The Sunday Plodcast

In this episode, Matt interviews Jake Barraclough, a runner based in Japan, who shares his journey from Birmingham to Tokyo, his experiences with the extreme humidity while training, and the unique culture surrounding running in Japan, particularly the Ekiden races. Jake discusses his transition from a troubled past with injuries to becoming a competitive marathoner, his YouTube journey documentin...

In this week's episode, Matt and Oli review all the distance action from the final two days in Tokyo, as well as talking through the World Champs as a whole. Enjoy! Presented by SportsShoes.com - Use code SUNDAYPLOD10 for 10% off!

In this latest Tokyo bonus episode, Matt and Oli talk through all the distance action on day 6; including the men's 800m semi-finals, and the women's 800m and 5000m heats. Enjoy! Presented by SportsShoes.com

In our latest bonus episode, Matt and Oli talk through all the distance action from today in Tokyo; including the 1500m final that no one saw coming! Presented by SportsShoes.com

In our latest bonus episode, Matt and Oli talk through all the distance action from Tokyo so far; including Cole Hocker's shock exit, Geordie Beamish's huge win, and much more. Enjoy! Presented by SportsShoes.com

In this week's episode, Matt and Oli talk through all the action from the first two days at the Tokyo World Championships that featured a stunning 10,000m victory from Jimmy Gressier, and much more. Enjoy! Presented by SportsShoes.com

In this week's episode, Matt and Oli talk through all the big hitters going into next weekend's World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. Enjoy! Presented by SportsShoes.com - Use code SUNDAYPLOD10 for 10% off!

In our latest weekend round up, Matt and Oli react to the finalised British team for the World Championships in Tokyo, as well as chatting through all the races over the past week. Enjoy!  Presented by SportsShoes.com - Use code SUNDAYPLOD10 for 10% off!

In this week's episode, Matt welcomed London Marathon CEO and Race Director, Hugh Brasher to the podcast. Hugh has been involved with the iconic race since it first started back in 1981 and he shared his insights and memories from over the years. Enjoy! Presented by SportsShoes.com - Use code SUNDAYPLOD10 for 10% off!

In this week's episode, Oli welcomed Tokyo Olympian and 8:15 Steeplechaser, Zak Seddon, to the podcast. Having switched up his training setup after the disappointment of not making the Paris Games, Zak talked through his track season that culminated with a Silver medal at the British Championships, and a new PB in Oordegem two weeks ago. Enjoy! Presented by SportsShoes.com - Use code SUNDAYPLOD10...

In this week's episode, Matt and Oli welcomed Harry Wakefield to the podcast. Despite not starting up in the sport until his late 20's Harry has become one of the top runners on the domestic circuit in recent years. He's posted PB's of 1:47, 3:38, and 7:47 this season; all three being V35 British Records. Harry talks through his unconventional journey into running, his plans for taking himself to...

In our latest weekend round up, Matt and Oli review all the British action from the IFAM meeting in Oordegem on Saturday; featuring stellar runs from Zak Seddon and Sarah Tait. Enjoy! Presented by SportsShoes.com - use code TSP10 for 10% off!

In this week's episode, Matt and Oli welcomed British 1500m champion, Sarah Calvert, to the podcast. After a huge breakthrough at the Trials last weekend in Birmingham, Sarah now finds herself chasing the World standard for a chance to compete in Tokyo. Enjoy!  Presented by SportsShoes.com - use code TSP10 for 10% off.

In this week's episode, Matt and Oli review all the distance action from the weekend's British Championships and World Trials. The pod features post race interviews from Josh Kerr, Georgia Hunter-Bell, Sarah Calvert, and Neil Gourley. Enjoy! Presented by SportsShoes.com - Use code TSP10 for 10% off!

In this week's episode, Matt and Oli preview all the action at next weekend's British Championships and World Championship Trials. Talking through all the distance events, they talk big hitters, key omissions, and ones to watch. Make sure to check out our British Champs prediction contest on instagram @SundayPlodcast.  Presented by Sportsshoes.com

In this week's episode, Matt and Oli review all the action from yesterday's London Diamond League. The meet featured a number of Brits; with standout performances from Josh Kerr, Georgia Hunter-Bell, Hannah Nutall, Innes Fitzgerald and Max Burgin. With British Champs just a couple weeks away, Matt and Oli talk through the big hitters. Enjoy! Presented by SportsShoes.com

In this bonus episode, Matt and Oli preview all the action at this weekend's London Diamond League. The meet features all the major players ahead of British Champs at the end of the month. Enjoy! Presented by SportsShoes.com

In this episode, Matt welcomed Frederik Ruppert to the podcast. Frederik shared his journey in the steeplechase; discussing his breakthrough 8:01 performance at the Rabat Diamond League, his training techniques, and the impact of some recent coaching changes. He reflects on the challenges he's faced during major championships and his aspirations for the future; emphasising the importance of suppor...

In our latest weekend round up, Matt and Oli review all the action from yesterday's Pre Classic in Eugene; that featured world records from Faith Kipyegon and Beatrice Chebet, and much more. Enjoy! Presented by SportsShoes.com

In this week's episode, Matt and Oli welcomed European U18 Silver-Medallist, Jess Bailey, to the podcast. A top athlete in her own right, but a supreme junior; Jess has a 5K PB of 15:07 at just 18 years of age. Based at Birmingham Uni and coached by Dean Miller, who we had on the pod back in January, Jess spoke about life as a BUAC fresher, keeping it fluffy (whatever that means), and much more. E...

In this week’s episode, Matt and Oli sat down with New Mexico head coach, Darren Gauson. Darren is one of very few British coaches currently working in the NCAA, and he took over the lobos in 2023. We talked about his coaching journey so far; from working as a graduate assistant at Butler, to his goal to retain professionals at New Mexico alongside his college team in the future, and everything in...

In this bonus episode, Matt and Oli give their initial reactions to Faith Kipyegon's sub 4 mile attempt in Paris. Enjoy! Presented by SportsShoes.com

In this week's episode, Matt and Oli talked through all the action from the Paris Diamond League that featured George Mills and Georgia Hunter-Bell. The Diamond League circuit is producing serious times right now, and the boys debate how these performances might translate to championship performances later in the summer. Enjoy! Presented by SportsShoes.com

In this week's episode, Matt and Oli reviewed all the action from last night's British 10,000m Championships and World Trials. They also caught up with winners Emile Cairess and Megan Keith, as well as silver medallist, Calli Hauger-Thackery.  Presented by SportsShoes.com

In our latest weekend round up, Matt and Oli catch up about all the action; from the Rome Diamond League, to the Birmingham BMC, and everything in between. They also preview Saturday's British Athletics 10,000m Trials for the Tokyo World Championships, and much more. Enjoy! Presented by SportsShoes.com