WA Running Podcast

Monday 28th April 2025.  A jam-packed episode this week as we cover local results that include the Anzac River Run on Friday and the Lake Rumble Run on Sunday. We had WA runners flying over to Ballarat to compete in the ‘Valencia of the South', otherwise known as the Ballarat Running Festival.  We also had some WA runners who spent copious amounts of money buying Tracksmith, rabbit, adidas and New Balance merch and gear, with impressive results in the Boston and London Marathons over the last two weeks.  In our interview this week, we chat to Ben Tay (supreme leader of BTRC) and Ashleigh Yee from the Team Tina stable on their Boston Marathon adventures last weekend, running an impressive 2:48 while sick, and a 3:12 PB respectively.    Reach out and connect! Instagram: @warunningpod Email: warunningpodcast@gmail.com  Strava: https://www.strava.com/clubs/WARP

Monday 21st April 2025.  Happy Easter everyone! No results to cover this week, but on this Easter Monday we got chatting to the wonderful Sarah Greenwood, winner of last weekend's marathon at the 2025 Bunbury 3 Waters Running Festival.  Chris continues to run despite a dodgy knee and Simon survives his first hills and alternating km workout sessions as part of the Gold Coast build.  Phil Gore and Chinese Robots feature in this week's Weapons of WARP, and we announce an upcoming series.    Reach out and connect! Instagram: @warunningpod Email: warunningpodcast@gmail.com  Strava: https://www.strava.com/clubs/WARP

In our final episode of the Bunbury 3 Waters Running Festival training block series, we check in with Ashlee Ritson, Hannah Paget, Jackson Lemin and David Perich as we debrief their performances at the Bunbury 3 Waters Running Festival over the weekend. After coming third in the women's marathon but failing to run sub 3 hours, did Ashlee have to go work in the physio tent post-race? Did Hannah do too many yoga lunges pre race and did she follow the race plan? Will David sign up for another marathon and go again for Sub 3? After smashing the 3 hour 30 minute marathon goal and smashing a steak sanga post run, does Jackson rate the steak sandwich at the Rose Hotel? The Road to Bunbury Lighthouse is brought to you by BIX Nutrition and Hydration. A local WA company developed by athletes, for athletes, BIX Nutrition & Hydration products deliver the perfect balance of carbohydrates, electrolytes and micronutrients with a light, clean, natural taste ideal for endurance training, racing and recovery. BIX Nutrition & Hydration. Keep showing up. Use 'WARP' to get 20% Bix Nutrition & Hydration Products. https://bix-hydration.myshopify.com/en-au  Reach out and connect! Instagram: @warunningpod Email: warunningpodcast@gmail.com  Strava: https://www.strava.com/clubs/WARP

Monday 14th April 2025 This week we are joined by Matt Smerilli as we cover some big running events in WA, the most important of all - the Bunbury 3 Waters Running Festival with Karlos Aquino and Sarah Greenwood taking out the Marathon, along with results of our Bix bet with the Easy Double Podcast.  We also cover results from the Delirious West 200/100 Milers, the Australian Track and Field Championships, and in some bonus content, we are joined by our friend, the oracle and the person with the craziest running toilet story, David Nguyen to provide us with the 90 second preview of the Boston Marathon.    Todd Ingraham on the ‘Never just a dog' podcast: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5iFcNxUVRDJYgZxwm4P0bO?si=3nPsT4ucSY-1iZlPTylJqg    Tina Ingraham's HBF Fundraising page for MNDWA:  https://runforareason25.grassrootz.com/mnd-association-of-western-australia/tina-ingraham    Reach out and connect! Instagram: @warunningpod Email: warunningpodcast@gmail.com  Strava: https://www.strava.com/clubs/WARP

