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Run Culture PodcastEp 192: Learning the Marathon: with Ned Verwey Run Culture Podcast — Episode 192“Learning the Marathon: with Ned Verwey”This week I sit down with my brother and fellow Run Culture coach, Nedra (Ned Verwey), who just ran a five-minute PB at the 2025 Melbourne Marathon — 2:31:02!We talk about the journey from his Ballarat “Boom or Bust” build earlier in the year to putting it all together in Melbourne — what changed, what worked, and what he learned along the way.Ned shares the key sessions, the mental battle up the Tan, and how he found better rhythm and confidence throughout this build.To wrap up, we dive into coaching — and the principl...
2025-10-2259 minRun Culture PodcastEp 187: "Boom or Bust- Ballarat" 10Welcome back to Episode 10 of the Boom or Bust podcast! With just six days to go until the 2025 Ballarat Marathon, this is our final episode before the big dance! Today, Kate, Throbber, Noodles, and Dane discuss how their taper weeks are going. The four of them go over race day goals, plans and predictions! Plus, don’t miss the fantastic listener question about how they mentally prepare to get the best out of themselves on race day. Tune in for all the insights! #BoomOrBust #Ba...
2025-04-211h 40Run Culture PodcastEp 186: "Boom or Bust- Ballarat" 9Today marks Episode 9 of the ‘Boom or Bust’ podcast, and with just 12 days to go until race day, our four runners are in the 'tapering phase!' Join us as they chat about their training weeks—sharing both the ups and downs. The conversation takes some fun turns, covering everything from 'cask wine to lipstick!' Plus, we have a surprise guest: Riley, Dane’s 3-year-old daughter, who joins us for a special cameo at the end of the episode. Don’t miss next week's episode, where we’ll dive into everyone's Ballarat marathon goals, predicted times, race strategies, and even tac...
2025-04-161h 20Run Culture PodcastEp 185: " Boom or Bust- Ballarat" 8 *Boom or Bust Episode 8 Update* In today’s episode, we faced a tough moment as Aaron "Throbber" Sim has had a hard time shaking off his sickness and has opted to rest and recuperate, aiming for a strong comeback at the Gold Coast marathon. The bright side? Kate has scored a solid pacemaker to support her on her journey!Before diving into their training updates, the athletes took a moment to answer a listener question about their strengths and weaknesses as marathon runners. Their insights were both enlightening and inspiring!
2025-04-081h 15Run Culture PodcastEp 184: " Boom or Bust- Ballarat" 7Last night, we recorded Ep. 7 of the “Boom or Bust- Ballarat” Run Culture miniseries, where four athletes share their journeys as they prepare for the 2025 Ballarat marathon. With just 4 weeks to go and with our athletes very much in the thick of it, it was a ‘mixed bag’ of a week!🏃♀️ Kate is absolutely crushing it, hitting her stride and feeling ‘marathon-ready’. We’re all cheering her on to ‘wrap herself in cotton wool’ now and make it to that start line! Ned had a bit of a rollercoaster we...
2025-04-021h 32Run Culture PodcastEp 182: "Boom or Bust- Ballarat" 5Welcome to Episode 5 of ‘Boom or Bust’! A podcast documenting the build ups of 4 athletes aiming to run the 2025 Ballarat Marathon! There was a bit happening this week!Aaron and Dane kick things off by sharing their experiences from the Inverloch Half Marathon. Despite falling ill right after last week’s episode, Aaron took a pragmatic approach, focusing on recovery and lighter training to bounce back. Meanwhile, Kate had quite the adventure at school camp in Dartmoor, facing challenges like 4hrs of sleep most nights, lightning and bushfires! After a lighter week running wise she fi...
2025-03-181h 23Run Culture PodcastEp 181: "Boom or Bust- Ballarat" 4Welcome back to Episode 4 of the Run Culture podcast mini-series, “Boom or Bust!” Join us as we track the journey of four athletes gearing up for the 2025 Ballarat Marathon, just under seven weeks away! This week, we have Kate Mason sharing her experience from a tin shed during a storm at school camp in Dartmoor—talk about dedication! While she faces a down week due to camp and a frustrating workout on Friday, her spirit remains unbroken.Ned Verwey updates us on his dietitian appointment and his impressive long run on Sunday, truly living up to our podcast's title! Meanwh...
2025-03-111h 16Run Culture PodcastEp 180: "Boom or Bust - Ballarat" 3Kate, Ned, Aaron, and Dane not only recorded episode 3 of the "Boom or Bust" podcast—locking in its new name and thanking listeners for their suggestions and questions—but also powered through another eventful week of training for the 2025 Ballarat Marathon. Ned notched up a couple of big sessions (including one in heavies as he forgot his trainers and one with the Geelong River Run) whilst suspiciously getting lost around the chocolate factory on a run, go figure?! Kate hit another impressive 100-mile week, enjoyed the Kooks concert, rocked an outrageous shoe and sock combo on F...
2025-03-041h 14Run Culture PodcastEp 179: Ballarat Marathon Build-ups 2Guess what? It’s time for Episode Two of “Ballarat Marathon Buildups!” I’m excited to have Aaron, Kate, and Ned back on the show. This episode starts with our favorite training sessions and workouts that help us gauge our fitness.Ned and Aaron then detail their first marathon-specific workouts, while ‘Kate 5am Mason’ shares the crazy things she sees during her early runs (I still can’t believe what she saw in the ocean?!) She also shares a powerful lesson from her Gold Coast marathon experience when she faced ‘heat stroke.’Unfortun...
2025-02-251h 31Run Culture PodcastEp 178: Ballarat Marathon Build-ups 1Today and over the next couple of months I've got something a bit different for you all!Each week I am going to catch up with my brother; Ned Verwey and good friends from down here on the 'Ninch'; Kate Mason and Aaron Sim, as we all train towards the 2025 Ballarat Marathon in just under 10 weeks time. We will catch up weekly to chat about the inevitable ups/downs and life hurdles typically encountered in a marathon build. I hope this podcast can inspire, entertain and/or influence other...
2025-02-181h 05Run Culture PodcastEpisode 33- Run Culture Owl Training UpdateToday, Run Culture Owl Head coach; Dane Verwey and athlete; Pete Dutton, reflect on:
-Dane's recent 3rd place at the 2023 Brisbane Marathon over the weekend.
-Pete's last 4 months of racing.
-Pete and Bevan's Gold Coast marathon build.
-How the rest of the Run Culture Owl squad is progressing and the injury woes.
-How do you decide what training to do and what schedule to follow? How do you know when to push on, modify or rest?
I hope you find this...
2023-06-0856 min
Run Culture PodcastEpisode 25- Run Culture Owl Update with Peter DuttonI encourage all keen runners to listen to these 'athlete-coach' catch up episodes. Anecdotes and story are some of the best ways to relate, reflect and learn about your own running journey. This chat is full of honest, substantial and real discussion, between two runners that love the sport and are trying to master their craft.
Today, I caught up with Peter Dutton one of the athletes I coach to reflect on the last 6 months of his running journey. It’s an authentic athlete and coach reflection about; the ups, downs and learnings for the year. We al...
2022-12-0955 min
Better with RunningEP106: Erchana Murray-Bartlett Interview - Tip To Toe - Running From Cape York to Melbourne - 6,000km 42.2km/day + Run Culture Physiotherapist Dane Verwey on Binary bias & Running to feel.This week on the Better With Running Podcast, Zacca and Chris open the show with a special guest joining them who is on an epic world record attempt, Erchana Murray Bartlett is running a marathon every day, making my way from the tip of mainland Australia (Cape York) to the toe (Melbourne) that’s 155 consecutive marathons for a total of 6,200kms to spread a very important message - Extinction is a CHOICE and she has partnered with the wilderness society to raise $62,000.
