Sam chats with Tim Manuel, a huge part of the KJ’s community. Tim rediscovered his love of running during the Covid lockdowns after first lacing up in his junior years—and he’s been flying ever since.
From a 2:11 PB over 800m through to an agonisingly close sub-3 marathon attempt at last year’s Sydney Marathon (3:00:50), Tim’s range is seriously impressive. A standout Masters athlete, he’s won multiple Cross Country and Track titles for KJ’s and played a key role in numerous podium finishes throughout the season.
Originally a middle-distance runner, Tim tackled the marathon with guidance from those around him, plenty of reading, and jumping into long runs with the WTC group as part of his Sydney build.
Training Weeks
Sam
Another solid week of training
Yasso 800s
Friday session: 5-4-3-2-1 off a one-minute jog
Sunday long run: 2 hours
Total volume: 80km
Tim
Running purely for enjoyment through the end of the year
Mixing in swimming ahead of the Australia Day Aquathon/Duathlon
Around 60km of running, including some pool-to-run transition practice
Café Kit of the Week
T8 Sherpa Shorts (order a size up)
ASICS Metaspeed Edge – Ekiden colourway
Milo cereal
Shoutouts
Tim gives a shoutout to Joe Crawford, who does a mountain of work behind the scenes for KJ’s while also running some seriously impressive times across the marathon and beyond.
