Everyday Lions Running Podcast

This week's episode is with Daniel Yaxley, he talks about some of his mental health struggles, how he got into running, who is role models are, what events he is most proud of and what his family means to him.   Enjoy. 

This week's episode is with Susan Moodie, you would have seen Susan running around the streets of Devonport. ( alot )    She has been running for over 7 years, in that time she has ran Masters Games, Half Marathons, Marathon's and Ultra Marathons and the Christmas Carnivals.  We talk about all this and more, sit back and relax and enjoy this podcast. It would be perfect for that shorter minute run. 

This week's podcast is with the ‘Everyday Lions' PCCCT team that won the Teams Marathon event last Sunday. The team consisted of Narrelle Jacobs, Travis Bassett, Amie Bramich and Brian Lyons. We discuss how the race unfolded, what we all thought of the event and more. Narelle and Travis were lucky enough to personal best on the day and set up the team nicely. This podcast goes for 45 minutes and would be perfect for that shorter run! *special mention to Ailsa Jones, who was our “roadie” on race day and team support. 

This week’s podcast is with Tom Winkel who is from Forthside, Tasmania. He is a super talented junior who is only 15 years of age and has ran 8:41 and 3:57 for the 3,000 m and 1500 m events. He is the current state under 16 record holder for the mile and 3,000 m events. He is currently coached by his father Andrew and earlier this Tom won the Hobart Run the Bridge 5km and finished 4th Place in the Australian junior under 17 3,000m titles, with still another year in this age group. When Tom is not running, he attends St Brendan-Shaw College and is in grade ten. We talk about his current training, who is role models are and what his goals are for the future. Please reach out to Tom if you enjoyed this show.

John has his own running coaching business under the name of Ultrain,he coaches in all forms of running, but specifically ultras and trail running. He has his own running groups along with high profile runner Amy Lamprecht. We will be covering all things trail running and hopefully he will be able to teach you some tips and tricks to become a better trail runner. We will also touch on some of the races that John has organised and some of his impressive achievements in sport. John is currently the National Organizers representative for the International Trail Running Association, President of the Tasmanian Trail Running Association, Event Director for Triple Top Mountain Run, Assistant race director for Scottsdale run and ride.

Here is the first of 4 podcasts over the next month with professionals who work with runners and sports people on a daily basis. These podcasts will hopefully help you in becoming a better runner with some important “takeaways” to apply to your own training.   This week’s guest Is Erica Yeo who is from Devonport, Erica works as a dietitian at our public hospitals here on the North West Coast of Tasmania in paediatrics, various medical centres and subcontracts to the ELPE Health, a disability provider Erica is also a keen runner and is fresh off a personal best at Parkrun on the weekend here in Devonport.  (20 minutes and 43 seconds) She has competed in Gone Nuts, Launceston half, Devonport 10 km 2020 - Cadbury half 2020 and the Burnie 10. There is also a link from Athletics Australia explaining more about RED’s which was discussed in this podcast.          

David Downie is from Burnie and he has won the Devonport, Burnie and Latrobe Gifts in a great professional running career. David has worked at Caterpillar for the last 27 years and also runs his own business called ISO DELIVERY. We talk about these jobs, his relationship with his coach Ted Eagling and his training and training partners. We also touch on what the future is for the carnivals on the North West Coast of Tasmania and what influence his late father and previous Central Coast Mayor had on his life and running career.  

Linda Connelly is from Devonport and loves to run trails and got the “running bug” after entering the Tassie Trail Festival event in 2015. When Linda is not running, she is a Lawyer, mother and an ambassador for Find Your Feet. She has competed in the Masters Games and the Gone Nuts 100 km event. We cover what it is like juggling motherhood with training, what the Find Your Feet Tour with Hanny Allston was like in Italy and what her running friends self-entitled the “usual suspects” mean to her. Linda is also a qualified personal trainer and did this for a short while before returning back to being a lawyer. Please reach out to Linda if you enjoyed this podcast!  

