Summary: <p>After successfully navigating the highways and byways of continental Europe, a tanned but not so fit Sean Whipp re-joins the Down the Track team for Episode 22. Joining Sean and Tim in the DTT hot seat is Hamish Beaumont – a man who needs no introduction.<br> <br> The episode kicks off with Sean enlightening us on his European tour as an athlete manager, culminating in Catriona Bisset’s record breaking 800m performance at the London Diamond League. Sean also reflects on the World University Games in Naples before moving on to an in depth analysis of the Australian performances in London.<br> <br> XCR’19 moved to balmy Ballarat in the depths of winter, where unseasonal conditions provided a great opportunity for runners to post fast 15km & 6km times around the Lake Wendouree circuit. DTT caught up with race winners Kiah Fry and Andrew Buchanan to discuss their runs.<br> <br> And as we move to the latter stages of XCR’19, Hamish delivers an honest assessment of the various Premiership and relegation battles across the divisions. Athletics Victoria CEO Glenn Turnor also provides some comment and thoughts on the XCR series by way of an interview recorded immediately after the Lake Wendouree race.<br> <br> Lisa Weightman lit up the Australian running scene in Sydney last weekend by running a World Record for an 40 year old over the classic 10km road race distance. Lisa’s time of 31:55 was a PB for the three time Olympian who is looking toward Tokyo to join a very elite group of four time Olympians in athletics. We hear from Lisa about her run and the next phase of her preparation.<br> <br> Joining Lisa as a World Record breaker, Steve Moneghetti ran a big race on his home circuit to take the World 55 to 59 record for the 15km. Mona joins DTT for a quick chat about the Lake Wendouree event. In another feature interview we catch up with Sam Rizzo, the Ballarat based wheelie who under the guidance of Richard Colman has his sights set firmly on the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. We round out the feature interviews by catching up with Nick Earl at the Tasmanian Cross Country Championships at Pontville. Nick agonizes over being beaten by someone half his age and having heckling directed at him from across Bass Strait by Hamish Beaumont.<br> <br> In the Hot Topics Sean, Tim and Hamish tackle the issues around Shayna Jack and the current crisis Swimming Australia now face, while the Caster Semenya case continues to attract headlines, this time due to the fact she will not be competing in the upcoming World Championships.<br> <br> So that’s Episode 22 – the best 3hrs of listening you’ll get this week! <br> </p> <p>0:00:00 to 0:01:19 – Intro and welcome to co-hosts Sean Whipp and Hamish Beaumont</p> <p>0:01:20 to 0:35:37 – The European wrap and insights from Sean on his European tour</p> <p>0:35:38 to 0:53:34 – Review of XCR’19 round 7 at Lake Wendouree in Ballarat. (Includes interviews with Andrew Buchanan and Kiah Fry)</p> <p>0:53:55 to 1:48:06 – Analysis of XCR’19 including the ladder battles and views on some of the trends being experienced this season. Glenn Turnor from Athletics Victoria is also interviewed about XCR</p> <p>1:48:07 to 2:00:01 – In other results Lisa Weightman breaks the World Over 40 10k road running record in Sydney and we hear from her about the run. We also cover Liam Adams and Charlotte Wilson as they tackle the Westlink Marathon is Western Sydney.</p> <p>2:00:02 to 2:21:51 – Feature interviews with Steve Moneghetti, Sam Rizzo and Nick Earl </p> <p>2:21:52 to 2:38:57– Hot topics – Shayna Jack’s positive drugs test, the Caster Semenya story and changes to the Victorian Cross Team for Kembla Grange</p> <p>2:38:58 to 2:50:17 – Upcoming events including the Australian Half Marathon Champs, XCR at Cruden Farm, the Australian Mountain Running Championships and Victorian Trail Running Championships</p> <p>Episode wrap and preview of Episode 23</p>
