Lisa Richards earlier this year completed a multi-year dream of running in the Atacama Stage Race. An incredible 250 kilometre journey that takes place in the Atacama Desert in Chile. But, not only did Lisa run in the stage race, she finished as the fifth female, completing an incredible transformation, from someone who grew up avoiding school athletic's carnival, and only took up running in 2018 through parkrun, to becoming a finisher of one of the world's toughest stage races. In this podca...

Kia ora e te whānau. This week, Ali Pottinger speaks with elite ultra runner and physician Justin Grunewald. Fresh off a second-place finish at the Leadville 100, Justin talks to Ali about managing his life as a parent and doctor when his wife, Amanda Basham (DCR 311) is also an elite runner. Justin’s story is intertwined with the loss of his first wife, Gabe Grunewald, to a rare form of cancer in 2019. Ali and Justin talk about living with grief, the Brave Like Gabe foundation...

In this Episode, I talk about running my 2nd ever 5K with Run Rhody, running with the Fundati Run Club, and how proud I am of myself! I will continue to spread my gospel and journey! October is going to be so FUN!! Mind > MatterThis Episode of On The Runnn! is sponsored by Pardon My Fresh. Check out the new "Nah, Yeah" corduroy trucker hats from Pardon My Fresh. Fall is right around the corner, and that's the perfect season to get fresh. Fresh clothes, fresh sneakers, and of course, fresh headwear

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In this episode, we’re joined by Ky—a decorated physiotherapist and passionate runner—who brings a rare dual perspective to the world of endurance sport. Ky dives into the intricate relationship between physiotherapy and running, sharing how his clinical expertise shapes his approach to training, injury prevention, and recovery. But that’s just the warm-up. He also recounts his debut marathon experience at none other than the Sydney Marathon, one of the biggest races on the calendar. From the start

Helen Schlachtenhaufen talks to host Sarah Lorge Butler about walking on to the cross country team at Dartmouth, having a big breakthrough her senior year, and becoming a professional runner. Helen is now eight years into her pro career, and despite running her fastest times ever last year, she found herself without a sponsor this season. Her 2025 track season was off to a promising start when an unavoidable fall at the USATF Outdoor Championships took her out for most of the rest of he...

Bethany Britz has been a Kids On The Move fitness coach with her Kids on the Move 804 club. Her passion for helping led her to fundraising for a charity entry into the Allianz Richmond Marathon. She's already surpassed her goal and we can't wait to see her crush her race.

A listener sent us a reel that gives a simple calculation for determining how much vertical gain every runner should be doing. Is it perfect? Just okay? Terrible?

Send us a text Meet Abby Stone, a 19-year-old trail running phenom who's rewriting the traditional path to mountain running success. After placing 19th at the prestigious Broken Arrow Skyrace 23K in her first-ever trail race, Abby made the bold decision to leave collegiate running behind and dive headfirst into the world of mountain racing. What makes Abby's story so compelling is her refreshing perspective on competition. While she struggled with the pressure and "business" side of track an...

Every run store owner will tell you how crucial their employees are to their success. That begs the question then, how do you attract good employees and retain them? Kris Hartner, owner of Naperville Running helps us attack the thorny issue of employee compensation. In a world where there is no “one size fits all” approach (just like shoes!), Hartner and co-host Chris Farley share what works for them. On the sponsor side, we sit down with Bill Sternoff of BodyGlide, the man with the smoothest...

Amy moved house, so the delayed episode was all her fault. She uses it as an excuse to not run, which is actually pretty reasonable compared to some of the others we've heard...Stu is very much back at it, racing silly races, getting wet and miserable and competing with children at parkrun. Our listeners chime in with stories of epic failure, being heckled (maybe), making other runners cry and one of them gets just the tip.

Send us a text David turned me onto learning about non-Western medicine because our system is primarily geared toward curing and not prevention. I’ve felt the difference in just modifying my food intake as much as possible away from the all-too-normal American diet that includes too much sugar, fat, and processed foods. So I’m excited today to share my chat with Dr. Shivani Gupta, an Ayurvedic medicine practitioner. We take a deep dive into how plant medicine and dietary modifications can ben...

Text us your thoughts about this episode or ideas for future episodes! Tom Evans joins the show fresh off his victory at the 2025 UTMB. Partners: Norda - check out the 005: the lightest, fastest, most stable trail racing shoe ever made (https://nordarun.com/)Gorewear - use code SINGLETRACKPOD30 at checkout on their website to get 30% off your purchase.Naak - use code SINGLETRACK15 at checkout on their website (https://www.naak.com/) to get 15% off your purchase.Raide - Making equipment for ...

Send us a text Whew, what an episode. This week we take on a listener question about how we stay motivated to run. This is not your typical discussion about all the ways to force ourselves out the door. We discuss self-reflection and how to get to the root cause of feeling less enthused about running. And we give tips that have helped us if we decided we wanted to keep going or how we have decided to press pause. In fact, Shanna has shared she has decided to press pause on her marathon goals ...

Hannah, Rich and Katie give their first takes from the opening day of action at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo - in the first full 'Podium Podlet' that we'll be bringing you at the end of every day. With the team working on commentary throughout the event, expect quick round-ups, excited voices and a bit of delirium...! Presented by athletics commentators Hannah England, Rich Newman and Katie Smith. Please subscribe, follow and leave a review where possible - it really helps us grow

This episode is brought to you by Better BeerEpisode #163 has Jack, Joel & Tess split up into two seperate recordings due to Jack's last minute flight changes to Tokyo. Jack & Joel record the entire episode together while Tess and her boyfriend Nick record their training weeks together as Tess gears up for Berlin marathon. TRAINING WEEKS Joel recaps his Sydney Marathon / fishing trip adventures before Jack takes the listeners through his recent 3000m race. No rest for the wicked as Jack

In Episode 24 of The Unfunded Podcast, Lockie and Lleyton dive into the most exciting weekend of the triathlon season – the World Triathlon Championship Series Grand Final. They break down the title race between Hayden Wilde and Alex Yee, what it means for the sport, and who they’re backing. The boys also discuss the latest on Super League Triathlon, Aussie team updates, and how Paris 2024 prep is shaping up. With hot takes on mixed relay selections, the growing divide between T100 and

In this episode, Brittany and Tiff chat with their good friend, Trae Cody! A familiar face in Bradley County, Trae was born and raised in Cleveland, Tennessee. Though he dabbled with running in the past, Trae only recently rediscovered his love for running, particularly ultra running. Listen in to learn more about Trae, his love of good pizza, his experience working with a run coach, and how, even with all the craziness that comes with life, family, and managing a business, he makes time to get some

Spiked Up Episode 58 👯‍♀️Rose & Sarah have been busy bees over the last two weeks. In this episode they both go through their Diamond League Final races and their final preparations for the 2025 World Championships. The World Championships kick off this Saturday 13 September. Keep an eye out on FTK stories for details on their race times.

In episode 02 of our Perth Running Festival Training Series, we're joined by the self-confessed Queen of Kwinana and previous winner of the Perth Marathon Kat Watt as she prepares to return to Perth to take on the half marathon, a steppingstone to a big marathon major later this year. We're also joined by young gun Denzel Gould who has seen a huge progression in the marathon running a 2:58 at Bibra Lake Marathon earlier this year with hopes of continuing that progression at the Perth