The boys try to get their head around how this was even conceptualised, the planning in...
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Better with RunningEP84: Better with Running Podcast featuring Run2PB Coach and Marathoner Josh Harris & Run Culture Physiotherapist Dane Verwey Interviews.Zac and Chris begin with recapping their weeks, Zac returning to 2 sessions a week as he builds back towards the winter season, hitting the MUAC (Melbourne University Athletics Club) track again with a big group, with Chris chiming in for some much needed watch advice. Zac also reveals how on the warm down he put plans in place towards his athletics club (MUAC) potentially flying by private jet to some meets in the future.
Chris is in race week and talks about getting out for some runs through the week, trying his best to avoid tradies making...
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Run Culture PodcastEpisode 117- My experience as a physiotherapist at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics!Today, Pete does a sterling job interviewing his coach, Dane who is now back from his experience as a team physiotherapist at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics.
From hotel quarantine, Dane shares how lucky he feels to have had this Paralympic opportunity and how it came about.
How he has come home with some new personal heroes, not just from an ‘athletic performance’ standpoint but from a real humanistic, ‘how to optimize life’ front. It was so endearing to see that for so many Paralympians, motivation to perform was less about self and more about destigmatizing disability and insp...
2021-09-111h 17Run Culture PodcastEpisode 116 - Gavin BurrenOnce an Englishman, now a coach to many and many future greats - This week on the podcast I speak to Gavin Burren (@gburren1500).
Hailing from Knox, Gav is coach to the likes of @abbeycaldwelll @lachlan_herd and @lissyduncs. With a roster of such calibre, it was all the more exciting to get the opportunity to talk coaching and “winning” with Gav.
On the pod, we discuss a number of topics - ultimately unravelling what has made Gav such a successful coach.
Sharing in my belief, he explains the power in group training and just how powerful good training partners/squa...
2021-07-1746 minBetter with RunningEP 57: Better with Running Podcast - Gold Coast Marathon Tips Ft Brady Threlfall (Run2PB Coach) + Dane Verwey (Run Culture)Recorded live, Zacca and Brady chatting all things Gold Coast marathon. Giving tips and tricks for all runners, everything from chatting about race plans, specific course details and how to work through certain sections.
Zacca and Matt chat about some big results from Run2PB members over the weekend, with Shepparton Time Trials lead by Run2PB coach Chris Armstrong and Sri Chinmoy Albert Park races going ahead.
Run Culture head coach Dane Verwey jumps on to chat about how he’s tracking two weeks out from the Gold Coast marathon. Discussing how he’s worked...
2021-06-221h 27Run Culture PodcastEpisode 112- Getting injured or underperforming is a necessary evil | Dane VerweyI want more runners to accept that; 'Getting injured or underperforming can be a good thing!'
Obviously, we all want to perform consistently and avoid long injury lay offs. Form slumps and long term injuries as super keen runner 'are the pits' .........but what if I was to say they are a necessary evil??
Aiming to starve off injury or reaching for PBs are two contradictory ideals.
If your sole aim is to prevent injury in your running, well this is easy, don't push/don't change what is working, run within your co...
2021-06-0830 minRun Culture PodcastEpisode 110- Mastering the skill of Running Technique with: Shane BenziesI had a ball talking with Shane Benzies the author of the book; 'The lost art of running'. Shane is a researcher and movement coach. Over the past 8 years he has spent time researching indigenous running communities the world over. After spending time in Kenya and Ethiopia and analysing some of the best runners in the world he was in awe of how graceful they ran. Why do so many runners of the Western world not run with this grace and ease? He soon had a lightbulb moment and came up with the term; 'elastic runner'. Listen to this episode...
2021-06-0151 minRun Culture PodcastEpisode 111: Running Performance| Should we focus on our 'Strengths' or 'Weaknesses'?A different podcast format this week! Yes, you are stuck with me, throwing my thoughts against a wall about a random topic.
A few week ago I came up with a list of topics that I personally thought were both; thought provoking and interesting to brainstorm.
I'd like to pursue this particular format regularly(I still don't have a name for the segment?!), so if any listeners have a nagging running training or injury related question that they want me to take a deep dive with, then PM me.
This week's topic is: Running performance| 'Should we focus on our st...
2021-06-0137 minRun Culture PodcastEpisode 109- Is your running or life being held back by insecurities? with TEDx speaker, author, coach and host of the Insecurity Project Podcast: Jaemin FrazerToday, I spoke with Jaemin Frazer who is; a runner, a TEDx Speaker, author of two books (‘Unhindered: The 7 essential practices for overcoming insecurity’ and ‘Elegantly simple solutions to complex people problems’), Insecurity expert & coach, as well as being the host of; ‘The Insecurity Project Podcast’. Jaemin founded the Insecurity Project so people the world over could live a life unhindered by fear, doubt and anxiety. I was so rapt to get Jaemin on the show, as I feel these self-limiting beliefs are often unacknowledged by many of the runners/patients I treat and swept under the carpet. Rather than masking...
2021-05-1946 minRun Culture PodcastEpisode 108- A chat with David McNeill fresh off his 13:12.8 5000M Tokyo 2021 Olympic Qualifier!On Tuesday night this week, David McNeill ran an incredible 13:12.8 for 5000m in Perth to became the 3rd Australian male to run the 5000m 2021 Tokyo Olympic Qualifier. It was his first 5000m PB in 9yrs! Dave now has a nervous wait until the July cut off date to see if he is one of the three Australian men selected for the 5000m. If selected it would be his third Olympics and really cap off a memorable running career! In this chat Dave details Tuesday’s race, he shares that he is jetting off to Europe tonight; to run in a...
2021-05-1238 minRun Culture PodcastEpisode 107- Vanessa Alford- ‘Fit not Healthy.’Today, I was very fortunate to chat to Vanessa Alford. I found Vanessa Alford’s book ‘Fit not healthy’ in the Frankston library about 1 month ago and was intrigued by the title. So, I borrowed the book and read her story. It’s such an important story for any goal orientated, super focused, passionate runner to hear. In the book, Vanessa bravely details her journey with exercise addiction and disordered eating.
Vanessa is a former elite marathoner, an experienced physiotherapist, a pilates instructor, public speaker, has a background in nutrition, has extensive experience working in the health and wellness industry, and is t...
2021-05-0525 minRun Culture PodcastEpisode 106- TOKYO OLYMPICS MARATHON QUALIFIER: Pete and Dane talk about their experiences of the event!On Anzac day at 7am at the Penrith Olympic rowing regatta, Athletics Australia put on a marathon to give athletes the opportunity to run fast.
As many of you know, I've been targeting this race over the past 11 weeks and was fortunate enough to have one of the athlete's I coach; Pete Dutton as a pace maker till 17kms.
Today, Pete and I catch up to chat about the event itself, how amazing it was to witness a couple of World Records get broken by @Jarryd Clifford and @Michael Roeger or to watch @Caiden Shields...
2021-04-2845 minBetter with RunningEP 48: Better with Running Podcast Ft. Dane VerweyZacca and Matt catch up on a huge result from our very own Run2pb junior development recipient Kiara Flavel. Who in her under 17 age group, placed 1st in the 800m and 4th in the 1500m at the recent national track and field championships in Sydney. They discuss what an amazing result for Kiara and her coach Brendan Dixon.
Run culture founder and gun physiotherapist Dane Verwey drops in for a chat, less than a week before he takes to the start line of the Athletics Australia elite marathon. Dane goes through how he has adapted his...
