Relaxed Running

Brett Robinson is the Australian Record Holder for the Half Marathon and the only Australian to ever break 60-minutes for the event. He's also an Olympic and World Champs finalist over 5000m and a 2.10 Marathon runner. If you enjoy this episode, you might also like the bonus episode 'How to Improve Your Marathon' which is only available to Relaxed Running Members. You can join now for $5 a month by following the link below:www.relaxedrunning.com/distancemembers 

John’ s career has spanned more than 30 years. He has worked with many of Australian’s leading athletes and coaches across sports as diverse as track and field, swimming, AFL, rugby league, tennis, cricket, bobsleigh and soccer. Just a few of John’s accomplishments include:Sprints and relay coach for the Australian track and field team at the 2000 Sydney Olympic GamesHead fitness coach and High Performance Manager for Essendon Football Club (AFL) 1998 – 2008.Australian fitness coach for two International Rules Series – Australia and Ireland (AFL) High Performance Manager of Greater Western Sydney Giants Football Club (AFL) 2010 – 2014.Head Conditioner with the Socceroos in 2006 in a friendly competition in KuwaitHigh Performance Coach for AFL All Stars Team 2010.Strength and Conditioning coach in the Indian Cricket League 2009Academy Director – GWS Giants Football Club (AFL) 2015 –Director QESS – Exercise Physiology Services (Sydney & Melbourne) 2015In 2014 John was diagnosed with a rare autoimmune disease – Limbic Encephalitis. This initial prognosis from this condition was one of dire consequence. After months in hospital and professional care, John emerged from this condition with an even stronger determination for changing peoples lives.This saw John return to GWS Giants in the role of Academy Director. He also established two separate Exercise Physiology Clinics – one in Sydney and the other in Melbourne. In an Australian first, John is also employed at two private schools as an Exercise Physiologist and acts as a service provider and mentor to students and staff at these colleges.Highly regarded in the sport and fitness industry, John’s involvement with some of Australia’s most elite sports people along with his own inspiring health battle, has made his expertise highly sought-after by both sporting teams and businesses alike.For bonus podcast material and running advice from Olympians, Coaches and Experts, join the Relaxed Running Membership for only $5 a month. www.relaxedrunning.com/distancemembers

Genevieve Gregson  is an Australian Olympic distance runner. She's holds the Aussie record for 3000m Steeplechase and is the current 10,000m National Champ. Relaxed Running Members can now access the bonus video interview footage of Gen and our other Olympians and Experts by joining the Relaxed Running Membership. You'll get:Bonus podcast episodesBonus video interviews of Olympians and ExpertsIt's only $5 a month. Sign up below:www.relaxedrunning.com/distancemembers

Sam McEntee is an Olympic and World Championship 5000m runner from Australia. In this episode, we chat about what he's learnt about becoming a more effective distance runner and the highs and lows that come with professional sport. If you enjoy this episode, you can access bonus video content of Sam (and other world class distance runners) answering questions around distance running. You can unlock this content by joining the Relaxed Running memberships fo $5 a month. www.relaxedrunning.com/distancemembers

The Guru is back today in what was an action packed episode of Run Talk. We look at some of the big run's on the international scene, share the winner of our Relaxed Running Membership and a whole lot more. It was another fun episode with the smartest man in distance running. 

Ben Buckingham is an Australian distance runner. In 2017 he represented Australia at the World Championships in Doha in the 3000m steeplechase. This year, Ben is chasing the qualifying time to compete at his first Olympic Games. In this episode, talks about how he balances his job as a Lawyer with the training commitments of a distance athlete. It was a great conversation with some gems of advice on how to improve in our running, whilst balancing other commitments. Relaxed Running MembershipWe are currently offering a 50% discount on Relaxed Running's Distance Membership.If you'd like to transform the way you run, we have the best runners in the world answering all of your running questions. For only $27.50 per year, you will have access to the secrets of the best distance runners in the world. Simply enter the coupon code: newmembers when you sign up. www.relaxedrunning.com/distancemembers

It's been a while since 'The Guru' and I caught up for a podcast. In this episode we're back in full flight as we cover the news of running both locally and internationally. For more from Relaxed Running visit www.relaxedrunning.com. 

David has had a long and successful career. He first represented Australia at the 2004 Commonwealth Youth Games and in the ensuing years has competed at two Olympics, four World Cross Country Championships, a Commonwealth Games and a World Championships

I sit down with a good friend of mine and a fan of the show Shaun Doherty to discuss the many ways we can improve our performance as distance runners. After suffering a clean break in his arm nearly two-years ago, Shaun has moved away from his love of the gym to invest more time into running distance. In this episode we sit down and talk about diet, training, recovery and balancing the difficult periods of our life with the training load of marathon running. Enjoy. 

Jess Trengove is one of Australia's best ever marathon runners.She has competed from Australia at two Olympic Games in the Marathon and also won two Commonwealth Games Bronze Medals over the same distance. She has a PR of 2.25.59. In this episode we catch up to chat training, nutrition, race day preparation, returning to running after the birth of her son and a whole lot more. It was a great chat.