Never Run Alone

It is Never Run Alone.
A one on one this week with Kris and Rien going mic to mic to share thoughts on some predictions for running in the coming years. Some interesting takes (says the bloke writing this which was one of the blokes on the pod - rich!) We’ll let you decide…
Outside of those, we also discuss the Olympic 2028 standards which having increased significantly, make a lot more sense with the official statement being made. Who’d have thought?
There’s plenty more in this ep of the pod with Kris Farrenkothen and Rien MacDonald. Enjoy!
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It is Never Run Alone.
Today on the podcast we welcome from New York City, our two sub-elite starters, Cam and Sissi who both ran on a magical day on Sunday.
Cam finished 36 overall and 2nd Australian behind the fastest Aussie to ever run a marathon, Haftu Strintzos, and our Queen Sissi finished New York for the 2nd year running, and her 8th marathon since starting this whole marathon thing back in 2024.
Sissi has to dip toward the end so you may notice her gone, and then being there briefly before being gone again - the magic of show biz.
But please enjoy all that and more with Cam Merrick, Kris Farrenkothen, Sissi Bergman with host Rien MacDonald.
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It is Never Run Alone.
The 2026 New York City Marathon finish line recap straight from Central Park as Cam Merrick and Sissi Bergman share with us some raw thoughts following their race day as 61,146 finishers cross that line on an incredible day in New York.
For a full debrief, tune in later this week as the pair are joined by Kris and Rien to dissect their races and chat all things NYC in the full show.
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It is Never Run Alone.
It is New York Marathon race week. Cam and Sissi are in the big city for the 56th running of what is probably the biggest and best marathon in the world. And from the sub-elite field no less. How bloody good.
They’re joined by an enthusiastic as ever Rien who guides them through a cut up episode where we unpack some fun NYC related warm-up questions and how they’re both feeling ahead of Sunday. Following that, Rien and Cam unpack the controversy around Kenyan Peres Jepchirchir who has been provisionally suspended followed a failed drug test - as has been reported here and many other places.
We finished with a New York inspired quiz and as always, buy/sell!
All that and some general tomfoolery with Cam Merrick, Sissi Bergman with host Rien MacDonald.
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It is Never Run Alone.
A full gang on the pod this week as Cam and Sissi unpack their journey to Sub-Elite in New York, as we’re just 10 days out from arguably the most popular marathon on earth. They duo share their journeys to sub-elite after making their marathon debuts less than 3 years ago.
We also answer some fun listener questions and unpack the incredible World Team Championship for Big’s Backyard Ultra 2026.
All that and more with Cam Merrick, Kris Farrenkothen and Sissi Bergman with host Rien MacDonald.
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Come one, come all, come running.