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PODCAST

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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01:05:58

Tales from the Valley Podcast ft. Trent Macleay

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2024/07/01

Sam and Mitch catch up with Trent Macleay this week. Trent has run 17:27 for 5000m, 52:44 at C2S, 1:22 for the half, and 2:56 just a few weeks ago at the Noosa Marathon. Trent came into his own as a runner after picking up the running bug from the rest of his family, running his first C2S around a decade ago. Trent tells us how he has evolved as a runner since then and has started to run these impressive PBs. Coached by Barry Keem, Trent is keen to keep improving on these times with a big focus on

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01:18:42

Tales from the Valley Podcast ft. Lauren Mitchell

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2024/06/24

Lauren ‘Loz’ Mitchell Joins Mitch, Sam & Katie on the podcast. Loz ran a World Jrs Qualifier in the 800m of 2:06 as well as 4:23 in the 1500m. Loz took some time away from the sport following her success as a Junior however has run very impressive PB’s from 17:29 in the 5k to a 2:59 Marathon.Loz talks us through the importance of training sensibly and enjoying running as a sport. Loz runs with the HIRT squad run by Ian Hatfield and Debbie Holland. Loz walks us through her recent training

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01:29:26

Tales from the Valley Podcast ft. Alex Bui

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2024/06/17

Mitch and Sam catch up with Alex Bui. Alex has completed an Ironman in 11:06, UTA100k in 13:52 and also has run 4:53 for the Mile, 16:50 for 5k and just over 3 hours for the marathon (not to mention some impressive lifts in the gym). Alex posts a lot of great content on Instagram documenting his fitness journey, the latest endeavor being his sub 2:50 attempt at the Gold Coast in a couple of weeks.Sam puts 29km down in his first week back to running, Mitch continues another week of solid training

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24:39

Tales from the Valley Podcast - Wollongong Running...

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2024/06/13

Sam sits down with James Tunbridge to discuss another successful Wollongong Running Festival Event. Tune in for a full recap and also Tunnaz’ race against Novak Djokovic.

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01:26:01

Tales from the Valley Podcast ft. Kristina Jankulovska

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2024/06/10

Sam, Katie & Mitch are joined by Kristina Jankulovska the founder of the ‘Coast to Mountain’ Running store based in Port Kembla. Kristina talks to us about juggling parenting, running the store, working full-time and managing her own running journey. Kristina recently completed the UTA50K race in the blue mountains and walks us through a very deliberate training plan from nutrition all the way through to 4am gym sessions and cross-training.Mitch walks us through his race at Wollongong Running

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01:23:43

Tales from the Valley Podcast ft. Luke Hince

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2024/05/20

In this episode, the hosts are joined by Luke Hince, who shares his experience running a 29:57 at the Sydney 10 race. The day after his impressive performance, Luke discusses the race and his training strategies.Mitch recaps his recent training sessions, balancing two gigs, and his performance at the Sydney 10. Katie provides an overview of her week of training, talks about undergoing VO2 max testing, and discusses dealing with a recent niggle and its impact on her training. The episode also

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01:45:34

Tales from the Valley Podcast Ft. Glenn Edmonds -...

Tales from the Valley Podcast ·

2024/05/13

Mitch, Katie and Sam welcome Glenn Edmonds, a key figure in the Sapphire Coast Runners community. Glenn shares his impressive running journey, from clocking a speedy 15:30 in the 5k to a solid 2:58 in the marathon, spanning different stages of his career. Beyond his own achievements, Glenn also shares insights into coaching a talented group of runners on the South Coast, with promising results. Katie dials back her training this week in terms of intensity, though still clocks 119km, while

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01:48:18

Tales from the Valley Podcast - London Marathon Recap...

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2024/05/07

Sam is joined by 2 new regular co-hosts and previous guests Katie Mahoney and Mitch Ryan. Mitch starts by providing a Fitness5 recap from the event in Wollongong last week, Katie is able to provide her experience as well given she ran in the event. Sam opens up about his continued reliance on cycling for fitness, despite ongoing struggles with shin issues. Mitch also shares his recent achievements, putting together a solid week of running with two big sessions and a 118km week. Meanwhile, Katie

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55:17

Tales from the Valley Podcast - Japan Marathon Recap...

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2024/04/30

Welcome back to our running podcast! Today, Sam sits down with Charl and Frosty to unpack their recent races in Osaka and Tokyo. Charl clocked in at 2 hours, 40 minutes, and 41 seconds, while Frosty finished in 2 hours, 35 minutes, and 55 seconds.But the story doesn't end with the finish line. Join us as Sam delves into their travel tales, from navigating Tokyo's bustling streets to soaking in Osaka's vibrant atmosphere. And of course, there's the essential discussion on Japanese cuisine – from

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01:05:15

Tales from the Valley - Christchurch Marathon Recap

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2024/04/21

In the latest podcast episode, Russ and Sam tackle the Christchurch Marathon with mixed experiences. Despite struggling with a shin stress fracture, Sam completes the 10k race in a respectable 39 minutes after minimal training. Russ, however, steals the show with a remarkable performance. He clinches 4th place in the marathon, crossing the finish line in 2 hours, 33 minutes, and 14 seconds, achieving his first-ever negative split in a marathon. During their time in Christchurch, Russ and Sam also

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01:21:00

Tales from the Valley Podcast - Canberra Marathon...

