Miscellaneous
After an end of year break, Sean and Tim are back to discuss, assess and dissect the major themes of athletics across the state, nation and world. Although by definition the decade hasn’t technically ended, we do have a look at some major themes in athletics from 2010 through to 2019. Plenty of positives and negatives to throw around and we’re not just talking drugs in sport! After 15 years the Zatopek returned to Hagenauer Reserve in Box Hill, and what a meet it was! Stewart McSweyn stole the show with an Australian 10,000m record but there was so much else that made this a meet that will be talked about for years to come. Two meets in two states on one day may have ruffled some feathers, but there’s no doubt the Steigen Spectacular in Geelong and Albie Thomas Australian Mile Championship in Bankstown NSW both delivered excellent products. Sean and Tim discuss the meets and what they contribute to the Australian athletics landscape. Meanwhile Athletics Victoria and our clubs have been busy with a packed program including the Track Relays Championships, 5000m State Championships, more rounds of AVSL and the Athletics Essendon hosted Zatopek Graded 10000m races. Sean enlightens us with his top five highlights in athletics over the past two months while Tim provides a quick review of the World Mountain Running Championships held in Argentina. It’s a new year and the 2020’s have started, and so too has the athletic action. Keep tuning in to Down the Track to stay on top of the news. Timeline 0:00:00 to 0:00:58 Intro and welcome Sean to Episode 30 0:01:00 to 0:22:50 A decade in review – the Twenty Teens 0:22:51 to 0:37:58 Zatopek 2019 0:37:59 to 0:52:11 The Steigen Spectacular and Albie Thomas Mile 0:52:12 to 1:01:35 A wrap of Victorian events including the Track Relay Championships, Victorian 5000m Championships, an AVSL update and the Zatopek lower grades 0:58:11 to 1:18:30 Sean’s top 5 highlights from November & December 2019 1:18:31 to 1:22:58 World Mountain Running Championships 1:22:59 to 1:27:45 Episode wrap and what’s coming up