EP 46 - RUB MY BELLY FOR A PB

In the Beginning Podcast

Liam Flanagan and Courtney Atkinson

August 8, 20251 hr 5 min
Running

EP 46 - RUB MY BELLY FOR A PB

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Episode Notes

All right, runners, trail hounds and Strava segment hunters—EPISODE 46 is a biggie. We've got:

🏃‍♂️ Liam’s back doing 16K runs and falling in love with running all over again (but only in 20° arvos... he’s officially a soft Queensland runner now).

🌄 Courtney’s on 70K weeks, dodging injuries and sniffing around new road shoes like a free agent on deadline day—Nike Vomeros, Adidas Bostons, even calling in the Kayano cavalry.

🗺️ Trail tales galore: from St Mary’s Peak’s perfect 200m to Kunanyi’s organ pipes, we go deep into the runs that felt magic. And yes, there’s a plan brewing for an “Oh Sh*t Run” series.

🎽 Big race weekend recaps:

  • Chase The Five (LSKD’s new 5K track night)

  • Sunny Coast Half (Andy Buchanan breaking records and maybe hearts)

  • Rainbow Beach Trail Mara and Rumble in the Jungle getting dirty

  • Plus, a cheeky teaser for the Diverge Skyruns on Tassie’s west coast—gnarly ridgelines, wet socks, and wild terrain incoming.

🛰️ Strava’s on notice. Liam was robbed of his Adelaide tempo run thanks to a GPS glitch. Elon, if you're listening, sort the satellites.

🔥 And finally—City2Surf. Courtney's segment the Red Bull Flying Sprint, a 1km Strava segment in Rose Bay with a trip to Japan up for grabs. Trip. To. Japan. For. Running. One. Kilometre.

Next week, it’s City2Surf wrap-up time. See you then—injury-free, full of endorphins, and probably with another pair of shoes to review.

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