Track Chats

Episode nine - Jack Hale

In this episode Michael Christie and Chris Michael host Australian sprinting sensation and former world's fastest EVER schoolboy... JAKE HALE! This episode covers: * What Jack was doing in Perth during the recording (Feb 2024) * How Jack got into athletics * The Hale Mania Era - when he broke the world record for fastest EVER schoolboy over 100m * The Jack Hale v Trae Williams rilvary * Competing at both 2018 and 2022 Commonwealth Games * The future of the Commonwealth Games * His current point in his career * Looking towards the Olympics * What his training week looks like * His deep motivations to dedicate so much of his life to sprinting * Q&A from the @trackchats instagram * Improvements he would like to see in the future of Australian athletics Enjoy listening! ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Episode eight, part 1 - Sasha Zhoya

* !EXCLUSIVE CONTENT! - Sasha's first time publicly talking about his decision to compete for France over Australia, and the backlash he received from it * Sasha's development in athletics and other sports as a youth * Sasha's pole vault career * 1st person perspective on breaking WORLD RECORDS * The transition into an open age group hurdler * BIG CALL - Decathlon is the hardest event in track & field * Experience on training with decathlong WORLD RECORD HOLDER Kevin Mayer * Overcoming a back injury picked up through pole vaukt * Going from a multi event athlete to focusing only on 110m hurdles ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Episode seven - Gus Simpfendorfer

* About Gus * Gus' trip to Perth * Athletics in WA vs VIC * Switching from 400m to 800m * Melbourne - the sporting capital of Australia * Peter Bol's doping accusations * Build up to WU20s championships * WU20s Championships * Different characters on the AUS team * Q&A from the @trackchats instagram * Call with Kopp (2nd edition) * Improvements for athletics in AUS ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Episode six - Christopher Geordas

Track chats with Chris Geordas about: * Introduction to athletics * Technology at training * Technology for recovery * Current point in his athletics career * Upcoming move to Sydney * Career highlights and ambitions * Q&A from the @trackchats instagram * Guest caller (guess who) * How to improve track and field in WA/AUS ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Episode five - Lyn Foreman

Lyn Foreman, former Australian track athlete and current Australian team coach has a career insightful chat with Chris and Michael covering the following: * Early career as an athlete * Career as an international athlete * Transition into coaching * Wally Foreman * Current career as a coach * Q&A from the @trackchats instagram * Looking into the future of athletics Enjoy :) ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.