The Sunday Plodcast

We round up the last of the action from the Eugene World Champs in this bonus episode; covering the men's and women's 800m and 5000m finals. We also chat about some of the new qualification rulings that the IAAF announced for the Paris Olympics. Enjoy!

This week, we (p)review all the action for the World Championships taking place right now in Eugene, Oregon. We cover all the distance events and even manage to get excited by some sprints too… Enjoy!

For this week's podcast, we chat through all the distance action at the Eugene World Championships. We recap the heats of the races that have already taken place and preview every race due to go down over the following week. Enjoy!

For this week’s episode, we welcomed US Olympian, Hillary Bor, to the podcast. Hillary represented Team USA at the Rio and Tokyo games in the steeplechase and he recently won this year’s US trials for the Eugene World Champs. He’s got PB’s of 8:08 for the 3000SC and 13:10 in the 5000 and we spoke to him about his career so far; from his upbringing in Kenya, to training in the US Army’s WCAP programme, and everything in-between. Enjoy!

This week, we spoke to 1:44 800m man, Kyle Langford. Kyle finished 3rd at the British Champs last weekend and booked his spot on the plane to Eugene for the World Champs later this month. We spoke to him about his career so far, including his 4th place finish at the London 2017 Worlds, his current training and racing setup, his plans for the rest of the season, and much more. Enjoy!

Within this bonus episode, we announce the winner of our British Champs prediction contest and chat through the British Athletics team selection for the World Champs in Eugene. We also preview the Morton Games and Podium 5K that are taking place this weekend. Enjoy!

This week, we reviewed this weekend's British Championships and World Championship Trials. We covered all the distance events, from the 800, right the way through to the 5000. Enjoy! Use code SUNDAYPLOD10 for 10% off at SportsShoes.com

This week, Matt and Oli preview next weekend's British Championships and World Championship Trials races. All the distance events, from the 800, right up to the 5000, are covered. Enjoy!

This week, we spoke to 2012 Olympian and now athletics commentator, Hannah England. Hanna won a silver medal at the 2011 World Champs and, this summer, she's part of the World Athletics commentary team for Eugene. We chatted about her career as an athlete, how she got into commentary, and much more. Enjoy!

This week, we spoke to 2:09 marathon man, Dewi Griffiths. The Wales and Great Britain international talked us through his career so far; from making the Commonwealth Games team in 2014 and running his 2:09 debut in 2017, to struggling with injuries and illnesses more recently and now trying to work his way back to his best. Enjoy!

This week, we welcomed Mark Rowland to the podcast. Mark took bronze in the Steeplechase at the 1988 Olympic Games in a British record of 8:07 and he now coaches at Nike's Oregon Track Club in the USA. Mark's record still stands today and we spoke to him about his own career as an athlete, his transition into coaching, and much more. Enjoy!

This week, we were joined by the newly crowned Emsley Carr Mile winner and 3:37 1500m man, Matt Stonier. Based at Loughborough University, Matt is a regular GB junior in Cross Country and we spoke to him about his win in highgate last weekend, his career so far, goals for the future, and much more. Enjoy!

For this bonus EP, we review the elite races from Highgate's Night of 10K's and preview some of the upcoming races on the UK calendar. Enjoy!

This week, we spoke to Washington Husky and Irish International, Brian Fay. Brian has a 5K PB of 13:16 and he finished 10th at the European XC Champs in November. We talked through his career so far, his plans for the future, and much more. Enjoy!

This week, we spoke to race organiser, Ben Pochee. Ben founded the Highgate Harriers Night of 10,000m PBs back in 2013 and we spoke to him all about the event. We talked about how it first started, how it has developed over the years, and we looked ahead to next weekend's meet too. Enjoy!

For this week's podcast, we spoke to 3:33 1500m man, Will Paulson. Will grew up in the UK, but now competes for Canada and trains with the Oregon Track Club in the US. We talked about his recent PB in the 1500, his relationship with coach, Mark Rowland, and much more. Enjoy!

For this week's episode, we welcomed Calli Thackery to the podcast. Fresh off a new personal best of 15:09 over 5000m, Calli talked us through the race that saw her top the UK rankings in a World Championship qualifying time. Based out in Australia with the Melbourne Track Club under coach, Nic Bideau, Calli offers quite a unique perspective for a British distance runner. We chatted about her career so far, her plans for the rest of the season, and much more. Enjoy!

For this week's podcast, we spoke to 2016 Olympian, Ross Millington. Ross represented GB at the Rio games over 10,000m and recorded his personal best of 27:55 that season. Since then, Ross has stepped up to the Marathon distance and ran 2:11:37 to qualify for this summer's European Championships. We chatted about his career so far, his plans for the future, and much more. Enjoy!

This week, we spoke to New Balance Manchester athlete, Izzy Fry; fresh off a winter season where she finished 9th in the U23 race at the European XC Champs, won the World University XC Champs, and took bronze in the 3000m at the British Indoor Champs. Izzy reflected upon her success this winter, talked us through her career so far, her plans for the future, and much more. Enjoy!

