S5 Ep14: EP 214: Neil Gourley
In this week's episode, Matt welcomed World Indoor 1500m Silver-Medalist, Neil Gourley, back to the podcast. Three years on from when he first appeared on the pod, Neil talked about his recent indoor success, as well as his outdoor opener at Grand Slam Track in Kingston, Jamaica. Enjoy! Presented by SportsShoes.com
41m Apr 12, 2025
41m
Weekend Round Up: Grand Slam Kingston
In our latest weekend round up, Matt and Oli review all the action from Grand Slam Track's opening event in Kingston, that featured emphatic wins from Grant Fisher and Emmanuel Wanyonyi. Enjoy! Presented by SportsShoes.com
35m Apr 08, 2025
35m
S5 Ep13: EP 213: Sarah Healy
In this week's episode, Matt and Oli welcomed European Indoor 3000m Champion, Sarah Healy, to the podcast. The Irish international and M11 track club athlete talked through her training under coaches, Trevor Painter and Jenny Meadows, as well as her approach to racing in the past few months, and much more. Enjoy! Presented by SportsShoes.com
46m Apr 05, 2025
46m
S5 Ep12: EP 212: Grand Slam Track (with Kyle Merber)
In this week's episode, Matt and Oli welcomed Kyle Merber, Director of Athletes and Racing at GrandSlamTrack.com, to the podcast. Kyle talked through the upcoming action at GST's inaugural event in Kingston, Jamaica, next weekend. Enjoy! Presented by SportsShoes.com
48m Mar 30, 2025
48m
S5 Ep11: EP 211: World Indoors REVIEW
In this week's episode, Matt and Oli reviewed all the action from the World Indoor Championships that featured 1500m medals from Neil Gourley and Georgia Hunter-Bell. Enjoy! Presented by SportsShoes.com
36m Mar 23, 2025
36m
Weekend Round Up: Podium Festival
In our latest weekend round up, Matt and Oli review all the action from Podium Festival on Saturday, as well as the Bath and New York City Half-Marathons. Enjoy! Presented by SportsShoes.com
30m Mar 19, 2025
30m
S5 Ep10: EP 210: Justin Davies
In this week's episode, Matt and Oli welcomed British Indoor 800m champ, Justin Davies, to the podcast. The 1:45 man spoke about his progression over the last few years, as well as his preparation for the European Indoor Championships. Enjoy! Presented by SportsShoes.com
33m Mar 16, 2025
33m
Weekend Round Up: Euro Indoors
In our latest weekend round up, Matt and Oli wrap up the action from the final day at the European Indoors; featuring wins from Jakob Ingebrigsten and Sarah Healy. Enjoy! Presented by SportsShoes.com
28m Mar 10, 2025
28m
S5 Ep9: EP 209: Andrew Coscoran
In this week's episode, Matt welcomed Team New Balance Manchester, and Irish international athlete, Andrew Coscoran, to the podcast. Following his 7:30 3000m PB this indoor season, Andrew talked through the changes in his training setup over the past few years, and much more. Enjoy! Presented by SportsShoes.com
33m Mar 09, 2025
33m
Half-Time: European Indoors
In this week's bonus episode, Matt and Oli talk through all the action from the first couple of days at the European Indoor Champs. They break down the 1500m finals that featured Jakob Ingebrigsten and Georgia Hunter-Bell. Enjoy! Presented by SportsShoes.com
46m Mar 08, 2025
46m
S5 Ep8: EP 208: Richard Slade
In this week's episode, Oli and Matt welcomed Richard Slade to the podcast, to chat through his emphatic win at the English National Cross Country Champs last weekend. Matt has been coaching Slade since 2022, and the pair spoke about how their relationship and training has developed over the last few years. Enjoy! Presented by SportsShoes.com
58m Mar 02, 2025
58m
Weekend Round Up: National XC & British Indoors
In our latest weekend round up, Matt and Oli reviewed all the action from the English National Cross Country Championships (featuring Richard Slade & Jess Gibbon) at Parliament Hill, and the British Indoor Championships (featuring Georgia Bell & Neil Gourley) in Birmingham. Enjoy! Presented by SportsShoes.com
53m Feb 23, 2025
53m
S5 Ep7: EP 207: NCAA Scholarships (with Nathan Gillis)
In this week's episode, Matt and Oli welcomed Nathan Gillis, from Olympic Sports Scholarships, to the podcast. Nathan provided a detailed breakdown for Brits wanting to explore university options in the US, as well as talking through some of the expansion and developments in the NCAA over the past few years. Enjoy! Presented by SportsShoes.com
57m Feb 23, 2025
57m
Weekend Round Up: Is Kiplimo's 56:42 the greatest world record?
