376: Brian Beckstead | Cadbury Marathon | Leanne Pompeani

Leanne Pompeani returns to catch us up on her last few races and makes a huge announcement for her debut marathon, training into that Julian finds some positives in the rebuild even when he gets lost. Brad plays the long game as works around the heat.

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Valencia 10k Andreas Almgren of Sweden takes out the in a new European record of 26:53, just ahead of Dominic Lobalu of Switzerland and Vincent Langat of Kenya. Hellen Ekale Lobun set a massive personal best of 29:31 ahead of Girmawit Gebrzihair and Fotyen Hailyu of Ethiopia. Official Results

Fraser Darcy won the 2025 Cadbury Marathon in Hobart Tasmania, in 2:26 while Camille O’Donaghue won in 2:54:46. Sarah Klein won the half marathon in 1:17:25 while Richie Egan also won in 1:09:52. Official Results

Adelaide University Athletic Club hosted the inaugural Run the Loop, with Caitlin Adams and Jonothan Harris posting the fastest times on the 2.2km loop. Official Results

Julian reviews the recently released Altra Lone Peak 9+, a trail shoe available through all running specialty shops. Julian goes a little into the history of Altra and then delves into how he’s been finding the Lone Peak 9+.

Listener Question whether its beneficial to do a little more intensity with less days of running.

Moose on the Loose muses on convicted dopers re-entering professional racing, then the whispers speak about potential moves between training groups and lining up races

375: Starting 2025 | Beatrice Chebet 5k World Record | Surf Coast Track Classic

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Brad gets out to the beach while his achilles is on the mend. Julian lets a footy player fly by as the Surf Coast Track Classic contends with the heat. Brady hits his yearly mileage goal then watches everyone in town roll through the track.

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Berihu Aregawi of Ethiopia and Marta Garcia ring in the new year by taking out the San Silvestre Vallecana 10km road race in Madrid. World Athletics Report

Beatrice Chebet sets a 5k World Record of 13:54, becoming the first woman to run under 14 minutes ever at Cursa Dels Nassos, Barcelona. World Athletics Report

Surf Coast Track Club Nathan Stoate 29:55 in warm conditions, Penny Townsend was first woman across in 37:13. Reece Edwards won the 5000m A Race in 14:41.42 while Elise Beacom was the fastest female in 18:24.35 Aths Vic Results Hub

Listener Question asks what the determining factor for a Masters Runner to break three hours in the marathon, then the Whispers clarify the brand contract movements, as well as some names floating for Bluff 2 Boat Ramp.

Moose on the Loose revives a classic, on the amount of extra effort to ignore another runner out on the trails.

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Let's go back to Episode 26!!! As Crokes interviews NZ distance runner who moved to Keyna from a young age, Jake Robertson after they both ran the 2018 Lake Biwa Marathon together. 2.08 for Jake that day.

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