WA Running Podcast
A podcast by WA runners, for WA runners. Join non elite runners Chris, Simon & Vici as they cover the roads, trails and track scenes in Western Australia, as well as interviewing notable personalities of the WA running community.
Episodes
In Episode 5, Chris chats to the official marathon pace team ahead of the Bunbury 3 Waters Festival on Sunday 12th April 2026. As part of our discussions with Bunbury Runners Club last year during the planning phase for 2026, we agreed to aid the club in sourcing pacers for the marathon which would be a first for the event.
We have:
- Joel Gray and Chris Shaw steering the coveted 3hr bus,
- the reliable Ashlee 'Ritto' Ritson and ...
Welcome to Episode 4 of The Road to the Checkered Bastard, the WARP training series following the 2026 Bunbury 3 Waters Running Festival.
Last episode in our chat with Ian and Megan, you will have heard us reference the second seminar hosted by the Bunbury Runners Club in the lead up to 3 Waters, featuring inspirational runners from within the region talking through their stories and the challenges they have overcome in order to ac...
Welcome to Episode 3 of the Road to the Checkered Bastard where Chris chats to Ian Gibbs and Megan Gianfrancesco from the Bunbury Runners Club ahead of the 44th edition of the Bunbury 3 Waters Running Festival on Sunday 12 April 2026, chatting race logistics, course records and what makes Bunbury a special race on the WA running calendar.
Monday 16 March 2026
With Chris on annual leave downing ice cream sandwiches, Vici & Simon are joined by Savannah Rayner - who wears many hats in the running community, is one of the coaches of the Ogging Track Club, and on the comeback, trail following a big injury last year and hoping for big things in 2026.
Vici & Simon recap their Herdys Frontyard Ultra experience after Vici breaks her PB and runs 25 yards, while Simo...
Monday 9 March 2026
The gang are joined by Front Runner Performance coaches Zander Mostert and Raf Baugh to talk through the science of running and in particular lactate threshold testing, training zones and using data to help with your training goals.
We had the State Senior Track & Field Champs that featured the 1500m, WA runners running Shizuoka Marathon over in Japan and we talk Herdys Frontyard Ultra that begins this Fri...
Monday 2nd March 2026
Chris, Vici & Simon are joined by one of the most positive guys in the WA running community, Ashul Shah who recently won the WAMC’s inspirational runner of the year with Bryan Lip a couple of weeks back. We chat about Ashul’s love of running and one of his favourite quotes - “It’s never t...
Monday 23rd February 2026
Andy Carrington joins Chris, Simon & Vici as we chat all things backyard ultras ahead of Herdy’s Frontyard Ultra that starts on Friday 13th March.
In local results we had the Yaberoo Twilight Trail Ultra on Saturday 15th Febr...
Chris travelled down to the Bunbury Runners Club last week to record Sean Cowan & Ashlee Ritson of Koombana Physiotherapy present a live seminar to the members of Bunbury Runners Club entitled ‘Going the Distance’, talking all things brain, body, fuel and how these work together in endurance training. Apologies for the first 7min with audio issues which are resolved shortly after.
Monday 9th February 2026
Chris & Simon are joined by the new Queen of Busso - Ash ‘Ritto’ Ritson taking out the women’s marathon in what some people call the hottest event in the WA Running Calendar, the Busselton Bay Run.
Some impressive performances...
Sunday 1 February 2026
Vici & Simon are joined by Sean McCrory - the brains behind the WA Coastal Running Festival, with a new suite of running events in the WA running calendar.
We recap the last couple of weeks in local running that included the State 5,000m championships, Bunbury Runners Club Australia Day Fun Run, PTS Swissmurdie and Sandman. We preview the Busso Bay Run with some wild predictions that have nothing to do w...
Welcome to Episode 01 of the Road to the Checkered Bastard, the latest WARP training series following the 2026 Bunbury 3 Waters Running Festival coming up on the 12th April 2026.
We’re joined by Koombana Physio’s Ash 'Ritto' Ritson and Alice Luscombe, training for her first ever half marathon under Ash’s guidance. We follow Alice’s journey to running with her background in water polo and as a physio.
Whether its training load, sho...
Monday 19th January 2026
Chris, Simon & Vici are joined by Keith Mitchell from the Wolves Run Club to discuss their latest fundraising campaign for Lifeline WA, the infamous Herdy’s Frontyard Ultra hosted by Ultra Series WA on Friday 13th March 2026.
In local results we had the Strive Program B that featured the 800 and 3000, the True Blue Ultra down in Australind and the WAMC Matilda Bay Run that wasn’t in Matilda Bay, or had...
Monday 12th January 2026
We’re back for 2026 as Chris & Simon discuss their festive season adventures, and what’s in store for 2026 that includes Chris transcending in the 65km solo in August and Simon joining Vici, Bryan Bourke, Sarah Paduano and Ashlee Ritson to hopefully take out the mixed team relay.
Monday 22 December 2025
It's Simon, Chris and Vici with an end-of-year wrap up where we take a breath and look back at our year in running. The PBs, the blow-ups, and all the brilliant people who make this community what it is. Today we’re keeping it simple: a few reflections, a few stories, and probably a few things we’ll regret saying in January. Settle in and let’s look back at the year that was.
Monday 15 December 2025
We chat to Bryan Bourke, an all-round nice guy, loves to tackle the next big challenge, is a 0-time NBA All-star according to his Instagram bio, arguably the most avid WARP listener, and officially/unofficially a Jägermeister sponsored athlete.
In local results we had the WAMC Founders City Beach Xmas Cup and WA runners who ran Zatopek over the weekend.
Liam Kamudu, Eoin Smyth, Perth Pub Runners and Craigs C...
In episode 0100 Chris, Vici & Simon are joined by the original hosts of the WA Running Podcast - Matt Maguire, Sinead Freiberg and Dan Bobridge. We cover Matt’s current golf handicap, Sinead’s comeback on the track and what Dan thinks of Simon’s workouts.
In local results, we were meant to cover Strive Program...
Monday 1 December 2025
Podcast daddies Chris and Simon are back on the mic as we cover the weekend’s local races including the WAMC McNally Applecross Shoreline Run and Strive Program B. We also had WA based runners run the 2026 World Cross Country Selection Trial and the Ultra Trail Kosciuszko.
Simon recaps his 800m track debut facing the likes of boys born in 2012, Chris reflects on his research chat with Dr Shaphan Cox and Peter...
Monday 24th November 2025
It’s Vici & Simon on the mic with the weekend’s results that included the UWA Athletics Club The Big 6 event, Strive Program A (1500m) and the State 10,000m Championships to cap off a weekend of just track racing.
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Monday 17th November 2025
Vici & Chris are joined by Kate Timmons, Vici’s therapist in more things than just massage and ultra runner extraordinaire who’s fresh from her tour of the east coast and will share her stories from the Grampians 100miler in Victoria and Coast to Kosciuszko in New South Wales as she paced Margie Hadley.
In local results we had the Run Bibbulmun Track Stage Race by Rapid Ascent, Strive Program D, WA par...
Monday 10th November 2025
Zane Walsh, Ashleigh Yee and Simon from ‘Mama T’s Sweaty Boys & Girl’ Half Marathon Team Relay join the man with the shitbox fixie bike Chris as they recap the Revo Fitness Fremantle Running Festival along with the Ultra Series Feral Pig Ultra that happened over the weekend.
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