Izzi Batt Takes The Crown as a Special Seth Dominates in Melbourne Mara Madness
It is Never Run Alone.
Well then. What a week! And a huge episode of Never Run Alone to boot.
Firstly, thanks to all who came out to our live show on Friday night pre the weekend - we failed to mentioned it on the call, but it was a great show and we loved chatting with you all afterwards. Congrats to all who ran across the weekend too!
In this ep, Cam and Rien chat with two special guests! Up first, the newly crowned Australian Marathon Queen, Izzi Batt-Doyle, who ran Chicago Marathon on Sunday night faster than any Aussie female before her in a lightning 2:20:38 to go one better than fellow South Australian, Jess Stenson. She joins us on her first day back in Australia as we fire the questions her way.
Following that, we’re joined on the streets by speedster and social short-form dynamo Seth O’Donnell to chat through his win at the Melbourne Half Marathon, on what was a monumentous day with Eliud Kipchoge winning Melbourne Marathon, only to be soured by some unfortunate scenes later in the race.
All that and more on a HUGE Never Run Alone with Izzi Batt-Doyle (https://www.instagram.com/izzibattdoyle/), Seth O’Donnell (https://www.instagram.com/sethodonnell31/), Cam Merrick (https://www.instagram.com/cam__merrick/) with host Rien MacDonald (https://www.instagram.com/rienmacdonald/).
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Come one, come all, come running.
9 Oct 2026
LIVE SHOW: Pre Melbourne Marathon @ 19-21 w/ Tempo Journal, Steve McKenna and Mack Dewar
It is Never Run Alone.
A live show at 19-21, the home of Tempo Journal ahead of this weekends Melbourne Marathon. Thanks to all who attended!
We chat the rise of running and if it's ever going, the media opportunities in the sport, of course this weekends race as well as some rad audience questions. All that and more with Steve McKenna (https://www.instagram.com/stevemckenna_/), Mack Dewar (https://www.instagram.com/mackdewar/) and Cam Merrick (https://www.instagram.com/cam__merrick/), with host Rien MacDonald (https://www.instagram.com/rienmacdonald/).
Thanks for listening and watching. If you haven’t already, please subscribe wherever you’re consuming the content, and leave a 5 star review - it all helps!
Questions? DM us on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/neverrunalone/), and follow us whilst you’re there.
Please subscribe, rate and review wherever you are listening.
Listen on Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/never-run-alone/id1823577633)
Watch and listen on Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/7ieYEbVzgnM4OecCoUJGcq?si=19e62dd98ee84252) and YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@never_run_alone)
Come one, come all, come running.
7 Oct 2026
A Marathon Weekend in Melbourne and Chicago as Records are Set to Fall
It is Never Run Alone.
A short and sharp episode this week ahead of a marathon weekend with Melbourne and Chicago happening this Sunday.
We've also got our live podcast happening tomorrow night (Friday night, 9th of October) at the home of Tempo Journal in Collingwood.
Full details can be found here. (https://www.eventbrite.com/e/never-run-alone-live-podcast-at-19-21-by-tempo-tickets-2003046493984?utm_experiment=test_share_listing&aff=ebdsshios)
All are welcome! We hope to see you there as Rien and Cam are joined by a few special guests and plenty of audience interaction - hopefully!
All that and more with Cam Merrick (https://www.instagram.com/cam__merrick/), Kris Farrenkothen (https://www.instagram.com/_kristaforrr/), Sissi Bergman (https://www.instagram.com/sissi_bergman/) with host Rien MacDonald (https://www.instagram.com/rienmacdonald/).
Thanks for listening and watching. If you haven’t already, please subscribe wherever you’re consuming the content, and leave a 5 star review - it all helps!
Questions? DM us on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/neverrunalone/), and follow us whilst you’re there.
Please subscribe, rate and review wherever you are listening.
Listen on Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/never-run-alone/id1823577633)
Watch and listen on Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/7ieYEbVzgnM4OecCoUJGcq?si=19e62dd98ee84252) and YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@never_run_alone)
Come one, come all, come running.
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