Episodes
Wednesday Aug 11, 2021
Ep92 - Leah Richardson (Dansie) - Searching 4 Hurt
Wednesday Aug 11, 2021
Wednesday Aug 11, 2021
Leah Richardson is one incredible all round athlete! She has competed successfully across trail running, power lifting, cross-fit, obstacle racing and triathlon. Most notably she competed twice at the Spartan World Championships (with brother Lachlan - Ep52) and was the star of ESPN's hit TV show 'Search 4 Hurt'.
Leah has a great insight into the interaction between strength, speed and endurance and as a physio has some excellent advice on race preparation, injury management and exercise considerations for pregnancy and return to fitness with a new-born (Leah is very pregnant with bub number 2!).
Wolf and Haddy get to the bottom of who gets alpha status in the Dansie household and who gets the drumstick at family chicken dinner.
We also chat with Adam 'Goodesy' Goode from Cronulla Beer Co about our exciting new partnership!
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Tuesday Aug 03, 2021
Ep91 - Gerald Macpherson - Tearing Up The Trails
Tuesday Aug 03, 2021
Tuesday Aug 03, 2021
Gerald Macpherson has had a sensational 2021 and is fast becoming one of the very best trail runners in Australia. He's had wins at The Archie 50km at Mt Bulller and Mount Solitary in the Bluey's and a very dramatic podium finish at Ultratrail Australia 50km.
This week Haddy has the pleasure of chatting with one of the true gentlemen of the sport and picking his brain on his transition from a 32min 10km road runner to the top spot of a technical 50km in the mountains.
Gerald is a seriously clever guy! He has a degree in Neuroscience and is finishing up his studies in Medicine as we speak. As you can imagine the nerd chat gets real!
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Friday Jun 25, 2021
Ep90 - James Constantine - Harnessing the Running Boom
Friday Jun 25, 2021
Friday Jun 25, 2021
James Constantine is a man of many talents who wear many hats! He is Marketing, Comms & Strategy Manager at Athletics NSW, Director of 'Distance Running in NSW', Events manager for Run NSW, regular race caller at ANSW events and a very handy runner in his own right (16:05 5km guy).
This week Haddy shares a couple of Sydney Brewery Lagers with James and they discuss the direction of running and athletics in NSW and Australia. James details the plans to harness the massive boom of runners in Australia and how to make our running superstars into household names.
We field some listener questions from Aussie Running Royalty and preview some of our chances at the upcoming Tokyo Olympics.
It's impossible not to feel positive and enthusiastic after listening to James speak about running. He is one serious seriously stoked runner!
Haddy also tests out his very first set of carbon plates in the ASICS Metaspeed Edge Tokyo Edition and gets down to Runnulla to review them with Sean 'The Godfather' Tindale.
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Tuesday Jun 08, 2021
Ep89 - Matt Pellow - UTA 100 Champion
Tuesday Jun 08, 2021
Tuesday Jun 08, 2021
Matt Pellow has announced his entry into the trail running world with a stunning victory in the prestigious Ultratrail Australia 100km. All this on the back of a 6 week training block and a pair of Next %. Unbelievable!
This week Wolf and Haddy have the pleasure of interviewing this incredible athlete. He exudes a confidence and self awareness that only enhance his undeniable talent.
We dive into Matt's history as a Pro Triathlete and his path to entering UTA with only 2 weeks to go. We also uncover the psychology and pacing strategy behind successfully negotiating his first ever trail race.
Matt certainly bucks the conventional wisdom in the trail world and looks to be another athlete on the rise!
Haddy also gets down to Runnulla to review the Salomon Sense Ride 4 with Sean 'The Godfather' Tindale.
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Wednesday Jun 02, 2021
Ep88 - Paige Linegar - On The Rise!
Wednesday Jun 02, 2021
Wednesday Jun 02, 2021
Paige Linegar is a name you should know in the World of Ultramarathon. She stormed to victory and a race record (2:31) in the 2020 Coastal Classic and was narrowly beaten by Ruth Croft in this year's UTA50. This was off the back of almost zero racing for the past 6 years. A pure talent!
In Ep88 Wolf and Haddy discuss her recent success and try to uncover Paige's secret formula. The love of running, freedom and nature is clearly evident in this one.
Paige's skill set is seemingly endless. She's a psychologist, a naturopath, a herbalist and a nutritionist. So many 'ists! We mine her for the right foods, the best supplements and the most effective mind tricks to help us along our running journeys.
