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Neil & Geoff talk to top bloke & Australian marathon running’s people’s champ, true blue battler & Olympian, Liam Adams … the full time electrician non-professional elite runner that still manages 160-200km per week. You’ll hear how the Olympics in Japan compared to Brazil, his journey from junior cross country to the world stage, how he manages th…

Damo & Jez talk to a true gent & legend of Aussie running, Shaun Creighton. A man with such an amazing range to his running talent, holding national records for the 5000m, 10000 & marathon, representing his country at multiple Olympics & Commonwealth games, still holds the Aussie record for the 3000m steeplechase, Aussie selector, previous team coa…

Geoff & Neil speak to recent Olympian Jye “Zoolander” Edwards, find out how this Aussie 1500m speedster came back from injury through recovery, less volume & sticking to soft surfaces (i.e trail running Jez). Also learn how a social media blackout helped him perform at the Olympics, how 100km+ weeks are required for a 1500m athlete and which shoe c…

Jez & Damo grab some time with Harry Potter mad Olympian & marathon star Ellie Pashley, what a lovely engaging representative for Australian sport … the boys catch Ellie mid way through her hotel quarantine following her superb run in Japan, they go deep in to her Olympic experience … find out how she used ice jackets, saline drinks, Powerade slush…

Neil & Geoff speak to Chamonix based Kiwi ultra-running star Ruth Croft, 2nd lady at the massive global stage that is the WSER 100 miler and 1st overall at this year’s Tarawera 100 km … learn about her background in cross country, mountain running & steeplechase, how US collegiate running broke & burnt her out, how taking running less seriously to …

Jez & Damo speak to all-round great guy & ultra legend Dean Karnazes … a man responsible for taking ultra-running mainstream, inspiring countless people to go beyond the marathon distance, hailed as the fittest man on earth, the perfect human and one of TIME magazine’s most influential people in the world. The boys chat to Dean about his new book, …

Jez & Damo speak to the undisputed GOAT of Aussie Marathon, Rob De Castella … Deeks! … the boys learn about his journey from boy to our fastest toughest marathon legend, how his mindset both motivated him but also cost him his Olympic dream, how his Indigenous Marathon Project is his proudest achievement and we finally hear the story one of our mos…

Neil & Geoff speak to bubbly 5000m superstar & Olympian Jenny Blundell in her first ever podcast interview, they learn how a full time exercise physiologist specialising in stroke & cardiac orthopaedic rehab finds time to qualify for the Olympics during COVID, how the complicated qualification process works & why she qualified even though she misse…

Jez & Damo speak to Australia’s first individual Winter Olympic alpine skiing medalist turned barrister turned CrossFit ultra trail running independent Member of Parliament Zali Steggall! Find out what it’s like to live through 25 consecutive winters, to win / lose events by 100th / sec, wipeout at 110km/hr, how running helps her deal with a punish…

Geoff & Neil talk to recent UTA 100 km women’s winner Cecilia Mattas, learn how a background in Finnish football and swim/run events between islands back home set the scene for her recent burst on to the Aussie trail running scene, her take on why strength work & sleeping keep you injury free and how BSL saved her race day with a spare pair of glov…

The statement “not many people can say” was designed for Marshall Ulrich … his running, climbing & adventure racing achievements are beyond next level, beyond epic, even legendary seems a bit weak … he’s completed 120+ ultra’s, holds the record for crossing Death Valley 20+ times, loves the gruelling 146-mile Badwater race so much that he once comp…

A 500 km out & back FKT on NSW’s GNW trail, again?!? … a martial arts specialist turned ultra-ultra-runner that refuses to wear a shirt unless it’s -2 degrees, a man who started his running journey in a pair of dunlop volleys & until last year hadn’t finished a big run without a moon-boot. The boys talk to Black Dog Institute mental health advocate…

Damo & Jez speak to Aussie marathon royalty Lee Troop, an athlete who embodied the golden age of Australian marathon running alongside Monners and Deeks. Lee shares some impressive stories from his competitive years and the very personal journey out of coaching, through depression and resoundingly back out the other side. Lee is all heart, cares de…

