WA Running Podcast (The WARP)

2 episodes in 2 days. Look at us go.



In this episode


- Matt hits the track, tapers, then does his 3hr pacing gig at the PRF.


- Dan continues his consistency and getting a little crazy with an (almost) out and back jog.


- Sinead enjoys some well earnt recovery time with some sightseeing in Latvia before flying back to Perth.



We recap the Perth Running Festival, covering the marathon, half marathon, 10k and 4k dash. Newly crowned State Marathon champs Dean Menzies and Lauren French join us to share how their respective races unfolded.



Thank you for giving us a listen. We're in our podcasting infancy and finding our feet and appreciate the support. Hit us up @warunningpod on instagram for honest feedback, training questions and ideas for the growth of this podcast. 

The debut. Welcome to the WA Running Podcast, aka, The WARP. A podcast by WA runners, for WA runners. We believe there is a lack of promotion in the Perth running scene and want to do our upmost to bring greater education and interest across the roads, trail and track of WA running. There is a great culture, with great races and some big personalities that we want to bring greater awareness to. Every week we will be previewing upcoming races, reviewing the weekends results in depth and interviewing some of our communities big runners, coaches, race organisers and past legends, as well as keeping you up to date with our own personal training and racing goals. In this episode we introduce our 3 hosts. - Matt puts in a standard week on his road to Decembers Valencia Marathon. - Dan gets some solid mileage in thanks to the perks of Parental leave. - Sinead makes her international debut at the World Road Championships in Riga, Latvia. We also preview next weekends biggest day on the Perth Calendar, the Perth Running Festival. Thank you for giving us a listen. We're in our podcasting infancy and finding out feet and appreciate the support. Hit us up @warunningpod on instagram for honest feedback, training questions and ideas for the growth of this podcast. 

In this episode:

- Sinead progresses to the Cross Trainer and confirms when (all going well) she'll be running again

- Dan has a down week with his mileage, but still manages a workout in Bold Park in hot conditions - Matt has his first Valencia Marathon Specific session and cops some feedback from Dan on his strava description, then races the run leg for his work team at the Eagle Bay Epic

We review Saturday nights WA State 10000m event held at the WA Athletics Stadium, whilst discussing how to improve participation numbers for the race in the future. - https://athleticswestresults.com.au/WAALS/

The Feral Pig Ultra is unfortunately cancelled due to heat and fire threats in the area. We then discuss Matt's current shoe rotation and delve in to detail on people's shoe choices. We're still blown away by the support and feedback so far. You can find us on instagram @warunningpod or email us on warunningpod@outlook.com Have a great week in running!

In this episode: - Dan finalises his prep for the Fremantle Half Marathon pacing gig, including his longest run in months pacing Jo McKillop for her final marathon specific session. - Sinead is running again! And back to uploading her Drills and Strides... Whilst continuing her quest to offload her treadmill.  - Matt has his final week of high mileage before hitting the infamous fortnight of 'maranoia' Banyowla Hills Multi-Stage Ultra Results - https://my.raceresult.com/250724/results WA's Reece Harris gets the win at the 10km Point to Pinnacle race over in Hobart in course record time - https://www.sportsplits.com/races/point-to-pinnacle-2023

Margie Hadley gets another Backyard Ultra win to her name over in Adelaide at the Hysterical Carnage BU - https://hystericalcarnage.com.au/ We run through the Elite Lists for the Brooks Running Festival Half Marathon and give our predictions - https://www.wamc.org.au/event/brooks-fremantle-running-festival Matt gets the privilege of sitting down with Dr Ray Boyd, one of WA's greatest ever runners. He discusses how he got in to the sport, his career which included 65 State records, his most memorable races and some hilarious anecdotes from his time running with Australia's best. We then discuss the current state of WA running, his dominance at the iconic City to Surf, plus training and marathon advice. Enjoy. Instagram @warunningpod Email waruningpod@outlook.com Strava Group - https://www.strava.com/clubs/WARP Thanks as always for the support. Have a great week in running!

Another big week in WA racing across Road, Track and Trail. In this episode: - Sinead catch a break, needing a few days off through sickness - Dan has another typically consistent week, nailing some fast 800s - Matt comes face to face with the Kuljak Assassin, tapers then races heads south for the Busso 10k Results It was a hot one down in Busselton for the Bay Run Festival. Matt chats to as many winners as he can find post race to recap their respective races - https://my.raceresult.com/275562/results

Luke Burrows gets a very impressive win over east at the On Vic Milers Meet in 4:07.09 - https://athsvic.resultshub.com.au/# A huge showing from WA in the Adelaide Invitational 1500m, with Jesse Hunt the pick of the 4 representatives with second place in a PB of 3:35.70 - https://meets.rosterathletics.com/public/competitions/details/results?id=24429&meId=163468#title-anchor Thomas Moorcroft continues his impressive form on the track with a win in the 1500m B Race - https://meets.rosterathletics.com/public/competitions/details/results?id=24429&meId=163463&hl=167610#title-anchor Locally, Jack Ball wins the Strive 5000m in 15:56 on Friday night - https://my.raceresult.com/275562/results On the trails, Josh Tighe and Meghan Goodwin get the big wins at the penultimate race of the PTS Summer Series at Qi Gong, down at Wungong Regional Park - https://www.webscorer.com/race?raceid=342393 Aaron Young and Kate Jenour get the win in the Delirious West 200miler down south. Jen Millum and Warren Rolfe win the 100 mile race.  We continue to report 'What we've seen on Strava this week' and more. Happy (and safe) running in this heatwave! Remember to follow us on Strava - https://www.strava.com/clubs/WARP And on Instagram @warunningpod Email - warunningpod@outlook.com

This week the WARP is carried by Sinead! Unfortunately we weren't able to meet to record over the weekend, so we apologise for missing the usual results. Namely the 6 Inch Ultra Marathon, which will belatedly cover next week. However, Sinead had the privilege of sitting down with Sarah Jamieson during the week - one of WA’s greatest ever exports in the sport of track running. Sarah is a 3 x Olympian & held the National 1500m record for 12 years until it was broken in 2018 by Linden Hall. Sarah shared how she got into the sport of running, some of the injury struggles she dealt with throughout her career, her most memorable race at the 2006 Monte Carlo Golden League (pictured) - as well as her life after running & her thoughts on the current national & WA track scene. Enjoy! Instagram @warunningpod Email - warunningpod@outlook.com Strava - https://www.strava.com/clubs/WARP

The crew is back together and plenty to get through this week! In this episode: - Sinead is back from Adelaide and enjoys a solid week of easy running and mini session - Dan gets his socialising on, running 1k reps with Jack Crago, checks out the Dubbel weekly club run and joins Frontrunner for a tough session of 2k reps - Matts increased mileage finally gets to him, feeling the fatigue of recent workouts and hotter weather  Lia Watters and Tom Moorcroft take out their respective 1500s at Friday night's Strive Meet. But the story of the night is Danielle Graham, running an amazing 8 second PB in the Mixed race, which is a WA U/18 State record. Sinead chats with Dani about the race and future short term plans - https://athleticswestresults.com.au/Strive/15Mar24/ Marissa Rimmer (1:34) and Mike Lawson (1:23) win the 54th edition of the WAMC Darlington Half Marathon, with Kat Watt and Lucas Denford winning the 8k - https://www.wamc.org.au/race-results At the Canning River Runningworks Festival, Chartt Miller wins his debut marathon in an impressive 2:43, with Emma Meuleman the Women's winner. Mackenzie Burgoyne and Lee Ann Flugel win the Half, with Jack Crago and Jess Smith taking out the 10k - https://my.raceresult.com/276137/results At the time of recording (3pm Sunday), Johan Botha and Michael Bellmon are still standing at Herdy's Frontyard Ultra. It's been just the two of them since lap 31, and we speak to Shaun Kaesler live from the Start line as they head off for lap 48 and 200 miles... We were lucky to have Vlad Ixel join us for a chat about the recent Osaka Marathon, where he ran a PB of 2:28. We then talk about his career in running, how he got started in the sport, his love of trails, representing Australia at the World Mountain and Trail Running Championships, running in WA and the creation of his supplement brand, Bix. Stay tuned for some WARP x Bix Community runs, prizes and giveaways in the near future - https://bix-hydration.myshopify.com/en-au We appreciate our listeners and can't thank you all enough for the support. Remember to rate us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and wherever you get your dose of WARP. Get in touch with us here: Instagram - @warunningpod Email - warunningpod@outlook.com Strava - https://www.strava.com/clubs/WARP Have a great week in running!

