About this episode

Matt Miller shares his journey from a scratch golfer to a dedicated runner, highlighting his achievements and training insights.

In their weekly training updates, Chris shared details of his 62km week, highlighted by a scorching session of 7 x 1km with 1-minute standing recoveries averaging 3:37/km. Meanwhile, Zac logged 79km while recovering from the Ballarat Half Marathon, managing a 30-minute threshold session on Kew Boulevard’s rolling hills and a support-ride for his athlete despite a minor mid-week calf scare. The featured interview welcomes back returning guest Matt Miller, a Run2PB athlete from Tatura who made the leap from a scratch golfer to a dedicated runner in just two years. Matt discussed his incredible journey joining the Division 1 Bendigo Bats cross-country team, where he anchored the squad under immense pressure at Jells Park. Under Chris Armstrong's coaching, Matt has shattered his personal bests across the board in 2026, dropping his 5km time to 15:37, his 10km to 32:18, and his half marathon to 1:12:39 at the XCR Ballarat event. Matt also opened up about his physical hurdles, including a tough day at the Ballarat Marathon where hydration issues forced him to walk and shuffle through the latter stages before triumphantly bouncing back to race a strong 5K just two weeks later. Beyond…

People in this episode

Hosts: Chris, Zac

Guest: Matt Miller

Topics covered

• running
• training
• personal bests
• athlete journey
• coaching
• marathon
• 5K

Keywords

• 5K
• marathon
• personal best
• running training
• hydration
• coaching
• athlete
• cross-country

Sponsors

Oat Running Socks

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Run2PB, Bendigo Bats

Products: Oat Running Socks

Places: Tatura, Jells Park

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