What’s 6ft 3in tall, loves tattoos, wearing black and white & is currently running from Perth to Sydney? … Answer : Sydney boy Troy Jones. Neil & Geoff talk to Troy before he sets off on his epic 3931 km run for worthy cause Mindfull Australia. The boys cover Troy’s journey from depression, drug and alcohol abuse to being saved by running, picking …

Damo & Jez speak with Tassie local, mum to be, 6ft track mara women’s record holder & world orienteering champion extraordinaire, coach, author & business owner … Hanny Allston! Hanny speaks about her journey from farm girl to world champion athlete and everything else during & after, she recently put pen to paper for her second book “Finding My Fe…

Geoff & Neil talk to the girl from outback Alice Springs, Greta Truscott, founder of popular Sydney Eastern Suburbs Rejoov Runners club, the teepee living multi sport athlete, coach, sports massaging occupational therapist shares the story of her journey from bare foot running Northern Territory creek beds to founding one of Sydney’s most popular r…

Damo & Jez talk to The Body Mechanic, Mark Green. A man with NSW’s premier trail marathon, the 6ft Track, running through his veins ... hear how he’s run it 6 times & placed in the top 4 every time, how his 3:20 PB would normally have seen him win but on that day 3 people & the course record sneaked passed him! ...also learn how he’s going back for…

Neil & Geoff talk to ex-rugby league playing Blue Mountain’s strength coach & world’s strongest marathon contender Corey Phillpott … find out how, as this legend’s life spiralled out of control, a call to his Dad & a move to the mountains saved his life, how his family drives his WHY & what else drives a man to take on a world record attempt pullin…

Jez & Damo talk to mullet rocking 70s vinyl tragic Mosman speedster Ed Goddard. The boys cover: Ed’s first year of running in New York at Iona, how COVID & coming back home has seen him grow as a runner, the impacts of low iron, the symptoms & what solution worked for him, how he won a recent 10k while waiting for BSL to catch him, what his long te…

Neil & Geoff sneak a quick Tempo in before the year is out and speak to great bloke & recent 240km Coast to Kosciusko (c2k) winner Morgan Lindqvist. Find out how he prepared for c2k, how finishing UTMB was his most emotional race even though it involved a 50km walk to the end, how his secret sauce is all about consistency … in running, sleeping, nu…

Jez & Damo talk to board-short loving international ultra-running super-star Courtney Dauwalter … learn how to tackle back-yard ultras from the undisputed boss of the format, how she uses beer as a beacon of light, what friendly hallucinations are and how harnessing her brain and accepting that deciding to enter a tough race might as well mean you …

Neil & Geoff are back! … the boys chat to Aussie 24hr track record holder Kay Bretz … they learn how ‘running like a wise woman’ saw him claw back 91 positions & place 11th at an international 24 hr race, how a 4 hr+ mara debut was followed 12 years later with a sub 3 mara & the 2019 Aussie ultra running performance of the year. Kay drops several p…

The boys chat to Jane Trumper … where do you start with this amazing lady … 400+ marathons/ultra marathons, running 660km across the Simpson Desert or 2200km across Europe? Hear her mental strategies for dealing with tough challenges, what drives her motivation, a truly unique answer to our taper question and which waterfall you definitely shouldn’…

It’s take-over time! … Jez & Damo step into the Tempo studio and knock out a speed session with high performance, positive psychology & flow state specialist Rory Darkins … the boys learn how positive psychology has helped many elite athletes to perform at higher levels, how flow state can help your running, how Rory’s research paper on some of Aus…

Damo & Jez speak to triple Aussie record holding superstar Jess Hull. The boys learn what makes this running shoe mad COVID globe trotting athlete tick, how she managed to take out the 1500, 3000 & 5000 records within a matter of weeks, how her upbringing has really helped her get set for high performance, the logistics of travelling, training & ra…