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.

If you enjoy the show, please drop a 5⭐ review and we’ll see you in The Clubhouse!

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.

Don’t forget to join the strava group for some fun😊

Thanks for sticking with us - @easydoublepod

As we were preparing the agenda, this week felt a little light. However, that is certainly not the case! Huge episode with plenty for you to get stuck into.

Results:

- Sydney Harbour 10km

- City Night 10k Berlin

- Giro Podistico Internazionale di Castelbuono

Huge training week from Dean, on the back of a 10km win (& CR) last week as he prepares for Perth half upcoming next week. Eoin battles with a bit of illness as he too prepares for a race next week - national 5000m Champs and deliberates about what sort of shape he might be in ahead of it.

YouTube diaries topically addresses the return of Matt Fox as he announced he is back in the 'normal'? world on Strava over the past couple of days - we honoured his Sweat Elite channel and IMO podcast series.

Dean provides a detailed breakdown of the ones to watch ahead of USATF Championships this upcoming week and explains how their selection process works.

Some very interesting details were revealed about the financial collapse of Grand Slam Track and what was the main contributor - an 8 figure investor pulled the plug after the first meet but had only committed as much as a 'terms sheet' a little less than the commitment MJ had made to the athletes!

All three of the lads take aim with YouTube Diaries.

Dean sits down with arguably Australia's most versatile athlete, Australian 10k road (30:44) and Half-Marathon (67:17) record holder, Izzi Batt-Doyle. With PB's ranging from 14:49 in the 5000 to 2:22:59 in the Marathon, Izzi can do it all.

Izzi is infamous for her 200km weeks with ruthless output and consistency, often supplementing her training with multiple gym and pilates session too. But Dean pulls back the curtain and digs a little deeper to find out what came before, what set all of this up.

Dean and Izzi chat about her life in the collegiate system in the USA, her transition back to Australian Athletics, competing priorities between track and the road, where her future goals are and how she has managed to turn a hobby into a career/lifestyle being multiple business owner in the running industry too.

Having represented Australia over 5000m in the 2024 Paris Olympic games, Izzi gives a fantastic insight into what life is really like as a professional athlete.

If you'd like to follow her journey to Tokyo and beyond you can stay up to date @izzibattdoyle

If you're liking the content give us a follow @easydoublepod - you can be sure there's more where this came from!

Also please let us know your feedback, who shall we interview next?

Hey guys thanks for being with us for another week. The agendas and episodes just keep on getting bigger and bigger as this season progresses.

Join us as we go through:

- London Diamond League results and impacts on World Qualification status/rankings ahead of Tokyo

- Ruth Chepngetich's - the 2:09 woman & WR holder from Chicago - ban following positive drugs test, what happened, what it means for her and the sport and where do we go next

- All of the other track racing going on in Europe at the minute and how that is heating up

- Dean races a 10km in Perth as he had his eyes set on Eoin's course record from last year of 30:57

- A breakdown of how you actually qualify for the World Athletic Championships, what the standards and rankings mean

- Sydney Marathon releases the mens elite field for the first year as a World Major including Kipchoge and our very own Dean Menzies, we preview how these might stack up

- YouTube diaries is back in a big way as the boys find Seth O'Donnells debut hilarious and a must see as he ventures to Europe in pursuit of some fast times

- Ryan is in awe of The Coffee Club's interview with European 5000m record holder Andreas Almgren as he reveals all about his training philosophies, how he periodises training to peak and find specific race fitness in the right moments and how to properly use Double Threshold to build a solid base

- Double Trouble takes aim at some questionable bib placements and unsporting ways to finish a race

The lads also digress and go off topic on some random things including dodgy haircuts, the most bizarre ways you've used running as a means of transport amongst other tangents..

If you enjoy the pod then give us a rating to reflect your views and follow along on instagram as we start to post more content @easydoublepod

(Where you can stay up to date with the development of The Clubhouse.. and be the first to hear launch details)

Tune in for another MASSIVE episode.

Huge announcement regarding The Easy Double Clubhouse:

The private running community, built by listeners, beyond the mic. Not just a podcast a running community. A space where listeners can interact, share their opinions on all things running and help shape the development of the pod. For those who want more than just a weekly episode.