Monday 7th April 2025.  This week we cover results from the Bridges Fun Run with Dean Menzies and Lauren French taking out the State 10km Road Championships and our much anticipated Bix four scoops bet. We also cover results from the Runningworks 3 Valleys Ultra and the Soul Runners Swan River Half.  We preview the upcoming Bunbury 3 Waters Running Festival with a potential bet in the works with our podcast pals, the Easy Double podcast.  And finally, we get to sit down with Jack Sirett, part time musician, part time runner and part time chef of the Let's Cook Running Team to talk all things music, running and his upcoming show this weekend.    This Is America: with Jack Sirett & Chris Nankervis on Saturday 12th April 2025 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM  https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1344372    Reach out and connect! Instagram: @warunningpod Email: warunningpodcast@gmail.com  Strava: https://www.strava.com/clubs/WARP

In Episode 03 of our Bunbury 3 Waters Running Festival training block series and with just a week to go, we catch up with Ashlee Ritson, Hannah Paget, Jackson Lemin and David Perich as we discuss our goals and race plans as head to the start line on Sunday. We go through the course profile, prize money and what's in stall at the Bunbury Runners Club event village over the weekend.  Will Ashlee Ritson and David Perich reach their Sub 3 hour marathon ambitions or will Ashlee be forced to massage sweaty bodies at the Koombana Physiotherapy tent post race? Will David have to sign up for another marathon? Will Jackson Lemin go Sub 3 hour 30, or will he fail to stay in the correct lane on the Wilman Wadandi Highway (Bunbury Outer Ring Road)? Will Hannah Paget look to be in the pointy end of the women's half marathon race, or will she be stuck wondering what she could have done with that prize money.  The Road to Bunbury Lighthouse is brought to you by BIX Nutrition and Hydration. A local WA company developed by athletes, for athletes, BIX Nutrition & Hydration products deliver the perfect balance of carbohydrates, electrolytes and micronutrients with a light, clean, natural taste ideal for endurance training, racing and recovery. BIX Nutrition & Hydration. Keep showing up. Use 'WARP' to get 20% Bix Nutrition & Hydration Products. https://bix-hydration.myshopify.com/en-au  Reach out and connect! Instagram: @warunningpod Email: warunningpodcast@gmail.com  Strava: https://www.strava.com/clubs/WARP

Welcome to Episode 072 of the WA Running Podcast as we record on Monday 31st March 2025. Jack Sirett was meant to join us this week as a special guest host, but due to technical issues we'll have him on next week (You might hear him at the end of the ep). This week we cover results from the final Strive Program of the season, the Xterra Asia Pacific Championships and the Collie Trail Fest.  We preview the upcoming Perron Institute Bridges Fun Run on Sunday 6th April as Chris and Simon ups the ante and bet on scoops of Bix carbs/electrolytes and Bix Gels.  In ‘Simon Says', we talk whispers of our next couple of community runs in April and May, before revealing this week's Weapons of WARP.   Reach out and connect! Instagram: @warunningpod Email: warunningpodcast@gmail.com  Strava: https://www.strava.com/clubs/WARP  

Monday 24th March 2025. This week we cover results from Herdy's Frontyard Ultra which started on Friday night with Tim Moffat taking the win, with Darren Chandler with the assist. Tammy Lovett takes the women's win with 25 yards. We find out who wins the Bix Gel bet and whether the Peter Pan magic of Dane Sproxton was enough to give Chris the gels.  In this week's interview we chat to a local legend in the WA running community Rochelle Di Masi, head coach of PR Run Coach.  In ‘Simon Says', we talk whispers of a potential collab between a well-known WA run club and the upcoming Sydney Marathon, the conditions in which Simon participates in the 2026 edition of Herdys, before praising Dean Menzies, Ryan Greenwood, Bryan Bourke and Abud Alnatour in our Weapons of WARP.    Reach out and connect! Instagram: @warunningpod Email: warunningpodcast@gmail.com Strava: https://www.strava.com/clubs/WARP

