WA Running Podcast The WARP

Sinead goes to Adelaide for her brother’s wedding so we have the privilege of being joined by Jess Jason, taking a break from her own podcast for the day. Listen here for her own new podcast on trail running in Australia - https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/peak-pursuits/id1741470362 In this episode:- Dan keeps the trail running going with another consistent week of over 100km and 2,000m of very- Matt has a down week as he finetunes for HBF half marathon- Jess gets some good time on foot in the trails with plenty of vertResults:We speak to some of the winners from the WAMC Port Harbour Masters Classic to hear how to race unfolded - https://bluechipresults.com.au/results.aspx?CId=11&RId=1734&EId=2&dt=0Matt Smith takes second place at Sydney Half Marathon in 1:08:28 and Cormac Gallagher comes 11th in 1:12:45 - https://www.multisportaustralia.com.au/races/runaway-sydney-half-marathon-2024 Debbie Donald wins Rotorua Marathon in 2:46:30, taking out the New Zealand National Championships for the second consecutive year - https://www.sportsplits.com/races/red-stag-rotorua-marathon-2024/events/1/results/individuals/1269 Other impressive results interstate and overseas and plenty of upcoming events.
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Autumn finally feels like it's here and prime running weather is upon us...
In this episode: - Dan continues his quest for elevation and runs into trail royalty on his Sunday long run (but keeps calling her by her sister’s name for his whole recap)- Matt runs 100 miles, clocking another very solid week on the road to the 2024 GC Marathon Festival- Sinéad has a quieter week as she nears the third trimester
Results: The 2024 Lighthorse Ultra took place, with a slew of results across the various distances; 24hr/12hr/6hr/3hr/1hr (pooch & non-pooch) - https://my.raceresult.com/278802/resultsThe annual WAMC Perth 32 took place on Sunday 28th, with the 32km taken out by Karlos Aquino & Kirsten Buist. The 10km distances were won by Jack Sirrett (32:42) Kara Loran (41:03) - https://www.wamc.org.au/race-results?year=2024&race=177&distance=320#resultsThe first Ballarat Marathon Festival kicked off yesterday, Sunday 28th April, with several WA athletes flying the flag for WA on the east coast. Karen Blaney finished 4th in the half marathon in 1:16.30. Lee-Anne Flugel finished 10th Female in the marathon clocking an impressive 3:09.05 - https://tomatotiming.racetecresults.com/results.aspx?CId=16&RId=29631&EId=1London Marathon recap after last weekend. 1st WA female across the line Kristen Turnbull 3:18.41 PB. 1st WA Male Ben Tay 2:39.55. Upcoming: Karen Blaney Copenhagen Marathon 5th May
Debbie Donald Rotorua Marathon 4th May 
WAMC Ports Harbour Master Classic To finish up, Dan & Sinéad chat with Phoebe Thomasson, after her Debut major last weekend at London Marathon. Phoebe discusses her different approach to marathon training, combining running & her first love, strength training. Phoebe also shares how this trip to London came about as she travelled across to London as a New Balance ambassador. Follow us on Instragam @warunningpodEmail us at warunningpod@outlook.comJoin our Strava group at https://www.strava.com/clubs/1182797Wishing you all a safe, happy & heslthy week in running. Dan, Matt & our surprise guest host will catch you next week!

