Rise Up with Rick

Part 2 of Rick’s time in the Coach’s Corner with Legendary AFL player and coach Paul Roos. 356 AFL match star, Paul Roos extended his legacy even further by bringing the Sydney Swans their first prem…

This week Rick is in the Coach’s Corner with Londoner Andy Blow. Andy is a Sports Scientist with a degree in Sports and Exercise Science from the University of Bath. An expert in sweat, dehydration a…

Part 2 of Rick’s Deep Dive with Luke Matthews. The Melbourne boy is one of the most authentic people you would meet and also one of the hardest working. Rick chats to Luke about his Olympics, World C…

This week Rick sits down with Australian Olympic 800m and 1500m runner Luke Mathews for a 2 part Deep Dive. The Melbourne boy is one of the most authentic people you would meet and also one of the ha…

Part 2 of Rick’s interview with Tom “Tinman” Schwartz. Tom is one of the running world’s leading coaches, and one of the major influences on Rick’s own coaching philosophies over the last 15 years. S…

This week Rick sits down to chat with Tom “Tinman” Schwartz, combining coaching tips and a deep dive into Tom’s journey as a coach in this two part interview. Tom is one of the running world’s leadin…

This week Rick sits down to chat with Kaila McKnight. For the best part of a decade Kaila Mcknight was one of Australia’s most dominant middle/long distance runners. Kaila represented Aus at the 2012…

This week Rick sits down to chat with Mario Fraioli (https://mariofraioli.com/), combining coaching tips and a deep dive into Mario’s own journey as an athlete and coach in this two part interview. A…

This week Rick sits down to chat with Mario Fraioli (https://mariofraioli.com/), combining coaching tips and a deep dive into Mario’s own journey as an athlete and coach in this two part interview. A…

This week Rick sits down to chat with Brodie Sharpe. Brodie is the host of the Run Smarter Podcast and the Owner of the Breakthrough Running Clinic. He helps bridge the gap between physio knowledge a…

Brady Threlfall (silent H) is one of the leading running names in Australia. He is a 2.19 Marathon runner and 66 minute Half-Marathon man. He is a successful coach and possibly most prominently the c…

Brady Threlfall (silent H) is one of the leading running names in Australia. He is a 2.19 Marathon runner and 66 minute Half-Marathon man. He is a successful coach and possibly most prominently the c…

Part 2 of the Deep Dive with Julian Spence. Julian Spence represented Australia at the 2019 World Championships in the Marathon. He is a 2.14 Marathoner who is no where near done yet – he has plenty …

Julian Spence represented Australia at the 2019 World Championships in the Marathon. He is a 2.14 Marathoner who is no where near done yet – he has plenty of fast races left in him. A former local fo…

Part 3 of 3 of our interview with Lee Troop. Lee Troop is a 3 time Olympian, 2.09 marathoner, and now one of the worlds great distance running coaches. His athlete Jake Riley in February qualified fo…

Part 2 of 3 of our interview with Lee Troop. Lee Troop is a 3 time Olympian, 2.09 marathoner, and now one of the worlds great distance running coaches. His athlete Jake Riley in February qualified fo…

Lee Troop is a 3 time Olympian, 2.09 marathoner, and now one of the worlds great distance running coaches. His athlete Jake Riley in February qualified for the Tokyo Olympic Marathon. Troop has 6 tim…

This week on the Coaches Corner join Rick and special guest Craig Black. Born and Raised in Rosebud on Melbourne’s Mornington Peninsula, Craig Black always had prodigious talent and a hunger to be th…

Part 3 of our interview series with Craig Mottram. Craig Mottram is arguably Australia’s greatest ever athlete. He was a competitor and true fighter unlike any other. In an era where most Westerners …

Part 2 of our interview series with Craig Mottram. Craig Mottram is arguably Australia’s greatest ever athlete. He was a competitor and true fighter unlike any other. In an era where most Westerners …