The Aussie Runner Podcast

Geoff & Neil speak to the French man responsible for one of Sydney's booming performance focused running clubs, Jerome Dupuy.   Hear how the Delta Running Project has scaled from 4 to 100+ members over a short period of time, how they fill a pre-elite inclusive performance based niche in the community & amazingly how all 70 of their runners managed to run sub 40 min at the recent Sydney 10k event.

It's not often you meet someone who landed their dream job … but that's true of Athletics Australia CEO Peter Bromley.   Jez & Damo chat with the man that's presided in the top job during some amazing times for our beloved sport … a rich upward streak of success for our athletes, COVID & recently the puzzling Peter Bol testing story.   Learn about Peter's athletic past, his pedigree in executive b...

Damo and Jez talk to cowboy hat wearing, holder of the fastest known time for running across Canada, previous World Record for 24-Hour Treadmill Run champ, Author, charity founder / fundraiser, master of the mind trick, massage therapist and all round nice guy Dave Proctor … hear about his mammoth crossing of a continent, his book 'untethered', the vault, his four mind animals, the highs and lowes...

Geoff & Neil talk to Tamworth local & gym owner, 400m Masters athlete, strength & 100m - 5000m running coach, past Athletics NSW Club Coach of the year & TV's Ultimate Tag semi-finalist … Jay 'Carved from' Stone.   Learn if spewing during training is a good thing, why a kettle ball is his go to & why you really shouldn't play join the dots with Neil.

Jez & Damo chat to Nike Head Coach, elite marathoner with a handy 2:17:20 PB, Melbourne based Kiwi Dave Ridley.   Learn how he's leveraged consistency to keep injury at bay, how trail running is easy :-) … why his clients must have a long term training mindset if he's going to work with them, why his wife put him in a wheelchair the day before the Seoul marathon and how drafting an elite poo-jogge...

Neil & Geoff chat to elite trail runner, coach, sports doctor, sport nutrition company co-founder and, until recently, UTA 50k record holder Dr Andrius Ramonas.   The boys learn about the ethos behind Roam's all natural alternatives to the dreaded sports gel, how Andrius incorporates sports medicine into his & his clients running and provides a fascinating insight into how you should balance carbs...

Jez & Damo round out the year by chatting to up & coming Castle Hill local 800m speedster, National Champ, 2 x World U20 Championships Silver medallist, European Diamond League competitor & US University of Washington Athlete Carley Thomas.    Learn the tips & tricks she learnt at the elite Diamond League, how she recovered from a horrific leg injury involving a speed boat, rubber ring & some conc...

How do you take 5 hrs 12 mins off your 88 km Comrades time? ... by running a smoking 5 hrs 42 mins, coming first in the 50 year-old + age group and breaking an 11 year old masters record … that's how!   Geoff & Neil talk to Aussie 50k World Champs rep Wayne Spies, a man who just seems to get better the older he gets, who embraces a highly endearing & infectiously positive mindset based on getting...

Jez & Damo speak to Olympic, Commonwealth Games & 6 time defending Australian 400 metres champion speedster Steve Solomon.   Learn of his meteoric rise at a young age, his junior records, US College time at Stanford, being the first Aussie man in 24 years to reach the 400m Olympic final & also the first Aussie since Cathy Freeman to do so.   Steve lays out exactly what he needs to do to beat the c...

Geoff & Neil reappear from a mysterious hiatus and sit back down with 'The Bull' Chris Turnbull after his epic 3856 km, 100 km+ per day (!!!), 39 day record run from Perth to Sydney.   Learn about the logistics, the closed road, the emotional, physical & mental stresses, how he worked through them plus the thousands of boiled eggs and A LOT of sandwiches.

Jez & Damo speak to the inspirational ex-military ultra-running near death accident survivor Rodney 'Rocket' Cottam.   Hear how Rod went from an elite soldier involved in a serious motor vehicle accident sustaining several injuries (including spinal nerve damage) to 12 months recovery and ultimately becoming a big run specialist focused on raising awareness for some excellent causes like Invictus...

Jez & Damo chat with a prolific Aussie legend of the 70s, 80s & 90s track scene, 1500m specialist, 15 year career, dual Olympian, dual world championships, 4 Commonwealth Games & one time Australian 1500m champion.   A man with the most sub 4 min miles in Australian history & the only person to have run an all time fastest top 10 mile actually in his home country … a ripper of a top bloke, Pat Sca...

A chug special! … Jez and Damo speak to Melissa Vandewater, the mastermind behind the Aussie Beer Mile.  Explore the collision of elite runners and drinkers, the notorious 11 am Chunder Mile, the 100 Beer week long 100-miler, delve into strategic beer choices, the "dregs controversy" and training your stomach with a watermelon.   Hear the essential beer mile do's and don'ts and whether Mel success...

