TEMPO editor-at-large Riley Wolff is joined by Stewy McSweyn for a very rare, very special talk live at Up There Athletics. Topics include: Stewy’s COVID recovery, his race schedule for the first half of the year, planning for a double major year, lessons from his Tokyo 2020 experience, pacing Eliud Kipchoge at the Ineos 1:59 challenge, DMs from Ch…

Tim Rossi talks with Jess Hull before she runs the 1500m at the Lilac Grand Prix. They cover getting back on the track, her 3K national record, warming up in a parking garage during a blizzard, setting priorities for the year ahead, feeding off the success of her teammates in the Union Athletics Club and their world record attempt at the Lilac Gran…

David Ribich is a host of the Sit and Kick podcast and a member of the Brooks Beasts track club. He sits down with Tim Rossi in the lead-up to the Lilac Grand Prix to talk rivalries, building media platforms that can grow the sport of running, a big breakthrough at the Portland track festival, Olympic trials and being a 7.38 guy trapped in a 7.50 g…

With a healed leg and a new indoor 400 PR, Donavan Brazier is healthy and ready to defend his World 800m title in 2022. But first, he takes on the 600 at the Lilac Grand Prix. By the way, his 1:13.77 PR happens to be the Indoor World Record. How fast will this race go? Tune in Friday from 12.50pm PST. Links Lilac Grand Prix Donavan Brazier on Insta…

The Lilac Grand Prix happens February 11 in Spokane, Washington. Tempo host Tim Rossi talks to Craig Engels, a man who needs no introduction, about his focus for this season, his goals for Lilac, and the growth of UAC and teams within the sport. Always entertaining, look for Craig in the 800 when it all goes down. More interviews with big names com…

The Lilac Grand Prix happens February 11 in Spokane, Washington. Tempo host Tim Rossi talks to Tracklandia chief intern Jeff Merrill about the inspiration for creating a world-class indoor meet, an athlete-centric approach, the grand prix’s innovative revenue sharing program, creating a custom pay-per-view platform and new horizons for the format. …

Brett and Jack share their experiences in the marathon, imparting valuable advice for anyone tackling this weekend’s Melbourne Marathon. From favourite parts of the course, to where they take their minds when things get tough, the guys cover off things you didn’t even realise you needed to know (but you’ll be glad you do). Many thanks to the team a…

Guest host Sean Whipp is joined by On Running athlete Ollie Hoare from Boulder, Colorado. He’s a newly minted Olympic finalist and 3:32.35 1500m runner. The 24-year-old enjoyed a spectacular collegiate career at the University of Wisconsin. Ollie’s time as a Badgers saw the Sydneysider win the 2018 NCAA 1500m title, including eight All-American fin…

For the last episode in season two, we’re joined by the cult hero Jack Rayner. Jack is probably best known for his 2:11:06 marathon on debut in London 2019, but this week we’re talking about the Launceston Running Festival coming up this weekend. Jack is headlining a star studded field in the 10km – Jack is the defending champ here, having won in 2…

This week on the show Riley speaks to Sydney based ultrarunner Michaela McDonald, ahead of this week’s ‘Coast 2 Kosci’ – a 240km ultramarathon finishing at Mt Kosciuzsko. Michaela is an experienced ultrarunner but this will be her first time tackling this event, and we get the rundown on what it’s like to train and prepare for something so monument…

We head across the ditch this week to speak with New Zealand's 11-time national champion, Camille Buscomb. Camille has been back home in New Zealand since March, when she returned for a family wedding – at the time not knowing the world's borders would close and competitions everywhere would be cancelled. Camille has enjoyed relative freedom of mov…

We’re rolling out a massive summer preview today on Running Things with one of the finest athletics minds in Australia: Sean Whipp. Sean joins us to run through all the must-see events on the calendar over the next couple of months – there’s a stack of events in Australia and a few notable races overseas. The first of which is the Valencia Marathon…

Riley is joined on the show today by Paralympic star Jaryd Clifford. Jaryd competes in the T12 (vision impaired) classification in the 1500m and 5000m – where he is the world champion in both (oh, and he holds the world record in the 1500m). Jaryd chats with us from Canberra, where he relocated as lockdowns came into effect in Melbourne in July. In…

In an absolute treat for the show, we have legitimate superstar of Australian athletics Stewy McSweyn joining us this week. Stewy is coming to us from his hotel quarantine in Brisbane, where he has had a chance to (finally) reflect on an incredible season in Europe – a season where he broke the long held Australian 1500m record in the Doha Diamond …

This episode of Running Things we chat with one of Australia’s most accomplished distance runners: the incredible Jess Stenson. Jess is based in Adelaide as part of Team Tempo, under the tutelage of Adam Didyk. Jess has been to two Olympics, competing in the marathon. We talk about Jess’s return to competition in 2020 after giving birth to her firs…

Jess Hull joins the show from hotel quarantine in Sydney’s Darling Harbour. Jess is fresh back in Australia after an incredible 2020 season that saw her break three national records – she now holds the 1500m, 3000m, and 5000m national records at the age of just 23. Jess reviews her 2020 season and gives herself a harsh B+ grade for the year. She sp…

A fun episode today as Riley interviews US 1500m national champion Craig Engels. Craig is in his new home in Portland, Oregon - a home he’s in the middle of renovating. Craig reflects on a weird 2020, and highlights that he’s never been good at time trialling - he needs real racing to perform at his best. Craig also talks about his recent trip to M…