2021-04-191h 04Run Culture PodcastEpisode 105 - Tokyo Paralympic Gold Medal Prospect - Deon KenzieDeon Kenzie (@deon_kenzie) competes in the T38 category for the 1500m. A category for those with minor co-ordination impairment. Deon explains the T38 category well in the podcast.
Born with cerebral palsy, Deon wields exceptional determination, optimism, a love of self improvement, good health and running! As you will hear Deon's optimism is infectious. When I first met Deon on a running high altitude training camp in 2015 he had just run 4:07 for the 1500, fast forward to 2021 and he recently became the first Australian with Cerebral Palsy to break the 4 minute barrier!
He has since achieved this feat 3 times! (Running 3:55 at...
2021-04-1354 minRun Culture PodcastEpisode 104 - Athletics Exclusive, Lachlan RaynerIt almost wouldn’t be a race without a good live stream nowadays. 🎥
If you’re a keen Victorian or even an Aussie track runner, then it is highly likely that you have tuned in to an @athleticsexclusive livestream or two.
This weeks guest, Lachlan Rayner (@lachlanrayner), is the man behind this fantastic service.
On the podcast he gives us an honest and fascinating insight into how the livestream came to be, its operation, its team, and so much more!!
Be it the small things you don’t even think about like start lists or lap counters on the screen, it is cle...
2021-04-061h 15Run Culture PodcastEpisode 103 - Are you currently Impatient or Frustrated with your Running? With @dion_finocchiaroPatience is a skill that the even the best of us at times struggle to practice.
So easy is it to become frustrated when those goals that you set, or want to set, are just far enough out of reach - at least for now.
It is important at these times that we remain level-headed and remember to look at the bigger picture.
Australian 50km Record Holder, Dion (@dion_finocchiaro), joins Dane on the latest podcast to discuss how as runners we can write our own “yellow pages” of training - the kind of training that doesn’t tear as easily...
2021-03-291h 00Run Culture PodcastEpisode 102 - Showing injury who’s boss! With Kate SpencerFor the love of running…
A bittersweet, tough kind of love that I’m sure many could relate to in Kate Spencer’s (@kate_spencerrrr) inspiring story.
From altitude trips in Flagstaff, to peak 5,000m form, team selections and then finally into that dreaded injury cycle - Kate is a runner in the truest sense of the word.
On the podcast she discusses how some time off might have been her saving grace, the coach-athlete dynamic she has with Ben Liddy (@blidds37) and her relationship with running now.
It was so refreshing to hear the mature perspective Kate now wields!!! Kate n...
2021-03-2354 minBetter with RunningEP 44: Better with Running Podcast Ft. Dane VerweyZacca and Matt give a run down of some big results that have come through in the last couple of weeks, in their around the grounds segment.
Run Culture coach, Run Therapy physiotherapist, host of the Run Culture podcast, 2.22 marathoner, training partner and great mate of Zacca and Matt, Dane Verwey jumps on for a chat about how he's tracking for the upcoming Athletics Australia Elite Marathon. Dane goes into detail about how his training has been going, what his plans are and how he'll go about then making the quick turnaround to hit the Gold Coast...
2021-03-2256 minRun Culture PodcastEpisode 101 - Riley Cocks#101 RILEY COCKS (@rileycocks_).
Elite runner hailing from South Australia, coach @runasonecoaching, partner to previous guest and Zatopek runner-up Izzi Batt-Doyle (@izzibattdoyle), physiotherapist and younger brother to Jacob (@jcocksy) - This is Riley.
Needless to say he’s a busy man, though you’d be hard-pressed to chat to someone as chilled as he is.
In this pod we take a deep-dive into the life that he balances and what he’s learned along the way. He shares stories from his time training under the guidance of Adam Didyk(@teamtempo), the kind words he received while training with Bowerman Track Club (@bowerm...
2021-03-151h 10Run Culture PodcastEpisode 100!!!ONE HUNDRED EPISODES 💯
On the 24th of August 2019, we released our first Podcast - a 20 minute chat with RunCulture young gun Jess Dunsmore (@jess_dunsmore).
18 months and 100 episodes later, Jess returns alongside training partners Damien Clark (@damienclarkk), Bevan Does (@bevan_does) and Peter Dutton.
Hosted by Coach Dane Verwey, the boys discuss everything from individual learnings, current fitness, their goals, favourite sessions and what has them excited.
Dane ends the podcast reflecting on his time as host.
In the short span of time this show has been running, you’ve listened to:
- 2 training blocks (in Two Bays 56, and the Lockd...
2021-03-0748 minRun Culture PodcastEpisode 99- Jaryd CliffordWorld Record holder, Nike Athlete and Paralympic podium potential - this week we welcome back to the podcast Jaryd Clifford (@jarydclifford).
In what has been a Summer of stellar form for this young gun, Jaryd has not only got the taste of victory in some of the best races Victoria has to offer at Vic Milers - but also broken the World Record in the T/12 and Paralympic 1500m (3:42.97) at Zatopek.
After what has been a crazy year for all, this was a great opportunity to see how one athlete has made it work for them!
In this episode Jaryd...
2021-03-0148 minRun Culture PodcastEpisode 98 - Morgan McDonaldAussie export, YouTube sensation and part time Under Armour athlete - Morgan McDonald. (@morganmcdonald__)
By way of introduction, Morgan is a University of Wisconsin Alumni, 4x NCAA Champ, is fresh off a 7:41 3000m and indoor 2-mile Australian Record (8:14). Accolades aside, however, this week on the pod it was great to catch up and find out what makes Morgan tick.
In just an hour he discusses everything from his junior successes, his glorious mullet to how he ended up on YouTube - do yourself a favour and check it out! 📺
Based in Boulder Colorado, Morgan is currently running with Team Boss unde...
2021-02-2259 minRun Culture PodcastEpisode 97 - Cam Griffith - Tinman EliteEpisode #97 of the RunCulture Podcast - Cameron Griffith (@griffith.c)
When it comes to team players, you’d be hard pressed to brush over Cam.
Cam is one of our esteemed Aussie collegiate exports, running for Arkansas University and upon graduating signing with Tinman Elite ⚒️. (@tinmanelite)
In this chat he discusses how all the teams he’s been apart of throughout his career have helped him reach the heights that he has.
Cam also shares an honest insight into what the life of a professional athlete looks like, and how, for Cam, his running has evolved from Australian titles in high sch...
2021-02-161h 04Run Culture PodcastEpisode 96- How do you handle the tag of being New Zealand’s next Nick Willis? With Sam TannerPursuing the Olympic Dream, and having fun while doing it!!
This week’s Podcast brings an inspiring and incredibly refreshing chat with the young Samuel Tanner (@samueltanner_). Coached by previous guest of the Pod Craig Kirkwood (@craig.kirkwood), and training partner to New Zealand Triathlete Hayden Wilde (@hayden_wilde) - Sam is a New Zealand born middle distance runner and Olympic hopeful.
On the Podcast he discusses his unconventional introduction to running, and how initially he found surfing as a supplement to training! Though now as a collegiate runner at the University of Washington it’s all guns blazing.🔥
What was so...
2021-02-121h 01Run Culture PodcastEpisode 93- Kiwi 5000m record holder Adrian Blincoe reminisces and talks about athlete development!Today, on the podcast I am incredibly fortunate to be chatting to Adrian Blincoe. In July 2008 Adrian ran an astonishing 13:10, the fastest ever 5000m run by a New Zealander, his record still stands today (as of early 2021)! We start off the chat by taking a deep dive into his time at Villanova College where he was coached by the legendary Marcus O’Sullivan. Adrian spent 12 yrs at Villanova as both an athlete and assistant coach. He had a big hand in athlete recruitment at Villanova and was integral in getting the likes of; Sam McEntee, Matthew Gibney, Jordan Williamz and Pa...
