Jennifer Kellett shares her amazing journey in running. She has set age standards across events around the running world and is not slowing down anytime soon. Jennifer is going for her second round of the majors with the ambition is winning her new age category. She is also aiming to win the over 70s age category at this year’s Comrades Marathon.

Enjoy the episode with Jennifer

The panel are back for the April episode. Wayne kicks it off going through his Two Oceans debrief. Unfortunately things didn't go to plan for him and he now build towards Comrades. Jade has had an ultra month and Larin continues to build and build.

We discuss the taper and more.

The post race episode is here. Its one of the favourites as we hear all about how race day went. Marnie shares about the week prior which found her walking the streets of Durban CBD and then race day itself. Wayne takes us through race day and how it came together. Thank you to all the listeners along this series in 2024. We appreciate all the messages and feedback throughout the year. See you in 2025

The team is back for another packed episode. Jackie gives a race recap and the team answers some listener questions. 

On this episode the hosting duties get handed to Suzanne McMahon and I am in the hot seat as the guest. We discus where sport started for me and what it has taught me which I carry through daily life.

The full team is back on board for Episode 23. Another jam packed episode to keep you company on your runs and commutes. ⁣ ⁣ ▪️Wayne is back home in Brisbane ready to rip in to some training and surprising Sandy and Darren during their race. ⁣ ⁣ ▪️Sandy & Darren recap their Marathons and discuss their learnings. ⁣ ⁣ ▪️Jackie is in taper mode for her 50km. ⁣ ⁣ ▪️Irwin is just ticking boxes. ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ Stimulate Run Podcast t-shirts and singlets are available just head to the Facebook or instagram page for more details.

Erin and Guy are the total team. On this episode I was lucky enough to spend tome chatting to this amazing couple who together continue to tick off their goals. ⁣ ⁣ We discuss Erins ambition (which Guy might now be secretly in on) to tick off all the world marathon majors. ⁣ ⁣ How a bit of healthy competition is a good thing but also the importance of staying grounded. ⁣ ⁣ We discuss their current times and where they want to possibly see them finish when it time’s to sit on the porch and reflect.

The team are back for episode 22. On the episode along with the usual segments we discuss a listener question about how do we know when to rest of continue pushing on. Check out the crew on strava. For more information on the podcast visit Stimulate Health on Facebook and Instagram https://instagram.com/stimulatehealth?igshid=19esdewlc0hud

Felicity Sheedy-Ryan is a professional triathlete. On this episode with her we discuss:⁣ ⁣ ▪️Where it all started. ⁣ ▪️Her career to date. ⁣ ▪️Self reflection. ⁣ ▪️Her future goals. ⁣ ▪️Impact Covid has had on her career.

The laps of the lake event recap episode.

▪️Race recaps from Jackie, Wayne and Irwin. ⁣ ▪️Sandy and Darren preview their races. ⁣ ▪️Males/females egos vs smarts. ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ▪️Strava club - Stimulate Run Podcast. ⁣ ▪️Instagram & Facebook- Stimulate Health.

Episode 4 of laps of the lake we cover the taper that’s gone and race day plans.

The Longest Road to Comrades Ep 20⁣ ⁣ 🔸Wayne racking up local legends on the island. ⁣ 🔸Sandy joins a running club. ⁣ 🔸Darren runs 90km. ⁣ 🔸Jackie reclaiming her mojo. ⁣ ⁣ The GoFundMe is still live for 2021 entries. If you’d like to donate follow the link https://gf.me/u/x69gss.

Brian Lyon has been around the sport of running for a long time. He hails from Tasmania in Australia. He is a running coach and also event organiser. On this episode we discuss his running jouney, experiences and what running has giving him. As always, follow along on the social channels just search for stimulate run podcast. pop a review on apple or spotify as well. Thanks a lot

Laps of the lake Ep3⁣ ⁣ ▪️Fortnight gone - physio visits, fractured bones and ticking boxes we cover it all. ⁣ ⁣ ▪️Taper. ⁣ ⁣ ▪️Pre and race nutrition.

🔸Wayne and Jackie run PBs in the first post lockdown race. ⁣ 🔸Sandy runs a trail marathon. ⁣ 🔸Darren stays on program. ⁣ 🔸Marisha joins us as a guest panelist. ⁣ ⁣ The GoFundMe is still live for 2021 entries. If you’d like to donate follow the link https://gf.me/u/x69gss. ⁣

Dawid, Julia and Michael are back for another episode of laps of the lake. We go into the fortnight that was and how the training is going. Dawid achieved his longest week of training, Julz the perfect progressive and Michael nailed a 5km PB.

Laps of the lake is a new edition mini series to the stimulate run network where we will get an arm chair ride towards the build up of the bibra lake running festival. Julia (marathon), Dawid (half marathon), Michael (6km) and myself will speak about our build up, goals and challenges on a fortnightly basis.

