249: Birmingham Commonwealth Games Track Program

Brad recovers after another bout of sickness.

Oli Hoare is the 1500m Commonwealth Games Champion, taking down a world class field to set a personal best and Commonwealth Games Record of 3:30.12 and moves to second on the all-time list for Australia.

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Ben Buckingham 8:34.17 for 6th place in the 3000m Steeplechase final with Ed Trippas in 8:37.42 for 8th.

Jack Rayner ran 13:24.90 for 7th in the 5000m final while Matt Ramsden ran in 13:30.08 for 10th.

Amy Cashin ran 5th in the 3000m Steeplechase final with 9:35.63, while Brielle Erbacher placed 8th in 10.59.64.

Izzy Batt-Doyle came 8th in the Women’s 5000m Final for 15:13.53, while Rose Davies placed 17th in 15:41.23 with Nat Rule in 15:51.31 for 18th.

Ky Robinson placed 6th in the 10000m, with a time of 27:44.33 that moves him to 10th on the all time list.

Izzy Batt-Doyle ran 32:04.52 for 8th in the 10000m, in a race that saw a dramatic finish with Eilish McColgan of Scotland just edging Kenya’s Irene Chepet Cheptai.

Peter Bol won the silver medal in the Men’s 800m, in a tactical time 1:47.66, just behind Kenya’s Wyclife Kinyamal. Charlie Hunter ran 1:49.94 in the heats.

Abby Caldwell took the bronze medal in the 1500m 4:04.79 Hall 4th 4:05.029 Hull 8th 4:07.31

Birmingham Commonwealth Games Athletics Results

Jye Edwards and Rory Hunter placed 6th and 7th respectively at the Sir Walter Miler.

Lakeside:10 saw Sam McEntee win in a time of 29:12 for St. Kevin’s AAC over Andre Waring and Seth O’Donnell, Georgia Hansen for Box Hill was first across the line in 33:41 ahead of Rachel McGuinness for South Melbourne and Michelle Pearson of St Stephens Harriers. In the teams competition St Stephens Harriers took out the Men’s Premier Division, ahead of Box Hill, Bendigo. Glenhuntly took out the Women’s Premier Division ahead of South Melbourne and Melbourne University.

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NSW Athletics hosted the Short Course XC at Mount Panorama as a preview to the World Cross Country Championships. Holly Campbell won the Women’s Open 6km over Aynslee Van Graan and Ella Higgins.

Ethan Wyatt-Smith won the Men’s Open 6km, ahead of Drew Fry and Cameron Myers

NSW Athletics Results

Listener Question asks the boys what races they’d still like to do and relive then throughout we have Crokes on the Loose on the disappointing fields that turn up to the Commonwealth Games as well as City2Surf losing its shine over the years.

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