2:09 marathoner, Olympian, and now the Founder and Race Director of the Geelong Running Festival, Lee Troop joins Julian Spence for this weekend's interview.

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In his first and only long-form interview to date, Brady catches up with the new Australian Marathon Record Holder, Haftu Strintzos.

Haftu recently ran 2.06:20 to win and break the course record at the Gold Coast Marathon on Sunday July the 5th.

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454: Monaco Diamond League | VIC & NSW XC State Championships | Morton Games

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Brad keeps the lactate under control. Julian reminisces about Geelong teams gone by.

Brady maintains a good week although it ends on a low note.

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Dominic Lobalu took line honours in the Monaco Diamond League 5000m in 12:52.54, winning by .06 over Graham Blanks, while Ky Robinson ran 13:26.70. Emmanuel Wanyonyi set the World Record in the 1000m in 2:11:83, while Daniel Williams ran 2:16.41. Jess Hull paced the 3000m to lead Agnes Ngetich to a 8:08.95 victory. Elly Fleming won the 1000m in 2:53.23 Diamond League Results

Logan Janetzki won the Victorian Cross Country Championship in Bundoora, winning the 10k in 31:26 ahead of Sandringham teammate Ben Buckingham and Liam Cashin of Western Athletics. Sandringham went on to win the Premier Division Title ahead of Bendigo and Melbourne Uni. Georgia Hansen for Box Hill won the State Title in 35:40 ahead of Natalie Rule for Sandringham and Katherine Dowie for Ballarat. Sandringham also secured victory in the Women’s Premier Division over Box Hill and Melbourne University. AthsVic Results Hub

Josh Phillips won the NSW Short Course XC Championships, taking out the 7.5km at Dapto in 22:42. Kate Spencer successfully defended for a third consecutive title 26:12. Athletics NSW Report

Tara Palm third in Porto Alegre Marathon in Brazil 2:34:40 after leading for much of it, with Kaoutar Kahhaz of Morocco winning in 2:33:01. The men’s race was won by Zineddine Ouria of Morocco in 2:08:52 while Eliud Kipchoge 2:18:42 for 12th in his world tour. Results

Jackson Sharp lead a quartet of Aussies in the Mile at the Morton Games in Dublin, Ireland, with Jack Anstey in 3:55.01, Thomas Diamond in 3:55.40 and Alex Stitt in 3:56.00. Jude Thomas ran 13:17.98 in the 5000m, while Toby Gillen ran 13:38.69. World Athletics Results

Claudia Hollingsworth set a meet record in the Meeting Lignano in Italy to win the 1500m in 4:00.70 World Athletics

One Running provided boys each with a custom long sleeve top, which the boys review.

Whispers touches on some additional news items with some concerning trends, then Moose pitches a new segment “core or kook”.

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The biggest buzz at the London Marathon this year wasn’t just the racing, it was around Nomio. It’s a performance shot used by athletes like Cole Hocker and Conner Mantz. Nomio is used before their key sessions and races, whether it’s breaking the American Marathon record or getting WC gold in Tokyo. If you want to check it out yourself, it’s at drinknomio.com and if you’re in Australia or New Zealand, you can find it at Aid Station, and over at The Running Company.

This weekend's interview on the Inside Running Podcast, Brady Threlfall sits down with Coach, Adam Didyk.

How do you break a national marathon record? We dive into that and plenty of training talk with coach Adam Didyk in this interview. Adam is one of Australia's leading distance running coaches, guiding both Australian marathon record holders, Jess Stenson and Haftu Strintzos. In this episode, we unpack the principles behind elite marathon performance, training philosophy, race preparation, and the key ingredients that go into producing record-breaking performances.

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455: London Diamond League | Hungarian Athletics Grand Prix | SA XC Championships

Brad tries to keep the body together for Lakeside:10 Julian endures the Canberra cold and gets taken for a ride on the local loops.

Brady gets hounded by the locals.

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Josh Kerr broke the Mile World Record at the London Diamond League, running 3:42.66 to go under Hicham El Gerrouj’s mark that stood for 27 years. Keely Hodgkinson returned to the top winning the 800m in 1:56.21 over Femke Bol, while Sarah Billings placed fourth in 1:58.16. Jess Hull won the 3000m in 8:24.69, with Rose Davies close behind in second in 8:25.38, Linden Hall fifth in 8:27.16 and Georgia Griffith sixth in 8:27.94, Lauren Ryan 8:41.85. Peter Bol ran 1:43.60 in the 800m, with Brandon Miller winning in 1:42.19. Diamond League Results

Abbey Caldwell won the 1500m at the Athletics Grand Prix in Budapest, Hungary in 4:01.79 ahead of Claudia Hollingsworth and Georgia Griffith in fifth. Jackson Sharp placed third in the 3000m in 7:33.59

World Athletics Results

Izzy Batt-Doyle won the Run Melbourne Half Marathon in 1:12:39 of Georgina Torey and Madeline Cooper Brennan. Lachie Hall won in 1:07:05 over Riley Cocks and Shunta Nakamura. Caitlin Scott won the 10k in 32:48 over Amy Robinson and Nadya Drozdova, James Hansen won in 29:30 over Harry Norman and Ben Halewood. Results

Matt Clarke won the South Australia Cross Country Championships, winning the 10k Open race in 31:17, while Kate Holland-Smith won the state title in 35:38 Official Results

Eloise Wellings won the 11km Sutherland 2 Surf in 37:04, while Luke Hince won in 31:33 Results

Whispers tease Ed Marks securing some sponsorship before covering the scarcity of elite kits then Moose goes through submissions for Corelord or Kook.

