The Sunday Plodcast
The Sunday Plodcast
The Sunday Plodcast, presented by SportsShoes.com, is the running podcast dedicated to getting you through that Sunday Plod. Whether you’re listening pre, during, or post run; it doesn’t really matter though. We aim to raise the profile of elite distance running by providing our listeners with insights into the lives and training of top athletes and coaches, along with discussions around current news and trends within the sport.
Episodes
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Feb 4, 2025 • 34min
Weekend Round Up: BUCS & Boston
In our latest weekend round up, Matt and Oli review all the action from BUCS XC in Cardiff, and the indoor meets at Boston University and New Balance, before then previewing the Milrose Games at the Armoury. Enjoy!
Feb 2, 2025 • 39min
S5 Ep4: EP 204: John Heymans
In this week's episode, Matt and Oli welcome 13:03 5K man, John Heymans, to the podcast. The Belgian Olympian spoke about starting out in the sport during college, life as an unsponsored elite runner, and much more. Enjoy!
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Jan 28, 2025 • 45min
Weekend Round Up: Area XC Champs & BUCS Preview
In this week's round up, Matt and Oli recapped all the action from the area cross country championships over the weekend, before looking ahead to next weekends BUCS XC Champs in Cardiff. They also previewed the upcoming NB Grand Prix indoor meet, featuring Georgia Bell, Jake Wightman and James West.
Jan 26, 2025 • 48min
S5 Ep3: EP 203: George Couttie
In this week's episode, Matt and Oli welcomed Virginia Tech based Brit, George Couttie, to the podcast. Following a 14th place finish at the NCAA Cross Country Champs, and a Silver medal at the Europeans, George spoke about his training under coach, Ben Thomas, and much more. Enjoy!
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Jan 20, 2025 • 29min
Weekend Round Up: Houston Half & Sheffield BMC
In our latest weekend round up, Matt and Oli reviewed all the action from the Houston Half Marathon (inc. Paddy Dever, 60:11 & Jess Warner-Judd, 69:07), and the Sheffield BMC (inc. Issy Boffey, 2:02.82). Enjoy!
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Jan 19, 2025 • 55min
S5 Ep2: EP 202: Rory Leonard & Andy Hobdell
In this week's episode, the new British 10K record holder, Rory Leonard (27:38), and his Team Makou Coach, Andy Hobdell, joined Matt and Oli to talk about all things Valencia. They delved into the training behind Rory's record breaking run and much more. Enjoy!
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Jan 13, 2025 • 33min
Weekend Round Up: Valencia 10K
In our first weekend round up of 2025, Matt and Oli reviewed all the action from Valencia 10k. A number of Brits took the trip to Spain, with Rory Leonard taking the British 10K record. Enjoy!
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Jan 12, 2025 • 58min
S5 Ep1: EP 201: Dean Miller
In our first episode of 2025, Matt and Oli welcomed University of Birmingham coach, Dean Miller, to the podcast. Dean spoke about the brilliant performances from Birmingham athletes at the Liverpool Cross Challenge and the European Cross Country Championships at the back-end of last year, and much more. Enjoy!
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Dec 8, 2024 • 45min
BONUS EP: Euro XC Review
In this bonus episode, Matt and Oli reviewed all the action from today's European Cross Country Championships. Enjoy!
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Dec 8, 2024 • 39min
S4 Ep50: EP 200: Faith Kipyegon
To celebrate 200 episodes of the Sunday Plodcast, Matt and Oli welcomed Faith Kipyegon to the podcast. Faith's credentials are off the scale, so we'll just leave them here for you;
2014 CWG 1500m Gold
2015 WC 1500m Silver
2016 OLY 1500m Gold
2017 WC XC Gold
2017 WC 1500m Gold
2019 WC 1500m Silver
2020 OLY 1500m Gold
2022 WC 1500m Gold
2023 WC 5000m Gold
2023 WC 1500m Gold
2024 OLY 5000m Silver
2024 OLY 1500m Gold
The Greatest. Enjoy!
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