Better with Running

Better with Running is a running podcast shaped by coaches who care about the full training picture. Chris Armstrong and Zachan Newman anchor the conversation from inside the Run2PB community, where weekly mileage, race calendars, and athlete progress are treated as shared territory. The show is strongest when it gets specific. Sessions are not just called hard or fast; they are broken into efforts, splits, marathon blocks, and the feel of talking or not talking mid-rep. That detail gives the podcast its coaching backbone. It also keeps the episodes grounded for runners who think in pace ranges, long runs, tune-up races, and gradual gains. The recent run of episodes has a clear Australian club-running texture, with Ballarat marathon preparation, XCR anticipation, Bendigo Frenzy talk, and local race recaps moving through the feed. Guests include Run2PB athletes, returning runners, coaches, and people chasing meaningful benchmarks. Some are trying to turn a just-under-three marathon into something more convincing. Others are moving from old football or umpiring fitness into structured running. One athlete story tracks a half marathon progression, while another centers on track racing, consistency, and a record. The show likes improvement, but it rarely treats improvement as simple. Injuries, family schedules, race nerves, wobbly finishes, and the slow work of consistency all get airtime. The mood is conversational rather than polished. A serious training chat can sit beside lawn care, cricket jokes, sock discounts, or a discussion of food vans at an event. That looseness is part of the appeal. Better with Running feels less like a lecture and more like being near a group of coaches and athletes after training, when the session is still fresh and everyone wants to compare notes. It suits runners who want encouragement with actual numbers attached. It also suits athletes who enjoy hearing how ordinary runners, ambitious amateurs, and local standouts build toward races week by week.