The boys are back – sunburned, caffeinated, and firing on all cylinders.
This week, we kick things off local with the Fremantle Running Festival, before diving into the Cardiff Cross Challenge, the opening round of the 2025/26 UK Athletics Cross Challenge Series. We unpack standout performances from rising juniors and pros alike, from Megan Keith’s unlucky spike branch moment to Innes FitzGerald’s statement win ahead of Euro XC.
Elsewhere, Ryan shares an injury update, Eoin checks in from training camp, and Dean’s on the hunt for more sprint segment wins on the group ride.
In the news, the AIU drops retrospective Russian doping bans, Jimmy Whelans transition from cyclist/triathlete to runner grabs YouTube diaries, and the lads debate one of the biggest moral issues in modern running: the rise of OfficialUnofficialMarathonTime – the Strava police exposing GPS inflation and early watch-stoppers.
Plus, community picks from @rundais’ “22 Best Australian Running Podcasts” list, some shoe chat featuring Under Armour’s new Velociti Elite 3, and another fiery round of Double Trouble that might just divide opinions again.
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The boys are back — recording in the Perth heat while Eoin joins live from his self-proclaimed “training oven” in Spain.
This week, the team dives deep into the 2025 New York City Marathon, unpacking Helen Obiri’s course record-breaking run, the Kenyan clean sweep, and what makes the NYC course one of the most iconic and brutal in the world. We go deep into amazing results from Patrick Deever, Jess Warner-Judd Joe Klecker, and of course the great man Kipchoge wearing Nike's latest piece of tech/performance clothing. We also debate why more pros are choosing tactical, non-paced races.
Noosa Bolt happened up on the east coast of Australia, where Jude Thomas and Maudie Skyring reigned victorious.
Eoin goes through in detail his biggest training week ever (in Spain) as he continues to build towards Irish National Cross Country Championships In this week's double trouble,
Dean and Eoin cover YouTube diaries with Adam Fogg and Double Trouble gets plenty of air time this week with the lads stringing them off...
The boys are back with a massive episode covering a packed weekend of global racing. From the Valencia Half Marathon where Agnes Ngetich came close to the world record, Kejelcha took a shot at his own course record and Almgren becomes the first European to break 59min. The Brits impressed too with Alfie Manthorpe leading Charles Wheeler, Alex Yee and Ben Connor but Irelands Efrem Gidey pipped them all —
Eoin recaps the Dublin Marathon where a 19 year old woman runs 2:34! Also the results from Burnie10 in Tasmania.
We unpack the latest headlines too: Ruth Chepngetich’s doping ban and what it means for the sport, the stacked New York City Marathon elite field (Bekele added whilst lots of late scratching causing big changes to the elite fields, plus a quick dip into UKA’s financial “surplus.”
Training weeks are back on the agenda — including Eoin’s Cross Country recap — and YouTube Diaries returns with the Coffee Club's interview of ON team mate Joe Klecker ahead of his NYC Marathon debut this weekend.
The lads wrap up with Double Trouble, featuring Dan Wein’s hot take on “junk mileage” and whether cooling down 5 k is just ego miles.
This week, Ryan sits down with fellow Wirral native Joe Wigfield – the newly-crowned Manchester Half Marathon champion after an impressive 62:04 win over GB international Jonny Mellor.
Joe actually coached Ryan to his 2:45 debut marathon so they share some early reflections on the coach/athlete relationship.
They dive straight into the details behind Manchester: the race plan, pacing calls, mental battles, and what it’s like tackling longer distances when you come from the track. How to beat and elite marathoner as a traditional 800/1500m guy and what is going through Joe's mind at different points throughout the race.
Joe rewinds to his early days at Wirral AC, where he juggled high jump and middle-distance before heading to St Mary’s University under coach Craig Winrow, reflects on a brief and confusing year with HOKA, and opens up on the lessons that shaped his career.
There’s plenty more – from GB selection debates to World Cross in Bathurst, dealing with stress fractures, rebuilding confidence, and chasing redemption at the British Champs. Plus a quick-fire round where Joe picks between a GB vest or Liverpool’s Champions League, reveals his top coffee spots in Teddington, and his beer of choice.
One of Britain’s most versatile distance talents, Joe’s story is about resilience, range, and the belief that the best is yet to come.
In Episode 35, the lads preview the Amsterdam and Dublin marathons. During the recording, the Irish marathon record gets broken in South Korea! We discuss training weeks in the newly named Easy Pedal section of the podcast, Eoin goes through his training week leading up to the start of the Irish cross-country season. We also chat about Double Trouble, a Perth coach making the move to a pro team, and much more.
