With the Chiefs – Details, episodes & analysis

In this episode, we were joined by Josh Phillips, a Sydney-based Saucony-sponsored athlete and Villanova University alumnus. Josh has personal bests of 13:34 in the 5k and 28:41 in the 10k. We discussed his running journey; including his college experience, training methodology, and how it has evolved over time. We also recapped some of his recent performances, including his 5k PB at the Maurie Plant Meet, and his win at the NSW 3000m championships.

Sponsors:

AS Health Movement - Jean-Claude has been supporting us with remedial massage, greatly assisting our recovery. To book a session visit https://ashealthmovement.com/

Espresso Displays - Espresso Displays, creator of the world’s thinnest portable monitor. Espressos co-founder Scott is a close friend and longstanding listener of the show. If you are interested in checking them out / purchasing, use the link https://au.espres.so/?snowball=WITHTHECHIEFS10 or code “withthechiefs10” to receive a 10% discount.

In this episode, we caught up with Georgie Gibson, a close friend of the show and member of the DELTA Running project. We chatted about her recent New York Marathon experience, where she ran an impressive 3:19, just months after recovering from a stress fracture. We also discussed her rapid progress, including her 17:45 5K time at Rhodes Parkrun, which she achieved not long after starting structured training.

Trigger warning: eating disorders are discussed in this podcast episode. If you are currently going through recovery or feel now is not a good time to listen to this content, please skip through 1:30:00 - 1:39:15 or revisit this episode later. If this episode triggers anything for you or brings up concerns, contact the Butterfly Foundation Helpline on 1800 ED HOPE — Website: https://butterfly.org.au/get-support/helpline/

Sponsors:

AS Health Movement - Jean-Claude has been supporting us with remedial massage, greatly assisting our recovery. To book a session visit https://ashealthmovement.com/

Espresso Displays - Espresso Displays, creator of the world’s thinnest portable monitor. Espressos co-founder Scott is a close friend and longstanding listener of the show. If you are interested in checking them out / purchasing, use the link https://au.espres.so/?snowball=WITHTHECHIEFS10 or code “withthechiefs10” to receive a 10% discount.

4 weeks until Gold Coast Marathon.

This episode is the first instalment of a series that will explore some key topics to improving your performance in running. This particular episode is centred around running shoes. We dive into the different things to look out for when choosing a new shoe whether or not you are a beginner or an experienced runner. We were lucky to be joined by Nico Nelles, an avid runner and store manager of pace athletic, a specialised running shoe store with 5 locations across Sydney. If you would like to get in touch with us, please email: withthechiefs@gmail.com

In this epsiode Dom and Smitty look back at how they started running and the journey that got them to where they are today.

In this episode Dom and Smitty reflect on their training for the Sydney Harbour 10k as well as discussing lifestyle vices and the upcoming christmas holiday period. Smitty ran 34:16 and Dom 32:00 both setting new PBs over 10km but, had very different build ups.

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In this episode, we caught up with Jean-Claude DiManno at AS Health Movement - JC specialises in exercise physiology and remedial massage, and has worked with many high performing sports organisations such as the British Cycling Team, ATP Tennis, A-Leauge, Basketball Australia and NSWIS. We are honoured to have JC support us in our lead up to the Gold Coast Marathon.

In this episode we went through a training update, discussed the seed times for the 2024 Chiefs 5k Challenge, and previewed the upcoming Sydney10.

Todays episode was sponsored by AS Health Movement who specialise in Exercise Physiology & remedial massage. We are lucky to have JC support us in our lead up to the Gold Coast marathon, and we look forward to having him on the podcast next week.

In this episode, we caught up with Matt Gore to recap the Sydney Hoka Half Marathon, where Matt ran 69:57, taking 2 minutes off his PB, and coming in 5th place. Luke also ran 72:06, taking 40 seconds off his PB, and coming 10th place. We also spoke about some of the training that led up to these performances.