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Dan in is back on the WARP this week with Matt to take you through another big week in WA running. Both hosts do very little running this week, with Dan still nursing a sore knee post charity run and Matt getting distracted by a new fascination in Golf and cross training. Arguably Perth's biggest day on the running calendar is on next weekend with the Perth Running Festival. Matt and Dan are joined by Elite Athlete Coordinator, Sam Maxwell, to help preview the Elite Fields and who to watch out for next Sunday across the 4 distances. Sam gives us intel on the big names making the trip to Perth from overseas. We discuss how the event will hope to grow in coming years and what it may take to attract Australia's best runners. We also have a chat to Matt Neves, who takes on the iconic Cape to Cape Trails on Monday. We discuss his high mileage training, the inspiration for taking on the challenge and all  of the intricacies involved for such a big day. Good luck Matt! Matt was also very lucky to be invited to Tarkine HQ during the week to meet the team and chat with Co-Founder Sam Burke. With the latest release of Tarkines new daily trainer, the Autopilot, we were lucky to snag a pair and will be doing some user testing in the next few weeks. Stay tuned for a review and exciting developments with Tarkine. Have a great week in running and good luck to all running in the PRF. See you next week!

Matt is joined by two guest hosts this week. Two of the nicest guys you'll meet in the WA Running Community. - WARP employee 004, meme-maker extraordinaire and long distance runner Simon Pham - Newly crowned Sub-3 marathoner, Chris 'Metronome' Shaw In the episode: - Matt debriefs his Sydney Marathon and enjoys a light week of recovery - Simon has his first week under new coach Tina Ingraham with 3 notable sessions - Chris is still on cloud nine as he runs us through his first sub 3 marathon Results Gerry Hill and Astrid Roberts win the WAMC Col Junner 10k down at Canning River Regional Park. Mike Lawson and Kristen Turnbull win the 5k - https://www.wamc.org.au/race-results?year=2024&race=176&distance=318#results Matt Sallinovich and Sarah Niven win the WTF (Waterous Trail on Foot) 100miler down in Dwellingup  Ally Willcox and 3rd and Josh Tighe 9th in the Surf Coast Century over in Lorne - https://tomatotiming.racetecresults.com/Results.aspx?CId=16&RId=29707 News The Perth Track Classic is set to return in 2025 after a 5 year hiatus, with the announcement that the event will be upgraded and reimagined as a World Athletics Continental Tour Bronze level meet - https://www.athletics.com.au/news/perth-track-classic-set-to-ignite-the-west-in-march-2025 WA is confirmed to host the 2025 Australian Athletics Championships for the first time in 15 years, set to be staged in April https://www.athletics.com.au/events/239200 Thanks for listening and have a great week in running. See you next week. Instagram @warunningpod Email warunningpod@outlook.com Strava https://www.strava.com/clubs/WARP

In this weeks episode:

- Matt’s away racing - Dan & Sinead speak to him to get his (long) recount of the Gold Coast Marathon - Dan uses ‘recovery’ as a bit of an excuse for a lazy week, and only fits one jog in. - Sinead walks further than Dan runs this week. Enjoying the last weeks of pregnancy & officially on maternity leave

We welcome special guest host and shoe-dog extraordinaire, Jack Crago. We discuss his training and new goals post Transcend Ultra, as well as diving in to his running journey and the continual rise of the @jogoncrago Instragram account. Results:  Bibra Lake Running Festival; Gerry Hill (2:35:36) & Georgia Seaniger (2:56:08) take out the Marathon events. Full results, including the Half, 12k & 6k distances can be found on the link below https://my.raceresult.com/294583/results Jolly Jumbuck PTS: Stu Caufield (1:31:06.9) & Jess Jason (1:48:06.7) take out the Black Courses and both wrap up the Trail Series. Full results, including the Blue, Green & Trail Blazer courses can be found on the link below https://dx7w1mtzsu43f.cloudfront.net/e718afbafb5e618b93f4afd424920434.pdf Gold Coast Marathon Festival: A large WA contingent headed to the east coast to tackle the 2024 Gold Coast Marathon festival – including our very own Matt. We chat with Matt about his race, which unfortunately did not result in a PB, but a respectable 2:38:11 on what seemed to be a tough day for many. A few WA athletes walked away with notable PB’s, including Dean Menzies (65:01) & Charlotte Pickering (1:27:21) in the Half Marathon Distances, as well as a big PB for Jamie Lynch (2:43:41) & a solid run from Karlos Aquino (2:31:59) in the Marathon. Full results from across the weekend can be found at the link below: https://results.timingsports.com/goldcoastmarathon/2024

