The Sunday Plodcast

For this week's episode, we were joined by SportsShoes Race Director, Chris Barnes, to preview Podium Festival. In addition to previewing his own event, Chris helped us talk through some of the latest news on the distance running circuit, and much more. Enjoy! Presented by SportsShoes.com

In this week's episode, Matt and Oli reviewed all the action from last weekend's British Indoor Championships; talking through the selected team for World Indoors. Then, joined by Charlie & George Wheeler (34:30) for the guest portion of the episode, they spoke to the twins about their recent rise on the British distance running scene, with Charlie having just run 13:20 over 5,000m, and George representing England in the 3,000m. Not afraid to speak their minds, the twins gave an open and honest account of the their approach to life, training, and racing, and much more. Enjoy! Presented by SportsShoes.com

For this bonus episode, we previewed all the action for this weekend's Saucony National Cross Country Championships; covering the men's and women's individual races, as well as the team titles.Presented by SportsShoes.com

In this week's episode, Matt and Oli reviewed all the action from the Milrose Games, BU Valentine Meet, and much more! This week's guest, Georgia Bell, then joined the podcast ahead of this weekend's British Championships. Georgia talked through her return to the sport in recent years; including how her coach, Trevor Painter, has managed to get her into world-class shape ahead of Paris 2024. Enjoy! Presented by SportsShoes.com

For this week's episode, Matt and Oli reflected upon some recent races on the indoor circuit; including the NB Boston Indoor GP (featuring Jake Wightman & Jess Hull), and the Lee Valley Mile. In the latter half of the episode, they previewed what's to come; including Milrose Games (featuring Josh Kerr & Laura Muir), and the British Indoor Championships. Amongst all the indoor action, they covered BUCS XC, and much more! Presented by SportsShoes.com

For this week's episode, Jack Rowe returned to the podcast to talk about his recent 7:38 3,000m win in Boston. The Puma athlete is planning on attempting the Olympic 5,000m standard of 13:05 on the 10th of February. Following Jack's interview, Matt and Oli chatted about all the upcoming meets over the next few weeks.Presented by SportsShoes.com

In this week's episode, Matt and Oli break down all the action from the Boston Indoor 5000m races (including George Mills, Sam Atkin & Jack Rowe), before welcoming this week's guest (28:15), Chris Jones. The UKA Head of Endurance Strategy spoke in detail about the NGB's plans for the coming years. Chris also explained how he's recently started coaching Marc Scott ahead of his Marathon debut in April. Following the interview, the guys preview BUCS XC and much more. Enjoy! Presented by SportsShoes.com

In this week's episode, Matt and Oli discussed some of the scepticism following Agnes Ngetich's 10K WR of 28:46 in Valencia. Then, following her 30:41 performance in the same race, Jess Warner-Judd was welcomed back to the podcast for this week's interview. Jess spoke about some of her training going into Valencia, and much more. Enjoy! Presented by SportsShoes.com

For this week's episode, Matt and Oli chatted through the results of the Sheffield BMC, before introducing this week's guest, Eamonn Martin. Currently race director for next weekend's (21/01/24) London International Cross Country, Eamonn provided an insight into what we can expect from the event. Enjoy! Presented by SportsShoes.com

In this week's episode, Matt and Oli wrapped up all the action from the Ribble Valley 10k, that featured a head-to-head between Marc Scott and Emile Cairess; before then introducing this week's guest, Innes FitzGerald. The 17 year-old European U20 XC Champion spoke about her career so far, her plans for the next few years, and much more. Enjoy!

To kick off season 4, Matt and Oli chatted through some of the final races in 2023; including the Cardiff Met Christmas Classic 3000m (featuring Laura Muir) and the Ribble Valley 10K. This week's guest though, was double European XC Champ (U20 & U23), Will Barnicoat. The Puma athlete reflected upon his recent U23 title, as well as talking through his training setup and much more. Enjoy! Presented by SportsShoes.com

For this bonus episode, we've wrapped up some of the latest stories in the sport going into the Christmas period, as well as giving you a preview of what's to come in Season 4 of The Sunday Plodcast. Enjoy! Presented by SportsShoes.com

For this bonus episode, we talked through all the action from the Liverpool X Challenge and European XC Trials. With the British Team having just been announced, we chatted through the teams on both the Men's and Women's side, as well as the races themselves. Enjoy! Presented by SportsShoes.com

