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Geoff & Neil have a cracker-jack chat with THE runner you want with you in a dark alley … ex MMA cage fighting amateur boxer, Aussie rep, Guinness world record holder, AURA VP, 24 hr treadmill vomit specialist Matt Eckford, a man who’s perfectly translated the discipline required for excellence in martial arts, deployed it to 24 hr track racing, of…

Damo & Jez ask … what is the 440? … take 1 former iron man bronze medalist, 1 former rugby player, a solution borne out of the depths of Trent & Todd’s dark periods of life & you have something very special … something that is now a global running movement but started out when a troubled man looking for some answers decided to get up early & run up…

Geoff & Neil speak to Ewan Horsburgh … AURA president, long standing Aussie ultra distance rep, running community stalwart, Blue Mountains local & self confessed coffee loving shoe fiend. The boys learn about his recent run at the Western States 100 mile race in the US, previous victories at various ultra disciplines, winning the Coast to Kosci 240…

On the eve of his first 200 mile race Jez & Damo speak to one of our ultra running stalwarts & local legends, Kevin ‘Brick’ Heaton. Under his belt sit 13 x 6ft track, 11 x Ultra trail Australia & 11 Coast to Kosci 240km races finishes. A man that once got helicoptered rescued out of the Blue Mountains mid race with a totally ripped off quad, only t…

Geoff & Neil speak to THE ironman of the moment, Under Armour athlete Ali Day. Learn how a massive, almost inconceivable, comeback from injury led to a unique history making 6 from 6 wins in the 20/21 championship. Hear about the crazy monkey bar incident that saw him break both wrists and surgery that saw 24 plates & screws turn Ali in to a REAL i…

Jez & Damo talk to top bloke, US based Queenslander & Dual Olympian Patrick Tiernan … the man that left NOTHING in the tank at the Tokyo 10,000m and established master of road, track & cross country running. The boys learn how Pat came to terms with a performance that resonated with the nation but left him not trusting his body, what the marathon i…

Neil & Geoff speak to Aussie Comm Games & World Champs rep Sarah Klein. A very driven athlete that lives & breaths the marathon, learn about the single biggest challenge to her identity, a 4 year ban from competition, how did she cope, why the ban was reduced to 2 years, what led to it & what she would have done differently if she could go back in …

The boys talk to 1500m Olympian, first Aussie lady to break the massive 4 minute barrier & Puma athlete Linden Hall … learn what breaking 4 meant to her, why she took the risk with a new & unproven coach at a critical pre Olympic time, THAT race at the Olympics, negotiating her way out of an Indian toilet, what her favourite lunch-leaver track sess…

A talented smart young athlete & accidental marathon world record holder? … occasionally we interview someone & all we can say is WOW … Damo & Jez speak to 22 year old lightening quick Paralympian Jaryd Clifford! … a seriously wise head on young shoulders, this guy has been able to unpack so much that’s happened to him & use it to drive & motivate …

Neil Light-foot & Geoff Twinkle-toes talk to the very talented Joasia Zakrzewski … where to start with this NSW based GB athlete & GP? … Comm Games rep, Comrades 3 golds & 1 silver, 100k champs, 6ft track & coast to Kosci to name but a few, but more importantly the only person we know whose race prizes include a metre long dried fish, a toastie mac…

Jez talks to beach sprinting star Bree Masters, one of the very few to transition from beach to track & recently laying down some very impressive 100m times. They discuss how she uses social media to both influence but just as importantly engage with her followers, the key lessons a recent injury taught her, how beach sprinting perfectly marries ru…

Geoff & Neil speak to a true Aussie ultra running legend … athlete, coach, Aussie rep & race timer extraordinaire Martin Fryer, a man that’s smashed his way through 25 years of top class local & international long form running … he’s run 433 km in 48hrs, has 21 6ft Track ultras under his belt & once took part in a 2741 km 43 day Tour de France on f…

Jez & Damo speak to inspiring Tasmanian youngster Meriem Daoui, who at 22 was recognised with the Peter Norman humanitarian award (following legends like Deeks & Wellings), holder of multiple Aussie age based marathon records, Type 1 Diabetic, Oncology nurse & distance running fanatic, a lady that ran Tassie’s hardest half marathon 7 days in a row,…

If you have run, crewed or supported NSW’s flagship UTA 100km race over the last decade you will know that one man has smashed himself in to the top 10 on TEN occasions … Geoff & Neil talk to local ultra legend Jono O’Loughlin! … learn how he’s going to finish a race even if he’s broken, how blowing up has taught him to race better, how he had to s…

Responsible for THE MOST EPIC Aussie 800m victory EVER, Ralph won our last male track gold medal at an Olympics over 50 YEARS AGO … the time he ran that day was so fast it would have got him gold in 5 of the following 10 Olympics, what’s more that time was only just recently taken by another Aussie, a certain Mr Bol. Learn what made Ralph tough, ra…

Wow, what a story! … from 142kg to winning 6 of her first 7 ultra-marathons. Neil & Geoff talk to rising star Reesha Lewis, hear about the moment she decided to turn her fitness around, a decision that saw her drop 75kg, the critical role her amazing Mum played, the grit that saw her up 3 times a week at 3 am climbing her local mountain for weeks o…

Jez & Damo speak to performance dietitian Pip Taylor, former pro triathlete, Snr Sports Dietitian: Firebirds Netball, Chair AFL Sports Dietitians Assoc., Director of the Board, Sports Dieticians Australia (SDA) & acclaimed Author of The Athletes Fix. The boys tackle: beer, the sports drink, fluro yellow wee, 3 things you must build in to your nutri…

Neil & Geoff chat to Brisbane to Sydney Ultra-runner, Aussie rep, coach, feral pig whisperer, C2K podium hopeful & founder of the Manly Beach Running Club, Joe Ward. The boys learn why Joe chose to run 1000km in silence, how he has a coach for almost everything he does, how to tackle your inner running scientist, mongrel & hippy, micro-dosing your …

Jez & Damo speak to Olympian & Aussie steeplechase star Genevieve Gregson, covering her recent heartbreaking injury in Japan, her recovery, how her upbringing has helped, why steeplechase is nerve wracking, scary and running hierarchy wise sits above ‘flat’ track runners, sharing a stage with Kylie in Glasgow, her new coaching business with husband…

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, …