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Local Legends in Running Podcast
by Oli Jones
Welcome to the Local Legends in Running Podcast. My name is Oli Jones and I am the host and coach of the Local Legends in Running. On this podcast I primarily talk one on one to recreational and elite runners, event directors, coaches and those in the exercise science world. The intention of this podcast is to have genuine and insightful conversations with guests to engage, learn and motivated listeners in the sport of running.
Episodes
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S5 Ep 130 - Tim Crosbie (Melbourne Marathon Competition Director)
Returning guest Tim Crosbie joins the podcast to discuss: His role as Competition Director of the Melbourne Marathon. His involvement with Australian Athletics, Athletics Victoria, Crosbie Crew and elite athlete coaching. Melbourne Marathon highlights, including Eliud Kipchoge, Jimmy Whelan, the...
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S5 Ep 129 - Brooke Williams & Oli Jones - Have we forgotten a little about speed development as distance runners?
Context / big question – Are we so focused on running further that we’re forgetting about developing our speed? Our 5K backgrounds & where we’re at now Marathon hype / rushing to longer distances Speed plateau & raising the speed ceiling Why the 5K & why Australian summer What our current 5K...
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S5 Ep 128 - Allie May
Bridge to Brisabne 2026 About Allie Allie's running background Allie's current training Allie's future running
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S5 Ep 127 - Jason Crowther (Bris Mara Event Director)
About Jason Bris mara background Bris mara's new course Bris mara moving forward
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S5 Ep 126 - Oli Jones (Brisbane Mara Course)
An individual podcast, discussing my initial thoughts on the Brisbane Marathon course before Jason Crowther, Event Director, comes on the podcast this week.
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S5 Ep 125 - Taz Savage (mini Road to Sydney series)
Pre race/taper, carb load, nutrition, the race itself, the week recovery and future running!
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S5 Ep 124 - Taz Savage
Taz as a person | Running background | Sydney marathon build
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S5 Ep 123 - Matthew Hansen
Running and background info Running news - GC, SC, Comm games Australian running scene Hanso's 9 months of injuries The path ahead
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S5 Ep 122 - Ryan McDonald (Gold Coast Marathon Race Director)
Ryan's running, event directing and personal background Gold Coast Marathon 2026 Gold Coast in future years Listener questions
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S5 Ep 121 - Road to Gold Coast Marathon (Oli Jones, Avi Singh, Dean Wicks)
GC News - Haftu, Izzy, Ed Marks, Alex Harvey Race Recaps - Dean 2:45, Avi - 2:59, Oli - DNF (27k) Upcoming Year
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S5 Ep 120 - Road to Gold Coast Marathon (Oli Jones, Avi Singh, Dean Wicks)
CAM MYERS | SARAH BILLINGS | GC & SYDNEY FIELDS | WEEKLY RUNNING RECAPS | THE DAYS BEFEORE GC
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S5 Ep 119 - Sam Clifford
2026 in general About Sam - as a person/in general Running journey eventuating at running achievements/PBs Current training/Gold coast half prep and in general Future races and goals
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S5 Ep 118 - Road to Gold Coast Marathon (Oli Jones, Avi Singh, Dean Wicks)
Running news - Peter Bol 1km Aus record. GC elite field Running weeks Episode topic - Taper
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S5 Ep 117 - Road to Gold Coast Marathon (Oli Jones, Avi Singh, Dean Wicks)
Running news - Diamond League, Gold Coast Fortnight of running Nutrition Preview of next fortnight
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S5 Ep 116 - Road to Gold Coast Marathon (Oli Jones, Avi Singh, Dean Wicks)
Get to know the cohosts (in general) Get to know the cohosts (running story/PBs) GC event in general Goals for GC Weekly recap Preview of next fortnight
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S5 Ep 114 - Road to Noosa Half 26 (Oli Jones, Ewan McFadzen & Brad Louie)
RACE WEEK! Running fortnights, taper and the week ahead!
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S5 Ep 113 - Seth O'Donnell
.Agenda; Seth's coaching and physio work Running background/story AFL/Music influences Coaches Big achievements and learnings Current training Future training/racs
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S5 Ep 112 - Road to Noosa Half 26 (Oli Jones, Ewan McFadzen & Brad Louie)
Agenda: Running news - London, Boston, Ballarat, GC Running Festival Fortnightly running recaps Listener topic - Nutrition Quick preview of next fortnight
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S5 Ep 111 - Matt Fox (Sweat Elite)
In this ep we cover: Matts early career in middle distance time His experiences abroad in Africa, America, Europe, Finland and Japan Sweat Elite Content Creation Chinese super shoes Matt's current training and racing plans
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S5 Ep 110 - Road to Noosa Half 26 (Oli Jones, Ewan McFadzen & Brad Louie)
Episode 110: Road to Noosa Series ep 2 - Boston/London/Ballarat Mara, training weeks and discussion around footwear.