In this weeks episode:

- Matt’s away racing - Dan & Sinead speak to him to get his (long) recount of the Gold Coast Marathon - Dan uses ‘recovery’ as a bit of an excuse for a lazy week, and only fits one jog in. - Sinead walks further than Dan runs this week. Enjoying the last weeks of pregnancy & officially on maternity leave

We welcome special guest host and shoe-dog extraordinaire, Jack Crago. We discuss his training and new goals post Transcend Ultra, as well as diving in to his running journey and the continual rise of the @jogoncrago Instragram account. Results:  Bibra Lake Running Festival; Gerry Hill (2:35:36) & Georgia Seaniger (2:56:08) take out the Marathon events. Full results, including the Half, 12k & 6k distances can be found on the link below https://my.raceresult.com/294583/results Jolly Jumbuck PTS: Stu Caufield (1:31:06.9) & Jess Jason (1:48:06.7) take out the Black Courses and both wrap up the Trail Series. Full results, including the Blue, Green & Trail Blazer courses can be found on the link below https://dx7w1mtzsu43f.cloudfront.net/e718afbafb5e618b93f4afd424920434.pdf Gold Coast Marathon Festival: A large WA contingent headed to the east coast to tackle the 2024 Gold Coast Marathon festival – including our very own Matt. We chat with Matt about his race, which unfortunately did not result in a PB, but a respectable 2:38:11 on what seemed to be a tough day for many. A few WA athletes walked away with notable PB’s, including Dean Menzies (65:01) & Charlotte Pickering (1:27:21) in the Half Marathon Distances, as well as a big PB for Jamie Lynch (2:43:41) & a solid run from Karlos Aquino (2:31:59) in the Marathon. Full results from across the weekend can be found at the link below: https://results.timingsports.com/goldcoastmarathon/2024

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In this episode: - Matt starts the taper process with some heat adjusted workouts, finishing the week with an attempt to calculate his marathon pace in prep for next weeks race. - Sinead continues the road back to full training, which is nearly thwarted by a very scary bee sting to the throat during a bike workout. - Dan lowers the mileage and tunes up for the big 90min Half Marathon pacing duties on Sunday. We recap the Fremantle Running Festival, one of the big days in the Perth Running Calendar. Half Marathon winners Kate Baker and Luke Burrows join us to give us their race recaps and insight on what it was like on course. Brooks Fremantle Running Festival Results - https://bluechipresults.com.au/Results.aspx?CId=11&RId=1678&EId=1

Another Strive meet goes down on Friday night, with some quick times in the Men and Women's 1500m races - https://athleticswestresults.com.au/Strive/25Nov23/

The Perth Trail Summer Series kicks off this weekend, with 'Stay Puft' up at Yanchep National Park. The first of a 5 race series over the next 3 months - https://www.perthtrailseries.com.au/summer-series/

Athletics West announce that the 'Night of the 5' will be back on January 20 2024, with 2,000m and 5,000m races for runners of all abilities and levels to test themselves on the track. The night will finish with the State 5000m championships - https://www.athleticswest.com.au/news/night-of-the-5-is-back-and-bigger/

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Autumn finally feels like it's here and prime running weather is upon us...

In this episode:  - Dan continues his quest for elevation and runs into trail royalty on his Sunday long run (but keeps calling her by her sister’s name for his whole recap) - Matt runs 100 miles, clocking another very solid week on the road to the 2024 GC Marathon Festival - Sinéad has a quieter week as she nears the third trimester

Results:  The 2024 Lighthorse Ultra took place, with a slew of results across the various distances; 24hr/12hr/6hr/3hr/1hr (pooch & non-pooch) - https://my.raceresult.com/278802/results The annual WAMC Perth 32 took place on Sunday 28th, with the 32km taken out by Karlos Aquino & Kirsten Buist. The 10km distances were won by Jack Sirrett (32:42) Kara Loran (41:03) - https://www.wamc.org.au/race-results?year=2024&race=177&distance=320#results The first Ballarat Marathon Festival kicked off yesterday, Sunday 28th April, with several WA athletes flying the flag for WA on the east coast. Karen Blaney finished 4th in the half marathon in 1:16.30. Lee-Anne Flugel finished 10th Female in the marathon clocking an impressive 3:09.05 - https://tomatotiming.racetecresults.com/results.aspx?CId=16&RId=29631&EId=1 London Marathon recap after last weekend. 1st WA female across the line Kristen Turnbull 3:18.41 PB. 1st WA Male Ben Tay 2:39.55.  Upcoming:  Karen Blaney Copenhagen Marathon 5th May

Debbie Donald Rotorua Marathon 4th May 

WAMC Ports Harbour Master Classic  To finish up, Dan & Sinéad chat with Phoebe Thomasson, after her Debut major last weekend at London Marathon. Phoebe discusses her different approach to marathon training, combining running & her first love, strength training. Phoebe also shares how this trip to London came about as she travelled across to London as a New Balance ambassador.  Follow us on Instragam @warunningpod Email us at warunningpod@outlook.com Join our Strava group at https://www.strava.com/clubs/1182797 Wishing you all a safe, happy & heslthy week in running. Dan, Matt & our surprise guest host will catch you next week!

In this episode:

- Matt has a common theme of small loops for the week, with some trials and tribulations in the Local Legend department

- Dan continues to get decent mileage and quality 'bang for buck' in his second week back at work, whilst completing his annual Race Director role for the JG10

- Sinead uses CR's and QOM's on the bike to motivate her cross training and also purchases a new piece of equipment to assist with a new exercise...

We recap Friday nights annual John Gilmour 10000m event held at Coker Park, and get to speak with race winner Nikolas Jon Aarland for insights on how the race unfolded. He also speaks about his upcoming racing plans, what brought him to Perth and his musical prowess as part of new band 'Kristi Brud'! Listen to them on Spotify here at: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1TLU7Mia0hFpRZ7NPMgGKW?si=TtckrrUIQ3a5rjP426R-dw

Another strong showing on the track for Friday nights Strive meet - https://athleticswestresults.com.au/Strive/27Oct23/

The iconic Blackwood Marathon Relay was held on the Saturday, with a lot of the WA running community getting involved in the run leg which started the race - https://www.blackwoodmarathon.org/results-2023

WA Runners Rob Parsons and Phil Gore do their state and country proud at the Big's Backyard Ultra World Championships in Bell Buckle, Tennessee - https://my.raceresult.com/266852/?fbclid=IwAR3GGcNLMNLwK-U-PkA4DbGYrQgznZ6HV7uEw7ip9Q-CnGsEPP1Qv6wMnH8#0_B3DC1F Mackenzie Burgoyne tackles the Cape to Cape FKT on Saturday and breaks the Supported record by 11 minutes, with a time of 15:43:06 - https://www.strava.com/activities/10118681021 We speak to Shane Johnstone as registrations open for the 2024 Transcend Ultra. Find all information here https://transcendtrails.com/ or on their instagram @transcendtrails Registrations also open up this Wednesday, November 1 for the Busselton Bay Run, held on February 10, 2024. Distances for 5k, 10k, Half Marathon and Marathon available - https://www.busseltonrunnersclub.org.au/brc-bay-run Good luck to every racing the Feral Pig Ultra next weekend, the New York Marathon and the WA State 10000m! We really appreciate the support.

Matt, Dan and Sinead are back together this week, but will be apart again as Sinead says good bye for a few weeks with impending pregnancy and Matt is off to Paris! Good luck Noons and good luck Dan with solo duties! In this weeks episode: - Matt pulls up pretty well from his Marathon and enjoys an easy week of recovery jogs - Dan gets a good start to the week with his first session back, then solo dad duties limits his weekend kilometres. Donate to him to make him run 100km in 8 week’s time https://lifeline-wa.grassrootz.com/the-long-long-run-for-lifeline-wa-63km-by-wolves-rc-shewolves-rc/dan-bobridge/?tab=donations - Sinéad bangs out another week of walking, swimming & Pilates RESULTS: Broome Marathon: Unfortunately, no official results available at the time of the recording, but we do know that the race was taken out by Dean Brown.

2024 Goldfields Pipeline Marathon (Kalgoorlie) •⁠  ⁠50km: Nathan Fawkes (3:34:08) & Jackie Kellerman (3:48:09) took line honors, with Jackie coming in second place overall as well as first female.  •⁠  ⁠Marathon: Jon Pendse took out the Marathon in 3:11:08 for his 98th Marathon. Dot Doherty was the female race winner in 4:05:55 •⁠  ⁠Half Marathon: Liam Fuery (1:17:12) & Rohanna Dawson (1:47:32) took the wins in the Half Marathon Distance.  •⁠  ⁠10km: Brendon Dimmer won the 10km in a course record time of 35:21, with Jacinta Henderson taking out the women’s race in 45:01. - https://my.raceresult.com/294588/results Cape to Cape FKT: Mike Lori takes out the unsupported Cape to Cape FKT in a crazy time of 14:36, 13 minutes quicker than Shane Johnstone’s current supported FKT. We have a chat with him about his recent training, preparation & how the FKT unfolded.

UTMB Verbier, Switzerland (7th July): Another week & another impressive international trail performance by Vlad Ixel, taking 5th place at last weekends UTMB Verbier X-Plore (~26km and 1,700 elevation). Impressively Vlad backed up yesterday in Austria with a 3rd place at the Paznaun Ischgl Ultra Trail – PIUT 20 (~20km, Elevation Gain: ~1390). UPCOMING: Xterra Asia-Pacific Championships to be held in Dunsborough end of March 2025 https://www.xterraplanet.com/event/xterra-australia Yaberoo Trail Ultra (20/7) WAMC Shelley Run (21/7) WA State Cross Country Championships Edgewater Quarry (27/7)

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Sinead goes to Adelaide for her brother’s wedding so we have the privilege of being joined by Jess Jason, taking a break from her own podcast for the day. Listen here for her own new podcast on trail running in Australia - https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/peak-pursuits/id1741470362  In this episode: - Dan keeps the trail running going with another consistent week of over 100km and 2,000m of very - Matt has a down week as he finetunes for HBF half marathon - Jess gets some good time on foot in the trails with plenty of vert Results: We speak to some of the winners from the WAMC Port Harbour Masters Classic to hear how to race unfolded - https://bluechipresults.com.au/results.aspx?CId=11&RId=1734&EId=2&dt=0 Matt Smith takes second place at Sydney Half Marathon in 1:08:28 and Cormac Gallagher comes 11th in 1:12:45 - https://www.multisportaustralia.com.au/races/runaway-sydney-half-marathon-2024  Debbie Donald wins Rotorua Marathon in 2:46:30, taking out the New Zealand National Championships for the second consecutive year - https://www.sportsplits.com/races/red-stag-rotorua-marathon-2024/events/1/results/individuals/1269  Other impressive results interstate and overseas and plenty of upcoming events.

