Explore every episode of the podcast Never Run Alone
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| A Marathon Journey, From Berlin to Sydney with Charlotte Veitner-Rösch | 25 sept. 2026 | 01:26:38 | |
It is Never Run Alone. A full house + a brilliant guest this week as we welcome Charlotte (Char_running) onto Never Run Alone. We chatted of course about her running journey, her life prior to it spent playing high level field hockey in Germany and how she managed an incredible debut marathon in Berlin in 2024 but how she’s not been able to better that since. We also of course answer some warm-up questions submitted by you - our amazing listeners - as well as discussing a huge weekend of racing across the world and buy/sell to round out the show. All that and more with Charlotte Veitner-Rösch, Cam Merrick, Kris Farrenkothen, Sissi Bergman with host Rien MacDonald. Thanks for listening and watching. If you haven’t already, please subscribe wherever you’re consuming the content, and leave a 5 star review - it all helps! Questions? DM us on Instagram, and follow us whilst you’re there. Please subscribe, rate and review wherever you are listening. Listen on Apple Podcasts Watch and listen on Spotify and YouTube Come one, come all, come running. | |||
| Women in Sports, Developing Speed and the Long Game of Ultra & Trail Running | 18 sept. 2026 | 01:14:11 | |
It is Never Run Alone. This week on the pod we’re joined once again by former guest, all round legend, co-founder of Femmi and Nike Pacific Head Run Coach, Lydia ODonnell! Lyds joins us ahead of a big period for Nike in Australia, with After Dark later this month and the Melbourne Marathon taking residence across a full weekend in October! We discuss speed work and how to develop it, the long game of ultra and trail running with all sorts of training, along with a few words on the importance of women and safe spaces in sport. All that and more with Kris Farrenkothen, Sissi Bergman and special guest Lydia ODonnell with host Cam Merrick. Thanks for listening and watching. If you haven’t already, please subscribe wherever you’re consuming the content, and leave a 5 star review - it all helps! Check out some of Lydia’s great work here. Questions? DM us on Instagram, and follow us whilst you’re there. Please subscribe, rate and review wherever you are listening. Listen on Apple Podcasts Watch and listen on Spotify and YouTube Come one, come all, come running. | |||
| Special Live Pod: Fuel Your Race 2.0 with Grams of Health and Friends of the Pod | 15 sept. 2026 | 00:59:14 | |
It is a special live edition of Never Run Alone. Last week in Sydney, we co-hosted our very first live podcast with the legends at Grams of Health, Nikki and Grace, during their Fuel Your Race 2.0 event. After a brilliantly led information session by Grace, Cam and Sissi were joined by 4 experts in differing fields to offer insights into fuelling around races (incase the title didn’t give it away). All that and more with Grams of Health Dietician Grace Liebelt, run coach Matty Abel, Psychologist Harriet Iles and former professional athlete Holly Mills, alongside co-hosts Cam Merrick and Sissi Bergman. Thanks for listening and watching. If you haven’t already, please subscribe wherever you’re consuming the content, and leave a 5 star review - it all helps! Questions? DM us on Instagram, and follow us whilst you’re there. Please subscribe, rate and review wherever you are listening. Listen on Apple Podcasts Watch and listen on Spotify and YouTube Come one, come all, come running. | |||
| How We Think About Our Running Recovery and Mental Resilience | 11 sept. 2026 | 01:04:52 | |
It is Never Run Alone. This week on the pod we’re sans Kris for a 2nd week (running?). We discuss the importance of running recovery with our sweet prince Cam fresh off running home from work, as both Sissi and Rien share more learnings post their Sydney marathon experience. There’s a few rogue listener questions in the warm up (we promise we’re not a conspiracy podcast usually) and some great chat on mental resilience. All that and more with Cam Merrick and Sissi Bergman with host Rien MacDonald. Fuel Your Race 2.0 will be linked here once it’s out on Monday - check back then for an updated link! Thanks for listening and watching. If you haven’t already, please subscribe wherever you’re consuming the content, and leave a 5 star review - it all helps! Questions? DM us on Instagram, and follow us whilst you’re there. Please subscribe, rate and review wherever you are listening. Listen on Apple Podcasts Watch and listen on Spotify and YouTube Come one, come all, come running. | |||
| Sydney Marathon Recap and How To Fuel your Running post Marathons | 04 sept. 2026 | 01:16:29 | |
It is Never Run Alone. We’re off the back of the 2026 Sydney Marathon and coming to you with a slightly lesser team than usual. Sissi Bergman is out post her enormous effort pacing on Sunday. Kris is out being a Dad / logistics. Hosting is Rien lower on energy than usual, but thankfully with the wonderful Grace Liebelt joining Cam to unpack the marathon that was and discussing how to best fuel in preparation and recovery for a race of any kind, really. We also answer some cracking warm up questions from the audience, as well as a quick word on the goat of BYU’s, Phil Gore. All that and more with Cam Merrick and Grace Liebelt with host Rien MacDonald. Get your Fuel Your Race 2.0 Tickets here! The link has all the details but is on Thursday September 10 at 6pm. Listen to previous episode with Grace; Thanks for listening and watching. If you haven’t already, please subscribe wherever you’re consuming the content, and leave a 5 star review - it all helps! Questions? DM us on Instagram, and follow us whilst you’re there. Please subscribe, rate and review wherever you are listening. Listen on Apple Podcasts Watch and listen on Spotify and YouTube Come one, come all, come running. | |||
| Sydney Marathon Race Week, Strava Fines and Phil Gore Going for 7 Whole Days | 26 août 2026 | 01:05:35 | |
