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Run Talk SA

Run Talk SA is a weekly running podcast hosted by Mr Active, David Katz aimed at the South African running community. We chat to the who's who of the South African running scene, preview races, catch up with experts and give advice from running your first 5km up to the Comrades Marathon.
Occasionally English South Africa Sports
81 Episodes
32 – 52

Running is about friendship

Welcome to this week’s edition of Run Talk SA, I’m David Katz, Mr Active, taking over the podcast from Brad Brown. Many thanks to Brad, he’s done fantastic work on Run Talk SA over the last two years, but we will continue to mould this into a fantastic running podcast…
18 May 2015 14 min

Winds of change on Run Talk SA

After two years and some amazing content, Brad Brown hands over the reigns of the Run Talk SA podcast to David "Mr. Active" Katz. Here is the introduction.
11 May 2015 22 min

What happened to the Comrades Marathon cheat?

One of the biggest stories we have covered here on Run Talk SA was that of the Comrades Marathon cheats. If you missed the story or would like a refresher then make sure you check out this post where Mark Dowdeswell told us about his statistical findings. We then had…
5 May 2015 19 min

How to run a sub 3 hour marathon with Arnold Geerdts

What does it take to run a marathon in under 3 hours? For many of us just finishing a marathon is an incredible achievement, running a sub 3 hour marathon is a super human achievement. South African TV and sporting personality Arnold Geerdts has run 63 sub 3 hour marathons…
12 Nov 2014 19 min

Bob de la Motte - The Run Away Comrade talks the Comrades Marathon

9 Time winner of the Comrades Marathon Bruce Fordyce describes Bob de la Motte as follows: “Bob de la Motte truly believed he would win the Comrades Marathon. While other contenders hoped to win, Bob knew he would. When he didn’t, he came back the following year twice as determined…
2 Nov 2014 25 min

Freedom runner Samantha Gash completes the Freedom Trail

On this episode of Run Talk SA we welcome back Samantha Gash. Samantha, along with Mimi Anderson, have just completed a run of more than 2000km in just 32 days! The first time we caught up with Samantha was a few days before she left Australia to head to South…
26 Oct 2014 20 min

Manfred Seidler launches Athletics Today

This week on Run Talk SA we catch up with Manfred Seidler, one of the top athletics journalists in South Africa about a new initiative that he has started called Athletics Today.Athletics Today is a bi-weekly online video magazine programme that will keep you up to date with the latest…
1 Oct 2014 19 min

Freedom Runner Samantha Gash runs to keep SA girls in school

When someone tells you they are running planning on running 80km a day for 32 days, what is the first thing that pops into your mind?The first thing that pops into our mind is “That’s awesome, we’d love to do that too”. If you think the same way, you are…
23 Sep 2014 18 min

The 2014 Wildcoast Wildrun™ with City Press journo Carien du Plessis

It is hard to put into words the beauty of the Wildcoast Wildrun™. Three days of some of the most spectacular coastal running you will ever experience, on one of the most unspoiled stretches of the South African coastline.This week on Run Talk SA we catch up with one of…
16 Sep 2014 16 min

Irvette van Zyl on life, love and running fast

A month ago Irvette van Zyl won the Totalsports Women’s Race in Stellenbosch in a time of 32:50. It equalled Zola Budd’s personal best as the third fastest 10km performances by South African women on the road. Budd ran that time at the age of 17 in Bloemfontein in August…
9 Sep 2014 20 min

2014 Comrades Marathon winner Ellie Greenwood talks running

2015 Comrades Marathon entries opened this week and as it stands as I write this approximately 4000 entries have already been snapped up. On this episode of Run Talk SA we talk the Comrades Marathon with the 2014 Women’s winner Ellie Greenwood.Ellie has had an incredible running career which includes victories at the…
2 Sep 2014 18 min

Joel Runyon runs the Comrades Marathon and the 777 Challenge

We are suckers for great running stories. Joel Runyon has a fantastic one. From being unemployed, sitting in his parents basement he has gone on to travel the world and do things most people think are impossible.Find out what brought Joel all the way from San Diego to the sleepy…
26 Aug 2014 25 min

Talk Radio 702’s Aki Anastasiou completes his first half marathon

As a runner, once you’ve been around the proverbial block a few times, it is easy to forget what it felt like to complete your first race. Remember your first 5km?Remember making the step up to 10km and how you thought there is no way you could EVER run a…
20 Aug 2014 21 min

What it takes to train for the Comrades Marathon in a Swedish Winter

You know how difficult it is to wake up early in the morning to head out for your midweek Comrades Marathon training runs. Particularly as the days get shorter and shorter as Comrades Marathon race day approaches and the temperature starts to drop.How often have you said to yourself on…
12 Aug 2014 19 min

4 Ways to get an entry into the New York Marathon

Have you ever wanted to run the New York Marathon?If you have and have ever tried to get an entry you will know it may be easier to fall pregnant wind pollination. Short of moving to the Big Apple there are essentially 4 ways to get an entry into the…
8 Aug 2014 14 min

Alleged Comrades Marathon Cheat Does It Again in 2014

In a previous episode of Run Talk SA we chatted about some very irregular Comrades Marathon splits that pointed to, in our opinion, a back of the pack Comrades Marathon cheat. There have been numerous incidents of cheating at the Comrades Marathon over the years from doping to a set…
15 Jul 2014 26 min

Inspiring Comrades Marathon Story – Douw Prinsloo’s Journey

It has been a month since the 2014 Comrades Marathon and on this episode of Run Talk SA we wanted to share a pretty cool inspiring Comrades Marathon story with you. Douw Prinsloo finished his first Comrades Marathon this year and he has an incredible story to share.Douw woke up…
3 Jul 2014 24 min

Knysna Marathon – What else to do during the Oyster Festival

As it stands today there are 24 days to until the 2014 Momentum Cape Times Knysna Marathon. Here at Run Talk SA we are really looking forward to heading down to that neck of the woods for the first time to take part in the race. The Knysna Marathon has…
18 Jun 2014 11 min

Comrades Marathon Stories – Hilton Murray’s 10 Comrades in 10 Days

There are always some incredible Comrades Marathon stories that emerge after the race every year. One of the Comrades Marathon stories of 2014 has got to be the 10 Ten challenge. A couple of weeks ago here on Run Talk SA Brad Brown spoke to Hazel Moller, who’s idea it…
11 Jun 2014 22 min

2014 Comrades Marathon Postmortem with Race Director Rowyn James

It’s been a couple of days since the 2014 Comrades Marathon and now that the proverbial dust has settled. If you ran on Sunday your legs are probably more painful today than they were yesterday.It was a pretty disappointing weekend for me. I came down with a sore throat on…
3 Jun 2014 21 min
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