Liam Adams

Liam Adams is running the marathon in Paris this weekend! We spoke while he was training in Flagstaff, Arizona, surviving dodgy motel accommodation and encounters with wild animals. We talk about his rocky road to Australian team selection, what training has looked like recently, his goals for Paris, and the challenges of being unsponsored while running at the highest level. 

Liam is an Australian marathoner who famously works full-time as a sparky (sparky is slang for electrician for our international listeners). Liam ran his PB of 2:08:39 on the Gold Coast in 2023, which was the fastest time run by an Aussie in Australia, and Liam is confident there’s more in the tank. 

Liam is already a 2x Olympian, having represented Australia in the marathon at the Rio Olympics in 2016 and placing 24th at the Tokyo Olympics. He’s also competed at the Commonwealth Games and the World Athletics Cross-Country Championships. Paris will be his third Games.

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It’s a fast one this week as TOC joins Mel to discuss all things Speedweek at Sandgate parkrun. We discuss parkrun’s global expansion plans, and, speaking of fast, Liam Adams gets a call up to Paris. Dazza hears from a lot of people, PK visits Nuriootpa, Lyndell is on the South Bank and Johan checks in from Emerald Resort. Rachel logs in, and the UK reigns supreme again.

Episode 98 kicks off with Brett and Joel announcing their upcoming 100th episode live show before shedding some light on the huge patreon-only special series that is coming very soon. As for training week's Joel struggles to get back to his previous form but finishes the week with his longest run for the year at the Sydney Marathon x FTK x Mad Rabbit Crew x Runners Paradise long run. Brett lays down a solid Tuesday workout before getting a cortisone shot in his groin, and returns to Ferny Creek for his Sunday long run. Both Brett & Joel join forces mid episode to give their take on Liam Adams being bumped out of Olympic Marathon selection.

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Neil & Geoff talk to top bloke & Australian marathon running’s people’s champ, true blue battler & Olympian, Liam Adams … the full time electrician non-professional elite runner that still manages 160-200km per week.  You’ll hear how the Olympics in Japan compared to Brazil, his journey from junior cross country to the world stage, how he manages the work / elite running balance & some fascinating insight in to how SIA drug testing influences an athlete’s life.  This guy really makes you wonder … what could he achieve if he was supported & able to go fully pro, sub 2:10? … new Aussie record? … we think so, get behind this legend people :-)

The parkrun adventurers are counting down the days until the inaugural parkrun adventurers listener meet-up and share our fave road-trip games to get the party started! Olympian, Commonwealth Games athlete and parkrun Australia record holder Liam Adams takes some time out from altitude training to give us an insight into the inner workings of an elite athlete in the lead up to Gold Coast 2018. Plus Channel 5 News Crew member Lyndell is back with a roving report from the launch of Forest Lake parkrun.

The parkrun adventurers catch the fever, the Longest Runs in Qld finally have their day, and roving adventurer Alyson Webster reports from the scene. Westerfolds parkrunner Stephen Dinneen runs rings and evades bears in the US with Aussie Marathoner Liam Adams. And Dave 'Robbo' Robertson shares Newy parkrun's send-off for Scott Westcott, and details his own plans for Rio.