner Runner, Run Your Fat Off, 14- Minute Metabolic Workouts, Running a Marathon For Dummies, Running for Women, 101 Winning Racing Strategies for Runners, 101 Developmental Concepts & Workouts for Cross Country Runners, and How to Survive Your PhD...

Today, I chat with Daniel (from The Trail Runners Epxerience podcast) and Ashley Druve (co-host at The Trail Runners Experience) about GSER, Barkleys and training principles in general. This is the first of what we hope to be a monthly series where we discuss a variety of training concepts in a round table format.  Please rate and review the podcast here. Visit my coaching website here. Happy New...

I thought it might be timely to discuss how we as runners can deal with all the food and drink over the Christmas period. It can be hard when there is so much yumminess around!

Today’s podcast is with the amazing Craig Harper. For those of you who haven’t heard of him, here is a snippet of his bio from his website craigharper.net Craig Harper is one of Australia’s leading presenters, writers and educators in the areas of health, high-performance, resilience, self-management, leadership, corporate change, communication, stress management, addiction and personal transforma...