Description

Sam and Katie are joined by Chris Stone, who shares his running journey—from early runs with his dad, to a long hiatus through university, and then a spark moment after lining up at City2Surf that reignited his love (and natural knack) for running.

Since returning to the sport, Chris has clocked some impressive road PBs:

• 5km: 19:32
• 10km: 39:56
• Half Marathon: 1:29
• Marathon: 3:21 at the Sydney Marathon

More recently, Chris has found his passion on the trails, completing UTA100 in 15 hours and 31 minutes.

Chris’ favourite place to run is the Wollongong Escarpment, he loves a strong mountain-culture status quo, and his go-to sessions are tempo and threshold workouts.

🏃‍♂️ Training Weeks

Sam

• 75km week
• Yo-Yo tempo session
• 3-minute reps
• Plus approximately 1000 beers on Friday night 🍻

Katie

• Continues her Zwift racing and strength work
• Quick kilometre reps and 400s on the track
• Gets out for a threshold session in the heat

Chris

• Plenty of time riding his new mountain bike on local trails
• Progressive tempo session with the JT Running crew
• K reps and 400s on the track with JT Running teammate Michael Donald

☕ Café Kit

• Bella’s Nutella Protein Balls
• Buff for neck coverage
• Lee & Me blended coffee (Wollongong)

🙌 Shoutouts

• Training partners: Michael Donald, Michael Bilboe, Josh Boxell
• Coach: James Tunbridge
• Wife: Amanda