Low Ceiling Athletics

This week you get all the usual goodies but the main theme is Rest In Peace to the boys legs after failing to respect what they were getting themselves into at Transcend Trail 65km relay! Lines are drawn on biscuit choices, a unanimous call on the do it all trail shoe and a stack of race results. Enjoy your running!

G'day Low Ceiling Friends, This week the boys cover off an introduction to Threshold work, a couple of light weeks on the track to freshen up for the Transcend Trail Relay (taken with permission, of course) and a few topics to get Tim off the fence in Run It Or Bin It including do speed trainers still have a place? Enjoy and tune in next week to see how badly the Transcend Hills break the boys.

This week the boys get on their high horses, Jerrym with regard to respecting the marathon and Tim with regard to respecting your appointment times! Some fashion tips and a listener submission in "Run It Or Bin It", the soft launch of the new LCA website and some big results from the Strava group in a couple of regional events! Thanks for listening!!

The Comm games are over but the boys are still riding the wave! What a time to be an Aussie! Jerrym debuts a new segment, "Coach's Corner", Tim threatens to reinstate his Strava and the boys get into it on Peptide use in amateur sport (all opinions, no advice), thanks to a listener topic submission. Training weeks, Run It or Bin It, Race results and all the filler you could ever want...it's all there for you in Episode 53 of the LCA Pod!

This week the guys hold round two of the draft, this time in a slightly altered format to capture all the best bits from the Commonwealth Games. Tim caps off the "From the ground up" segment, finds himself in a footwear dilemma and embraces his spirit animal. Jerrym listens to the body and pivots slightly in training, gets reactive with some gym work and does his best to keep the Big Boomer Energy. Enjoy Episode 52!

Race records. State champion. Australian representative. A career on the rise. Then it all comes to a screaming halt as a rare medical condition rears its head. When all you've ever known is running, what do you do when, suddenly, you can't? Jerrym sits down with Kieren Tall, an incredibly talented runner from NSW, to talk about his rise through the sport, the diagnosis that changed everything, and where he goes from here.

This week Tim lets the listeners in and explains his AI driven training plan with a bit more detail. Jerrym recounts his little Saturday outing to Joondalup Parkrun, the boys trial a new segment: "Run it or Bin it" and eventually address the event everyone in running is talking about, the London Diamond League and Josh Kerr's incredible run. A lot to discuss, so settle into your pace and enjoy the listen.

This week the lads discuss Tim's rising from the ashes of his DNF last week, how AI can play a role and the path to Melbourne. Jerrym is 42 and still trying to work out a balance between having a good time and getting the work done. There's a new segment on deck and the boys give it both barrels...let's see if it hangs in there. There's training weeks, previews, results and some hot takes, get running and get listening!

The Gold Coast played host to some of Australia's best running talent over the weekend, seeing the likes of Ed Marks, Izzy Batt Doyle and Haftu Strintzos have big days out, particularly Haftu in setting the new NR in the marathon. The half marathon was also the chosen event for the debut of the LCA fantasy draft, a fun concept but who got the chocolates? (Or the vanilla slice in this instance). We chat NR, PB, DNF and the potential phoenix rising from the ashes at Bibra Lake.

This week Tim spends more time talking about shins than his actual training week. Jerrym has a bittersweet report on Perth's gambling capital but has a good week on his feet. The lads launch their first fantasy running draft for the GC half and bang on about marathon saturation. The usual splash of results and random takes are in there too...enjoy!

This week Tim and Jerrym wax lyrical about Perth's glamourous running weather, the less glamourous toll their careers take on their running and get stuck into recapping their recent efforts at the Ultra Perth 10k. Tim moves up the chain and into the Achilles, a common problem area for runners of all abilities. Marathon majors, Australia's majors, global and local running results and as always some gear yarn. The boys go long, join them for episode 47!

When is the best plan, no plan? This week, Tim and Jerrym discuss the balance between structure and flexibility in training, and whether adapting sessions to suit real life can actually lead to better consistency. The boys also chat about nitrate supplementation, the growing number of bicarb products hitting the market and whether taking both is a good idea. There's training week updates, race week planning (or lack of), a look at recent results from home and abroad, plus the usual Tim's clinic and things we saw on the internet. Whether you're building mileage, preparing for your next race, or just trying to fit training around life, there's something in this one for you.

A little something different for you, Champions! Jerrym sits down with Ben Cartwright to discuss his journey through sport and running that eventually led to the launch of onerunning.com.au . Along the way, they chat about building a brand from the ground up, product development, community, and balancing life as a runner, full time accountant and business owner.

Tim and Jerrym review the mystery shoe that's been quietly racking up the k's and finally reveal what it is, where it fits in the current market and whether it deserves a spot in your rotation. The boys also discuss the growing role of AI in running, from training analysis through to the privacy questions that come with handing over years of personal training data. There's training week updates, sibling rivalry, gear chat, race results from around the world and a discussion on women's safety while running following a recent social media post. Stay tuned later in the week for a bonus episode too!

Tim and Jerrym circle back to the Enhanced Games discussion, this time looking at its potential influence on the general population. The IOC made zero friends this week when its President suggested athletes should compete for free. Naturally, the boys have a few thoughts. There's brief training updates, gear yarn, and some poorly researched race results from around the traps — including a look at the Launceston Running Festival. Enjoy!

This week on Low Ceiling Athletics: The guys discuss Tim's short turnaround to run the HBF Half Marathon, unpack a recent study on foam rolling and whether it's actually useful for runners, and work through how to find the best help for your injury management. They also talk Taj Watson's meteoric rise on social media, and of course, the enhanced games anticlimax. Plus: - An Aussie brand gets some love on gear yarn - Jerrym manages to compare Scott Pendlebury to Satisfy - By request, the Secret Shoe Project is explained As always, It wouldn't be LCA without some poorly researched race results and questionable tangents, so they're included too.

This week on Low Ceiling Athletics, Tim and Jerrym dive into the realities of managing running niggles, the rise of Strava’s new rehab activity feature, and whether doping in amateur sport is becoming normalised. The boys unpack the Sage Canaday/Cameron Hanes beef, the ethics around performance-enhancing drugs in recreational running, and whether “average Joe” marathoners should be held to account. As always, you'll get your dose of poorly researched results, shoe talk and things seen on the internet. Enjoy!

Something a bit different for you this week: 4 Stress fractures to 6 major marathons Runner, mum, chiro, Pilates instructor, and women’s run club leader — Amy Schiano has built a life around movement, resilience, and helping others feel strong in their bodies. After overcoming four stress fractures before even making it to the start line of her first marathon, she went on to complete six World Marathon Majors and is now chasing the seventh.

This week on Low Ceiling Athletics, Tim and Jerrym discuss the realities of post-marathon recovery — from lingering fatigue and sleep disruption to hydration, strength training and figuring out when your body is actually ready to train properly again. The boys also touch on blood testing for runners, discussing iron levels, hormones, recovery markers and whether regular testing is worthwhile for recreational athletes chasing performance. A good mix of recovery chat, shoe talk and practical training discussion for Low Ceiling recreational runners trying to hold it all together.

It's been a long build and a slow burn but here we are, the aftermath of Ballarat Marathon 2026. The boys go in depth on the recap of the travel, the expo and everything that comes with a marathon weekend as well as running the race of course! There's also the phenomenal results from the TCS London marathon to somehow try and process! Next week's will be shorter, we promise!