Chris Lark also known as Mr RunningWorks has not only achieved in running but was also ranked as high as the second best squash player in Western Australia. Chris is now the owner of his own business known as runningworks which has two locations and is also the person responsible for putting on some of the most popular running events in Western Australia. On this episode we chat about his history in both sports, starting a business and also what goes into a successful event. Find more about Chris at http://squashworks.com.au/ and also Mrrunningworks on instagram. 

The team are back for another episode where we discuss our fortnight highlights, what rest we employ pre and post ultras and much more.

time for episode 17 on this week we have a guest panel member David Irwin who joined us from the UK. David like Darren was a novice entrant into Comrades 2020 and now due to Covid-19 that will be moved to 2021 like many others. We field our opinions on a couple of listener questions and also look back on our fortnight highlights. 

Margie Hadley has been a name mentioned multiple times on the wish list for listeners so Im happy to have her on for this episode. We talk about her journey from rowing, cycling IM and now ultra running. We discuss her consistency during the pandemic and how she has kept motivated. Thanks to Margies sponsors Salming and Runningworks.  

The team are back to record on Comrades Day. When this first started never in our wildest dreams did we imagine we would be recording an episode. On this Episode we talk about our virtual runs, what one percenters we use to keep us on the road and we throw around if the virtual run might see any changes to the Comrades set up in the future. We also Launch our Sponsor a local runner initiative were we aim to raise funds to assist a selection of South African entrants with their raise fee for the 2021 race. As we know international runners have had their entry fee carried over where as local entrants did not. We have set up a go fund me page where any level of donation is welcome gf.me/u/x6y8xy. 

Like many Stu Hopkins entered running not knowing it would take him on the journey it has. Stu entered his first race (London marathon) and got a baptism of fire. Fast forward many years later he is now 50% faster and covering amazing distances such as his most recent the delirious 200 miler. Stu provides some information on his day job which is a horse mounted police officer and what a day in the life looks like. Find Stu on Instagram https://instagram.com/forty2stu?igshid=h8gy5beqpzsj.

Join the panel on the pre race episode. We hear about the final month of training. Marnie has nailed her prep and now is heading to Durban to put it all in place. Wayne has finally started the taper and they will be leaving camp this week to head down to sea level. We talk about some race day plans. We also touch on some of the common things that can be done my the general runner to see improvement and the things they are doing to prevent improvement. As always head over to follow on instagram, facebook and Strava.

Episode 15 is another loaded episode we touch on footwear selections of the panel and how they choose to rotate shoes. We speak about how we plan for marathons and also comrades. Thanks to Erin for her questions the panel got stuck in and unpacked from their point of view. Our special guest interview is gold medalist Jenna Challenor who shares her journey, what running means to her and how they make it all work as a family.

Nick Marvin can lay claim to being a key member of building the Perth Wildcats into the worlds most successful sports teams. It was no fluke as Nick talks us through what it took and what it takes to build a successful culture. Nick shares his story of where his life started and where he is at now.

On this episode we were lucky enough to interview the 9 times and king of comrades Bruce Fordyce. Bruce shared many stories of his journey in running and provided great advice for all runners out there. We also got news this week of the cancellation of comrades so the panel discussed how this has impacted them and what they may change for next year.

Episode 13 we are lucky to have Bruce digger Hargreaves as it guest. 150 marathons (every Melbourne marathon ever), 40+ ultras and the Australian Comrades ambassador.

The team are back for episode 12. Another week in running we cover all bases and a couple of focus areas.

David Bryant the catalyst dietitian is back for another epsiode and this time we focus in around nutrition and covid nutrition. Check David out on all the social platforms for more insightful information.

The team are back from episode 11. Another week of running under the belt everybody shares their highlights of the week and how they block out the noise. We were lucky to be joined by Joasia Zakrzewski who shared plenty of wisdom and answered questions.

The Panel is back for Episode 10 of The Road to Comrades. We chat about about highlights of the week, the Comrades decision and then the next experts edition with Coach and Comrades finisher Tina Ingraham.

Episode 9 of the road to Comrades is back with the usual discussions. We also add something new where we will bring in an expert to discuss and take questions on their area of expertise. On this episode we have the coaches corner with Tony Smith a highly accomplished runner in his own right and now a full time running coach. Tony answers questions about planning and goal setting.

The teams back for Episode 8. Along with the usual weekly recap we discuss what planted to comrades seed for each of us.

If you hear the name Percy Dunn you might have an idea of who is being spoken about. If you then say the man who used to run Comrades in the Licorice allsorts outfit you will be certain of who is being spoken about. An amazing history in the sport of running and so much to share about how it all came to life. Enjoy what is a small snippet of this journey.

The teams back to go through another week in their lives and and talk all things running. We touch on all the usual areas, how adaptable is their training and how do you tackle running solo. As usual follow the guys on strava, their socials, join the Stimulate Run strava club and shoot through any questions you want the team to answer. 