Monday 17th March 2025. This week we cover results from the WAMC Darlington Half, the Runningworks Canning River Running Festival and Strive Program B where we had the 3,000m We provide our thoughts on the Tarkine Autopilots after doing some serious mileage in them in the lead up to their exclusive colourway ‘Burst' drop coming to you later in April, including how the Autopilots fit into our current shoe rotation.  We look at the upcoming Herdys Frontyard Ultra that begins this Friday, and despite having no experience (or authority for that matter) make our predictions for the event, which includes a Bix Gel Bet.  We talk whispers in the local running scene that could be factual or straight out lies with a new name to make sure we're not straight out stealing from another running podcast, before we celebrate Rhys Shore's bowels and Phil Gore in this week's Weapons of WARP.   Reach out and connect! Instagram: @warunningpod Email: warunningpodcast@gmail.com  Strava: https://www.strava.com/clubs/WARP

Monday 10th March 2025 In this week's results we cover results from the State 1500m Championships held on Friday 7th March where Max Shervington and Hannah Doyle taking out the open crown, along with the much-discussed Secret Rocky Runners Beachside Run on the Sunday 9 March. Simon interviews show-favourite and who we think is the ultimate Weapon of WARP, Kate Baker. We cover the many amazing things Kate has achieved on the roads in WA and abroad, including a marathon PB at Chengdu last year and potentially going for the three-peat at Rottnest Marathon later this year. We talk her competitive mindset, her 'why' and the comeback from disappointment to winning everything in 2024.  The next WARP Community Run is scheduled for Wednesday 26 March, while we also deliver top secret news from WARP's very own Master of Whisperers, Dan Bobridge, along with our many Weapons of WARP.   Reach out and connect! Instagram: @warunningpod Email: warunningpodcast@gmail.com  Strava: https://www.strava.com/clubs/WARP

In Episode 2 of our Bunbury 3 Waters Running Festival training block series and with just over a month to go, we catch up with Ashlee Ritson, Hannah Paget, Jackson Lemin and David Perich as we get closer to the big event on Sunday 13th April 2025.  Ashlee Ritson runs well at the Point Walter Run and makes a big call on her marathon race plans. Jackson Lemin looks to still run conservatively at Bunbury despite running well in recent training weeks Hannah Paget is relieved Kat Watt is in Hawaii as she shares her lessons in patience and perseverance   And finally, David Perich continues to insist that he's not racing against Simon in a half marathon this weekend, a month out from his Sub 3 marathon attempt.   The Road to Bunbury Lighthouse is brought to you by BIX Nutrition and Hydration. A local WA company developed by athletes, for athletes, BIX Nutrition & Hydration products deliver the perfect balance of carbohydrates, electrolytes and micronutrients with a light, clean, natural taste ideal for endurance training, racing and recovery. BIX Nutrition & Hydration. Keep showing up. Use 'WARP' to get 20% Bix Nutrition & Hydration Products. https://bix-hydration.myshopify.com/en-au  Reach out and connect! Instagram: @warunningpod Email: warunningpodcast@gmail.com  Strava: https://www.strava.com/clubs/WARP

Monday 3rd March 2025 In this week's results we cover results from Perth Track Classic and the Lark Hill Party Ultra, along with WA performances at the Tokyo Marathon. A very special interview this week with YouTube sensation Sota Maehara, an ultrarunner, race photographer formerly of Tokyo and Sydney, but now spending his days in Perth studying a Masters in Physiotherapy and training toward some longer road events throughout the coming year. In ‘Whispers of WARP' news as we congratulate the WARP monarchy Matt Maguire on his wedding over the weekend and some possible baby news means that we may be looking for a new team member for our Transcend team later this year.  Frozen marathons, financial advice, a Kilimanjaro marathon attempt, and a classic WARP toilet story dominates this week's weapons of WARP.    Reach out and connect! Instagram: @warunningpod Email: warunningpodcast@gmail.com  Strava: https://www.strava.com/clubs/WARP

