Interview: Mal Norwood (rerelease 2019)

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Malcolm takes it back to the beginnings at schoolyard rivalries in Albury, starting at sprints and winning the 800m, and how his love of running helped channel his hyperactivity. The first half of this interview concludes with how he joined Nike in the early 80s through Raylene Boyle and heading to AIS under pressure, not knowing who Pat Clohessy was and setting the record for the longest suspension at the AIS.

Brady’s chat with Malcolm Norwood resumes starting from his suspension from the AIS leading to a 3rd place in the State 10k and then taking a break from the sport, then coming back to racing in Europe under the mentorship of Ron Clarke and dealing with emotions.

Mal then talks about coming home and running the 3-day Otway Classic, recounting the process for picking the team, employing tactics and strategy and duelling Sean Quilty.

With his career transitioning from track to road, Mal talks about running the London Marathon to supplement his Twin Cities performance to qualify for the Barcelona Olympics and the complicated selection process involved as well as an incident that happened just before the London Marathon before going into the lasting impact of the injury through the Tokyo Marathon, World Championships in Germany to his final marathon at Gold Coast and how his retirement came about.

Malcolm closes with his post-professional career, stepping out and in with the world of running sharing some philosophies on training, the state of running and anecdotes about drug testing.

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393: Australian Team Marathon Announcement | Hanging Rock | Launceston Half Announcement

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Brad continues to build up his fitness. Julian survives a scare as he makes his preparations for the Great Ocean Half Marathon. Brady makes good on his word, keeping things easy this week.

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Australian Athletics announced their second phase of selections for the World Championship Team for Tokyo September, with Andy Buchanan, Tim Vincent, Leanne Pompeani and Izzi Batt-Doyle nominated to contest the marathon, with provisional spots for Vanessa Wilson and Liam Boudin. Australian Athletics

XCR25 begins the season anew this time at Hanging Rock where Andre Waring took out the 8km Open event in 24:13, followed by Matt Buckell and Liam Cashin. In the Men’s Premier Division Western Athletics was the winning team ahead of Sandringham and then Box Hill. Katherine Dowie for Ballarat won in 29:21, ahead of Charlotte Wilson and Rachel McGuinness. Sandringham were the Premier Division winners, followed by South Melbourne and then Melbourne University. AthsVic Results Hub

Star-studded lineup announced for the 25th running of the Bowerman Mile at the Pre Classic, featuring the podium of the 1500m Paris Olympics Cole Hocker, Josh Kerr and Yared Nuguse as well as Jakob Ingebrigsten and Cam Myers. Press Release

Launceston Running Festival Elite Fields for the Half Marathon Announced, featuring elite Japanese men. Press Release

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Moose on the Loose calls out brands chasing clout on modern running crews, while the Whispers assess some of the field inclusions of Launceston Half.

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Brady's weekend interview features Jason Crowther, Founder and Managing Director of Atlas Events, a company that manages the Sunshine Coast, Brisbane, Hobart Airport, and Cairns Marathons.

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392: Shanghai Diamond League | Grand Slam Track Miami | 10k Road National Records

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Brad feels a bit better after last week’s illness. Julian tests a few shoes as he builds to the Great Ocean Road Half. Brady muses whether he does enough to recover after a marathon.

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Sarah Billings 1:57.83 #2 all time in Diamond League Shanghai, just .05 of a second from Catriona Bisset’s National Record. Jude Thomas was a last-minute call up for the 5000m running 13:32, while Matthew Clarke posted a season best of 8:28 in the Steeplechase. Shanghai Diamond League Results

Sam Clifford set the new 10km Road National Record to 27:34, while Izzy Batt-Doyle ran 30:44 for a new Area Record at the Asics Speed Race in Tokyo, Japan. Isaac Heyne 28:13, Liam Boudin 28:15 Results via World Athletics

Peter Bol clocked a season best of 3:35.24 1500m for fifth at Grand Slam Track Miami, then third in the 800m for 1:44.13 to place fifth overall in the Short Distance group. In a rematch of the Paris Olympic Final, Josh Kerr took the win over Yared Nuguse and Cole Hocker.

Jess Hull 4:07 1500m, 2:00.88 in the 800m and placed 5th in the Short Distance Andrew Coscoran of Ireland made a big final 200m to upset Grant Fisher in the 3000m in 8:17.56, winning by .04 of a second, then took the win back in the 5000m to be Grand Slam Champion. Results

Ed Goddard won the Hoka Runaway Half Marathon in 1:06:11, with Beth Garland also winning in 1:17:25. Results

Fraser Darcy won the Adelaide Marathon, a week after placing second in Ballarat in 2:28:36, with Kate Baker winning in 2:43:49. Tara Palm also doubled up from Ballarat to win the half marathon in 1:17:53, while Jacob Cocks was first for the half marathon in 1:04:53. Jess Stenson won the 10k in 33:59, Adam Goddard 29:59 Official Results

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Moose on the Loose pipes in early in the show with the high end not respecting recoveries, while the Whispers allude to some coming news out of Spain.

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Brought to you by Federation University and the Ballarat Marathon, the Road to Ballarat Marathon podcast series brings you participant stories and expert tips.

In the season finale, Moose and Jason are joined by the winners; Kate Mason and Reece Edwards to recap race day and the event.

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Road to Ballarat Marathon 8 Featuring Jess Stenson

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Catch up on the latest training with Jason Rossi as Jess Stenson Olympian and Commonwealth Games Gold Medalists pops in to discuss her race plans.

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