In the Beginning Podcast

EP 45 - HYROX REGRETS, CAMO CROCS & $700 KIDS’ BIKES

HYROX chat cops backlash, Courtney buys Crocs, and Noosa Tri gets binned for a 40th. We cover:Travis Barker’s new Run Club$700 kids’ bikes?!Triple Top trail raceRugby’s fall & NRLW’s rise“Cheeky Beverage Club” cultureRunning chat with a side of chaos—just how you like it.Follow the podcast on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@inthebeginningpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Courtney on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Strava⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Liam on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Strava⁠⁠⁠⁠

EP 44 - STRADDIE WHALES, MARATHON SCANDALS & THE HYROX BUG

Liam’s fresh off a Stradbroke Island camping trip full of whales, turtles, and a croc sighting in Noosa?! Meanwhile, Courtney’s in Sydney with Red Bull.The boys dive into the doping suspension of Ruth Chepngetich, make Tour de France comparisons, and ask if high-stack shoes are behind a new wave of running injuries. Liam’s sore from squats, fired up about HYROX, and reuniting with his old Sydney crew “Runners in the Dark.” Plus: the boom of non-contact sports, the wild world of “Run It Straight,” and what backyard boxing says about our sugar-hit content habits.Follow the podcast on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@inthebeginningpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Courtney on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Strava⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Liam on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Strava⁠⁠⁠⁠

EP 43 - LOST VOICES, MOORING WARS & OLYMPIC MARATHON SHOWDOWNS

After a wild Gold Coast Marathon weekend, Liam’s voice is shot but the stories are loud—like calling the Suns’ first-ever Friday night AFL game alongside the great BT. Meanwhile, Courtney's fresh off the boat (literally), navigating a mooring standoff in the Whitsundays and smashing a steep trail run.The boys debrief Gout Gout’s breakout (and the early backlash), unpack Australia’s growing sprint and marathon depth, and revisit a powerful pitch from Michael Shelley: should the Brisbane 2032 Olympic Marathon finish inside a packed Brisbane stadium?PLUS:– Finish line shoutouts from the GCM community– Liam sets a sub-40 10K goal ahead of Noosa Tri– Post-marathon recovery Q&A (wine and all)– A newly opened 42K trail in Northern NSW– And why sometimes… you’ve just got to go off-gridFollow the podcast on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@inthebeginningpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Courtney on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Strava⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Liam on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Strava⁠⁠⁠⁠

GOLD COAST MARATHON SERIES - 42.195 REASONS TO SMILE

We wrap up the Gold Coast Marathon series with BRONTE’S MARATHON MASTERCLASS.All good things come to those who train… and trust the plan. In this post-race episode, we relive Bronte Langbroek’s triumphant debut marathon at the ASICS Gold Coast Marathon—clocking a near-perfect 4:29 after months of build-up with Benita from Lace Up Running. She shares every gritty, joyful, and gel-fuelled detail, from pacing with precision to emotional finish line moments.Liam dishes on his new role as race-day MC alongside the legendary Pete Murray, bleeding nipples and all. Courtney reflects on the series' full-circle moment, and the team swaps favourite signs, Strava stats, and future race plans (Melbourne, Noosa… maybe the Halfway House gets real?).If you’ve followed the journey from Week 1 to 42.195K, this episode is the ultimate payoff. Thank you for running with us.Contact Benita at ⁠⁠⁠Lace Up Running⁠⁠⁠ Bronte on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow the podcast on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@inthebeginningpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Courtney on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Strava⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Liam on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Strava⁠

EP 42 - MARANOIA

This week Liam's copped a roast on Triple M but bounces back with Gold Coast Marathon finish line duties alongside Pete Murray. We talk Western States 100 (Winner Caleb Olson & lots of shoe prototypes), Faith Kipyegon’s sub-4 attempt and the madness of Dead Cow Gully (800km!)Plus: prize money at City2Surf, Sydney Marathon’s stacked field, and marathon-week MARANOIA is kicking in.Follow the podcast on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@inthebeginningpodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Courtney on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Strava⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Liam on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Strava⁠⁠⁠