We're back with another episode where we cover results from the WAMC Point Walter Run, Strive Program D 800m & 5,000m, WA performances at the Osaka Marathon along with the final Perth Trail Summer Series, Swissmurdie.  In this week's interview we caught up with Chris Lark and Curtis Simon-Menasse, the brains trust and race directors of the Runningworks event series about their upcoming Lark Hill Ultra on Saturday 1st March and their suite of runningworks events. The Perth Track Classic is on this Saturday, and we ponder whether we'd invite the old hosts back onto the pod.    Reach out and connect! Instagram: @warunningpod Email: warunningpodcast@gmail.com  Strava: https://www.strava.com/clubs/WARP

In this week's results we have the 1,500m Strive Program C, the Yaberoo Trail Ultra in hot conditions on Saturday, and the WAMC Annual Awards. This week we chat to Michael Hooker, an ultra-enthusiast who's dabbled in a couple of road marathons, which included back-to-back marathons in the space of 3 weeks in 2023.  Finally, we go through the usual WARP admin before celebrating this week's Weapons of WARP!   Tina Ingraham's MNDWA HBF Fundraising Page https://runforareason25.grassrootz.com/mnd-association-of-western-australia/tina-ingraham   Reach out and connect! Instagram: @warunningpod Email: warunningpodcast@gmail.com  Strava: https://www.strava.com/clubs/WARP

Welcome to the first episode of our new Bunbury 3 Waters Running Festival training block series in honour of the glorious landmark that is the Bunbury Lighthouse.  In episode 01, we introduce you to four athletes who we will be following on their journey towards Sunday 13th April 2025.  Ashlee Ritson, fresh from a great half marathon performance at the recent Busso Bay Run will be looking to continue her comeback after Baby #2 and run a PB at the Bunbury Marathon. Jackson Lemin, a Steak Sandwich connoisseur is looking to bounce back in his next marathon following last year's Perth Marathon. Hannah Paget, following her podium finish at last year's State Marathon Championships will be looking to rebound from injury to take on the half marathon event.  And finally, David Perich will be hoping to go under the 3 hour marathon barrier to not only beat Simon to it but will also look to beat Chris' time after running his marathon debut at last year's event.  The Road to Bunbury Lighthouse is brought to you by BIX Nutrition and Hydration. A local WA company developed by athletes, for athletes, BIX Nutrition & Hydration products deliver the perfect balance of carbohydrates, electrolytes and micronutrients with a light, clean, natural taste ideal for endurance training, racing and recovery. BIX Nutrition & Hydration. Keep showing up. Use 'WARP' to get 20% Bix Nutrition & Hydration Products. https://bix-hydration.myshopify.com/ Reach out and connect! Instagram: @warunningpod Email: warunningpodcast@gmail.com  Strava: https://www.strava.com/clubs/WARP

Our most unhinged episode to date with Chris' comments about those who attended the John Forrest Trail Run and Hayden joining us via a 3G internet connection in his front yard, this week we're joined by the stars of the Casual Runners Appreciation Podcast (CRAP), Shannon Beattie and Hayden McGregor fresh from their Busselton Bay Run adventures over the weekend.  A chockablock weekend of results as we recap the Busselton Bay Run, the State 3,000m Championships, the WAMC John Forrest Trail Run and Perth Trail Series Qi Gong.  We go through some WARP admin along with specific administration matters with Shannon and Hayden aka the Beer Mile and Transcend.  And finally, we celebrate our WA weapons in this week's Weapons of WARP!   Daniel Smith's Strava Account: https://www.strava.com/athletes/9948792    Reach out and connect! Instagram: @warunningpod Email: warunningpodcast@gmail.com  Strava: https://www.strava.com/clubs/WARP