Chris French is originally from Hobart, but now live in Queensland. He boasts some impressive personal bests over 5 and 10km, running 14:28 and 29:50. He has won Cadbury Marathon and City to Casino twice and use to train with well-known runners Russell Foley, Michael Dalton, Dean Giblin and the late Colin Oliver. Chris was a teacher for a number of years before changing careers and working in the correctional services. We talk about his friendship with close mate and Devonport runner Michael Potter, some of the hurdles he has face in his life, where he sees the sport of athletics heading into future and what it was like to be coached by legend coaches Max Cherry and Albert Johnson.  If this podcast brings up any issues for you, please contact Lifeline on 131114.   If you're enjoying the show, there is an option to donate which helps pay for the cost and up keep of the production. You can do so via this link https://everydaylions.org/everyday-lions-podcast/    

Bronty Halley is a real gentleman of the Devonport running community, he took up running late in life after starting a personal training programme to lose weight, it wasn't long and he soon found his way into running ultra-marathons. If you follow him on Strava, you would be familiar with his Strava Art ( see attached) We talk about him going from walking to running, some of the races he has competed in, as well the nutritional issues he has experienced during these events. We also cover his family and some personal struggles, if you love your long-distance trail running and good stories, this is the podcast for you.

Randal Markey is a Tasmania running legend, having held the Tasmanian 1500m record for a number of years, which has only been broken in the last decade. He was a Commonwealth Games representative in Christchurch in 1974 and was only 18 years of age when he was selected in this team. In 1974 he won the National 1500m title and joined only a select few Tasmanian’s who have won a national title in Athletics.  He made the move to America on a scholarship at the University of Oregon and studied there for 3 years and in the process ran for the track team and picked up a degree in Political Science. We talk about him meeting USA running legend Steve Prefontaine and what his relationship was like with coaches Bill Dellinger and Max Cherry, what injuries he has sustained and some of the famous runners he has competed against in the 1970s. Randal has had a remarkable professional career as a journalist, including roles as a manager of Public Affairs and a Media Advisor for the Health Minster and worked for the Western Australian Newspaper in the press gallery during the Hawk and Keating terms. If you’re a running geek this is the podcast for you

This week’s guest is Justin Gossage or better know as “Gosso” in the Devonport running community. Gosso is a real leader of the North West running community, we talk about his kids and their basketball, what makes the North West Coast running community “so good” and about some of the personal struggles he has faced over the years. When Justin is not running, he works at BCF as a manager and loves coaching and refereeing basketball. He has so much wisdom in his words and it is was one of those podcasts, where I could have listened to him talk all day! If any of this podcast brings up issues for you, please contact LIfeline on 131114

This week’s guest is Dr Karinna Fyfe who lives and works in Frankston as a G.P, she previously lived in Launceston before locating to Melbourne. Karinna was a very successful junior runner over the 400 and 800m events, winning medals at junior National Championships. These days she has gone out in distance and boasts some impressive personal bests running a 2:48 marathon, 1:14 half marathon and ran 33:57 10km. She has represented her country at the World University Games cross county and has won the Point to Pinnacle a number of times. We talk about her current training, what she has learnt the last few years to stay injury free and some personal hurdles she has faced in her life.  I personally really loved this podcast with Karinna and  would like to wish her all the best in the Australian 10,000m titles on Australia Day!    

This week’s guest is David Bailey who is originally from Flinders Island but now lives in Hobart, David is an elite long distance trail runner sponsored by Alter shoes and is well known for competing in lots of different races in Tasmania. He has won the Triple Top Mountain run, Convicts and Wenches 25km and 50km races and finished second place in the 2015 100km nationals. We talk about his current training schedule, what races and goals he would like to achieve and what it was like living and growing up on Flinders Island. When David is not running, he works as a Lawyer in Hobart and loves eating good foods and travelling with his partner Kirsty.

