Run With It

Dec 05 2024 22 ep. 66 mins 1

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Run With It is a running podcast with a human face. The running boom is here, and host Elise Beacom is determined to find out who’s behind the hype. Often playful, sometimes serious, this show explores juicy topics with the most influential people in running. Each week, Elise interviews a guest shaping running culture in unique ways, whether as a sports journalist, a professional runner, a coach, or a leader of a community run club.

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Sole Sisters - 4: Cross-training, creepy crawlies & Valencia Marathon

Dec 05 2024 84 mins

This episode of Sole Sisters kicks off with some misguided Black Friday purchases from Alice; and Elise battling lack of sleep thanks to her kelpie’s bout of doggy gastro. Elise recaps her recent 10k race, while Alice has been shopping around the run club scene. For the main topic, Alice and Elise dive into the importance of cross-training to complement any running program. With

18: Marcus Brown, the founder of One Percent Running Club, pushing for greater diversity at the top end

Nov 29 2024 75 mins

London is one of the most diverse and vibrant cities in the world, but only about 5% of the championship or “good for age” places for London Marathon are filled by runners from ethnic minorities. Marcus Brown is making strides to change that. He is the founder of One percent Running Club, which aims to bridge the gap between traditional athletics clubs and run crews, creating a

Sole Sisters - 3: How to choose your next race

Nov 21 2024 84 mins

In this episode of Sole Sisters, Alice and Elise start off with some “pits and peaks” of the last two weeks, including an ill-fated train journey and Alice’s aqua aerobics debut. The topic of the day is how to choose your next race. The duo go through all the key considerations including, bucket list marathons, weather conditions, and how to incorporate a holiday into a marat

17: Matt Fox, the Sweat Elite founder who FINALLY broke 2:20

Nov 14 2024 78 mins

Matt Fox has been chasing a sub-2:20 marathon for the past few years, and after about eight attempts, he finally did it this year in Chicago, running 2:19:31. And after toiling so long to hit that mark, he managed to do it again four weeks later in Indianapolis where he ran another PB of 2:18:41! In this conversation, we talk about some of the factors that led to these results, inc

Sole Sisters - 2: Post-marathon reset strategies & offseason adventures

Nov 07 2024 67 mins

Alice and Elise are back for another edition of Sole Sisters. This week the focus is the “offseason”, which is the wedge of time for recovery, relaxation and fun (non-running) activities after a key race. Not going to lie, this episode is slightly manic – the duo go from talking about Alice’s experience with ritualistic burnings under a full Costa Rican moon, to that time E

16: Vanessa Wilson, the PE teacher from the outer burbs who just ran 2:28 at Berlin Marathon

Oct 31 2024 73 mins

Vanessa Wilson describes herself as a mum and PE teacher from the outer burbs of Melbourne who likes to run. But Vanessa is seriously downplaying her ability – perhaps because she’s genuinely shocked by how far her running has come. She’s almost unwittingly just become the 13th fastest Australian woman marathoner of all time, running 2:28:34 at Berlin Marathon this year, whic

Sole Sisters - 1: Alice Baquie's marathon experiment

Oct 23 2024 86 mins

Elise Beacom and Alice Baquie have teamed up for a new fortnightly series called Sole Sisters. Tune in for running insights, sisterhood vibes, life misadventures and many detours along the way. In episode 1, the duo discuss Alice’s unconventional preparation for Melbourne Marathon. In her debut marathon build up, Alice ran no more than 10km four times per week, with a hell of a l

15: Jaryd Clifford in his first interview post Paralympics heartbreak

Oct 17 2024 74 mins

Jaryd Clifford experienced one of the cruellest Paralympic Games you could imagine. First, he was disqualified in the 5000m after crossing the line in bronze medal position. To really rub salt in the wounds, he missed out on another bronze in the 1500m by 0.01 of a second. Ouch. In his first podcast appearance since his Paris heartbreak, Jaryd speaks about what went wrong, the less

14: Brit de Groot, founder of Flow State - the gateway drug of run clubs

Oct 10 2024 55 mins

Brit de Groot is the first to admit she’s not great at meditation. Instead, she uses running to quieten her brain. Having discovered the power of running for her own mental health, Brit is sharing the good vibes around. Whether she’s convincing metal musicians to go jogging, fundraising for mental health, or leading Flow State, a run club for women with a focus on mental wellbe

13: Claudia Hollingsworth, the young track star on the rise

Oct 03 2024 60 mins

Claudia Hollingsworth is the kind of person who would excel at anything she put her mind to. The 19-year-old Australian is already an Olympic semi-finalist, World Under-20 silver medallist and Australian Champion in the 800m, and she’s just getting started. In this conversation, we delve into Claudia’s incredible year, what it’s like to train with On Athletics Club Oceania, a