In this episode: 
- Dan continues to check out social run groups while completing his first full week of preparation for Transcend- Matt has an up and down week, pulling up sore from the Bridges 10k last weekend- Sinead has another consistent week & manages to snag a Strava crown at 6 months pregnant Results:
The 5th Annual Swan River Fun Run took place on Saturday 20th April. Results for the Half Marathon, 5k & 10k can be found here - https://my.raceresult.com/276136/ Xterra Dunsborough took place over the weekend. Benjamin Forbes took out the Long Course, Dave Byrne the Half Marathon & Blake Hose the 10km - https://bluechipresults.com.au/results.aspx?CId=11&RId=1721&EId=4Debbie Donald came 4th at Christchurch Half Marathon, which doubled as the NZ Half Marathon champs in a time of 1:17:19 - https://results.timingsports.com/list/christchurchmarathon/2024/21R/Ben Chamberlain finishes 5th at Melbourne’s Run the Tan, in a close race with only 9 seconds separating the top 5 - https://tomatotiming.racetecresults.com/results.aspx?CId=16&RId=29617&EId=1- Matthew Ramsden backs up after last weekends National 5,000m Championship victory to compete at the Diamond League opener in China (Xiamen) as he chases an Olympic qualifier, running 13.26:60 - https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7174050?eventId=10229609&gender=M 
 
Upcoming:
London Marathon is taking place as we record, with several WA athletes competing - results recap coming next weekendPerth 32 (WAMC) takes place next Sunday 28th April - https://www.wamc.org.au/event/perth-32Lighthorse ultra runs over next weekend 27th & 28th April - https://lighthorseultra.com.au/
The 2024 Gallipoli Run (1km, 4km & 8km distance) takes place on Sunday the 28th of April. In partnership with Legacy WA, to commemorate our service men and women - https://www.athleticswest.com.au/events/225199
Wrapping up this weekend episode, Matt sits down with Shane Johnstone to discuss his recent Bibbulmun Track FKT attempt. 
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Big episode coming up and we don't like to use that term lightly!
In this episode:- Dan lifts his training and runs his first 100km week since Sept 2021, as he commits to @transcendtrails 65km Ultra in June. - Matt drops the volume slightly as he sharpens up into the weekends WAMC Bridges 10km. - Sinead gets out another week of jogging with her longest Sunday run in a while.RESULTS:The WAMC Perron Institute 2024 Bridges fun run took place on Sunday in perfect conditions. Sinead speak’s with winners Lauren French and Matt Smith shortly after they crossed the finish line. The 5k races are taken out by Dante Armstrong & Sian Munks.Perron Institute Bridges Fun Run - https://bluechipresults.com.au/results.aspx?CId=11&RId=1716&EId=2&dt=1Friend of the show Karlos Aquino headlines some impressive results at Sunday’s Bunbury 3 Waters Running Festival - https://my.raceresult.com/284786/resultsMatt Ramsden snags an incredibly close & very impressive win in the mens 5,000m at the National Athletics Championships in Adelaide. Other notable performances from WA athletes include Charli-Rose Carlyon silver in the U/20 5,000m, Jesse Hunt bronze in the mens 1,500m & Peter Bol silver in the mens 800m - https://meets.rosterathletics.com/public/competitions/details/schedule?id=24438Andy Lane flies the flag for WA at last weekend's Paris Marathon and several WA athletes compete at the Two Oceans Marathon in South Africa. UPCOMING:Some big Marathons in the coming weeks, with several WA athletes competing. Starting with the Manchester Marathon this evening (Sunday 14th), Boston Marathon tomorrow (Monday 15th), London Marathon next Sunday (21st April) & Hamburg Marathon in two weekends time (28th April).COMPETITION:The 3 x winners of the BIX sample packs were drawn at random as we recorded this afternoon! Congratulations to Chris Sadler, Caylah Batt & Mark Griffiths! We will be in touch this week. Wrapping up this weeks episode, Matt sat down with Phil Gore to chat about last weekends Asia-Oceanai 24hr Championships, where he achieved an Oceanic record of 265.65km. They discuss training, raceday strategies, nutrition, gear and more.Follow us on Instagram @warunningpodEmail us at warunningpod@outlook.comJoin our Strava group at https://www.strava.com/clubs/1182797Have a great week in running & we will see you all next week!