Happy Lunar new year everyone as we celebrate the Year of the Snake with a number of Year of the Brown Snake references across Strava this week.  This week we had results from the Twilight Peninsula Run at the WAMC, Impressive WA performances from the Marugame Half before previewing the Busso Bay Run this Saturday.  In this week's interview we were fortunate enough to talk to the very passionate Sam Simsek from The Running Centre on all things shoes, running, and the time he heard someone's hamstrings snap.  Finally we celebrate the unusual and at times questionable behaviours of our Weapons of WARP!   Use discount code WARP to get $50 off the Runningworks Lark Hill Party Ultra on the 1st March 2025, with the first 10 entrants getting free Steigen socks. Go to https://squashworks.com.au/?page_id=5816 to enter! Reach out and connect! Instagram: @warunningpod Email: warunningpodcast@gmail.com  Strava: https://www.strava.com/clubs/WARP

We hope you survived last week's 40-degree weather and those moist 95% humidity mornings.   This week we had results from Strive Program A and the Bunbury Australia Day Fun Run, organised by friends of the show the Bunbury Runners Club.  In this week's interview, we were fortunate to chat to some of the team from BM Running, freshly back from a stint over at Falls Creek altitude camp in Victoria rubbing shoulders with some heavy hitters in the Australian Running Scene. Ellie Glands, a steeplechase specialist who ran a 28 second PB of 17.53 in the State Open 5000m last Saturday.  Hannah Doyle a name we say very often here at the WA Running Pod with PBs of 9.53 in the 3000m and 4.30 just this Friday at Strive Program A. And finally, Brenton Mizen, founder of BM Running with a few achievements of his own that includes state titles in the 400m and 800m.  In WARP admin we share more updates about our upcoming Bunbury Running Festival training series sponsored by Bix Nutrition, before celebrating this week's Weapons of WARP.    Reach out and connect! Instagram: @warunningpod Email: warunningpodcast@gmail.com  Strava: https://www.strava.com/clubs/WARP

We hope you're keeping yourself cool and hydrated this week with Kipchoge's cooling headband, Coach Macka's ice baths and your kids' pop tops full of Vlad's Bix concoctions. This week, we recap the Athletics West State 5,000m State Championships with Sian Munks and Max Shervington taking out the women's and men's open titles. In other results, we recap the True Blue Ultra which included a course record for Michael Hooker and the Perth Trail Series Sly Fox down in Jarrahdale.  In WARP admin we share more updates about our community run with The Running Centre and Bix Nutrition, our upcoming Bunbury Running Festival training series, before celebrating and shouting out our Weapons of WARP.    Results: Night of the Go for 2 & 5: https://www.athleticswestresults.com.au/Strive2024-25/Strive10_18Jan25/  PTS Sly Fox: https://www.webscorer.com/race?raceid=377817  True Blue Ultra: https://my.raceresult.com/322227/results#1_94D641  Reach out and connect! Instagram: @warunningpod Email: warunningpodcast@gmail.com  Strava: https://www.strava.com/clubs/WARP

Happy New Year everyone!  In this week's interview we chat to Gaby Villa, sports nutritionist and dietician and founder of Intenseatfit, where we talk all things nutrition and fuelling your next big race  In results we recap Parlouf Relay on Boxing Day and find out if Henry and his dad had to buy milkshakes for Team Yelo. We also recap the Perth Trail Series Wallygrunta and the Matilda Bay Run to start 2025 with a bang.  In WARP admin we have a new logo, we talk about our community runs partnering with The Running Centre and Bix, before celebrating and calling the suspicious Strava behaviours that occurred during the festive break.    Donate to On My Feet as part of 24 parkruns in 24 hours: https://www.mycause.com.au/p/328360/24-parkruns-in-24-hours-wa-for-on-my-feet?popup=1&fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAaYrhb16X4ok9IfhpqyHpx_ndjItxLVaDPpGbxidIkDw8z00rhLmMf2pzE4_aem_0LOdTrdvMG3ww112gSIAZw    Reach out and connect! Instagram: @warunningpod Email: warunningpodcast@gmail.com  Strava: https://www.strava.com/clubs/WARP

