Stimulate Run Podcast

Episode 40 with the full crew. Darren takes us through Canberra Marathon and his PB. Sandy nails her half marathon and the rest of the team are just building the weeks. We also introduce a new segment to help the novices.

Wayne and Irwin catch up to answer some listener questions which have come in. We hope these help as the preparation for comrades 2022 really starts to get going.

When you hear the name you think inspiring. 1992 Olympian gets lost among the accolades Tommy has achieved. He now holds the world record for 60-65 yr olds along with him and his son being the youngest father son marathon times combined. On this episode Tommy shares his journey, learning ad advice for runners. 

Jessica joins the podcast as a guest for a second time (check out Season 3 Ep 11) for her episode with her cousin Carly. This episode is post becoming the new Australian Women's record holder for backyard Ultras. Jessica completed an amazing 275km at the Herdys Front Yard Ultra. During this chat we get to know her a little more. We discuss the journey and what makes her tick. When it comes to the...

Ep 39 and we have 3 shiny PBs to talk about. Jackie and Wayne return to tell us all about their recent 50km experience at the Nedbank Runnified event. We also launch our comrade entry refund competition. Email stimulaterun@gmail.com with your story and also like the podcast social pages. Darren is 3 weeks out from his Marathon, Sandy knows what she has to do and Irwin has had to shift the goal pos...

Erika Lori is a physiotherapist in a hospital head injury unit and an ultra runner. On this episode Erika shares her story. Why she runs, what she has experienced and what these experiences have given back to her. Erika recently completed a yoga course and she shares why she did it and how it might impact her running. She shares how her role as a physio inspires her.  Erika is the owner of the Bib...

The first episode of 2022 and maybe and hopefully the true countdown begins. The team are back and update you all with how they have been going over the festive period and early into 2022. We also touch on what our inspiration is/was to run comrades.

In this episode Meriem shares how running is a vehicle for her happiness. We speak about her experience moving to Australia as a young muslim immigrant. Having to change schools, an eating disorder and mental health battles have shaped her into being a leader not only in her community but the wider community.  She speaks about how education is key and how she using her running to do so. She shares...

Fitness professional, Runner, coach, mum, business owner and now add film maker. On this episode Anna shares her Journey from a marketing professional, to a career pivot once her child was born and moving into the fitness industry.  Anna shares her family story and where her drive and determination might have stemmed from. Anna was one of the first people in Australia to have Covid-19 and shares t...

On this episode I was lucky enough to be joined by Colin Thomas. Born and raised in Scotland to following his dream by chasing knowledge in Iten. On the episode we uncover some of the learnings he has had during his journey as an athlete and a coach. We talk about how simple the Kenyas take their running and if some of the stories we hear are true.

Adam is one of Australia’s leading coaches. He is the national distance lead for Athletics Australia and head coach of Team Tempo out of south Australia. Many would know him as the coach of Olympian Jess Stenson. As you will hear in this episode Adam is a very inspiring person and shares his journey with us. We discuss the role of the coach and also letting those who are experts provide their know...

The final episode of the Longest Road to Comrades for 2021. Wayne talks about lactate testing, Sandy is embracing change along with a possible change to her running form, Irwin reflects on his half marathon and also his consult with the dietitian, Jackie nailed her 10km and is looking forward to a big 2022 and Darren speaks about his race at Gold Coast 50.  The whole panel would like to wish...

The final episode of 2021. The team give a recap and a insight into 2022. Dawid shares his learnings from his recent half marathon, Guy is banking weeks, Julz bravely shares about the challenging time she is currently facing and Irwin recaps his experience at the recent half marathon.

The words humble, consistent and time for others go a long way to describe Dean Menzies. It was great to have Dean on the podcast to share about himself and then also about his running journey. Plenty of takeaways in this episode that were shared by Dean such as how to fit it all in, how consistency will have its rewards and how not to sweat the small stuff. 

The team is back to recap their last few weeks. Darren & Sandy ran Bridge to Brisbane, Wayne was back on the island for a swing at work, Jackie has put her hamstring niggle behind her and Irwin is gearing up for a half marathon in two weeks. ⁣ ⁣ We also discuss what 2022 possibly would look like. How would you plan your year around an August comrades and what impacts comrades has on your year.

A massive Episode to get through for October. Wayne, Sandy and Darren all recap the Sunshine Coast Running Festival. Jackie shares her DNF experience and what she took away from it. Irwin is just loving his running. We had a great listeners question about how do you approach your paces when returning post event. 

The team is back to recap October. Dawid is back into his training after a refreshing holiday, Guy is chipping away towards consistency, Julz is continuing her consistency and jumping on program from Monday 25th towards the ADU 50km at the end of Jan.

We are back for another episode. Dawid and Irwin share their recaps post marathon. Dawid shares the challenges he faced pre race. Julia and Guy keep chipping away getting back to consistent running. Thanks to everybody for the feedback after the last recording.

Its been a while between shows but everybody is back to share what they have been up to. Since last recording Wayne, Jackie and Darren all won their races. Darren ran a huge PB and edged closer to the sub 3hr marathon club. Sandy is building towards Sunshine Coast Marathon. 

World 100km Champion, Western States champion (current course record holder) and Comrades marathon winner Ellie Greenwood is this shows guest. Ellie shared her story in running, her learnings and how she managed to stay positive through her lengthy injury spell. 

Two time Olympian and Commonwealth Games representative Jessica Stenson is this episodes guest. Jess shares her journey from growing up in the country, making the choice to chase her running dreams and planning a family around her running career. Jess speaks about her love for seeing other succeed. We end the chat by touching on what she has planned and her hope to run a time at some stage this ye...

First Episode back since the cancelation of Gold Coast Marathon. ⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ Julz gives an honest account for the challenges the last month have provided and the decisions she has reached. She shares what her whys are for running. ⁣⁣⁣ ⁣⁣⁣ Guy shares his experience of the 100km Kokoda Challenge which he completed in July. He also shares some of the motivational challenges he has faced recently and what...

Running legend and school Principal Ray Boy joins me to share his history in the sport and the learnings he has had over the years. We touch on his training, the highlights and how he moved his focus into his career in education. 

After a month off the panel is back to share what they have been up to. Wayne, Darren and Irwin were due to Run the Gold Coast Marathon but like many other events was canceled due to Covid. Sandy lost a bit of mojo but threw a surprise out as she is 4 weeks away from the Sunshine Coast Marathon. 

Join the Team for Episode 5. We recorded this episode on Sunday. As you will tell those heading to the Gold Coast were planning on enjoying the joys of race week...well things started to change within hours. As you would know the Gold Coast marathon has since been canceled and most capital cities in Australia put into snap lockdowns. We decided to go ahead with posting the episode as we share what...