Sam & Katie sit down with Edwin Smith – a relatively new runner who’s dived deep into the world of trail running over the past few years. Edwin recently ran Mudgee Marathon in just over 4 hours, and he’s chasing that sub-4 early next year 👀

He also completed the Pilliga Grand Slam (10k, 50k, 20k spread across 3 days!) and is now building a running community through his social content. Edwin talks us through how he documents his journey and how his Pub Half Marathon concept ended up gaining huge traction online.

Check out Edwin here → @running_with_edwin

Upcoming for Edwin:

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  Six Foot Track

  
  


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  105k self-guided course early ‘26

  
  


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  Red’s Backyard Ultra on the radar

  
  

🏃 Training Weeks

Edwin

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  4 runs per week

  
  


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  Tempo work

  
  


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  2hr trail long run on weekends

  
  

Katie

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  3 day run-strength plan

  
  


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  12×400m, 3×8min

  
  


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  Zwift sesh + heavy gym work

  
  

Sam

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  Half-Yasso 800s

  
  


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  Tempo + Threshold + k-reps

  
  


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  Hilly long run with a spicy finish on Sunday 😮‍💨

  
  

☕ Café Kit of the Week

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  Toppo Trail Shoes

  
  


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  Injinji Toe Socks

  
  


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  “Warming up” before your run

  
  


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  Recovery Base Shellharbour

  
  

🏔️ Round the Clubs

Edwin shouts out The GOATs Trail Running Club

🔥 Valencia Results – huge congrats to the WTC crew!

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  Greg Frost – 2:28

  
  


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  Jacob Foster – 2:28

  
  


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  Stefan Deane-Smith – 2:36

  
  


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  Russ Dessaix-Chin – 2:38

  
  


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  Mitch Ryan – 2:46

  
  


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  Liam Henderson – 2:50