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In this weeks Episode:

- Maranoia sets in for Matt as he gets through his first week of taper.  - Sinead continues being active but her running days are over (for now).  - Dan enjoys sleep-ins, keeping warm and coffees as he recovers from Transcend and ponders what’s next.  RESULTS: WAMC King of the Mountain (Sunday 30th June) - Sam Hermann takes out the race in 1:08:37, with Katherine Stockwell first female across the line in 1:17:24. https://www.wamc.org.au/race-results?year=2024&race=175&distance=315&p=2#results ON Track Night Vienna (Saturday 22d June) - Some impressive results out of Austria for 2 WA athletes. Tom Moorcroft runs a big 800m PB of 1:49.11. Emily Bradley breaks sub 17 for the first time over 5,000m running 16:56.37 https://oelv.athmin.at/event-details.aspx?event=29895 Margie Hadley takes a huge win at the brutal Wild Dog Backyard Ultra in Victoria (Friday 21st June), completing 45 laps for 300km's  Brendan Verrier took 2nd place at the Brisbane Trail Ultra 110 (Friday 28th June) in 13:08 - very impressively after crewing for Transcend winner Piotr last weekend! UPCOMING We preview next weekend's Bibra Lake RunningWorks Festival (Sunday 7th July), tipping some of the favourites for the Marathon, Half, 12km & 6km events A strong WA contingent (including our Matt!) are heading over to QLD this coming week in preparation for one of the biggest weekends on the Australian running calendar; the Gold Coast Marathon Festival (Saturday 6th – Sunday 7th July)

•⁠  ⁠Jolly Jumbuck Trail Run (7/7) •⁠  ⁠Broome Marathon (14/7)  •⁠  ⁠Kalgoorlie Pipeline Marathon (14/7) •⁠  ⁠Yaberoo Trail Ultra (20/7) •⁠  ⁠WAMC Shelley Run (21/7) •⁠  ⁠WA State Cross Country Championships Edgewater Quarry (27/7) •⁠  ⁠City to Surf Karratha (28/7) •⁠  ⁠40th Perth Half Marathon (4/8)

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PSA - Dan is officially an Ultra runner In this episode: - Sinead takes a week off for her Baby shower as she quickly approaches her due date. - Dan survives Transcend and vows to never run an ultra again.  - Matt has his final marathon specific session two weeks out from the big day, as he joins some time away in Albany with his soon to be triple-Olympian fiancé. 

Results:

Transcend Ultra - we speak to new course record holder Erika Lori, who takes the female win (5th overall) and Dale Zabiela as first WA male (2nd overall) in the 65km solo. Overall winner was Piotr Babis. https://results.trackmelive.com.au/event/transcendultra2024 

Cross Country Series 3 took place in Manning Park

https://www.athleticswestresults.com.au/Winter/XC3/

Upcoming Races:

• King of the Mountain Sun 30 June
• Bravehearts 777 Marathon 1 July
• Bibra Lake Marathon 7 July
• Jolly Jumbuck Trail Run 7 July
• Broome Marathon (14/7) 
• Kalgoorlie Pipeline Marathon (14/7)
• Yaberoo Trail Ultra (20/7)
• WAMC Shelley Run (21/7)
• WA State Cross Country Championships Edgewater Quarry (27/7)
• City to Surf Karratha (28/7)

Thanks as always for the support. See you all next week on the WARP!