2021-02-011h 12Run Culture PodcastEpisode 84: The Lockdown Challenge ep. 11 (Race day wrap!)This is the 50km Lockdown Challenge Podcast Race Wrap! (the 11th and final episode)
In this episode; Dion, Dane, JD and Apples reflect on their race day performances, discuss the ins and outs of what went into organizing the day and what a 'win' Sunday was for the Melbourne running community as a whole! They thank 'the village' of people that supported the event, announce the winner of the 'race prediction' contest and discuss what their next running goals are for 2021?
The idea for the 50km Lockdown Challenge started out as a mere crazy idea in the middle of Metropolitan...
2020-12-011h 41Run Culture PodcastEpisode 83- The Lockdown Challenge ep. 10 (Taper and Race day plans! 5 days to go!)With just 5 days till Raceday, this is the ‘Pre-race’ Episode of the 50km Lockdown Challenge Podcast!
On this episode;
Dion, Jd, Apples and Dane go over;
-Dan Andrews latest announcement and what it means for the event. (further clarification to come during the week!)
-Their COVID Safe plans for the event.
-The long range weather forecast predictions for race day.
-Their recent training weeks.
-Their taper plans.
-Their final race day tactics/pacing strategy!
...and Dion also interviews Barry Thomas one of the main guys behind the zero plus sports beer and the Australian Sports Brewing Co, who have been huge...
2020-11-241h 51Run Culture PodcastEpisode 82: An interview with 50km World Record Holder; CJ Albertson and The Lockdown 50km ChallengeDane opens the podcast with an enlightening chat with newly minted 50km WR holder CJ Albertson.
They discuss how he found running 125 laps of the track, his rapid rise to being one of the best marathoners in the US, his amazing ability to recover from weekly hard long runs, what he’s excited about in the future (be it a sub 2:10 marathon, representing his country at the highest level possible and ultra marathons).
CJ really has some great advice when it comes to balancing structure and flexibility with training, the value of doing training or races that excite you and th...
2020-11-172h 13Run Culture PodcastEpisode 81- The Lockdown Challenge Ep. 8Welcome back to Episode 8 of; 'The Lockdown 50km Challenge!’
This week, Dion, John, Craig and Dane, go over their training weeks and how they are tracking with just 3 weeks to go till their Aussie record tilt!
Thanks once again to the Australian Sports Brewing Company for throwing their unwavering support behind the boys with this challenge and the podcast!
Dane starts off the podcast with a huge thank you to all the listeners that came forward and helped us find some amazing track officials for the event!
Sarah Davis is to be the events official track referee. Her husband Patrick, fr...
2020-11-101h 44Run Culture PodcastEpisode 80: The Lockdown Challenge Ep. 7Run Culture Podcast Episode 80: The Lockdown 50km Challenge Ep. 7.
Welcome back to Episode 7 of; 'The Lockdown 50km Challenge!’
This week, Dion, John, Craig and Dane, go over their training weeks and how they are tracking with 28 days to go till their Aussie record tilt!
Thanks once again to the Australian Sports Brewing Company for throwing their unwavering support behind the boys with this challenge and the podcast!
Dane issues a call out to any keen listeners of the podcast that know any qualified athletics officials that would be keen to help, to get in touch, their help to get this pr...
2020-11-041h 24Run Culture PodcastEpisode 79: The Lockdown Challenge Ep. 6Run Culture Podcast Episode 79:
The Lockdown 50km Challenge Ep. 6.
Welcome back to Episode 6 of; 'The Lockdown 50km Challenge!’
This week, Dion, John, Craig and Dane, go over their training weeks and how they are tracking with 5 weeks to go till their Aussie record tilt!
Thanks once again to the Australian Sports Brewing Company for throwing their unwavering support behind the boys with this challenge and the podcast!
The boys, start the chat discussing how all moving parts continue to steadily progress to get this event off the ground.
Including;
-Dan Andrews encouraging Covid announcements this week.
-That Box Hill Athletics tr...
2020-10-271h 26Run Culture PodcastEpisode 77: The Lockdown Challenge ep. 5Run Culture Podcast Episode 77: The Lockdown 50km Challenge Ep. 5
Welcome back to Episode 5 of; 'The Lockdown 50km Challenge!’ This week, Dion, John, Craig and Dane, go over their training weeks and how they are tracking with 6 weeks to go.
The boys open the show with a special mention to the Australian Sports Brewing Company for supporting the podcast again with another batch of Zero Plus ‘Alcohol free’ Beers!
In terms of weekly wraps, Dion and his beard, were the most busy this week, clocking a whopping 189kms. Look for Dion’s training only to go up a notable notch or two afte...
2020-10-211h 25Run Culture PodcastEpisode 75: The Lockdown Challenge Ep. 4Welcome back to Episode 4 of; 'The Lockdown 50km Challenge!’ This week, Dion, John, Craig and Dane, go over their training weeks and how they are tracking with 7 weeks to go.
John ‘Dormant Beast’ Dutton continues to enjoy the hills of Gembrook averaging 4:05/km for the week with a heap of climbing, Dion labour’s through the mental rigours of stage 4 Lockdown and nails a monster of a session on the weekend! Craig ‘Apples’ Appleby summits Mt. Ventoux and makes great gains with his recovery from a sore hip. Dane embraces the monotony of his treadmill and his local track as he works on...
2020-10-121h 23Run Culture PodcastEpisode 74: The Lockdown Challenge Ep. 3After a rain check as of essential London marathon viewing, then some recording difficulties, Episode 3 of; 'The Lockdown 50km Challenge' is out a touch late this week.
This week, Dion (Loco), John (JD), Craig (Apples) and Dane go over their training weeks and how they are tracking with 8 weeks to go.
John keeps collecting ‘elevation’, Dion discusses his 5km timetrial, Apples shares an injury scare and Dane keeps collecting ks on that treadmill.
We also have great news to share about Dion’s latest discussions with Dave Cundy, Brian Roe and the members of AURA about super shoe rulings for a 50km...
2020-10-071h 07Run Culture PodcastEpisode 70- 'The Lockdown 50km Challenge': (Dion Finocchario/John Dutton/Craig Appleby and Dane Verwey go Head2Head!)G'day everyone! Today and over the next couple of months I've got something a bit different for you all. Each week I am going to catchup with good friends; Dion Finocchario, John Dutton and Craig Appleby as we train towards; 'The Lockdown 50km Challenge'
I asked Dion (Loco), John (JD) and Craig (Apples) if they were at all interested in this crazy project a month or two ago in the height of Melbourne's lockdown. To my surprise they were!
During this, 'trying time' this challenge gives us; a goal, a reason to get out the door, some routine, structure, something t...
2020-09-2247 minRun Culture PodcastLead Canadian Triathlon Coach- Jono Hall: What can ‘Runners’ learn from ‘Triathlon training’?What an enlightening chat I had with Jono Hall, I was utterly transfixed to his every word and I have to admit I’ve re-listened to this chat several times since! “Jono” is a renowned Coach in the world of Triathlon. He is the head coach of Triathlon Canada's National Performance Center. He coaches top Canadian athletes such as Tyler Mislawchuk, plus a handful of international world class athletes on the ITU circuit. In this training talk we discuss Jono's coaching philosophy, what makes a ‘good coach’? Why him not being a fan of triathlon, possibly helps his coaching? What can ‘runne...
