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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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01:08:47

Tales from the Valley Podcast ft. Sharon Sutherland

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2024/09/09

Sam and Katie speak with Sharon Sutherland, a 2016 Bravehearts 777 participant and key organizer for the Kiama Running Club. One of Sharon’s most impressive accomplishments was participating in the Bravehearts 777 event, which required $10,000 in fundraising for the leading child protection foundation and involved running a half marathon each day for 7 days in 7 different states. The travel and physical demands were daunting, even just to listen to. Sharon has also run a handful of World Majors and

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01:44:13

Tales from the Valley Podcast ft. Sam Jones

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2024/09/02

Sam, Katie, and Mitch speak with Sam Jones. Sam has very impressive personal bests, including 14:55 for 5K and 68:30 for the half marathon. Sam was involved in athletics when he was younger but found more enjoyment in downhill mountain biking. However, running made its way back into Sam’s life out of necessity during his travels.Being self-coached, Sam wanted to remove the stress of creating his own training programs and enlisted Brady Threlfall to take the reins. Sam manages to balance a demanding

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01:32:39

Tales from the Valley Podcast ft. Claire Rayner

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2024/08/25

Sam, Katie, and Mitch chat with Claire Rayner. Claire has had a long and successful running career, boasting a 35:00 10K personal best at just 16 years old. More recently, she ran a 2:58 marathon in Newcastle on a lapped and windy course.Claire shares her journey of moving from Canberra to Wollongong for university and how she has learned to manage her training load and intensity over time. We hear how Claire benefits from training with a squad and incorporates strength training into her routine

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01:21:46

Tales from the Valley Podcast ft. Liam Manton

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2024/08/18

Katie, Mitch, and Sam speak with Liam Manton this week. Liam is fresh off his 2:54 marathon on the Sunshine Coast last weekend, so we’re lucky enough to get a current recap. Liam has an eclectic endurance history, spending a lot of time in the gym with kettlebells and biking. Liam started running with Runcrew but recently began working with Pulse and has seen great results. His other PBs include 17 flat for 5k, 34:47 for 10k, and 1:18 for the half. Sam put the tools down for 4 days last week with a

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01:11:38

Tales from the Valley Podcast ft. Dane Ottesen

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2024/08/11

Sam, Katie, and Mitch are joined by WTC member Dane Ottesen. In just a few short years, Dane has run an impressive time trial of 15:04 on the Picton Parkrun course (though not during an official event), but officially clocked 15:37 at the Wollongong Running Festival, 31:55 at the Sydney 10K, and 71:50 at the Gold Coast Half Marathon. Dane started running when Picton Parkrun began, initially finishing in 22 minutes. He improved to 18 minutes on his own until Myles Gough traveled up for Parkrun and

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01:15:16

Tales from the Valley Podcast ft. Jaymee McPherson -...

Tales from the Valley Podcast ·

2024/08/05

Sam, Katie, and Josh are joined by Jaymee McPherson, the founder of Just Another Run Club. Jaymee started JARC in January this year as she wanted to have a safe space for women to get into running. Jaymee also provides holistic programming for running, cross-training, and strength training. Jaymee ran her first half marathon at Kiama Classic this year and feels ready to step up to the marathon, though she is biding her training efforts while she deals with a few niggles.Katie is slowly ramping up

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01:30:47

Tales from the Valley Podcast ft. Myles Gough

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2024/07/29

Sam, Katie, and Josh catch up with Myles Gough. Myles won the Canberra Marathon in 2021 with a time of 2:25 and holds some other impressive results. To our hosts' surprise, Myles only picked up running in 2016, starting at Parkrun to meet new people.Myles explains how his running developed, taking many learnings from local coach Barry Keem. He shares how he stayed fit during injury through cross-training and recently ran 2:39 at the Gold Coast Marathon. We also hear how Myles manages the challenges

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01:24:22

Tales from the Valley Podcast ft. Rohan Laurendet

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2024/07/22

Mitch is living it up in Spain, so Joshua "JOSH10" Engel is here for a few weeks to fill in. Sam, Josh, and Katie are joined by national middle-distance runner Rohan Laurendet. Rohan has run impressive times of 1:52 for 800 meters and 48.77 for 400 meters. However, he has found success in the 400-meter hurdles, running 51.56 in April this year. Rohan provides some interesting insights about his time spent transitioning from flat running to hurdling. Rohan is also a physio, so he

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01:11:08

Tales from the Valley Podcast ft. Kate Matts

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2024/07/15

Sam, Mitch, and Katie are joined by Kate Matts, Head of Saucony Australia. Kate has been with Saucony since before the launch of the Endorphin line, so she has extensive knowledge of how Saucony’s incredible range has expanded over the past few years. Kate is able to give us technical insights into some of the upcoming shoes in the range over the coming months and years, as well as insights into how design choices and product direction are determined. Kate also provides a unique perspective on her

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56:57

The Russell Dessaix-Chin Wag - Gold Coast Marathon Recap

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2024/07/12

Sam and Russ catch up for the first time since the Christchurch Marathon, off the back of Russ’s stellar performance in the Gold Coast Half Marathon. Russ talks about his training since Christchurch and his new coaching relationship with Barry Keem. Russ has his eyes on C2S and the Sydney Marathon, but his ultimate goal for this year is to run a fast marathon in Japan.Russ recaps the Gold Coast Marathon weekend for us, and then the guys shout out some coastal results. Tune in for the first episode

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01:14:47

Tales from the Valley Podcast ft. Steph Auston

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2024/07/07

Mitch and Sam catch up with Steph Auston this week. Steph is a highly credentialed road and trail runner with a stack of podium finishes and wins. Steph spent a lot of time living in Merimbula at the start of her trail running journey, though she currently resides in Newcastle.In 2019, Stephanie achieved her peak road Personal Bests, marking a significant milestone in her career before transitioning to trail running. Her trail running breakthrough came with a golden ticket to Western States, earned

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01:05:58

Tales from the Valley Podcast ft. Trent Macleay

Tales from the Valley Podcast ·

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...

Tales from the Valley Podcast ·

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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