In this first Time WARP episode, WARP chats to Keely Waters, Kai Metzner and Jesse Hunt in a special 2024 WA Middle Distance Compilation Episode.  Keely Waters and Kai Metzner joined Dan back on the 29th July 2024 as co-hosts in Episode 042 and shared their expertise on all things middle distance.  We finish the episode with an interview with Jesse Hunt who spoke with Sinead, Matt and Dan back on the 4th March 2024 in Episode 022. Jesse Hunt is a West Aussie turning heads in the men's national 1500m scene. 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 personal bests as a professional athlete for the OAC Oceania team.  Hope you're having a great break, and we'll see you in 2025! Reach out and connect! Instagram: @warunningpod Email: warunningpodcast@gmail.com  Strava: https://www.strava.com/clubs/WARP

In our last record of 2024, we want to thank you for listening to us this year and in particular during this transitional period over the last 8 episodes.  In the last Strive event of the year (Program C) we fail to acknowledge someone's time in their Steeplechase debut but congratulate Ethan Harbison taking out the men's Javelin event (we think that's a good throw).  In this week's interview, we chat with Kat Watt about her run at the Honolulu Marathon, training in new and difficult conditions and her history as a runner and a coach. We'll be releasing compilation episodes of our favourite interviews over the new year break before returning officially on the 14th January.  We have some exciting plans for 2025, and we can't wait to share them with you in the new year. Have a safe and wonderful festive season.  Reach out and connect! Instagram: @warunningpod Email: warunningpodcast@gmail.com  Strava: https://www.strava.com/clubs/WARP

This week we recap results from the 2024 edition of the 6inch Marathon down in Dwellingup and WA performances at Zatopek.  We were fortunate to chat to Sam Burke, cofounder of Runners Tribe and Tarkine Athletics. Along with some questionable information about upcoming events and our inability to quote Vlad's total elevation this year, who will be this week's weapons of WARP?    Reach out and connect! Instagram: @warunningpod Email: warunningpodcast@gmail.com  Strava: https://www.strava.com/clubs/WARP

Hope you're surviving in what will be a spicy hot week in running! This week we recap results from the WAMC Founders Cup as it was Simon's turn to crush the dreams and souls of children taking part in the 4km. The Strive Program continued on Saturday night in the 800m & 5,000m. And finally some impressive performances from Jackie, Kat, Karlos and the Smithie brothers on the international stage.   In this week's interview, Simon chats to Ian Gibbs, Bunbury Runners Club legend and event director for the Bunbury Running Festival. And finally, who will be this week's weapons of WARP?    Reach out and connect! Instagram: @warunningpod Email: warunningpodcast@gmail.com  Strava: https://www.strava.com/clubs/WARP

As a special bonus episode, we release the full interview with friend of the show, Vlad Ixel. Appearing for the first time since Episode 024, we talk about his recent run of victories overseas, his short and long-term plans, his YouTube channel, Bix Nutrition and the launch of BIX's new 40g gels.   Reach out and connect! Instagram: @warunningpod Email: warunningpod@outlook.com Strava: https://www.strava.com/clubs/WARP

Hope you're having a wonderful start to your running week.  Much to cover this week which includes results from Perth Trail Summer Series, UTMB Kosciuszko, Strive Program A, and of course the WAMC Applecross Shoreline Run with a 37 year old beating a bunch of kids to win the 3km World Champs.  We welcome back Vlad Ixel for the first time since Episode 024, to talk to us about his recent run of victories overseas, along with the much anticipated launch of BIX's new 40g gels. Community Run #002 has happened, was it a success? Did anyone show up? Was the full moon out? And finally, who will be this week's weapons of WARP?    Get BIX's new 40g gel https://bix-hydration.myshopify.com/en-au/collections/all   6inch trail marathon https://www.6inchtrailmarathon.com/    Night of the 2 & 5 Community Run https://www.athleticswest.com.au/events/264053    Reach out and connect! Instagram: @warunningpod Email: warunningpod@outlook.com Strava: https://www.strava.com/clubs/WARP