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Wishing all the Mums a very Happy Mother’s Day! Matt & Sinead are joined by a special guest host and one of WA’s leading elite road runners, and professional Duathalete; Matt ‘Smithie’ Smith

In this episode: •⁠  ⁠Matt has another solid week, 7 days out from HBF & on his continued road to GC Marathon •⁠  ⁠Sinead’s running continues to slow down as she approaches the final leg of pregnancy. •⁠  ⁠Smithie has a relatively down week after taking 2nd place at last weekend’s HOKA Sydney Half Marathon.

RESULTS: - We chat with Josh Tighe after his big win at yesterday’s Margaret River Ultra 78k event. The women’s 78k was taken out by Jayme Bergman, who impressively finished second overall! https://bluechipresults.com.au/results.aspx?CId=11&RId=1736&EId=3&dt=0&so=1&st=uy1%2ffsFdBMJI3gSfKx3ZxA%3d%3d - Jon Pendse & Georgia Baldock take out the Marathon events at the Joondalup Lake Rumble Run. Enduro 28k, Half Marathon, 14k & 5k results can also be found below https://bluechipresults.com.au/results.aspx?CId=11&RId=1737 - WA is well represented at the Irrational South 200 Miler, with Aaron Young taking out the 200mile event in 2 days, 9hrs, 59min & 8 seconds https://irrationalsouth2024.maprogress.com/ - Six WA athletes are named in the Australian U/20 World Championships team, including Ky Hehir who continues to impress on the national stage! The U/20 World Championships will take place in Lima, Peru from the 27th – 31st August 2024

UPCOMING:

- HBF Run for a reason 12k & Half Marathon 19th May - Joondalup Half Marathon 26th May - Snakes & Ladders (PTS) 26th May – Serpentine National Park - UTA by UTMB 16th – 19th May Follow us on Instagram @warunningpod  Email us at warunningpod@outlook.com  Join our Strava group at https://www.strava.com/clubs/1182797 Hoping you all have a safe week on the roads, trails & track. See you all next week for a big HBF recap !

Matt is back and so is the show after a 2 week break, our apologies! In this episode: - Dan head out for a tough long run in Mount Helena with the Trail Kings and Queens of Perth - Matt is back to Perth and doing what he can to prepare for the Sydney Marathon after receiving the news whilst away that he's made the WA team for the first time Results: - James Shuck and Katherine Stockwell win the Cyril Norman Lake Gwelup 10k two weeks ago https://www.wamc.org.au/race-results?year=2024&race=179&distance=324#results - Aaron Young completes the insane feat of winning all 3 Ultra Series 200 mile events in 2024, with a win at the Unreasonable East 200 miler over in Queensland https://www.strava.com/activities/12213848977 - Dan Canala and Kate Baker win the 50th edition of the City to Surf 12k in good conditions on Sunday https://www.multisportaustralia.com.au/races/chevron-city-to-surf-for-activ-perth-2024 - Matt Smith gets 3rd in the Adelaide Half Marathon as part of the Running Festival https://eventstrategies.racetecresults.com/results.aspx?CId=90&RId=551&EId=6 We'll hope to be back next week to maintain some momentum! Instagram @warunningpod Email warunningpod@gmail.com Strava - https://www.strava.com/clubs/WARP

The WARP was very lucky to be joined by WA Trail running royalty this week, with Shane Johnstone and Claire O'Brien-Smith helping Matt cover another big week in WA running. In this episode: - Matt has his biggest week since August last year, relishing the cooler weekend temperatures with his best Tempo workout in a long while - Training for the Kunanyi Mountain Run coming up in two weeks, Claire punches out her big final hitout of the block, a 50km run in the hills on Saturday - Shane finds himself in Hospital at the start of the week, but finishes strong with plenty of km's over the weekend in prep for the upcoming Bibbulmun Track FKT. To celebrate Shane's new partnership with WA brand Tarkine, us the code " Transcendlegends " for 20% off their range - https://tarkine.com/

Results Terrific news for Ky Hehir and Charli-Rose Carlyon, with their selection confirmed in the U/20's National Team for the 2024 World Athletics Cross Country Championships, which will be held in Belgrade, Serbia, on 30 March 2024. Locally, Tom Shenton and Clare Nyberg win the Half Marathon at the Secret Rocky Runners Beachside Run, held down in Rockingham on Sunday - https://my.raceresult.com/277059/results Over in Victoria, WA's Jess Jason comes 2nd place in the Warby Redwoods Rush 27k trail event as part of the Warburton Trail Fest - https://www.warburtontrailfest.com/results In Japan, Lauren French comes 2nd overall in the Shizuoka Marathon, running a personal best of 2:44:40. Joel Crossing runs an amazing PB of 3:32:34. Upcoming Events We chat to Ultra Series WA Event Director Shaun Kaesler, to help us preview this weekends Herdy's Frontyard Ultra, the worlds largest Backyard Ultra event. It kicks off at 4pm, Friday March 15 at Herdsman Lake - https://herdysfrontyard.com.au/ The 54th edition of the iconic WAMC Darlington Half marathon takes place on Sunday, March 17. You can still register for the half marathon and 8km here - https://www.wamc.org.au/event/darlington-half-marathon-8km Down in Gosnells, the Canning River Runningworks Festival also takes place on the morning of Sunday, March 17, with 10k, half marathon and marathon options -  https://squashworks.com.au/?page_id=5816 A huge thank you as always for listening and supporting the podcast. Join our socials here: Instagram - @warunningpod Email - warunningpod@outlook.com Strava group - https://www.strava.com/clubs/WARP Have a great week of running and lets hope these cooler mornings continue!

Merry Christmas everyone! In this episode: - Dan gets serious with his first double day in a long time and hits the Walyunga National Park trails for his Sunday Long. Has he entered a race for next year? - Sinead continues her consistent return to (near) daily running and uploads a photo of the treadmill data for proof... - Matt is back to daily running post-marathon, with his final easy week before starting sessions again and planning his race calendar for 2024. The 6 Inch Trail Marathon was held on December 17. We belatedly cover the results and get to chat to the 2 winners, Lauren French and Michael Carroll Results - https://my.raceresult.com/261456/results#1_72ACAB Matt Smith makes his marathon debut in Monterrey, Mexico, finishing with 2:23:23 for a very impressive 6th place overall - https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7203447 The WAMC have 2 upcoming races to close out 2023, with the Parlouf Relay at Perry Lakes on Boxing Day and the New Years Eve starting at the WAMC Clubrooms. More information here - https://www.wamc.org.au/programme The Perth Trail Series have Race 2 of the Summer Season coming up on January 7th, 'Wallygrunta' out at the Walyunga National Park. More information here - https://www.perthtrailseries.com.au/event/wallygrunta/ Thank you to all for your support and lending us your ears over the last 3 months as we've started the WARP. Looking forward to improving the show in 2024. You can find us on Instagram @warunningpod Email us at warunningpod@outlook.com And join our Strava group - https://www.strava.com/clubs/WARP Have a great end to the year and see you next week.

In this episode: 

- Dan continues to check out social run groups while completing his first full week of preparation for Transcend - Matt has an up and down week, pulling up sore from the Bridges 10k last weekend - Sinead has another consistent week & manages to snag a Strava crown at 6 months pregnant Results:

The 5th Annual Swan River Fun Run took place on Saturday 20th April. Results for the Half Marathon, 5k & 10k can be found here - https://my.raceresult.com/276136/  Xterra Dunsborough took place over the weekend. Benjamin Forbes took out the Long Course, Dave Byrne the Half Marathon & Blake Hose the 10km - https://bluechipresults.com.au/results.aspx?CId=11&RId=1721&EId=4 Debbie Donald came 4th at Christchurch Half Marathon, which doubled as the NZ Half Marathon champs in a time of 1:17:19 - https://results.timingsports.com/list/christchurchmarathon/2024/21R/ Ben Chamberlain finishes 5th at Melbourne’s Run the Tan, in a close race with only 9 seconds separating the top 5 - https://tomatotiming.racetecresults.com/results.aspx?CId=16&RId=29617&EId=1 - Matthew Ramsden backs up after last weekends National 5,000m Championship victory to compete at the Diamond League opener in China (Xiamen) as he chases an Olympic qualifier, running 13.26:60 - https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7174050?eventId=10229609&gender=M 

Upcoming:

London Marathon is taking place as we record, with several WA athletes competing - results recap coming next weekend Perth 32 (WAMC) takes place next Sunday 28th April - https://www.wamc.org.au/event/perth-32 Lighthorse ultra runs over next weekend 27th & 28th April - https://lighthorseultra.com.au/

The 2024 Gallipoli Run (1km, 4km & 8km distance) takes place on Sunday the 28th of April. In partnership with Legacy WA, to commemorate our service men and women - https://www.athleticswest.com.au/events/225199

Wrapping up this weekend episode, Matt sits down with Shane Johnstone to discuss his recent Bibbulmun Track FKT attempt. 

