With the Chiefs

Charlie Doherty is fresh off a 6th place finish at national cross country championship. We chat to Charlie about some of the key aspects of his running journey that has got him to where he is today including, typical training week, moving to Canberra for running, altitude training, participating in research studies and much more.

AuraLea is a PhD Candidate at Macquarie University in the field of biomechanics studying injury prevention. AuraLea is also an accomplished athlete, recently running 2:44 at the Gold Coast Marathon. It was fascinating to learn about some of the ways we can prevent injury by strengthening our bodies while at the same time embracing our unique running styles.

We chat about how our build ups have been going to key races: UTA (Dom, 43 days out) Melb Mara (Luke, 18 days out). Pretty hefty week, with some solid sessions, may get the nod for “peak week”. We also learnt, according to Dom, that 400m repeats qualify as strides? [Renting out this space for sponsors ;) ]

Smitty's coach Sally returns to discuss some of the common mistakes runners make including chasing mileage, losing weight and more.

Training update, Dubbo Half Marathon and Dom's quest to get sponsored by a car company.

Drew Fryer is an elite athlete and the coach of Fryer’s Run Club. Drew has personal bests of: (1500 - 3:46), (3000 - 8:09), (5000 - 14:14), (10000 - 30:01). We had a great conversation about everything related to running and coaching.

In this episode, we give a training update and talk about our experiences with navigating the inevitable low points of a tough training block. We also just have a bit of a laugh.

Natalie Wong is an athlete, nutritionist and the founder of beyond the road photography. Through photography, Nat has been capturing the spirit, and showcasing the best of Australia’s distance running events. Follow Nat on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beyond_theroad_/

Mick Chapman is an endurance athlete and registered public health nutritionist. He also has a background in Personal Training holding Cert III & IV in fitness. We had a fun and insightful conversation about nutrition and its role in athletic performance and life in general. Check out more resources from Mick here: https://www.chappo-healthnutrition.com/about

Robby Wade is the CEO and Co Founder of ThisApp. We had a fun and insightful conversation about Running, Triathlon, David Goggins, Diet, Business, Sales, Sky Diving and much more. Check out ThisApp here: https://thisapp.com/

Alex Shaw returns after running 2:28 at the Gold Coast marathon! In this episode we dive into the training he completed in the led up to the race as well as discussing what the future holds for the legend. We also touch on Dom’s 100 mile DNF and Smitty’s return to training. Congratulations again Alex and thanks for sharing your wisdom again!

In todays episode we were lucky to be joined by Nick Walker. Nick is an avid runner (runcrew) and coach (Mosman athletics). Nick is currently recovering from a serious knee injury that required surgery. We caught up and discussed topics like: Nicks battle with a serious knee injury - what that process was like, Luke’s recap of Gold Coast Half Marathon - How was this different to Canberra? Dom's ex...

The 3rd Annual 5km Handicap Challenge was completed in the month of June. Off a seed time of 20minutes Spencer was able to prove he is the toughest runner in the field running a blistering 18:46 to secure the win.  In this episode we sat down with the champ to discuss how his training for the challenge and Gold Coast Marathon has gone as well as how he has gotten into running after spinal injuries...

Kieran is one of Australia’s best distance runners primarily focusing on the 5k and 10k distances. Kieren currently has personal bests of 13:50 in the 5000, 28:47 in the 10000. In this episode we learnt about Kieren’s crazy journey in running so far. Within this journey Kieren has suffered some gruesome injuries where the painful recovery process has shaped him into the mentally and physically tou...

Ed Goddard is a name that needs no introduction in Australian distance running circles. At 24 years old he has already managed to estabilsh himself as one of the best runners in the country recently turning his efforts to the marathon and now boasting a PB of 2:13.  We were fortunate enough to pick Ed's brains about how he has managed to become so fast discussing lessons learnt from previous train...

In this episode we review our recent race performances and experiences on the weekend of 04/06/2022. Dom recently ran a 6 hour ultra marathon on the track which added to his impressive resume. The performance marks Dom as the Australian under 30 record holder in the 6 hour event clocking a total of 85.6km. We also reviewed the Wollongong running festival 10km event with Smitty who ran 33:23. In th...

In this episode we are lucky to be joined by Sota Maehara. Sota is a talented runner who recently broke the 33 minute barrier in the 10km at the Sydney10. Sota has a very popular youtube channel where he creates exciting community based running videos. We discussed topics such as: what its like to have an international upbringing, Youtube growth, running discipline, working at pace athletic and mu...

Chris Ford joined us this week to talk about how running became a catalyst to turn his life around.  Chris is an incredibly wise man (or maybe it's just the accent) and we were so grateful to be able to hear his story that almost brought us to tears. Thank you Chris for sharing so openly with us.

In this episode we were lucky to be joined by Matt Dunn. Matt is both an accomplished ultra runner and experienced electrician. We touched on many topics which include: Dom’s participation in the red bull wings for life event, learning to adjust to injury, Matts running journey so far and an inside recap of what it's like to run a 100 mile race.

In this episode we were lucky enough to be joined by Leo Peterson. Leo is an incredibly fast runner who spoke to us shortly after running sub30 at the sydney10. We explore a range of topics including: Training, David Goggins, work life, nutrition (beetroot juice included) & shoes. An overarching theme in the episode was a reminder to enjoy and appreciate life as it is finite in nature. There w...

In this episode we complete a recap of the 2022 Sydney10 event, the mysterious race where 10km PBs are smashed. Dom starts a conspiracy about the course distance. We also reflect on the first series of the Podcast “how to become a better runner” which included episodes 3 - 9. We apologise in advance for the rambling in the episode. Thanks for listening. Intro/Outro - Ice Cold Rivet - Pyjama Sunday...

Lachie is a ridiculously talented athlete boasting an 800m PB of 1:47 and having represented Australia at the World U20 championships. We picked Lachie’s brain in this episode to discuss how he has managed to run so fast exploring the training, diet and mental state that is required to train like an elite middle distance runner.

In this episode we unpack the 12 laws of running that is explored in Jack Daniels famous book "Daniels running formula". The concepts are important philosophies for any runner to understand when navigating a training program. They include tips on how to stay positive, be realistic and focus on the task at hand. Dom and i talk about how these laws tie in to our experiences so far with training for...

Welcome back to another episode of with the chiefs. Today we are going to be continuing with the “how to race any distance” series with a focus now on “how to run and train for a FAST 5km event. To help us with this question, we are joined by Sam Shiell. Sam is an incredibly fast and consistent runner who has taken his 5km time down from 16:28 to 14:54 within a few short years. Not only has Sam br...

Rosy Cooper has had an interesting journey as an athlete to get the where she is today. Starting off as a talented junior she was scouted for talent development programs but, later fell out of love with the sport in her early twenties taking a break for around 10 years before picking it back up again later in life. In this episode she talks about how her talent remained and she managed to drop 5mi...