Another cold week in WA with some perfect running conditions. In this weeks episode:

- Matt continues his solid training, with a ‘Night Run’ the only way he can fit in training around weekend day shift  - Dan reaches the final week before Transcend, with a little too aggressive taper and also some aggressive rocks on the trails  - Sinead keeps brewing a baby and researches the best nappies, while her City to Surf motivational video gets released  Results: Wadjemup Rottnest Running Festival: Taken out by Mike Carroll (2:36:44) & Kate Baker (2:51:59) - https://www.bluechipresults.com.au/Results.aspx?CId=11&RId=1747&EId=1  Red Dirt Backyard Ultra - Karratha Matt chats to Phil Gore fresh off his win with 32 yards and 221km, making it 9 Backyard wins in 11 events.  Kununurra Half Marathon  Won by Lachlan Donchi 1:28:28 & Petra Melis-Walsh 1:32:30 first female - https://www.knxrun.com.au/results.html  Zugspitz Ultratrail Germany: Another great run for Vlad Ixel, who takes 2nd place in the 16km Grainau Trail British Milers Club - Belfast Northern Ireland, Record Breaker mile, Tom Moorcroft with a big PB in 4.01 We do our best to Preview the Transcend 65k Solo race, dissecting the field for the top Men and Women competing next Saturday. Upcoming: The Broome Marathon (14/7) and Kalgoorlie Pipeline Marathon (14/7) Have a great week in running!

Another wet and wild week in WA! Hope everyone escaped the storms and had a great week of runnning. In this episode:  •⁠  ⁠Matt has a monster marathon specific session on Saturday & another solid week on the build to GC marathon.  •⁠  ⁠Dan has another solid week of vert as he starts to back off the milage, 2 weeks out from Transcend.  •⁠  ⁠Sinead gets out for what will likely be the last run of this pregnancy.  RESULTS Ultra Series - Ultra Perth (Saturday 8th June). The Half Marathon distance was taken out by Jon Sammut (1:12:57) & Lauren Hyde-Cooling (1:22:12) in her debut half. The premier event, the 50km, was taken out by fan favourites Karlos Aquino (3:27:13) & Lauren French (3:33:25) - https://my.raceresult.com/293086/results PTS Winter Series Race 2 - Eagle and Child (Sunday 9th June). Stuart Caufield & Jess Jason were the winners on the black course (20.6k). Byron Martin & Georgie Smith took out the blue course (13.3k). Nic Temov & Magdaleen Strauss won the green course (5.5k) https://www.webscorer.com/race?raceid=354890

Athletics West Short Course Cross Country - Burswood 4k (Sunday 9th June). In a very tight men’s race, Max Shervington took the win in 11:16.32 with Joel Crossing second (11:19) & Dan Canala 3rd in (11:29). Hy Hehir who won the U/20 category was second across the line just pipping Joel in 11:18). In the women’s 4k Amy Buckingham took line honors in 13:15.24, Rebekah Newton was 2nd (13:28) just ahead of Angie Ross (13:29). Hannah Doyle was the first U/20 across the line in 13:44. https://www.athleticswestresults.com.au/Winter/ShortCourse24/ Comrades Marathon: Jackie Kellerman finished in a very impressive 7hrs 12min 49seconds - https://www.comrades.com/race-info/comrades-2023-results Rottnest Marathon Preview – Kate Baker, Kirsten Buist, Karlos Aquino and Michael Carroll headline the Rottnest Running Festival lineup for next Sunday. 777 Marathon, commences 1st July: Founded in 2013, the annual Bravehearts 777 Marathon comprises of 7 marathon events in 7 Australian cities in 7 consecutive days. It is the only marathon event of its kind in Australia and supports the vital work of Australian child protection charity, Bravehearts - https://fundraise.bravehearts.org.au/event/777marathonperth2024/home

Upcoming: •⁠  ⁠Rottnest Running Festival Sun 16 June (5/10/HM sold out) •⁠  ⁠Transcend Trails Sat 22 June (entries closed) •⁠  ⁠Manning Park XC 22nd June •⁠  ⁠King of the Mountain Sun 30 June •⁠  ⁠Bravehearts 777 Marathon 1 July •⁠  ⁠Bibra Lake Marathon 7 July •⁠  ⁠Jolly Jumbuck Trail Run 7 July Have a great week in running and see you next week!