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In this episode: - Sinead continues the rehab with plenty of Elliptical, Swimming and Riding, joining the Frontrunner triathlete boys on the hills. - Dan ups the mileage again after a down week, gaining confidence for his upcoming Half Marathon pacing duties with solid Threshold and Tempo sessions. - Matt tries the New Balance 1080 V13's for the first time, before heading down to Dunsborough for a 3 day training camp, finishing the week with the final Marathon Specific session for Valencia. We recap last weekends New York Marathon, with Astrid Roberts sending through her experience whilst hitting an amazing PB of 2:47. For those interested in running New York in 2024 - https://www.nyrr.org/run/guaranteed-entry - https://www.nyrr.org/tcsnycmarathon/runners/the-drawing Friday Nights Athletics West Strive Meet results on the Track - https://athleticswestresults.com.au/Strive/10Nov23/

WAMC Applecross Shoreline Run took place the 3k, 7.5k, 15k - https://www.wamc.org.au/race-results?year=2023&race=Applecross%20Shoreline%20Run&distance=15km#race-result-navigation We answer our first batch of listener questions: - Favourite Perth running spots - Poor coaching advice Next weekend Races The Runningworks Bayowla Multi-Stage Ultra - http://squashworks.com.au/?page_id=5816

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In this weeks Episode:

- Maranoia sets in for Matt as he gets through his first week of taper.  - Sinead continues being active but her running days are over (for now).  - Dan enjoys sleep-ins, keeping warm and coffees as he recovers from Transcend and ponders what’s next.  RESULTS: WAMC King of the Mountain (Sunday 30th June) - Sam Hermann takes out the race in 1:08:37, with Katherine Stockwell first female across the line in 1:17:24. https://www.wamc.org.au/race-results?year=2024&race=175&distance=315&p=2#results ON Track Night Vienna (Saturday 22d June) - Some impressive results out of Austria for 2 WA athletes. Tom Moorcroft runs a big 800m PB of 1:49.11. Emily Bradley breaks sub 17 for the first time over 5,000m running 16:56.37 https://oelv.athmin.at/event-details.aspx?event=29895 Margie Hadley takes a huge win at the brutal Wild Dog Backyard Ultra in Victoria (Friday 21st June), completing 45 laps for 300km's  Brendan Verrier took 2nd place at the Brisbane Trail Ultra 110 (Friday 28th June) in 13:08 - very impressively after crewing for Transcend winner Piotr last weekend! UPCOMING We preview next weekend's Bibra Lake RunningWorks Festival (Sunday 7th July), tipping some of the favourites for the Marathon, Half, 12km & 6km events A strong WA contingent (including our Matt!) are heading over to QLD this coming week in preparation for one of the biggest weekends on the Australian running calendar; the Gold Coast Marathon Festival (Saturday 6th – Sunday 7th July)

•⁠  ⁠Jolly Jumbuck Trail Run (7/7) •⁠  ⁠Broome Marathon (14/7)  •⁠  ⁠Kalgoorlie Pipeline Marathon (14/7) •⁠  ⁠Yaberoo Trail Ultra (20/7) •⁠  ⁠WAMC Shelley Run (21/7) •⁠  ⁠WA State Cross Country Championships Edgewater Quarry (27/7) •⁠  ⁠City to Surf Karratha (28/7) •⁠  ⁠40th Perth Half Marathon (4/8)

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Winter is here... hope everyone survived the wet  week! In this episode: •⁠  ⁠Dan reaches peak week but his Sunday long run doesn’t quite go to plan.  •⁠  ⁠Matt chases elevation this week, spending less time on his beloved treadmill and hitting 3 sessions in a week for the first time •⁠  ⁠Sinéad spends more time cross training than running this week. Results: Launceston 10km & Half Marathon. A large WA contingent made their way across to Launceston this year, all of whom came away with a PB. Out best placed WA athletes were Dean Menzies who finished 16th in the 10km in a PB of 30:04 & Sarah Greenwood who finished 6th in the half marathon in a PB of 1:21:22. https://racetecresults.com/results.aspx?CId=20346&RId=92&EId=5&dt=0&PageNo=1 Leonora Golden Gift. Zoe Buckman (4:55.00) & Luke Burrows (4:15.20) take out the Elite Miles at this years Leonora Golden Gift. https://www.athleticswestresults.com.au/LGG2024/ Elleker Running Festival: Matt’s beloved hometown race took place this morning with Joel Gray and Kate Pritchett taking out the Half Marathon in cold (and cow) conditions Vlad Ixel wins the Hochkönig Skyrace speed trail in Austria (approx. 31.2 km, approx. 2580+ vertical metres) Upcoming:

WAMC 2024 Perth Kids Marathon; Finishing on the 4th August, run in conjunction with the 2024 Perth Half Marathon & 5km. More information can be found in the link below https://www.wamc.org.au/event/wamc-perth-kids-marathon 2024 WA State Short Course Cross Country Championships - Charles Patterson Park, Sunday 9 June (2k & 4k)

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Thanks for joining us again on the WARP!

In this epsiode: - Sinead returns from Adelaide and slowly builds back the running post Covid - Dan gets involved in the Peninsula Run 10k as part of his Sunday Long - Matt has his biggest mileage week since pre-Valencia, feeling happy with his Tuesday Track workout and Sunday Long Results Caleb Di Toro and Lyla Stewart take out the 3000m on the track in the latest Strive meet -https://athleticswestresults.com.au/Strive/24Jan24/ Karlos Aquino and Kate Baker take out the WAMC Peninsula 10k - https://www.wamc.org.au/race-results?year=2024&race=163&distance=293#results

Mitch Crook joins Matt to discuss his recent FKT in the Unsupported category for the 86km Wiilman Bilya Trail down in Collie - https://www.strava.com/activities/10471683445 | https://fastestknowntime.com/fkt/mitch-crook-wiilman-bilya-trail-2024-01-01

We continue to report 'What we've seen on Strava this week', plus the ever important updates on the Kuljak Island Local Legend status, Matt's Pacman eyes and much more. Remember to follow us on Strava - https://www.strava.com/clubs/WARP And on Instagram @warunningpod Email - warunningpod@outlook.com

Dean Menzies joins us this week as a Guest Host with Matt working this weekend. In this episode: - Dan has another classic 'Dan' week - Dean begins his taper ahead of next weekends Osaka marathon - Sinead finally reveals the reason for her low mileage rubbish training... she’s pregnant 🤰🏼 Results - In Melbourne for the Maurie Plant meet, Matt Ramsden finishes 2nd in the men's 5000m within 1 second of first place and his PB. Jesse Hunt (3:53.78) and Luke Burrows (4:02.28) finish 5th and 9th respectively in  the Men's Mile, both running PB's. - Strive 1500m - Danielle Graham wins the women's 1500 in 4:28.44, a PB and 1.5 seconds off a U/20 World Championships qualifier. Jonah Hanikeri takes out the men's 1500m in 3:55.47. - The WAMC John Forrest cancelled due to extreme heat. - Michael Hooker 13th overall in 19:47:29 over in New Zealand for the Tarawera Ultra-Trail 100 miler. - WAMC award results from Sunday Night. We preview next weekends Osaka Marathon: WA athletes including Dean Menzies, Vlad Ixel, Nikolas Jon Aarland, Paul Beckers, Thomas Tedge, Kate Baker & Luke Johnstone. Upcoming local events: WAMC Point Walter Run, Swissmurdie PTS race & Athletics West State 1500m Championships with some stacked fields! Join our strava group here - https://www.strava.com/clubs/WARP Follow us on Instagram @warunningpod Email - warunningpod@outlook.com

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Dan rises from the dead and continues a slow build into his 63km charity run (and hopes he still has enough fitness to pace Perth Half). Donate here: https://lifeline-wa.grassrootz.com/the-long-long-run-for-lifeline-wa-63km-by-wolves-rc-shewolves-rc/dan-bobridge/?tab=donations  Keely Waters and Kai Metzner join as co-hosts and share their expertise on all things middle distance.  RESULTS: State XC (Long Course)  Eoin Smyth backs up his Shelley 10km win to take out the Open Men's Cross Country State Championships, with Lauren Hyde-Cooling taking the Women’s title. Full results: https://www.athleticswestresults.com.au/Winter/2024StateXC/  City of Surf Karratha  The 4km distance is taken out by Zachary McNally in 14:22 with Poppy Pedersen taking out the female category in 18:48. The women’s 12km winner is Kelsey Colvin in 53:25 and Zeke Tinley winning overall with a time of 39:23. Full results: https://www.multisportaustralia.com.au/races/chevron-city-to-surf-for-activ-karratha-2024  Hear the team’s tips for the upcoming State Half Marathon Championships as they preview the WAMC Perth Half Marathon and 5k.  Happy running!

Dan is joined this week by returning favourite, Alice Hall, and former Perth Marathon champion and Running Warehouse stalwart, Stuart Caulfield. They talk all things from weekly recaps, rehab and recovery, carbon shoes and the events Stu would like to see dropped from the Olympics. RESULTS: Gerry Hill claims the state championship at the 40th WAMC Perth Half Marathon & 5km, with his counterpart Kate Baker with a close victory. Full results: Perth Half Marathon (bluechipresults.com.au) Jess Jason takes a clean sweep in the last event of the Perth Trail Series Winter Series, with the Godzilla vs King Kong head to head not eventuating in the mens, and Brendan Verrier taking victory for the Black category. 

Full results: 2024 Winter Series - Truth or Consequences | Race results | Webscorer Chris Martin takes out Birdy’s Backyard Ultra with 37 yards, with Charles Bosveld getting the assist. Plenty of other running chat and results from interstate and overseas! Remember to get in touch via our Socials: Instagram - @warunningpod Email - warunningpod@outlook.com Strava - https://www.strava.com/clubs/WARP

The band is back together for the first time in a while!

In this episode: • Dan gets back into the trails after a down week as the countdown to Transcend enters the final five weeks • Matt has another solid week including a mini taper & solid half marathon, as GC Marathon edges nearer • Sinead has another lower volume week as she heads into the third trimester

RESULTS: We chat with some of the podium performers from today’s HBF Run for a Reason. The Half marathon events were taken out by Matt Smith & Kat Watt, with Luke Burrows & Lauren Hyde-Cooling first across the line respectively in the 12k races. https://bluechipresults.com.au/results.aspx?CId=11&RId=1739&EId=3&dt=0

Dan & Matt Chat with Claire O'Brien-Smith to get a UTA recap. Unfortunately Claire did not start the race as a result of illness – but reports on some impressive results from a large WA contingent.  https://live.utmb.world/uta/2024

Jesse Hunt finished in 5th Place at the USATF Los Angeles Grand Prix in 3:35.38 (Won by Ollie Hoare)

https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7206591?eventId=10229502

Margie Hadley headlines a strong WA contingent at the ‘No Time to Die’ Front yard Ultra in Adelaide. The last 2 x men standing were still running at the time of recording today.