For this week's podcast, we welcomed double Olympic Triathlon medallist, Alex Yee, to the podcast. A world class runner in his own right with PB's of 13:29 and 27:51, we spoke to Alex about his experiences in both sports. Enjoy!

For this week's episode, we spoke to this year's National cross country championships winner, Mahamed Mahamed. In recent years, Mahamed has won pretty much every domestic cross country title, including 2 at the National and 2 at the Inter Counties, as well as representing Great Britain at World and European XC Champs. We chatted to Mahamed about this year's win, his current training setup, his plans for the future, and much more. Enjoy!Use code SUNDAYPLOD10 for 10% off SportsShoes.com

For this Bonus EP, we reviewed the action from the past weekend's World Indoor Championships in Belgrade. Enjoy!

This week, we welcomed European Indoor 3000m record holder, Adel Mechaal, to the podcast. The Spanish international holds PB's of 3:30 for 1500, 7:30 in the 3000 and 13:15 in the 5000. We spoke about it all, from how he got started in the sport, to his goals for the World Champs this summer, and everything in-between. Enjoy!

With the World Indoor Championships next weekend, we welcomed Jenny Selman to the podcast for this week's episode. Jenny recently ran a PB of 2:00.70 over 800m and followed it up with a win at the British Champs to book her spot on the plane to Belgrade. We spoke to Jenny about her success this season, as well as her career to date and her plans for the future. Enjoy!Use code SUNDAYPLOD10 for 10% off SportsShoes.com

For this bonus EP, we previewed this weekend's Nike ZoomX Streakfly Podium 5K event in Barrowford. We also gave our thoughts on last weekend's 'The TEN' out in the US and touched upon this weekend's Inter Counties in Loughborough. Enjoy! Use code SUNDAYPLOD10 for 10% off SportsShoes.com

For this week's podcast we spoke to 3:32 1500m runner, Chris O'Hare. Chris recently announced his retirement from the sport and it was great to chat with him and reflect upon a career that saw him break 4 for the mile 25 times and make multiple GB teams. Enjoy!

For this bonus EP, we reviewed the domestic action from the past weekend. We focussed on the British trials for the World Indoor Championships and the English National Cross Country Championships. Enjoy!

For this week's episode, we spoke to the Head of Endurance at Loughborough University, Kyle Bennett. Kyle talked to us about how he transitioned into the role after coaching at Oxford University for a number of years, his goals for the future of the programme, and much more. Enjoy!

Joined by EP 3 guest, Jenny Nesbitt, we preview the domestic action for the coming weekend. We chat through the leading entries for the senior men's and women's races at the English National Cross Country Champs at Parliament Hill, as well as the fields for the World Indoor Trials in Birmingham. Enjoy!

With the National Cross Country Champs just round the corner, we had to get 1981 national winner, Julian Goater, on the podcast this week. Julian won the senior men's race by the largest ever winning margin, 1 minute and 55 seconds, and we spoke to him all about the race. Julian talked to us about his preparation going in, the race itself, and what he describes as 'the art of running faster'. Enjoy!

For this bonus EP, we review some of the Brits in action over the past weekend, including Marc Scott's 12:57, Neil Gourley's 3:35, and many more. In terms of meets, we focus on the PUL 5K in Battersea Park and the BU Valentine meet over in the US. Enjoy!

This week, we spoke to 1:46 800m, and 3:35 1500m man, Neil Gourley. Neil is having a great indoor season this year, having run PB's of 7:48 in the 3K and 13:34 in the 5K already. We chatted with Neil about his plans to compete at as many major champs as possible this year, as well as his recent move to Under Armour, and much more. Enjoy!

For this bonus EP, we preview the elite men's and women's fields for this Friday's PUL 5K in Battersea Park. Leading entires include Jack Rowe, Phil Norman and Mahamed Mahamed for the men, and Charlotte Arter, Lauren Heyes and Hannah Irwin for the women. Enjoy!Use code SUNDAYPLOD10 for 10% off at SportsShoes.com

For this week's episode, we spoke to the Chair of UK Athletics, Ian Beattie. Former Chair at Scottish Athletics, Ian spoke to us about the transition to UKA and how he got the role, as well as discussing how UKA functions and what it's key focuses are. Hopefully this pod can help to clear up some of the confusion that surrounds UKA and their role within the sport. Enjoy!

For this bonus EP, we preview the athletics action happening this weekend, as well as chatting through some British performances from the past week. This includes the New Balance Indoor Games, BUCS Cross Country, DNA Athletics, and much more! Enjoy.

