Monday 21st July 2025

The ‘man who doesn’t breathe’ Matt Smerilli joins us this week as we cover results from the Kalgoorlie Pipeline Marathon with course records in the men’s 50km and marathon falling as part of a Rams Running sidequest that also included Smithie taking out the Cable Beach 5km dash for cash up in Broome.

Meanwhile course records continue to fall in Perth with Dean Menzies breaking the 10km WAMC Shelley course record in 30:47.

We discuss a final change to our Transcend team who not only brings the mean average age of the team down, but we hope will steer us to a good Team Relay result on August 16.

Jackie Kellerman, David Perich, Ansen Soon and Simon saying the C word to warrant an explicit content rating in the episode upload feature in this week’s Weapons of WARP.

Results:

- Vlad Ixel and Jackie Kellerman take out the Goldfields Pipeline Marathon 50km running a 3:17:10 (CR) and 3:50:07 respectively

- Karlos Aquino and Kiarra Nazaroff running a 2:44:49 (CR) and 3:21:37 respectively

- Dean Menzies and Rebecca Bolster taking out the WAMC Shelley Loop 10km in a time of 30:47 (CR) and 36:14 respectively

- Oliver Stempfl-Macdonald and Coco Smargiassi taking out the 3km in 9:09 and 10:08 respectively.

- Matt Smith and Sian Munks taking out the Cable Beach Tri 5km Dash for Cash in 17:37 and 20:17 respectively.

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Bristol Stool Chart:

Type 1: Separate hard lumps, like nuts (difficult to pass).

Type 2: Sausage-shaped, but lumpy.

Type 3: Sausage-shaped with cracks on the surface.

Type 4: Sausage-shaped or snake-like, smooth and soft.

Type 5: Soft blobs with clear-cut edges.

Type 6: Fluffy pieces with ragged edges, mushy stool.

Type 7: Watery, no solid pieces, entirely liquid

So did Karlos' aura farming work? In our final episode of the Road to Paradise Training Series, we check in with the team 10 days after the Gold Coast Marathon to debrief the aura, the good, the bad and the outright cruel.

We break down Karlos’ PB of 2:27, Lauren’s 2:50, Rosie’s 3:17 and Simon’s 3:01, their race weekend experiences, key takeaways, their upcoming plans for the rest of 2025 and find out who had the worst accommodation in the Gold Coast.

In the finale, we:

• learn about the importance of reading hotel reviews prior to booking accommodation
• find out if Simon really appreciated the reggae singer in Broadbeach
• find out what a good night's sleep the night before a race does to Karlos
• find out if Lauren will ever drink an expresso martini.

Again, we would like to extend our appreciation and thanks to The Running Centre, BIX Nutrition and Reach PB Sports for their support these last couple of months.

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Bix Nutrition: A local WA company developed by athletes, for athletes, BIX Nutrition products deliver the perfect balance of carbohydrates, electrolytes and micronutrients with a light, clean, natural taste ideal for endurance training, racing and recovery. BIX Nutrition & Hydration. Keep showing up. Use 'WARP' to get 20% off Bix Nutrition & Hydration Products. https://bixvitamins.com/

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Monday 13th July 2025.

We’re back with our weekly episode of the WA Running Podcast and as Chris prepares for his colonoscopy and Simon recovers from Bluey World, we reflect and recap a huge weekend in the Gold Coast, our Gold Coast Marathon performances along with some listener questions about the weekend's festivities.

Locally, a big couple of weeks in WA running that included the Bibra Lake Running Festival, WAMC King of the Mountain, WA Coastal Running Festival, Bravehearts 777 Marathon, Red Dirt Backyard Ultra and PTS Jolly Jumbuck

Laura Firth, Bryan Lip, Allira Hanczakowski, Sarah Paduano and the guy in Chris’ finishing photo feature in this week’s Weapons of WARP

Results:

- Martha Mellor and Oli Wright take out the WAMC King of the Mountain

- Charles Bosveld and Delanie Williams take out the Perth leg of the Bravehearts 777 Marathon

- Chris Lewinski takes out the Red Dirt Backyard Ultra in 26 yards with Jacinta Homann with the assist

- Lloyd Allen and Lee Anne Flugel take out the Bibra Lake RunningWorks Festival marathon

- Daniel Kerr and Kirsten Buist take out the Black Course at PTS Jolly Jumbuck

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