Stimulate Run Podcast

On this episode we discuss the early years of running for Alex. We delve into his progression in times and then also distance. What has interested him in moving to ultras but also chipping away at his marathon time. We discuss his comrades learnings and the most recent 2026 result. ▪️2:11:41 marathon ▪️50km World Champion ▪️Maths Teacher & Father ▪️3x Comrades Gold medalist ▪️Importance of proper recovery and nutrition.

Bryan Lip shares his interesting story. Firstly about his over all life, moving to Australia at a young age, university life, choice of careers and then travelling the world chasing marathons. Bryan shares his views on living now instead of waiting for the perfect age. Enjoy the interview.

Jade and Larin are back for the third episode of the extended series. Jade is 3 weeks out from Valencia Marathon and completed a solid marathon session just before recording. Larin has some small improvements since the last episode and is going through a trial nutrition phase. We chat a little about the old and new in running as well.

Episode 2 of the extended series. Jade kicks things off with another great month of training. We talking about her doing double threshold sessions and also the importance of the mid week long run to a successful marathon. Larin has had a few interuptions post Sydney Marathon.

The panel are back for the final time in 2025 to debrief their 2025 Comrades. Wayne, Larin and Jade take us through their day and how their final times came to being. We answer some listener questions and Jade & Larin answer some novice specific questions. We hope you enjoyed the journey to Comrades 2025. Thanks for the feedback along the way. If you can, jump on and leave a review on apple Podcast or Spotify we would really appreciate it. To see what else is happening head over the to stimulate run social channels and also follow the panel on strava.

How time has flown. January and episode 1 just feels like yesterday. The full panel is back to recap their final month of training heading into Comrades 2025. They also take on some questions from each other towards the race goals. The back of the episode is also a fortunate experience as we head into the Nedbank elite camp to speak to the 'happy bunch' Edward, Tete and Johannes. Enjoy the ep and all the best to those heading to Comrades 2025.

On this episode I was fortunate enough to speak to Holly Ranson. You could classify Holly as an ultra runner but as you will learn in this episode Holly has had some amazing life experiences from a career point of view along with her running exploits. From Journalism, dietetics and firefighting Holly had developed a great approach to life. Enjoy the chat with Holly. As always, head over to the social pages for more. If you enjoyed this chat, share it with a running friend and leave a review.

The panel are back for the April episode. Wayne kicks it off going through his Two Oceans debrief. Unfortunately things didn't go to plan for him and he now build towards Comrades. Jade has had an ultra month and Larin continues to build and build. We discuss the taper and more.