2020-09-071h 33Run Culture PodcastEpisode 67- Sarah Jamieson (3 time Olympian and former Aus 1500m record holder)Today, on the podcast I had such a fun, relaxed and genuine chat with former Aussie 1500m record holder, three time Olympian and 2006 Comm Games silver medallist; Sarah Jamieson. This interview is an incredible insight into Sarah’s career, the persistence she showed to get through 7 surgeries in her early 20’s, the lessons she learnt throughout her running career, how she tailored training to suit her body, what life was like on the ‘European Athletics circuit’, the importance of a good support team and the sacrifices she made to make it all happen. It’s an inspiring chat on so many front...
2020-08-311h 04Run Culture PodcastEpisode 66- ‘Pressure is a Privilege’- World 50km Treadmill record holder (2:42:51)- Tyler AndrewsToday, I really enjoyed getting deep into the nerdy running details of how US elite Hoka one one sponsored marathoner/ultra runner Tyler Andrews prepares for a 50km race! Tyler is a 2:15 marathoner, was the 2016 Doha 50km World Championship Silver medalist, is the current US 50 mile National champ and has the fastest known time for 50km on the treadmill (2:42:51 June 2020). He is also a coach at Chaski Endurance Collective and has a fantastic running blog at www.strivetrips.org. We open the chat discussing how he has used goal setting to continually challenge himself and stay excited about his running...
2020-08-241h 00Run Culture PodcastEpisode 65-Finding an Environment that makes you thrive? Australian Distance Runner-Susie PowerIn this weeks episode I had a ball chatting to former Australian distance running superstar; Susie Power. In this chat, Susie details her incredible running journey, the many ups and downs and some major learnings. Some key takeaways I took from this chat included: ‘the grass isn’t always greener on the other side.’ Or that, for most runners; ‘good life balance often parallels optimal performance.’ Susie still holds multiple U/20 Australian records, was a pen pal and close friend to Paula Radcliffe growing up, was a silver medalist to Gabriella Szabo in the 3000m at the 1994 World Junior Track & Field Cham...
2020-08-171h 02Run Culture PodcastEpisode 64- Australian Walks coach; Brent VallanceA few weeks ago I was incredibly fortunate to have a good chat to highly regarded Australian Walks coach; Brent Vallance. Brent was a fantastic walker himself representing Australia in the 20km road race at the Kuala Lumpar Commonwealth Games in 1998. Unfortunately, a chronic Hamstring injury ended his career prematurely but fortunately for the walking world he turned his attention to coaching!
After completing a graduate coaching position at the AIS and majoring in coaching at university, Brent soon helped guide Nathan Deeks to his bronze in the 20km at the 2004 Athens Olympics. Brent was the official Olympics Team Coach...
2020-08-111h 27Run Culture PodcastEpisode 63- Podcast Takeover- Athlete interviews CoachHi guys, something a bit different today! A few weeks ago Damien Clark (a vital member of the Run Culture Owls, the squad of athletes I coach), asked if he could kindly take over as host of the podcast and interview me! So, I was suddenly thrust into the hot seat while he relished the opportunity to throw me a few curly ones! Here it is, it was a bit of fun. A good insight into my life as a marathoner and running physiotherapist! Hope you enjoy it!
2020-08-041h 13Run Culture PodcastEpisode 62- Lorraine Moller: Female running pioneer and Lydiard protégé.Today, I was fortunate enough to chat with Kiwi Lorraine Moller; she shares her journey, stories from her amazing career and an abundance of sage learnings and wisdom along the way!
Lorraine Moller is a 4-time Olympian, Olympic bronze medalist (in the marathon, Barcelona 1992), a world track and field finalist, multiple Commonwealth Games track medalist and winner of 16 major international marathons!
Alongside her running achievements, Lorraine was a forerunner for equality in women's athletics and an activist for professionalism in distance running.
Her career started out in New Zealand as an exceptional 14-year-old middle distance runner, coached by Lydiard protég...
2020-07-281h 27Run Culture PodcastEpisode 61- Dr. Keith Livingstone- An amazing insight into the Principles of Arthur Lydiard."Champions are everywhere....they just need to be trained correctly." -Arthur Lydiard
If you want to hear a fantastic insight into the history, training and coaching philosophies of Arthur Lydiard and his pupils, then there is no better man to chat to than Keith Livingstone and that's who we have on the show today.
This is a lengthy one, Keith's a fantastic story teller, I was spell bound, ideal for your next long run!
Dr. Keith Livingstone not only was a high level distance runner himself in his day running; 14:04 for 5000m and 29:19 for 10,000m but was also a highly...
2020-07-212h 04Run Culture PodcastEpisode 60- Thomas Do Canto (2:14 marathoner and Sports Podiatrist)Today in episode 60 of the Run Culture Podcast I chat to Thomas Do Canto, who not only is a distinguished runner (a 2:14 marathoner & 2016 Melbourne Marathon winner) but also a highly sort after Sports Podiatrist and is one of the Directors at Walkers Street Sports Podiatry in North Sydney. In the podcast, Tom talks about how his own running is currently going, how he’s coping with COVID-19 and how his aims have changed as a result. The crux of the podcast is then spent discussing and debunking several common misconceptions/beliefs relevant to running podiatry. Tom has not only 10 years of...
2020-07-141h 03Run Culture PodcastEpisode 59- Chris Pilone- NZ based athletics and triathlon CoachToday I chew the fat with Chris Pilone. I’ve got to thanks Chris for this chat again, it was one of the most; fun, wise, enlightening, gripping and honest chats I’ve had on the podcast. Chris is a New Zealand based athletics and triathlon coach, who has had tremendous success at the international level. Chris has been a professional coach since 1997 and has guided many national champions in a range of events (including 2004 Athens Olympic gold medallist Hamish Carter in the triathlon, as well as Nikki Hamblin one of NZ’s best middle-distance athletes). Pilone competed at a high l...
2020-07-061h 31Run Culture PodcastEpisode 58- Claire Minshull- Rehab and Conditioning Specialist-Strength training and Running.Rehab and Conditioning Specialist from the UK; Claire Minshull. Claire has been apart of 30 plus research papers (including a PHD), most of which were in Strength and Conditioning. Her website; www.getbacktosport.com has many great blogs and courses about strength and conditioning. Claire also has personal experience not just as a researcher and clinician but on the other side of the fence as a successful sportsperson/power lifter and a patient(having had to under go two back surgical procedures herself). Today we go over the definition of strength training, scheduling, periodisation, the neuro-physiological effect of strengthening and common...
2020-06-291h 11Run Culture PodcastEpisode 57- The Running-Physio; Tom GoomToday in the Run Culture Podcast I chat to Tom Goom the Running-Physio, from Brighton the UK! His website; www.running-physio.org has so many fantastic resources, blogs and videos for sore/injured runners! Tom, as you will hear is fully abreast all the latest running research! Today we focused on a wholistic look of running injury and pain. We talked about the importance of training structure, plans, the importance of easy days, knowing your body, the complexity of pain, fluid versus rigid expectations, harmonious versus obsessive passion, that running training is a behaviour and the complexities involved with behavioural...
2020-06-2353 minRun Culture PodcastEpisode 56- Chris Johnson- Endurance athlete Physical therapist- Director of Zeren PT, Seattle, US.This week I chat with US physio; Chris Johnson. Chris is a highly acclaimed physical therapist from Seattle, that specialises in treating endurance athletes. He has a background in research, is well abreast the latest evidence based literature and has been a physical therapist for 19yrs. He is the owner of Zeren PT, has completed 2 Kona Ironman triathlons, 1 in under 10 hrs! He is a triathlon coach and has an incredible You Tube channel with over 600 free exercise videos for runners! He also made a RunCadence app! I really enjoyed this chat, thanks Chris for sharing your wealth of experience and...