Geoff & Neil catch up with local Sydney ultra-runner Chris 'Bullie' Turnbull before he heads off on a once in a lifetime run.   They chat all things Vegemite sandwiches, dingo bait and running 'East'.   In his time Bullie has put his body through some EPIC adventures from Kayaking across the Tasman to running from Sydney to Melbourne … hear about them & learn how he's now set his sights on a 3940...

Jez & Damo speak to one of Australia's top 10 fastest marathoners of all time, a man that's also pretty handy at 1500m, 5000m, cross country and landed himself in that top 10 in only his 3rd marathon! … ladies & gents … Andy Buchanan, one of our most exciting prodigious marathon talents, all round top bloke & connoisseur of high-end contemporary Australian bakery.   Andy takes us through his train...

Neil & Geoff talk to avid runner, podcaster, ex Athletics NSW mar-comms guru, Pont3 Digital Marketing Manager & NSW athletics Track favourite James Constantine.   The boys get the the inside track on how Pont3 are battling to get the Sydney Mara recognised as a major over the next few years, how they need your help rocketing spectatorship to new levels, go behind the scenes at a few of Sydney's bi...

4 years, 1 baby, another on the way & a scintillating Commonwealth Games Gold victory … Jez & Damo once again catch up with Lululemon ambassador, Olympian, mum & proud South Australian running gem, the delightful Jess Stenson.   Find out how motherhood has given her running/training an extra edge, hear a fascinating blow by blow trip through her Commonwealth Games Gold medal run, what baby #2 mean...

It's Australia's biggest trail running festival week! …   it's time for the amazing Ultra Trail Australia and Neil & Geoff catch up with a UTA legend Scotty Richmond … 10 x UTA 100km with 3 finishes in the top 10 … but wait, this guy's no slacker … graphic designer, children's entertainer 'Ozzie', YouTube sensation, AFL coach & local Shire boy.   Will he add Guinness World Record holder to that li...

Geoff & Neil speak to a man that's made a name for himself in multi-day, frozen, sled carrying ultras … the kind where your back up plan if things go wrong is you & only you … oh & he's also an high altitude mountaineer, Dad, author, TEDx presenter, nerd, Pharmacist & MBA.   Meet Paul Watkins, climber of the major peaks on all seven continents, the second Aussie to finish the 6633 Arctic Ultra & t...

He's off!!! Aussie ultra-running's most prolific living legend, Pat Farmer, has kicked off a monster run around Australia … AGAIN … this time he's running to help raise awareness for The Voice referendum and Jez & Damo catch up with him just before he grabs his runners and gets going.   Learn what it takes to plan & train for a 14,400 km 6 month multi-day ultra-run, what he's been doing since we l...

Jez & Damo speak to 'Boobs on the run' founder Mel Warman, a fantastically unique spin on a running group & a lovely human being to boot.   Learn how her Mum inspired her to set it up, how it works, the success stories & why pace / distance are importantly, not a thing.   Learn how they keep their members going mentally, avoid common pitfalls of getting started with running, the magic number of ru...

Geoff & Neil speak to the one & only Claudine Chicheportiche, the high performance mindset coach behind many successful athletes, leaders & entrepreneurs.   It is no coincidence that this karate mad mind boggler has coached the last two male Coast to Kosciuszko 240km winners.   Learn exactly what mindset training is, how to become a super-coachable human, what winning from freedom not fear is, the...

Jez & Damo go way back to the beginning, chatting once again to local Sydney marathon legend & speedster David Crinti … learn how his ground breaking Run Beyond Project has developed, how fatherhood has impacted his running, answer: he now has a 17 min park run with a pram PB :-), his thoughts on the coast to Kosciusko reboot, Deek's record going, our first Kona-ironman-loo story and we create a n...

Episode 100!!! … Jez & Damo mark the occasion by chatting with one of Bondi Rescue's favourite Lifeguards, Andrew 'Reidy" Reid.   This guy packs a lot in to life, runner, cyclist,   swimmer, open ocean paddler, ironman, TV star, Dad, MC, event director, photographer, ex garbo & a genuine true blue top Aussie bloke.   Amongst many fascinating insights & stories learn how Reidy transformed from a 12...

It's not often you hear someone unpack how they went from back-of-the-pack to podium athlete, a truly fascinating insight for runners of all distances ... hear Geoff & Neil discover an emotional love story starring the premier invite only 240km Coast to Kosciuszko (c2k) ultramarathon & its 2022 winner, athlete, fireman, passionate husband & Dad, Rob Mason. A story 12 long years in the making, 6 c2...