In this episode of The Physical Performance Show I have a fire-side chat with 3x AUS Olympic Marathon Representative - Lisa Weightman. During the episode Lisa unpacks the highs and lows of her career from a very rich history in the junior competition to running a 2:25:15 in the recent London marathon.  Lisa also shares her insights into how she holds a career down, juggles a young family and also manages to perform at her physical best.

Listen in as we delve into the following:

• Lisa’s take on Elite Performance
• What scares Lisa
• Running with her Dad
• Coaching and support during her early years
• World Road Racing Championship
• Beijing Olympics
• Lisa’s Olympic Achievements
• Juggling Career, Running and Family life
• Performance Round Questions
• Retiring from Running
• Listener Questions
• Lisa’s best advice
• Physical Challenge 

In this episode of The Physical Performance Show I have a fire-side chat with AUS Marathon Legend - Pat Carroll.  During the episode Pat unpacks the origins of his running with a debut marathon of 2:48 to his PB of 2:09:39.  He shares the highs and lows of his career, training philosophies and his knowledge and expertise as an elite runner and coach. 

Listen in as we delve into the following:

• Pat on Fame
• Extracting maximum running
• Training during his younger years
• Being Inspired
• First marathon training
• Qualifying period
• Weight through peak running
• Performance Round Questions
• Recovery tips
• Focussing on your best results
• Getting an injury from recovery training
• Best Advice
• Pat’s coaching program
• Physical Challenge – 30 Second Hill Reps

In this episode of The Physical Performance Show I have a fire-side chat with UltraMarathon Man - Dean Karnazes.  During the episode Dean unpacks his key insights into his training and running philosophies. He discusses how he got started as the UltraMarathon Man, about going home to Greece to do Sparta and what it takes to output a book ‘Road to Sparta’.

Listen in as we delve into the following:

• Dean’s time in Australia as a field exchange student
• Starting in UltraMarathon’s
• Road to Sparta
• Perspective of the Spartathlon Race
• Finishing Sparta
• Dean’s tips for Health
• Family Reunited through a random meeting
• Performance Round Questions
• Dean’s study and book writing
• Dean’s tips on Motivation
• Dean’s adventure of running a marathon in each country in the world

In this episode of The Physical Performance Show I have a fire-side chat with 2016/17 Kellogg’s Nutri-Grain Ironman Champion - Matt Poole.  During the episode Matt unpacks starting in surf lifesaving, his apprenticeship as a junior ironman, his training and commitment to his career as an ironman as well as finally winning an ironman championship.

Listen in as we delve into the following:

• Junior Lifesaving
• Matt’s heroes in the sport
• Sunshine Coast Championship
• Taking ownership of his career
• Sponsorship
• Red Bull life
• Performance Round Questions
• Mantras
• Racing with Shannon Eckstein
• Physical Challenge – Set yourself a personal goal