Amy Lamprecht needs no introduction in the Australian Trail running scene having won the Australian Ultra Trail Australia 100km race and representing Australia at the 2016 World Trail Championships. Amy is from Launceston and works at both Find Your Feet and The Running Company retail running stores. For a bucket list run she ran from Devonport to Dover along the Tassie trail (450km ).If all this was not enough she recently finished 6th overall in ( second female) in the Coast to Kosciusko Mountain Run which is a 246km journey and in the process experiencing  heat, wind and dehydration. Her partner John Claridge and her run the organisation Ultrain which holds group running holidays and evens and in particular the Triple Top mountain run. I appreciated Amy’s time and have so much respect for anyone crazy enough to run these distances. Enjoy!!

Patrick Smith is from Launceston and was a state representative for tennis but soon turned his attention to distance running. He has run 14:26 for 5,000m and low 30 minutes for 10km and is the previous Launceston Parkrun record holder (14:20s) and has won the City to Casino fun run and the State 3,000m title a number of times.  We talk about some of the battles he has faced over the years and where he is now with this and what effects being bullied has had on his life. When Patrick is not running, he has done some commentary for Run the Bridge and works for the Examiner Newspaper. Patrick is a super talented runner and it is only a matter of time before he dips under 30 minutes for 10km. If this podcast brings up any issues for you please reach out to Lifeline on 13 11 14 or reach out to a friend.

This week’s guest on the Everyday Lions Podcast is Deon Kenzie who is formally from Devonport but now lives in Canberra. Deon is a World Champion in the T38 classification over the 1500m at the London IPC World Athletics Championships. He is also a silver medalist at the Rio Paralympics games in 2016. Deon is a regular at the local Christmas Carnivals on the coast and has won the Latrobe mile twice. When he is not running, he has a few businesses he runs and works as a Personal trainer at the Australian Institute of Sport Gym. Deon was coached by Mick Gunson before making the move to Philo Saunders and his training crew in Canberra. We chat about this move, what influence these two coaches have had on his career and the goals leading into Tokyo 2021.  Enjoy!  

This week’s guest is Grace Tame who is from Hobart and who recently won the Ross Running Festival Marathon in 2hrs and 59 minutes. This was Grace’s first attempt at the marathon and it will be exciting to watch her development over the distance the next few years. Grace launched the Let Her Speak campaign with journalist and friend Nina Funnel and as a result of this she won the Tasmanian Australian Of the Year. She is a sexual assault survivor and activist and advocate for people who have suffered similar experiences, through this work she was the first Tasmanian women to be granted a court order that allowed her to speak publicly about her abuse.  We cover her running training and her story of sexual abuse.  When Grace is not running, she is a talented artist who has done work for high profile comedian John Cleese which has led to her becoming great friends with his daughter. When talking to Grace it is like talking to someone who is 20 years older than her actual age and there is a lot of wisdom in her words and so much intelligence and life experience, whatever she chooses to do in the future she is bound to succeed.  If this podcast brings up any mental health issues for you please reach out to Life Line on 13 11 14. You can follow her journey on Instagram @tamepunk

This week's podcast is about the Everyday Lions group training runners who train on a Monday, Tuesday and Thursday in Devonport and Ulverstone. We have Jackie Reid, Claire Jordan, Rebecca van der Woude and Amie Bramich. We talk about how they got into the running, some races they have competed in and goals for the future. 

This week’s guest is a “special interest” episode for me.  Harry Summers  is an elite runner who grew up in NSW but now lives in Victoria. He has run sub 28 minutes for 10,000m and sub 13:40 for the 5,000m and represented Australia at the World Half Marathon Championships, World Cross Country Championships and the 2014 Commonwealth Games team. If all this was not enough Harry has won the City to Surf fun run three times (80,000 runners competing) and only just missed Steve Moneghetti’s race record by 2 seconds.  Harry has been really open about his battles with alcohol and his mental health, we talk about how this has impacted his athletic career over the years and what the turning point was for several positive changes in his life. Earlier this year Harry ran from Bondi Beach to Byron Bay to spread some awareness around mental health, over this two-week period he raised several thousand dollars and ran a marathon a day  in the process. I really appreciated Harry being so open and honest and sharing his story, you can see some huge growth the last few years. There are some pretty heavy themes in this podcast and if it brings up any mental health issues for you , please reach out to Lifeline on 13 11 14 or to a family member or close friend.   The episode is nearly two hours long and would be perfect for that longer run!  You can follow harry on instagram on @harrydessummers.

