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The Sunday Plodcast

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Episodes

Budapest Bonus: Day 8

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

Aug 27, 202329 min

Budapest Bonus: Day 5

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

Aug 23, 202332 min

Budapest Bonus: Day 4

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

Aug 22, 202338 min

Budapest Bonus: Day 2

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

Aug 21, 202334 min

Budapest Bonus: Day 1

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

Aug 20, 202336 min

S3 Ep38: EP 138: Ethan Hussey

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

Aug 19, 202343 minSeason 3Ep. 38

BONUS EP: World Champs Preview '23

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!

Aug 16, 20231 hr 17 min

S3 Ep37: EP 137: Issy Boffey

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

Aug 12, 202344 minSeason 3Ep. 37

S3 Ep36: EP 136: Katie Snowden

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

Aug 05, 202340 minSeason 3Ep. 36

S3 Ep35: EP 135: Ossama Meslek

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

Jul 29, 202347 minSeason 3Ep. 35

BONUS EP: London & Monaco DL REVIEW

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

Jul 24, 202358 min

S3 Ep34: EP 134: Brian Fay

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

Jul 22, 202343 minSeason 3Ep. 34

S3 Ep33: EP 133: Mid-SZN news round-up

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

Jul 15, 202353 minSeason 3Ep. 33

S3 Ep32: EP 132: British Champs '23 REVIEW

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

Jul 09, 202337 minSeason 3Ep. 32

BONUS EP: Amy-Eloise Markovc

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

Jul 07, 202333 min

S3 Ep31: EP 131: British Champs '23 Preview

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

Jul 01, 20231 hr 2 minSeason 3Ep. 31

BONUS EP: Catch-up with parkrun WR Holder, Andy Butchart

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

Jun 29, 202320 min

S3 Ep30: EP 130: Anita Bean

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

Jun 24, 20231 hr 2 minSeason 3Ep. 30

S3 Ep29: EP 129: Oliver Dustin

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!

Jun 17, 202346 minSeason 3Ep. 29

BONUS EP: Weekend Roundup (inc. Paris DL, Fast 5000 & NCAA's)

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

Jun 13, 202349 min

S3 Ep28: EP 128: Mike Foppen

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

Jun 10, 202342 minSeason 3Ep. 28

S3 Ep27: EP 127: James West

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

Jun 03, 202337 minSeason 3Ep. 27

S3 Ep26: EP 126: Mario García Romo

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

May 27, 202342 minSeason 3Ep. 26

BONUS EP: Highgate 10,000 RECAP + MORE!

For this bonus episode, we recapped all the action from the Night of the 10,000m PB's, as well as the Manchester 10K. We also previewed some upcoming races on the distance running calendar. Enjoy! Presented by SportsShoes.com

May 24, 202322 min

S3 Ep25: EP 125: Jonny Davies

For this week’s episode we spoke to 13:16 5,000m runner, Jonny Davies. Fresh off his new PB that sent him to the top of the UK rankings; we spoke to Jonny about his exceptional junior career, navigating injuries over the past few years, and much more. Enjoy! Presented by SportsShoes.com

May 20, 202353 minSeason 3Ep. 25

S3 Ep24: EP 124: Highgate Night of the 10,000m PB's PREVIEW

For this week's episode, we previewed next weekend's Highgate 10,000 and World Championship Trials races. We covered the elite races on both the men's and the women's side; including British interests in the likes of Jess Warner-Judd, Sam Harrison and Andy Butchart. Enjoy! Presented by SportsShoes.com

May 13, 202341 minSeason 3Ep. 24

S3 Ep23: EP 123: Track Season '23 Preview

With the summer races kicking off in recent weeks, we previewed the 2023 track season, for this week’s episode. We offered up some early predictions for this year’s World Champs winners, talked through some possible world records, and much more. Enjoy! Presented by SportsShoes.com

May 06, 202352 minSeason 3Ep. 23

S3 Ep22: EP 122: Richard Blagrove

For this week’s podcast, we spoke to S&C Coach, Richard Blagrove. A senior lecturer at Loughborough University, Rich conducts research related to the physiology of endurance running, as well as working with numerous British athletes. Enjoy! The book that we refer to in the podcast, Strength and Conditioning for Endurance Running, is available here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Strength-Conditioning-Endurance-Running-Blagrove/dp/1847979874/ref=sr_1_1?qid=1682769165&refinements=p_27%3ARichard+...

Apr 29, 202353 minSeason 3Ep. 22

S3 Ep21: EP 121: London Marathon Review

For this week's episode, we reviewed all the action from The London Marathon. We covered Hassan's thrilling comeback, Kiptum's dominant win, as well as the British interests in Emile Cairess and Sam Harrison. Enjoy! Presented by SportsShoes.com

Apr 23, 202342 minSeason 3Ep. 21

S3 Ep20: EP 120: Nick Griggs

For this week’s episode, we spoke to one of Ireland’s top distance running prospects. At just 18 years of age, Nick Griggs is already a 3:39 1500m runner, a 3:56 Miler, and a European U20 champion. We spoke to him about it all. Enjoy! Presented by SportsShoes.com

Apr 15, 202343 minSeason 3Ep. 20
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