Surprise! The team is back for episode 6. We have gone a weekly offering for a couple of weeks with the aim to provide a little escape from the current situation we are all faced with. These episodes will be shorter but weekly means there is not as long a wait. I this episode we discuss every bodies week back as per usual, the explosion of peanut butter slugs, how the virus is impacting everyones running and Jaqui shares info on the Stimulate Run Spotify playlist. As mentioned Tag @stimulatehealth in your pics on instagram & Facebook so we can see where you are joining us from. Share the podcast with others especially in this time where solo running is going to be more common than ever. Join the strava club to keep in touch with other runners in the community https://www.strava.com/clubs/stimulaterunpodcast. 

We are back for another episode of Road to Comrades. Darren, Sandy, Jackie and Wayne give us an update of what they have been doing for the last few weeks as they continue to prepare for Comrades 2020. At this stage we have no announcement regarding the cancellation or postponement of the 2020 race so we continue as usual. As mentioned our thoughts go out to those who have had races cancelled and also been impacted by the virus. 

John Pendse is back for his second episode and to give a Delirious West debrief. To check out Jons race in detail have a look at his strava upload of the whole race. 

Episode 4 of Road to Comrades. We discuss where everybody is at in their training. Darren is asked a couple of listner questions regarding his training. The group discuss a few listener questions relating to the different training for up & down.  We speak about the first quarter of the race and what everybody will be putting in place to get through this section successfully. Couldnt be as detailed with the description so take a look at the YouTube videos for more information. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5yJFvS8a3g&t=141s Keep shouting listener questions through. 

Jessie and Jordan take us on their journey of how they got to where they are today. Both share what running means to them and what they get from it. Both being qualified Physiotherapists and Jessie a Doctor we speak common mistake people make and how these might be prevented. We discuss their future plans. Check them out on instagram at https://www.instagram.com/42kswiththejs/ and youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZUClqGn8ZQ. 

Welcome to Episode 3 of the Road to Comrades. Sandy, Darren, Wayne and myself were joined by Jackie Kellerman. Jackie has completed 3 Comrades and will be returning in 2020 as part of the Murray and Robert Elite team.  On this episode we check in to see how everybody is going at the start of February and a few listener questions.  Follow the guys at their respective strava links: https://www.strava.com/athletes/7467871 https://www.strava.com/athletes/20472209?oq=sandy https://www.strava.com/athletes/36574032?oq=darr https://www.strava.com/athletes/7651270?oq=ja

Cynara Stelenhoef is my guest for this episode. We Sat down at the end of 2019 where Cynara shared her story of being a parent, wife, her introduction to runner and what she has planned for the future. This was an outdoor interview so it was pretty windy early but stick with it as the wind dies down. We also had a couple of local seagulls drop in for a chat too. 2

Episode 2 of The Read to Comrades I catch up with Wayne, Sandy and Darren to see how the fortnight has gone since we last spoke.  Wayne speaks about successfully won the Australia Day Ultra 50km race and bounced back well the days after.  Sandy speaks about starting to build consistency and the confidence she got from completing her recent long run.  Darren also speaks about getting consistence, he has started his exercises and he can see an improvement in his running already.   Check out @stimulateHealth on Facebook and instagram for more. Feel free to contact me @Iswinny88 with any questions for the next episode. 

John Hallis started his journey at a New Year’s Eve party which lead to an open water swim and fast forward years later he completed his first Kona in 2019.

Road to Comrades Episode 4 is in the peak phase of training. Marnie is in to the real meat of her maiden comrades voyage doing over 200km and embracing the challenge. Wayne is in camp with the nedbank happy bunch. They have just ticked off a 300km week and next week head to altitude to put the final topping on the cake. He is feeling confident heading into his favourite direction. Irwin debriefs his two oceans experience. Up run route description https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNjdQ0gRR7E&pp=ygUNdGVhbSBhc2h3b3J0aA%3D%3D

The Comrades Marathon is the world oldest and largest Ultra Marathon. The direction of the race alternates each year between the "up" run (87 km) starting from Durban and the "down" run (90km) starting from Pietermaritzburg. For this years race we will have an arm chair ride which will follow the preparation of 3 runners: Wayne Spies - 9 time finisher ⁣and best time of 6:21 Sandy Roux - 11 time finisher and best time of 9:55⁣.⁣ Darren Purnell - Novice.⁣ We will hear from them on a fortnightly basis and check in on how the preparation is going. 

Dan like most threw his shoes on in the pursuit to shed some extra kilos and all those years later he is still going. A council ranger by day Dan like many has also fought mental health battles over the years being diagnosed with depression which we discuss and the role he plays in trying to grow awareness. If you see Dan at your local Parkrun or doing his daily 5-10km dont be shy and say hello.  Follow Dan on Instagram at @dansharples6. Follow StimulateHealth & ISwinny88 

Like many of the guest before him Andrew has an amazing story. Andrew is a runner, parent and also a fighter after being diagnosed with Lymphoblastic lymphoma in 2017. In the episode Andrew shares the timeline of his battle, how running has helped and what he has learnt about himself along the way. This is also an episode for the non-runners to have a listen too. https://www.facebook.com/4wallsie/