Track Chats

Track Chats

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Track Chats episodes

  • 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!

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    1 hr 30 min
  • 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

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    48 min
  • 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

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    1 hr 57 min
  • 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

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    1 hr 19 min
  • 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 :)

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    1 hr 34 min
  • Episode four - Clare Gibson and Grant Szalek

    Two former jumpers who have both represented Australia and were NCAA Division One athletes chat about their careers, including:

    • Early career
    • Career highlights
    • The move to America
    • College life in America
    • Competing in America
    • Competing professionally
    • Q&A from @trackchats instagram and a special guest caller
    • Future plans
    • How athletics in Australia/Western Australia can be improved!


    Enjoy :)

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    1 hr 55 min
  • Episode three - Annie Pfeiffer

    We have a chat to Annie who made her Australian junior team debut at the recent world u20 championships in Cali, Colombia for the 4x400m relay.

    The Presbyterian Ladies' College year 12 student talks about future goals for athletics after her final exams in the coming months.

    Topics include:

    • Grassroots
    • Coach Lyn Foreman
    • World u20 Championships
    • Injuries
    • Q&A from @trackchats instagram
    • IGESSA Carnival
    • What needs improvement for athletics in WA
    • Aspirations

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    1 hr 17 min
  • Episode two - PSA Athletics League
    On episode two, Chris Michael and Michael Christie have some laughs with four year 12 students from PSA league schools about their recent PSA athletics carnival. Representatives are Reilly Cunningham from Hale School, Craig Dinas from Scotch College and Sam & Tom Brennan from Aquinas College. The PSA athletics carnival is like no other and is talked highly from the boys. The panel also offer interesting plans for their future athletics endeavours post-school.

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    1 hr 24 min
  • Episode one - Aaron Bresland
    Michael Christie and Chris Michael host the sprinter, Aaron Bresland in the inaugural episode of Track Chats. The 100m and 200m sprinter who has run 10.36 seconds (10.25 no wind information) over 100m provides some great chat about his experiences at world class international competitions in the Australian uniform, along with the preparations and after parties to go with them. His comeback from sprinting retirement provides some great insights on what goes on in the life of Aaron Bresland.

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    1 hr 2 min

About Track Chats

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Track Chats, the podcast that delivers the must know information about track and field personnel, stories and upcoming events in Western Australia.

Co-hosts Chris Michael and Michael Christie…