The Aussie Runner Podcast

Damon Roberts & Jeremy Francis
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The Aussie Runner Podcast covers the Australian running scene via trail, road and track. If you love running as much as we do, then join us on your next run as we talk to real Aussie runners and learn about all the things that make running great. Presented by Damon Roberts & Jeremy Francis.

  1. 31/05/2024

    TEMPO : Jerome Dupuy (Delta Running Project)

    Geoff & Neil speak to the French man responsible for one of Sydney's booming performance focused running clubs, Jerome Dupuy.  Hear how the Delta Running Project has scaled from 4 to 100+ members over a short period of time, how they fill a pre-elite inclusive performance based niche in the community & amazingly how all 70 of their runners managed to run sub 40 min at the recent Sydney 10k event.

    1h 12m

  2. 30/03/2024

    Peter Bromley (CEO, AA)

    It's not often you meet someone who landed their dream job … but that's true of Athletics Australia CEO Peter Bromley.  Jez & Damo chat with the man that's presided in the top job during some amazing times for our beloved sport … a rich upward streak of success for our athletes, COVID & recently the puzzling Peter Bol testing story.  Learn about Peter's athletic past, his pedigree in executive business leadership, the task they've set for the Sydney Marathon as a world major, how engaging with Aussie sporting legends helps & what he learnt during COVID that's repaying in spades.

    1 hr

  3. 29/02/2024

    SE8 EP121 Dave Proctor (FKT across Canada)

    Damo and Jez talk to cowboy hat wearing, holder of the fastest known time for running across Canada, previous World Record for 24-Hour Treadmill Run champ, Author, charity founder / fundraiser, master of the mind trick, massage therapist and all round nice guy Dave Proctor … hear about his mammoth crossing of a continent, his book 'untethered', the vault, his four mind animals, the highs and lowest lows of running an epic challenge and last but by no means least … Dave delivers quite possibly our best treadmill related toilet challenge EVER :-)

    1h 18m

  4. 23/02/2024

    TEMPO : Jay Stone

    Geoff & Neil talk to Tamworth local & gym owner, 400m Masters athlete, strength & 100m - 5000m running coach, past Athletics NSW Club Coach of the year & TV's Ultimate Tag semi-finalist … Jay 'Carved from' Stone.  Learn if spewing during training is a good thing, why a kettle ball is his go to & why you really shouldn't play join the dots with Neil.

    1h 9m

  5. 31/01/2024

    Dave Ridley

    Jez & Damo chat to Nike Head Coach, elite marathoner with a handy 2:17:20 PB, Melbourne based Kiwi Dave Ridley.  Learn how he's leveraged consistency to keep injury at bay, how trail running is easy :-) … why his clients must have a long term training mindset if he's going to work with them, why his wife put him in a wheelchair the day before the Seoul marathon and how drafting an elite poo-jogger wasn't an ideal race strategy.

    1h 6m

  6. 26/01/2024

    TEMPO : Andrius Ramonas

    Neil & Geoff chat to elite trail runner, coach, sports doctor, sport nutrition company co-founder and, until recently, UTA 50k record holder Dr Andrius Ramonas.  The boys learn about the ethos behind Roam's all natural alternatives to the dreaded sports gel, how Andrius incorporates sports medicine into his & his clients running and provides a fascinating insight into how you should balance carbs and fat during training & racing.

    1h 16m

  7. 31/12/2023

    Carley Thomas

    Jez & Damo round out the year by chatting to up & coming Castle Hill local 800m speedster, National Champ, 2 x World U20 Championships Silver medallist, European Diamond League competitor & US University of Washington Athlete Carley Thomas.  Learn the tips & tricks she learnt at the elite Diamond League, how she recovered from a horrific leg injury involving a speed boat, rubber ring & some concrete water, recovering almost miraculously to take her first jog 4 months in & racing 9 months later!  Learn how her team of sports professionals & several leading edge technologies came together to get her up & running again.  A lovely Aussie youngster with bags of talent & a heartwarming recovery story.

    1 hr

  8. 27/12/2023

    TEMPO : Wayne Spies

    How do you take 5 hrs 12 mins off your 88 km Comrades time? ... by running a smoking 5 hrs 42 mins, coming first in the 50 year-old + age group and breaking an 11 year old masters record … that's how!  Geoff & Neil talk to Aussie 50k World Champs rep Wayne Spies, a man who just seems to get better the older he gets, who embraces a highly endearing & infectiously positive mindset based on getting comfortable with being uncomfortable.  The boys learn about his progression through 11 Comrades attempts culminating in his epic last run, running out of water with an hour to go at a sweltering World Champs in India & Wayne shares some of his most hard earned tips & tricks for pushing your distance running to the next level.

    1h 12m
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The Aussie Runner Podcast covers the Australian running scene via trail, road and track. If you love running as much as we do, then join us on your next run as we talk to real Aussie runners and learn about all the things that make running great. Presented by Damon Roberts & Jeremy Francis.

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  • Creator
    Damon Roberts & Jeremy Francis
  • Years Active
    2017 - 2024
  • Episodes
    100
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2021 Damon Roberts & Jeremy Francis
  • Show Website
    The Aussie Runner Podcast