Running Things
Conversations and stories from the culture of running by the TEMPO Journal team.
- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 38 minutes
- Episodes
- 35
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2022
Gone fishin’ with Donavan Brazier
Riley is joined this week by the 800m World Champ Donavan Brazier, checking in from Portland, Oregon. Donavan is on off-season, fresh back from a Euro trip to Monaco and Stockholm. Donavan speaks abo…
A new atmosphere with Dalilah Muhammad
This week we're joined on the show by 400m hurdler and US Olympic gold medallist and world record holder, Dalilah Muhammad. Checking in from LA, Dalilah talks about her rise from unheralded collegiat…
Ice-cream sundaes with David Laney
We're joined this week by David Laney – one of the world’s most accomplished ultrarunners. David shares some great info around the realities of training load as a trail runner and the risks of overtr…
A giant experiment with Marielle Hall
We start episode two briefly discussing the upcoming London Marathon and looking at the main contenders – and also wondering why Mo Farah being a pacer is getting so much airtime.
We have another big …
Laser-focused with Shelby Houlihan
A huge show for the start of season two, as Riley is joined by Bowerman Track Club star Shelby Houlihan. Shelby is a dominant force in the 1500m and the 5000m in the US, holding the American record i…
In the arena with Jeff Merrill
In the season's last episode, Riley is joined by Portland athletics personality Jeff Merrill. Jeff is the host of popular internet show Tracklandia, producer of The Hunt – the short film about the hi…
Every ounce of talent with Max Stevens
We’re joined on Running Things by Max Stevens, Australia’s 2019 National Champ in the steeplechase. Max talks us through his current training situation in Adelaide and hits on some of the highs and l…
Getting your kicks with Will Hatton
On this episode, Riley speaks with Will Hatton, Co-Owner of PACE Athletic – a group of independent running stores in Sydney, NSW. Will talks about the impact of COVID-19 on the running retail industr…
Fold the wings in with Dan Vernon
Today’s show sees Riley interviewing Dan Vernon. Dan is a professional photographer who is best known for his work covering the NN Running Team. Dan talks about what it’s like to shoot the biggest mo…
Sometime Australian with Charlotte Purdue
Our guest this week is British marathoner Charlotte Purdue. She’s familiar to a lot of Australian running fans for training in Melbourne with Sinead Diver and the Melbourne Track Club. Riley speaks w…
First to the trackhouse with Lou Serafini
Riley speaks to Lou Serafini, an accomplished amateur runner located in Boston, Massachusetts. Lou shares his advice for how to train during uncertain times and details his journey from sub-four-minu…
Holding your breath with Gen Gregson
Australian steeplechase star Gen Gregson is on the show this week, laying it all out about her time trial at the Tan, her 10km and marathon aspirations and her special athlete–coach relationship. We …
High altitude with Catriona Bisset
Riley speaks to Australian 800m record holder Catriona Bisset about her stellar 2019 season, which included her first national title, her first time breaking the two minute barrier and the national r…
They’ve taken away nothing with Tim Rossi
We head over to Chicago for a conversation with TEMPO columnist Tim Rossi, who tells us how his home workout routine is going, updates us on the Lostboys (including David Kilgore’s wild 100 miler) an…
Running under quarantine with Luke Mathews and Sean Whipp
In episode one, our host and TEMPO editor Riley Wolff gives some insight on Gen Gregson’s record-breaking run at the Tan – including how it all came together and how it went down on the day.
Our speci…