Everyday Lions Running Podcast

This week's episode is with Daniel Yaxley, he talks about some of his mental health struggles, how he got into running, who is role models are, what events he is most proud of and what his family means to him.   Enjoy. 

This week's episode is with Susan Moodie, you would have seen Susan running around the streets of Devonport. ( alot )    She has been running for over 7 years, in that time she has ran Masters Games, Half Marathons, Marathon's and Ultra Marathons and the Christmas Carnivals.  We talk about all this and more, sit back and relax and enjoy this podcast. It would be perfect for that shorter minute run. 

This week’s podcast is with the ‘Everyday Lions’ PCCCT team that won the Teams Marathon event last Sunday. The team consisted of Narrelle Jacobs, Travis Bassett, Amie Bramich and Brian Lyons. We discuss how the race unfolded, what we all thought of the event and more. Narelle and Travis were lucky enough to personal best on the day and set up the team nicely. This podcast goes for 45 minutes and would be perfect for that shorter run! *special mention to Ailsa Jones, who was our “roadie” on race day and team support. 

This week’s podcast is with Tom Winkel who is from Forthside, Tasmania. He is a super talented junior who is only 15 years of age and has ran 8:41 and 3:57 for the 3,000 m and 1500 m events. He is the current state under 16 record holder for the mile and 3,000 m events. He is currently coached by his father Andrew and earlier this Tom won the Hobart Run the Bridge 5km and finished 4th Place in the Australian junior under 17 3,000m titles, with still another year in this age group. When Tom is not running, he attends St Brendan-Shaw College and is in grade ten. We talk about his current training, who is role models are and what his goals are for the future. Please reach out to Tom if you enjoyed this show.

John has his own running coaching business under the name of Ultrain,he coaches in all forms of running, but specifically ultras and trail running. He has his own running groups along with high profile runner Amy Lamprecht. We will be covering all things trail running and hopefully he will be able to teach you some tips and tricks to become a better trail runner. We will also touch on some of the races that John has organised and some of his impressive achievements in sport. John is currently the National Organizers representative for the International Trail Running Association, President of the Tasmanian Trail Running Association, Event Director for Triple Top Mountain Run, Assistant race director for Scottsdale run and ride.

Here is the first of 4 podcasts over the next month with professionals who work with runners and sports people on a daily basis. These podcasts will hopefully help you in becoming a better runner with some important “takeaways” to apply to your own training.   This week’s guest Is Erica Yeo who is from Devonport, Erica works as a dietitian at our public hospitals here on the North West Coast of Tasmania in paediatrics, various medical centres and subcontracts to the ELPE Health, a disability provider Erica is also a keen runner and is fresh off a personal best at Parkrun on the weekend here in Devonport.  (20 minutes and 43 seconds) She has competed in Gone Nuts, Launceston half, Devonport 10 km 2020 - Cadbury half 2020 and the Burnie 10. There is also a link from Athletics Australia explaining more about RED’s which was discussed in this podcast.          

David Downie is from Burnie and he has won the Devonport, Burnie and Latrobe Gifts in a great professional running career. David has worked at Caterpillar for the last 27 years and also runs his own business called ISO DELIVERY. We talk about these jobs, his relationship with his coach Ted Eagling and his training and training partners. We also touch on what the future is for the carnivals on the North West Coast of Tasmania and what influence his late father and previous Central Coast Mayor had on his life and running career.  

Linda Connelly is from Devonport and loves to run trails and got the “running bug” after entering the Tassie Trail Festival event in 2015. When Linda is not running, she is a Lawyer, mother and an ambassador for Find Your Feet. She has competed in the Masters Games and the Gone Nuts 100 km event. We cover what it is like juggling motherhood with training, what the Find Your Feet Tour with Hanny Allston was like in Italy and what her running friends self-entitled the “usual suspects” mean to her. Linda is also a qualified personal trainer and did this for a short while before returning back to being a lawyer. Please reach out to Linda if you enjoyed this podcast!  

Chris French is originally from Hobart, but now live in Queensland. He boasts some impressive personal bests over 5 and 10km, running 14:28 and 29:50. He has won Cadbury Marathon and City to Casino twice and use to train with well-known runners Russell Foley, Michael Dalton, Dean Giblin and the late Colin Oliver. Chris was a teacher for a number of years before changing careers and working in the correctional services. We talk about his friendship with close mate and Devonport runner Michael Potter, some of the hurdles he has face in his life, where he sees the sport of athletics heading into future and what it was like to be coached by legend coaches Max Cherry and Albert Johnson.  If this podcast brings up any issues for you, please contact Lifeline on 131114.   If you're enjoying the show, there is an option to donate which helps pay for the cost and up keep of the production. You can do so via this link https://everydaylions.org/everyday-lions-podcast/    

Bronty Halley is a real gentleman of the Devonport running community, he took up running late in life after starting a personal training programme to lose weight, it wasn't long and he soon found his way into running ultra-marathons. If you follow him on Strava, you would be familiar with his Strava Art ( see attached) We talk about him going from walking to running, some of the races he has competed in, as well the nutritional issues he has experienced during these events. We also cover his family and some personal struggles, if you love your long-distance trail running and good stories, this is the podcast for you.