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S5 Ep 109 - Road to Noosa Half 26 (Oli Jones, Ewan McFadzen & Brad Louie)
Today on Season 5 Episode 109, I kick off the road to Noosa Series 2026. On this road to series, you will get an insight into sub elite runners, and now co-hosts Ewan McFadzen from the Bush Turkey Track Club in Brisbane and Brad Louie Pulse Running Athlete from the Sunny Coast, as they join…
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S5 Ep 108 - Liam Boudin (Bashir's Run, London Mara)
Today on Season 5 Episode 108, Liam returns to the podcast for the third time. He's on today to discuss his 61:08 at Bashir's Run where he recorded the 9th fastest Australian male half-marathon of all time and his upcoming London Marathon.
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S5 Ep 107 - Gabe Tochterman (Run Army Chief Operating Officer)
Today on Season 5 Episode 107 I invite Gabe Tochterman to the show. Gabe is the Chief Operating Officer for the Run Army brand and event operating out of Brisbane and Townsville. We discuss: Gabe herself - personally, her role at RA and running background Run Army - when/why it was founded, the...
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S5 Ep 106 - Rebecca Reissis
Today on Season 5, Episode 106 I chat with Brisbane runner and Bert Squad member Bec Reissis. Today's episode had a strong women's in running focus with us discussing: Phily Bowden (UK) and her running/social media Brooke Williams (AUS) and her recent Osaka Marathon Bec's background as a runner…
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S5 Ep 105 - Kate Todd
On episode 105, Season 5, Kate discusses: Local female running news - Beth McKenzie, Nerissa O'Donnell, Brooke Williams Her own running and background BERT squad Women in running 2026 races and goals
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S5 Ep 104 - Alex Harvey
Today on Season 5 Episode 104, Sunshine coast based, Alex Harvey, jumps on the show. We discuss his recent Marugame 63 Half, his running background and current training as he works toward Toyko Marathon in the next month and finish with 2026 and beyond.
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S5 Ep 103 - Brooke Williams
Today on Season 5 Episode 103, I invite back to the show Brooke Williams. Brooke has been on the show more than any other guest - she has so much to offer about her own training, elite running (particularly women) and opinions and knowledge on current training principles and running news. We...
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S5 Ep 102 - Isaac Heyne
Isaac Heyne kicks off Season 5 (the fifth year of the pod) talking about World Cross Champs, current training and future running including marathon ambitions.
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S4 Ep 101 - Brad Wauer (The Running Company)
Today on Season 4, Episode 101, I have Brad Wauer. Brad is the owner of two of the Running Company franchise shops, in Maroochydore, Sunshine Coast and West End in Brisbane. Hence a fair chunk of our conversation is about the Running Company in general, but also the background of Brad's shops...
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S4 Ep 100 - Oli Jones (hosted by Dad)
Today on Season 4, I celebrate episode 100. At the beginning of this year Dad proposed the idea of hosting me on my own podcast after running the Gold Coast marathon, for the first time. Unfortunately after being injured, I did not run said event, hence the idea never cam to fruition. As episode...
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S4 Ep 99 - Tim Crosbie (Zatopek & Valencia special)
Today on Season 4, Episode 99, I invite back to the show Tim Crosbie. Tim has many titles in his work - he's an employee to Athletics Victoria & Australian athletics, largely involving the facilitation of coaching workshops around the country, but also event organisation and commentary. He holds...
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S4 Ep 98 - Jayden Russ (Brisbane Athletics)
Today on Season 4, Episode 98, Jayden Russ comes back on the show. Jayden, from Brisbane Athletics, came on the show over three years ago to discuss his running background and coaching, primarily at the high school level. Today he provides an update to the running group and we chat about some...
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S4 Ep 97 - Alex Stitt
Today on Season 4 Episode 97, Alex Stitt comes onto the show. Alex grew up on the Sunny Coast in QLD, attended Brisbane Grammar School, then after a gap year training with the Gold Coast Run Co, headed to America to Oklahoma College to continue his elite racing and training. He has since returned...
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S4 Ep 96 - Stephen Butcher (Melbourne Mara & Bush Turkey Track Club)
Today on Season 4 Episode 96, I invite back to the show Stephen Butcher from the Bush Turkey Track Club in Brisbane. Stephen has now featured on the podcast 6 times, the 2nd most of any guest and there's a reason for that. He of course loves a chat, is a passionate follower of the sport and is…
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S4 Ep 95 - Fraser Darcy
Today in Season 4, Episode 95, South Australian runner, Fraser Darcy comes on the show. As I commenced the zoom meeting for this episode, Fraser came onto the screen with the full set up - a microphone and proper headphones as if he was a pro. And there was some truth to that, he's featured on…
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S4 Ep 94 - Tim Crosbie (Melbourne Marathon Competition Director)
Today on Season 4, Episode 94, Tim Crosbie, the Competition Director of the Melbourne Marathon, joins me on the podcast. Tim and I met back in 2017, when he facilitated a coaching course in Brisbane with Benita Willis to myself and a handful of other local coaches at the time. Tim was fantastic...