EDP34- The lads are back and reporting from Ireland and both corners of Australia.
We start off by going through both Perth and Melbourne marathon results, at the time of recording Chicago hadn't even started but Eoin runs through the results at the end of the episode.
We chat all things Athlos, a female-only track meet which took place in NYC. We dicscuss whether such specialised competitions still serve a purpose in today's athletics landscape.
Femke Bol's announces her bold transition from 400m hurdles to 800m, exploring what this move means for her career and the excitement it generates in the sport.
The boys have a brief discussion on training shoes and wonder if super shoes are all that super.
We chat our own training updates.
Youtube Diaries features Australias own Andy Buchanan.
Rounding out the episode we chat all things cross country regarding World Cross Country selection processes in Ireland, Australia and the UK.
Whether you're a casual runner or a serious competitor, this episode delivers expert analysis, insider perspectives, and plenty of running talk to fuel your next run.
EDP33 — the boys are back and there’s plenty to unpack.
We recorded too early to cover results but reference: Cardiff Half, where Jake Smith & Callum Hawkins battled through Storm Amy chaos, plus a full breakdown of Eoin’s race week and a cross-training check-in from Dean and Ryan.
In the news round-up, we cover the loaded Chicago Marathon elite field, preview the Melbourne and Perth Marathon festivals. We also react to the headline story from the UK — coach Andy Young handed a three-year ban for serious misconduct — and what it says about athlete welfare in elite sport.
There’s more: Grand Slam Track receives a $5.3 million funding boost (with a few strings attached).
YouTube Diaries features British marathoner Phil Sessemann and his eye-watering double threshold session ahead of Amsterdam and Valencia, while Double Trouble welcomes a Clubhouse update that proves “the wheel that squeaks gets greased.”
All that, plus Cat Chat (courtesy of Cooper Teare), a front-crawl vs freestyle debate, and a wrap-up that somehow ends with the Singapore GP, Liverpool’s latest disaster.
Grab your coffee, lace up, and settle in — it’s another big one from Easy Double.
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Ryan interviews professional Nike runner Cooper Teare, Coopers CV is insanely impressive:
3:32.16 1500m
7:30.62 3000m
12:54.72 5000m
2 x NCAA Champion
2 x Collegiate Record Holder
2022 National 1500m Champion
2024 National Cross Country Champion
1 x World Athletics Championships USA team - Eugene
Cooper shares insights into his journey from a promising high school athlete to a professional runner with Nike. Cooper discusses his training philosophy, the importance of cross-training, and how he manages recovery and injury prevention. He reflects on his collegiate achievements, including breaking records and winning titles, and shares his experiences at the World Championships. The conversation also touches on personal preferences, early influences in his running career, and the significance of experience in competitive athletics. In this engaging conversation, Cooper Teare shares his journey through the world of competitive running, discussing his training with Cole Hocker, transitioning to the Bowerman Track Club, and the pressures of Olympic aspirations. He reflects on his training, the challenges faced during trials, and the lessons learned from racing in Europe. Teare also delves into the impact of the Grand Slam series on his career and the importance of mental preparation for future competitions. With insights on training preferences and the dynamics of the athletics community, this conversation offers a comprehensive look at the life of a professional athlete.
00:00 Introduction to Cooper Teare
03:10 Post-Season Reflections and Recovery
05:55 Cross-Training: Cycling and Swimming in Training
11:08 Injury Prevention and Training Philosophy
12:58 Quickfire Questions: Personal Preferences
20:55 Cooper's Journey: From Childhood to Professional Runner
26:02 Choosing Oregon: A No-Brainer Decision
31:39 Navigating Coaching Changes and Personal Growth
35:56 Rivalries and Breakthroughs in College Racing
42:02 Transitioning to Professional Running with Nike
49:46 Joining Bowerman: Expectations vs. Reality
55:49 Olympic Trials: High Hopes and Disappointments
01:00:17 European Circuit: A Confidence-Building Experience
01:02:17 Experiencing Grassroots Athletics in the UK
01:04:28 Learning from Different Racing Cultures
01:06:31 The Role of Accessibility in Athletics
01:07:55 Reflections on the Grand Slam Experience
01:10:23 Tactical Racing and Competitive Mindset
01:13:02 Navigating the Grand Slam and Diamond League
01:15:09 Challenges and Disappointments in Athletics
01:18:10 The Future of Track and Field
01:22:48 Mental Preparation for Future Competitions
01:25:02 Training Regimen and Strength Work
01:27:23 Innovative Training Techniques
01:29:43 Shoe Rotation and Gear Preferences
01:31:04 Hot Takes on Training Practices
The lads and after a crazy schedule of results results results leading in to Tokyo this week is pretty quite on that front so we take some time to reflect on our own training, injury updates and progress from Dean & Ryan, whereas Eoin eyes up another races.. if his sore, shaved knee will allow?
