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Tales from the Valley Podcast

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Behind every runner there is a story, and we think our local communities deserve to have theirs’ told. The Tales from the Valley Podcast aims to uncover running stories from the South Coast of NSW. Passionate runners Sam Hodges & Katie Mahoney will be catching up on a weekly basis to unravel the running stories from the South Coast and take you on their own personal running journeys.

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01:37:09

TFTV ft. Amy O'Halloran

Tales from the Valley Podcast ·

2025/01/06

Sam, Katie, and Mitch chat with Amy O’Halloran. Amy has delivered some big performances, winning the Sydney Harbour 5k in 2019 and placing 2nd at the Newcastle Marathon in 2022 with a time of 2:53. Despite her fast road times, Amy also boasts impressive track performances, having run 4:22 for 1500m during her college years in the US. Amy is extremely passionate about running but has recently faced injury struggles and opened up about their impact. Her goal is to reach the start line in sub-2:50

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01:21:03

TFTV ft. Nathaniel Brisbane

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2024/12/31

Nathaniel Brisbane joins Sam, Katie, and the infamous Russ Dessaix-Chin on the podcast this week. Nathaniel has achieved remarkable progress in a short period of time—he set a goal to break 25 minutes in the 5k late in 2022 and brought his time down to under 17 minutes within a few months.This year, Nathaniel has run several impressive personal bests, including 4:07 for 1500m, 8:47 for 3k, 15:14 for 5k, 32:47 for 10k, 72:10 for the half marathon, and capped it off with a 2:36 marathon at the Gold

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01:53:15

TFTV ft. James Tunbridge

Tales from the Valley Podcast ·

2024/12/23

Sam, Katie, and Mitch catch up with James ‘Tunnaz’ Tunbridge, whose impressive personal bests include 8:26 for 3000m and a recent 2:32 marathon in Sydney. James, who played high-level tennis in his teenage years, naturally ran 5Ks in the low 16-minute range without structured training. In 2011, after a chance encounter with Russ Dessaix-Chin at parkrun, James joined Russ for training sessions to elevate his performance. Recently, James launched his own running business, ‘JT Running,’ which has been

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01:30:15

TFTV ft. Karyn Hamilton

Tales from the Valley Podcast ·

2024/12/16

Sam, Mitch, and Katie catch up with Karyn Hamilton, an avid runner who has completed 42 half marathons—and counting! Interestingly, Karyn wasn’t always passionate about running. She discovered her love for it after the birth of her daughter, initially running with a pram. After completing the Gold Coast Half Marathon, Karyn was hooked and participated in numerous events within the following 12 months. Karyn shares her balanced approach to "Gym to Run" programming, explaining how she aligns her

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01:19:36

TFTV ft. Ralph Mathiessen

Tales from the Valley Podcast ·

2024/12/09

Sam, Mitch & Katie chat with Ralph Mathiessen. Ralph has run 50 marathons since he started running 11 years ago, having recently run the Berlin Marathon as his 50th, which was also the 50 year anniversary for Berlin. Ralph got into running to simplify his commutes to Tafe, though had a knack for cross country with his mates throughout high school. Since his dad had dragged him into doing marathons at the time. Ralph shares some funny marathon experiences with us including some stomach issues

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TFTV - Christmas Gift for Runners Guide

Tales from the Valley Podcast ·

2024/12/03

Katie and Sam catch up to share some gift ideas for runners.Tune in if you're struggling to come up with your own wish list or are looking for some inspiration to buy for your loved ones!

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01:35:42

TFTV ft. Pete Naseby

Tales from the Valley Podcast ·

2024/12/02

Sam, Katie & Mitch speak with local physio and runner Pete Naseby. Pete has some handy PB’s ranging from 17:53 for the 5k and 3:06 for the Marathon at Sydney this year. Pete has been a long-time member of WTC training with Tunners and Frosty throughout Uni. Due to family demands Pete took some time off consistent running training and programming but is back in the thick of things now having recently run some solid PB’s. Pete explains how he uses his physio knowledge to compliment his own

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01:18:10

TFTV ft. Daniel Wood

Tales from the Valley Podcast ·

2024/11/25

Sam, Mitch & Katie chat with Daniel Wood. Dan has been cleaning up the local 5k races winning both Shellharbour 5k and Husky 5k in the last few months. Dan trains with Coach Rob McDonald with Nowra Athletics Club, but lives in Culburra Beach. Dan has run 16:59 at Husky Parkrun, and 35:45 at Sydney10 earlier this year. Dan started running a few years ago to sharpen up for touch, casually running 1:22 at Shellharbour Half. Shortly after he ran 52km fundraising for charity and days later tore his

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01:14:50

TFTV ft. Holly Howell

Tales from the Valley Podcast ·

2024/11/17

The crew speak with Holly Howell this week. Holly is a couple of weeks off her win at Husky Marathon where she ran 3:02. Holly ran more casually years ago completing the London Marathon and the Great Wall of China Marathon. After having a few years off Holly joined Savvy runners here in the gong and after a couple of years nailed all of her PB’s this year. She also came 3rd overall in the Gold Coast Marathon Half and Full Marathon combined event running 1:25 and an impromptu 3:17 marathon.Sam

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01:27:33

TFTV - Men's Mental Health Chat

Tales from the Valley Podcast ·

2024/11/16

Inspired by the vulnerability of our guests on the Podcast, Sam, Mitch & previous guest Dane Ottesen decide to open up about some of their personal mental health issues as they relate to running. We talk about some distressing mental health topics to please consider that before listening in.

