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Never Run Alone

Never Run Alone

Never Run Alone is a podcast exploring the definitions of the word "run", through the eyes, mind and souls of humans refusing to stand still.

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All Episodes

01:02:19

Never Have I Ever Been An Instagram Doctor....

Never Run Alone ·

2026/02/06

The crew dive into all things Boston Marathon prep, Australian Athletics and a deep-dive on the rise of instagram doctors diagnosing every man and their dog.

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01:11:44

Race Prep, Fuelling and Building a Successful...

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2026/01/30

Things are heating up ahead of Boston as we get run coach Matty Abel on to discuss all things running preparation, fuelling and how to approach training for a race. Matty is generous with his time and in answering your questions - we hope you enjoy and find them useful in future!All that and more with special guest and run coach Matty Abel along with Cam Merrick, Kris Farrenkothen, Sissi Bergman and host Rien MacDonald.Visit Matty’s website here.Thanks for listening and watching. If you haven’t

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01:06:37

Big Boston Breakdown and What NOT to do at the Start...

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2026/01/22

The boys are back with a big Boston breakdown this week, along with sharing personal running goals for this calendar year. In it, they share some key mistakes and learnings they’ve made at the start of training blocks as well as buy/sell and some interesting would you rather’s to kick things off.All that and more with Cam Merrick, Kris Farrenkothen and host Rien MacDonald.Thanks for listening and watching. If you haven’t already, please subscribe wherever you’re consuming the content, and leave a 5

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01:13:43

An Aussie Win at WXC plus the World’s Fastest 10k?...

Never Run Alone ·

2026/01/16

Just the boys on this weeks ep as we unpack a a fast week of running with 3 major talking points. The World Cross Country Championships in Florida, the Valencia 10k and Houston’s Marathon. As always, a few warm up questions to get us going and a buy/sell that’ll get you talking.All that and more with Cam Merrick, Kris Farrenkothen and host Rien MacDonald.Thanks for listening and watching. If you haven’t already, please subscribe wherever you’re consuming the content, and leave a 5 star review - it

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00:43:57

Are We Sleeping on Japanese Running & The World Cross...

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2026/01/09

Our first outing for 2026 as we discuss plenty already happening in the world of running with the Hakone Ekiden last week showcasing the best of university running in Japan and a truly elite level across the nation, we discuss how it’s come to be at a high level. The team also preview the World Cross Country Championships and Sissi also debuts her Speed Round with a flurry of running ‘Would You Rathers’.All that and more with Ash Wiseman, Cam Merrick, Sissi Bergman and host Rien MacDonald.Thanks for

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01:21:30

Building the Ultimate Runner and our 2026 Preview and...

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2025/12/30

We round out 2025 with a full house to preview and predict plenty that is awaiting us in the new year. We discuss building the ultimate runner from other sports, what Aussie records could fall and running trends closer to home.Thanks for listening along with us this year and we hope you all have a safe and fun start to 2026.All that and more with Ash Wiseman, Cam Merrick, Kris Farrenkothen, Sissi Bergman and host Rien MacDonald.Thanks for listening and watching. If you haven’t already, please

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00:54:30

The 2025 Never Run Alone Christmas Quiz - "Quizmas"...

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2025/12/24

A special edition of the pod this week, as we hosted inaugural Never Run Alone Christmas Quiz, or as Sissi Bergman delightfully dubbed, "Quizmas". Joined by a few dedicated listeners with plenty of others missing through having dinner plans or sleeping (odd) we ran through a series of questions that you may or may not know based on listening/watching the pod this year.We hope you enjoy and if so, we’ll bring it back again next year.All that and more with Quiz master Cam Merrick, Kris

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01:16:10

The biggest moments in running in 2025 and the...

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2025/12/19

This week on the podcast the boys reminisce over a big 2025 and recap the best moments in running. We also answer a few Christmas related questions, along with one from YouTube on what to do in a 18-20 week block leading in to a marathon. Amongst all of that, Zatopek over the weekend threw up an incredible performance from Seth O’Donnell, with many across multiple posts online dubbing him the Aussie Prefontaine. All that and more on this weeks ep of Never Run Alone.All that and more with Cam

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00:58:22

Records Fall in Valencia and the Long Run to Boston...

Never Run Alone ·

2025/12/12

5 on the pod this week in an expansive show with 3 guests in Sydney, 1 in Dubbo and another on the Sunny Coast coming together to discuss the Valencia Marathon with Jess Stenson taking the Aus Record as well as a debut pop quiz from the Sweet Prince. We also preview our builds with the girls starting their Boston block in short order, as well as the warm-up questions and buy/sell as always.All that and more with Ash Wiseman, Cam Merrick, Kris Farrenkothen, Sissi Bergman and host Rien

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01:14:10

Valencia Marathon Preview with Australian Record...

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2025/12/05

We’re back with a bang as we preview this weekends Valencia Marathon with a very special guest, the Australian marathon record holder, Andy Buchanan. Andy ran a 2:06:22 in this race last year, eclipsing the previous record held by Brett Robinson from 2022 by over a minute.Joining Andy via the magic of the internet the boys discuss his feelings as his record and Sinead Diver’s female record are both under threat, with a strong Aussie elite contingent joining a huge international field for one of the

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01:07:00

An Open Conversation on the Future of Never Run Alone

Never Run Alone ·

2025/11/30

A different episode this week as we hit ep 51 and some sad and simultaneously exciting news.The boys sit down in Cam's living room (disco ball and all) to discuss the future of the podcast and invite your feedback ahead of 2026 and beyond.All that and more with Cam Merrick, Kris Farrenkothen and host Rien MacDonald.Thanks for listening and watching. If you haven’t already, please subscribe wherever you’re consuming the content, and leave a 5 star review - it all helps!Questions? DM us on

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01:00:57

Marathon Advice for First-Timers and the Future of...