We previewed the upcoming interview with Cooper Teare that Ryan had the privilege of hosting on Friday night - releasing Wednesday 2pm AWST.
You DO NOT, want to miss it.
Listener Questions kept us busy with questions around:
- How to manage fuelling during Double Threshold days
- Supplement stacks
- Potential Lifetime PB's - we rank each others
- Goals and future of the pod
- Discussions on the current doping landscape and what can be done to improve it
Of course just because Tokyo is over doesn't mean Athletics is finished any time soon as we share where the sport is heading next:
- World Cross Country USA January
- World Indoor Champs Poland March
- Commonwealth Games Glasgow July
- European Outdoors Birmingham August
All of that with the occasional marathon major spinkled in, the domestic Australian track season soon to begin, Indoors during winter into a normal track season is sure to keep us busy.
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Tokyo World Championships — and it’s been a wild one. We dive into every corner of the track and road: Gressier weaving through late to steal the men’s 10,000m, Simbu producing one of the most dramatic marathon finishes in history, Faith Kipyegon extending her reign with another 1500m crown, and Jake Wightman rewriting his own fairytale in a chaotic men’s 1500m final.
Shock medals in just about every event.
We talk redemption arcs (Cole Hocker in the 5000m), disappointments, breakout stars, and ask the big question: did these championships live up to expectations? Plus, who came out on top in the medal table battle between Australia, the UK, and Ireland?
Outside of Tokyo, we cover Berlin Marathon storylines, City2Bay results, Alex Yee lining up for Valencia, Centro targeting a big run in Chicago, and Ryan manages to find a double trouble whilst tuning in to Australian coverage of Gout Gout.
If you’ve been glued to the track, road, and cross-country this past fortnight — this is the debrief you’ve been waiting for.
Tokyo World Championships are here and the drama has already started 🔥
We break down all the big results so far – from the women’s 10,000m to a brutal marathon in 27-degree heat, plus the 1500m heats that claimed some huge names.
In the news: Kipchoge and Hassan are heading to NYC, Welteji is OUT after a doping violation, and Knighton receives a four-year ban.
As always, we check in on our training weeks, dive into the YouTube diaries, and bring you another round of Double Trouble before looking ahead to what’s coming up next.
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Eoin sat down with multiple Irish record holder 1 week out from competing at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. Andrew dialled in from Ireland Athletics holding camp in a blazing Hong Kong.
Andrew explains how he plans to navigate the rounds of a major Championship whilst competing in both 1500m & 5000m - in terms of ticking over inbetween races, getting the perfect balance of recovery and priming for the next race.
Andrew talks about how he first found running as a junior, the challenges of trying to fit into a system rather than the system being built around you in USA and moving on when the time is right and striving for more.
Eoin asks Andrew about his experiences at Grand Slam Track, the financial opportunities that come with it, the pressures and tactics of the second race when you know how much money is on the line and the realities of 'getting the call' - changing flights and altitude camp plans.
Andrew also talks about life on the road in racing on the Diamond League circuit, how important heart rate is in being an indicator of overtraining, managing recovery, load and stress on the body.
Andrew has recently joined Team New Balance Manchester and shares an incredibly insightful typical summer training week including the perhaps controversial lack of a long run!
Tune in to the World Athletic Championships in Tokyo from this Saturday and follow Andrew as he flies the Irish flag in the 1500m & 5000m
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This week on Easy Double we cover a stacked week of racing with the Great North Run, The Big Half in London, the USATF 20k Road Champs, and the iconic 5th Avenue Mile in New York. We break down standout performances, prize money, and course records before diving into training weeks and our
Tokyo World Championships predictions across every distance from 800m to the marathon.
And for Tokyo — you can play along with us. Head to The Clubhouse where you’ll find a Google Form to submit your own predictions for free. There’s a pair of shoes up for grabs for the overall winner, plus every entrant goes into a free prize draw for nutrition products. Share our competition post to your story and you’ll score 4 bonus entries.
