78 days to Comrades 2023 and the panel are back to tell us about how their last month has gone. Caitriona is balancing work/life and running. Murray is settling in to his new structure and increasing milage and Wayne is preparing for a big month ahead with plenty of excitement. We tackle a few listener questions about shoes, goals and changing surfaces through the week. If you have any questions please shoot them through via the social channels. If you enjoy what you are hearing - share it...

Caitriona, Murray and Wayne are back for episode 2. On this episode we discuss the dangers of comparing against what others are doing. We speak about running on effort vs pace. We delve into qualifiers and what chasing a faster qualifier comes with just to save a few minutes at the start or for a better seeding pen. If you are enjoying the series please share it among your running network and also drop a review where you get your pods.

Liz CcColgan has achieved it all. Olympian, Commonwealth Games, world championships, world cross country medalist, triple world major marathon winner and MBE are just part of the long list of achievements for Liz. On this episode we discuss where it all started for her. From her humble upbringing in Scotland, to the university of Alabama which turns out shaped not only her career but her life and then now to Doha. Liz talks about how she always wanted to lift the ceiling and especially...

Reece Edwards started his sporting life as an aspiring hockey player who knew he had a little bit extra when it came to aerobic ability. As he got older he found  triathlon and then came the sole focus on running. Reece Shares his journey from 8 hour bike rides which included stops for pie and coke to now being a well credentialed marathoner. Reece most recently won UTA with minimal ultra specific experience or preparation.  Reece is a qualified physiotherapist and shares his learners he has...

Welcome to Road to Comrades 2023. On this episode we meet Wayne, Caitriona and Murray who will share their journey towards Durban in June. On this episode we get to meet them and learn more about their running history and what their plans are. We hope you join the rest of the episodes and enjoy them.

The name Grenville Wood might not be one at the front of many guesses when we talk about Australian running in the 80s but those in the know it certainly would be. He still the current South Australian marathon record holder. During this chat we share his experiences in running, the risks he took along the way and what are his running pillars as a coach.

Irish-born runner Caitriona Jennings first came on to the podcast in 2019. Since then she has continued to tick off achievements notably in 2022 finishing 3rd at the World 100km and 1st at the European 50km.  It was great to go back into her history prior to running and then how she continued to rise in the sport. She represented Ireland at the 2012 Olympics and what many would say might be the pinnacle was actually closer to the beginning. We speak about the highs and lows and how the...

Brendan Pang, started as an architecture student, while sitting as a social working in Broome he decided to enter Masterchef and hasnt looked back. He know has 2 books, a permanent fixture at a local food setting and a range stocked by Woolworths.  Brendan discovered running recently and loves his daily run as an escape from his busy day. He's a high achiever who will be chasing his running goas to match his professional goals.  Find him on instagram and also his website for more information. 

Mark Plaatjes was the winner of the 1993 World Champs Marathon. A few would know Mark and his achievements but not many would know his story.  Mark was one of the greatest in his era and amazingly due to the apartheid regime wasn't allowed to show the world. During the episode Mark talks about life during apartheid, being a straight A student but not being allowed to go to University and being cheers for on the weekend but on Monday its back to reality.  Mark speaks about his time at College,...

Ash Watson is an Australian runner hailing from Ballarat. Ballarat is a town filled with running history with many Olympians and some of The countries best runners either living there or spending time there to train. Ash has a great running resume with a 2:23 marathon, surf coast century ultra champion (current record holder) and two time comrades marathon finisher. On this episode we have a chat about the journey he has had in the sport, his day job and how running impacts that and then we...

The post race recap. During this episode the panel are all along to recap their races. Jackie World 100km and the remainder all headed to Comrades 2022. Wayne kicks us off as the fastest finisher, Jackie and Darren let their guards down and show us a side of vulnerability we havent see from the panel yet. We cover a few listener questions.  For those wondering about the man in the arena quote search Theodore Roosevelt. 

A scholar with a long list of accolades and a runner with a list of accolades to match. roger Robinson joins me to share his life story and what a story it is. From being a professor at 35 to running a 2:28 marathon as a 50 year old.  Listen to Rogers lessons on literature, language and literacy. How English has evolved and what his thoughts are on the role technology has played.  Roger shares his running history. How he has managed to continue to achieve such great results and how motivation...