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456: Lakeside:10 | Sydney Harbour 10 | Core or Kook

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Brad recovers his achilles in time for race day Julian rates shoe launch concepts.

Brady gets his course director on, then all three boys recap their raceday at Lakeside:10

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Matt Buckell for Bendigo won the Lakeside:10 in 29:08, ahead of Jordan Skelly and James Heneghan. Sandringham won the Men’s Premier Division ahead of Western Athletics and Bendigo. Donve Viljoen won in 33:28 for Box Hill ahead of Natalie Rule and Stella Radford. Box Hill went on to win the Women’s Premier Division over Sandringham and South Melbourne AthsVic ResultsHub

Ed Marks won the Sydney Harbour 10 in a course record time of 28:12 over Luke Hince and Liam Cashin. Holly Campbell won in 32:39 ahead of Amy Robinson and Eloise Wellings. Official Results

Chicago Elite Fields announced featuring Australians Izzy Batt-Doyle and Pat Tiernan, current defending winners Jacob Kiplimo and Hawi Feysa. Official Press Release

Whispers explains what happened during an Aussie’s overseas campaign, then Moose and the boys goes through listener submissions of Core or Kook

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The boys wrap up with a preview of the athletics program at th Commonwealth Games this week then the upcoming Shokz activation with Sydney Marathon.

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The biggest buzz at the London Marathon this year wasn’t just the racing, it was around Nomio. It’s a performance shot used by athletes like Cole Hocker and Conner Mantz. Nomio is used before their key sessions and races, whether it’s breaking the American Marathon record or getting WC gold in Tokyo. If you want to check it out yourself, it’s at drinknomio.com and if you’re in Australia or New Zealand, you can find it at Aid Station, and over at The Running Company.

This weekend's interview on the Inside Running Podcast, Brady Threlfall sits down with Rory Linkletter.

This week’s guest on the Inside Running Podcast is Canadian distance running star Rory Linkletter. Rory is an Olympian, a 2:06 marathoner, the second-fastest Canadian marathoner of all time, and the Canadian Half Marathon Record Holder with his 59:49 performance at the Houston Half Marathon earlier this year. Outside of running, Rory is a podcaster, YouTuber, and proud owner of one of the best mullets in the sport.

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452: National Records at Paris DL | Calder Park Road Relays | Sydney Elite Field Announcement

Brad maintains a standard week. Julian catches up with an IRP character from the past.

Brady anchors for the Bats at the Thunderdome.

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Cam Myers has set a new 1500m National Record winning at the Paris Diamond League in 3:28.00, nearly two seconds clear of runner-up Azeddine Habz. Sarah Billings also set a new National Record in the 800m, running 1:57.01 while Audrey Werro continued her dominance in a world leading 1:53.80. Jess Hull placed fourth in the 1500m in 3:57.22, with Abbey Caldwell just behind in 3:57.59 and Linden Hall 4:00.00 in eighth place, with Georgia Hunter-Bell winning in 3:55.63. Grant Fisher won his first ever Diamond League in the 5000m, running 12:54.80 Paris Diamond League Results

Sydney Marathon announced elite fields featuring both 2025 World Champions Peres Chepchirchir and Alphonce Simbu, as well as Sisay Lemma, Irine Cheptai, Timothy Kipligat and Vivian Cheriyuot. Featured Australians include Andy Buchanan, Liam Boudin, Tim Vincent, Ellie Pashley and Caitlin Scott. Athletics Australia Press Release

Bendigo took out the Men’s Premier Division at the XCR Road Relays with Andy Buchanan leading the way with the fastest 7.4km split of 20:46. Held at Calder Park for the first time, Sandringham and Western Athletics were second and third respectively. Box Hill topped the Premier Women’s Division with Ally Brooks running the fastest leg of 24:03, ahead of Western Athletics and Sandringham. Aths Vic Results Hub

Jack Anstey ran 3:33.36 in Croatia, Zagreb World Athletics Results

Gold Coast Marathon and Half Marathon Elite Fields announced ahead of event this coming weekend. Men’s Marathon Elite Field

Women’s Marathon Elite Field

Men’s Half Marathon Elite Field

Women’s Half Marathon Elite Field

Whispers wants to get excited over Gold Coast Marathon elite field but can’t, Moose is asking whether it’s better to have a great few years, or a good long career of running.

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