- Monaco steals the running news headline with Jess Hull and Pete Bol ensuring TWO Australian records went down, amongst other world class races and stacked fields

- Eoin raced a 3000m and tried bicarb for the first time at Cork City Sports meet, where he watched other professional Irish and Australian runners compete in the 3000m and mile.

- Lots of pro's stayed in Ireland and backed up in Dublin on the weekend with a 5000m and another mile.

- Seth O'Donnell signs a professional contract with Nike and heads to Europe

- We preview the upcoming London Diamond League with a couple of changes to the fields

- Rumour Mill sparks whispers of impacts to the Australian marathon lineup for Tokyo

- Two listener questions regarding: how to effectively and efficiently commute to work, running & the importance of and reduction in the use of Cross Country as a training tool and strength building exercise

Thanks as always for tuning in, follow the journey along at @easydoublepod on insta

Wow, absolutely massive episode as Dean, Eoin and Ryan are joined by @RanToJapan Jake Barraclough fresh off the back of Gold Coast marathon - dialling in from his hotel room on the afternoon of the race to talk about his experience and how it played out on course for him.

Jake also reveals some details about his newly signed contract with a top shoe brand.

It seems like the Ran To Japan Army took over both in Gold Coast itself and online during the live-streaming of the event.

The Half-Marathon at Gold Coast saw some huge domestic battles between some of Australia's best in Andy Buchanan and Brett Robinson for the men and Leanne Pompeanni and Jess Stenson for the women.

Eugene Diamond League/Pre-Classic was insanely successful with multiple world records falling amongst incredibly deep fields, we talk about 200m, 800m, 1500m, mile and 5000m.

There was a fast 5000m in London for the British athletes and the European track season continues to throw up more random fast meets as Pete Bol and others from Australia run well over 800/1500m in France.

Monaco confirm an insane field for the mens 800m in a few weeks where it looks like the WR will be surely tested.

Kenya are upto madness in rearranging the dates of their trials at short notice and a supposed current pro athlete whistle blowing on the EPO usage over there.

Dean hits another big week of training with plenty of double threshold and confirms some upcoming race plans. Eoin banks another solid week on his comeback as he recovers and builds on his 5mile race from last week and looks ahead to another race mid-week coming. Ryan provides another injury update as he implements a plan to finally get over the plantar issues and get back training.

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Eoin and Ryan sit down for episode 19.

The lads review Faith Kipyegon's breaking4 attempt in depth - where she tried to be the first female to ever run a mile in under 4minutes, an event put on by Nike.

We caught up on the Ostrava meet from last week in Czech Republic where Australians were in top form.

There was a 5k in Battersea park where multiple British Olympians turned up.

Eoin raced for the first time since returning from injury in the Irish national 5 mile championships and provided his taper week and race review.

Huge preview of some insanely stacked Gold Coast marathon and half-marathon fields.

Youtube diaries took an obscure turn as we went off-topic with a slightly different genre other than running.

Ryan delivered a Double Trouble during the Breaking4 chat.

From Yorkshire to Tokyo – Jake Barraclough (@RanToJapan)

This week, Ryan sits down with Jake Barraclough—better known online as RanToJapan—to unpack one of the most fascinating journeys in the distance running world. From a junior talent in the UK, to US college athlete, to Japan-based marathoner with a 2:14 PB, Jake’s story is anything but ordinary.

We cover it all—how MMA shaped his early mindset, what it’s really like training solo in Japan, surviving 300km weeks, collapsing across the Tokyo Marathon finish line, and the rise of his YouTube channel which has exploded to 75K+ subscribers in just 8 months.

Jake shares insights into his “train harder, not smarter” philosophy, how he’s preparing for next weekend’s Gold Coast Marathon, his honest take on YouTube monetisation, Japanese running culture, and what it takes to chase a sub-2:10 marathon.

If you’ve ever wondered what triple runs feel like, how to carb load kamikaze-style, or what it takes to build a running brand from scratch while living abroad—this is the one.

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🎧 Tune in to hear Jake’s story and get inspired to up that mileage.

If you enjoy the episode, drop us a rating or share it with a mate—it really helps! And stick around next week for Jake’s post-race debrief… straight from the horse’s mouth.

These episodes are not getting any smaller. Probably our biggest ever.

