Run With It

Sage Canaday joins Elise for a wide-ranging chat on trail running, YouTube, speaking out on social media, and starting again after major setbacks, including a surviving life-threatening blood clots in both lungs.

If you have been running for a while, chances are you are already acquainted with Sage. In addition to his running accolades, Sage is one of the OG running YouTubers with a very successful channel called Vo2 Max Productions. We reflect on some of his earliest vids (hello Nipple Tips!) and how the scene has changed today.

We hear about Sage’s running career, spanning Cornell University, and his first pro contract as part of the Hansons-Brooks team (which also included a musical side quest), and his long-term partnership with Hoka from 2014 onwards on the roads and the trails. He has a marathon PB of 2:16:52, is a two-time US Olympic Trials qualifier, and placed in the top-20 at Boston and Chicago. On the trails, he is a three-time US National Champion (12km Mountain Running, 100km Trail Running and Trail Marathon events), as well as the 2014 World Long Distance Mountain Running Champion, among many other achievements.

In 2021, Sage suffered inconceivable adversity – he was diagnosed with bilateral pulmonary embolism, and soon after, he and his partner Sandi Nypaver lost all their belongings in a devastating house fire in Boulder, Colorado. It has been a long road back for Sage since. But he recently finished seventh at Black Canyon 100K in a performance that he says felt like a return to form. Sage shares what still drives him, now aged 40, and where he hopes running will take him next.

Plus: Doping in trail running, the running boom, influencer culture, coaching in the AI era and a life built around adventure.

Sage will line up at Ultra-Trail Australia in a couple of weeks’ time, so make sure to give him a cheer if you’re out there!

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And his coaching business with Sandi Nypaver, Higher Running: higherrunning.com  

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Julia Paternain joins Elise to talk about the kind of year that changes everything. In 2025, Julia went from marathon debutant to World Championships bronze medallist, thanks to a stunning run in Tokyo where she surprised even herself. In doing so, Julia also became the first Uruguayan athlete to win a medal at a World Champs EVER!

In this episode, Julia takes us inside that extraordinary rise, from her debut 2:27 marathon to the chaos, disbelief and pure emotion of crossing the line for bronze in Tokyo. We hear how she handled the brutal conditions, why she focused so hard on running her own race, and what was actually going through her mind in those now-ICONIC finish line moments.

We get to know Julia’s love of naps, fizzy drink and flat roads. There’s also plenty on her fascinating international story – born in Mexico, raised in England, with Uruguayan roots and now representing Uruguay on the world stage. Julia shares why making the switch felt right, what that bronze medal meant for her family and country, and why returning to England for the London Marathon later this month feels especially full-circle.

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Julia Paternain is a distance runner who represents Uruguay and is sponsored by Saucony. She won a bronze medal in her second marathon ever at the World Championships Marathon in Tokyo in 2025. She holds the national record in the marathon for Uruguay (2:27:09), which she ran on debut. Julia grew up in the UK and moved to the United States in 2018 to study and run for Penn State University before transferring to University of Arkansas. She is now based in Flagstaff, Arizona with professional running group, McKirdy Trained. Julia is set to run London Marathon at the end of this month.

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Elise hosts a special live panel with 2x Olympic medallist Jemima Montag, 4x World Champs marathoner Sarah Klein, and forRunners founder Alice Baquie, who all share honest insights on performance, pressure and finding balance in running/race walking and life.

From Olympic medals to sub-3 breakthroughs, the conversation covers:

Racing on gratitude vs expectation

The mindset shift from needing results to simply wanting them

Navigating pressure, identity and longevity in sport

Why balance (not perfection) might be the real performance edge

Plus: raw finish-line reflections, race-day tips and an essential discussion on keeping girls in sport.

This International Women’s Day – Running Connection event was held in partnership with Love the Run at Collingwood Athletics Track. Thanks to Campbell Maffett and his crew for their fantastic support, and for everyone who joined us for a run, pilates and the panel on the day.

We loved seeing you there!

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Izzi Batt-Doyle is back for a chat! And she’s been really busy since she and Elise last spoke. Between running two Australian records on the roads, competing at the Olympics, running a few marathons (all within 40 seconds of each other), getting engaged, buying a house and becoming a dog mum – Izzi certainly hasn’t been twiddling her thumbs!  

We cover all those things, and go in depth on her Nagoya Marathon and Valencia Marathons, including the Australian Record pressures, Izzi’s reflections on a big year of training and racing, and the overtraining hole she was in at the end of 2025.

We then turn our attention to Boston Marathon, where Izzi will line up on 20 April, and the appeal of not racing for a fast time, but running free instead. We hear how training is going, including ramping up strength and nailing her carb intake.

Always a pleasure to catch up with IBD!

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If you liked this conversation, go back and listen to Episode 2 of Run With It for more Izzi action.

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It’s been a season of contrasts for Australian middle distance runner Jack Anstey – from a World Cross gold medal, to the disappointment of missing a major championship team.

Dialling in from Flagstaff, Jack shares his unforgettable experience at the World Cross Country Championships in Tallahassee, including the pressure of a late call-up, and what it was like racing with Olli Hoare, Linden Hall and Jess Hull in that winning 4 x 2k relay team.

Jack also speaks candidly about missing selection for the World Indoor Championships, despite meeting the World Athletics qualifying standards and being within the quota. He articulates the impact of Australia’s selection policies on athletes, and why he chose to speak out publicly.

We also chat about growing up in Alice Springs, Jack’s late start (and rapid rise!) in the sport, and his set up in Flagstaff training with Under Armour’s pro team, Dark Sky Distance.

Plus: World Cross medal show-and-tell, overpriced coffees, bike training, book recommendations, and what’s next for Jack.

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Jack Anstey is an Australian middle-distance runner based in Flagstaff, Arizona where he runs with the Under Armour pro team, Dark Sky Distance. He recently won a World Athletics Cross Championships gold medal in the 4 x 2k relay in Tallahassee, Florida, as part of a star-studded team comprising Olli Hoare, Linden Hall and Jess Hull. Jack holds the 1000m short track national record (2:16.95) which he ran in Boston 2024. He also represented Australia at the 2022 World Indoor Championships in Belgrade and again in the road mile in Riga in 2023 where he came 10th (3:58.30). Jack went to college at Illinois State University, and is now completing a teaching degree in Australia.

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