Everyday Lions Running Podcast

Episode number 19 Everyday Lions podcast with Russell Foley

Russell was one of Tassie's best distance runners with the following personal bests.

3,000m - 8:13
5,000m- 13:57.86
10,000m- 29:02.77
Half marathon- 63:58
Marathon- 2:15.11

Russell was coached by Albert Johnson, during is great career he was third place in the Australian Marathon titles in 1989 ( second fastest Tasmanian all time) and represented Australia at the World Marathon cup in 1991. If all this wasn't enough Russell went on to win the Melbourne Marathon. 

These days Russell lives in Hobart and is quite fond of the odd glass of Guinness at his local pub, he is one of the best blokes you will meet. We will be discussing his training, the races he won and about his talented kids who are great musicians in their own right.

This podcast was recorded live on Everyday Lions Facebook on a Zoom Webinar.

Episode number 18 Everyday Lions podcast with Gabrielle May

Gabrielle May is from Hobart and for the last few years she has been documenting her personal journey of weight loss, her running and being a single mum, all while empowering other women to do the same thing on her Instagram page @lella.fit and with her friend Angela on their shared Instagram page Gabrielle and Angela.

Gabrielle started a couch to 5km programme and this soon branched out to bigger fun runs and longer distances, in this podcast I am sure a lot of runners will be able to resonate with her life story.

When Gabrielle is not inspiring other women on her popular Instagram pages, she is a Personal trainer and Author, earlier this year she released an eBook entitled: If I’m Being Honest, which is about her own personal life, this has been a roaring success and has sold thousands of copies.

In November Gabrielle and her friend Angela plan to run a marathon on a looped course that both runners are very familiar with.  If you would like to follow these two inspiring runners you can on the Instagram handles mentioned in this post.

Episode number 17 Everyday Lions Podcast with Steve Oliver

Steve Oliver use to run the Talay’s sports store that later changed its name to Oliver’s Performance Sport and Cycle. Steve was part of the successful 80s and 90s running group that trained at the Devonport oval, Steve was coached by Stan Bailey and had a good range in distances having ran 8.42 for 3,000m and 70 minutes for a half marathon.  He won the Australian Triathlon age group titles and finished 4^th place in World Age group Triathlon Championships in New Zealand. He left the retail industry and joined the police force and now lives in country Victoria.  When he is not running and cycling and swimming, he owns some land and is a keen horse rider. Steve is a great bloke and such a good story teller and has so much wisdom in his words. 

Episode number 16 Everyday Lions Podcast with Leon Saltmarsh

This episode was recorded via zoom webinar on the Everyday Lions Facebook page.  Leon is based in Burnie and was an elite runner, he has an impressive list of personal bests and has won many carnival on the NW Coast  and including the Stawell 2 mile in the 1980s. Leon started the Salty Striders in 2015 and has been coaching a number of juniors who compete over various distances and in the Christmas Carnivals. He encourages his athletes to do a number of sports as well as the running, he has so much wisdom and passion for the sport and this really is evident in this 90 minute conversation.  

Episode 15 Everyday Lions Podcast with Jack Hale "Storm"

This week’s guest doesn’t need an introduction, you would have to be living under a rock if you haven’t heard of Jack Hale. He “stormed” onto the athletics scene as a 16-year-old running 10:44 and breaking the Australian under 18 record in the process, then going on to represent Australia at the World Youth Championships, his progression continued where he broke Matt Shirvington’s Australian under 20 record and qualified for the World Junior Championships.  He continued to slowly lower his personal best and made the relay squad for the 2018 Commonwealth Games in the Gold Coast. We chat about his journey from juniors and being thrown into the spotlight, the ups and downs of being an elite athlete and the disappointment of missing an individual spot in the 100 m. It will be only a matter of time before we see Jack breaking 10 seconds and his maturity and wisdom in his words are well beyond his age of 22.

 

This podcast goes for 1 hour and 45 and perfect for a longer run! You can follow jack on his business page called Hale storm performance on Instagram and his personal page Jack hale on Facebook.

 

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Episode number 14 Everyday Lions Podcast with Nikki Long

This week’s guest is Nikki Long who is based in Hobart. Nikki is the owner and event organiser of FITEX expo.  Nikki has competed in lots of different running events over the years as well as many Spartan, obstacles races and tower runs.  If all this wasn’t enough, she is the event manager of the Mothers' Day Classic. We discuss all these events and a serious injury she sustained competing and how she defied the odds and got back doing what she loves to do.  When Nikki is not doing all this amazing stuff, she loves to bushwalk and travel.

 

 

Episode number 13 Everyday Lions podcast with Rodney Viney

This week’s podcast is with Rodney Viney who has been running for 30 plus years. Rod is a retired school teacher and worked for the Australian Education Union. We chatted about his PCCCT Feature race win and when he broke 3 hours for the marathon. When Rod is not running he enjoys theatre productions and travelling. He also has a keen interest in the French language and culture. He is the publicity officer and secretary for the PCCCT running club. This podcast goes for 75 minutes and would be perfect for that longer run during the week

Episode number 12 Everyday Lions podcast with Viv Woodward

This week’s guest is Devonport’s Viv Woodward who is a Devonport and Tasmanian running legend. He has some impressive personal bests and an amazing range having run 50 seconds for the 400m and a 2:15 marathon and has won numerous Australian professional running championships. If all this wasn’t enough Viv is part of the Hall of Fame at the Stawell Athletic Club. When he is not running, he is an avid golfer and was the manager of Delta Hydraulics in Devonport where he worked for 39 years. We talk about his running achievements and his training and about his close running mate Leigh Taylor.

Episode number 11 Everyday Lions podcast with Brendan Smart

Brendan Smart is from Burnie and has accumulated 38 wins in the Christmas Carnivals here in Tasmania. He has won Roseberry Gift three times. We talk about his battles with his health and mental health, his training right now and what he is up to during COVID 19 times. Brendan has a young family and works as a coffee barista when he Is not running. If this brings up any mental health issues please contact beyond blue of Life Line.

Episode 10 Everyday Lions podcast with Greg Smith and Hayden Bishop part 2

Part 2 of Episode 10 of the Everyday Lions podcast with Greg Smith and Hayden Bishop, we touch on running achievements, if they see themselves coaching in the future and some training talk. Greg opens up about some obstacles he has faced in his life. Also, if this episode brings up any issues for you, please contact lifeline on 13 11 14 or talk to a professional or close friend.
It is nearly hour long this episode and perfect for a run, once again please leave a rating and comment on iTunes if you are enjoying the poddy.