We also react to the Australian team selection drama, Kenya’s bid for future Worlds, and the latest silence from UK Athletics on marathon entries. In YouTube Diaries we check in with Stephen Scullion, while in Double Trouble we debate whether the obsession with the marathon is hurting the sport’s balance across distances.
As always, The Clubhouse had their say first — listener questions, hot takes, and predictions straight from our community.
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WOW! What an absolute pleasure it was to dive inside the mind of the fastest ever marathoner to come out of North America.
Strap in and get your notes out.
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This week Dean sits down with North American marathon record holder Cam Levins (2:05:36, Tokyo 2023) — also Canada’s half marathon record holder — for a deep, honest chat about the highs, lows, and rebuilds behind world-class endurance.
We cover:
Tapering and heat prep heading into Worlds (including a final 32k workout with 20k at MP)
Kilometres vs miles, quick-fire Canada Q&A (Tim Hortons, poutine, playlists)
Early days, NCAA leap, and learning how to kick for real
Oregon Project years, injury misdiagnosis, surgery… and almost walking away
The comeback: breaking a 43-year Canadian marathon record, then COVID chaos
Sapporo struggles → a full reset: 170–180mpw, double workouts, triple days, heavy lifting, treadmill heat/altitude — and the 2:07 at Eugene Worlds
Why strength work changes marathon late-race legs, fueling fixes, and pacing the race so it “feels like 30k of jogging… then it’s on”
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Ryan, Dean and Eoin are back
The Clubhouse has been buzzing — from a Brooks ambassador wading into our shoe chat to the GB marathon selection saga (including a reply from Eilish) that’s got UKA policy in the crosshairs.
We also tease our Cam Levins interview dropping this week: listener questions, triple-day training, Oregon Project chapter, that 2:05 AR, and his big Tokyo goals (no spoilers… but it’s a belter).
RESULTS: Zurich Diamond League Final, Sydney Marathon’s first-year-Major experience (including insights and analysis the stream and commentary failed to provide), and a hilly Perth City2Surf.
Training weeks including another race for Eoin, this time as he took to the roads on his local 5k. Then News: GB Worlds team and the marathon selection controversy, 16-year-old Cooper Lutkenhaus turning pro with Nike, Andy Buchanan’s stress reaction (Worlds doubt), Melbourne Marathon entries.
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This week’s episode of the Easy Double Podcast is a big one — we’re launching The Easy Double Clubhouse 🎉
The Clubhouse is our new private community space: think of it as a backstage pass to the pod, where you can chat about races, shoe rotations, YouTube diaries, and importantly all of your secret double troubles. Listener questions, bonus announcements, and early guest reveals will now all come from inside the Clubhouse — and the best part? It’s completely free to join easydoubleclubhouse.circle.so
Although you can choose to join as a supporter and make a donation if you'd like to help us out towards the cost - your way of saying thanks!
We also dive into a stacked week of running:
Lausanne & Brussels Diamond Leagues 🔥
Australian National XC
Tooting BMC “Last Call for Tokyo”
Antrim Coast Half Marathon
Plus, we check in on our training weeks, preview Sydney, chat Mantz’s shoe switch, look at the NYC elite fields, and cover Keely Hodgkinson’s team update — it’s a loaded episode.
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The Easy Double boys are back with a loaded episode after one of the busiest weeks of the season, these 2hr episodes are out of control
We start by reflecting on last week’s Jake Smith interview — your reactions, our takeaways, and why it might just have brought some new faces into the Easy Double community. Over in the Strava group, Jake’s antics continue, Kristian's Canova-style special gets the nod, and we talk about the special delivery on the way ahead of the Clubhouse launch next week.
From there, it’s into The Results:
Silesia Diamond League: Keely Hodgkinson front-running her way to a world lead, Jess Hull pacing a WR attempt, Rose Davies and Lauren Ryan hitting huge marks.. Plus the Goose racing with new tactics and Hoey upsetting Kessler.
Sweden’s Folksam Grand Prix: Andreas Almgren obliterates his own national record, Seth O’Donnell shows serious form, and the Aussies keep climbing the all-time ranks.
Hungarian GP, Oulu Finland, and Fribourg Switzerland: big PBs across the middle-distance crew, British standards getting ticked off left and right, and a busy week for the Aussies in Europe.
Dean breaks down his own training week and talks through the discomfort he's been feeling and what he's doing to manage it. Eoin was racing again! With a big 10 mile race in Dublins Phoenix Park, how high up could he finish?
