This week on The Long Run we unpack everything that went wrong (and right) at Tarawera. Around the Track, it’s been a massive few weeks in trail running. Hans Troyer smashes the Black Canyon 100km course record, Golden Tickets fly at Black Canyon and Tarawera, and Dan Jones and Ruth Croft dominate again in New Zealand. The Barkley Marathons delivers brutal conditions and no finishers. Plus a quick nod to Jack Rayner’s 59:53 Aussie half marathon best in Barcelona. We preview Tokyo Marathon, and hear Jordans State 5K recap, and tease an upcoming COROS vs Garmin review. We also dive into the debate around pacers in elite trail races. We ask the question - how much has Angus actually spent on running? As always we wrap our week of training.

This week on The Long Run Gus jumps in with a Tarawera course preview, before we tackle a spicy mix of doping headlines and race line controversy, plus a look at Puma Project3. Then it’s game on with a Shoe Draft we build the ultimate shoe rotation. We dive into Cam Myers’ training approach, unpacking how the Aussie teen prodigy stacks 120km weeks, builds everything off aerobic base, embraces floating efforts, and why he prioritises feel over splits. In Coach’s Corner, we roll through a 2/4/6/4/2/4-minute session. As always, we wrap up with our week of training.

This week we tackle the growing barrier to entry in running, from a $227 cooling cap to the $1500 shoes, and ask whether innovation is improving performance or pricing runners out. Around the Track, we recap the Millrose Games and shout out some rapid miles. plus the launch of the official ACG Instagram. We run through everything being carried for a 100-mile race in New Zealand before closing with Coach’s Corner — Emily Spaan’s Summer Pattie intervals and a recap of our training week.