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2025/11/21

This week on the podcast, we’re celebrating episode 50 and recording remotely!Up for discussion; coffee orders, unbiased watch opinions and the future of mainstream running. The crew also discuss their learnings from over a year now of running their first marathon, and 3 things they could tell themselves if they could go back…With over 15 marathons between the 4 since July 2024, hopefully some of the advice helps you prepare for your next race. Marathon or otherwise.All that and more with Cam

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01:02:40

Overcoming Injury, Marathon Time Integrity Unit and...

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2025/11/14

This week on the podcast, we’re joined by father, DJ and runner, Nick Drabble to discuss his running journey amongst a career as a DJ and half of electronic duo, Setmo. Unpacking a recent injury and his learnings from that. We’re also joined by the wonderful and supremely speedy Sissi Bergman post her NYC Marathon PB to hear directly from her how she found the worlds biggest marathon.All that and more with Cam Merrick, Kris Farrenkothen and Rien MacDonald.Thanks for listening and watching. If you

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01:13:40

Are Marathons Normalised, Performing for Strava and...

Never Run Alone ·

2025/11/07

PLEASE NOTE: Sadly this weeks episode encountered some untimely technical glitches. We have only 1 camera angle and the audio is average for the first 24 minutes but then gets largely better/normal from there. We’re hopeful it’s still worth your time!On today’s episode of Never Run Alone, we’re joined on debut by Belle Hawtin and Producer Lily gets on the microphone with the boys and triathlete Matilda Donkin to discuss a few great questions. Are marathons being normalised, is strava all

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01:04:10

Do Runners Hate Themselves and New York, New Me?...

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2025/10/31

This week we’re joined by special guest Ash Wiseman with Kris Farrenkothen alongside returning Cam Merrick to unpack a big New York Marathon elite field. Plenty of people from the Sydney community are running this weekend and the weather looks primed. We also answer listener questions including one from our intern producer Lily, who can’t seem to wrap her head around the fact that people enjoy running. Who would’ve thought?Buy/sells as always are rock solid so please enjoy listening and enjoy your

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01:07:29

Growing the Game for Girls and Two Different Cycles...

Never Run Alone ·

2025/10/24

Today’s episode is one wholly focused on female sport, following Rien’s poorly worded and timed comment on Megan Chapple’s Instagram reel back in September.Grateful to be joined by her today along with Matilda Donkin for both ladies debut podcasts, and as ever by the brilliant Sissi Bergman and Kris Farrenkothen to answer a slew of audience questions along with that very race and reel from Megan which sparked a host of Instagram comments. View the reel here.Thank you all so much for the questions -

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01:29:00

Melbourne Mara Debrief + all things Diet & Nutrition...

Never Run Alone ·

2025/10/17

5 days on from his elite debut in Melbourne, Cam Merrick unpacks the Melbourne Marathon in it’s entirety, sharing the seconds that stretched him and moments that mattered on the course, as he ran 10th overall.We’re also joined for her all time podcasting debut (and naturally Never Run Alone debut) with dietician and nutritionist, as well as 7 time marathoner (including a 9th placed finish in Melbourne in 2024 - shout out Cam), Grace Liebelt. She unpacks lots of fuelling wisdom as we answer plenty of

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00:42:19

2025 Melbourne Marathon Finish Line Recap

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2025/10/12

An incredible day in Melbourne and a very raw recap from the finish line inside the MCG.We speak of course first and foremost with the sweet prince Cam Merrick, crossing the finish line in 10th pace with a time of 2:21, and following that, a roaming mic including immediate thoughts from Andres Cubides, Colm Fitzgerald who finished 9th ahead of Cam after running together on the Gold Coast earlier this year.We also spoke with Steve McKenna after his pod debut Friday, and Steve absolutely crushed his

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00:30:51

Melb Mara Special from within the MCG with Elite...

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2025/10/11

As part of his elite debut, Cam and Rien attended the elite briefing by the Melbourne Marathon team, lead by Tim Crosbie.Following that, we were allowed onto the hallowed (and naturally covered ahead of the race) turf of the Melbourne Cricket Ground, jumping into row two of the members stand to chat ahead of Cam's 5th marathon in the space of 11 months, 3rd race and 1st as an elite.We answered listener submitted questions submitted as always via our Instagram as well as two from the organisers,

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01:05:38

Melbourne Marathon and a Deadly Quartet of M’s with...

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2025/10/10

It’s the 10th day of the 10th month of the 10th year since last weeks guest, Lydia O’Donnell debuted in the marathon here at Melbourne. And on this fine Friday, we’re joined by a hatrick of M’s, the Triple M in fact of Mack Dewar, Steve McKenna and Cameron Merrick to preview all things Melbourne Marathon, the elite fields, the course, as well as generously sharing their respective race plans for this Sunday.We also touch on arguably the fastest of the seven major marathons, Chicago, which is

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