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Behind every runner there is a story, and we think our local communities deserve to have theirs’ told. The Tales from the Valley Podcast aims to uncover running stories from the South Coast of NSW. Passionate runners Sam Hodges, Katie Mahoney & Mitch Ryan will be catching up on a weekly basis to unravel the running stories from the South Coast and take you on their own personal running journeys.
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Tales from the Valley Podcast ft. Myles Gough
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Sam, Katie, and Josh catch up with Myles Gough. Myles won the Canberra Marathon in 2021 with a time of 2:25 and holds some other impressive results. To our hosts' surprise, Myles only picked up running in 2016, starting at Parkrun to meet new people. Myles explains how his running developed, taking many learnings from local coach Barry Keem. He sha…
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Tales from the Valley Podcast ft. Rohan Laurendet
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Mitch is living it up in Spain, so Joshua "JOSH10" Engel is here for a few weeks to fill in. Sam, Josh, and Katie are joined by national middle-distance runner Rohan Laurendet. Rohan has run impressive times of 1:52 for 800 meters and 48.77 for 400 meters. However, he has found success in the 400-meter hurdles, running 51.56 in April this year. Roh…
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Tales from the Valley Podcast ft. Kate Matts
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Sam, Mitch, and Katie are joined by Kate Matts, Head of Saucony Australia. Kate has been with Saucony since before the launch of the Endorphin line, so she has extensive knowledge of how Saucony’s incredible range has expanded over the past few years. Kate is able to give us technical insights into some of the upcoming shoes in the range over the c…
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The Russell Dessaix-Chin Wag - Gold Coast Marathon Recap
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Sam and Russ catch up for the first time since the Christchurch Marathon, off the back of Russ’s stellar performance in the Gold Coast Half Marathon. Russ talks about his training since Christchurch and his new coaching relationship with Barry Keem. Russ has his eyes on C2S and the Sydney Marathon, but his ultimate goal for this year is to run a fa…
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Tales from the Valley Podcast ft. Steph Auston
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Mitch and Sam catch up with Steph Auston this week. Steph is a highly credentialed road and trail runner with a stack of podium finishes and wins. Steph spent a lot of time living in Merimbula at the start of her trail running journey, though she currently resides in Newcastle. In 2019, Stephanie achieved her peak road Personal Bests, marking a sig…
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Tales from the Valley Podcast ft. Trent Macleay
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Sam and Mitch catch up with Trent Macleay this week. Trent has run 17:27 for 5000m, 52:44 at C2S, 1:22 for the half, and 2:56 just a few weeks ago at the Noosa Marathon. Trent came into his own as a runner after picking up the running bug from the rest of his family, running his first C2S around a decade ago. Trent tells us how he has evolved as a …
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Tales from the Valley Podcast ft. Lauren Mitchell
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Lauren ‘Loz’ Mitchell Joins Mitch, Sam & Katie on the podcast. Loz ran a World Jrs Qualifier in the 800m of 2:06 as well as 4:23 in the 1500m. Loz took some time away from the sport following her success as a Junior however has run very impressive PB’s from 17:29 in the 5k to a 2:59 Marathon. Loz talks us through the importance of training sensibly…
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Tales from the Valley Podcast ft. Alex Bui
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Mitch and Sam catch up with Alex Bui. Alex has completed an Ironman in 11:06, UTA100k in 13:52 and also has run 4:53 for the Mile, 16:50 for 5k and just over 3 hours for the marathon (not to mention some impressive lifts in the gym). Alex posts a lot of great content on Instagram documenting his fitness journey, the latest endeavor being his sub 2:…
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Tales from the Valley Podcast - Wollongong Running Festival Recap ft. James Tunbridge
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Sam sits down with James Tunbridge to discuss another successful Wollongong Running Festival Event. Tune in for a full recap and also Tunnaz’ race against Novak Djokovic.By talesfromthevalleypodcast
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Tales from the Valley Podcast ft. Kristina Jankulovska
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Sam, Katie & Mitch are joined by Kristina Jankulovska the founder of the ‘Coast to Mountain’ Running store based in Port Kembla. Kristina talks to us about juggling parenting, running the store, working full-time and managing her own running journey. Kristina recently completed the UTA50K race in the blue mountains and walks us through a very delib…