For this bonus episode, we previewed all the action for this Saturday's British Athletics Cross Challenge and European Trials event in Sefton Park, Liverpool. We talked through our predictions for the top 5 spots in both the men's and women's races. Enjoy!Presented by SportsShoes.com

For our 150th episode, we welcomed Josh Kerr back to the podcast. We spoke to the 1500m World Champion about that magical night in Budapest and much more. Enjoy! Presented by SportsShoes.com

For this week's episode, we spoke to Team New Balance Manchester athlete, Hannah Nuttall. Hannah holds PB's of 4:05 over 1500m and 15:16 over 5000m and we talked through her journey in the sport. From growing up with Olympian parents, to training at the University of New Mexico, and much more. Enjoy!Presented by SportsShoes.com

For this week's episode, we previewed all the upcoming action on the British distance running scene; including Cardiff X Challenge, Mansfield Relays, and much more. Enjoy! Presented by SportsShoes.com

For this week's podcast, we spoke to two-time British Olympian, Laura Weightman. Having just announced her retirement from the sport, we spoke to Laura about her stellar career, her decision to retire, and what the future might hold. Enjoy!Presented by SportsShoes.com

For this week's episode, we discussed the recent world records in both the men's and women's marathons at Chicago and Berlin. We also reviewed some of the action at last weekend's National Road Relays and previewed the Cross Country season ahead. Enjoy! Presented by SportsShoes.com

For this week’s episode, we spoke to Hoka athlete, Scott Beattie. Coached by Andy Hobdell, Scott recently finished 9th in the 5K at the World Road Running Champs. We spoke to Scott about starting his running career at Morpeth Harriers, spending a number of years running for Tulsa in the NCAA, and much more. Enjoy!Presented by SportsShoes.com

For this week’s podcast, we spoke to two-time Olympian, Richard Nerurkar. Richard represented Great Britain at the Olympics in 1992 over 10,000m and in 1996 over the marathon. We spoke to the 2:08 marathoner about some current trends within the sport, as well as his own career, and much more. Enjoy!Presented by SportsShoes.com

For this week’s episode, Matt and Oli caught up about all the latest action on the distance running scene, before welcoming this week's guest, Hayden Wilde (24:48). They spoke to the Olympic Triathlon Bronze Medalist about racing and training at the elite level, as well as delving into how he got into the sport in the first place. Enjoy! Presented by SportsShoes.com

For this week's episode, we spoke to 3:31 1500m runner, Sam Tanner. At just 23, Sam is already New Zealand's 2nd fastest ever 1500m athlete; with just Nick Willis having gone quicker. We spoke to Sam about his career so far, his plans for the future, and much more. Enjoy!Presented by SportsShoes.com

For this week's episode, we spoke to Nike athlete and 1:43 800m man, Max Burgin. At just 21, Max has been a serious talent for a number of years now, and we spoke to him about his career so far, his plans for the future, and much more. Enjoy!Presented by SportsShoes.com

For this bonus episode, we reviewed all the action from Friday's British Road Running Champs, as well as chatting through the Brussels Diamond League. Enjoy! Presented by SportsShoes.com

For this week’s episode, we discussed our World Champs ‘hangover’; reviewing the Diamond League meets from the past few days, as well as previewing the upcoming races at The Big Half and the Great North Run. Enjoy! Presented by SportsShoes.com

For this week’s episode, we reviewed all the action from the final day of the World Champs in Budapest, as well as talking through our overall highlights of the week. Enjoy! Presented by SportsShoes.com

For this bonus episode, we chatted through all the action from day 8 of the World Champs in Budapest. Enjoy!

For this bonus episode, we chatted through all the action from day 5 of the World Champs in Budapest. Enjoy!Presented by SportsShoes.com

For this bonus episode, we chatted through all the action from day 4 of the World Champs in Budapest. Enjoy!Presented by SportsShoes.com

For this bonus episode, we chatted through all the action from day 2 of the World Champs in Budapest. Enjoy!Presented by SportsShoes.com

For this bonus episode, we chatted through all the action from day 1 of the World Champs in Budapest. Enjoy! Presented by SportsShoes.com

For this week's podcast, we spoke to European U23 Silver Medalist and 1:44 800m man, Ethan Hussey. The Leeds based Nike athlete spoke to us about his career so far under coach, Andy Henderson, his plans for the future, and much more. Enjoy! Presented by SportsShoes.com

For this bonus episode, we previewed all the action for the upcoming World Championships in Budapest. As always, we covered all the distance events, from the 800m, right up to the 10,000m. Enjoy!