OTHER NOTABLE NEWS:  Rising WA Track talent Danielle Graham is off to IMG Academy in Florida to finish high school. IMG is a boarding high school in the US with specialised sporting programs.

UPCOMING: Brooks Joondalup Running Festival, Sunday 26th May

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In this episode: - Sinead increases the mileage on her injury return and scores some new Asics shoes to test out - Dan is getting motivated from last weeks Valencia results, giving the City Beach Founders race a crack. Could we see his return to the marathon on the horizon? - Matt returns to Perth from Spain with some bad DOMS, whilst discussing what may be next for him now... Another big week of races on the road, trail and track. Wednesday night saw a stacked field at the WA Athletics track in the 5000m. Matt Ramsden and Lauren Hyde-Cooling getting the respective wins - https://athleticswestresults.com.au/Strive/6Dec23/

The WAMC Founders City Beach Cup was held on Sunday morning, with Stuey Caulfield and Kate Baker getting the win in the 8k - https://www.wamc.org.au/race-results?year=2023&race=Founders%20City%20Beach%20Cup&distance=8km#race-result-navigation

Claire O'Brien-Smith claims 3rd female and 13th overall in the Ultra Trail Kosciuszko 100 mile race - https://live.utmb.world/kosciuszko/2023/runners/2

Shane Johnstone reclaims the Cape to Cape Supported FKT record, becoming the first person to crack 15 hours, finishing in 14:49:26. Matt gets to chat with him for a run down of the day - https://www.strava.com/activities/10353086458

The annual 6 Inch Trail Marathon (46km) is on this weekend, Sunday December 17. Entries close on Tuesday 12th - https://www.registernow.com.au/secure/Register.aspx?E=49713 Instagram @warunningpod Email - warunningpod@outlook.com Strava Group - https://www.strava.com/clubs/WARP Thank you as always for listening, see you again next week and happy running!

Another wet and wild week in WA! Hope everyone escaped the storms and had a great week of runnning. In this episode:  •⁠  ⁠Matt has a monster marathon specific session on Saturday & another solid week on the build to GC marathon.  •⁠  ⁠Dan has another solid week of vert as he starts to back off the milage, 2 weeks out from Transcend.  •⁠  ⁠Sinead gets out for what will likely be the last run of this pregnancy.  RESULTS Ultra Series - Ultra Perth (Saturday 8th June). The Half Marathon distance was taken out by Jon Sammut (1:12:57) & Lauren Hyde-Cooling (1:22:12) in her debut half. The premier event, the 50km, was taken out by fan favourites Karlos Aquino (3:27:13) & Lauren French (3:33:25) - https://my.raceresult.com/293086/results PTS Winter Series Race 2 - Eagle and Child (Sunday 9th June). Stuart Caufield & Jess Jason were the winners on the black course (20.6k). Byron Martin & Georgie Smith took out the blue course (13.3k). Nic Temov & Magdaleen Strauss won the green course (5.5k) https://www.webscorer.com/race?raceid=354890

Athletics West Short Course Cross Country - Burswood 4k (Sunday 9th June). In a very tight men’s race, Max Shervington took the win in 11:16.32 with Joel Crossing second (11:19) & Dan Canala 3rd in (11:29). Hy Hehir who won the U/20 category was second across the line just pipping Joel in 11:18). In the women’s 4k Amy Buckingham took line honors in 13:15.24, Rebekah Newton was 2nd (13:28) just ahead of Angie Ross (13:29). Hannah Doyle was the first U/20 across the line in 13:44. https://www.athleticswestresults.com.au/Winter/ShortCourse24/ Comrades Marathon: Jackie Kellerman finished in a very impressive 7hrs 12min 49seconds - https://www.comrades.com/race-info/comrades-2023-results Rottnest Marathon Preview – Kate Baker, Kirsten Buist, Karlos Aquino and Michael Carroll headline the Rottnest Running Festival lineup for next Sunday. 777 Marathon, commences 1st July: Founded in 2013, the annual Bravehearts 777 Marathon comprises of 7 marathon events in 7 Australian cities in 7 consecutive days. It is the only marathon event of its kind in Australia and supports the vital work of Australian child protection charity, Bravehearts - https://fundraise.bravehearts.org.au/event/777marathonperth2024/home

Upcoming: •⁠  ⁠Rottnest Running Festival Sun 16 June (5/10/HM sold out) •⁠  ⁠Transcend Trails Sat 22 June (entries closed) •⁠  ⁠Manning Park XC 22nd June •⁠  ⁠King of the Mountain Sun 30 June •⁠  ⁠Bravehearts 777 Marathon 1 July •⁠  ⁠Bibra Lake Marathon 7 July •⁠  ⁠Jolly Jumbuck Trail Run 7 July Have a great week in running and see you next week!

Dan and Sinead hold the reins in Matt's absence! In this episode: - Dan has an easier week post Freo Half Marathon, but finishes the week with a sub 18 parkrun and 2hr long run - Sinead continues to increase the weekly mileage and is back to running over 60min Lot's of races to recap, both home and abroad. Zatopek: 10 - https://www.watchathletics.com/page/4890/zatopek-10-results-2023

Adopted West Aussie Dan Canala comes 10th in the 10000 with a very impressive 29:12.19 Matt Ramsden gets the win in the 3000m by the smallest of margins in 8:00.20 Ky Hehir comes 3rd in the 3000m U20 Men A Race in 8:24.27 Charli-Rose Carlyon 10th in the 3000m U20 Women A Race in 9:39.48 Athletics WA Strive on Friday night with some quick 1500s - https://athleticswestresults.com.au/Strive/1Dec23/

Perth Trail Series Summer Opener: Stay Puft - https://www.webscorer.com/race?raceid=337055

Rudi Smith and Jess Jason get the win in the 16km Black Course  Margi Hadley gets the win in the brutal 242km Coast to Kosci Ultra Marathon - https://coasttokosci.com/coast-to-kosci-2023/leaderboard-c2k-23/

Michael Hooker represents Australia at the 2023 24hr World Championships - https://world-masters-athletics.org/championships/2023-24hr-world-championships/

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Matt is off doing the podcast proud racing for WA at Sydney Marathon, so Dan is lucky to be joined by reigning WA Marathon (& 10k) State Champion Lauren French, and her up and coming training partner, Tom Tedge. Loz talks about her experience racing Munster Marathon in Germany last weekend.  The mens’ WA team podiums (we think) as many other WA runners compete in Sydney Marathon. The Mighty Jarrah Trail Run down in Dwellingup is won by Michael Carroll & Petra Jerejian in the 21km, with there also being 12km & 6km events held.  https://www.bluechipresults.com.au/results.aspx?CId=11&RId=1764&EId=6 The Sunset Coast Marathon is won by a visiting Darren Jeffreys in a sharp 2:43:55, with the women’s winner Gretel De Varona crossing the line in 3:43:23. https://bluechipresults.com.au/results.aspx?CId=11&RId=1765  Other running chat, upcoming events and results interstate and overseas! Follow us on Instagram @warunningpod or join our Strava group, WARP. Happy running!

Absolutely huge week in WA running and a huge episode as a result. Sinead can't join us this week so Dan and Matt fly the WARP flag. In this episode: - Dan has a lighter week of mileage but has his debut run with the Banana Bread Chasers Run Club, as well as getting involved in Sunday's WAMC Point Walter 16k - Matt has a big week of mileage with 2 spicy workouts, a new trail loop for his long run and meets with some running professionals for advice on nutrition and strength Results The 2024 WA State Track and Field Championships were on from February 22-25. Keely Waters and Luke Burrows take out the 1500m Open races. Matt gets to chat with them both trackside post race - https://athleticswestresults.com.au/23-24States/ Stu Caulfield and Kirsten Buist take out the win in the 9th edition of the Sandman 50k Ultra - https://www.fixedstars.com.au/sandman/resultsIX.pdf Michael Carroll and Emily Kelly take out the WAMC Point Walter 16km - https://www.wamc.org.au/race-results?year=2024&race=170&distance=305#results In the final race of the PTS Summer Series, Josh Tighe and Jess Jason continue their trail form to win the Swissmurdie Black Course - https://www.webscorer.com/racealldetails?raceid=343781&topn=3 Dean Menzies headlines a strong showing from our WA runners in a cold and tough Osaka Marathon. He was first Australian across the line in 2:18:48. In light of reaching 500 members on the WARP Strava group https://www.strava.com/clubs/WARP - we're celebrating with our inaugural Community Run! This Friday, March 1st, 5:30pm, Kuljak Island. A huge thanks to Zero+ Sports Beer (https://www.sportsbeer.com.au/) for helping support us for this event. All attendees will get a free beer post run, plus giveaways. Matt chats to Barry Thomas, Director of Australian Sports Brewing to discuss the concept, creation and benefits of the beer. To finish, Matt gets to have an extended chat with Aaron Young, winner of the Delirious West 200 mile event from 2 weeks ago. We discuss his race in detail, as well as his love of long distance challenges, Backyard Ultra expertise, mental strength and much more. Enjoy. Thanks again for keeping us in your ears for another week. You can get in touch with us with any feedback, results or news through: Instagram @warunningpod Email warunningpod@outlook.com

Dan in is back on the WARP this week with Matt to take you through another big week in WA running. Both hosts do very little running this week, with Dan still nursing a sore knee post charity run and Matt getting distracted by a new fascination in Golf and cross training. Arguably Perth's biggest day on the running calendar is on next weekend with the Perth Running Festival. Matt and Dan are joined by Elite Athlete Coordinator, Sam Maxwell, to help preview the Elite Fields and who to watch out for next Sunday across the 4 distances. Sam gives us intel on the big names making the trip to Perth from overseas. We discuss how the event will hope to grow in coming years and what it may take to attract Australia's best runners. We also have a chat to Matt Neves, who takes on the iconic Cape to Cape Trails on Monday. We discuss his high mileage training, the inspiration for taking on the challenge and all  of the intricacies involved for such a big day. Good luck Matt! Matt was also very lucky to be invited to Tarkine HQ during the week to meet the team and chat with Co-Founder Sam Burke. With the latest release of Tarkines new daily trainer, the Autopilot, we were lucky to snag a pair and will be doing some user testing in the next few weeks. Stay tuned for a review and exciting developments with Tarkine. Have a great week in running and good luck to all running in the PRF. See you next week!

