Tune in for another MASSIVE episode.

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- Monaco steals the running news headline with Jess Hull and Pete Bol ensuring TWO Australian records went down, amongst other world class races and stacked fields

- Eoin raced a 3000m and tried bicarb for the first time at Cork City Sports meet, where he watched other professional Irish and Australian runners compete in the 3000m and mile.

- Lots of pro's stayed in Ireland and backed up in Dublin on the weekend with a 5000m and another mile.

- Seth O'Donnell signs a professional contract with Nike and heads to Europe

- We preview the upcoming London Diamond League with a couple of changes to the fields

- Rumour Mill sparks whispers of impacts to the Australian marathon lineup for Tokyo

- Two listener questions regarding: how to effectively and efficiently commute to work, running & the importance of and reduction in the use of Cross Country as a training tool and strength building exercise

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Wow, absolutely massive episode as Dean, Eoin and Ryan are joined by @RanToJapan Jake Barraclough fresh off the back of Gold Coast marathon - dialling in from his hotel room on the afternoon of the race to talk about his experience and how it played out on course for him.

Jake also reveals some details about his newly signed contract with a top shoe brand.

It seems like the Ran To Japan Army took over both in Gold Coast itself and online during the live-streaming of the event.

The Half-Marathon at Gold Coast saw some huge domestic battles between some of Australia's best in Andy Buchanan and Brett Robinson for the men and Leanne Pompeanni and Jess Stenson for the women.

Eugene Diamond League/Pre-Classic was insanely successful with multiple world records falling amongst incredibly deep fields, we talk about 200m, 800m, 1500m, mile and 5000m.

There was a fast 5000m in London for the British athletes and the European track season continues to throw up more random fast meets as Pete Bol and others from Australia run well over 800/1500m in France.

Monaco confirm an insane field for the mens 800m in a few weeks where it looks like the WR will be surely tested.

Kenya are upto madness in rearranging the dates of their trials at short notice and a supposed current pro athlete whistle blowing on the EPO usage over there.

Dean hits another big week of training with plenty of double threshold and confirms some upcoming race plans. Eoin banks another solid week on his comeback as he recovers and builds on his 5mile race from last week and looks ahead to another race mid-week coming. Ryan provides another injury update as he implements a plan to finally get over the plantar issues and get back training.

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Eoin and Ryan sit down for episode 19.

The lads review Faith Kipyegon's breaking4 attempt in depth - where she tried to be the first female to ever run a mile in under 4minutes, an event put on by Nike.

We caught up on the Ostrava meet from last week in Czech Republic where Australians were in top form.

There was a 5k in Battersea park where multiple British Olympians turned up.

Eoin raced for the first time since returning from injury in the Irish national 5 mile championships and provided his taper week and race review.

Huge preview of some insanely stacked Gold Coast marathon and half-marathon fields.

Youtube diaries took an obscure turn as we went off-topic with a slightly different genre other than running.

Ryan delivered a Double Trouble during the Breaking4 chat.

From Yorkshire to Tokyo – Jake Barraclough (@RanToJapan)

This week, Ryan sits down with Jake Barraclough—better known online as RanToJapan—to unpack one of the most fascinating journeys in the distance running world. From a junior talent in the UK, to US college athlete, to Japan-based marathoner with a 2:14 PB, Jake’s story is anything but ordinary.

We cover it all—how MMA shaped his early mindset, what it’s really like training solo in Japan, surviving 300km weeks, collapsing across the Tokyo Marathon finish line, and the rise of his YouTube channel which has exploded to 75K+ subscribers in just 8 months.

Jake shares insights into his “train harder, not smarter” philosophy, how he’s preparing for next weekend’s Gold Coast Marathon, his honest take on YouTube monetisation, Japanese running culture, and what it takes to chase a sub-2:10 marathon.

If you’ve ever wondered what triple runs feel like, how to carb load kamikaze-style, or what it takes to build a running brand from scratch while living abroad—this is the one.

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🎧 Tune in to hear Jake’s story and get inspired to up that mileage.

If you enjoy the episode, drop us a rating or share it with a mate—it really helps! And stick around next week for Jake’s post-race debrief… straight from the horse’s mouth.

These episodes are not getting any smaller. Probably our biggest ever.

In depth discussions about the weeks results in Paris Diamond League, BMC Record Breaker meet in UK, Paavo Nurmi Games, Gjert Ingebrigstens court case, the future of Grand Slam Track after their new media partnership

+ so much more :)

Raf is a man who’s fingertips are allover high performance in Australia's Endurance Scene. A former world #3 ranked ITU Duathlete, bringing a mix of experience as an elite athlete himself, a physiotherapist for some of Australias most recognisable sports teams and greatest ever runners, he is a high level performance coach who specialises in physiological, biomechanical and physiological upskilling of athletes, through theIntegrated Endurance System developed by Front Runner – a high performance coaching and physiotherapy Business based in Perth WA of which todays guest is the owner and founder.

Join us as we unpack a career full of success and explore how Raf transitioned from a life as World #3 ranked ITU Duathlete, to Physio for some of Australia's best athletes to one of Australia's most well respected Endurance experts from a physiological, biomechanical and Psychological point of view.

So much gold packed into here for listeners to enjoy, as well as a host of bonus listener questions.

Eoin plays host this week as Ryan is away on a stag (Bucks) party.

The lads cover off running news from absolutely everywhere including: doping Bans, Grand Slam Track being cancelled? On Track nights: Vienna, Oslo Diamond League, UK Athletics 10,000m Champs, The Ingebrigsten Running Club, NCAA's

YouTube diaries stops in Ireland this week and the lads cover off another training week.

The lads resume recording from three different countries.

Rome Diamond League takes up the bulk of running news and action where there was a womens 1500 & 5000m as well as a mens 1500m. We talked about Breaking4 and the two part documentary that has been confirmed, Mantz & Clayton Young have gone their separate ways, a pending 5000m world record attempt and NCAA DI athletes finally getting paid. Dean completes his biggest ever mileage week (inclusive of a 50k race - 6th FASTEST AUSTRALIAN OF ALL TIME), Eoin continues building and adds more quality to a 95k week, Ryan gets back on the horse (bike) and completes a good week of cross training.

Listener questions are addressed.