RAMS Running took out the Big 6 Invitational Elimination Mile with Rebekah Newton & Max Shervington winning the women's and men's race.  Thomas Cross & Kyra Pilmer win the 800m with Angie Ross & Dante Armstrong taking out the 3000m at the Strive Friday Night event.  Shane Johnstone, Kate Timmons, Bryce Turvey & Ariarn Huston doing WA proud at the Grampians Peak Trail 100 Miler in brutal conditions. Congrats to Bryce coming second in the 50km race and Ariarn winning the Stage Race.  We chat to the wonderful Vici Richardson who won Sandman 50 last weekend as she shares her origin story and her relationship with running.  We'll do the usual WARP admin as Chris shares another running toilet story on his Friday run this week.    Reach out and connect! Instagram: @warunningpod Email: warunningpod@outlook.com Strava: https://www.strava.com/clubs/WARP

Chris and Simon get back on the training bandwagon as Chris solves the mystery behind his son's sleep issues.  We recap the Sandman 50 with Ethan Stirrat and Vici Richardson taking out the win, which included our favourite name, Zacheus Gildersleeve coming second in the team relay with Shelley Smith.  Joel Gray and Victoria Cole takes out the Long Course Run Bibbulmun Track Stage Race, and we discuss paying 49,500 Euros to run 8 laps of the Marathon Club as part of the Great World Race.  There are whispers of a potential Lake Monger parkrun, we discuss the usual WARP admin, and whether the Transcend bet is happening. Big Kev's Sandman 50 Blog Post: https://www.runbkrun.com/2024/11/17/sandman-50-the-best-race-youve-never-heard-of/   Reach out and connect! Instagram: @warunningpod Email: warunningpod@outlook.com Strava: https://www.strava.com/clubs/WARP

The WARP overlords survive their debut episode, however the dads struggled to get going this week in their training (are they crumbling under the podcast pressure?)   We recap the 2024 Freo Running Festival and WA performances at the New York Marathon last week.   We interview Shane Johnstone as entries to 2025 Transcend open this Friday at 10am.    We'll do the usual WARP admin and answer the important questions like if Chris takes pride in beating a 15 year old in a 5,000m race.    Reach out and connect! Instagram: @warunningpod Email: warunningpod@outlook.com Strava: https://www.strava.com/clubs/WARP

In a corporate restructure here at WARP, the company has new overlords. We take the time to re-introduce ourselves and our running origin stories. Karlos wins the State 10,000m Championships in an eventful night on the track. We cover the usual results and next week's sold out Fremantle Running Festival.  We also cover some WARP admin, including whether we'll finally get a Community Run (#002). Results John Gilmour 10,000m: https://www.wamc.org.au/race-results?year=2024&race=183&distance=333&p=4#results  Feral Pig Ultra: https://my.raceresult.com/314019/results#0_3EF1B7  Upcoming Events:  Run in the Dark (13/11): https://www.runinthedark.org/event/perth/ Sandman 50 (16/11): https://www.alongrunonthebeach.com.au/ Wildflower Running Festival (16/11): https://www.allbarnone.com/events  WAMC Applecross Shoreline Run (1/12): https://www.wamc.org.au/event/applecross-shoreline-run Perth Trail Summer Series - Stay Puft (1/12): https://perthtrailseries.com.au/event/stay-puft/ Our Socials Instagram @warunningpod Email warunningpod@outlook.com Strava https://www.strava.com/clubs/WARP