Massive episode for you this week on the WARP!   In this epsiode: - Sinead is back with her first session in months, albeit a mini one - Dan dips his toes in the world of influencing, joining 'The Early Ones' as part of his Sunday long run - Matt has an interrupted training week, managing most mileage on the treadmill with some questionable paces in his threshold sessions... Results We chat to both Lauren Hyde-Cooling and Thomas Moorcroft, take out the Open State 3000m titles on the track Friday night - https://athleticswestresults.com.au/Strive/2Feb24/

We do our best to pick the contenders in all distances for next weeks Busselton Runners Club Bay Run and discuss the 'Elephant in the room' with course certification - https://www.busseltonrunnersclub.org.au/brc-bay-run

The Perth Running Festival announces some tantalising prize money for all distances for this years event. Will it bring in Australian and International talent? - https://perthrunningfestival.com.au/ The Runningworks Lark Hill Party Ultra is one month away and announces some additional formats to the race - https://wtfultra.com/lark-hill/ Shaun Kaesler joins us to help preview the iconic Delirious West 200 and 100 mile race along the Bibbulmun from Northcliffe to Albany, kicking off this Wednesday, February 7th - https://deliriouswest200miler.com.au/race-information-2022/   We continue to report 'What we've seen on Strava this week', plus the ever important updates on the Kuljak Island Local Legend status and more.   Remember to follow us on Strava - https://www.strava.com/clubs/WARP And on Instagram @warunningpod Email - warunningpod@outlook.com

We're back! Hope everyone had a great Easter long weekend. In this episode: - Sinead continues to jog easy, cross train and gym as the pregnancy journey continues - Dan gets back in to consistency post holiday in Singapore - Matt continues decent mileage with the Bridges 10k around the corner RESULTS: Charli-Rose Carlyon and Ky Hehir do WA proud at the World Cross Country Championships in Belgrade. Charli 3rd Aussie and 38th overall, with Ky also 3rd Aussie and 44th overall - https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-cross-country-championships/belgrade24/timetable/bydiscipline Jesse Hunt continues his red hot form on the track, winning the National Mile Championship at the Albie Thomas Mile - https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7204444?eventId=10229503&gender=M

Two Strive meets on in the last fortnight, with some quick 5000m and 1500m times - https://athleticswestresults.com.au/Strive/5Apr24/ Phil Gore breaks the Oceania 24hr Distance record by 600m at the IAU Oceania and Asia Championships in Canberra, running 664 laps for an incredible 265.6km. He finishes 2nd overall, with WA teammate Michael Hooker 16th with 187km. On the same track in the Australian 24hr Champs, Margie Hadley comes 5th with 196km - https://my.raceresult.com/282846/ The 3 Valleys Runningworks Ultra 2024 took place in Orange Grove with 10k, 25k and 50k races - https://my.raceresult.com/277062/results Shane Johnstone unfortunately had to stop his Bibbulmun Track FKT attempt on Day 7 in Collie, with Heart fluctuations making it unsafe to continue. He ran an incredible 618km in 6 days prior. You can still donate to his fundraiser for the Australian Wildlife Conservacy here - https://www.australianwildlife.org/support-us/transcend-trails-fundraiser/ PREVIEW: We have a look at the contenders for the iconic Bridges Fun Run 10k and try to pick our winners COMPETITION: Thanks to Vlad and Bix (https://bix-hydration.myshopify.com/en-au), we have 3 Bix sample packs to give away! Keep an eye on the WARP socials this week for further details. Follow us on Instagram @warunningpod Email us at warunningpod@outlook.com Join our Strava group at https://www.strava.com/clubs/1182797 Have a great week in running and see you next week!

Welcome to our very first guest host, Alice Hall! It was a big week, so this is a big episode: - Dan and Matt tune up and taper before their first respective track races in years - Alice is 4 weeks out from her big race (Sandman 50k - https://www.fixedstars.com.au/sandman/), putting in a big week or mileage with back-to-back long runs

Results Dennis Devereaux and Caitlin Hindmarsh take out the ADU 100k down in Australind - https://my.raceresult.com/273479/results

Matt Ramsden and Sian Munks take out the Open State 5000m races. Charli-Rose Carlyon the quickest female on the night and joins us for a quick chat for her race recap - https://athleticswestresults.com.au/NO2&5/

In race 3 of the PTS Summer Series, Jace Collingridge and Jess Jason win the 15k in the Sly Fox down in Jarrahdale - https://www.webscorer.com/race?raceid=340343

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Happy Fathers Day to all the Dad's out there and a happy welcome to Spring! Matt is joined by the ever lively Karlos Aquino and Nik Jon Aarland, two of the nicest guys you'll meet in the WA running scene. They discuss their recent training, upcoming races and more. Nik explains in depth the 'Norwegian Method' of endurance running, made popular by the famous Ingebrigtsen family. Results: Matt Smith and Madi Toovey win the Dash for Cash 5k along Cable Beach in Broome - https://bluechipresults.com.au/results.aspx?CId=11&RId=1761&EId=5&dt=2 The 2024 National Cross Country Championships took place in Perth, Tasmania over the weekend in typically cold, wet and tough conditions. Ellaby Hansen and Lachlan Whitnell our best placed in the Seniors - https://meets.rosterathletics.com/public/competitions/details/schedule?id=24655&meId=226812 Ky Hehir and Alexandra Griffin headline our WA Athletes competing in the World Athletics U20 World Championships, held in Lima, Peru - https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-u20-championships/lima24/timetable Some great results from WA athletes over in Chamonix for the iconic UTMB, headlined by Claire O'Brien-Smith, Nick Bamford and Lochy Jones - https://montblanc.utmb.world/races Luke Taylor runs 100k for Telethon and running for Premature Babies -  https://www.strava.com/activities/12287758596  https://www.perthnow.com.au/news/telethon/apprentice-electrician-luke-taylor-running-100km-to-raise-money-for-telethon-c-15895188?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR39vkOHtUOr0hJNoCtAUGX2hZ_0xZ6AGG7te9VoWfGqrAV8umy-Mdear60_aem_z7G7qXrDV-VqeNqU7ly4kQ#m0hzjvdsowp82wampp8 Please follow us on the WARP socials Instagram @warunningpod Strava Group https://www.strava.com/clubs/WARP Email - warunningpod@outlook.com Have a great week in running and see you next week!

Dan is away this week, so Karlos Aquino joins us for the very first time on the WARP! Thanks to Bix, our listeners can get 20% off all Bix products by using the code WARP at https://bix-hydration.myshopify.com/en-au In this episode: - Sinead pulls back the mileage slightly as she passes the half-way mark of the Pregnancy journey - Matt starts his week with a sore throat and feels off for most of the week, so is reduced to  easy mileage and no workouts - Karlos is 3 weeks out from the Bunbury Marathon. He pulls up well from Sunday's Canning Marathon workout and hits a few key workout sessions in prep for next weeks 5k race on the track Results Herdy's Frontyard Ultra finally finished at 9pm Sunday evening, with Michael Bellmon winning his first Backyard event, outlasting Johan Botha with 53 laps and 355km. Matt gets to chat with Michael during the week to discuss his training and how the event unfolded - https://herdysfrontyard.com.au/results-2024/ Dani Graham and Ky Hehir continue their strong track form at Friday's Strive Meet, both gaining World Junior Qualifying times in the 800m and 3000m respectively - https://athleticswestresults.com.au/Strive/23Mar24/ Mitch Crook runs a very impressive 13:27:51 in the Bright Ultra 100km at the Buffalo Stampede Festival in Apline Shire, Victoria - https://www.multisportaustralia.com.au/races/buffalo-stampede-festival-2024 Claire O'Brien-Smith and Joshua Chugg both come 2nd in the 66km Kunanyi Mountain Ultra in Tasmania - https://www.multisportaustralia.com.au/races/buffalo-stampede-festival-2024 Josh Tighe is 9th in the 24.2km Mountain Run Dale Zabiela and Kirsten Buist headline the results across the 3 day Collie Trail Fest - https://www.webscorer.com/racealldetails?raceid=346381&topn=3

We appreciate our listeners and can't thank you all enough for the support. Remember to rate us on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and wherever you get your dose of WARP. Get in touch with us here: Instagram - @warunningpod Email - warunningpod@outlook.com Strava - https://www.strava.com/clubs/WARP Have a great week in running!