We also discuss Paige's time in a Spanish hippy commune, solve Wolf's mushroom questions and determine the perfect amount of cashews for eternal happiness.
Wolf crosses for a quick shoe review with Sean at Runnulla and we let you know about a new partnership with Maximum Adventure and the Raffertys Coastal Run.
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Sunday May 23, 2021
Ep87 - Rob de Castella
Sunday May 23, 2021
Sunday May 23, 2021
Rob de Castella truly needs no introduction but here it goes anyway.
Deek is a genuine Aussie icon. A 4 time Olympic marathoner, 2 time Commonwealth Gold medalist, Australian of the Year and still the National marathon record holder with an astonishing 2:07:51.
These days Deek is pouring his time and effort into empowering our Indigenous population through his program the Indigenous Marathon Project and promoting a life changing diet initiative through Deek's Health Foods.
Haddy has the honour of chatting with Deek and they discuss the state of Aussie and World distance running, the ingredients required to produce the next Aussie marathon legend and how to capitalise on our current recreational running boom.
We also speculate on the times Deek would have run in a pair of 'super shoes', determine the optimum amount of pre-race beers and uncover the entry criteria to the Aussie Sporting Icon 'Tash' Club.
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Thursday Apr 29, 2021
Ep86 - Tom Do Canto - Elite Marathoner and Shoe Guru
Thursday Apr 29, 2021
Thursday Apr 29, 2021
Tom Do Canto is a Melbourne Marathon winner, 6ft Track Champion, gun Sports Podiatrist and certified Shoe Guru. The complete package!
This week Haddy catches up with Tom and they get stuck into all things loading, intensity and injury. They break down the secrets behind Tom’s success across track, road and trail running and discuss the difficulties of the work/family/running balance. They also get proper nerdy in the dark world of carbon plates, high stacks and rocker bottoms.
Tom lets us know how to save our big toe nails and how to chase down Deek and possibly even the Kenyans!
We cross to Sean at Runnulla to review the Petzl Swift 900 lumen headlamp or as Haddy calls it “The Day Maker”.
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Thursday Apr 22, 2021
Ep85 - Peta Tobin - Aussie Bobsled Speedster
Thursday Apr 22, 2021
Thursday Apr 22, 2021
This week Wolf and Haddy chat with 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic hopeful Peta Tobin.
Peta was a promising sprinter before she was plucked from the track by the Aussie Winter Olympic talent identification program. She was promptly sent to South Korea and throw onto the ice. Talk about thrown in the deep end!
We discuss the transition from track to ice and the thrills of hitting 125km per hour on the bobsled track. Peta lays out the road to Beijing 2022 and fills us in on the challenges ahead and the difficulty of squeezing into full body lycra!
Wolf also tries to wrangle himself a spot on the female luge team!
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Thursday Apr 15, 2021
Ep84 - Sarah Foster. Paddock to Podium
Thursday Apr 15, 2021
Thursday Apr 15, 2021
When she’s not driving cattle trains or mustering on horseback Sarah Foster is out conquering the World of ultramarathon running. Her most recent conquest was the Delirious WEST 200 miler (350kms) in an astonishing time of 71 hours.
Sarah almost exclusively trains on a remote cattle station in far North Queensland and we chat about the challenges of fitting in 20-30 hours of training around the hard yakka of farm life.
We discuss the practicalities of living and training in an isolated environment and the impact on Sarah’s mental health. We also learn how to avoid feral pigs and dingoes and the best way to tackle a cattle grate.
The Wolfman also makes a cameo to review the HOKA Rocket X with Sean Tindale down at RUNNULLA.
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Sunday Apr 04, 2021
Ep83 - 6ft Foot Track Champions. Joasia Zakrzewski & Ben Duffus.
Sunday Apr 04, 2021
Sunday Apr 04, 2021
In Ep83 Haddy gets the opportunity to chat with both 2020 Six Foot Track Champions!
We discuss Joasia being marooned in Australia during covid and dominating the Aussie Ultra circuit as well as her decorated international career.
We get a bit more race specific with Ben and discuss what's behind winning one of Australia's most competitive trail races.
We also catch up with Matt from Fractel to let you know about all the new products in the Fractel range.
Enjoy!
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- Runnulla (10%): Mention Running Matters in store.
- Precision Hydration (15% off the entire first order of electrolytes): RUNNINGMATTERS15
- Raidlight (20%): runningmatters20