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Behind every runner there is a story, and we think our local communities deserve to have theirs’ told. The Tales from the Valley Podcast aims to uncover running stories from the South Coast of NSW. Passionate runners Sam Hodges & Katie Mahoney will be catching up on a weekly basis to unravel the running stories from the South Coast and take you on their own personal running journeys.
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Signup to Generate a PitchBehind every runner there is a story, and we think our local communities deserve to have theirs’ told. The Tales from the Valley Podcast aims to uncover running stories from the South Coast of NSW.
Recent episodes include "TFTV ft. Harm Schaap (QK Running Review)" (15 October 2026, 82 minutes), "TFTV ft. Georgia Weir (Deadly Runners)" (7 October 2026, 76 minutes), and "TFTV ft. Russell Dessaix-chin" (1 October 2026, 70 minutes).
Tales from the Valley Podcast publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 83 minutes across 100 episodes.
Booking probability for Tales from the Valley Podcast is 33%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Tales from the Valley Podcast requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Tales from the Valley Podcast's contact route on record: public web form.
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Episode #148
This week on Tales from the Valley, Sam is joined by Harm Schaap to talk fast running, big training weeks and QK Running’s growing presence in Australia. Harm takes us behind the scenes of the Sydney Marathon Expo, from...
Episode #147
This week on Tales from the Valley, Sam and Russ are joined by Georgia Weir, founder of Deadly Runners. Georgia takes us through her own running journey, with PBs ranging from 19 minutes for 5km to a 3:23 marathon on...
Episode #146
This week on Tales from the Valley, Sam welcomes back co-founder and familiar voice Russ for a catch-up covering surgery, recovery and the local running scene. Russ opens up about the sciatica that disrupted his running...
Episode #145
This week on Tales from the Valley, Sam and Karen are joined by Adam Bezzina — the unofficial president of The Valley Run Club — to chat about his running journey and the growth of one of the Illawarra’s thriving local...
Episode #144
This week on Tales from the Valley, Sam and Karen are joined by Josh Hammann from The Herd Run Club to discuss how a casual gathering of mates grew into one of the Illawarra’s friendliest running communities. Josh...
Episode #143
Michael Rixon joins Sam and James Tunbridge after smashing the sub-2:50 barrier with a 2:48:42 at the Sydney Marathon. Michael breaks down how he progressed from 2:57, despite beginning his marathon build with zero...
Episode #142
Fresh from a huge weekend of racing, Sam is joined by Luke Hince and Pat Miller to recap their performances at Sutherland to Surf and the Harbour 10. Luke breaks down his commanding Sutherland to Surf victory before...
Episode #141
Sam is joined by returning co-host Karen Blay to chat with one of the Illawarra's fastest middle-distance runners, Tom March. Tom opens up about his running journey—from discovering the sport as a nine-year-old through...
Episode #140
🏃♀️ NEW EPISODE – Lauren Percival ⚡ This week Sam & Katie catch up with NSW representative sprinter and Australian Under-23 international Lauren Percival. Lauren takes us through her rapid rise from training on grass...
Episode #139
Sam & Katie catch up with William Wei 🎙️ William’s had a huge few months on the roads and track, highlighted by a breakthrough 16:27 for 5K at the WRF 5K, where he finished 3rd overall, before backing it up with a...
Episode #138
Sam catches up with Max Gordon 🎙️ Max's running has come a long way in a short time. After only starting structured training in 2023, he's already run 2:43:07 at the Boston Marathon after first clocking 2:44 at Sydney...
Episode #137
🎙️ Sam and Katie catch up with Jess Pascoe Jess recently took out the Wollongong Running Festival 10K and joined the podcast to talk through her journey from country NSW to NCAA competition and back to running after...
Episode #136
Sam and Katie catch up with Sam Sprowles 🎙️ Sam's only been running since early 2024 after taking on the March Charge fundraiser for Cancer Council following the loss of his father to cancer. What started as a goal of...
Episode #135
Sam catches up with Jordan Miles from the Good Good Running podcast 🎙️ Jordan has become one of the familiar voices in Australian recreational running through Good Good Running, but his own running journey has been...
Episode #134
Sam catches up with Chris Littlejohn from the Good Good Running podcast 🎙️ Chris has quietly become one of the most recognisable voices in Australian recreational running. A 2:44 marathoner, running store manager and...
Episode #133
Sam & Katie catch up with Matt McKenzie from the Good Good Running Instagram podcast 🎙️ Matt’s progression has been rapid — from a COVID runner in the Netherlands to running 2:38:14 at Gold Coast and building into one...
Episode #132
Sam catches up with Katie and breaks down the final week before Shellharbour Marathon 🎙️ Sam’s six days out from Shellharbour after a huge marathon block averaging 95K/week post-baby, but taper week took a turn after...
Episode #131
Sam catches up with Angela Jebb and Liam Mahoney 🎙️ Angela’s been building quietly into something serious — 17:14 (5k), 37:43 (10k) — and at Ballarat she stepped up for her half marathon debut, running 1:22:12. Despite...
Episode #130
Sam catches up with Harm Schaap and Jessica Burke 🎙️ Jess has made the move from Sydney to Wollongong (and picked up a fiancé along the way 💍). After getting her start at Pace Athletic surrounded by names like Ben St...
Episode #129
Sam catches up with Sam Jones & Stefan Deane-Smith ahead of the Ballarat Marathon weekend, where both are lining up in the Half Marathon with similar goals — and likely to push each other all the way. Sam Jones is...
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