It is Never Run Alone. It is Sydney Marathon Race Week! The vibes are high already and how could they not be with an in person podcast, a marathon to run on Sunday and 40,000 runners converging on one of the worlds greatest cities. There’s plenty happening and we do our best to cover some of it whilst sharing our journey. Thanks for coming along with us and if you see us out there over the coming days, give us a shout! All that and more with Cam Merrick, Kris Farrenkothen, Sissi Bergman with host Rien MacDonald. Thanks for listening and watching. If you haven’t already, please subscribe wherever you’re consuming the content, and leave a 5 star review - it all helps! Questions? DM us on Instagram, and follow us whilst you’re there. Please subscribe, rate and review wherever you are listening. Listen on Apple Podcasts Watch and listen on Spotify and YouTube Come one, come all, come running. | |||
| Hugo Fry on Sub-Elite Running & The Creator Game as Sydney Marathon Nears | 21 août 2026 | 01:29:30 | |
It is Never Run Alone. Some say it’s the eve of the Sydney Marathon - most know it’s over a week away. Good thing we’re a podcast and can edit things out… Whether we do or not is an entirely different proposition. This week, the full squad goes back to back and are joined by the Rice & Repeat king, Hugo Fry who is in town for next weeks Sydney Marathon. We chat his running journey and the balance of creating content with running as a sub-elite, plus pitch him a few CPG ideas. You never know, hey? All that and more with Hugo Fry, Cam Merrick, Kris Farrenkothen, Sissi Bergman with host Rien MacDonald. Thanks for listening and watching. If you haven’t already, please subscribe wherever you’re consuming the content, and leave a 5 star review - it all helps! Questions? DM us on Instagram, and follow us whilst you’re there. Please subscribe, rate and review wherever you are listening. Listen on Apple Podcasts Watch and listen on Spotify and YouTube Come one, come all, come running. | |||
| Personal Running Warnings, City2Surf Recap and the Sydney Marathon 2 Weeks Out | 14 août 2026 | 00:57:23 | |
It is Never Run Alone. A full house this week for the pod as we recap an epic City2Surf and discuss the Sydney Marathon now just over 2 weeks out. Crazy how it always sneaks up - or is that just us? As ever we answer some listener submitted warm-up questions and a great trio this week will have you thinking too. We’re also interested in hearing from YOU - the listeners - on your supporter stories as Sydney Marathon looms. We want to get as many people down along the course this year as we can to help grow the sport of running, and by sharing some hilarious/motivating/sad and bad stories about watching people compete in arguably the world’s greatest sport, we can encourage more people to get involved too! Submit yours via our DMs, a voice note or direct to neverrunalonesocials@gmail.com We’re happy to keep any submission anonymous should you wish! All that and more with Cam Merrick, Kris Farrenkothen, Sissi Bergman with host Rien MacDonald. Check out; Thanks for listening and watching. If you haven’t already, please subscribe wherever you’re consuming the content, and leave a 5 star review - it all helps! Questions? DM us on Instagram, and follow us whilst you’re there. Please subscribe, rate and review wherever you are listening. Listen on Apple Podcasts Watch and listen on Spotify and YouTube Come one, come all, come running. | |||
| Notes on Running with Special Guest Josh Lynott ahead of City 2 Surf & Syd Mara | 07 août 2026 | 01:18:01 | |
It is Never Run Alone. The full squad are almost back this week, and we’re joined serendipitously with someone we’re all a big fan of, the creatively omnipresent Josh Lynott. Josh joins the fun as we chat our weeks in running, City2Surf this coming weekend in Sydney, Sydney Marathon being just 3 weeks out and a little on the recent Aussie dominance at the Comm Games. On top of that, some great questions from listeners and of course, buy/sell to round it out and one very much worth listening all the way through for. All that and more with Cam Merrick, Sissi Bergman, Josh Lynott with host Rien MacDonald. Check out; Thanks for listening and watching. If you haven’t already, please subscribe wherever you’re consuming the content, and leave a 5 star review - it all helps! Questions? DM us on Instagram, and follow us whilst you’re there. Please subscribe, rate and review wherever you are listening. Listen on Apple Podcasts Watch and listen on Spotify and YouTube Come one, come all, come running. | |||
| Aussies Dominate the Comm Games and Real Talk on Our Own Running | 31 juil. 2026 | 01:08:30 | |
It is Never Run Alone. This week on the pod Rien returns for the final Cam 1 on 1 as the boys chat Australian dominance at the Comm Games. The Harbour 10k brought about an Instagram story post from an elite runner prompting Rien to question his running performance and Cam delivers some real talk / therapy that long time listeners of the pod will know is part and parcel of Never Run Alone. All that and more with Rien MacDonald and Cam Merrick. Enjoy! Thanks for listening and watching. If you haven’t already, please subscribe wherever you’re consuming the content, and leave a 5 star review - it all helps! Questions? DM us on Instagram, and follow us whilst you’re there. Come one, come all, come running. Please subscribe, rate and review wherever you are listening. Listen on Apple Podcasts | |||
| Vocalising Goals, Overcoming Plateaus and a Record Breaking Mile | 24 juil. 2026 | 00:58:34 | |
It is Never Run Alone. Another combo this week, with a Swedish nature to it as Sissi joins came from her mother land and Cam dons his Swedish hoodie as the pair discuss your weekly dose of running news. They also unpack a slew (that sounds Swedish, right?) of listener questions as well as the big performances from the recent London Diamond League. All that and more with Sissi Bergman and Cam Merrick . Enjoy! Thanks for listening and watching. If you haven’t already, please subscribe wherever you’re consuming the content, and leave a 5 star review - it all helps! Questions? DM us on Instagram, and follow us whilst you’re there. Come one, come all, come running. Please subscribe, rate and review wherever you are listening. Listen on Apple Podcasts | |||
| Comparison Culture in Running and a Deep Dive on London Diamond League! | 17 juil. 2026 | 00:49:19 | |