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01:34:38

TFTV ft. Meg Dougherty

Tales from the Valley Podcast ·

2024/11/10

Sam, Mitch, and Katie speak with Meg Dougherty following her impressive performance at the Husky Half last weekend. Meg, who grew up in Kiama, is currently spending time with her family there but usually resides in Yamba. She and her family have just returned from a caravan trip around Australia, where she managed the adventure with five kids in tow. This year, Meg has broken several of her previous PBs, running 18:17 at the Nightcliff parkrun in 31-degree heat, completing a 38:03 time trial along a

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01:29:59

TFTV ft. Harry McGill

Tales from the Valley Podcast ·

2024/11/04

Sam, Mitch & Katie speak with Harry McGill. Harry has had an extremely exciting year being a big part of Jess Hull’s Olympic Campaign joining her workouts during her Europe training season. Harry talks us through how that arrangement came about and shares some of the experiences from being a part of the group. After recapping some of Harry’s PB’s they are even more impressive factoring in he did them the day after training sessions (14:16 for the 5km is one of them). He also shares a funny story

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01:27:33

TFTV ft. Alex Seal

Tales from the Valley Podcast ·

2024/10/28

Sam, Mitch, and Katie chat with Alex Seal. Alex competed in college for Boston University and walks us through his move from Australia. He ran 4:01 three times in a row for the mile, but unfortunately never broke the 4-minute barrier, though he boasts a range of impressive personal bests. Since moving back to Australia, Alex took a break from running but returned early last year. Since then, he’s run 30:40 at the Sydney 10k this year and 1:11 at the Wollongong Running Festival. Alex is currently

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01:16:56

TFTV ft. Jack Tidd

Tales from the Valley Podcast ·

2024/10/21

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TFTV ft. Marc Bergmeier

Tales from the Valley Podcast ·

2024/10/13

Sam and Katie chat with Marc Bergmeier. Marc grew up in Wagga and played AFL during his junior years but gravitated toward running a few years after finishing high school. He works on the farm back in Wagga intermittently, but when he doesn't, he lives in Wollongong. This year, he has been training with Liam Mahoney and Brendan Smith, and all three of them reached their lofty goal of running sub-3 hour marathons. Although Marc didn’t have the best day at the Gold Coast earlier this year, he made

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01:15:41

TFTV ft. Renee Placek

Tales from the Valley Podcast ·

2024/10/06

This week Sam and Katie chat with Renee Placek who has been winning lots of local races including Shellharbour 10k. Renee has run 10:21 for 3km, 18:36 for 5km, 38:50 for 10k, 1:25 for the half and 3:38 at New York Marathon 10 years ago. Renee has had a long running career being into middle distance as a junior and completing her first marathon in her mid 20s. Over the last couple of years after Renee has returned to running after having 2 kids and has focused on structured training, nutrition and

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01:06:58

Tales from the Valley Podcast ft. Brendan Smith

Tales from the Valley Podcast ·

2024/09/30

Sam and Mitch chat with Brendan Smith, who has run 2:55 at both the Sydney and Gold Coast Marathons this year. Despite only training intentionally for a short period, Brendan has improved rapidly from his 3:33 marathon debut in Sydney last year. He has benefited from the Never Lazy Run Club’s inclusivity and structured training. With a competitive nature and disciplined work ethic, Brendan shows us that a lot can be achieved in just a few months if you put your mind to it.Mitch is back into solid

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01:17:35

The Russell Dessaix-Chin Wag - Sydney Marathon Recap

Tales from the Valley Podcast ·

2024/09/29

Welcome back to the Russell Dessaix-Chin Wag! Mitch and Russ recap their Sydney Marathon experiences. Mitch, despite less-than-ideal preparation, makes his debut with a 2:54 finish, picking up momentum in the final 10 kilometers. Russ, initially planning to pace only until 30 kilometers, missed a drink at the halfway mark, falling 30 seconds behind the group he was pacing. However, he rallied and surged past with a mile to go, finishing in 2:32. Tune in for a few Wollongong shoutouts, two

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01:59:32

Tales from the Valley Podcast ft. Brad Dryburgh

Tales from the Valley Podcast ·

2024/09/25

Gear up for a packed episode this week as Sam and Katie chat with Brad Dryburgh. Brad hosts his own podcast, A Lot to Talk About, but today we focus on his running journey. Brad shares his experiences living with cystic fibrosis, which didn’t hinder him too much until he was 18, when he began to experience lung-related effects. His distance running journey started with the Active Boys (the previous name of Never Lazy Run Club), where he completed a month of 5km runs. Afterward, he had a health

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01:19:12

Tales from the Valley Podcast ft. Lucy Holman

Tales from the Valley Podcast ·

2024/09/15

Sam and Katie chat with Lucy Holman. In just five short years, Lucy has won the Husky 10k twice in a row with a PB of 38:05 (even after getting taken out by the lead bike and hitting the deck). She also finished the UTA 100 in under 12 hours, despite tearing an ankle ligament 14k into the race. It’s clear that Lucy leaves nothing on the table when she races, and she talks to us about how she balances a busy family life with a demanding running schedule. Lucy is preparing to race her first marathon

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