We made it. There was times we didnt think we would be sitting 2 weeks out the next Comrades down run. The full crew are here to wrap it all up before they head to race day.  Wayne gives us an insight look to an elite camp. 300km weeks with 8 ultras in 3 weeks. How to the elite runners differ from the social runner it might surprise you.  Jackie is ready for world 100km. The rest of the crew wrap up their final touches.  We break the race into segments to finish and give you the listener an...

The second to last Episode before race day. Jackie fills us in on how her build towards world 100km is going after ticking off peak week, Darren welcomed hills into his training while ticking off his big long run, He gives us a recap on Gold Coast Marathon and Sandy fills us in on how her July went in prep for the big day.  Darren takes on questions on behalf of all novices to start adding thoughts in place for race day.  Like what you hear? dont forget to rate on apple podcasts or...

Episode 42 might be the biggest to date. The whole panel had a race to report back on. Sandy and Irwin race Barossa marathon, Jackie smashed her marathon in terrible conditions, Wayne went back to back with victories and Darren perfectly executed his half marathon in preparation for Gold Coast marathon. Novice advice sprinkled throughout the whole episode. Comrades season is well and truly on with 9 weeks until race day. Do the race calculators work? Irwin thinks not for international runners...

Zoe Buckman is a duel Olympian, world champs and Commonwealth games representative. On this episode she shares her journey but also takes us behind the curtain or the realities of being a professional athlete. A great listen for parents with younger children and also a great listen for adolescents who love their sport.

Many might not recognise the name Carlos Furnari but you will recognise the brands. You could say he is one of many who puts together what we see from the brands itself and the athletes who represent them.  From Radcliffe to Kipchoge. From Tinman to Strava. Carlos has worked with them all.  How did a guy of an Italian dad and country upbringing do all of this? Well listen in. 

Episode 41 of The Road to Comrades. As Bruce Fordyce called it May is the new March. Sandy, Darren, Irwin and Jackie go through the month that was. Some good overall approaches to running and races are discussed. We finish the episode with the Help a novice segment. 

Episode 40 with the full crew. Darren takes us through Canberra Marathon and his PB. Sandy nails her half marathon and the rest of the team are just building the weeks. We also introduce a new segment to help the novices.

Wayne and Irwin catch up to answer some listener questions which have come in. We hope these help as the preparation for comrades 2022 really starts to get going.

When you hear the name you think inspiring. 1992 Olympian gets lost among the accolades Tommy has achieved. He now holds the world record for 60-65 yr olds along with him and his son being the youngest father son marathon times combined. On this episode Tommy shares his journey, learning ad advice for runners. 

Jessica joins the podcast as a guest for a second time (check out Season 3 Ep 11) for her episode with her cousin Carly. This episode is post becoming the new Australian Women's record holder for backyard Ultras. Jessica completed an amazing 275km at the Herdys Front Yard Ultra. During this chat we get to know her a little more. We discuss the journey and what makes her tick. When it comes to the ultra running side of things we unpack the physical and mental preparation. We also discuss the...

Ep 39 and we have 3 shiny PBs to talk about. Jackie and Wayne return to tell us all about their recent 50km experience at the Nedbank Runnified event. We also launch our comrade entry refund competition. Email [email protected] with your story and also like the podcast social pages. Darren is 3 weeks out from his Marathon, Sandy knows what she has to do and Irwin has had to shift the goal posts but is taking the wins.

Erika Lori is a physiotherapist in a hospital head injury unit and an ultra runner. On this episode Erika shares her story. Why she runs, what she has experienced and what these experiences have given back to her. Erika recently completed a yoga course and she shares why she did it and how it might impact her running. She shares how her role as a physio inspires her.  Erika is the owner of the Bib track record which is 1000km Albany to Kalamunda. She shares the whole journey from where the...

The first episode of 2022 and maybe and hopefully the true countdown begins. The team are back and update you all with how they have been going over the festive period and early into 2022. We also touch on what our inspiration is/was to run comrades.