On this episode, Riley chats with sprint phenom Sha’Carri Richardson. Sha’Carri made world headlines in June 2019 when she ran a 10.75 100m as a freshman at LSU, smashing the collegiate record and paving the way for her to turn professional shortly after. Riley speaks with Sha’Carri about her transition from college into the pros, and the higher st…

NOTE: Riley mentions Jess Trengove in a question in this episode. He, of course, meant to refer to her by her married name: Jess Stenson. We're joined on the show by Aussie marathon star Ellie Pashley. She’s one of three Australians taking on the London Marathon this week – Ellie talks about her training build up, noting that while she had some inj…

This episode is a special London Marathon edition brought to you by Nike Running (more details on the app challenge below), featuring Australian stars Brett Robinson and Sinéad Diver. Brett returns to the city where he last year ran a 2:10:55 in a breakthrough performance in the marathon. In one of his only two races so far in 2020, Brett broke the…

Riley is joined this week by the 800m World Champ Donavan Brazier, checking in from Portland, Oregon. Donavan is on off-season, fresh back from a Euro trip to Monaco and Stockholm. Donavan speaks about his approach to racing – his coach Pete Julian preaches tactics and being able to win races from any position – something we've seen from Donavan ov…

This week we're joined on the show by 400m hurdler and US Olympic gold medallist and world record holder, Dalilah Muhammad. Checking in from LA, Dalilah talks about her rise from unheralded collegiate athlete to becoming a professional, and ultimately becoming the greatest 400m hurdler in the world. After a long 2019 in which Dalilah set the WR in …

We're joined this week by David Laney – one of the world’s most accomplished ultrarunners. David shares some great info around the realities of training load as a trail runner and the risks of overtraining now that races are off the calendar for the time being. As an elite runner but also a coach to amateur runners, David is passionate about breaki…

We start episode two briefly discussing the upcoming London Marathon and looking at the main contenders – and also wondering why Mo Farah being a pacer is getting so much airtime. We have another big name guest on Running Things as Riley interviews 2016 Rio Olympian and Bowerman Track Club member Marielle Hall. Marielle talks about how she took dec…

A huge show for the start of season two, as Riley is joined by Bowerman Track Club star Shelby Houlihan. Shelby is a dominant force in the 1500m and the 5000m in the US, holding the American record in both events. With the postponement of the Olympics until the summer of 2021, Shelby spent this season competing in intra-squad races against her team…

In the season's last episode, Riley is joined by Portland athletics personality Jeff Merrill. Jeff is the host of popular internet show Tracklandia, producer of The Hunt – the short film about the historic 5000m at Nike’s Michael Johnson Track in September 2019 – and deeply involved with Portland Track – the organising body of the Portland Track Cl…

We’re joined on Running Things by Max Stevens, Australia’s 2019 National Champ in the steeplechase. Max talks us through his current training situation in Adelaide and hits on some of the highs and lows of his 2019 season – arguably the year in which he truly arrived. Riley gives out a couple of book suggestions, and more importantly previews a cou…

On this episode, Riley speaks with Will Hatton, Co-Owner of PACE Athletic – a group of independent running stores in Sydney, NSW. Will talks about the impact of COVID-19 on the running retail industry and shares the way shopping habits are changing with no races on the horizon. Riley also talks about some recent news snippets relating to the Tokyo …

Today’s show sees Riley interviewing Dan Vernon. Dan is a professional photographer who is best known for his work covering the NN Running Team. Dan talks about what it’s like to shoot the biggest moments in marathoning, and shares some great stories about spending time in training camps in Africa. Dan and Riley also discuss tips for new photograph…

Our guest this week is British marathoner Charlotte Purdue. She’s familiar to a lot of Australian running fans for training in Melbourne with Sinead Diver and the Melbourne Track Club. Riley speaks with Charlotte about her last 12 months – which included some huge PBs – and showed her potential for upcoming events like the London Marathon until it …

Riley speaks to Lou Serafini, an accomplished amateur runner located in Boston, Massachusetts. Lou shares his advice for how to train during uncertain times and details his journey from sub-four-minute miler to Olympic trials marathoner. Lou also casts another vote in favour of Once A Runner. Finally, Riley gives a quick update on who listeners can…

Australian steeplechase star Gen Gregson is on the show this week, laying it all out about her time trial at the Tan, her 10km and marathon aspirations and her special athlete–coach relationship. We also get an insight into how her and Ryan Gregson are managing training in this iso period. Riley also takes a lighthearted look at Wilson Kipsang’s st…

Riley speaks to Australian 800m record holder Catriona Bisset about her stellar 2019 season, which included her first national title, her first time breaking the two minute barrier and the national record. Catriona opens up about handling pressure and the importance of having a level-headed coach. She also explains what it’s like to sleep in an alt…

We head over to Chicago for a conversation with TEMPO columnist Tim Rossi, who tells us how his home workout routine is going, updates us on the Lostboys (including David Kilgore’s wild 100 miler) and passionately pitches us his favourite running book – Once a Runner. Host Riley Wolff also shines a light on Eliud Kipchoge’s new drip, and questions …

In episode one, our host and TEMPO editor Riley Wolff gives some insight on Gen Gregson’s record-breaking run at the Tan – including how it all came together and how it went down on the day. Our special guest this week is Luke Mathews. Riley chats with the 800m and 1500m star about the highs and lows of his career so far, what it’s like to sign a p…