In our latest weekend round up, Matt and Oli cover all the action over the last week; including Jacob Kiplimo's stunning Half-Marathon world record, Grant Fisher's 12:44 indoor 5000m record, and much more. Enjoy! Presented by SportsShoes.com
42m Feb 19, 2025
42m
S5 Ep6: EP 206: British Indoor Champs Preview
In this week's episode, Matt and Oli previewed all the action at next weekend's British Indoor Championships. They talk through all the big hitters, discuss who has the qualifying marks, and much more. Enjoy! Presented by SportsShoes.com
45m Feb 16, 2025
45m
Weekend Round Up: Milrose Games
In our latest weekend round up, Matt and Oli reviewed all the action from the Milrose Games that featured Grant Fisher, Cole Hocker and Georgia Bell. Enjoy! Presented by SportsShoes.com
37m Feb 11, 2025
37m
S5 Ep5: EP 205: George Mills
In this week's episode, Matt welcomed British 3000m Record Holder, George Mills, to the podcast. The OAC Europe athlete gave his insights around his 7:27 performance last weekend, and much more. Enjoy! Presented by SportsShoes.com
31m Feb 09, 2025
31m
Weekend Round Up: BUCS & Boston
In our latest weekend round up, Matt and Oli review all the action from BUCS XC in Cardiff, and the indoor meets at Boston University and New Balance, before then previewing the Milrose Games at the Armoury. Enjoy!
34m Feb 04, 2025
34m
S5 Ep4: EP 204: John Heymans
In this week's episode, Matt and Oli welcome 13:03 5K man, John Heymans, to the podcast. The Belgian Olympian spoke about starting out in the sport during college, life as an unsponsored elite runner, and much more. Enjoy! Presented by SportsShoes.com
39m Feb 02, 2025
39m
Weekend Round Up: Area XC Champs & BUCS Preview
In this week's round up, Matt and Oli recapped all the action from the area cross country championships over the weekend, before looking ahead to next weekends BUCS XC Champs in Cardiff. They also previewed the upcoming NB Grand Prix indoor meet, featuring Georgia Bell, Jake Wightman and James West.
45m Jan 28, 2025
45m
S5 Ep3: EP 203: George Couttie
In this week's episode, Matt and Oli welcomed Virginia Tech based Brit, George Couttie, to the podcast. Following a 14th place finish at the NCAA Cross Country Champs, and a Silver medal at the Europeans, George spoke about his training under coach, Ben Thomas, and much more. Enjoy! Presented by SportsShoes.com
48m Jan 26, 2025
48m
Weekend Round Up: Houston Half & Sheffield BMC
In our latest weekend round up, Matt and Oli reviewed all the action from the Houston Half Marathon (inc. Paddy Dever, 60:11 & Jess Warner-Judd, 69:07), and the Sheffield BMC (inc. Issy Boffey, 2:02.82). Enjoy! Presented by SportsShoes.com
29m Jan 20, 2025
29m
S5 Ep2: EP 202: Rory Leonard & Andy Hobdell
In this week's episode, the new British 10K record holder, Rory Leonard (27:38), and his Team Makou Coach, Andy Hobdell, joined Matt and Oli to talk about all things Valencia. They delved into the training behind Rory's record breaking run and much more. Enjoy! Presented by SportsShoes.com
55m Jan 19, 2025
55m
Weekend Round Up: Valencia 10K
In our first weekend round up of 2025, Matt and Oli reviewed all the action from Valencia 10k. A number of Brits took the trip to Spain, with Rory Leonard taking the British 10K record. Enjoy! Presented by SportsShoes.com
33m Jan 13, 2025
33m
S5 Ep1: EP 201: Dean Miller
In our first episode of 2025, Matt and Oli welcomed University of Birmingham coach, Dean Miller, to the podcast. Dean spoke about the brilliant performances from Birmingham athletes at the Liverpool Cross Challenge and the European Cross Country Championships at the back-end of last year, and much more. Enjoy! Presented by SportsShoes.com
58m Jan 12, 2025
58m
BONUS EP: Euro XC Review
In this bonus episode, Matt and Oli reviewed all the action from today's European Cross Country Championships. Enjoy! Presented by SportsShoes.com
45m Dec 08, 2024
45m
S4 Ep50: EP 200: Faith Kipyegon
To celebrate 200 episodes of the Sunday Plodcast, Matt and Oli welcomed Faith Kipyegon to the podcast. Faith's credentials are off the scale, so we'll just leave them here for you; 2014 CWG 1500m Gold 2015 WC 1500m Silver 2016 OLY 1500m Gold 2017 WC XC Gold 2017 WC 1500m Gold 2019 WC 1500m Silver 2020 OLY 1500m Gold 2022 WC 1500m Gold 2023 WC 5000m Gold 2023 WC 1500m Gold 2024 OLY 5000m Silver...