In this episode:

- Sinead has her training week thwarted by a trip back home to Adelaide with an unexpected detour... - Dan returns to work, but still manages a quality week, joining Matt for a sharp 1k rep session - Matt struggles through a hot week, contemplating his entry in the State 5000m next weekend Some fast times and a lot of participants in the Mens and Womens Strive 1500m on Friday night - https://athleticswestresults.com.au/Strive/12Jan24/ Emily Kelly and Mike Lawson get the wins in the WAMC Matild Bay Run 10k - https://www.wamc.org.au/race-results The 2024 WA State 5000m Championships are on next weekend, Saturday January 20th. If you're interested in the Community 2000m, 5000m or State 5000m, registration ends 11:59pm on Wednesday Jan 17 - https://www.athleticswest.com.au/events/205225/

Early Bird Entries for the Transcend Ultra end on January 28. Use the discount code 'warp' for 5% off your entry! https://transcendtrails.com/

In a new segment, we discuss 'What we saw on Strava' during the week. Thanks as always for listening. Remember to get in touch at any time through the following channels. Instagram @warunningpod Email warunningpod@gmail.com Strava Group - https:https://www.strava.com/clubs/WARP

PSA - Dan is officially an Ultra runner In this episode: - Sinead takes a week off for her Baby shower as she quickly approaches her due date. - Dan survives Transcend and vows to never run an ultra again.  - Matt has his final marathon specific session two weeks out from the big day, as he joins some time away in Albany with his soon to be triple-Olympian fiancé. 

Results:

Transcend Ultra - we speak to new course record holder Erika Lori, who takes the female win (5th overall) and Dale Zabiela as first WA male (2nd overall) in the 65km solo. Overall winner was Piotr Babis. https://results.trackmelive.com.au/event/transcendultra2024 

Cross Country Series 3 took place in Manning Park

https://www.athleticswestresults.com.au/Winter/XC3/

Upcoming Races:

• King of the Mountain Sun 30 June
• Bravehearts 777 Marathon 1 July
• Bibra Lake Marathon 7 July
• Jolly Jumbuck Trail Run 7 July
• Broome Marathon (14/7) 
• Kalgoorlie Pipeline Marathon (14/7)
• Yaberoo Trail Ultra (20/7)
• WAMC Shelley Run (21/7)
• WA State Cross Country Championships Edgewater Quarry (27/7)
• City to Surf Karratha (28/7)

Thanks as always for the support. See you all next week on the WARP!

The band is finally back together and plenty to discuss in another big week in WA running. In this episode: - Dan lacks a bit of motivation but still completes a solid week, as he looks forward to some extended time off work, more family time and pro running hours. - Sinead enjoys a consistent week of easy running, cross training and her very first beer! - Matt continues his solid mileage, but feels the fatigue of an added strength and mobility program and a nasty Sunday long run in the hills with two of Perths best climbers. Friday saw us host the inaugural WARP Community run at Kuljak Island. Thank you to all who made the effort to attend and make it such an enjoyable afternoon. We'll have to do it again some time! Results Dante Armstrong (8:48.87) and Lyla Stewart (9:46.13) take out Friday Nights Strive 3000m - https://athleticswestresults.com.au/Strive/1Mar24/ https://meets.rosterathletics.com/public/competitions/details/schedule?id=24469 Saturday night saw the Runningworks Lark Hill Party Ultra take place with 3k, 8k, 25k, 50k, 100k and a Multi Stage race take place - https://my.raceresult.com/270695/ Jules Bennett and Dee McPhee headline a strong WA showing at Sundays Tokyo Marathon James Heggie and Jo McKillop take out the 'Gone Nuts' 50km Team Relay in northern Tasmania - https://tomatotiming.racetecresults.com/results.aspx?CId=16&RId=29588&EId=8 Interview We were very lucky to get the opportunity to chat with Jesse Hunt, the West Australian who's been turning heads in the mens national 1500m scene over the summer. We discuss his early days at Karrinyup Little Athletics and John Septimus Roe, his time as a college athlete at the University of North Carolina and his recent personal bests as a professional athlete for the OAC Oceania team. Enjoy. As always, you can get in touch with us via: Instagram @warunningpod Email - warunningpod@outlook.com Strava Group - https://www.strava.com/clubs/WARP Have a great week in running. Here's hoping for cooler weather!

Apologies for the delay in getting this one out, but better late than never! Matt is joined this week by WA Marathon stalwart Jon Pendse, who celebrated his 100th marathon at last weekends Perth Running Festival, an incredible feat. We discuss his introduction in to running, his approach to training and the highs and lows of his running career so far. Jon gives us his marathon race recap, resulting in an impressive 2:52. We discuss the results of  all 4 distances, as well as the State Marathon Champs. And thanks to the WARP listeners, we discuss the participant feedback on what went well and what could be improved for next years PRF. Thanks for listening, see you next week! Instagram - @warunningpod Email - warunningpod@outlook.com Strava - https://www.strava.com/clubs/WARP

Welcome back WARP listeners! Dan and Matt are very lucky to be joined by Aaron Young, the Ultra Runner extraordinaire who has recently completed the trifecta of winning all 3 Ultra Series 200 milers this year. We have a fantastic in-depth discussion covering training specificity, the importance of nailing nutrition and what makes him so strong mentally over the course of multi-day races. Matt finishes a week dominated by the treadmill and is one week away from the Sydney Marathon. Dan gets his 63 x 1km done on Saturday as part of the Wolves and SheWolves Charity Event for Lifeline. Congratulations to all involved, raising over $20,000 for such a great cause. Results: Kate Baker and Hannah Doyle take out the 10 and 5k in the WAMC Women's Classic on the Perth Foreshore -  https://www.bluechipresults.com.au/results.aspx?CId=11&RId=1763&EId=2&dt=0 Andrew Hellbusch and Julia Kets win the 12k at the Bibra Lake Fun Run, with Lee Anne Flugel and Luke Shaw winning the 6k  -  https://my.raceresult.com/294591/ WA's Jess Jason wins the Hounslow Trail Marathon over in the Blue Mountains, with fellow Asics trail teammate Sarah Ludowici in 4th place - https://www.multisportaustralia.com.au/races/hounslow-classic-2024 Please follow us on Instagram @warunningpod Join our Strava group - https://www.strava.com/clubs/WARP Email us with any questions and suggestions at warunningpod@outlook.com Have a great week of running!

Sinead is excused for the week with the arrival of her beautiful baby girl - congrats to her and Michael! Matt prioritises a European summer over the podcast he created and leaves things in the hands of Dan. He brings on WolvesRC run leader, Keith Mitchell, and SheWolvesRC run leader, Jess Jason, to help him through and to talk more about their upcoming charity event and the benefits of mental health and running. Please donate here: https://lifeline-wa.grassrootz.com/the-long-long-run-for-lifeline-wa-63km-by-wolves-rc-shewolves-rc/dan-bobridge/?tab=donations  Only Jess’ weekly recaps resembles something like a serious runner, with Keith prioritising Macca’s runs post-Bibra Lake marathon and Dan contemplating if he is injured.  RESULTS:

Yaberoo Trail Ultra - Craig Llewellyn and Petra Jerejian take out the 50k up on the Yaberoo Trail - https://my.raceresult.com/299791/results#0_D339A1 

WAMC Shelley Loop Run - Eoin Smyth and Lauren French win the 10k in Shelley -https://www.wamc.org.au/race-results?year=2024&race=178&distance=322#results  As well as others interstate and overseas. Have a great week in running and thanks again for the continued support. Instagram - @warunningpod Email - warunningpod@outlook.com Strava - https://www.strava.com/clubs/WARP

In this episode: 

• Matt has a solid back end to the week after HBF Half Marathon last weekend - 6 weeks out from Gold Coast Marathon
• Dan has a huge weekend, with back to back long runs & a casual Sunday Marathon with 1700m elevation - 1 month out from Transcend Ultra. 
• Sinead has a low volume training week, riding the third trimester wave. 

Results: Matt chats to Jess Jason after her win on the Double Black course at the first race of the winter PTS. Snakes N Ladders at Serpentine National Park: https://www.webscorer.com/racealldetails?raceid=353369&topn=3

Matt & Dan chat with Karlos after his win at the Joondalup Half Marathon. Half Marathon, 10km & 5km results below:

https://bluechipresults.com.au/results.aspx?CId=11&RId=1740

Sinead Chats with Danielle Graham about her impending move to the US. Dani announced last weekend that she will be moving to Florida to finish her final 2 years of schooling at IMG academy. IMG Academy is a specialist sporting school dedicated to supporting student-athlete development & is renowned for filling one quarter of college roster spots on an annual basis. 

Upcoming:

• Several WA athletes heading across to Launceston next weekend (Sun 2nd June) for the 10k & Half Marathon (notoriously quick course)
• UP (Ultra Perth) Saturday 8 June (HM & 50k)
• Eagle and Child PTS Winter Series Sun 9 June (John Forrest)
• Rottnest Running Festival Sun 16 June
• Transcend Trails Sat 22 June (use code WARP for 5% off)
• King of the Mountain Sun 30 June

Global Running Day, Wednesday 5th June: Lululemon Claremont welcomes runners of all ages & abilities to join together for a 5km community run in celebration of Global Running Day. 6am from Lululemon Claremont

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/global-running-day-2024-claremont-tickets-881138427757

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Wishing you all a safe week on the roads, trails & track!

Matt, Dan and Sinead were very lucky to sit down with Bryce Anderson during the week. An extremely talented and accomplished middle distance runner who represented Australia at the 2015 World Cross Country Championships, Bryce now focuses on his career as a Dietician. Having worked with organisations such as the Fremantle Dockers, Perth Wildcats, Athletics Australia and the VIS.  We talk all things running nutrition, covering supplements, cramping, carb-loading and much more.

In this episode:

- Matt eases in to the week post Perth Marathon, finishing with some unplanned extra km's.

- Dan's weekly mileage increases again, but is it enough to get him off the bottom of the WARP leaderboard?

- Sinead gets back to business after a week off.

We recap the 2023 Chicago Marathon from last week, speaking with Ben Tay after his big 5min PB to give us his insight on the race and recommendations for any WA runners considering the race in 2024.

A strong WA contingent get involved at Sundays 2023 Melbourne Marathon. Ross Langford joins us for his race recap and shares how he's been able to continue his incredible consistency over the Marathon distance since his debut.