We're back! Hope everyone had a great Easter long weekend.In this episode:- Sinead continues to jog easy, cross train and gym as the pregnancy journey continues- Dan gets back in to consistency post holiday in Singapore- Matt continues decent mileage with the Bridges 10k around the cornerRESULTS:Charli-Rose Carlyon and Ky Hehir do WA proud at the World Cross Country Championships in Belgrade. Charli 3rd Aussie and 38th overall, with Ky also 3rd Aussie and 44th overall - https://worldathletics.org/competitions/world-athletics-cross-country-championships/belgrade24/timetable/bydisciplineJesse Hunt continues his red hot form on the track, winning the National Mile Championship at the Albie Thomas Mile - https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7204444?eventId=10229503&gender=M
Two Strive meets on in the last fortnight, with some quick 5000m and 1500m times - https://athleticswestresults.com.au/Strive/5Apr24/Phil Gore breaks the Oceania 24hr Distance record by 600m at the IAU Oceania and Asia Championships in Canberra, running 664 laps for an incredible 265.6km. He finishes 2nd overall, with WA teammate Michael Hooker 16th with 187km. On the same track in the Australian 24hr Champs, Margie Hadley comes 5th with 196km - https://my.raceresult.com/282846/The 3 Valleys Runningworks Ultra 2024 took place in Orange Grove with 10k, 25k and 50k races - https://my.raceresult.com/277062/resultsShane Johnstone unfortunately had to stop his Bibbulmun Track FKT attempt on Day 7 in Collie, with Heart fluctuations making it unsafe to continue. He ran an incredible 618km in 6 days prior. You can still donate to his fundraiser for the Australian Wildlife Conservacy here - https://www.australianwildlife.org/support-us/transcend-trails-fundraiser/PREVIEW:We have a look at the contenders for the iconic Bridges Fun Run 10k and try to pick our winnersCOMPETITION:Thanks to Vlad and Bix (https://bix-hydration.myshopify.com/en-au), we have 3 Bix sample packs to give away! Keep an eye on the WARP socials this week for further details.Follow us on Instagram @warunningpodEmail us at warunningpod@outlook.comJoin our Strava group at https://www.strava.com/clubs/1182797Have a great week in running and see you next week!

Dan is away this week, so Karlos Aquino joins us for the very first time on the WARP!Thanks to Bix, our listeners can get 20% off all Bix products by using the code WARP at https://bix-hydration.myshopify.com/en-auIn this episode:- Sinead pulls back the mileage slightly as she passes the half-way mark of the Pregnancy journey- Matt starts his week with a sore throat and feels off for most of the week, so is reduced to  easy mileage and no workouts- Karlos is 3 weeks out from the Bunbury Marathon. He pulls up well from Sunday's Canning Marathon workout and hits a few key workout sessions in prep for next weeks 5k race on the trackResultsHerdy's Frontyard Ultra finally finished at 9pm Sunday evening, with Michael Bellmon winning his first Backyard event, outlasting Johan Botha with 53 laps and 355km. Matt gets to chat with Michael during the week to discuss his training and how the event unfolded - https://herdysfrontyard.com.au/results-2024/Dani Graham and Ky Hehir continue their strong track form at Friday's Strive Meet, both gaining World Junior Qualifying times in the 800m and 3000m respectively - https://athleticswestresults.com.au/Strive/23Mar24/Mitch Crook runs a very impressive 13:27:51 in the Bright Ultra 100km at the Buffalo Stampede Festival in Apline Shire, Victoria - https://www.multisportaustralia.com.au/races/buffalo-stampede-festival-2024Claire O'Brien-Smith and Joshua Chugg both come 2nd in the 66km Kunanyi Mountain Ultra in Tasmania - https://www.multisportaustralia.com.au/races/buffalo-stampede-festival-2024Josh Tighe is 9th in the 24.2km Mountain RunDale Zabiela and Kirsten Buist headline the results across the 3 day Collie Trail Fest - https://www.webscorer.com/racealldetails?raceid=346381&topn=3
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