39m Dec 08, 2024
39m
S4 Ep49: EP 199: Kate Axford (+ Euro XC Preview)
In this week's bumper episode, Matt and Oli preview all the action at next weekend's European Cross Country Championships, before welcoming Kate Axford to the podcast (56:45). Kate spoke about her emphatic win in Liverpool last weekend, as well as her rise through the UK ranks over the past two years. Enjoy! Presented by SportsShoes.com
1hr 37m Dec 01, 2024
1hr 37m
S4 Ep48: EP 198: Liverpool XC Review
In this week's episode, Matt and Oli reviewed all the action from yesterday's Liverpool Cross Challenge and European Trials. They covered the senior men's and women's races, as well as the U23's and short course trials. Enjoy! Presented by SportsShoes.com
50m Nov 24, 2024
50m
S4 Ep47: EP 197: Liverpool XC Preview
In this week's episode, Matt and Oli preview all the action at next week's Liverpool Cross Challenge and European Trials. They talk through all the contenders in the Senior Men's and Women's races, as well as the U23 and Short Course Trials. Enjoy! Presented by SportsShoes.com
58m Nov 17, 2024
58m
S4 Ep46: EP 196: Phoebe Gill
Following a review of Mansfield, Matt welcomed British 800m Champion, Phoebe Gill, to the podcast. The 17-year old Paris Olympian spoke about her phenomenal season, that included a personal-best of 1:57 over 800m, as well as talking through some of the challenges she's overcome to get to the top. Enjoy! Presented by SportsShoes.com
1hr 18m Nov 10, 2024
1hr 18m
S4 Ep45: EP 195: Georgia Bell
In this week's episode, following a short review of the Valencia Half Marathon, Matt and Oli welcomed Olympic Bronze medallist, Georgia Bell, back to the podcast. The British record holder over 1500m spoke about her phenomenal summer season, that saw her claim Olympic Bronze in Paris. Enjoy! Presented by SportsShoes.com
1hr Nov 03, 2024
1hr
S4 Ep44: EP 194: Andreas Almgren
Following a short preview of the upcoming races at Mansfield and Podium, Matt welcomed Swedish international, Andreas Almgren, to the podcast. The 12:50 5000m and 26:52 10,000m man spoke about his approach to training and racing, and much more. Enjoy! Presented by SportsShoes.com
1hr 5m Oct 26, 2024
1hr 5m
S4 Ep43: EP 193: Revée Walcott-Nolan
For this week's episode, Matt and Oli welcomed two-time British Olympian in the 1500m, Revée Walcott-Nolan, to the podcast. The OAC Europe athlete spoke about her performances in Paris that saw her lower her PB to 3:58.08. Enjoy! Presented by SportsShoes.com
56m Oct 19, 2024
56m
S4 Ep42: EP 192: Calli Hauger-Thackery
In this week's episode, Oli sat down with Calli Hauger-Thackery to discuss her new PB of 2:21:24 from the Berlin Marathon, just 7 weeks after a DNF at the Paris Olympics. Calli talks about the ups and the downs of the past few months, as well as what's next in her career. Enjoy! Presented by SportsShoes.com
43m Oct 12, 2024
43m
S4 Ep41: EP 191: Tim Eglen
In this week's episode, Tim Eglen joined Matt and Oli on the podcast. The AFD coach spoke about his work with the likes of Jack Rowe, Will Barnicoat and Niamh Brown, as well as talking through how he's developed his coaching over the years. Enjoy! Presented by SportsShoes.com
1hr 13m Oct 05, 2024
1hr 13m
S4 Ep40: EP 190: Newsround (inc. Cross Country Preview)
In this week's episode, Matt and Oli chat through some of the upcoming Cross Country action, as well as covering all the latest news on the distance running circuit. Enjoy! Presented by SportsShoes.com
40m Sep 28, 2024
40m
S4 Ep39: EP 189: '24 Track SZN Sign-Off
With the 2024 track season having come to a close, Matt and Oli round up the most recent races, before looking ahead at what's to come over the winter. Enjoy!