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Tales from the Valley Podcast ft. Luke Hince
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In this episode, the hosts are joined by Luke Hince, who shares his experience running a 29:57 at the Sydney 10 race. The day after his impressive performance, Luke discusses the race and his training strategies. Mitch recaps his recent training sessions, balancing two gigs, and his performance at the Sydney 10. Katie provides an overview of her we…
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Tales from the Valley Podcast Ft. Glenn Edmonds - Interview w/ James Tunbridge
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Mitch, Katie and Sam welcome Glenn Edmonds, a key figure in the Sapphire Coast Runners community. Glenn shares his impressive running journey, from clocking a speedy 15:30 in the 5k to a solid 2:58 in the marathon, spanning different stages of his career. Beyond his own achievements, Glenn also shares insights into coaching a talented group of runn…
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Tales from the Valley Podcast - London Marathon Recap ft. Dan Squires
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Sam is joined by 2 new regular co-hosts and previous guests Katie Mahoney and Mitch Ryan. Mitch starts by providing a Fitness5 recap from the event in Wollongong last week, Katie is able to provide her experience as well given she ran in the event. Sam opens up about his continued reliance on cycling for fitness, despite ongoing struggles with shin…
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Tales from the Valley Podcast - Japan Marathon Recap ft. Charl Jansen Van Rensburg & Greg Frost
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Welcome back to our running podcast! Today, Sam sits down with Charl and Frosty to unpack their recent races in Osaka and Tokyo. Charl clocked in at 2 hours, 40 minutes, and 41 seconds, while Frosty finished in 2 hours, 35 minutes, and 55 seconds. But the story doesn't end with the finish line. Join us as Sam delves into their travel tales, from na…
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Tales from the Valley - Christchurch Marathon Recap
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In the latest podcast episode, Russ and Sam tackle the Christchurch Marathon with mixed experiences. Despite struggling with a shin stress fracture, Sam completes the 10k race in a respectable 39 minutes after minimal training. Russ, however, steals the show with a remarkable performance. He clinches 4th place in the marathon, crossing the finish l…
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Tales from the Valley Podcast - Canberra Marathon Recap ft. Liam Mahoney & Josh Engel
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In this episode of the podcast, Sam is joined by Liam Mahoney and Josh Engel to provide an insightful recap of the recent Canberra Marathon. Liam recently ran an impressive 16:42 for the 5km distance, bringing that achievement to the discussion. Meanwhile, Josh shares his journey, having completed the marathon in an impressive time of 2 hours and 4…
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Tales from the Valley - Episode 7 Ft. Barry Keem
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We had the pleasure to get a huge running name in the Illawarra Region on this week. Barry Keem joins Russ and Sam. 2:21 Marathoner, 100km Australian Team Representative, Ultra Runner and Super Coach, we hear about Barry's eclectic and lengthy running background, a number of marathons he's won and his transition to the ultra space. Baz tells us abo…
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Tales from the Valley Podcast - Dan Squires
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Sam speaks with Dan Squires, a UOW alumni now living in Ireland. Dan has his own podcast 'The Back Straight' recapping and reviewing the running results over in Ireland. Only having run for a short few years, Dan has some very impressive PB's ranging from 16:38 for 5km through to a 2:39 marathon in less than ideal conditions at Dublin a few years a…
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Tales from the Valley - Episode 6 Ft. Josh Engel
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Josh joins Sam and Russ this week as he laces up for Canberra Marathon the week after next. Josh has impressive PB's ranging from 9:18 for 3k through to 2:41 for the marathon, and is hoping to gain more experience at Canberra to execute in the marathon. He tells us about his solid training block, nutrition and also about his luxurious running wardr…
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Tales from the Valley Podcast - Paige Penrose
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Sam gets the chance to chat with Paige Penrose. Paige has an exceptional trail resume with wins in the UTA 22k, the Takayna 26k, The Buffalo Stampede and the UTK 27k. Paige is currently in the US studying at the University of Nevada and competing on the track. Paige talks about the differences training in the US versus back at Stanwell Park, includ…
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Tales from the Valley - Episode 5 ft. Karen Blay
