Episode 341
Episode 341 is a (LIVE AUDIENCE) Featured Performer Edition featuring Michael Shelley, Dual Commonwealth Games Marathon Champion (2014, 2018) & Olympian.
Michael has been a dual Australian Olympic Marathon Representative at the London Olympic Games in 2012 and at the Rio Olympic Games in 2016 and a 3x Commonwealth Games marathon medalist.
He won silver at the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games running his 2nd ever marathon. Fast forward 4 years to 2014 at Glasgow, Michael became the Commonwealth Games marathon champion and in 2018 at the Gold Coast he defended his Commonwealth Games title to be a coveted dual Commonwealth Games marathon champion.
Michael boasted career bests across his running career of 2:11:5 in the marathon, 1:01:27 for the half marathon, 27:59 across 10,000m and 13:38 across 5,000m, he started his career middle distance with a 3:39 across the 1500m.
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“Best is what you can do on the day”
“Long run” – most loved training session
“Keep going” – Mantra
“Leave your shoes in the hotel after a marathon, go travel, don’t run” - Best recovery tip
“4x400’s on a long recovery” - Hardest session
“Run your race” - Best Advice
“Have a go” – Top Tip
“Run 3 x 30min runs” – Physical Challenge
Sally Pearson (OAM) - Retired Australian Olympic Athlete
Samantha Stosur - Australian Professional Tennis Player
Michael Osborne - Former Australian Rules football coach and player
Dick Telford - International Distance Running Coach & Exercise Physiologist
Callum Hawkins - British Marathon Running Champion and Olympian
Twitter: @MShelley42km
Olympian Profile: @Michael Shelley
Athletics Australia Profile:@Michael Shelley
0:00 Start
03:55 Michael’s bio, where it all started
12:00 2010 Dehli Commonwealth Games
14:05 2012 London Olympic Games
17:20 Training Workload
24:42 Michael’s Therapy Team
26:35 Commonwealth Games 2018
29:27 When he knew it was time to retire
33:00 Fondest race recollection
35:08 Performance Round
40:25 Best Advice
41:16 Top Tip for aspiring Marathoners
42:02 Physical Challenge
45:53 Finish
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