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WA Running Podcast
by The WARP
A podcast by WA runners, for WA runners. Join non elite runners Chris, Simon & Vici as they cover the roads, trails and track scenes in Western Australia, as well as interviewing notable personalities of the WA running community.
Episodes
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Episode 132 | Shannon Burgoyne | WAMC Wally Cairns Pancake Run
Monday 19 October 2026 We welcome back Shannon Burgoyne to catch up on married life, missed marathons, podcasting and her journey to starting a family. In local results, Vici & Simon recap their Perth Running Festival Half Marathon run, along with Strive Program A, Manning Park Trail Run & the...
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Road to WA Women's Track Episode 03 | WA Women's Track Night Training Series | Vic Burrows-Bilton & Angela Boys
Monday 12th October 2026 Welcome to Episode 03 of Road to WA Women’s Track Night. This series will bring you stories from four women who will be running in the inaugural WA Women’s Track Night. In this episode we’re joined by two more participants taking part in just under two weeks’ time and…
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Episode 131 | Denmark Half | Strive Program Starts | Perth Running Festival this week
Monday 5 October 2026 We’re back with our weekly record as the gang chats about their training of late. Chris has a coach for the first time having completed a couple of sessions with the Frontrunner group, Simon prepares for John Gilmour 10,000 stringing together a couple of consistent weeks…
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Road to WA Women's Track Episode 02 | WA Women's Track Night Training Series | Pete from Reclab
Monday 29th September 2026 Welcome to Episode 02 of Road to WA Women’s Track Night, the training series where we hear from four women taking part in the inaugural event, our physio and fueling experts and from our awesome presenting partner for the track night. With 26 days to go until the...
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Episode 130 | Vlad Ixel & Josh Tighe on the new Perth 5K + all the local results
Monday 21st September 2026 We’re joined by Vlad Ixel and Josh Tighe who have joined forces to put on a new flat and fast closed roads 5k event on Sunday the 6th of December. We also catch up on what’s new with the guys that includes upcoming races and what Vlad is cooking in the Bix Nutrition Lab...
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Road to WA Women's Track Episode 01 | WA Women's Track Night Training Series | Nikita Fredonnet & Jessica Papa
Monday 14th September 2026 Welcome to Episode 01 of Road to WA Women’s Track Night, the first installment of the series. This series will bring you stories from four women who will be running in the inaugural WA Women’s Track night, hear about their running journeys and how they came to enter…
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Episode 129 | Col Junner | Light Horse Ultra | 3 Valleys Marathon
Monday 7th September 2026 With Vici having the week off, it’s just Chris and Simon this week as we cover the WAMC Col Junner Spring To It Fun Run, the Ultra Series WA Light Horse Ultra and the Running Works 3 Valleys Marathon. Chris and his family provide a movie review as Chris continues to...
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Episode 128 | City to Surf | Perth 32 | Sydney Marathon
Monday 31st August 2026 Just the usual gang today to recap the last few weeks of races, and some seriously impressive feats of human endurance for special causes. Chris and Simon have sensible training weeks, while Vici runs a big PB at City to Surf to cap off her month of ‘solid’ runs/races. We...
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Trail to Transcend Episode 04 | 2026 Transcend Trails Series | Post Race Recap
(AUDIO FIXED) Monday 24th August 2026 Welcome to the series finale of Trail to Transcend following 4 athletes as they take on the Avon Valley at 2026 Transcend Trails on Saturday 22 August. In our final episode, we check in with Annika Keall & Ben Leeson who both had to pull out in the 28km and…
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Episode 127 | Transcend Preview | Christmas Island Marathon | WAMC Lake Gwelup
Monday 17th August 2026 We’re joined by friend of the show, Ella Eastaugh from Frontrunner Physiotherapy as we preview the big dance - Transcend Trails this Saturday. Ella chats about her rehab and return to running following a couple of setbacks, Simon shares his reflections following some...
