Stimulate Run Podcast

Nick Bester or the Yster Man (Iron Man) is a life long endurance athlete. You name it in the endurance world he has done it - Comrades, Triathlon, Dusi Canoe, Argus cycling and much more. In this chat we speak about his endurance ability, his mental toughness and where it stemmed from. We talk about the change he made to his diet and advice for current day athletes

From Janaury we have been tracking along the journey of 3 amazing people towards Comrades 2023. On this episode the panel are back to take us through their big day. Caitriona had an amazing day to finish in 5th, Wayne smashed his PB and masters record and Murray as he said got his Bill Rowan. Thank you to all the listeners, supporters and families for their support this year. We all appreciate the...

The pre race episode for Comrades 2023. Caitriona, Murray and Wayne do their usual month recap and then we take a more in-depth look at the course itself. Murray shares what prep he is making when it comes to preparing to tackle the course on race day. Wayne takes us into the Nedbank camp.

Barry Hollands record in running and particularly comrades and two oceans speaks for itself. Attempting his 49TH consecutive comrades in 2023 he is a wealth of knowledge. We discussed his thoughts on training and how they have changed over the years. We spoke about having realistic goals and how to execute them. He gave course advice. Most importantly he explained planning your race and racing you...

Nell Rojas is a professional runner born in Boulder Colorado. On this episode we chat about her history in the sport from childhood in Boulder to now as a professional who hopes to qualify for Paris. We discuss experiences (her trip to Kenya), goals and her relationship with her dad who is also her coach. For those who haven’t check out the sweat elite video with Nell and her dad and you will see...

Allirra Jennings greet up and still lives in the Northern Territory of Australia. In this episode she shares her journey in running which started with taking a few steps all the way to completing the 6 world majors. Allirra is the first female t to complete the 6 star. We discuss her heritage and some of the social issues the has come across and currently taking place.

The panel is back for the April episode. Murray is being as consistent as ever, Caitriona has started her Comrades build with a great month and heading to the USA for a race and Wayne tells us about Two Oceans and his time in camp. A listener question to finish about training by time.

78 days to Comrades 2023 and the panel are back to tell us about how their last month has gone. Caitriona is balancing work/life and running. Murray is settling in to his new structure and increasing milage and Wayne is preparing for a big month ahead with plenty of excitement. We tackle a few listener questions about shoes, goals and changing surfaces through the week. If you have any questions p...

Caitriona, Murray and Wayne are back for episode 2. On this episode we discuss the dangers of comparing against what others are doing. We speak about running on effort vs pace. We delve into qualifiers and what chasing a faster qualifier comes with just to save a few minutes at the start or for a better seeding pen. If you are enjoying the series please share it among your running network and also...

Liz CcColgan has achieved it all. Olympian, Commonwealth Games, world championships, world cross country medalist, triple world major marathon winner and MBE are just part of the long list of achievements for Liz. On this episode we discuss where it all started for her. From her humble upbringing in Scotland, to the university of Alabama which turns out shaped not only her career but her life and...

Reece Edwards started his sporting life as an aspiring hockey player who knew he had a little bit extra when it came to aerobic ability. As he got older he found  triathlon and then came the sole focus on running. Reece Shares his journey from 8 hour bike rides which included stops for pie and coke to now being a well credentialed marathoner. Reece most recently won UTA with minimal ultra specific...

Welcome to Road to Comrades 2023. On this episode we meet Wayne, Caitriona and Murray who will share their journey towards Durban in June. On this episode we get to meet them and learn more about their running history and what their plans are. We hope you join the rest of the episodes and enjoy them.

The name Grenville Wood might not be one at the front of many guesses when we talk about Australian running in the 80s but those in the know it certainly would be. He still the current South Australian marathon record holder. During this chat we share his experiences in running, the risks he took along the way and what are his running pillars as a coach.

Irish-born runner Caitriona Jennings first came on to the podcast in 2019. Since then she has continued to tick off achievements notably in 2022 finishing 3rd at the World 100km and 1st at the European 50km.  It was great to go back into her history prior to running and then how she continued to rise in the sport. She represented Ireland at the 2012 Olympics and what many would say might be the pi...

Brendan Pang, started as an architecture student, while sitting as a social working in Broome he decided to enter Masterchef and hasnt looked back. He know has 2 books, a permanent fixture at a local food setting and a range stocked by Woolworths.  Brendan discovered running recently and loves his daily run as an escape from his busy day. He's a high achiever who will be chasing his running goas t...

Mark Plaatjes was the winner of the 1993 World Champs Marathon. A few would know Mark and his achievements but not many would know his story.  Mark was one of the greatest in his era and amazingly due to the apartheid regime wasn't allowed to show the world. During the episode Mark talks about life during apartheid, being a straight A student but not being allowed to go to University and being che...

Ash Watson is an Australian runner hailing from Ballarat. Ballarat is a town filled with running history with many Olympians and some of The countries best runners either living there or spending time there to train. Ash has a great running resume with a 2:23 marathon, surf coast century ultra champion (current record holder) and two time comrades marathon finisher. On this episode we have a chat...

The post race recap. During this episode the panel are all along to recap their races. Jackie World 100km and the remainder all headed to Comrades 2022. Wayne kicks us off as the fastest finisher, Jackie and Darren let their guards down and show us a side of vulnerability we havent see from the panel yet. We cover a few listener questions.  For those wondering about the man in the arena quote sear...

A scholar with a long list of accolades and a runner with a list of accolades to match. roger Robinson joins me to share his life story and what a story it is. From being a professor at 35 to running a 2:28 marathon as a 50 year old.  Listen to Rogers lessons on literature, language and literacy. How English has evolved and what his thoughts are on the role technology has played.  Roger shares his...

We made it. There was times we didnt think we would be sitting 2 weeks out the next Comrades down run. The full crew are here to wrap it all up before they head to race day.  Wayne gives us an insight look to an elite camp. 300km weeks with 8 ultras in 3 weeks. How to the elite runners differ from the social runner it might surprise you.  Jackie is ready for world 100km. The rest of the crew wrap...

The second to last Episode before race day. Jackie fills us in on how her build towards world 100km is going after ticking off peak week, Darren welcomed hills into his training while ticking off his big long run, He gives us a recap on Gold Coast Marathon and Sandy fills us in on how her July went in prep for the big day.  Darren takes on questions on behalf of all novices to start adding thought...

Episode 42 might be the biggest to date. The whole panel had a race to report back on. Sandy and Irwin race Barossa marathon, Jackie smashed her marathon in terrible conditions, Wayne went back to back with victories and Darren perfectly executed his half marathon in preparation for Gold Coast marathon. Novice advice sprinkled throughout the whole episode. Comrades season is well and truly on with...

Zoe Buckman is a duel Olympian, world champs and Commonwealth games representative. On this episode she shares her journey but also takes us behind the curtain or the realities of being a professional athlete. A great listen for parents with younger children and also a great listen for adolescents who love their sport.

Many might not recognise the name Carlos Furnari but you will recognise the brands. You could say he is one of many who puts together what we see from the brands itself and the athletes who represent them.  From Radcliffe to Kipchoge. From Tinman to Strava. Carlos has worked with them all.  How did a guy of an Italian dad and country upbringing do all of this? Well listen in. 

Episode 41 of The Road to Comrades. As Bruce Fordyce called it May is the new March. Sandy, Darren, Irwin and Jackie go through the month that was. Some good overall approaches to running and races are discussed. We finish the episode with the Help a novice segment.