Brad combines running with relief teaching and has a theory on hip muscle tightness.
Julian reveals what he’s been hiding off Strava in this week’s training for the London Marathon.
Brady searches for the pop in the legs and has a course settled for an IRP Half Record attempt.
Jessica Hull sets a new Australian National Record in the Women’s 5000m in 14:43.80 at the Monaco Diamond League, breaking Benita Wills’ long standing previous record. Hull placed 4th in the race, recounting how squad teammate helped push her along. Gen Gregson placed 8th in 15:38.
Peter Bol comes close to his PB in the 800m running 1:44.96, with training partner and national record holder Joseph Deng running 1:46.20.
Jakob Ingebrigsten runs a 1500m European record of 3:28.68, only .23 of a second behind winner Timothy Cheruiyot with very different methods. Ryan Gregson claims a season best of 3:35.57.
Joshua Chepegei set a World Record in the 5000m 12:35.36, breaking Keninisa Bekele’s time set in 2004 by 2 seconds. Paced by a team of runners including Matt Ramsden. In the same race Stewy McSweyn ran a season best of 13:13.22 to place 6th.
2020 Monaco Diamond League Full Results
World Record for Cheptegei, Australian Record for Hull, Bol 1:44, Gregson 3:35, McSweyn 13:13
SA 10K Cross Country Champs on North Adelaide Golf Course won by Tara Palm for Adelaide Harriers over Caitlin Adams, while Matt Clarke representing Hills Districts took home the crown in the men’s event over Riley Cocks and Adrian Potter.
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Rochelle Rodgers and Ben Chamberlain win the WA Cross Country State Championship over 10K in May Drive Parkland.
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Oliver Hoare takes his maiden win as a professional at the Music City Distance Carnival in Nashville Tennessee, clocking in a personal best of 3:34.63 for the 1500m. Morgan McDonald also featured running a PB of 3:37.42
Listener question asks what the next Australian record to fall will be and Moose on the Loose for the millionth time reiterates how it’s not all about the shoes.
Jess Hull joins friend of the show Matt Whitbread, coming straight off her amazing run setting the national new 5000m Australian record of 14:43.80, going into her preparations into the race and plans coming.
Jess takes us back to the preparations for winning her maiden National 5000m Championship back in March, where her headspace and goal setting are at, why she still has her sights on her 1500m, before going into how she responded when COVID-19 changed the world, where she based herself at the time, navigating isolation rules after travelling and adapting her training and mentality. She goes into the process that she and coach Pete Julian went into building her base in response to Tokyo getting postponed, then having Monaco on the horizon and embracing the opportunity to race the 3000m at Bankstown despite the torrid weather.