It is Never Run Alone. A deadly duo this week of Cam and Kris as the boys discuss a number of topics across the field of marathon, track and even a bit of trail can you believe? They discuss the comparison culture in running, a deep dive on the Diamond League and how some of the elites are faring there, as well as a potential Kipchoge kick come Melbourne… Enjoy listening to the boys Cam Merrick & Kris Farrenkothen! Thanks for listening and watching. If you haven’t already, please subscribe wherever you’re consuming the content, and leave a 5 star review - it all helps! Questions? DM us on Instagram, and follow us whilst you’re there. Come one, come all, come running. Please subscribe, rate and review wherever you are listening. Listen on Apple Podcasts Watch and listen on Spotify and YouTube | |||
| Records on the Gold Coast and Building a Running Academy in Tanzania With Cougar Lutze | 10 juil. 2026 | 01:19:48 | |
It is Never Run Alone. An enormous weekend on the Gold Coast as several records drop including Izzi Batt ripping the half and the Australian male marathon record being eclipsed by 2 seconds! We discuss that, as well as the iconic Prefontaine Classic in Oregon where Cam Myers became the first Aussie to win the 1,500m plus plenty more of the favourites. We’re also joined for the full episode by special guest, Cougar Lutze. Cougar left a career in architecture in Australia to move to Africa to build Yara Academy, a youth academy for running and academics in Tanzania - the first of its kind. We learn all about what Cougar is up to and and he joins us for the full episode to share more about his running. All that and more with special guest Cougar Lutze, Kris Farrenkothen and Sissi Bergman. Hosted by Cam Merrick. Thanks for listening and watching. If you haven’t already, please subscribe wherever you’re consuming the content, and leave a 5 star review - it all helps! Questions? DM us on Instagram, and follow us whilst you’re there. Come one, come all, come running. Please subscribe, rate and review wherever you are listening. Listen on Apple Podcasts | |||
| 2026 Gold Coast Marathon Finish Line Recap | 07 juil. 2026 | 00:23:03 | |
It is Never Run Alone. Cam Merrick leads the pod from the finish line of the 2026 Gold Coast Marathon as he’s joined by Sissi Bergman and a dozen other runners in reflecting on the day. Thanks to all who listened, shouted and supported over the weekend, and congratulations to all runners on massive PBs and some huge records dropping on both Saturday and Sunday. Thanks for listening and watching. If you haven’t already, please subscribe wherever you’re consuming the content, and leave a 5 star review - it all helps! Questions? DM us on Instagram, and follow us whilst you’re there. Come one, come all, come running. Please subscribe, rate and review wherever you are listening. Listen on Apple Podcasts | |||
| 2026 Gold Coast Marathon | Western States & Tipping in the USA | 03 juil. 2026 | 01:14:03 | |
It is Never Run Alone. We are just hours out from the 2026 Gold Coast Marathon with both Cam and Sissi aiming to rip the half on Saturday along with a huge contingent of you listeners also running the half. The Sunday, the full marathon and a select group of savages do the double, aiming to complete the 63.3km challenge. All that and more with Rien MacDonald and Sissi Bergman plus host Cam Merrick. Watch the 2025 Gold Coast Half Marathon here. Thanks for listening and watching. If you haven’t already, please subscribe wherever you’re consuming the content, and leave a 5 star review - it all helps! Questions? DM us on Instagram, and follow us whilst you’re there. Come one, come all, come running. Please subscribe, rate and review wherever you are listening. Listen on Apple Podcasts | |||
| The Band Is Back Together! Gold Coast and Sydney Marathon Previews and a New Race Enters The Chat. | 26 juin 2026 | 01:19:09 | |
It is Never Run Alone. The full squad returns this week as Rien’s 4 week hiatus at the World Cup ends. We answer some cracking warm-up questions at the top before discussing a big 2nd half of 2026. Gold Coast Marathon weekend in just over a week. Sydney Marathon 9 weeks away. London doubling down, Parramatta half debut and Tokyo announcing 40,000 runners in it’s 20th year. All that and plenty of our own personal running, general banter and a few tasty edits due to some technical glitches. All that and more with special guest Kris Farrenkothen, Rien MacDonald and Sissi Bergman plus host Cam Merrick. Thanks for listening and watching. If you haven’t already, please subscribe wherever you’re consuming the content, and leave a 5 star review - it all helps! Questions? DM us on Instagram, and follow us whilst you’re there. Come one, come all, come running. Please subscribe, rate and review wherever you are listening. Listen on Apple Podcasts | |||
| Trackflation and the Ever-Changing Life and Standards of Elite Sport with British Heptathlete Holly Mills | 19 juin 2026 | 01:07:23 | |
It is Never Run Alone. This week Cam and Sissi are joined by British Heptathlete turned Marathon runner (via Zone 2) and now aspiring Ironman triathlete, Holly Mills. The three chat multi-sport preferences, personal reflections as well as unpacking Holly’s athletic career which has seen her represent her country at multiple age brackets, as well as at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. As ever, we discuss what we’re running towards in The Long Run and a buy sell to round out the pod. All that and more with special guest Holly Mills, Sissi Bergman and host Cam Merrick. Thanks for listening and watching. If you haven’t already, please subscribe wherever you’re consuming the content, and leave a 5 star review - it all helps! Questions? DM us on Instagram, and follow us whilst you’re there. Come one, come all, come running. Please subscribe, rate and review wherever you are listening. Listen on Apple Podcasts | |||
| Iron Deficiency Epidemic, Pre Race Fuelling and Navigating Injuries | 13 juin 2026 | 01:13:01 | |
It is Never Run Alone. Don’t be fooled by the line up this week, these 3 know the score. Kris hosts the content queens on all things iron deficiency, fuelling and navigating marathon injures. They discuss upcoming races (a few big trips on the cards) and as ever your favourites top and bottom. All that and more with Ash Wiseman and Sissi Bergman. Hosted by Kris Farrenkothen. Thanks for listening and watching. If you haven’t already, please subscribe wherever you’re consuming the content, and leave a 5 star review - it all helps! Questions? DM us on Instagram, and follow us whilst you’re there. Come one, come all, come running. Please subscribe, rate and review wherever you are listening. Listen on Apple Podcasts | |||