2020-06-151h 05Run Culture PodcastEpisode 55- Run Culture Owl training Update!With COVID-19 restrictions easing slightly in recent weeks, it was great to catch up with Pete Dutton and Damien Clark two of the Run Culture Owl athletes I coach! We debrief the last 6 weeks, how good it is to be back out there as a group and we discuss how everyone is chugging along!
2020-06-1429 minRun Culture PodcastEpisode 54: Matt Fitzgerald- Endurance author - 'Running the Dream'This is a great book/podcast for any runner out there that is intrigued to hear how an elite professional distance running group trains! Or any runner out there that has or still does dream about taking running all the way!
In this interview I talk to renown endurance sport writer, Matt Fitzgerald about his latest book; 'Running the Dream'. In this book he details the 13 weeks he spent training and racing 'faking to be a pro' with the Hoka Northern Arizona Elite professional running team in Flagstaff, Northern Arizona, America.
At 46 years of age, with 40 marathons under his belt an...
2020-06-0847 minRun Culture PodcastEpisode 53: Jay Dicharry- US Physical Therapist, Renown Running biomechanics researcher and author.On episode 53 of the Run Culture Podcast I interviewed Jay Dicharry.
Jay Dicharry is a US Physical Therapist and world renown researcher specialising in running biomechanics. He was the Director of the Speed Clinic at the University of Virginia and now is the Director of the Rep Biomechanics Lab in Bent, Oregon. Jay consults for a variety of footwear companies and many US Olympic track and field athletes. Jay has a passion for solving injury problems and optimising performance. Today, I hammer Jay with many questions about running biomechanics; what’s important, what’s not. Jay is a big advocate for ‘...
2020-06-0248 minRun Culture PodcastEpisode 52- Kevin Lieberthal-Running Physio and Director of Physio@CentralParkIn this weeks episode of the Run Culture Podcast I have the pleasure to talk to renown Running Physio and Director of Physio@CentralPark; Kevin Lieberthal. Today, we talk everything and anything running biomechanics! We quash more myths! Kevin has been a physio for 19 yrs, he has run 16 marathons; including the Berlin marathon and 2 Comrade marathons! In 2015 he also finished a masters in research in exercises science on Achilles Tendinopathy and lower limb function. Around this time, I remember attending and really enjoying a presentation he did for the Australian Physiotherapy Association on; running biomechanics. This episode is jam packed...
2020-05-251h 07Run Culture PodcastEpisode 51- Caleb McInnes- Running Podiatrist and Director of Thrive Sports Medicine.Today I had the pleasure to talk to Caleb McInnes a renown Podiatrist of 10 years and Director of Thrive Sports Medicine, Croydon. Caleb is also a competitive triathlete/duathlete and runner himself. In this podcast we talk about: - How important is load management in runners, when it comes to injury?
- The 7 negatives of shoes that most can’t go without?
- How do you answer: ‘what shoe is best for me?
- Runners are generally doing more strength training these days but no one takes their shoes off and strengthens their feet. As runners should we?
-What’s Barefo...
2020-05-191h 05Run Culture PodcastEpisode 50: Kevin Craigie: Optimizing Running performance and Injury Risk Management:Episode 50 of the Run Culture Podcast:
One of the most informative yet, for any keen runner trying to master the balance between optimal running performance and minimizing the risk of injury, this is another must listen!
Last week I had a great yarn with good friend Kevin Craigie; an APA titled Sports Physiotherapist. Kevin has been part of the physiotherapy team for Athletics Australia since 2011 and is the current Lead Physiotherapist with the Pathways Program, physiotherapist for the Victorian Institute of Sport Athletics Program and a touring physio for Athletics Australia.
Kevin has worked alongside some of the countries best...
2020-05-121h 28Run Culture PodcastEpisode 49- Andy Walling- Lead Endurance Physiotherapist for UK Athletics.Andy Walling is not just the lead Endurance physiotherapist at British Athletics, he also has been a running coach since 1994 and was a respectable runner himself winning a couple of Wales National titles on the track and running a highly respectable 3:47 for 1500m.
Since 2007 Andy has been a Physiotherapist for UK Athletics. He has been a physiotherapist at many Major Championships over this time. I first bumped into Andy in Iten, Kenya 2014 where he was the physiotherapist for the UK distance team ( a camp that included the likes of; Mo Farah, Laura Weightman, Charlie Grice, Michael Rimmer, Eilish McColgan, Alyson...
2020-05-091h 21Run Culture PodcastEpisode 48- Nick Cross- Rehab vs. Performance in the Distance Runner!A couple of weeks ago I caught up with Nick Cross; Aths Aus Physio and Director of MelbourneCBD Physio again and I was rapt with our chat!
‘The topic was; ‘Rehab versus Performance’
It’s certainly a topic that is close to my heart. So often I see runners while they are in pain and we rehabilitate together back out of pain. Once the pain goes away however, time and time again I see runners stop their exercise regime. I get it, it’s human nature.
....but if I was to say sadly more often than not I see this runner dow...
2020-05-051h 00Run Culture PodcastEpisode 47- Zoom Run Culture Owl catch up!Wow, solo training can be hard, especially with no clear race in sight! It was great to catch up and chat to Damien Clark and Pete Dutton (a couple of guys I normally see face to face 3-4 times a week, they are key members of the group I coach, the Run Culture Owls!). It was great to chat about the challenges of this time but also the positives that can come out of it. We go over how/why we have changed the training we do over this COVID-19 period. Always fun catching up with these two!
2020-04-3042 min
Relaxed RunningInjury prevention and strength training with Running Physiotherapist Dane VerweyDane Verwey is an Australian Running Physiotherapist.His mission is to help distance runners prevent common running-related injuries by implementing simple, consistent strength exercises into your weekly training routine. In this episode, we chat about the patient problems he deals with daily and the many ways we can combat these common issues.This is a great conversation that has the potential to save you many years of trial and error when it comes to navigating your way through the often injury-riddled world of distance running.We also recorded a bonus podcast which is...
2020-04-261h 07Run Culture PodcastEpisode 46- Guest Podcast- The Relaxed Running Podcast with Tyson PopplestoneLast week I got interviewed with Tyson Popplestone on the Relaxed Running Podcast.
Here's the Brief.
Dane Verwey is an Australian Running Physiotherapist. His mission is to help distance runners prevent common running-related injuries. In this episode, Dane talks about the common running injuries he deals with daily and his best advice when it comes to preventing running injuries . This is a great conversation that has the potential to save you many years of trial and error when it comes to navigating your way through the often injury-riddled world of distance running.
2020-04-261h 03Run Culture PodcastEpisode 45- TheRightFitPT- David CostelloToday I had a great chat with David Costello better known as TheRightFitPT! Dave is a Strength Coach and avid runner. As you will soon hear he knows his stuff! In today’s episode we discuss topics such as; How important is plyometric training for the distance runner? We talk about the concept of core stability? How important are biomechanics when it comes to running? We talk about the anabolic effect strength training can have on our hormonal system. The importance of strength training for the older runner. As well as how to periodise and structure strength training into your ru...
2020-04-251h 11Run Culture PodcastEpisode 44- Nick Cross- The benefits of the ‘Team approach’ to running success!Today we are joined by Nick Cross, the director of Melbourne CBD Physiotherapy. Nick's experience professionally is extensive. He trained originally as a sports scientist, completing undergraduate and postgraduate studies in Exercise Physiology. He then went on to complete a Doctorate of Physiotherapy at the University of Melbourne. Upon graduating Nick has worked in Sports Medicine clinics for many years whilst remaining involved in professional sport. He is about to graduate from a Masters in Sports Physiotherapy and has recently embarked on the world of sports physiotherapy Research.