Well you'll never believe it, but Sinead is back! She joins Matt and Dan to help cover a big fortnight of results in WA running. We discuss her return to running since the birth of Ava and her running plans and goals for the next 12 months. Results: Backyard Ultra Satellite World Champs - Phil Gore is the last man standing for Australia as they finish second by just 2 yards over the USA https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/0/d/e/2PACX-1vQeFQKht6ubs8DY-hihRnYTq0e3kNI0tMfdooG47qUkJ_Pg3TQMer2_2K5PQxyFvf4P4KcgaE1RQL0M/pubhtml?pli=1 Jess Jason (7th), Sarah Ludowici (9th) and Vlad Ixel represent Australia in the inaugural Asia Pacific Trail Running Championships (APTRC) in Ulju, South Korea, with the Aus women finishing 2nd overall - https://aptrc2024.com/ Perth Trail Series Chitty Chitty Run Run - https://www.webscorer.com/racealldetails?raceid=371037&topn=3 Liam Kamudu wins the John Gilmour 10000 in 33:15 - https://www.wamc.org.au/race-results First Strive Meet for the Summer and Luke Burrows breaks the WA all comers record in the 3000m - https://www.athleticswestresults.com.au/Strive2024-25/Strive02_25Oct24/ Perth Duathlon & Runningworks Festival - https://my.raceresult.com/306426/results#0_E56DC6 Preview With 2 weeks before the Fremantle Running Festival, we do our best to pick podium placers for the 5k, 10k and Half Marathon - https://www.wamc.org.au/event/fremantle-running-festival News It is with sadness that we announce that Matt, Dan and Sinead will step down from WA Running Pod duties. Unfortunately life has become to busy to give the WA Community the time and effort it deserves. We are in the works to announcing 2 new hosts in the near future. Stay tuned on our Socials for further updates. Thank you to our listeners for the support over this really enjoyable 12 months, it's been an absolute pleasure discussing all things WA running with you. A big thank you to all of our guest hosts, phone callers and supports. Instagram @warunningpod Email warunningpod@outlook.com Strava https://www.strava.com/clubs/WARP

2 episodes in 2 days for you WARP'ers Dan is back with Matt and they're joined by Phil Gore, the Australian Backyard Ultra record holder, to help preview next weeks World Backyard Satellite champs. WA has 5 representatives as part of the 15-strong Australian team. Best of luck to Phil, Aaron Young, Michael Bellmon, Rob Parsons and Chris Martin. It kicks off next at 8pm next Saturday, October 20 at Moondine Park in Herdsman Lake. Plenty of results this week: - James Payne leads a strong WA contingent at last weeks Berlin Marathon with a 2:38:33 - Renee Baker and Joe Murphy lead some quick results on a great morning at the Melbourne Marathon - Pemby Trail Fest https://www.webscorer.com/perthtrailseries - Wally Cairns Pancake Run https://www.wamc.org.au/race-results?year=2024&race=182&distance=331#results Have a great week in running and see you next week! Instagram - @warunningpod Email -  warunningpod@outlook.com Strava Group - https://www.strava.com/clubs/WARP

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

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!

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

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!

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!

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!

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

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

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!

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

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) Follow us on Instragam @warunningpod Email us at warunningpod@outlook.com Join our Strava group at https://www.strava.com/clubs/1182797 Wishing everyone a safe, healthy & happy week ahead in pursuit of your next running goal.

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 Follow us on Instragam @warunningpod Email us at warunningpod@outlook.com Join our Strava group at https://www.strava.com/clubs/1182797 Wishing everyone a safe, healthy & happy week of training, recovery and/or tapering for your next running goal.

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) Follow us on Instagram @warunningpod  Email us at warunningpod@outlook.com  Join our Strava group at https://www.strava.com/clubs/1182797 Wishing everyone a happy & safe week of running ahead – and very best of luck to all of our listeners racing in WA, QLD or abroad in the coming week!

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!

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!

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!

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) Follow us on Instagram @warunningpod  Email us at warunningpod@outlook.com  Join our Strava group at https://www.strava.com/clubs/1182797 Wishing you all a safe week on the roads, trails & track!

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   Follow us on Instagram @warunningpod    Email us at warunningpod@outlook.com    Join our Strava group at https://www.strava.com/clubs/1182797   Wishing you all a safe week on the roads, trails & track!

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   Follow us on Instagram @warunningpod  Email us at warunningpod@outlook.com  Join our Strava group at https://www.strava.com/clubs/1182797   Wishing you all a safe week on the roads, trails & track.