About this episode

This episode features an interview with marathoner Sebastian "Bazz" Travella, discussing his impressive time improvement and training journey.

Welcome to episode 309 of the Better With Running Podcast, where hosts Chris Armstrong and Zac Newman are back and still defrosting from the Arctic conditions at the Ballarat XCR. Alongside freezing weather reports, this episode features an incredible guest interview with Sebastian "Bazz" Travella, tracking his staggering progression from a 2:50 debut marathon to running 2:27 in Berlin. Chris and Zac shared their experience at Ballarat with a pacing job from Chriso meanwhile, Zac tackled a half marathon in 1:16:21, fighting through brutal headwinds and dropping into tough splits around the 15th to 17th kilometers before digging deep to finish strong. Both hosts braved disgusting weather conditions featuring flying bibs sending a massive shout-out to the incredible volunteers and officials who stood out in the cold for hours. The feature interview introduces Geelong local marathoner Sebastian "Bazz" Travella, coached by Josh Harris, who detailed his remarkable journey from a casual runner doing 30 to 40 kilometers a week to cutting his time down from a 2:50 debut at the 2021 Melbourne Marathon to an incredible 2:27 at Berlin 2024. Bazz discussed his transition…

People in this episode

Hosts: Chris Armstrong, Zac Newman

Guest: Sebastian "Bazz" Travella

Topics covered

• marathon progression
• running community
• structured training
• guest interview
• weather conditions

Keywords

• marathon
• running
• training
• interview
• Bazz Travella
• Berlin
• Ballarat
• Oat Running Socks
• Josh Harris

Sponsors

Oat Running Socks

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Geelong, Berlin, Ballarat

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