| International Running Day with Four Time Olympian Lisa Weightman | 05 juin 2026 | 01:17:16 | |
It is Never Run Alone. This week we’re joined by four time Olympian, Commonwealth Games Medallist, mother, wife and all round legend Lisa Weightman. We chat through her biggest running learnings and failures, the journey of longevity in running - she ran her first marathon at 29 and completed Boston back in April aged 47 - becoming the first person ever to run all 7 Majors plus compete at the Olympics, Commonwealth Games and the World Championships. As usual we unpack our own running in the past week and a fun buy/sell as ever. All that and more with Cam Merrick, Sissi Bergman and special guest, Lisa Weightman. Hosted by Kris Farrenkothen. Thanks for listening and watching. If you haven’t already, please subscribe wherever you’re consuming the content, and leave a 5 star review - it all helps! Questions? DM us on Instagram, and follow us whilst you’re there. Come one, come all, come running. Please subscribe, rate and review wherever you are listening. Listen on Apple Podcasts | |||
| Audience Mailbag: Running Hot Takes and Horror Stories | 29 mai 2026 | 00:59:39 | |
It is Never Run Alone. This week we’re sharing our running hot takes and horror stories as well as reading yours. Everything from barefoot running, the Enhanced Games and the influence of social media on running culture. All that and more with Kris Farrenkothen and Sissi Bergman. Hosted by Cam Merrick Thanks for listening and watching. If you haven’t already, please subscribe wherever you’re consuming the content, and leave a 5 star review - it all helps! Questions? DM us on Instagram, and follow us whilst you’re there. Come one, come all, come running. Please subscribe, rate and review wherever you are listening. Listen on Apple Podcasts | |||
| Best Overlooked Marathons as Aussie Athletes Shine Across the Globe | 22 mai 2026 | 01:05:50 | |
It is Never Run Alone and this week we’re chatting marathons outside of the seven majors. Our favourites, what you should look for and plenty more. We surveyed via our Instagram during the week and there’s a load of you running across Gold Coast half and full, Sydney and Melbourne half and full. An exciting 4-5 months in Australian running. But is anyone running Brisbane marathon? Tune in to find out… We also discuss a big fortnight in Australian running, answer your questions at the off and ask Kris if he has remembered a buy or sell. All that and more with Cam Merrick and Kris Farrenkothen. Hosted by Rien MacDonald. Thanks for listening and watching. If you haven’t already, please subscribe wherever you’re consuming the content, and leave a 5 star review - it all helps! Questions? DM us on Instagram, and follow us whilst you’re there. Come one, come all, come running. Please subscribe, rate and review wherever you are listening. Listen on Apple Podcasts | |||
| Ethiopian Running Secrets, The Norwegian Method and Why You Should Never Run Alone | 15 mai 2026 | 01:11:49 | |
This week on the pod we unpack a brilliant article titled The Ethiopian Running Secret. In a world where running is becoming increasingly competitive with data and tracking enabling greater and greater performance through things like the Norwegian Method and companies like WHOOP, it is perhaps the Ethiopians and East Africans who have nailed it all along. We share our thoughts about intuitive running, over optimising and the ultimate question of group running and why you should never run alone! All that and the usual warm up questions, buy/sell and general shenanigans with a trio of Kris Farrenkothen and Sissi Bergman. Hosted by Rien MacDonald. Thanks for listening and watching. If you haven’t already, please subscribe wherever you’re consuming the content, and leave a 5 star review - it all helps! Questions? DM us on Instagram, and follow us whilst you’re there. Come one, come all, come running. Please subscribe, rate and review wherever you are listening. Listen on Apple Podcasts | |||
| The Art of Spectating, Back Yard Ultras and Cocodona 250 | 08 mai 2026 | 01:14:51 | |
This week on the pod the gang discuss the art of spectating as the weekends activities of supporting the latest half marathon in Sydney bring out some fun stories. We unpack a few audience questions during our warm-up as ever to kick things off, along with the pressure to bounce back quickly post race. And finally we finish of Australian athletics, Back Yard Ultra’s with some impressive performances in Melbourne this past week and the enormous Cocodona 250. A guest list this week including Cam Merrick, Kris Farrenkothen and Sissi Bergman. Hosted by Rien MacDonald. Thanks for listening and watching. If you haven’t already, please subscribe wherever you’re consuming the content, and leave a 5 star review - it all helps! Questions? DM us on Instagram, and follow us whilst you’re there. Come one, come all, come running. Please subscribe, rate and review wherever you are listening. Listen on Apple Podcasts | |||
| A World Record Week as Two Go Sub 2:00 in London Town | 01 mai 2026 | 01:11:18 | |
Well then, what a week of running. Incase you’ve somehow missed it; two incredible men ran under 2 hours in the London Marathon whilst the female record was also broken on an incredible day in this years 3rd Major marathon. All of that plus a few final words on our Boston Build thanks to Oakley Meta, eyes on what’s next and a discussion around super shoes and fuelling. Line up this week of Matilda Donkin and Sissi Bergman with host Cam Merrick. Thanks for listening and watching. If you haven’t already, please subscribe wherever you’re consuming the content, and leave a 5 star review - it all helps! Questions? DM us on Instagram, and follow us whilst you’re there. Come one, come all, come running. Please subscribe, rate and review wherever you are listening. Listen on Apple Podcasts | |||
| 2026 Boston Marathon Recap | Our Post Race Reaction From Boston | 25 avr. 2026 | 01:13:01 | |