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Karen joins Russ and Sam this week. Karen walks us through her long and successful running career which includes a number of Australian Records in the 55-59 and 60-64 categories. She will look to add the remaining records to her collection in Hobart in a couple of weeks and also looks to break 3 hours at Gold Coast Marathon this year. Russ starts t…
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Tales from the Valley Podcast - Katie Mahoney
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Sam gets to chat with Katie Mahoney. Katie moved to Australia from the US so gives us a lot of great insights to running over there and the College track experience, as well as an interesting background on how she got into running. Katie has a number of impressive PB's across the board include 7th place at Melbourne Marathon in 2022 with a 2:46, an…
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Tales from the Valley Podcast - WTC Handicap Champs ft. Mitch Ryan
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Sam catches up with Mitch Ryan to get a recap of the WTC Handicap Champs last weekend. a Mile, 5k and 3k race took place over the weekend. The event went off without a hitch due to a lot of effort in coordinating through a lot of different people in the Wollongong Running Community. Saucony, Capital Brewing, Coast2Mountain Running and Bailey Nelson…
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Tales from the Valley - Episode 4 ft. Brad Croker
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Sam and Russ get the chance to sit down with a real big dog in the running industry Bradley Croker. Crokes grew up in Mollymook and didn't run so much as a kid, but was inspired by the 96' Olympics and picked up running casually on the treadmill. Fast forward Crokes is a co-host on the Inside Running Podcast and has had a very successful running ca…
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Tales from the Valley Podcast - Dylan Gall on NLRC
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Dylan Gall joins Sam for a chat on the podcast. Dylan is the co-founder of the Never Lazy Run Club, and a talented runner himself (17:02 5k and 35:55 10k). Growing up in Narooma Dylan always did a bit of running while he did boxing, though when he moved to the Gong he took up running a little more seriously. Initially, Dylan and Jarrod had started …
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Tales from the Valley Podcast - Charl Jansen van Rensburg
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Sam and Russ chat with Charl after learning he is gearing up for Osaka Marathon on February 25th. Charl has impressive PB's across the board including 15:57 for 5k, 34:10 for 10k, 1:16 for the half and 2:45 at New York marathon. Charl tells us how he started running in Africa growing up, and how he dabbled in multiple sports which gave him a basis …
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Tales from the Valley - Episode 3 ft. Greg Frost
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This week we get to chat to good mate and 2:32 man Greg Frost. Frosty ran his Marathon PB at Berlin Marathon in 2022 and took out the first Wollongong Running Festival 10k. Frosty hails from Narooma and spent is junior years playing a bunch of different sports. Frosty now stares down the barrel of Tokyo Marathon on March 3rd and he’s in some ripper…
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Tales from the Valley Podcast - Chris Beckmans
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Sam gets the chance to speak with Chris 'Becko' Beckmans - 8:28 Ironman Triathlete, 1:12 Half-Marathoner and an all around accomplished endurance athlete. Chris grew up in Wagga and studied at UOW, though he flew under the radar as a very gifted athlete while he carved up the South Coast AFL Comp for the Wollongong Bulldogs. Years down the track Ch…
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Tales from the Valley - Episode 2 ft. Mitch Ryan
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Mitch Ryan, the informal Executive Director of Wollongong Track Club joins Russ and Sam this week. We hear about MItch's stellar junior running career and how he rekindled his love for running in recent years; and we can't forget about his fierce rivalry with Josh "Frothua" Engels. Mitch and Russ then run through the history of Wollongong Track Clu…
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Tales from the Valley Podcast - Zac O'neil
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Sam has a chat with Zac O'neil 2 months after his ripper top 10 performance at C2K (240km from the Coast of Eden to the top of Kosciuszko). Zac tells us how he got into running, and talks about his travels across the Middle East and Europe last year which featured 2nd place in the Wadi Rum Full Moon Marathon (informally known as Tatooine Marathon) …
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Sam and Russ introduce the Tales from the Valley Podcast and the intention to bring awareness to running on the South Coast of NSW. Sam is stacking together training weeks, while Russ talks about how he manages an unfortunate early injury in his leadup. While Russ gets back to the training track Sam is lacing up for the Blue Mile 5k at the Wollongo…
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