The Aussie Runner Podcast

Neil & Geoff chat to Brisbane to Sydney Ultra-runner, Aussie rep, coach, feral pig whisperer, C2K podium hopeful & founder of the Manly Beach Running Club, Joe Ward.   The boys learn why Joe chose to run 1000km in silence, how he has a coach for almost everything he does, how to tackle your inner running scientist, mongrel & hippy, micro-dosing your training & why hiking/walking  is a must for tho...

Jez & Damo speak to Olympian & Aussie steeplechase star Genevieve Gregson, covering her recent heartbreaking injury in Japan, her recovery, how her upbringing has helped, why steeplechase is nerve wracking, scary and running hierarchy wise sits above 'flat' track runners, sharing a stage with Kylie in Glasgow, her new coaching business with husband Ryan and finally what's the number one (or two ;-...

Neil & Geoff talk to top bloke & Australian marathon running's people's champ, true blue battler & Olympian, Liam Adams … the full time electrician non-professional elite runner that still manages 160-200km per week.   You'll hear how the Olympics in Japan compared to Brazil, his journey from junior cross country to the world stage, how he manages the work / elite running balance & some fascinatin...

Damo & Jez talk to a true gent & legend of Aussie running, Shaun Creighton.   A man with such an amazing range to his running talent, holding national records for the 5000m, 10000 & marathon, representing his country at multiple Olympics & Commonwealth games, still holds the Aussie record for the 3000m steeplechase, Aussie selector, previous team coach for comm games cross country, after a mid-lif...

Geoff & Neil speak to recent Olympian Jye "Zoolander" Edwards, find out how this Aussie 1500m speedster came back from injury through recovery, less volume & sticking to soft surfaces (i.e trail running Jez).   Also learn how a social media blackout helped him perform at the Olympics, how 100km+ weeks are required for a 1500m athlete and which shoe colour is faster: black, white or hot pink?

Jez & Damo grab some time with Harry Potter mad Olympian & marathon star Ellie Pashley, what a lovely engaging representative for Australian sport … the boys catch Ellie mid way through her hotel quarantine following her superb run in Japan, they go deep in to her Olympic experience … find out how she used ice jackets, saline drinks, Powerade slushies & ice baths to ace her performance in the heat...

Neil & Geoff speak to Chamonix based Kiwi ultra-running star Ruth Croft, 2nd lady at the massive global stage that is the WSER 100 miler and 1st overall at this year's Tarawera 100 km … learn about her background in cross country, mountain running & steeplechase, how US collegiate running broke & burnt her out, how taking running less seriously to enjoy it changed her world and why the words Guinn...

Jez & Damo speak to all-round great guy & ultra legend Dean Karnazes … a man responsible for taking ultra-running mainstream,   inspiring countless people to go beyond the marathon distance, hailed as the fittest man on earth, the perfect human and one of TIME magazine's most influential people in the world.   The boys chat to Dean about his new book, his current isolation stint in a Sydney hotel...

Jez & Damo speak to the undisputed GOAT of Aussie Marathon, Rob De Castella … Deeks! … the boys learn about his journey from boy to our fastest toughest marathon legend, how his mindset both motivated him but also cost him his Olympic dream, how his Indigenous Marathon Project is his proudest achievement and we finally hear the story one of our most popular questions was written for … if you've ev...

Neil & Geoff speak to bubbly 5000m superstar & Olympian Jenny Blundell in her first ever podcast interview, they learn how a full time exercise physiologist specialising in stroke & cardiac orthopaedic rehab finds time to qualify for the Olympics during COVID, how the complicated qualification process works & why she qualified even though she missed out by .27 of a second, whether she'll go sub 15...

Jez & Damo speak to Australia's first individual Winter Olympic alpine skiing medalist turned barrister turned CrossFit ultra trail running independent Member of Parliament Zali Steggall!   Find out what it's like to live through 25 consecutive winters, to win / lose events by 100th / sec, wipeout at 110km/hr, how running helps her deal with a punishing Canberra schedule, what happens 5km in to mo...

Geoff & Neil talk to recent UTA 100 km women's winner Cecilia Mattas, learn how a background in Finnish football and swim/run events between islands back home set the scene for her recent burst on to the Aussie trail running scene, her take on why strength work & sleeping keep you injury free and how BSL saved her race day with a spare pair of gloves.

The statement "not many people can say" was designed for Marshall Ulrich … his running, climbing & adventure racing achievements are beyond next level, beyond epic, even legendary seems a bit weak … he's completed 120+ ultra's, holds the record for crossing Death Valley 20+ times, loves the gruelling 146-mile Badwater race so much that he once completed the race out-back & out-back again, a quad B...

