Episode 33: 26 February, 2020 featuring Jack Hale




Down The Track show

Summary: <p>The summer of athletics keeps rolling on with local, interstate and a number of events across the ditch in New Zealand providing plenty of options for competitors at all levels.<br> <br> Joining Sean and Tim in the studio is one of Australia’s leading sprinters, and a man who really doesn’t need an introduction – Jack Hale.<br> <br> Jack adds his insights into the Track Classics and his recent experience at the Sir Graham Douglas International Meet in Auckland.  Once again we go through some of the highlight performances from Canberra and Sydney including our High Jump girls and the Deng V Bol show continuing on its merry way.<br> <br> We also get to know a little bit more about Jack Hale, going behind the media spin and trying to find out the drivers that keep him going in what can be a very tough sporting environment.  Jack’s desire for an individual team spot at the highest level, and the pursuit of faster times shine through as key motivators, so too the strong support base and camaraderie among many of our nation’s top sprinters. <br> <br> The AVSL playoffs saw a culmination of our domestic competition for season 2019-20.  With five divisions being decided on the day, and four promotion/relegation battles contested, it certainly was a busy but very entertaining day at Lakeside Stadium.<br> <br> The Specialist Groups continue their great work in delivering strong levels of competition for athletes of all ability levels.  High Velocity Meet 1 was staged at the Duncan MacKinnon Track in Murrumbeena with some good performances over the 100m, 200m, 400m, long jump and 400m hurdles. The following week Melbourne University played host to the 104th Men’s and 17th Women’s Victorian Mile Championships at Victorian Milers Club Meet 4.  Championship wins went to Lachie Barber (WES) and Madeleine Murray (DKN), with Western Athletics scoring a rare 1-2-3 in the Men’s race.<br> <br> A much anticipated battle took place in the Men’s 800m with Peter Bol holding out Joseph Deng, the pair now holding positions one and three on the VMC 800m All Time list courtesy of these runs.<br> <br> Rare Air Club changed dates and venues due to Melbourne’s unusual run of summer weather, with Box Hill hosting another good competition.  Cassidy Bradshaw and Elyssia Kenshole went head to head once again while the Di Medio brothers, Dalton and Andre, vaulted well and were split by Tasmanian visitor Matt Hosie. <br> <br> Brisbane hosted our multi talented multi eventers for a weekend of running, jumping and throwing.  We review the results with a particular eye on the Victorian performers and our Gold medallists Noah Oliver, Mia Scerri and Sebastian Reyneke.<br> <br> Another road racing world record fell over the weekend with Ababel Yeshaneh from Ethiopia slicing 20 seconds from the Women’s Half Marathon mark.  And it appears the Salazar name is back in the news again, this time following a Panorama (UK TV program) investigative piece around Mo Farah, UK Athletics and the use of L-carnitine as a supplement. </p> <p>The Victorian Championships are now upon us for the next two weekends, so there continues to be plenty to talk about as we head towards Episode 34 next week.</p> <p><strong>Timeline</strong><br> 0:00:00 to 0:00:57 Intro and welcome Sean &amp; Jack Hale to Episode 33<br> 0:01:34 to 0:32:09 Canberra &amp; Sydney Track Classic review <br> 0:32:10 to 0:48:44 Sir Graham Douglas International Meet - Auckland<br> 0:48:45 to 1:18:58 In depth with Jack Hale <br> 1:18:59 to 1:26:00 AVSL playoffs wrap<br> 1:26:01 to 1:49:49  High Velocity Club, Victorian Milers Club &amp; Rare Air Club review<br> 1:49:50 to 2:01:14  Combined Event Championship results from Brisbane<br> 2:01:15 to 2:09:19 International news – another World Record on the road falls and there seems to be more coming out on Alberto Salazar<br> 2:09:20 to 2:13:25 Episode wrap</p>