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Ep82 - Jamie Hildage. Racing the Planet.

Like many before him, Jamie Hildage, was drawn from the UK to the rich red earth of Australia. He has since been tearing up that red earth with 2 completions of a 530km epic from Alice Springs to Uluru, simply named ‘The Track’.

Jamie is a stage racing veteran and is in the middle of completing a multi-day ultramarathon on 5 different continents tackling conditions from jungle, to snow capped mountains, to the desert. Haddy chat’s to him about the practicalities of stage racing and the gear and nutrition challenges this style of racing presents.

We delve into Jamie’s expertise in positive psychology and the benefits of this mindset across business, family and endurance sport. We also discuss Jamie’s upcoming event – The Hard Way Home – where he’ll run 1100km in 11 days from the NSW/SA border to Bondi Beach to raise money for the Australian Childhood Foundation.

We touch base with new Podcast Partner ‘RAIDLIGHT’ and chat with Alex about their range of incredible trail kit.

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Ep81 - AURA Ultrarunners of the 2020. Margie Hadley & Michael Hooker.

Australian Ultra Running Association (AURA) members Margaret Hadley and Michael Hooker were named the Australian Female Ultra Runner of the Year and Australian Male Ultra Runner of the Year for 2020.  

The two ultra runners were awarded the prestigious awards by the AURA Committee for their astounding performances throughout the year, and both were taken aback, as well as humbled, by their wins. 

Haddy had the chance to catch up with both winners to uncover the determination and perseverance that are required to perform at such astounding levels of physical and mental endurance.

Hadley, 40, impressed the AURA Committee with her strong and consistent podium finishes across a range of ultra events in WA, including the Australia Day Ultra 100km (1^st Female in a time of 9:08:24), Birdy’s Backyard Ultra (1^st Female with 201.300km in 40 hours), the Salming Bibra Lake RunningWorks Festival 50km (1^st Female in 3:52:39) and the Lighthorse Ultra 12hr (1^st Female and 1^st Overall with 116.620km). 

Hooker, 40, also wowed the panel with his collection ultra events, including 1^st Male/1^st Overall in the following events – the Australia Day Ultra 100km (in a time of 7:27:03), the Lark Hill Dusk to Dawn 100km (7:54:27), Birdy’s Backyard Ultra (268.400km), Feral Pig Ultra 100mi (18:28:42) and the Yaberoo Trail Ultra 50km (3:47:03).

We also caught up with friend of the show Steve Redfern to chat about his exciting new project: The Southern Sydney 24hr Ultra.

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Ep 80 Mick ‘Chappo’ Chapman – Guts and Glory

Our special guest this week on Running Matters is one of those blokes that ticks a lot of boxes. He’s a dual Aussie representative, has a Masters degree, is a gun nutritionist, has cycled across not one but two continents, runs a 15 minute 5km and maintains a fairly tidy salad. What else could you ask for?

His name is Mick ‘Chappo’ Chapman.

Haddy chats to Chappo about his his transcontinental cycling adventures and his pathway to representing Australia in Touch Footy and Triathlon. They discuss the calmness that comes from the right preparation, staying humble in the social media age and the determination required to get to the end of your big scary goals. They also touch on celebrity spotting while taking a roadside crap in middle America!

We get the opportunity to open up Mick’s impressive nutrition brain and cover a wealth of topics such as vitamin intake for athletes, the microbiome, vegan athletes, the obesity epidemic and the middle-aged spread.  So many great take-aways here.

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Ep 79 Kristen Brace- Ironman and Ultrarunner

This week’s guest is one of those incredible athlete’s that seems to get better when the going gets tougher and longer. She’s an Ironman and an ultrarunner, she’s an elite massage therapist and a mum. Kristen Brace is an amazingly humble endurance machine!

Kristen recently completed the prestigious Coast to Kosciusko (a 240km race from the limited to 50 of the best ultra-marathon runners in the country) and we recount her incredible journey.  Host Haddy gets some serious FOMO as we discuss Kristen's tilt at the Western States 100 miler and her ambition to complete the Tahoe200.

We get some practical advice on inter family jostling for training time and glory as well as the finer points on cycling fashion faux pars and the dreaded crop duster! Kristen opens up about the benefits of massage therapy for endurance sports and we review some of the helpful (and useless) tips and tricks for athlete self-care.

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Ep 78_Jaryd Clifford- Double World Para Champion

Jaryd wants to be the greatest Paralympic runner in history and after looking at his achievements so far, it would be hard to bet against him.

He’s the 2019 Double World Para Champion (1500m & 5000m) and multiple World Record holder but in Ep 78 of Running Matters we find out that Jaryd Clifford is so much more than an athlete.

