Everyday Lions Running Podcast

This week's episode is with Daniel Yaxley, he talks about some of his mental health struggles, how he got into running, who is role models are, what events he is most proud of and what his family means to him. Enjoy.

This week’s podcast is with the ‘Everyday Lions’ PCCCT team that won the Teams Marathon event last Sunday. The team consisted of Narrelle Jacobs, Travis Bassett, Amie Bramich and Brian Lyons. We discuss how the race unfolded, what we all thought of the event and more. Narelle and Travis were lucky enough to personal best on the day and set up the team nicely. This podcast goes for 45 minutes and would be perfect for that shorter run! *special mention to Ailsa Jones, who was our “roadie” on race day and team support.

John has his own running coaching business under the name of Ultrain,he coaches in all forms of running, but specifically ultras and trail running. He has his own running groups along with high profile runner Amy Lamprecht. We will be covering all things trail running and hopefully he will be able to teach you some tips and tricks to become a better trail runner. We will also touch on some of the races that John has organised and some of his impressive achievements in sport. John is currently the National Organizers representative for the International Trail Running Association, President of the Tasmanian Trail Running Association, Event Director for Triple Top Mountain Run, Assistant race director for Scottsdale run and ride.

David Downie is from Burnie and he has won the Devonport, Burnie and Latrobe Gifts in a great professional running career. David has worked at Caterpillar for the last 27 years and also runs his own business called ISO DELIVERY. We talk about these jobs, his relationship with his coach Ted Eagling and his training and training partners. We also touch on what the future is for the carnivals on the North West Coast of Tasmania and what influence his late father and previous Central Coast Mayor had on his life and running career.

Chris French is originally from Hobart, but now live in Queensland. He boasts some impressive personal bests over 5 and 10km, running 14:28 and 29:50. He has won Cadbury Marathon and City to Casino twice and use to train with well-known runners Russell Foley, Michael Dalton, Dean Giblin and the late Colin Oliver. Chris was a teacher for a number of years before changing careers and working in the correctional services. We talk about his friendship with close mate and Devonport runner Michael Potter, some of the hurdles he has face in his life, where he sees the sport of athletics heading into future and what it was like to be coached by legend coaches Max Cherry and Albert Johnson. If this podcast brings up any issues for you, please contact Lifeline on 131114. If you're enjoying the show, there is an option to donate which helps pay for the cost and up keep of the production. You can do so via this link https://everydaylions.org/everyday-lions-podcast/

Randal Markey is a Tasmania running legend, having held the Tasmanian 1500m record for a number of years, which has only been broken in the last decade. He was a Commonwealth Games representative in Christchurch in 1974 and was only 18 years of age when he was selected in this team. In 1974 he won the National 1500m title and joined only a select few Tasmanian’s who have won a national title in Athletics. He made the move to America on a scholarship at the University of Oregon and studied there for 3 years and in the process ran for the track team and picked up a degree in Political Science. We talk about him meeting USA running legend Steve Prefontaine and what his relationship was like with coaches Bill Dellinger and Max Cherry, what injuries he has sustained and some of the famous runners he has competed against in the 1970s. Randal has had a remarkable professional career as a journalist, including roles as a manager of Public Affairs and a Media Advisor for the Health Minster and worked for the Western Australian Newspaper in the press gallery during the Hawk and Keating terms. If you’re a running geek this is the podcast for you 😊

This week’s guest is Dr Karinna Fyfe who lives and works in Frankston as a G.P, she previously lived in Launceston before locating to Melbourne. Karinna was a very successful junior runner over the 400 and 800m events, winning medals at junior National Championships. These days she has gone out in distance and boasts some impressive personal bests running a 2:48 marathon, 1:14 half marathon and ran 33:57 10km. She has represented her country at the World University Games cross county and has won the Point to Pinnacle a number of times. We talk about her current training, what she has learnt the last few years to stay injury free and some personal hurdles she has faced in her life. I personally really loved this podcast with Karinna and would like to wish her all the best in the Australian 10,000m titles on Australia Day!