For this week's podcast, we spoke to New Balance athlete, Issy Boffey. The Birmingham-based athlete spoke to us about her new PB of 1:59 over 800m in Madrid, as well as her preparations for the World Champs in Budapest, and much more. Enjoy! Presented by SportsShoes.com

For this week’s podcast, we spoke to British 1500m Champion and Under Armour athlete, Katie Snowden. Katie has PB’s of 4:00 in the 1500 and 1:58 in the 800, and we spoke to her ahead of the World Championships in Budapest. Enjoy!Presented by SportsShoes.com

For this week's podcast, we spoke to 3:34 1500m man, Ossama Meslek. The UK-based Italian international spoke to us about his career so far, his plans for the future, and much more. Enjoy! Presented by SportsShoes.com

For this bonus episode, we reviewed all the action from the Diamond League meetings in London and Monaco over the weekend. Enjoy! Presented by SportsShoes.com

Fresh off a new Irish Record of 13:01 over 5000m, we welcomed Brian Fay (EP 76) back to the podcast. Brian’s just finished up his NCAA career at Washington and returned to train under coach Feidhlim Kelly (EP 106) at the Dublin Track Club. The Nike athlete talked us through his race in Heusden, his plans going forward, and much more. Enjoy! Presented by SportsShoes.com

For this week's episode, we chatted through everything happening right now on the distance running scene. From the European U23 Championships, to the Morton Games, the World Champs selection, and everything in-between. Enjoy! Presented by SportsShoes.com

Reporting live from a car park in Manchester... For this week's podcast, we reviewed all the action from this weekend's British Championships; covering all the distance events from the 800 up to the 5000. Presented by SportsShoes.com

For this bonus EP, we teamed up with our partners at SportsShoes.com, to bring you our first 'vodcast'. We were joined by On athlete, Amy-Eloise Markovc for this episode, as she was preparing for this weekend's British Championships. For the first time ever, you can watch this podcast on the SportsShoes YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@sportsshoes_com

For this week's episode, we previewed next weekend's British Championships and World Championship Trials. As always, we covered all the distance events, from the 800m, up to the 5000m. Enjoy! Presented by SportsShoes.com

For this bonus episode, we caught up with the new parkrun world record holder, Andy Butchart! Butchy ran the time of 13:45 at Edinburgh parkrun on Saturday, taking down Andy Baddeley's previous record of 13:48 from 2012. We spoke to Butchy about the run itself, his plans for the rest of the season, and much more. Enjoy! Presented by SportsShoes.com

For this week’s podcast, we spoke to Anita Bean. Anita is a registered nutritionist, health writer and author. Perhaps best known for her publication of, ‘The Complete Guide to Sports Nutrition’, we spoke to Anita about the importance of nutrition for distance runners, and much more. Enjoy! Presented by SportsShoes.com

For this week’s episode, we spoke to 800m man, and Tokyo Olympian, Oliver Dustin. A European U20 champion in 2019, Dustin broke into the senior ranks with his signature kick in 2021; running 1:43 in Nice. We spoke to him about his career so far, his goals for the next few years, and much more. Enjoy!

For this bonus EP, we reviewed all the track action from the weekend's races. We extensively covered the Paris Diamond League, as well as mentioning the British interests at the Fast 5000, the NCAA Championships, and much more. Enjoy! Presented by SportsShoes.com

For this week’s episode, we spoke to Dutch Olympian, and 13:11 5000m man, Mike Foppen. Mike trains with the Lions Track Club in Paris, and we spoke to him about his career so far, his goals for the future, and much more. Enjoy! Presented by SportsShoes.com

For this week’s episode, we welcomed James West back to the podcast. We first spoke to Westy back in February 2021 (EP 13), so go and check that out if you want more of an overview on his career. This time though, we caught up about his recent move to New Balance Manchester, and what it means for the years ahead. Enjoy! Presented by SportsShoes.com

For this week’s podcast, we spoke to European Bronze medallist in the 1500m, Mario García Romo. Mario ran his personal best of 3:30, when he finished 4th at the World Champs in Eugene last summer. We spoke to him about growing up in Spain, his time in the NCAA at Ole Miss, and now training under Coach Dathan Ritzenhein, at the On Athletics Club. Enjoy! Presented by SportsShoes.com