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Episode 126 | Perth Half | Backroads Gravel Run | Birdys BYU & Truth & Consequences
Monday 10th August 2026 With our new WARP intro, the full gang is back as we catch up on the last two weeks of local running which included the WAMC Perth Half Marathon, Perth Trail Series Truth and Consequences, Ultra Series WA Birdy’s Backyard Ultra, and Backroads Gravel Run up in Chapman…
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Trail to Transcend Episode 03 | 2026 Transcend Trails Series | Pre Race Chat with Michael, Annika, Vic & Ben
Monday 3rd August 2026 Welcome to Episode 03 of Trail to Transcend following 4 athletes as they train for the 2026 Transcend Trails on Saturday 22 August. In our final episode before the big dance, we check in with Annika Keall (running the 28km), Michael Edgar (running the 40km), Vic Hunn and…
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Episode 125 | XC Short Course Champs | WA Coastal Running Festival Burns Beach
Monday 27th July 2026 It’s Vici & Simon (along with Chris’ impersonation of Deeks on the trail) this week as we cover the State Cross Country Short Course Championships down in Burswood and the WA Coastal Running Festival up in Burns Beach. Vici gets ready for this week’s Perth half with Garmin...
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Episode 124 | Kalgoorlie Pipeline Marathon | Shelley Loop | Tommy Tedge
Monday 20th July 2026 We’re Joined by returning guest and quietly the hardest working runner in WA, Tommy Tedge fresh off his win at his hometown marathon in Kalgoorlie. Tom talks about his comeback from injury back in late 2024, running sub 2:30 at Valencia Marathon, and running Gold Coast Half...
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Episode 123 | Bibra Lake Runningworks Festival | Gold Coast Marathon
Monday 13th July 2026 The whole gang is back to recap the Bibra Lake Runningworks Festival and the Gold Coast marathon with some impressive performances across the country. In other results we had the Broome International Airport Marathon and the Mt Marshall gravel grind. In other news, Vici...
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Trail to Transcend Episode 02 | 2026 Transcend Trails Series | Annika Keall & Ben Leeson
Monday 6th July 2026 Welcome to Episode 02 of Trail to Transcend, the WARP Training Series following 4 athletes as they train for the 2026 edition of Transcend Trails on Saturday 22 August. Last episode we met Victoria Hunn and Michael Edgar, where Vic spoke about qualifying for the 2027 edition…
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Episode 122 | King of the Mountain | State XC | Nancy Shaw
Monday 29th June 2026 Vici & Chris are joined by women’s winner of this year’s Cape 2 Cape 100 miler Nancy Shaw. Nancy chats about her 4am training and what drew her to running the 100 miler. Nancy also shares a new chafing location for the pod. Chris recaps the WAMC King of the mountain that had…
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Episode 121 | Ultra Perth | Liam Kamudu
Monday 22nd June 2026 The gang is joined by Liam Kamudu to help recap Ultra Perth that featured impressive runs by Nera Jareb and Joel Gray in the 50km and some big dogs in running with a hefty prize pool across the distances. We hear about Liam’s progression from a 12km win at Bibra Lake in…
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Episode 120 | Wadjemup Running Festival | Kim Vivian
Monday 15th June 2026 Simon and Vici are joined by the President of the WA Marathon Club - Kim Vivian to talk about the club’s beginnings to where it is now as Australia’s largest running club organising some of the biggest events in the WA Running Calendar. Kim is also a World Athletics Level A...