This week’s runner is Abbie Butler who lives in Launceston. Abbie is one of the best junior runners in Tasmania. Her pet event is the 2,000m steeplechase, Abbie is the current state record holder for this event from under 16 to under 20. She also won the National All schools Championship for this event in the under 16 age group and has a current personal best of 6:47. Both her parents are runners and it was only a matter of time before Abbie took up the sport. Her coach is her father and we talk about this relationship and how important her parents have been in her running career to date and her goal of representing her country at the World Junior Titles for the steeple. In the next few weeks, she will be competing in the 5km race at Launceston Running Festival and will be aiming for a new personal best in the event. Abbie is such a focused young runner and this is really evident in our conversation. When she is not running, she loves hanging out at her grandparent’s farm and spending time with friends. Abbie has a big future in this sport and it will be great to watch her running career develop in the coming years. 

This week’s guest is Grant page who lives in Hobart and who has been running for over 25 years. Grant won his first state title as a 12-year-old and then went onto win a bronze medal at the National Under 20 champs as a junior. He continued his progression as athlete being a regular finalist in the 1500m at Nationals and boasting a personal best of 3:42 over this distance. He was the previous state record holder for 1,000m and 3,000m, as well as also having a great range over 10km events and boasting a very impressive 10km personal best of 29:40 at the Launceston ten in 2009, the same year he was third in the Burnie Ten. When Grant is not running, he is a mechanic at the RACT and instead of having a regular cat or dog for a pet, he has a wallaby called Rooby. He is the current record holder for the number of wins at a City to Casino and he has won this race an impressive 8 times throughout his career. We talk about these races, injuries he has suffered, what the future for athletics at grassroots level is and life in general. Grant is one of Tassie’s best ever distance runners and has had a career to be proud of.

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Nicole Perry is from Devonport and has been running for 19 years and she has accumulated many carnivals wins during the carnival series including the Devonport gift and Burnie 400m three times Over the years she has been State Champion of the 800m on several occasions and twice a silver medalist at the National under 23 Athletics Championships. Nicole was a registered nurse for a number of years before going back to study and choosing a career in dentistry.  She has run 2:08 for 800m and 56 seconds for the 400m, when Nicole is not running, she loves spending time with her dog MO the Weimaraner (pictured) and loves fashion.  She is a great role model for the up and coming runners who are coached by previous podcast guest Mick Gunson and who are part of the well-known “Gunners runners” stable. You can follow Mo the dog @mo_the_grey

This week’s guest is Pat McMahon from Devonport and he who has been running for over 50 years. He has had a decorated athletic career winning several races in the carnivals.  Pat has won at Stawell athletic carnival four times and is the second Tasmanian only to be inducted into the Stawell Hall of Fame. Pat had an amazing range winning races from 70m until the mile and would compete in the cross-country season in the winter.  He has run 1:50/51 low for 800m and 49 seconds for 400m, for a day job he was a police sergeant in the Tasmanian Police force for over 40 years and was stationed all over the state. We talk about all these races as well as being part of the United Nations Peacekeeping in Cyprus, his job as a police officer, racing in the World Police Games in America and more. If all this wasn’t enough, he has been awarded the Australian Police medal and is the current handicapper of the PCCCT running club. Pat has some amazing stories and life experience and I could personally listen to him all day. Pat still runs and loves it as much as he did when he first started.  Please contact Pat if you have enjoyed this podcast.

Part 2 - Tim talks about the ups and downs in his life. What the relationships of his mate Shane Taylor means to him, and his endurance run in Nepal and where he sees the Tim Blair Run For Kids foundation going the next few years. 

