In The Beginning | Australian Running and Endurance Podcast

Courtney's been within 30 seconds of his predicted time at the Gold Coast Marathon, Bridge to Brisbane and the Melbourne half, so he's 80/20 against flying to Kobe to run a time he already knows. Liam ran the Blackall 100 21K after hosting Birds of Tokyo, a 9pm drive to Mapleton and four hours' sleep in the back of the car.

Plus listeners tell Courtney they do care about his age group, his 2017 Strava KOM on Bimberi Peak, Australia's running capital, Noosa Tri borrowing "Christmas for triathletes", and this week's Local Legend Peter Hancock, 12 years of daily swims in Armidale.

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Noosa Triathlon is 11 days away, so we’ve pulled the best of coach Dan Atkins from last year’s Road to Noosa series into one episode, in race order. Dan is an Olympic coach and coaches world champion Matt Hauser, and he takes you through the whole course: reading the ocean and getting through the surf, swimming wide of the turn cans, spinning the first 10K of the bike, getting down Garmin Hill, running the first KM 10% slower, and the food, sleep, race breakfast and Saturday jobs for these last 10 days.

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Courtney ran 1:16:37 in the Nike Melbourne Marathon half, with a negative split and second in his age group, and insists nobody cares about the second bit. Both of us met Eliud Kipchoge: Courtney got his structure question answered on the finish line at the MCG, and Liam's phone tried to answer for him mid-Q&A.

Plus Melbourne vs Gold Coast as a city marathon, Kipchoge's start-line mindset, the Alphafly 3 vs 4 one-shoe-each test, Izzi Batt-Doyle's national record, Kona, and this week's Local Legend, Declan Magill, who ran 2:41 pushing his daughter Hazel.

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A fitness influencer with 530,000 followers rode the back of a bike at 38km in Berlin and posted a PB. Courtney reckons the brands should be checking who they sign. It's Melbourne race week. Courtney's still not sure he can hold a half marathon flat out, Liam has a question loaded for Eliud Kipchoge's breakfast, and someone has just done 35 laps of Nerang's Goat Loop, 245km in 50 hours.

Plus Liam's back on the trails at the Blackall 100, Nine takes the athletics rights from Seven, this week's Local Legend Jaime Casciaro, and Greg Norman now follows Liam on Instagram.
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Liam opens with an apology. His DNF tax went down like a lead balloon, and his wife says he doubled down when Courtney called it.

Then it's shoes: Courtney's Teams call with Eliud Kipchoge, the $500 Nike Apex that won't land here until 27 January, why the podium comes down to who brands pay, and whether Adidas' Gear Shift is the new Reebok Pump.

Plus a tribute to Pat Clohessy, a verified-PR fix for Strava, the Stawell Gift winner losing his $40k, and Melbourne runner Amy Robinson as this week's Local Legend.

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