Elite Runner Insights: Leanne Pompeani, Jemma Pollard & Izzy Batt-Doyle

🎙 Women’s Running Collective Podcast Elite Runner Insights + ASICS Superblast 3 Review

With Leanne Pompeani, Jemma Pollard & Izzy Batt-Doyle

Hayley hosts the Women’s Running Collective solo this week (while Jussie is off travelling ✈️), bringing you a special episode recorded at the ASICS Superblast 3 launch in Sydney.

Across the episode, Hayley shares short, powerful interviews with three of Australia’s elite female runners Leanne Pompeani, Jemma Pollard, and Isobel Batt-Doyle diving into performance, mindset, resilience and what it truly takes to compete at the top.

Leanne opens up about her move into marathoning, highlights from the 2025 Sydney Marathon, a scary heatstroke collapse at World Cross Country, and her sights set firmly on Olympic qualification in 2028.

Jemma celebrates her blistering 51.73 PB in the 400m, reflects on competing at the World Championships in Japan, and walks us through what a training week looks like balancing track sessions, gym work and cross-training.

Izzy shares her shift toward the marathon and road racing, her high-mileage Boston build, why recovery is non-negotiable, and offers powerful advice about avoiding comparison in the age of Strava and social media.

Hayley also discusses Ironman’s recent ban on personal recording devices in races — and whether major running events could follow suit — before giving her honest Superblast 3 review and previewing the upcoming Women’s Running Collective International Women’s Day charity event.

⏱ Episode Breakdown

00:00 Welcome & solo host setup 01:29 Meet Leanne Pompeani 03:08 Leanne Quickfire 05:48 Marathon mindset 06:28 Goals & life as an elite 07:42 Superblast 3 first impressions 08:23 Meet Jemma Pollard 09:51 Jemma Quickfire 11:35 Training structure & finding joy 12:55 Izzy tease 13:30 Izzy’s rise to elite level 15:12 Quickfire questions 17:22 Boston marathon training week 18:27 Recovery & longevity 19:16 Growing up in a running family 20:17 Advice for new runners 20:45 Superblast 3 chat 23:03 Ironman race camera ban debate 25:57 Full Superblast 3 review 29:10 International Women’s Day charity event 31:31 Sign off & thanks

👟 Product Feature

Hayley shares her thoughts on the ASICS Superblast 3 from first-run impressions to how it performs across easy runs, workouts and longer efforts.

🌸 Community Spotlight

Details on the upcoming Women’s Running Collective International Women’s Day event, where all proceeds will support local women’s charities.