EDP85: Dean runs 14:46 / Perth Running Festival ft Elite Athlete Coordinator Sam Maxwell

<p>A big one this week as we’re joined by Sam Maxwell — Managing Director of Emageo Group and Elite Athlete Coordinator for the Perth Running Festival — ahead of race weekend in Perth.</p><p>Sam takes us behind the scenes of building an elite field: recruiting international athletes, appearance fees and prize money, pacemakers, visas, anti-doping and the challenge of growing Perth into a genuinely world-class marathon. We preview Sunday’s races, unpack the headline names coming to WA and hear about the longer-term ambitions for the event.</p><p><br></p><p>Then it’s back to regular Easy Double business.</p><p>Dean is FINALLY back racing, opening his season with a solo 14:46 5,000m — although he very nearly didn’t make the start line. We break down his race, the return to spikes and what it means ahead of another hit-out at the Perth Running Festival this weekend.</p><p><br></p><p>Elsewhere, we cover Jakob’s home-town RunFest, Manchester and Cardiff Half results, the latest running news, Nike dropping THREE new racing shoes — the SwooshFly, Alphafly 4 and Apex — and London Marathon’s move to a two-day event.</p><p><br></p><p>Plenty in this one. Enjoy!</p><p><br></p><p>🎧 <strong>Enjoying Easy Double?</strong><br>Leave us a review on Spotify — it takes a few seconds and genuinely helps the podcast grow.</p><p>📲 <strong>Follow us on Instagram:</strong> @easydoublepod<br>Clips, race coverage, episode highlights and plenty more throughout the week.</p><p>🤝 <strong>Support the podcast on Patreon:</strong><br>Join the Easy Double Patreon to support the show and get <strong>early, ad-free access to the main podcast plus an exclusive bonus episode every week</strong>.</p><p><br></p><p>Thanks for listening and supporting the pod. ❤️</p><p></p>