It’s finally here - our post race reaction from Boston. Coming to you a little later than usual given the logistics of all of us running and then travelling a day later, but nonetheless a great summation of an incredible day here in Boston, and really, an incredible few months of work. Thanks for all the love and support since the start of this block and we hope you enjoy this audio only episode. A guest list this week including Ash Wiseman, Cam Merrick, Kris Farrenkothen, Matilda Donkin, Sissi Bergman. Hosted Rien MacDonald. Plus a few words with Ella Boudakin, Bailey Dalton, Josh Wainstein, Belle Hawtin and super woman Kirsty Farrenkothen. Thanks for listening and watching. If you haven’t already, please subscribe wherever you’re consuming the content, and leave a 5 star review - it all helps! Questions? DM us on Instagram, and follow us whilst you’re there. Come one, come all, come running. Please subscribe, rate and review wherever you are listening. Listen on Apple Podcasts Watch and listen on Spotify and YouTube Cover photo by Kris Farrenkothen | |||
| Race Week | For the 130th Boston Marathon | 18 avr. 2026 | 00:53:27 | |
WE’RE IN BOSTON! It’s the 130th Boston Marathon and our first as race week is here and it’s a stacked line up on the couch here on Boylston street just 1km (0.6 miles) from the finish line as we unpack the journey to get here. Excuse the interesting audio at the beginning but we hope you enjoy the ep and thank you to all for the brilliant questions via our IG. All that and more with Ash Wiseman, Cam Merrick, Kris Farrenkothen, Matilda Donkin, Sissi Bergman and host Rien MacDonald. Thanks for listening and watching. If you haven’t already, please subscribe wherever you’re consuming the content, and leave a 5 star review - it all helps! Questions? DM us on Instagram, and follow us whilst you’re there. Come one, come all, come running. Please subscribe, rate and review wherever you are listening. Listen on Apple Podcasts | |||
| Taper Time | Two Weeks Out From The Boston Marathon | 10 avr. 2026 | 00:59:27 | |
A 5 star line up this week as Ash returns a mere 12 days (at the time of recording) out from the 130th Boston Marathon. It’s taper time and the team chat their highs and lows of the block along with how they’re dealing with the taper. Our next episode will be from Boston so if you have any questions before then, please hit us up via any of the links below! Enjoy the episode! All that and more with Ash Wiseman, Cam Merrick, Kris Farrenkothen, Sissi Bergman and host Rien MacDonald. Thanks for listening and watching. If you haven’t already, please subscribe wherever you’re consuming the content, and leave a 5 star review - it all helps! Questions? DM us on Instagram, and follow us whilst you’re there. Come one, come all, come running. Please subscribe, rate and review wherever you are listening. Listen on Apple Podcasts | |||
| Running Longevity | Olympian Eloise Wellings and 2 Weeks to Boston | 03 avr. 2026 | 01:26:28 | |
On the pod this week we welcome two-time Olympian and five-time Commonwealth Games runner, mother of 3 and charity co-founder, Eloise Wellings! In the conversation with Elzy we unpack her incredible journey to representing Australia in the 2006 Commonwealth Games after years of heartbreak through injury that would’ve turned most away from the sport. We learn about her perseverance, her mindset when it comes to racing in front of huge crowds, as well as the incredible Love Mercy Foundation that she co-founded over 15 years ago. We also briefly discuss the Ballarat Marathon, along with this past weekends Maurie Plant meet and the Berlin Marathon’s pacer who could’ve/should’ve won it? All that and more with Cam Merrick, Kris Farrenkothen, Sissi Bergman and host Rien MacDonald. Thanks for listening and watching. If you haven’t already, please subscribe wherever you’re consuming the content, and leave a 5 star review - it all helps! Questions? DM us on Instagram, and follow us whilst you’re there. Come one, come all, come running. Please subscribe, rate and review wherever you are listening. Listen on Apple Podcasts | |||
| Boston Beckons | Our Marathon Mindset Mailbag | 27 mars 2026 | 01:22:05 | |
This week on the pod, we break down the marathon mindset, answering a slew of questions in an old fashioned mailbag style. Thank you all so much for the incredible questions! We got through most but the others we didn’t, we’ll do our best to answer over the coming weeks as Boston Marathon looms. Less than 4 weeks now and the gang share their weeks of training, as well as giving their time predictions for themselves, and as always, warm-up questions (similarly brilliantly submitted in abundance) buy/sell and another edition of Sissi’s Speed Round! All that and more with Cam Merrick, Kris Farrenkothen, Sissi Bergman and host Rien MacDonald. Thanks for listening and watching. If you haven’t already, please subscribe wherever you’re consuming the content, and leave a 5 star review - it all helps! Questions? DM us on Instagram, and follow us whilst you’re there. Come one, come all, come running. Please subscribe, rate and review wherever you are listening. Listen on Apple Podcasts | |||
| Boston Marathon Building & 3 Time Australian Olympian Pat Tiernan | 20 mars 2026 | 01:19:36 | |
This week on the pod, we’re joined by Australian elite runner, Pat Tiernan. Pat is a 3 time Australian Olympian amongst a host of other impressive feats in the running world, and we were stoked to spend some time with him on the podcast unpacking a bit of his running career, plus previewing Boston Marathon where he’s due to run once again this coming April for the 130th edition of one of the world’s most famous marathons. All that and more with Cam Merrick, Kris Farrenkothen and host Rien MacDonald. Thanks for listening and watching. If you haven’t already, please subscribe wherever you’re consuming the content, and leave a 5 star review - it all helps! Questions? DM us on Instagram, and follow us whilst you’re there. Come one, come all, come running. Please subscribe, rate and review wherever you are listening. Listen on Apple Podcasts | |||
| Runner First, Influencer Second | Mary McCarthy on Fractures, Content and Online Haters | 13 mars 2026 | 01:02:31 | |