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2024/04/15

In this episode of the podcast, Sam is joined by Liam Mahoney and Josh Engel to provide an insightful recap of the recent Canberra Marathon. Liam recently ran an impressive 16:42 for the 5km distance, bringing that achievement to the discussion. Meanwhile, Josh shares his journey, having completed the marathon in an impressive time of 2 hours and 46 minutes.One of the highlights of the discussion is Liam's marathon performance, where he finished in 3 hours and 3 seconds, agonizingly close to his

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01:35:36

Tales from the Valley - Episode 7 Ft. Barry Keem

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2024/04/09

We had the pleasure to get a HUGE running name in the Illawarra Region on this week. Barry Keem joins Russ and Sam. 2:21 Marathoner, 100km Australian Team Representative, Ultra Runner and Super Coach, we hear about Barry's eclectic and lengthy running background, a number of marathons he's won and his transition to the ultra space. Baz tells us about his current training leading into the Sydney Backyard Ultra this weekend. Sam strings together a few runs finally though proceeds with caution still

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49:35

Tales from the Valley Podcast - Dan Squires

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2024/04/01

Sam speaks with Dan Squires, a UOW alumni now living in Ireland. Dan has his own podcast 'The Back Straight' recapping and reviewing the running results over in Ireland.Only having run for a short few years, Dan has some very impressive PB's ranging from 16:38 for 5km through to a 2:39 marathon in less than ideal conditions at Dublin a few years ago. Not only has Dan been successful on the roads but has taken part in a number of long distance events so is quite experienced when it comes to longer

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01:38:26

Tales from the Valley - Episode 6 Ft. Josh Engel

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2024/03/25

Josh joins Sam and Russ this week as he laces up for Canberra Marathon the week after next.Josh has impressive PB's ranging from 9:18 for 3k through to 2:41 for the marathon, and is hoping to gain more experience at Canberra to execute in the marathon. He tells us about his solid training block, nutrition and also about his luxurious running wardrobe. Sam gives us some sad news who is stuck in the moonboot as his shin turned out to be a stress reaction, though he's in good spirits and is doing his

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39:53

Tales from the Valley Podcast - Paige Penrose

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2024/03/19

Sam gets the chance to chat with Paige Penrose. Paige has an exceptional trail resume with wins in the UTA 22k, the Takayna 26k, The Buffalo Stampede and the UTK 27k. Paige is currently in the US studying at the University of Nevada and competing on the track. Paige talks about the differences training in the US versus back at Stanwell Park, including training at altitude and what she's learning training on the track. Paige has ambitions to race in some longer trail events as well so starts to

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01:38:14

Tales from the Valley - Episode 5 ft. Karen Blay

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2024/03/12

Karen joins Russ and Sam this week. Karen walks us through her long and successful running career which includes a number of Australian Records in the 55-59 and 60-64 categories. She will look to add the remaining records to her collection in Hobart in a couple of weeks and also looks to break 3 hours at Gold Coast Marathon this year. Russ starts to string together some solid training and roll into Christchurch Marathon, cracking 100km for a couple of weeks now. Sam continues to string together

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01:09:16

Tales from the Valley Podcast - Katie Mahoney

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2024/03/05

Sam gets to chat with Katie Mahoney. Katie moved to Australia from the US so gives us a lot of great insights to running over there and the College track experience, as well as an interesting background on how she got into running. Katie has a number of impressive PB's across the board include 7th place at Melbourne Marathon in 2022 with a 2:46, and she runs us through her typical training structure and coaching relationship. Katie and Sam chat about improving on their Beer Mile times being the

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20:09

Tales from the Valley Podcast - WTC Handicap Champs...

Tales from the Valley Podcast ·

2024/03/04

Sam catches up with Mitch Ryan to get a recap of the WTC Handicap Champs last weekend. a Mile, 5k and 3k race took place over the weekend. The event went off without a hitch due to a lot of effort in coordinating through a lot of different people in the Wollongong Running Community. Saucony, Capital Brewing, Coast2Mountain Running and Bailey Nelson all helped out from a sponsorship perspective. A great weekend with a lot of PB's being run, Wollongong is definitely a good place to live if you're a

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01:24:31

Tales from the Valley - Episode 4 ft. Brad Croker

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2024/02/28

Sam and Russ get the chance to sit down with a real big dog in the running industry Bradley Croker. Crokes grew up in Mollymook and didn't run so much as a kid, but was inspired by the 96' Olympics and picked up running casually on the treadmill. Fast forward Crokes is a co-host on the Inside Running Podcast and has had a very successful running career with a 2:17 marathon and impressive PB's all the way down to the 800. Crokes runs us through some beautiful running trails between Ulladulla and

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50:51

Tales from the Valley Podcast - Dylan Gall on NLRC

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2024/02/20

Dylan Gall joins Sam for a chat on the podcast. Dylan is the co-founder of the Never Lazy Run Club, and a talented runner himself (17:02 5k and 35:55 10k). Growing up in Narooma Dylan always did a bit of running while he did boxing, though when he moved to the Gong he took up running a little more seriously. Initially, Dylan and Jarrod had started the ‘Active Bois Run Club’ which was a hand full of mates who met at the kiosk. The likes of Timmy Waters and Nath Hennessy were rolling around, and

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