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Trail to Transcend Episode 01 | 2026 Transcend Trails Series | Vic Hunn & Michael Edgar
Monday 8th June 2026 Welcome to Episode 001 of Trail to Transcend, the latest WARP training series following the 2026 edition of Transcend Trails coming up on Saturday 22 August 2026. In the first episode we meet two weapons on the trails in their own right - Victoria Hunn and Michael Edgar. Vic…
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Episode 119 | WA Women’s Track Night Announcement | Female Physiology, RED-S & Bone Stress Injuries
Monday 1st June 2026 The whole gang is back with some special guests as we are excited to announce the 2026 WA Women’s Track Night scheduled for Saturday 24th October 2026. In this episode we focus on female physiology, bone stress injuries and RED-S as we think it's a conversation every runner…
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Episode 118 | The HBF Run for a Reason Recap | Sydreh Back to Front Yard Ultra
Monday 25th May 2026 With Vici catching up on some well earnt rest, we recap the biggest event on the WA Running Calendar, the HBF Run for a Reason. We had 40,000 participants, $1.7million raised to local charities and some weapon like performances across the 3km, 12km and Half Marathon. In other...
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Episode 117 | Tim Leith | WAMC Joondalup Running Festival Recap
We’re joined by Tim Leith, a sports chiropractor, endurance sport enthusiast and someone with a pretty unique perspective on movement, recovery and performance. Brace yourself, you’re going to want to hear his story. In local results we unpack the WAMC Joondalup short course but somehow long…
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Episode 116 | Margaret River Ultra | Wings For Life Perth Leg
Monday 11th May 2026 The team is back together this week as we recap the much anticipated Margaret River Ultra & Wings For Life Perth over the weekend. Ben Leeson breaks the 80km course record by 19 minutes in 6hr16min, the Ogging Squad Girls and Boys dominate the team relays and Crystal Lyons…
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Episode 115 | Swan River Half, OMFG Trail & Rockingham Classic | Josh Tighe
Monday 4th May 2026 No Vici with us this week but Chris and Simon are joined by Coach Josh Tighe. Josh is a running and athletics coach, personal trainer, he heads up the training group Herdsman Harriers and has a pedigree as a British Mountain Runner and 2:26 marathoner. In local races we had…
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Episode 114 | Lake Rumble Run | Ballarat & International Marathons
Monday 27th April 2026 Simon’s in the middle of moving house so it’s just Vici & Chris as they recap the Lake Rumble Run up in Joondalup, the supposed ‘Valencia of the South’ Ballarat Marathon, along with Boston and London Marathons with some WA peeps taking part. Chris is back to triple digits…
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Episode 113 | Bridges Fun Run Recap | Ella Eastaugh
Monday 20th April 2026 Simon, Chris & Vici are joined by Ella Eastaugh from Frontrunner Physiotherapy to recap a glorious morning of running with the Bridges Fun Run aka the State 10km Road Championship on Sunday. From Chris’ content creation on the bike, Vici’s spectating on her long run to Ella...
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Episode 112 | Bunbury 3 Waters Running Festival Recap | Delirious WEST
Monday 13th April 2026 Simon, Chris & Vici recap one of our favourite events on the WA running calendar, the Bunbury 3 Waters Running Festival. From rogue 10km lead bikes, Bryan Lip, house music on the balcony to hamstring cramps at the checkered bastard - the event had it all. Massive thanks to...
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Episode 111 | WA Coastal Running Festival Whitfords Nodes | XTERRA Dunsborough | Bunbury Preview
Monday 6th April 2026 The gang is back together with our regular programming as we gear up for our respective pacing gigs at Bunbury 3 Waters Running Festival this weekend with Chris pacing 3 hours, Vici pacing 4hr30 and Simon pacing a couple of pals in the half marathon. In local results we had...
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Road to the Checkered Bastard Episode 05 | The Pacers | 2026 Bunbury 3 Waters Running Festival Series
In Episode 5, Chris chats to the official marathon pace team ahead of the Bunbury 3 Waters Festival on Sunday 12th April 2026. As part of our discussions with Bunbury Runners Club last year during the planning phase for 2026, we agreed to aid the club in sourcing pacers for the marathon which…
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Road to the Checkered Bastard Episode 04 | Inspirational Seminar | 2026 Bunbury 3 Waters Running Festival Series
Welcome to Episode 4 of The Road to the Checkered Bastard, the WARP training series following the 2026 Bunbury 3 Waters Running Festival. Last episode in our chat with Ian and Megan, you will have heard us reference the second seminar hosted by the Bunbury Runners Club in the lead up to 3 Waters,...
