Running matters is a podcast about running. Its an informal chat among running friends to discuss upcoming events, training and racing tips and of course beer!
To this day, Pat remains in the top 10 fastest marathon runners Australia has ever produced. His 2:09 in Beppu (1995) is a testament to the single minded focus of an elite athlete on a mission.
Pat represented Australia a staggering 18 times throughout his career and competed in 3 Commonwealth Games during the 90's. He's a 4 time winner of the Gold Coast Marathon and held the Australian All-Comers record for the half marathon (61:11) for 31 years.
He was recently bestowed the honour of “Medal of the order of Australia” (OAM) for services to community health and athletics.
Pat is a laid-back bloke to chat with yet fiercely passionate about his sport and fitness in general. His depth of knowledge is immense yet his coaching philosophy is to keeps things simple. We have a lot to learn from Pat Carroll.
We also get to hear about a fantastic challenge set out by 'friends of the show' at Bloody Mission. The Vertical 5km Challenge is set to raise valuable funds for the Leukemia Foundation who are aiming to stamp out blood cancer.
To get involved jump on Vertical 5km Challenge | Bloody Mission | Leukaemia Foundation
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30 Oct 2025
Ep140 - Matt Crehan - Captain of the Aussie Trail Running Team
This week Haddy catches up with Matt Crehan, the Captain of the Aussie Trail and Ultra Running Team, on his his return from the World Champs in Spain. This was Matt's 4th time as an Australian representative and he gives us a great view on the team dynamic and what it means to wear the green and gold.
We discuss what it's like lining up at the most competitive trail race in the world and how intimidating the mighty Pyranees are to run across!
Matt has won almost everything there is to win back here in Australia and we get some great insight from the front of the pack. His race results page is something to behold! We also dive into Matt's global exploits from Laverado and UTMB all the way to running a 4 day ultra around Mt Everest!
Matt is a truly humble champion and it was an absolute pleasure to share his story.Enjoy!
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21 Oct 2025
Ep139 - Gaby Villa - Dietitian to the (Running) Stars
Gaby Villa is a sports nutritionist, dietitian and founder of IntensEATfit. She specialises in optimising performance for triathletes and ultra-runners by making food their best ally in sport and life. Over the past decade, Gaby has supported hundreds of athletes, including previous guests Trish McKibbin (Ep137) and backyard ultra world record holder Phil Gore (Ep106) , to overcome lack of energy and gut upset so they can fuel their bodies with purpose, train with confidence and race to their full potential.
This week we break down the absolute essentials of training and race nutrition and give you all the latest info and research to dominate your next running goal.
We discuss the different challenges that racing provides, including heat, altitude, cold and distances from 5km to 500km. Gaby provides strategies to optimise performance across the span of conditions.
Gaby breaks down the science on fat-optimisation versus ultra high carb intake as well as dispelling the myth of the perfect 'race-weight'. We also dive into caffeine tablets, pickle juice, beetroot juice, collagen and creatine.
If you want to explore Gaby's incredible nutrition brain further please jump on to her Free Endurance Nutrition Audit @ https://intenseatfit.scoreapp.com/
Get out the pen and paper for this one.
Haddy also reviews the Salomon Aero Glide 3 GRVL with Sean down at Runnulla
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