The Stephen Scullion Gym Routine for Runners - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnNlrFcXjVU

Results from the WAMC Wally Cairns Pancake Run - https://www.wamc.org.au/race-results?year=2023&race=Wally%20Cairns%20Pancake%20Run&distance=15km#race-result-navigation Pemby Trail Fest kicks off next week (October 20-22) for anyone considering a late entry - https://www.perthtrailseries.com.au/event/pemby-trail-fest/ Christie Godfrey (sister of WA Ultra running gun, Erika Lori), breaks the Supported female fastest known time for the Cape to Cape trail (130km) with a time of 17hr8min - https://fastestknowntime.com/fkt/christie-godfrey-cape-cape-track-wa-australia-2023-10-14 Sinead explains the upcoming WA Track and Field Summer Season, detailing what's required to be eligible for races if you're interested. - https://cdn.revolutionise.com.au/cups/waathletics/files/mjbumxtgrs84mbkr.pdf - https://www.athleticswest.com.au/aw-events/strive/ - https://cdn.revolutionise.com.au/cups/waathletics/files/cqmgbd7c2fsewgjs.pdf We are loving the feedback so far. If you have any thoughts or recommendations for our Podcast, get in touch with us via instagram @warunningpod, email at warunningpod@outlook.com, or hit us up on Strava.

Big episode coming up and we don't like to use that term lightly!

In this episode: - Dan lifts his training and runs his first 100km week since Sept 2021, as he commits to @transcendtrails 65km Ultra in June.  - Matt drops the volume slightly as he sharpens up into the weekends WAMC Bridges 10km.  - Sinead gets out another week of jogging with her longest Sunday run in a while. RESULTS: The WAMC Perron Institute 2024 Bridges fun run took place on Sunday in perfect conditions. Sinead speak’s with winners Lauren French and Matt Smith shortly after they crossed the finish line. The 5k races are taken out by Dante Armstrong & Sian Munks. Perron Institute Bridges Fun Run - https://bluechipresults.com.au/results.aspx?CId=11&RId=1716&EId=2&dt=1 Friend of the show Karlos Aquino headlines some impressive results at Sunday’s Bunbury 3 Waters Running Festival - https://my.raceresult.com/284786/results Matt Ramsden snags an incredibly close & very impressive win in the mens 5,000m at the National Athletics Championships in Adelaide. Other notable performances from WA athletes include Charli-Rose Carlyon silver in the U/20 5,000m, Jesse Hunt bronze in the mens 1,500m & Peter Bol silver in the mens 800m - https://meets.rosterathletics.com/public/competitions/details/schedule?id=24438 Andy Lane flies the flag for WA at last weekend's Paris Marathon and several WA athletes compete at the Two Oceans Marathon in South Africa.  UPCOMING: Some big Marathons in the coming weeks, with several WA athletes competing. Starting with the Manchester Marathon this evening (Sunday 14th), Boston Marathon tomorrow (Monday 15th), London Marathon next Sunday (21st April) & Hamburg Marathon in two weekends time (28th April). COMPETITION: The 3 x winners of the BIX sample packs were drawn at random as we recorded this afternoon! Congratulations to Chris Sadler, Caylah Batt & Mark Griffiths! We will be in touch this week.  Wrapping up this weeks episode, Matt sat down with Phil Gore to chat about last weekends Asia-Oceanai 24hr Championships, where he achieved an Oceanic record of 265.65km. They discuss training, raceday strategies, nutrition, gear and more. Follow us on Instagram @warunningpod Email us at warunningpod@outlook.com Join our Strava group at https://www.strava.com/clubs/1182797 Have a great week in running & we will see you all next week!

Welcome to 2024! Thanks for having us back in your ears in the New Year and apologies for our absence last week. In this episode: - Sinead enjoys her first week as a newlywed! But straight back to business with a consistent week of training - Dan finally pulls the trigger on Strava premium and tests the course making functionality whilst on holiday with the family in Bunker Bay, including one of his career best loops... - Matt test drives two pairs of 'On' shoes for the first time, with some tough sessions during another hot week in Perth

We also take a moment to reflect on our individual 2023 years and discuss goals for 2024. Andrew Hellbusch and Mathilde Delorme get the win in the WAMC New Years Eve 8k - https://www.wamc.org.au/race-results?year=2023&race=New%20Years%20Eve%20Run&distance=8km#race-result-navigation Charli Rose Carlyon and John Neville take out the 3000m on the track at the Strive Meet on Saturday night - https://athleticswestresults.com.au/Strive/6Jan24/ Round 2 of the PTS Summer Series took place on Sunday, January 8 with the 'Wallygrunta' - https://www.webscorer.com/race?raceid=339136&fbclid=IwAR1gE5613yXHXd9OQsm93QmwrlFRON0Y818SyrzOnmYjVf3rzphTXJ1hpTw_aem_Ae-riN5PW-AK6Oqxrv9uxb875PuIR_G_yv3LP8XN_E85hg-bpXPaE8Mrj6XR_vt6Aks Mitch Crook breaks the Unsupported FKT for the 86km Wiilman Bilya trail starting at Collie - https://fastestknowntime.com/route/wiilman-bilya-trail

On the topic of FKT's, friend of the show Shane Johnstone announces his intention to break the fabled '10 day' barrier for the 1000km Bibbulmun Track. He intends to kick off the journey from Albany on Good Friday (March 29). Here is the documentary of the current FKT holder for the Bibb, Erika Lori, which was released on Youtube a few days ago - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0u8XeiJKlsw&t=13s We want to do everything we can to make the WARP as enjoyable as possible for you to listen in 2024. We're always up for feedback. Get in touch at anytime. Instagram - @warunningpod Email - warunningpod@outlook.com Strava Group - https://www.strava.com/clubs/WARP Have a great week in running!

Matt is joined by two guest hosts this week. Two of the nicest guys you'll meet in the WA Running Community. - WARP employee 004, meme-maker extraordinaire and long distance runner Simon Pham - Newly crowned Sub-3 marathoner, Chris 'Metronome' Shaw In the episode: - Matt debriefs his Sydney Marathon and enjoys a light week of recovery - Simon has his first week under new coach Tina Ingraham with 3 notable sessions - Chris is still on cloud nine as he runs us through his first sub 3 marathon Results Gerry Hill and Astrid Roberts win the WAMC Col Junner 10k down at Canning River Regional Park. Mike Lawson and Kristen Turnbull win the 5k - https://www.wamc.org.au/race-results?year=2024&race=176&distance=318#results Matt Sallinovich and Sarah Niven win the WTF (Waterous Trail on Foot) 100miler down in Dwellingup  Ally Willcox and 3rd and Josh Tighe 9th in the Surf Coast Century over in Lorne - https://tomatotiming.racetecresults.com/Results.aspx?CId=16&RId=29707 News The Perth Track Classic is set to return in 2025 after a 5 year hiatus, with the announcement that the event will be upgraded and reimagined as a World Athletics Continental Tour Bronze level meet - https://www.athletics.com.au/news/perth-track-classic-set-to-ignite-the-west-in-march-2025 WA is confirmed to host the 2025 Australian Athletics Championships for the first time in 15 years, set to be staged in April https://www.athletics.com.au/events/239200 Thanks for listening and have a great week in running. See you next week. Instagram @warunningpod Email warunningpod@outlook.com Strava https://www.strava.com/clubs/WARP

Another cold week in WA with some perfect running conditions. In this weeks episode:

- Matt continues his solid training, with a ‘Night Run’ the only way he can fit in training around weekend day shift  - Dan reaches the final week before Transcend, with a little too aggressive taper and also some aggressive rocks on the trails  - Sinead keeps brewing a baby and researches the best nappies, while her City to Surf motivational video gets released  Results: Wadjemup Rottnest Running Festival: Taken out by Mike Carroll (2:36:44) & Kate Baker (2:51:59) - https://www.bluechipresults.com.au/Results.aspx?CId=11&RId=1747&EId=1  Red Dirt Backyard Ultra - Karratha Matt chats to Phil Gore fresh off his win with 32 yards and 221km, making it 9 Backyard wins in 11 events.  Kununurra Half Marathon  Won by Lachlan Donchi 1:28:28 & Petra Melis-Walsh 1:32:30 first female - https://www.knxrun.com.au/results.html  Zugspitz Ultratrail Germany: Another great run for Vlad Ixel, who takes 2nd place in the 16km Grainau Trail British Milers Club - Belfast Northern Ireland, Record Breaker mile, Tom Moorcroft with a big PB in 4.01 We do our best to Preview the Transcend 65k Solo race, dissecting the field for the top Men and Women competing next Saturday. Upcoming: The Broome Marathon (14/7) and Kalgoorlie Pipeline Marathon (14/7) Have a great week in running!

In this episode:

- Sinead gets her diagnosis and inadvertently becomes a Triathlete

- Dan makes the most of his last week of parental leave, making his debut appearance with the Perth Run Collective

- Matt gets himself in a bad way on Boyds Boulevard, plus a V02 Max test in the lab to check his fitness

We recap Day 1 of the Pemby Trail Fest from 5k to the Ultra - https://www.webscorer.com/race?raceid=332957

Results from the first Strive meet of the Summer - https://athleticswestresults.com.au/Strive/21Oct23/

We preview the iconic John Gilmour 10000m race happening next friday (Oct 27th) - https://www.wamc.org.au/event/john-gilmour-track-race

Plus, Matt gets the chance to chat with Mackenzie 'Macka' Burgoyne, who is firing and ready to go for his Cape to Cape Supported record attempt next Saturday, October 28. We chat about how he got in to the sport, how he's been able to be so successful across all distances, and a deep dive in to the planning and preparation required for such a huge day. As always, thanks for listening. Get in touch with us on instagram @warunningpod for any questions or feedback. Or email us at warunningpod@outlook.com. Happy running!