EP 75 - AWARD WINNING… BROCCOLI SHOTS, PISS START LINES & IRONMAN BANS
In The Beginning | Australian Running and Endurance PodcastShow Notes
We’re officially an award-winning podcast 🏆
After taking out the Australian Sports Commission Media Award at the SCG, we unpack the feedback that meant the most — “your podcast made us want to go for a run.”
Then it gets loose: 🥦 Olympic athletes taking broccoli “lactate buffering” shots 🚻 Chicago Marathon start-line chaos 📵 Ironman banning AI glasses 👟 The biggest shoe brands in the world (you won’t pick #3) 🏃♂️ Courtney’s training build + why teaching kids to run matters
Elite sport, mass participation madness and a bit of bush toilet etiquette.
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