Those who love running often run themselves, and it is no surprise...
2020-04-221h 17Run Culture PodcastEpisode 43- Chris Wardlaw/‘Rab’It was an absolute honour/thrill this week to interview a man I’ve looked up to my whole running career! Chris Wardlaw/‘Rab’ is a runner and coach who’s impact/influence on the Australian distance running scene over the past 40 years is near on unparalleled. Chris came 12th in the 1976 Montreal Olympic 10,000m and competed in the marathon at the 1980 Moscow Olympics. He was the career coach/mentor to many, including Steve Monaghetti, Kerryn McCann and Craig Mottram(for the last few years of his career). He was the head coach of the Australian Track and Field team at the 2...
2020-04-151h 08Run Culture PodcastEpisode 42- Dr. Richard Hansen, DC, DACBSP, CSCS (Head Coach of Roots Running Project)Today, I had a ball chatting to Dr Richard Hansen, head coach of Boulder Colorado’s @roots_running project! In this episode we talk about how the Roots running group formed, how they are going now, his coaching/training methodology (his learnings from Joe Vigil), sponsorship chat and how he tries to avoid injury and maximise performance with his athletes! Richard is a prominent Sports chiropractor, who specialises in treating distance runners. He certainly knows his stuff! So, like I said I absolutely loved everything about this chat, so be sure to tune in.
2020-04-091h 33Run Culture PodcastEpisode 41- On the couch with the coach- Ben LiddyThis weeks episode of the podcast is with renown Sydney physiotherapist, director of the Central Performance Physiotherapy clinic, head coach of the Central Performance Track group (an elite running squad in Sydney) and high level runner himself; Ben Liddy! I’ve known of Ben for a long while now and respected what he was doing from afar, so it was great to finally catch up and have a chat! Ben talks about his experiences as a runner, what he’s doing to prevent injury in the runners he is coaching, his ‘adaptable’ coaching philosophy, how his athletes are currently going and much...
2020-04-031h 15Run Culture PodcastEp 40-Michael Nitschke SPARC Running podiatrist- on injury prevention and optimising performance!For those runners struggling to get their heads around injury and poor performance this one is for you! This is ever green content.
Being the running physio nerd I am this podcast is exactly the podcast I envisioned delivering to educate the running public on a concept I want more runners to understand.
It’s absolute gold, some runners should listen to it three times over... it’s all about injury prevention and optimizing performance!
So, listeners/fellow runners/coaches, forward this to any runner you know that is injury prone/ or has a tendency not to listen to training advi...
2020-03-301h 25Run Culture PodcastEpisode 39- Run2PB coaches Zacca Newman and Matty (Mattress) DavyToday, I chewed the fat with two of my closest running mates over the past 20 years, Zacca Newman and Matt Davy. We chat about some of the ‘key moments’ in their running journey, some of their biggest ‘learnings’, their most memorable running moments and at the end of the chat delve into their highly successful online run coaching business; Run2Pb (www.run2pb.co). Just like it always is with these two, I loved the free flowing convo in this episode, it felt like a ‘Sunday long run’! Some great yarns, plenty of laughs, stacks of lessons!
2020-03-281h 27Run Culture PodcastEpisode 38- ‘On the couch with the coach’- Tim O’shaughnessyThis weeks episode is with Tim O’shaughnessy. Tim’s life has been just so intertwined with running and athletics! He is currently a running coach at Wesley College and outside of this his running group works very closely with Nick Bideau’s guys at the Melbourne Track Club. In this episode I quiz him on the inner workings of MTC and why he believes they have been just so successful. We hark back to his own running career under Pat Clohessy, his City to Surf wins, what training was like with ‘the Pack’ with Chris Wardlaw, Ron Clark, Rob DeCastella...
2020-03-251h 13Run Culture PodcastEpisode 37- End of track season-Run Culture Owl UpdateWith everyone’s lives in a degree of limbo and uncertainty at the moment. Today, I caught up with a couple of the Run Culture Owl athlete’s I coach; Peter Dutton and Damien Clarke. We discuss how their running has gone over the last few months, how the rest of the squad went and how we currently plan to tackle the uncertainty of the future. It’s the first time I’ve had 3 people on the podcast, we had some fun with this one. We certainly enjoyed it, I hope some of you do too!
2020-03-2142 minRun Culture PodcastEpisode 36- On the couch with the coach- Jayden RussWow, it has been an indifferent week! I encourage everyone to stay safe, look out for each other. It’s a perfect time to focus on things outside of running or areas in your running that you wouldn’t normally! In this episode, I have the privilege to chat to coach of the Brisbane Athletics Academy: Jayden Russ. We go into his experiences as a talented distance runner, how he struggled with the transition from star junior to seniors, his view on the importance of running ‘teams’ and much more! This is a great episode for the juniors out there keen to...
2020-03-181h 17Run Culture PodcastEpisode 35- ‘On the couch with the coach!’- Richard HugginsRichard Huggins was recommended by 3 of the previous coaches I have interviewed on the podcast as a coaching mentor! Richard has an outstanding coaching record with an uncanny ability to harvest an amazing club culture down at Knox athletics track which has seen many Australian junior star distance runners stay in the sport to become senior superstars! Richard has coached amazing athletes such as: Jeff Risely, James Hanson, Zac Patterson, Tom Fawthorpe, Mellissa Duncan, Kaila McNight, Zoe Buckman and Vicki Mitchell. In this interview we go over how he got into coaching, his own marathon career, his coaching philosophies and...
2020-03-121h 04Run Culture PodcastEpisode 34- Lisa VerstratenIn this episode I firstly detail my last 2.5 weeks of my Canberra 50km preparation, as race day gets closer. Then I had the privilege to interview Lisa Verstraten, not only a lovely person but a highly credentialed distance running coach from Geelong of the past 20yrs. She was the formative coach of Isaac Hockey and Lachlan Barber! She has been the team coach on numerous Australian athletic and cross country teams! She also currently works in a coaching development role with Athletics Victoria. Lisa has so many pearls of wisdom when it comes to knowing how to coach the athlete...
2020-03-061h 15Run Culture PodcastEpisode 33- On the couch with the coach- Philo SaundersOn this week’s episode of the Run Culture Podcast, I had the pleasure to chat to Dr Philo Saunders. Philo is a senior sports physiologist at the AIS (he has worked at the AIS for 19yrs). His research has largely looked at; running economy, altitude training, heat training, plyometric/strength training, iron supplementation and the minimalist footwear movement. Philo is also an incredibly distinguished 1500m runner himself (he has broken 3:50 some 130 times!), made numerous national open 1500m finals and at the ripe old age of 43 he is still going!! We delve into how he feels he has managed to ke...
2020-02-271h 01
The Run Smarter PodcastUnderstanding good pain & bad pain for runners with Dane VerweyToday we introduce Dane Verwey who is a physiotherapist & the Run Culture podcast host. We combine forces and knowledge to discuss the difference between good pain and bad pain. This is crucial to differentiate because we don’t want to push an injury into a more aggravated state but also, we don't want to completely rest if we don't have to.Some concepts we discuss are:Delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS), why is it 'good' pain.The common characteristics of DOMSHow DOMS is different to 'Bad' painHow the location and nature of your pain can be in...