36m Sep 21, 2024
36m
S4 Ep38: EP 188: Hobbs Kessler
Following reviews of the Great North Run and more, Matt welcomed 3:29 1500m man, Hobbs Kessler to the podcast. Following his 5th place finish in Paris, Hobbs spoke about how he got into the sport, his approach to training, and much more. Enjoy! Presented by SportsShoes.com
1hr 18m Sep 14, 2024
1hr 18m
S4 Ep37: EP 187: Emile Cairess
In this week's episode, Matt and Oli welcomed Emile Cairess back to the podcast. Following his 4th place finish in Paris last month, Emile talked through his preparations under coach, Renato Canova, his Olympic experience, and much more. Enjoy! Presented by SportsShoes.com
46m Sep 07, 2024
46m
S4 Ep36: EP 186: Cathal Doyle
In this week's episode, following a review of all the recent news on the distance running circuit, Matt and Oli welcomed Cathal Doyle to the podcast (46:40). The Irish 1500m Olympian spoke about his experience in Paris, and much more. Enjoy! Presented by SportsShoes.com
1hr 28m Aug 31, 2024
1hr 28m
S4 Ep35: EP 185: Ava Lloyd
Following a review of the Lausanne Diamond League, Matt and Oli welcomed British U20 1500m champion, Ava Lloyd, to the podcast. Ahead of representing GB at the the World Juniors in Peru next week, Ava spoke about her training setup under coaches, Trevor Painter and Jenny Meadows, and much more. Enjoy! Presented by SportsShoes.com
1hr 2m Aug 24, 2024
1hr 2m
S4 Ep34: EP 184: Sam Reardon
In this week's episode, following a preview of the Lausanne Diamond League, Matt and Oli welcomed Paris Olympian, Sam Reardon, to the podcast. The 1:45 800m man returned from the Games with 2 medals from the 4x400m relay events, and he spoke about his time in Paris and much more. Enjoy! Presented by SportsShoes.com
57m Aug 17, 2024
57m
BONUS EP: PARIS Sign-Off
In this final bonus episode from the Paris Olympic Games, Matt and Oli round-up the last of the action from Siffan Hassan's win in the Marathon, before chatting through some of their highlights of the champs. Enjoy! Presented by SportsShoes.com
29m Aug 12, 2024
29m
S4 Ep33: EP 183: Super Saturday in PARIS
In this week's episode, Matt and Oli round up all the action from days 9 and 10 in Paris; including Georgia Bell's Bronze in the 1500m, Emile Cairess' 4th place finish in the Marathon, and much more. Enjoy! Presented by SportsShoes.com
1hr 5m Aug 10, 2024
1hr 5m
BONUS EP: Days 7 & 8 in Paris
In this bonus episode, Matt and Oli chat through the action from the Men's Steeplechase final and the Women's 1500m semi-finals. Enjoy! Presented by SportsShoes.com
26m Aug 08, 2024
26m
BONUS EP: Talking Paris (with Matt Stonier)
On this bonus episode, Matt Stonier joined the boys to talk about the Paris Olympics. They chat through all the action from the morning of day 7; featuring Pattison, Burgin and Giles in the 800m heats, and Mills, Dever and Atkin in the 5000m heats. Enjoy! Presented by SportsShoes.com
47m Aug 07, 2024
47m
BONUS EP: Days 5 & 6 in Paris
In this bonus episode, Matt and Oli review all the action from the past couple days at the Paris games. They breakdown all the races; including Keely's Gold and Kerr's Silver. Enjoy! Presented by SportsShoes.com
1hr 6m Aug 06, 2024
1hr 6m
BONUS EP: Paris Day 4 (inc. George Mallett Interview)
On this bonus episode, Matt and Oli chat through all the action from day 4 in Paris before welcoming distance running journalist, George Mallett to the podcast. George spoke about his time observing Patrick Sang's NN running group, including Eliud Kipchoge and Faith Kipyegon, and much more. Enjoy! Presented by SportsShoes.com
1hr 19m Aug 04, 2024
1hr 19m
S4 Ep32: EP 182: Underway in Paris
In this week's episode, Matt and Oli chat through the first few athletics sessions at the Paris Olympics; including Joshua Cheptegei's emphatic 10,000m victory. Daily podcasts will follow, covering all the distance action from the games. Enjoy! Presented by SportsShoes.com
58m Aug 03, 2024
58m