This week on the pod, we’re joined by Mary McCarthy who has graced the shores of Australia for the past few months, and our screens sharing her running journey for the last few years. But as it turns out, she’s been running for a tad longer than a few years. We unpack that as well as her recent stress fracture, how her running journey began and the content which has seen her race into the public eye copping some negative attention with her recent injury. All that and more with Cam Merrick, Sissi Bergman and host Rien MacDonald. Thanks for listening and watching. If you haven’t already, please subscribe wherever you’re consuming the content, and leave a 5 star review - it all helps! Questions? DM us on Instagram, and follow us whilst you’re there. Come one, come all, come running. Please subscribe, rate and review wherever you are listening. Listen on Apple Podcasts | |||
| Harry Styles is One Of Us and Our Favourite Running Creators | 06 mars 2026 | 01:22:57 | |
A full cast this week on the podcast as we discuss our favourite running content and creators in the space, an area we’ve all dabbled in more so in the past few months. We also unpack the incredible Harry Styles x Haruki Murakami interview on Runners World Magazine and the implications it has for running, music, the podcast. All of it. All that and more with Cam Merrick, Kris Farrenkothen, Sissi Bergman and host Rien MacDonald. Thanks for listening and watching. If you haven’t already, please subscribe wherever you’re consuming the content, and leave a 5 star review - it all helps! Questions? DM us on Instagram, and follow us whilst you’re there. Come one, come all, come running. Please subscribe, rate and review wherever you are listening. Listen on Apple Podcasts | |||
| Tokyo Marathon Breakdown | Why Discipline Matters | 27 févr. 2026 | 01:10:35 | |
Join us as we delve into the Tokyo Marathon, our Boston Blocks and another week of Sissi's Speed Round.In this episode, the crew discuss their marathon training progress, the challenges of weather conditions, mental discipline, and the importance of consistency. Thanks for listening and watching. If you haven’t already, please subscribe wherever you’re consuming the content, and leave a 5 star review - it all helps!Questions? DM [us on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/neverrunalone/), and follow us whilst you’re there.Come one, come all, come running.Please subscribe, rate and review wherever you are listening.Listen on [Apple Podcasts](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/never-run-alone/id1823577633) Watch and listen on [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/show/7ieYEbVzgnM4OecCoUJGcq?si=19e62dd98ee84252) and [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/@never_run_alone) | |||
| The Underfuelling Epidemic with Nutritionist Grace Liebelt and Bergman, Merrick and MacDonald | 20 févr. 2026 | 01:24:21 | |
PLEASE NOTE: In this episode of Never Run Alone, it includes discussion about body image, eating habits, calorie counting, and other topics that might be triggering for some listeners. Please take care while listening, and if you need support, we’ve included some helpful resources in the show notes. After an increase in injuries across the running community both online and in person, we’re joined this week by Nutritionist and Dietician and repeat guest on the pod, Grace Liebelt. Grace joined us back in October 2025, as she was just coming back from an injury herself. In this conversation, the team discuss the best ways to fuel, body image, ‘Skinny Tok’ and other related questions around how they approach their training and living a healthy and happy life. All that and more with Grace Liebelt, Cam Merrick, Sissi Bergman and host Rien MacDonald. If you need more resources around the topics discussed in todays conversation, please check out butterfly.org.au as well as Grace’s Instagram plus gramsofhealth.com and the Grams of Health Instagram Thanks for listening and watching. If you haven’t already, please subscribe wherever you’re consuming the content, and leave a 5 star review - it all helps! Questions? DM us on Instagram, and follow us whilst you’re there. Come one, come all, come running. Please subscribe, rate and review wherever you are listening. Listen on Apple Podcasts | |||
| Developing Speed, Deload Weeks, Winter Olympics and Ultimate Running Tunes with Bergman Farrenkothen Merrick and MacDonald | 13 févr. 2026 | 01:11:13 | |
Mac is back this week hosting a trio of legends to unpack a host of listener questions as well as how speed work for the crew has developed over the years. We also discuss training with Boston Marathon less than 10 weeks out, our Winter Olympic sport and ultimate running tunes along with the buy/sell of the week. All that and more with Cam Merrick, Kris Farrenkothen, Sissi Bergman and host Rien MacDonald. Suss The Long Run Playlist here. Thanks for listening and watching. If you haven’t already, please subscribe wherever you’re consuming the content, and leave a 5 star review - it all helps! Questions? DM us on Instagram, and follow us whilst you’re there. Come one, come all, come running. Please subscribe, rate and review wherever you are listening. Listen on Apple Podcasts | |||
| Never Have I Ever Been An Instagram Doctor.... | 06 févr. 2026 | 01:02:19 | |
The crew dive into all things Boston Marathon prep, Australian Athletics and a deep-dive on the rise of instagram doctors diagnosing every man and their dog. | |||
| Race Prep, Fuelling and Building a Successful Training Plan feat Run Coach Matty Abel with Bergman Farrenkothen Merrick and MacDonald | 30 janv. 2026 | 01:11:44 | |
Things are heating up ahead of Boston as we get run coach Matty Abel on to discuss all things running preparation, fuelling and how to approach training for a race. Matty is generous with his time and in answering your questions - we hope you enjoy and find them useful in future! All that and more with special guest and run coach Matty Abel along with Cam Merrick, Kris Farrenkothen, Sissi Bergman and host Rien MacDonald. Visit Matty’s website here. Thanks for listening and watching. If you haven’t already, please subscribe wherever you’re consuming the content, and leave a 5 star review - it all helps! Questions? DM us on Instagram, and follow us whilst you’re there. Come one, come all, come running. Please subscribe, rate and review wherever you are listening. Listen on Apple Podcasts | |||
| Big Boston Breakdown and What NOT to do at the Start of a Training Block with Farrenkothen Merrick and MacDonald | 22 janv. 2026 | 01:06:37 | |
