Running Matters

This episode is brought to you from Bright in Victoria. The group has gone down for the 4 Peaks Alpine Climb.

Its an informal chat about the event which has been running for 39 years and the internal rivalry between the runners, enjoy!

Matt is joined with Paul Hadfield to debrief the Coastal Classic 2018 at Gymea Pub. They discuss the pro's and cons of the event, look at people's performance and pay out their rivals MARS. 

Matt has a chat with Harry Ward, an elite runner from the Sutherland Shire. Harry chat's about winning the Sydney Marathon, coming 1st, 2nd and 3rd in the Sutherland to Surf and beating Lloydy in his first ever marathon.

Matt is joined by co-host Paul Hadfield to interview Peter Hadfield, dual Olympian and Com Games Silver Medallist.

Peter won a total of nine Australian Championships in Athletics between 1976 and 1985. He was the best decathlete in Australia for ten years from his first nationals win in 1976, when he broke the Australian record, until he retired after the National Championships in 1985.

Peter takes us through his race preparation before Olympic events and talks about the importance of simulating the event in training to minimise surprises on race day.

He gives us some insight into the metal strategies allowing him to compete in ten events over two days.

He talks about the prevalence of performance enhancing drugs in his era and the systematic doping programs that were happening not only with individuals but whole teams.

He chats about his relationship with notorious Australian Athlete and convicted drug smuggler Reg Spiers.

He jokes about being an unknown athlete in Australia and the only autograph he signed in his ten year career was for a lady in LA who mistook him for Christopher Reeve!

Enjoy!

Matt interview's Andrew Lloyd, Olympian and 5000m Com Games Gold Medalists about the glory days. Andrew talks about winning the City 2 Surf four times, winning the Melbourne Marathon three times and winning the Gold Coast Marathon after a big night out.

He takes us through a typical training week which included 200km's. He discusses his race preparation and strategy and shares advice to improve performance.

He chats about his competitors, Australian greats Robert de Castella and Steve Moneghetti and how he had it all over them when they raced on the track.

Enjoy!

Matt and Danny interview special guest Gerhard Van De Venter, also known as Zulu.

Zulu grew up in South Africa, he was running 48 seconds for 400m and 1:52 for 800m when he was given a Scholarship in the US at the age of 18.

He takes us on his jurney to the US and talks about migrating to Australia. There's some great running advice and plenty of humour.

Enjoy!

Matt interviews seven of his runing mates after the Six Foot Track Marathon. We get an insight into the ups and downs the runners faced during the race. The interviews take place at the Bank Hotel, its noisy and the host is sloppy, what more could you ask for!

Matt's special guest Jeremy O'Hara, unofficial Mayor of Heathcote comes in for a chat about running and beer. Jez ended up in intensive care at Sutherland Hospital after completing the six foot track marathon in 2016.

Matt and his guest co-host Paul Hadfield interview their mate and training partner Judge. Judge explains the origins of NORG (Night Owl Running Group), membership status and the unusual application criteria.

Judge confesses to a beer before NORG and explains his unattainable goals for UTA50 this year.

The boys critique another beer on the Stone & Wood scale while discussing the optimum amount of beverages to indulge in the day before a long run.

In this episode Matt interviews Danny Toole about the Six Foot Track Marathon. Danny explains the run's rich history while also giving us an insight into his preparation for his fifteenth attempt. The pair discuss upcoming events in Sydney, favourite races and 2018 schedule. The boys critique a beer or two while Danny offers some valuable running tips for the big race. Finally they estimate their training partners race times.