This week’s guest is Tim Blair from Devonport who has been running since 1994. Tim like a lot of people took up running later in life and took to the Ultra Long distances like a duck to water. He has accumulated 100s PCCCT events, but where he made his mark was doing charity runs for Kids suffering from cancer under the Tim Blair Run for Kids foundation, in particular his run with best mate Shane Taylor from the Bluff Beach to Bondi beach (800km in 7 days) and his amazing run at altitude in Nepal which was also for charity.   We talk about how important his family has been in this journey, his personal ups and downs in his life and how amazing the local community has been in helping raising 500,000 dollars for children suffering from cancer. Tim’s goals are to bring awareness about childhood cancer within the community and get more government funding. Tim’s next challenge will be a group ride from Campbell Town to Devonport which is 170km on the 19th of September and then 5 days later he will be running 60km from Burnie to Devonport. If you would like to donate to this amazing charity and event, you can by following this link below or going into a Bendigo Bank branch.  

This week’s guest is Jenny Gillard who lives in Hobart and has been running for a number of years. Jenny boasts some impressive personal bests running low 17s for 5km and a 2:41 marathon. She won the 2006 Gold Coast Marathon which doubled as the Australian title that year. Jen’s husband Kim Gillard who is also an elite athlete in his own right, runs the local running store Runner’s Edge and writes Jenny training programmes.  If all this wasn’t enough, she has tried her hand at event management and was the race director of the City to Casino. We also chat about what impact her late sister Kerryn McCann and Commonwealth Games champion in 2002 and 2006 for the marathon has had on her career, her time in America and her talented children who both play sport.

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This week’s podcast guest is Mick Gunson who is from Devonport. Michael was part of the successful Devonport running crew from the 80s and has a marathon personal best of 2hr and 40 odd minutes. He and group of runners brought triathlon to Devonport, it wasn’t long and this triathlon became one of the biggest in Australia. After finishing his running, he turned his attention to coaching and has been doing this for the last 30 odd years. He has coached well know athletes Nicole Perry, Aaron Humphrey, Lachie Bonney and Dion Kenzie and has also had a lot of success with a numerous number of runners in the TAL coastal carnivals. He was also the President of Athletics Tasmania and SCAT, when Mick is not coaching, he loves going to watch several World Athletics Championships with good mate and Olympian Dave Chettle and spending time with his grandkids.

Russell was one of Tassie's best distance runners with the following personal bests. 3,000m - 8:13 5,000m- 13:57.86 10,000m- 29:02.77 Half marathon- 63:58 Marathon- 2:15.11 Russell was coached by Albert Johnson, during is great career he was third place in the Australian Marathon titles in 1989 ( second fastest Tasmanian all time) and represented Australia at the World Marathon cup in 1991. If all this wasn't enough Russell went on to win the Melbourne Marathon.  These days Russell lives in Hobart and is quite fond of the odd glass of Guinness at his local pub, he is one of the best blokes you will meet. We will be discussing his training, the races he won and about his talented kids who are great musicians in their own right. This podcast was recorded live on Everyday Lions Facebook on a Zoom Webinar.

Gabrielle May is from Hobart and for the last few years she has been documenting her personal journey of weight loss, her running and being a single mum, all while empowering other women to do the same thing on her Instagram page @lella.fit and with her friend Angela on their shared Instagram page Gabrielle and Angela. Gabrielle started a couch to 5km programme and this soon branched out to bigger fun runs and longer distances, in this podcast I am sure a lot of runners will be able to resonate with her life story. When Gabrielle is not inspiring other women on her popular Instagram pages, she is a Personal trainer and Author, earlier this year she released an eBook entitled: If I’m Being Honest, which is about her own personal life, this has been a roaring success and has sold thousands of copies. In November Gabrielle and her friend Angela plan to run a marathon on a looped course that both runners are very familiar with.  If you would like to follow these two inspiring runners you can on the Instagram handles mentioned in this post.

Steve Oliver use to run the Talay’s sports store that later changed its name to Oliver’s Performance Sport and Cycle. Steve was part of the successful 80s and 90s running group that trained at the Devonport oval, Steve was coached by Stan Bailey and had a good range in distances having ran 8.42 for 3,000m and 70 minutes for a half marathon.  He won the Australian Triathlon age group titles and finished 4th place in World Age group Triathlon Championships in New Zealand. He left the retail industry and joined the police force and now lives in country Victoria.  When he is not running and cycling and swimming, he owns some land and is a keen horse rider. Steve is a great bloke and such a good story teller and has so much wisdom in his words. 