A 500 km out & back FKT on NSW's GNW trail, again?!? … a martial arts specialist turned ultra-ultra-runner that refuses to wear a shirt unless it's -2 degrees, a man who started his running journey in a pair of dunlop volleys & until last year hadn't finished a big run without a moon-boot.   The boys talk to Black Dog Institute mental health advocate & Motor Neurone Disease fundraiser Burty Burt....

Damo & Jez speak to Aussie marathon royalty Lee Troop, an athlete who embodied the golden age of Australian marathon running alongside Monners and Deeks. Lee shares some impressive stories from his competitive years and the very personal journey out of coaching, through depression and resoundingly back out the other side.  Lee is all heart, cares deeply about his runners, his family & hitting the...

What's 6ft 3in tall, loves tattoos, wearing black and white & is currently running from Perth to Sydney? … Answer : Sydney boy Troy Jones.   Neil & Geoff talk to Troy before he sets off on his epic 3931 km run for worthy cause Mindfull Australia.   The boys cover Troy's journey from depression, drug and alcohol abuse to being saved by running, picking a crazy goal 2.5 years ago & preparing his bod...

Damo & Jez speak with Tassie local, mum to be, 6ft track mara women's record holder & world orienteering champion extraordinaire, coach, author & business owner … Hanny Allston! Hanny speaks about her journey from farm girl to world champion athlete and everything else during & after, she recently put pen to paper for her second book "Finding My Feet" covering a raw & vulnerable rollercoaster of u...

Geoff & Neil talk to the girl from outback Alice Springs, Greta Truscott, founder of popular Sydney Eastern Suburbs Rejoov Runners club, the teepee living multi sport athlete, coach, sports massaging occupational therapist shares the story of her journey from bare foot running Northern Territory creek beds to founding one of Sydney's most popular running groups.

Damo & Jez talk to The Body Mechanic, Mark Green.   A man with NSW's premier trail marathon, the 6ft Track, running through his veins ... hear how he's run it 6 times & placed in the top 4 every time, how his 3:20 PB would normally have seen him win but on that day 3 people & the course record sneaked passed him! ...also learn how he's going back for more this year albeit with a garden shed sized...

Neil & Geoff talk to ex-rugby league playing Blue Mountain's strength coach & world's strongest marathon contender Corey Phillpott … find out how, as this legend's life spiralled out of control, a call to his Dad & a move to the mountains saved his life, how his family drives his WHY & what else drives a man to take on a world record attempt pulling a 1.5 tonne car, FOR A MARATHON!!!

Jez & Damo talk to mullet rocking 70s vinyl tragic Mosman speedster Ed Goddard.   The boys cover: Ed's first year of running in New York at Iona, how COVID & coming back home has seen him grow as a runner, the impacts of low iron, the symptoms & what solution worked for him, how he won a recent 10k while waiting for BSL to catch him, what his long term goals are & how a little bit of OCD really wo...

Neil & Geoff sneak a quick Tempo in before the year is out and speak to great bloke & recent 240km Coast to Kosciusko (c2k) winner Morgan Lindqvist.  Find out how he prepared for c2k, how finishing UTMB was his most emotional race even though it involved a 50km walk to the end, how his secret sauce is all about consistency … in running, sleeping, nutrition … in everything, and finally how chaining...

Jez & Damo talk to board-short loving international ultra-running super-star Courtney Dauwalter … learn how to tackle back-yard ultras from the undisputed boss of the format, how she uses beer as a beacon of light, what friendly hallucinations are and how harnessing her brain and accepting that deciding to enter a tough race might as well mean you should enjoy it :-) … a fantastic chat with a love...

Neil & Geoff are back! … the boys chat to Aussie 24hr track record holder Kay Bretz … they learn how 'running like a wise woman' saw him claw back 91 positions & place 11th at an international 24 hr race, how a 4 hr+ mara debut was followed 12 years later with a sub 3 mara & the 2019 Aussie ultra running performance of the year.  Kay drops several pearls of wisdom covering his turning right theory...

The boys chat to Jane Trumper … where do you start with this amazing lady … 400+ marathons/ultra marathons, running 660km across the Simpson Desert or 2200km across Europe?   Hear her mental strategies for dealing with tough challenges, what drives her motivation, a truly unique answer to our taper question and which waterfall you definitely shouldn't drink from at the NYC marathon :-)