This week, we welcomed 4-time World Champion, Hellen Obiri to the podcast. Hellen spoke to us about her recent move to ON Running; including what she likes about the brand and how they're looking after her. We also chatted with Hellen about her illustrious career that's seen her win world titles indoors, outdoors and in cross country. Enjoy!Use code SUNDAYPLOD10 for 10% off at SportsShoes.com

This week, we spoke to 'Cottage Relocated' coach, Mark Lloyd. Mark heads up the Cottage group that meets in Battersea Park every Tuesday night and he spoke to us about the nature of the group and the manner in which they train. Groups, such as Cottage, who bring together athletes from a large variety of more traditional athletics clubs, might well be the future of the sport. Enjoy!

For this week's episode, we spoke to British U20 1500m Champ, Ben Reynolds. It's not often we get to chat with a guest who's currently at the start of their NCAA journey, so it was great to speak with Ben after his first term at the University of Oregon. The 3:46 man talked us through how he ended up at Oregon in the first place, the training he's experienced under coach, Ben Thomas, his goals for the future, and much more. Enjoy!

This week we spoke, we spoke to coach and agent, Dale King-Clutterbuck. Dale coached his partner, Revée Walcott-Nolan, to the Olympic Games in Tokyo, he's a director at Forte Sports Management, and a 3:38 1500m himself from 2015. Enjoy!

For this week's episode, we spoke to 15:52 5K and 32:33 10K runner, Phily Bowden. As well as chatting to Phily about her success on the track, that's seen her make GB teams and run in the NCAA at the University of Oregon, we also spoke to her about her experiences of disordered eating. This is something that Phily has recently spoken about in an article published in the Telegraph (https://www.telegraph.co.uk/athletics/2021/11/30/confided-had-eating-disorder-told-lose-three-pounds/) and we wanted to help raise some awareness of this further. If you want any more information or resources around disordered eating, please try the attached link (https://red-s.com/athlete/where-find-support/), that Phily recommended to us. We hope you enjoy the episode.

In this special bonus EP, we welcomed EP 31 guest, Kevin Ondrasek, back to the podcast. The three of us had a discussion about how the sport of Athletics makes money. We chatted about the differences between the US and the UK, the impact that this money has on fans and athletes, the ways in which we think the sport could develop further, and much more. Enjoy!

This week, we spoke to two-time Olympian and Commonwealth Games Bronze medallist, Zane Robertson. Zane's holds PB's of 13:13 in the 5000, 27:33 in the 10,000, and 59:47 in the Half-Marathon. We covered it all on this episode; from Zane, and his twin brother Jake's, move from New Zealand to Kenya aged just 17, to his current training setup, and everything in between. Enjoy!Use code SUNDAYPLOD10 for 10% off at SportsShoes.com

This week, we spoke to GB international 1500m runner, Sarah Mcdonald. Sarah holds PB's of 1:59 in the 800 and 4:00 in the 1500, and we spoke to her about her recent move across the pond to join New Balance Boston. Enjoy! Use code SUNDAYPLOD10 for 10% off at SportsShoes.com

For this bonus episode, we preview tomorrow's European XC Championships! We cover the Senior Men's and Women's races, as well as the U23 age group events. Big thanks to Niki Faulkner (@NikiFaulkner on Twitter) for providing us with some statistics about the start lists - make sure you check out his Twitter thread on the champs. Use code SUNDAYPLOD10 for 10% off on SportsShoes.com

This week we welcomed 13:46 5000m man, Andy Heyes, to the podcast. Andy's the current chair of the UKA athlete commission and we spoke to him about the importance of this role, as well as his running career to date. Enjoy!

For this bonus episode, we reviewed the European Cross Country Trials that were held in Liverpool on Saturday. We chat through the senior men's and senior women's short course and long course races, as well as the British team that was selected for the event. Enjoy!For 10% off and free delivery on SportsShoes.com, use code SUNDAYPLOD10 at checkout.

This week, we spoke to Welsh distance runner, Charlotte Arter. Charlotte holds PB’s of 15:26 in the 5K and 31:30 in the 10K, and we spoke to her about it all. From her collegiate career at New Mexico in the NCAA, to her current setup in Cardiff under coach, Chris Jones, and everything in-between. Enjoy!

Kicking off season 2 of the pod, we spoke to Irish athletics journalist, Cathal Dennehy. Cathal recently went out to Kenya to watch Eliud Kipchoge and his training group in action and he talked us through his trip. We cover how they train, their mindset, and much more. If you haven't seen it already, make sure you check out Cathal's twitter feed, where he reports on all sorts of distance running news, including his visit to Kipchoge's camp @Cathal_Dennehy. Enjoy the podcast and make sure you listen out for a discount code for SportsShoes.com!

Season 2 of The Sunday Plodcast, presented by SportsShoes.com, will air on Sunday 21st of November. Enjoy!

For our 50th EP, we spoke to Olympic bronze medallist in the 1500m, Josh Kerr. Josh ran a PB of 3:29 when he picked up his Olympic medal in Tokyo this year, and we talked through his career so far. We covered it all; from his NCAA achievements at New Mexico, to signing for the Brooks Beasts out of college, and then performing on the biggest stage of all this past summer. Enjoy!