In the news section, we get into:
The Chicago Marathon elite fields announcement
Jakob Ingebrigtsens YouTube flirting with a few different options for Tokyo and beyond
Fred Kerley’s whereabouts case making headlines
Jess Hull talking gold medal ambitions
Herne Hill Harriers’ “Last Call for Tokyo” 3000m
YouTube Diaries dives into Clayton Young’s World Championships buildup, and Double Trouble has it all: Strava PBs that don’t quite line up, stopping the watch early, and cyclists panicking about cars that weren’t really that close.
Finally, we look ahead to another stacked week of racing: Lausanne Diamond League midweek (Keely vs. Hunter Bell over 800m 👀) and Brussels on the weekend with a big 5000m showdown.
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Ryan sat down with British distance runner Jake Smith to chat all things running, RED-S (& football).
It was an absolute pleasure to hear about Jake's journey, how he has rebuilt both physically and mentally.
- How his upbringing in Hong Kong shaped who he is
- His (unfortunate) passion for Reading FC
- Starting out as a triathlete
- Early career successes (60:31 HM / Olympic marathon QT )
- Signing for NN & Ugandan training camps
- RED-S, eating disorders and body image difficulties
- Heart rate and lactate training
- Rebuilding mentally and physically
- Getting back to top shape
- Running 2:11 at the London marathon
- Long term Olympic goals from early successes and rising to the top to how he
- Who he has beef with & who he thinks will win the 1500m gold
Hopefully you enjoy this chat and can get a lot from it.
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The episode starts as we question Eoins interesting long run refuelling stratergy of 2 x hard boiled egg.
Ryan tells the story of a lucky escape during a bike ride as he collided with a Ute.
We discuss how the Strava group is gaining traction with listeners throwing questions around on the back of last weeks topless Double Trouble. There's a few absolute mileage monsters and mountain climbers in there.. Ryan remains bottom on 0km though
We tease next weeks big interviewee.. we are very excited as this person has represented GB on a global stage and is extremely talented runner from 5k all the way up to the marathon and has an incredible story to tell.
Results:
- Sydney's City2Surf (Isaac Heyne and Bronte Oates)
- USA's Sir Walter Mile (Oli Hoare & Ky Robinson)
- Belgiums IFAM Oordegem (Lauren Ryan, Ed Trippas, Cian McPhillips, Sarah Calvert, Isabelle Boffey, Darragh McIlheney, Alex Yee, Andy Butchart)
News:
Jakob is out of the remaining Diamond League fixtures and will not open his season until the World Championship hearts in Tokyo - we discuss what this means for both him and his competitors.
Steve Magness told an anti-doping story of how testers arrived at a track session in Kenya and what happened when they arrived...
Would we race in the illegal Adidas Prime X 3?
Beer Mile WR of 4:27 by Canadian Corey Bellemore
The Y Chromosome test for female athletes and the potential ramifications
Eoin stacks a huge training week on the back of Irish national 5000m next week as he looks to continue to build ahead of the long term goal of XC in November and previews his 10mile race this up-coming week. The key question is what shoes will he wear?
Dean deals with a rare niggle and decrease the load and intensity somewhat to try and settle it but ends the week on a bit of a high..
Ryan's training takes him to pilates with some interesting antics and a few competitive 'races' with random unsuspecting cyclists whilst out on rides.
We spill the beans on the launch of The Clubhouse..
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Monster episode this week!!
Ryan delivers on his promise of meeting the AC Milan squadand tells the story of the interaction where he got to ask star player Christian Pulisic who had the best 5k time in the squad…
Both Dean and Eoin raced in WA Half-Marathon Championship and Irish 5000m respectively. The lads provide us with detailed race recaps as Eoin pulls the curtain back on what it’s like to be in a national final call roomand stand on the start time alongside national record holders and Olympians. Dean battles weather warnings in a wet and windy 21.1kms.
National Championships were held worldwide, and we go into detail recapping:
- USATF Championships
- UK Athletics Championships
- Irish National Athletics Championships
Including what this means for team selections ahead ofTokyo.
There was more racing at Sunshine Coast MarathonChampionships were all sorts of course records went down and time bonus’ handedout.
Beach to Beacon in the USA saw a star studded internationalfield with huge prize money on the line.
Eoin delivers an intriguing YouTube diaries and tells thestory of how one current best 800m runners in the US built his own 8-lane 400mtrack in their backyard during covid.
Ryan delivers a fitting double trouble as some Perth basedrunners are forgetting it’s winter when getting dressed (or not) for their run.
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