The boys are back with a big Boston breakdown this week, along with sharing personal running goals for this calendar year. In it, they share some key mistakes and learnings they’ve made at the start of training blocks as well as buy/sell and some interesting would you rather’s to kick things off. All that and more with Cam Merrick, Kris Farrenkothen and host Rien MacDonald. Thanks for listening and watching. If you haven’t already, please subscribe wherever you’re consuming the content, and leave a 5 star review - it all helps! Questions? DM us on Instagram, and follow us whilst you’re there. Come one, come all, come running. Please subscribe, rate and review wherever you are listening. Listen on Apple Podcasts | |||
| An Aussie Win at WXC plus the World’s Fastest 10k? with Farrenkothen Merrick and MacDonald | 16 janv. 2026 | 01:13:43 | |
Just the boys on this weeks ep as we unpack a a fast week of running with 3 major talking points. The World Cross Country Championships in Florida, the Valencia 10k and Houston’s Marathon. As always, a few warm up questions to get us going and a buy/sell that’ll get you talking. All that and more with Cam Merrick, Kris Farrenkothen and host Rien MacDonald. Thanks for listening and watching. If you haven’t already, please subscribe wherever you’re consuming the content, and leave a 5 star review - it all helps! Questions? DM us on Instagram, and follow us whilst you’re there. Come one, come all, come running. Please subscribe, rate and review wherever you are listening. Listen on Apple Podcasts | |||
| Are We Sleeping on Japanese Running & The World Cross Country Championship with Bergman, Merrick, Wiseman and MacDonald | 09 janv. 2026 | 00:43:57 | |
Our first outing for 2026 as we discuss plenty already happening in the world of running with the Hakone Ekiden last week showcasing the best of university running in Japan and a truly elite level across the nation, we discuss how it’s come to be at a high level. The team also preview the World Cross Country Championships and Sissi also debuts her Speed Round with a flurry of running ‘Would You Rathers’. All that and more with Ash Wiseman, Cam Merrick, Sissi Bergman and host Rien MacDonald. Thanks for listening and watching. If you haven’t already, please subscribe wherever you’re consuming the content, and leave a 5 star review - it all helps! Questions? DM us on Instagram, and follow us whilst you’re there. Come one, come all, come running. Please subscribe, rate and review wherever you are listening. Listen on Apple Podcasts | |||
| Building the Ultimate Runner and our 2026 Preview and Predictions with Bergman, Farrenkothen, Merrick, Wiseman and MacDonald | 30 déc. 2025 | 01:21:30 | |
We round out 2025 with a full house to preview and predict plenty that is awaiting us in the new year. We discuss building the ultimate runner from other sports, what Aussie records could fall and running trends closer to home. Thanks for listening along with us this year and we hope you all have a safe and fun start to 2026. All that and more with Ash Wiseman, Cam Merrick, Kris Farrenkothen, Sissi Bergman and host Rien MacDonald. Thanks for listening and watching. If you haven’t already, please subscribe wherever you’re consuming the content, and leave a 5 star review - it all helps! Questions? DM us on Instagram, and follow us whilst you’re there. Come one, come all, come running. Please subscribe, rate and review wherever you are listening. Listen on Apple Podcasts | |||
| The 2025 Never Run Alone Christmas Quiz - "Quizmas" with Bergman, Farrenkothen, Merrick and MacDonald | 24 déc. 2025 | 00:54:30 | |
A special edition of the pod this week, as we hosted inaugural Never Run Alone Christmas Quiz, or as Sissi Bergman delightfully dubbed, "Quizmas". Joined by a few dedicated listeners with plenty of others missing through having dinner plans or sleeping (odd) we ran through a series of questions that you may or may not know based on listening/watching the pod this year. We hope you enjoy and if so, we’ll bring it back again next year. All that and more with Quiz master Cam Merrick, Kris Farrenkothen, Sissi Bergman and host Rien MacDonald. Thanks for listening and watching. If you haven’t already, please subscribe wherever you’re consuming the content, and leave a 5 star review - it all helps! Questions? DM us on Instagram, and follow us whilst you’re there. Come one, come all, come running. Please subscribe, rate and review wherever you are listening. Listen on Apple Podcasts | |||
| The biggest moments in running in 2025 and the Australian Prefontaine with Farrenkothen, Merrick and MacDonald | 19 déc. 2025 | 01:16:10 | |
This week on the podcast the boys reminisce over a big 2025 and recap the best moments in running. We also answer a few Christmas related questions, along with one from YouTube on what to do in a 18-20 week block leading in to a marathon. Amongst all of that, Zatopek over the weekend threw up an incredible performance from Seth O’Donnell, with many across multiple posts online dubbing him the Aussie Prefontaine. All that and more on this weeks ep of Never Run Alone. All that and more with Cam Merrick, Kris Farrenkothen and host Rien MacDonald. Thanks for listening and watching. If you haven’t already, please subscribe wherever you’re consuming the content, and leave a 5 star review - it all helps! Questions? DM us on Instagram, and follow us whilst you’re there. Come one, come all, come running. Please subscribe, rate and review wherever you are listening. Listen on Apple Podcasts | |||
| Records Fall in Valencia and the Long Run to Boston Begins | 12 déc. 2025 | 00:58:22 | |
5 on the pod this week in an expansive show with 3 guests in Sydney, 1 in Dubbo and another on the Sunny Coast coming together to discuss the Valencia Marathon with Jess Stenson taking the Aus Record as well as a debut pop quiz from the Sweet Prince. We also preview our builds with the girls starting their Boston block in short order, as well as the warm-up questions and buy/sell as always. All that and more with Ash Wiseman, Cam Merrick, Kris Farrenkothen, Sissi Bergman and host Rien MacDonald. Thanks for listening and watching. If you haven’t already, please subscribe wherever you’re consuming the content, and leave a 5 star review - it all helps! Questions? DM us on Instagram, and follow us whilst you’re there. Come one, come all, come running. Please subscribe, rate and review wherever you are listening. Listen on Apple Podcasts | |||
| Valencia Marathon Preview with Australian Record Holder Andy Buchanan along with Farrenkothen, Merrick and MacDonald | 05 déc. 2025 | 01:14:10 | |
