In The Beginning | Australian Running and Endurance Podcast

EP112 — NOOSA TRI CANCELS THE SWIM FOR SHARKS: SHOULD THEY HAVE?

Noosa Triathlon Series: for the first time since 1983, Noosa cancelled the swim. A lifeguard told one athlete she could duck in for a pre-race wee, "just don't go too dee

EP111 — NOOSA TRI WEEK, A SYDNEY MARATHON EPO CASE & COURTNEY'S 30 YEAR OLD RECORD FALLS

Noosa Triathlon Series: 8,500 athletes on the start list for Noosa weekend and 58% of them first-timers, and Courtney explains why three Noosa titles are still what peopl

EP 110 - NOOSA STOLE OUR CHRISTMAS

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

BONUS EP — NOOSA RACE WEEK: A WORLD CHAMPION’S COACH ON SWIM, BIKE, RUN & RACE MORNING

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 coa

EP 109 - NIKE MELBOURNE MARATHON & KIPCHOGE

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

EP108 — WHEN DID KIPCHOGE LAST HATE RUNNING?

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

EP 107 - LIAM SAYS SORRY: THE DNF TAX IS DEAD

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

EP106 — BREAKFAST WITH KIPCHOGE & A 2:20 RADIO RECORD

Liam wants anyone who DNFs a sold-out marathon to pay 25% more to enter next year, refunded when they finish. Courtney isn't buying it. Also in this one: Liam's off to

EP 105 - NOBODY THOUGHT THEY HAD TO WRITE THAT RULE DOWN

Courtney went 33:53 at Bridge to Brisbane — and raced the whole thing without pacing off his watch. Liam did his first SwimRun on the Gold Coast and came back with three

BONUS EP: OUTBACK MIKE AT THE SUNRAYSIA SAFARI RALLY, MILDURA

Recorded from the front seats of a Subaru Outback Wilderness on a live rally course at the Sunraysia Safari in Mildura, with Mike Atkinson AKA Outback Mike — Alone Austra

EP104 — YOU'RE EXERCISING, NOT TRAINING (& THAT'S FINE) ft ADAM GORDON

Adzy Gordon's maths teacher told his parents he'd never be a runner because he was too overweight. He went on to race as a professional triathlete, and now runs the Adzy'

EP 103 - SYDNEY MARATHON VS UTMB: WHO ACTUALLY WON THE WEEKEND

Courtney walked off a track session at Pizzey this week feeling better than he has after any run in five years — and he's twelve weeks out from another marathon in the sh

EP 102 - ft MICK KELLY FROM 'WE GOT THE CHOCOLATES' PODCAST

A YouTube compilation of 75-year-olds finishing Ironman made Mick Kelly cry in his living room — six years later he's signed up for a 200-mile race with more elevation th

EP 101 — ROGER FEDERER LOST $74 MILLION IN A DAY

Liam made a bold prediction about 'On Running' brand back in January. Last week it cost Roger Federer seventy-four million dollars in a single day. That's the hand-up mom

EP 99 - YOUR AI COACH DOESN'T ACTUALLY KNOW YOU

A running brand where you can't buy the kit until your Strava time says you've earned it — Liam reckons that's a concept, not a gimmick, and Courtney wants in. Liam deb

EP 98 — INFLUENCERS BRING REACH, ATHLETES BRING TRUST

Everyone does the Mona Fartlek. Almost nobody does it properly — and Courtney admits he's one of them, letting his floats slide into jogs so the reps look quicker. From

EP 97 - WHO IS THE FITTEST PERSON ON EARTH?

Who is genuinely the fittest person on Earth: Tadej Pogačar, Kilian Jornet, a CrossFit champion or someone else entirely? Courtney and Liam unpack Australia’s Commonweal

EP 96 - FINDING FINISH LINES & THE 2AM DRUG TEST

Courtney and Liam are back covering the strange space after a major race — when the finish line is gone, motivation dips and it’s time to find the next target. They unpa

EP 95 - THE SLUSHY MACHINE ULTRA

Courtney's had enough of blokes walking around town in Alphaflys, and it kicks off a proper deep dive — from a ⁠Runners World ⁠ piece on desexualising athletics broadcast

EP 94 - THE MARATHON IS DONE. NOW WHAT?

The Gold Coast Marathon is done, the legs are cooked, and Courtney is already quietly looking towards another marathon in November. This week, Liam and Courtney unpack w