In depth discussions about the weeks results in Paris Diamond League, BMC Record Breaker meet in UK, Paavo Nurmi Games, Gjert Ingebrigstens court case, the future of Grand Slam Track after their new media partnership

+ so much more :)

Raf is a man who’s fingertips are allover high performance in Australia's Endurance Scene. A former world #3 ranked ITU Duathlete, bringing a mix of experience as an elite athlete himself, a physiotherapist for some of Australias most recognisable sports teams and greatest ever runners, he is a high level performance coach who specialises in physiological, biomechanical and physiological upskilling of athletes, through theIntegrated Endurance System developed by Front Runner – a high performance coaching and physiotherapy Business based in Perth WA of which todays guest is the owner and founder.

Join us as we unpack a career full of success and explore how Raf transitioned from a life as World #3 ranked ITU Duathlete, to Physio for some of Australia's best athletes to one of Australia's most well respected Endurance experts from a physiological, biomechanical and Psychological point of view.

So much gold packed into here for listeners to enjoy, as well as a host of bonus listener questions.

Eoin plays host this week as Ryan is away on a stag (Bucks) party.

The lads cover off running news from absolutely everywhere including: doping Bans, Grand Slam Track being cancelled? On Track nights: Vienna, Oslo Diamond League, UK Athletics 10,000m Champs, The Ingebrigsten Running Club, NCAA's

YouTube diaries stops in Ireland this week and the lads cover off another training week.

The lads resume recording from three different countries.

Rome Diamond League takes up the bulk of running news and action where there was a womens 1500 & 5000m as well as a mens 1500m. We talked about Breaking4 and the two part documentary that has been confirmed, Mantz & Clayton Young have gone their separate ways, a pending 5000m world record attempt and NCAA DI athletes finally getting paid. Dean completes his biggest ever mileage week (inclusive of a 50k race - 6th FASTEST AUSTRALIAN OF ALL TIME), Eoin continues building and adds more quality to a 95k week, Ryan gets back on the horse (bike) and completes a good week of cross training.

Listener questions are addressed.

The lads return for a full episode with plenty going on.

Ryan dials in from Marseille (France) after attending a wedding party in Mallorca this past week so is feeling a little sorry for himself.

Dean is back in the motherland holding the fort as per and continuing to stack training blocks in the double threshold manner on his rebuild post Ballarat and eyes up a 50k training run next week.

Eoin is back in the swing of training in Ireland and had also turned to the lactate monitors to measure his effort levels in his pursuit of new found fitness (fat camp)

- Rabat DL from last week

- BoulderBoulder from last week

- Launceston Half (Tasmania)

- Leonora Golden Gift (WA)

- Grand Slam Track Phillidelphia

YouTube diaries gets an new feature in the way of Elliot Giles - GB athlete (800m and 1500m). Double Trouble makes a return as Eoin softly takes a swing at some rockstars, Ryan touches on his cultural experiences in France too.

Plenty going on here.

The boys record together with both Ryan and Eoin now in the UK & Ireland, Dean holds the fort in Perth.

In depth results from HBF run for a reason and the Sound Running Festival.

Ryan tells a story (that he's been itching to) of when he ran with Jake Wightman.

Listener question regarding nutrition around nutrition choices.

YouTube diaries touches on the Makou boys and a podcast feature.

Ryan and Dean and joined by Eoin who is finally able to provide a positive update on his injury status!

The lads unpack recent goings on in the professional running scene in Doha and Tokyo as well as previewing Sundays Great Manchester 10k (which we were proudly able to provide a livestream to BBC2 via our instagram story).

Training week sees Dean return to business as usual with a slight difference in his approach - trialling the increasingly popular Scandinavian Double Threshold method. Ryan gets the results of last weeks MRI scan and provides an update on his current state of play and plan of attack to target a return, whilst Eoin tells us some good news and returns to jogging.

Eoin and Dean talk about Ben is Running for this weeks YouTube diaries segment and the lads go slightly off topic with a couple of other youtube interests..

Ryan takes fire with Double Trouble - again aiming it at himself - being topically conscious of clogging peoples Strava feeds with cycling and cross training activities.

Thanks for tuning in, thanks for writing in, please continue to do so. We love answering the questions :)