This episode was recorded via zoom webinar on the Everyday Lions Facebook page.  Leon is based in Burnie and was an elite runner, he has an impressive list of personal bests and has won many carnival on the NW Coast  and including the Stawell 2 mile in the 1980s. Leon started the Salty Striders in 2015 and has been coaching a number of juniors who compete over various distances and in the Christmas Carnivals. He encourages his athletes to do a number of sports as well as the running, he has so much wisdom and passion for the sport and this really is evident in this 90 minute conversation.  

This week’s guest doesn’t need an introduction, you would have to be living under a rock if you haven’t heard of Jack Hale. He “stormed” onto the athletics scene as a 16-year-old running 10:44 and breaking the Australian under 18 record in the process, then going on to represent Australia at the World Youth Championships, his progression continued where he broke Matt Shirvington’s Australian under 20 record and qualified for the World Junior Championships.  He continued to slowly lower his personal best and made the relay squad for the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast. We chat about his journey from juniors and being thrown into the spotlight, the ups and downs of being an elite athlete and the disappointment of missing an individual spot in the 100 m. It will be only a matter of time before we see Jack breaking 10 seconds and his maturity and wisdom in his words are well beyond his age of 22.   This podcast goes for 1 hour and 45 and perfect for a longer run! You can follow jack on his business page called Hale storm performance on Instagram and his personal page Jack hale on Facebook.   Please leave us a rating on iTunes if you are enjoying the  

This week’s guest is Nikki Long who is based in Hobart. Nikki is the owner and event organiser of FITEX expo.  Nikki has competed in lots of different running events over the years as well as many Spartan, obstacles races and tower runs.  If all this wasn’t enough, she is the event manager of the Mothers' Day Classic. We discuss all these events and a serious injury she sustained competing and how she defied the odds and got back doing what she loves to do.  When Nikki is not doing all this amazing stuff, she loves to bushwalk and travel.    

This week’s podcast is with Rodney Viney who has been running for 30 plus years. Rod is a retired school teacher and worked for the Australian Education Union. We chatted about his PCCCT Feature race win and when he broke 3 hours for the marathon. When Rod is not running he enjoys theatre productions and travelling. He also has a keen interest in the French language and culture. He is the publicity officer and secretary for the PCCCT running club. This podcast goes for 75 minutes and would be perfect for that longer run during the week

This week’s guest is Devonport’s Viv Woodward who is a Devonport and Tasmanian running legend. He has some impressive personal bests and an amazing range having run 50 seconds for the 400m and a 2:15 marathon and has won numerous Australian professional running championships. If all this wasn’t enough Viv is part of the Hall of Fame at the Stawell Athletic Club. When he is not running, he is an avid golfer and was the manager of Delta Hydraulics in Devonport where he worked for 39 years. We talk about his running achievements and his training and about his close running mate Leigh Taylor.

Brendan Smart is from Burnie and has accumulated 38 wins in the Christmas Carnivals here in Tasmania. He has won Roseberry Gift three times. We talk about his battles with his health and mental health, his training right now and what he is up to during COVID 19 times. Brendan has a young family and works as a coffee barista when he Is not running. If this brings up any mental health issues please contact beyond blue of Life Line.

Part 2 of Episode 10 of the Everyday Lions podcast with Greg Smith and Hayden Bishop, we touch on running achievements, if they see themselves coaching in the future and some training talk. Greg opens up about some obstacles he has faced in his life. Also, if this episode brings up any issues for you, please contact lifeline on 13 11 14 or talk to a professional or close friend. It is nearly hour long this episode and perfect for a run, once again please leave a rating and comment on iTunes if you are enjoying the poddy.  