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S4 Ep 93 - Ben Tacey
Today on season 4, episode 93, I invite onto the show, QLD and Sunshine Coast runner, Ben Tacey. Ben grew up and still resides on the Sunshine Coast in QLD. He finished school at Immanuel Lutheran College back in 2018 and thrived primarily in the 800m and 1500m events at school. Since finishing…
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S4 Ep 92 - Tim Vincent (World Athletics Reflection & Future Running)
Today on Season 4 Episode 92 I invite back for the third time to the Podcast, Tim Vincent. This conversation is primarily about his experience at the 2025 World Championships amongst other things.
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S4 Ep 91 - World Athletics Champs 25 Special (ft Brooke Williams)
Today on Season 4, Episode 21, I get Brooke Williams, multi-national 10k Zatopek runner, on the podcast. After are fantastic and insightful conversation about the World Athletics Champs with Stephen Butcher, from the Bush Turkey Track club, on Wednesday night, I sit down with Brooke to reflect…
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S4 Ep 90 - World Athletics Champs 25 Special (ft Stephen Butcher)
Stephen Butcher, previous cohost of the Road to Gold Coast Half series and from the Bush Turkey Track Club in Brisbane comes on to chat all things World Athletics Champs 2025. He also touches on his experience and shiny new PB of 32:55 from Bridge to Brisbane last weekend.
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S4 Ep 89 - Brooke Williams
Today in Season 4, Episode 89, I invite back to the show, Brooke Williams. I think Brooke has been on the show at least on 7 occasions, so it's always good to have back on the pod. She last featured in October last year where she was pregnant with her 2nd baby. The main focus was for us to chat...
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S4 Ep 88 - Jordan McLennan
Jordo comes back on the pod after a 2 year period since his first episode. He's back running - he recently competed in the GC mara. We talk about his background to start and then at depth about recent running news. He finishes by talking about his current training and future running goals!
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S4 Ep 87 - Liam Woollett
Today in Season 4 Episodle 87 I speak with Brisbane and Distance Culture runner, Liam Woollett. Liam has serious ability in running, but equally, has faced serious injury issues since he began back at the end of high school. His PB in the 5k is a low 14 and 10k, a low 31, but it hasn't come easy...
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S4 Ep 86 - Jason Crowther (Founder of Atlas events and Sunshine Coast Marathon)
Today in Season 4 Episode 86, I invite Event Director and Founder of Atlas events and the Sunshine Coast Marathon, Jason Crowther, to the podcast. Jason was fantastic - he spoke at length about the history of the Sunshine Coast event, and provided insight into the changes and aspects of the 2025...
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S4 Ep 85 - Tara Palm
Welcome to the Local Legends in Running Podcast. Today in Season 4 Episode 85, I invite elite female marathoner, Tara Palm onto the show. Tara is one of Australia's top all time elite female marathoners with an incredible 2:32 PB in the event. She also boasts a 1:10 in the half marathon, and...
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S4 Ep 84 - Road to Gold Coast Half Marathon Series - Butcher, O'Donnell & Jones
S4 Ep 84 - Road to Gold Coast Half Marathon Series - Butcher, O'Donnell & Jones
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S4 Ep 82 - Road to Gold Coast Half Marathon Series - Butcher, O'Donnell & Jones
Today in Season 4, Episode 82, I continue the Road to Gold Coast Half Marathon Series. I am joined by 1:14 half marathoner Stephen Butcher, from the Bush Turkey Track Club and Nerissa O'Donnell, a 1:18 runner from the BERT squad in Brisbane. In this spin off series, the general agenda will…
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S4 Ep 81 - Isaac Heyne
Today in Season 4, Episode 81, I sit down to chat with Adelaide runner Isaac Heyne. In this episode, Isaac was only one week off his 2nd place and 3rd all time half-marathon on Australian soil at the Launceston Running Festival in Tasmania, The conversation leads us to talking at length about the...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Welcome to the Local Legends in Running Podcast. My name is Oli Jones and I am the host and coach of the Local Legends in Running. On this podcast I primarily talk one on one to recreational and elite runners, event directors, coaches and those in the exercise science world. The intention of this podcast is to have genuine and insightful conversations with guests to engage, learn and motivated listeners in the sport of running.
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