2020-02-231h 01Run Culture PodcastEpisode 32- Should I run today? What’s good pain? What’s bad pain? ‘Run Therapy’ with Brodie SharpeThis is the first Run Therapy episode where I delve into some of the common myths/misconceptions or frustrations I see runners face as a ‘physiotherapist that specialises in treating runners. In this episode I chat with Brodie Sharpe fellow ‘running physiotherapist’, host of the Run Smarter Podcast and owner of the Breakthrough Running clinic about one of the most frustrating topics a runner has to deal with! This is a topic that so many runners find ever so frustrating….
1) Knowing the difference between an acceptable discomfort and a bad pain.
2) Determining when it’s OK to run? When do we need to...
2020-02-231h 00Run Culture PodcastEpisode 31-Nate JenkinsToday I interview highly distinguished US marathoner Nate Jenkins! Nate is a 2:14:56 marathoner, and famously came 7th in the 2007 US Olympic marathon trials after a relatively modest high school and college career. He represented the USA at the 2009 World athletic Championships in the marathon! He noticed an incredible spike in his own performance off a ‘Renate Canova’ inspired program! We will chat a lot about this today! He hails from massachusetts, has a growing young family, he is a secondary school mathematics teacher, he is still running and is slowly doing more and more coaching with Lowell running. As you will...
2020-02-201h 16Run Culture PodcastEpisode 30- Introducing new recruit to the Run Culture owls- Pete DuttonIn this episode I firstly go over the last 10 days of my training as I build up to the 50km ultra at Canberra marathon and have an enjoyable chat to new Run Culture owl athlete; Pete Dutton. We introduce him to the listeners, go over how he is finding training in the group, his recent race results, short term/ long term aims and what we are working on in training so far!
2020-02-1655 minRun Culture PodcastEpisode 29- On the couch with the coach- Fast 8 Track Club coach- Justin RinaldiToday’s interview is with Justin Rinaldi a man who has lived and breathed the 800m event for the past 30yrs! He is currently the coach of the Fast 8 Track club, a squad based in Melbourne that specialises in the 800. He has been the coach of the past two Australian 800m record holders; Alex Rowe and Joseph Deng. In his own athletic career he was the 1997 Australian 800m champion, won a Victorian 800m title at 25 and then another 10yrs later at the age of 35 won another! In this interview we learn a lot about the group he coaches, his training me...
2020-02-131h 04Run Culture PodcastEpisode 28- On the couch with the Coach- Adam DidykEpisode 28 is with a coach that needs no introduction, Adam Didyk! However for those that don’t know, Adam Didyk is a highly distinguished Australian distance running coach hailing from South Australia! He is the founder of the highly successful elite running group ‘Asics Team Tempo’. The personal coach of star athletes such as; Jess Trengove, Jared Tallent, Max Stephens, the Cocks brothers, Caitlin Adams, the Eckel sisters, Matt Clarke, Jack Colreavy and streams of others. He was nominated by Athletics Australia for coach of the year in 2015/16, 2016/17 and has been the Australian distance running coach on numerous World championship, Common...
2020-02-051h 29Run Culture PodcastEpisode 27- on the couch with the coach- Rod GriffenRod Griffen is a prominent Australian distance running coach hailing from Ballarat. He has coached for 30 plus years, having coached 2 of the past 3 Australian men 10,000m record holders- Collis Birmingham and Stewart McSweyn amongst many other amazing athletes. In this episode Rod portrays the friendly, approachable and relaxed nature that I feel has made him such a successful coach. He generously shares some great insight into what he believes makes for a good coach, some of his favourite 1500m sessions, some great yarns about his coaching experiences and much more! Thanks Rod for a ripper of an interview! Apologies for...
2020-01-311h 08Run Culture PodcastEpisode 26- New segment- ‘On the couch with the coach’. Sean WilliamsThis week I interviewed Sean Williams a highly experienced fulltime running coach! He has coached runners of all ages and ability levels (from Olympians to hobby runners) for 20 years. He was also quite a distinguished runner himself running 14:09 for 5k and 29:31 for 10k. Back in 2004 he started ‘Sweat Sydney’ a highly successful running group and then over the past few years has established the ‘Melbourne Pack’ run group. Anyway as you will see Sean not only knows a heap about running, he is also a great story teller and has so many intriguing and captivating yarns. Enjoy!
2020-01-241h 07Run Culture PodcastEpisode 25- My 2Bays56 recap!Hey guys, after documenting my 8 week build up to the event, here is my play by play wrap of how my race went at the 2020 2Bays 56k Trail run! I Absolutely had a ball!! 4:01:34 and the win, so happy. Unfortunately got DQ’d though as my bottle over the final 18kms was too small. Ah well a rules a rule! Still had a blast. I thought I could run low 4hrs but I wasn’t sure, it was a perfect goal and I did it!!! Longest run by 11k! What incredible scenery/views and what an awesome feel/atmosphere the trai...
2020-01-1444 minRun Culture PodcastEpisode 24- Final preparations and Taper week- 2 Bays Trail Run tomorrow!Today, I go over my final race plans/preparations and taper week leading into the 2 Bays Trail Run, which excitingly is on tomorrow! I want to wish all those that are doing it a huge ‘Good-luck!’ It’s going to be a fun/epic day! I also want to promote and encourage everyone to jump on board the fantastic initiative David Mc Neil started this week. ‘Let’s donate a dollar per kilometre run this week’ to those affected by the recent bushfires in regional Victoria/NSW!
2020-01-1117 minRun Culture PodcastEpisode 23- Jess Dunsmore Run Culture Owl athlete and new Hastings Parkrun record holder:)Today, I catch up with Jess (one of the athletes I coach) to get his view on how the first half of his track season went, we also chat about this mornings park run, his involvement for team Maurten in the steigen1 meet and where to from here!
2020-01-0433 minRun Culture PodcastEpisode 22- Week 7 of #2Bays56 training. (Feat. Dane Verwey)Sorry guys no interview today, just a run down of my last week of training. Hope everyone had, is having, an enjoyable Christmas and new yrs break! Only 9 days till #2bays56!
2020-01-0322 minRun Culture PodcastEpisode 21- Jai EdmondsThis week I had a great chat with Jai Edmonds about his goals for the 2Bays56km Trail run, his love of ultras, what a typical training week looks like for him, his role in health promotion and much more! I also personally go over the ins and outs of my 6th week of training too!
2019-12-261h 26Run Culture PodcastEpisode 20- An interview with Campbell Maffett and week 5 of my Two Bays training.Today I had a great interview with Campbell Maffett about a mix of things including; his running journey, coaching, running as a masters runner, juggling running with kids and his experience with the two bays trail run! I really enjoyed chatting to Campbell his passion for the sport shines through, so I hope you all enjoy the listen! Oh, and I also cover another week of training in my lead up to the Two Bays 56k!
2019-12-201h 42Run Culture PodcastEpisode 12- #TwoBays56 Intro. Dane VerweyIn a bid to fill episodes with more gritty training detail and to make them more consistent and frequent I’ve decided to document my weekly training as I lead into my first ever ultra trail run! I will continue to have catch ups with guests on the Run Culture Podcast whilst I simultaneously record this mini series #twobays56. I don’t want this to come across as self indulgent or self promoting, I just want to create the kind of podcast filled with the nerdy running detail/goss I love to listen to. I hope people get motivated/learn/agre...
2019-11-1512 minRun Culture PodcastRun Culture Podcast- Damien ClarkeCoach Dane Verwey introduces the second of his (Run Culture Owl squad) to listeners, Damien Clarke! Here Dane and Damien go over training, goals, why the ‘owl’ logo?and lots more!!! Over the next 12 months we will track Damien’s progress monthly!
2019-08-2324 min