We’re back with a bang as we preview this weekends Valencia Marathon with a very special guest, the Australian marathon record holder, Andy Buchanan. Andy ran a 2:06:22 in this race last year, eclipsing the previous record held by Brett Robinson from 2022 by over a minute. Joining Andy via the magic of the internet the boys discuss his feelings as his record and Sinead Diver’s female record are both under threat, with a strong Aussie elite contingent joining a huge international field for one of the world’s fastest marathons. Tune in for that and plenty more insight from Andy and the boys. All that and more with Cam Merrick, Kris Farrenkothen and host Rien MacDonald. Thanks for listening and watching. If you haven’t already, please subscribe wherever you’re consuming the content, and leave a 5 star review - it all helps! Questions? DM us on Instagram, and follow us whilst you’re there. Come one, come all, come running. Please subscribe, rate and review wherever you are listening. Listen on Apple Podcasts | |||
| An Open Conversation on the Future of Never Run Alone | 30 nov. 2025 | 01:07:00 | |
A different episode this week as we hit ep 51 and some sad and simultaneously exciting news. The boys sit down in Cam's living room (disco ball and all) to discuss the future of the podcast and invite your feedback ahead of 2026 and beyond. All that and more with Cam Merrick, Kris Farrenkothen and host Rien MacDonald. Thanks for listening and watching. If you haven’t already, please subscribe wherever you’re consuming the content, and leave a 5 star review - it all helps! Questions? DM us on Instagram, and follow us whilst you’re there. Come one, come all, come running. Please subscribe, rate and review wherever you are listening. Listen on Apple Podcasts | |||
| Marathon Advice for First-Timers and the Future of Mainstream Running with Bergman, Farrenkothen, Merrick and MacDonald | 21 nov. 2025 | 01:00:57 | |
This week on the podcast, we’re celebrating episode 50 and recording remotely! Up for discussion; coffee orders, unbiased watch opinions and the future of mainstream running. The crew also discuss their learnings from over a year now of running their first marathon, and 3 things they could tell themselves if they could go back… With over 15 marathons between the 4 since July 2024, hopefully some of the advice helps you prepare for your next race. Marathon or otherwise. All that and more with Cam Merrick, Kris Farrenkothen, Sissi Bergman and host Rien MacDonald. Thanks for listening and watching. If you haven’t already, please subscribe wherever you’re consuming the content, and leave a 5 star review - it all helps! Questions? DM us on Instagram, and follow us whilst you’re there. Come one, come all, come running. Please subscribe, rate and review wherever you are listening. Listen on Apple Podcasts | |||
| Overcoming Injury, Marathon Time Integrity Unit and the NYC Mara with Nick Drabble and Bergman, Farrenkothen, Merrick and MacDonald | 14 nov. 2025 | 01:02:40 | |
This week on the podcast, we’re joined by father, DJ and runner, Nick Drabble to discuss his running journey amongst a career as a DJ and half of electronic duo, Setmo. Unpacking a recent injury and his learnings from that. We’re also joined by the wonderful and supremely speedy Sissi Bergman post her NYC Marathon PB to hear directly from her how she found the worlds biggest marathon. All that and more with Cam Merrick, Kris Farrenkothen and Rien MacDonald. Thanks for listening and watching. If you haven’t already, please subscribe wherever you’re consuming the content, and leave a 5 star review - it all helps! Questions? DM us on Instagram, and follow us whilst you’re there. Come one, come all, come running. Please subscribe, rate and review wherever you are listening. Listen on Apple Podcasts and Spotify Watch on YouTube Follow the regulars on IG: Cam Merrick Kris Farrenkothen Rien MacDonald | |||
| Are Marathons Normalised, Performing for Strava and the New York City Marathon with Belle Hawtin, Matilda Donkin, Cam Merrick, Kristafor Farrenkothen, Lily Cooper and Rien MacDonald | 07 nov. 2025 | 01:13:40 | |
PLEASE NOTE: Sadly this weeks episode encountered some untimely technical glitches. We have only 1 camera angle and the audio is average for the first 24 minutes but then gets largely better/normal from there. We’re hopeful it’s still worth your time! On today’s episode of Never Run Alone, we’re joined on debut by Belle Hawtin and Producer Lily gets on the microphone with the boys and triathlete Matilda Donkin to discuss a few great questions. Are marathons being normalised, is strava all performative or can it be used purely for good? And we of course unpack the iconic New York Marathon that happened at the weekend Thanks for listening and watching. If you haven’t already, please subscribe wherever you’re consuming the content, and leave a 5 star review - it all helps! Questions? DM us on Instagram, and follow us whilst you’re there. Come one, come all, come running. Please subscribe, rate and review wherever you are listening. Listen on Apple Podcasts and Spotify Watch on YouTube Follow the regulars on IG: Cam Merrick Kris Farrenkothen Rien MacDonald | |||
| Do Runners Hate Themselves and New York, New Me? Featuring Special Guest Ashleigh Wiseman with Merrick Farrenkothen and MacDonald | 31 oct. 2025 | 01:04:10 | |
This week we’re joined by special guest Ash Wiseman with Kris Farrenkothen alongside returning Cam Merrick to unpack a big New York Marathon elite field. Plenty of people from the Sydney community are running this weekend and the weather looks primed. We also answer listener questions including one from our intern producer Lily, who can’t seem to wrap her head around the fact that people enjoy running. Who would’ve thought? Buy/sells as always are rock solid so please enjoy listening and enjoy your run wherever you may be this weekend. Thanks for listening and watching. If you haven’t already, please subscribe wherever you’re consuming the content, and leave a 5 star review - it all helps! Questions? DM us on Instagram, and follow us whilst you’re there. Come one, come all, come running. Please subscribe, rate and review wherever you are listening. Listen on Apple Podcasts and Spotify Watch on YouTube Follow the regulars on IG: Cam Merrick Kris Farrenkothen Rien MacDonald | |||