Haddy chats to Jaryd about his road to the 2016 Rio Paralympics and the challenges of a postponed Tokyo games. We discuss the practicalities of Blinky (vision impaired) racing and the incredible skill Jaryd possesses to mix it at such a high level in open racing (Jaryd was also a National able body champion!).

Jaryd opens up about life as an elite athlete, goggle theft and keeping the elbows sharp in the pack. We also get a celebrity question in from Ed Sheeran (big fan of the show)!

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Ep 77- Olli Hoare- Turning Pro

Oliver “Olli” Hoare started out his sporting career as a competitive swimmer in Cronulla. Soon realising he was more suited for the track, Olli switched discipline and continued to run all through high school, landing him a spot on the track team for the University of Wisconsin. He was the 1500m NCAA champion in 2018, an eight-time All-American and nine-time Big Ten champion over cross country, indoor and outdoor track. He has recently run an ‘A Qualifier’ for the Tokyo Olympics and smashed the 4 minute mile (3:53). A true Aussie Young Gun!

In Ep77 of Running Matters, Haddy delves into Olli’s transition from Winconsin Badger to professional runner with the On Athletics Club. They about the challenges of training in quarantine, adjusting to altitude in Boulder Colorado and the battle for spots on the Aussie 1500m Team for Tokyo.

They also pick apart the finer details of American College life, review the coveted Michigan Steamer and field a couple of celebrity listeners questions from Running Matters fans Bill Murray and Rodger Federer.

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Ep 76- Melinda Gainsford Taylor AM- Three time Olympian and current Australian Record Holder

Mel is one of the truly great runners of Australian athletics history.

In the 2017 Australia Day Honours List Mel was awarded a Member of the Order of Australia (AM), for her significant service to athletics as a sprinter, at the national and international level, and as a role model for young athletes.

Mel is a three time Olympian and is the current Australian Record Holder in the 200m.

Mel shares what she has adapted from her experience as an elite athlete to that of a coach.

She chats about mentoring her athletes through her group sessions, encouraging kids to be their best and lead a healthy and active lifestyle. We also discuss managing longevity, overcoming injuries, staying motivated, competing internationally, structuring training, the Sydney Olympics, drug tests, body hair and sprinting with bling! The Anchorman, Ron Burgundy gets in on the action with a listener question.

Mel’s relaxed and outgoing personality shines through in this interview, enjoy.

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Ep 74- Rob Combe -30 Marathons under 3hrs

Imagine your workplace offering to pay you to run around Australia with your mates for three months to raise funds ($500K) for the Cancer Foundation. In Ep 74, Rob shares his experience of this journey, including some of the shenanigans they got up to, while repeating the same distance every day at 4min km pace. It sounds easy enough, until you throw in a beer company as a major sponsor, let’s just say they were well hydrated along the way!

Rob is also an accomplished  marathon runner, he has completed 30 marathons in under 3hrs, no easy feat. He shares valuable running advice, plenty of funny stories and we learn they used to run pretty well in Dunlop Volleys back in the day.

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Ep 75- Alan Tongue- Tough as Nails - Heart of Gold

Alan is a veteran of 220 NRL games who captained his mighty Canberra Raiders for 5 seasons. He's also one of the fittest athletes Rugby League has ever seen.  Since retiring 'Tonguey" has invested his time in spreading a message of positive mindset through his Aspire Program and also campaigning against Australia's unacceptable domestic violence problem through 'Voice Against Violence'. He was recently awarded the ACT Australian of the Year.

In this week's Running Matters Podcast we draw comparison between running and Rugby League with regards to training, competition and mindset. There are some fantastic lessons to learn here and Alan's story of perseverance, resilience and bloody hard work is truly inspiring.

We chat about proving the doubters wrong, an alternate use for head gear and how to make over 1000 tackles in a season and not fall apart!

 

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Ep 73- Andy Dubois -World Renowned Ultra Coach

Andy Dubois is one of the world’s top Ultra-Coaches with many elite runners from both Australia and around the world on his books. He brings a very scientific approach to training and is always ahead of the game in terms of the latest research as it applies to ultra running. Andy is also a very accomplished ultra runner in his own right.

In Ep73, Wolf and Haddy dive deep into Andy’s ‘ultra brain’ and uncover many of the secrets to racing vs surviving an ultramarathon. There is so much valuable information here that it’s worth listening twice.

We discuss pacing, staying cool, positive psychology, the advantages of power metres and the right kind of strength training for runners. As usual, we also cover the more important topics such as, why cats and dogs don’t do static stretching and how Andy plans to live to the ripe old age of 112!

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