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Road to the Checkered Bastard Episode 03 | Ian Gibbs and Megan Gianfrancesco | 2026 Bunbury 3 Waters Running Festival Series
Welcome to Episode 3 of the Road to the Checkered Bastard where Chris chats to Ian Gibbs and Megan Gianfrancesco from the Bunbury Runners Club ahead of the 44th edition of the Bunbury 3 Waters Running Festival on Sunday 12 April 2026, chatting race logistics, course records and what makes Bunbury…
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Episode 110 | Savannah Rayner | Herdys Recap | Canning River & Darlington
Monday 16 March 2026 With Chris on annual leave downing ice cream sandwiches, Vici & Simon are joined by Savannah Rayner - who wears many hats in the running community, is one of the coaches of the Ogging Track Club, and on the comeback, trail following a big injury last year and hoping for big...
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Episode 109 | Lactate Threshold Testing with Zander Mostert & Raf Baugh | State 1500m, Shizuoka Mara & Herdys Preview
Monday 9 March 2026 The gang are joined by Front Runner Performance coaches Zander Mostert and Raf Baugh to talk through the science of running and in particular lactate threshold testing, training zones and using data to help with your training goals. We had the State Senior Track & Field Champs...
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Episode 108 | Ashul Shah | Chitty Chitty Run Run | Lark Hill Party Ultra
Monday 2nd March 2026 Chris, Vici & Simon are joined by one of the most positive guys in the WA running community, Ashul Shah who recently won the WAMC’s inspirational runner of the year with Bryan Lip a couple of weeks back. We chat about Ashul’s love of running and one of his favourite quotes -...
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Episode 107 | Andy Carrington | Yaberoo Trail Ultra | Point Walter Run
Monday 23rd February 2026 Andy Carrington joins Chris, Simon & Vici as we chat all things backyard ultras ahead of Herdy’s Frontyard Ultra that starts on Friday 13th March. In local results we had the Yaberoo Twilight Trail Ultra on Saturday 15th February, and Olivia Holmes and Daniel Ma help us...
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Road to the Checkered Bastard Episode 02 | Going the Distance Seminar (Live Recording) | 2026 Bunbury 3 Waters Running Festival Series
Chris travelled down to the Bunbury Runners Club last week to record Sean Cowan & Ashlee Ritson of Koombana Physiotherapy present a live seminar to the members of Bunbury Runners Club entitled ‘Going the Distance’, talking all things brain, body, fuel and how these work together in endurance...
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Episode 106 | Busso Bay Run Recap | WAMC John Forrest Run
Monday 9th February 2026 Chris & Simon are joined by the new Queen of Busso - Ash ‘Ritto’ Ritson taking out the women’s marathon in what some people call the hottest event in the WA Running Calendar, the Busselton Bay Run. Some impressive performances across the marathon, half marathon, 10km and...
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Episode 105 | Sandman & Busso Bay Run Preview | Sean McCrory from WA Coastal Running Festival
Sunday 1 February 2026 Vici & Simon are joined by Sean McCrory - the brains behind the WA Coastal Running Festival, with a new suite of running events in the WA running calendar. We recap the last couple of weeks in local running that included the State 5,000m championships, Bunbury Runners Club...
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Road to the Checkered Bastard Episode 01 | Ash Ritson & Alice Luscombe | 2026 Bunbury 3 Waters Running Festival Training Series
Welcome to Episode 01 of the Road to the Checkered Bastard, the latest WARP training series following the 2026 Bunbury 3 Waters Running Festival coming up on the 12th April 2026. We’re joined by Koombana Physio’s Ash 'Ritto' Ritson and Alice Luscombe, training for her first ever half marathon…
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Episode 104 | Matilda Bay Run | Keith Mitchell, Wolves RC & Herdys
Monday 19th January 2026 Chris, Simon & Vici are joined by Keith Mitchell from the Wolves Run Club to discuss their latest fundraising campaign for Lifeline WA, the infamous Herdy’s Frontyard Ultra hosted by Ultra Series WA on Friday 13th March 2026. In local results we had the Strive Program B...