Amy Lamprecht needs no introduction in the Australian Trail running scene having won the Australian Ultra Trail Australia 100km race and representing Australia at the 2016 World Trail Championships. Amy is from Launceston and works at both Find Your Feet and The Running Company retail running stores. For a bucket list run she ran from Devonport to Dover along the Tassie trail (450km ).If all this was not enough she recently finished 6th overall in ( second female) in the Coast to Kosciusko Mountain Run which is a 246km journey and in the process experiencing heat, wind and dehydration. Her partner John Claridge and her run the organisation Ultrain which holds group running holidays and evens and in particular the Triple Top mountain run. I appreciated Amy’s time and have so much respect for anyone crazy enough to run these distances. Enjoy!!

This week’s guest on the Everyday Lions Podcast is Deon Kenzie who is formally from Devonport but now lives in Canberra. Deon is a World Champion in the T38 classification over the 1500m at the London IPC World Athletics Championships. He is also a silver medalist at the Rio Paralympics games in 2016. Deon is a regular at the local Christmas Carnivals on the coast and has won the Latrobe mile twice. When he is not running, he has a few businesses he runs and works as a Personal trainer at the Australian Institute of Sport Gym. Deon was coached by Mick Gunson before making the move to Philo Saunders and his training crew in Canberra. We chat about this move, what influence these two coaches have had on his career and the goals leading into Tokyo 2021. Enjoy!

This week's podcast is about the Everyday Lions group training runners who train on a Monday, Tuesday and Thursday in Devonport and Ulverstone. We have Jackie Reid, Claire Jordan, Rebecca van der Woude and Amie Bramich. We talk about how they got into the running, some races they have competed in and goals for the future.

This week’s runner is Abbie Butler who lives in Launceston. Abbie is one of the best junior runners in Tasmania. Her pet event is the 2,000m steeplechase, Abbie is the current state record holder for this event from under 16 to under 20. She also won the National All schools Championship for this event in the under 16 age group and has a current personal best of 6:47. Both her parents are runners and it was only a matter of time before Abbie took up the sport. Her coach is her father and we talk about this relationship and how important her parents have been in her running career to date and her goal of representing her country at the World Junior Titles for the steeple. In the next few weeks, she will be competing in the 5km race at Launceston Running Festival and will be aiming for a new personal best in the event. Abbie is such a focused young runner and this is really evident in our conversation. When she is not running, she loves hanging out at her grandparent’s farm and spending time with friends. Abbie has a big future in this sport and it will be great to watch her running career develop in the coming years.

Available for download now ⬇️⬇️🎧🦁🎙️🏃🏃 This week’s episode is with Nick Barnes and @acourto , both runners are taking part in the @everydaylions /Dannebrog Cafe challenge along with @anthonyelma1970. They will be racing over a 5km handicap race on the 25th of October and will be racing for some cash and coffee. Both these runners have had injuries leading into this race and we will be discussing this and what their training has looked like during this period. Amy is a barista and cook at Reliquaire and Nick has his own milk vending and fertilising business. Over the years both have competed in many races and we will discuss these and any future events they have on their radar. We break down what is going to happen with the Dannebrog Café challenge and who is looking the favourite to win this race. If you would like to spectate this race, it will be at 9 a.m in morning and will be starting outside the Dannebrog Café. I thank Jan and Sally for their wonderful sponsorship for this event. Please support their business in anyway and please reach out to Nick and Amy if you have enjoyed this podcast. Finally please leave us a ratings on iTunes , as we will go up in the ratings topic of running.

This week’s guest is Pat McMahon from Devonport and he who has been running for over 50 years. He has had a decorated athletic career winning several races in the carnivals. Pat has won at Stawell athletic carnival four times and is the second Tasmanian only to be inducted into the Stawell Hall of Fame. Pat had an amazing range winning races from 70m until the mile and would compete in the cross-country season in the winter. He has run 1:50/51 low for 800m and 49 seconds for 400m, for a day job he was a police sergeant in the Tasmanian Police force for over 40 years and was stationed all over the state. We talk about all these races as well as being part of the United Nations Peacekeeping in Cyprus, his job as a police officer, racing in the World Police Games in America and more. If all this wasn’t enough, he has been awarded the Australian Police medal and is the current handicapper of the PCCCT running club. Pat has some amazing stories and life experience and I could personally listen to him all day. Pat still runs and loves it as much as he did when he first started. Please contact Pat if you have enjoyed this podcast.