This week’s guests are Hayden Bishop and Greg Smith, both are from Devonport and are part of the successful” Meercoft training Crew” that is based on the coast. Greg has been running for over 30 years and Hayden about 5 years, we talk about their training, what their favourite races and events are and how much their training stable means to them and also what the relationship is between these two runners. This is part one of a two-part podcast and the second one will be released Sunday, please let the boys know if you enjoyed it.

Ellen lives in Burnie and is a runner and cyclist, we chat about her work and juggling motherhood in these two sports. Her past running achievements and goals she would like to achieve and how COVID 19 has affected her work and life personally. This podcast would be perfect for a shorter run and is 40 minutes long. 

Mitch Cashion is a Tasmanian born runner who now lives in Victoria, he has an impressive resume of personal bests over various distances and is the current Devonport Parkrun record holder. He has won at Stawell Athletic carnival twice.When Mitch isn’t running he works at the Hawthorn Football club and we chat about this as well as all things running and what he is up to now in Covid 19 Virus times. 

This week’s podcast is with Shelley Miller who is based in Hobart and who has been running for a number of years. We talk about Comrades Marathon and being the first female president of Athletics Tasmania and her role as an event manager in a number of big races based in Tasmania. It’s 90 minutes this podcast and I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. Please reach out to Shelley If you did, she would think that is pretty great.

Tony is from Turners Beach and we discuss his running, travel experiences and his mental health issues over the years. There is some pretty deep themes in this one, if you are struggling please contact Beyond Blue or Life Line. This podcast goes for just under an hour and would be perfect for that mid week long run. Please reach out to Tony if you enjoyed this podcast, I know he would appreciate it, happy running! 

This week’s podcast is with Rebecca de Groot who is originally from Launceston, but now lives in Devonport the last 8 years. Bec first started running 13 years ago in the Burnie Ten and was hooked straight away and a new passion was born along with having childhood memories of running in Deloraine. Her sister Gabby and her started the Runphoria blog documenting the things that they wanted to hear about from other runners when first starting, it wasn’t long and this turned into a weekly Wednesday 40-minute group run that is held in Devonport. When Bec is not running she works at Fairbrother as a contract Admin. Her personal best is low 19 minutes for 5km and is gradually improving every year, I loved this conversation and Devonport is so lucky to have such a positive role model and this hour conversation just flew and I can’t wait for our next podcast. Enjoy!

Each week Everyday Lions ( Brian Lyons) interviews an everyday runner who has a great back story to tell. We cover all things running, life or anything they want to share.

Aaron is originally from Hobart, but now lives in Penguin. He has been running for 24 years, in that time he posted some impressive personal bests over various distances and was the 2020 Run Devonport 5km winner and has had multiple “second places” in all the big Christmas Carnival miles and 800m events. When Aaron is not running he is a school teacher at Table Cape Primary, over the years he has been heavily involved with school athletics. He took a Latrobe high school girls team to a National Athletics competition ( knockout cup) and was one of the main organisers of a “real” cross country event at the Inter- high last year. I met Aaron on my first ever state team in 2001, I automatically liked him and we have been good mates ever since. Aaron is a go getter and makes things happen and is a great bloke to boot. This interview goes for 41 minutes, sit back, relax and grab a coffee and enjoy some banter and all things running.

Cullum previously played football for Latrobe, he talks about his time at the club and taking running up later in life. He also covers his battle with some mental health issues, current injuries and the lifestyle changes he has made for the better. Callum is a gentleman and a down to earth bloke, i think this really comes across in our interview.

Ben is from Devonport and is a very popular member of the Tasmanian running community, he and few others were responsible for bringing Parkrun to Devonport. He has represented Tasmania in the Australian marathon championships in 2019 and is a member of the successful Meercroft running group based on the coast. When Ben is not running, he is an exercise physiologist at Physiotas and has a Level 2 coaches course accreditation. We cover everything from races to coaching to running trips away and what "Parkrun" has given our community these past few years. I really enjoyed this Zoom interview with Ben,i think both our love for the sport of distance running is evident when discussing some of the content that is covered. Ben is a ripper a bloke and we/parkrun are lucky to have guys like this who have such a passion for the sport. This podcast goes for an hour, so you will need a cup a coffee.