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19: How to set your 2025 running goals with Professor of Psychology, Christian Swann
If you’re thinking about New Year’s resolutions or setting new running goals for 2025, this is the episode you’ve been waiting for!
In this final edition of Run With It for 2024, we’re talking about goal-setting with Christian Swann, Professor of Psychology at Southern Cross University. Christian offers so many great pointers on how we can set flexible running goals that account for life’s curve balls.
We discuss the importance of reflecting on your running year, how to set goals that are uplifting to pursue, even when things don’t go as planned, and why focusing on enjoyment is key to staying motivated long-term. Christian also encourages us to set three different types of running goals for 2025: listen out for those at the end of the episode!
Christian Swann’s research focuses on the psychology of sport, exercise and physical activity. His specific expertise is on improving quality of experience (e.g., flow, enjoyment), promoting mental health, and understanding how to best use goal-setting.
Wishing you all a wonderful start to 2025!
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Sole Sisters - 5: Christmas special & 2024 reflections
In this episode of Soul Sisters, hosts Elise and Alice discuss their highlights, challenges, and key learnings from the year, covering personal anecdotes and reflections on running and life. It gets bit deep, reflective and vulnerable, actually! But the conversation is still never too far from a ridiculous detour about sporks, etc.
The team also discuss holiday plans, including the Grinch’s (Alice’s) strong opinions on snowy Christmas decorations that don’t make sense for the southern hemisphere. They review the recent On Track Nights: Zatopek 10k meet and finish answering a few listener questions and proffering a couple of Christmas gifts to you (recommendations).
Finally, thanks to all the listeners for your support this year! You’ve been an absolute dream! We’ll see you in 2025. xox
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Sole Sisters - 4: Cross-training, creepy crawlies & Valencia Marathon
This episode of Sole Sisters kicks off with some misguided Black Friday purchases from Alice; and Elise battling lack of sleep thanks to her kelpie’s bout of doggy gastro. Elise recaps her recent 10k race, while Alice has been shopping around the run club scene.
For the main topic, Alice and Elise dive into the importance of cross-training to complement any running program. With fewer road running events on the calendar this time of year in Australia, it’s all about building the base you need for the next training block. That means focusing on making your body stronger and more resilient for the training ahead through non-running activities like cycling, swimming, but above all – strength training.
The duo dissect Valencia Marathon which happened on Sunday, throwing a spotlight on Andy Buchanan’s new Australian Record of 2:06:22 and Izzi Batt-Doyle running 2:22:59 to become the 3rd fastest Aussie woman all time.
The episode closes with the usual recommendations, and we’ve added a bonus one here of Sara Hall hammering for 2nd place at London Marathon during covid.
Alice’s Instagram: @alicebaquie
Elise’s Instagram: @elisebeacom
Run With It: @runwithit.pod
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Intro/outro music by Dan Beacom
Graphic design by Kate Scheer
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18: Marcus Brown, the founder of One Percent Running Club, pushing for greater diversity at the top end
London is one of the most diverse and vibrant cities in the world, but only about 5% of the championship or “good for age” places for London Marathon are filled by runners from ethnic minorities.
Marcus Brown is making strides to change that. He is the founder of One percent Running Club, which aims to bridge the gap between traditional athletics clubs and run crews, creating a space where runners from diverse backgrounds feel comfortable chasing performance goals. Marcus is also the host of A Runner’s Life podcast and a six-star finisher of the Abbott World Marathon Majors.
We chat about accessibility and diversity in running, what he thinks of Sydney being added to the Abbott World Marathon Majors and how he’s progressed from being a 4:55 marathoner to breaking 3 hours a total of nine times.
Marcus’ recommendation: Still I Rise by Maya Angelou
Marcus’ Instagram: @marcus1rc
A Runner’s Life podcast: Spotify
Run With It Instagram: @runwithit.pod
Elise’s Instagram: @elisebeacom
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Intro/outro music by Dan Beacom
Graphic design by Kate Scheer
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Sole Sisters - 3: How to choose your next race
In this episode of Sole Sisters, Alice and Elise start off with some “pits and peaks” of the last two weeks, including an ill-fated train journey and Alice’s aqua aerobics debut. The topic of the day is how to choose your next race. The duo go through all the key considerations including, bucket list marathons, weather conditions, and how to incorporate a holiday into a marathon trip without pissing off your partner (actually, they don’t solve that one). There’s also a preview of Valencia Marathon, including some insights into Izzi Batt-Doyle’s exquisite preparation, plus the usual listener questions and recommendations. Saddle up.
Run With It is a running podcast with a human face. The running boom is here, and host Elise Beacom is determined to find out who’s behind the hype. Often playful, sometimes serious, this show explores juicy topics with the most influential people in running. Each week, Elise interviews a guest shaping running culture in unique ways, whether as a sports journalist, a professional runner, a coach, or a leader of a community run club.