Episode 24: 30 August, 2019




Down The Track show

Summary: <p>With so much Australian activity on the European circuit, Sean and Tim review the late August results from places as diverse as Cork in Ireland through to Schifflange in Luxembourg. The clock is ticking towards the Doha cut off so which Australians are booking their spots on the World Championship team?</p> <p><br></p> <p>Kembla Grange played host to the 2019 Australian Cross Country Championships, so for the most complete review of all the Junior and Senior action listen in to Tim &amp; Sean’s first hand insights to a great day of racing. Once again the DTT voice recorder was working overtime to bring a range of interviews from some event winners and notable Victorian performers. </p> <p><br></p> <p>With the world’s fastest man (allegedly) missing three tests, the Hot Topics kick off with Christian Coleman before Ato Bolden coming into the less than salubrious spotlight. David Rudisha survived a rather nasty road accident on his way home to Kilgoris in Kenya and we discuss where his athletics career may be headed. Tim puts the Twitter account of Percy Cerutty under the spotlight and Sean rounds out the hot topics with a look at the Chicago Marathon fields featuring our own Lisa Weightman. </p> <p><br></p> <p>The DeCastella run and NSW State Half Marathon Championship results are discussed then we look forward to some big events coming up including the Burnley Half Marathon, Australian Marathon Championships in Sydney, Australian Road Racing Championships in Adelaide and Australian Mountain Running Championships in Brisbane. </p> <p><br></p> <p>The athletics action never stops… </p> <p><br></p> <p>Timeline </p> <p>0:00:00 to 0:01:11 – Intro and welcome to Episode 24 </p> <p>0:01:12 to 0:30:39 – International wrap including Diamond League action and a number of other Australian performances in Europe </p> <p>0:30:40 to 1:45:37 – A comprehensive review of the 2019 Australian Cross Country Championships featuring interviews with Lucinda Rourke, Jhye Hadfield, Ashton MacDonald, Jaylah Hancock-Cameron, Aidan Roberts, Sam Clifford, Juliet McBurney, Ed Marks, David McNeill, Andrew Buchanan, Emily Brichacek, Kiah Fry and Peter Schuwalow </p> <p>1:45:38 to 1:53:55 – Discussion on some statistical elements of the Australian Cross Country </p> <p>1:49:25 to 1:59:22 – Domestic results including the DeCastella Run and ANSW Half Marathon </p> <p>1:59:23 to 2:13:58 – Hot topics – Christian Coleman, David Rudisha, Percy Cerutty and the Chicago Marathon field </p> <p>2:13:59 to 2:19:40 – What’s coming up including the Burnley Half Marathon and our super Australian Championship weekend – the Marathon Champs in Sydney, Road Champs in Adelaide and Mountain Champs in Brisbane</p> <p><br></p>