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Episode 103 | Parlouf Relay | Strive Program A | We're back for 2026
Monday 12th January 2026 We’re back for 2026 as Chris & Simon discuss their festive season adventures, and what’s in store for 2026 that includes Chris transcending in the 65km solo in August and Simon joining Vici, Bryan Bourke, Sarah Paduano and Ashlee Ritson to hopefully take out the mixed…
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Episode 102 | 6 Inch Trail Marathon | The 2025 Recap
Monday 22 December 2025 It's Simon, Chris and Vici with an end-of-year wrap up where we take a breath and look back at our year in running. The PBs, the blow-ups, and all the brilliant people who make this community what it is. Today we’re keeping it simple: a few reflections, a few stories, and...
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Episode 101 | Founders City Beach Xmas Cup | Bryan Bourke
Monday 15 December 2025 We chat to Bryan Bourke, an all-round nice guy, loves to tackle the next big challenge, is a 0-time NBA All-star according to his Instagram bio, arguably the most avid WARP listener, and officially/unofficially a Jägermeister sponsored athlete. In local results we had the...
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Episode 100 | Matt Maguire, Sinead Freiberg & Dan Bobridge
In episode 0100 Chris, Vici & Simon are joined by the original hosts of the WA Running Podcast - Matt Maguire, Sinead Freiberg and Dan Bobridge. We cover Matt’s current golf handicap, Sinead’s comeback on the track and what Dan thinks of Simon’s workouts. In local results, we were meant to cover...
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Episode 99 | WAMC McNally Applecross Shoreline Run | Strive Program B
Monday 1 December 2025 Podcast daddies Chris and Simon are back on the mic as we cover the weekend’s local races including the WAMC McNally Applecross Shoreline Run and Strive Program B. We also had WA based runners run the 2026 World Cross Country Selection Trial and the Ultra Trail Kosciuszko....
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Episode 98 | The Big 6 | State 10,000m Championships | Transcend 2026 Entries Open
Monday 24th November 2025 It’s Vici & Simon on the mic with the weekend’s results that included the UWA Athletics Club The Big 6 event, Strive Program A (1500m) and the State 10,000m Championships to cap off a weekend of just track racing. In this episode: Vici tries to do the episode intro, We...
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Episode 97 | Run Bibbulmun Track Stage Race | Strive Program D | Grampians Peaks Trail with Kate Timmons
Monday 17th November 2025 Vici & Chris are joined by Kate Timmons, Vici’s therapist in more things than just massage and ultra runner extraordinaire who’s fresh from her tour of the east coast and will share her stories from the Grampians 100miler in Victoria and Coast to Kosciuszko in New South...
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Episode 96 | Fremantle Running Festival Recap | Feral Pig Ultra | Zane Walsh & Ashleigh Yee
Monday 10th November 2025 Zane Walsh, Ashleigh Yee and Simon from ‘Mama T’s Sweaty Boys & Girl’ Half Marathon Team Relay join the man with the shitbox fixie bike Chris as they recap the Revo Fitness Fremantle Running Festival along with the Ultra Series Feral Pig Ultra that happened over the...
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Episode 95 | John Gilmour 10,000m | 24 hours Track Championships Recap with Hayley Boneham
Monday 3rd November 2025 Hayley Boneham from the Australian Ultra and Trail Runners Association (AUTRA) joins Chris and Simon to discuss the recent 24hr Track World Championships in France back in October. In local results we had the John Gilmour 10,000m, Strive Program B and the Perth Duathlon &...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
A podcast by WA runners, for WA runners.
Join non elite runners Chris, Simon & Vici as they cover the roads, trails and track scenes in Western Australia, as well as interviewing notable personalities of the WA running community.
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