GOLD COAST MARATHON SERIES - ALLIE LYNDON - THE ROAD FROM SLSC QUEEN TO MARATHONS

Former elite Ironwoman Allie Lyndon joins the Gold Coast Marathon Series with one seriously interesting story.

After years in surf lifesaving — including chasing the Nutri-Grain Ironwoman Series, racing the Coolangatta Gold, and building a huge endurance engine — Allie is now all in on running.

She’s a mum of two, juggling training around family life, shift work, a cleaning business, and the chaos of everyday life, but she’s also aiming very high.

After winning the T100 Gold Coast 10km and running 1:18 for the half, Allie is now preparing for her first Gold Coast Marathon with a goal of going sub-2:35.

And she’s not afraid to say the big stuff out loud: LA 2028 and Brisbane 2032 are not off the table.

In this episode, Courtney and Liam chat with Allie about:

• ​Her surf lifesaving and Ironwoman background
• ​Choosing surf over running as a junior
• ​ Returning to sport after two C-sections
• ​ Why running became her outlet from motherhood
• ​ Training around two young kids and a firefighter husband
• ​ The reality of marathon prep, nutrition, strength work and missed sessions
• ​ Why she’s learning to stay in her lane and stop chasing people in training
• ​ The dream of seeing how far this running journey can go

A brilliant chat about ambition, family, endurance, and why it’s still okay to chase something for yourself.

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