Winter is here... hope everyone survived the wet  week! In this episode: •⁠  ⁠Dan reaches peak week but his Sunday long run doesn’t quite go to plan.  •⁠  ⁠Matt chases elevation this week, spending less time on his beloved treadmill and hitting 3 sessions in a week for the first time •⁠  ⁠Sinéad spends more time cross training than running this week. Results: Launceston 10km & Half Marathon. A large WA contingent made their way across to Launceston this year, all of whom came away with a PB. Out best placed WA athletes were Dean Menzies who finished 16th in the 10km in a PB of 30:04 & Sarah Greenwood who finished 6th in the half marathon in a PB of 1:21:22. https://racetecresults.com/results.aspx?CId=20346&RId=92&EId=5&dt=0&PageNo=1 Leonora Golden Gift. Zoe Buckman (4:55.00) & Luke Burrows (4:15.20) take out the Elite Miles at this years Leonora Golden Gift. https://www.athleticswestresults.com.au/LGG2024/ Elleker Running Festival: Matt’s beloved hometown race took place this morning with Joel Gray and Kate Pritchett taking out the Half Marathon in cold (and cow) conditions Vlad Ixel wins the Hochkönig Skyrace speed trail in Austria (approx. 31.2 km, approx. 2580+ vertical metres) Upcoming:

WAMC 2024 Perth Kids Marathon; Finishing on the 4th August, run in conjunction with the 2024 Perth Half Marathon & 5km. More information can be found in the link below https://www.wamc.org.au/event/wamc-perth-kids-marathon 2024 WA State Short Course Cross Country Championships - Charles Patterson Park, Sunday 9 June (2k & 4k)

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In this episode: 

• Matt has a solid back end to the week after HBF Half Marathon last weekend - 6 weeks out from Gold Coast Marathon
• Dan has a huge weekend, with back to back long runs & a casual Sunday Marathon with 1700m elevation - 1 month out from Transcend Ultra. 
• Sinead has a low volume training week, riding the third trimester wave. 

Results: Matt chats to Jess Jason after her win on the Double Black course at the first race of the winter PTS. Snakes N Ladders at Serpentine National Park: https://www.webscorer.com/racealldetails?raceid=353369&topn=3

Matt & Dan chat with Karlos after his win at the Joondalup Half Marathon. Half Marathon, 10km & 5km results below:

https://bluechipresults.com.au/results.aspx?CId=11&RId=1740

Sinead Chats with Danielle Graham about her impending move to the US. Dani announced last weekend that she will be moving to Florida to finish her final 2 years of schooling at IMG academy. IMG Academy is a specialist sporting school dedicated to supporting student-athlete development & is renowned for filling one quarter of college roster spots on an annual basis. 

Upcoming:

• Several WA athletes heading across to Launceston next weekend (Sun 2nd June) for the 10k & Half Marathon (notoriously quick course)
• UP (Ultra Perth) Saturday 8 June (HM & 50k)
• Eagle and Child PTS Winter Series Sun 9 June (John Forrest)
• Rottnest Running Festival Sun 16 June
• Transcend Trails Sat 22 June (use code WARP for 5% off)
• King of the Mountain Sun 30 June

Global Running Day, Wednesday 5th June: Lululemon Claremont welcomes runners of all ages & abilities to join together for a 5km community run in celebration of Global Running Day. 6am from Lululemon Claremont

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/global-running-day-2024-claremont-tickets-881138427757

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The band is back together for the first time in a while!

In this episode: • Dan gets back into the trails after a down week as the countdown to Transcend enters the final five weeks • Matt has another solid week including a mini taper & solid half marathon, as GC Marathon edges nearer • Sinead has another lower volume week as she heads into the third trimester

RESULTS: We chat with some of the podium performers from today’s HBF Run for a Reason. The Half marathon events were taken out by Matt Smith & Kat Watt, with Luke Burrows & Lauren Hyde-Cooling first across the line respectively in the 12k races. https://bluechipresults.com.au/results.aspx?CId=11&RId=1739&EId=3&dt=0

Dan & Matt Chat with Claire O'Brien-Smith to get a UTA recap. Unfortunately Claire did not start the race as a result of illness – but reports on some impressive results from a large WA contingent.  https://live.utmb.world/uta/2024

Jesse Hunt finished in 5th Place at the USATF Los Angeles Grand Prix in 3:35.38 (Won by Ollie Hoare)

https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7206591?eventId=10229502

Margie Hadley headlines a strong WA contingent at the ‘No Time to Die’ Front yard Ultra in Adelaide. The last 2 x men standing were still running at the time of recording today.

OTHER NOTABLE NEWS:  Rising WA Track talent Danielle Graham is off to IMG Academy in Florida to finish high school. IMG is a boarding high school in the US with specialised sporting programs.

UPCOMING: Brooks Joondalup Running Festival, Sunday 26th May

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Wishing you all a safe week on the roads, trails & track.