Happy Lunar new year everyone as we celebrate the Year of the Snake with a number of Year of the Brown Snake references across Strava this week.

This week we had results from the Twilight Peninsula Run at the WAMC, Impressive WA performances from the Marugame Half before previewing the Busso Bay Run this Saturday.

In this week’s interview we were fortunate enough to talk to the very passionate Sam Simsek from The Running Centre on all things shoes, running, and the time he heard someone’s hamstrings snap.

Finally we celebrate the unusual and at times questionable behaviours of our Weapons of WARP!

Use discount code WARP to get $50 off the Runningworks Lark Hill Party Ultra on the 1st March 2025, with the first 10 entrants getting free Steigen socks. Go to https://squashworks.com.au/?page_id=5816 to enter!

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Strava: https://www.strava.com/clubs/WARP

We hope you survived last week’s 40-degree weather and those moist 95% humidity mornings.

This week we had results from Strive Program A and the Bunbury Australia Day Fun Run, organised by friends of the show the Bunbury Runners Club.

In this week’s interview, we were fortunate to chat to some of the team from BM Running, freshly back from a stint over at Falls Creek altitude camp in Victoria rubbing shoulders with some heavy hitters in the Australian Running Scene.

Ellie Glands, a steeplechase specialist who ran a 28 second PB of 17.53 in the State Open 5000m last Saturday.

Hannah Doyle a name we say very often here at the WA Running Pod with PBs of 9.53 in the 3000m and 4.30 just this Friday at Strive Program A.

And finally, Brenton Mizen, founder of BM Running with a few achievements of his own that includes state titles in the 400m and 800m.

In WARP admin we share more updates about our upcoming Bunbury Running Festival training series sponsored by Bix Nutrition, before celebrating this week’s Weapons of WARP.

Reach out and connect!

Instagram: @warunningpod

Email: warunningpodcast@gmail.com

Strava: https://www.strava.com/clubs/WARP

We hope you’re keeping yourself cool and hydrated this week with Kipchoge’s cooling headband, Coach Macka’s ice baths and your kids’ pop tops full of Vlad's Bix concoctions.

This week, we recap the Athletics West State 5,000m State Championships with Sian Munks and Max Shervington taking out the women’s and men’s open titles. In other results, we recap the True Blue Ultra which included a course record for Michael Hooker and the Perth Trail Series Sly Fox down in Jarrahdale.

In WARP admin we share more updates about our community run with The Running Centre and Bix Nutrition, our upcoming Bunbury Running Festival training series, before celebrating and shouting out our Weapons of WARP.

Results:

Night of the Go for 2 & 5: https://www.athleticswestresults.com.au/Strive2024-25/Strive10_18Jan25/

PTS Sly Fox: https://www.webscorer.com/race?raceid=377817

True Blue Ultra: https://my.raceresult.com/322227/results#1_94D641

Reach out and connect!

Instagram: @warunningpod

Email: warunningpodcast@gmail.com

Strava: https://www.strava.com/clubs/WARP