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Episode 69: Azu-ooming in Apeldoorn (EIC Review & WIC...

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2025/03/18

March Madness is upon us! We're still getting our breath back from the fantastic European Indoor Championships in Apeldoorn last weekend, but there's a World Indoor Championships in Nanjing this weekend!Carol, Ceri & Chris are here to chat through all the medals won in the Netherlands (mostly by the Dutch team), including some impressive Irish performances and a decent showing from the British #representatives Plus, we'll quickly whizz through all the events ahead of Nonjing, sorry, Nanjing

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Episode 68: 2025 Predictions Pod!

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2025/01/27

We're back for 2025! And we have to start the year with our annual predictions special!Obviously we had to make sure that Dave would be on this episode, mainly to check if he still thinks that Jenna Prandini will become world champion this year. We've all picked some prediction for what will happen during the indoor season, outdoor season and the World Championships in Tokyo. Some of these predictions are a bit out there! Plus, we'll update some of the latest coaching changes, London Marathon

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Episode 67: A Very ChatGPTeeTee Terry Christmas...

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2024/12/22

Merry Christmas track fans! It's time for the annual TrackCastic Christmas Special, where we'll dish out some rather silly awards from the 2024 season.With Dave too busy working (at the North Pole?) to make this recording, we needed someone with an equally brilliant memory of the season to help us remember what happened in 2024. Enter our new contributor...ChatGPT! Yep, we've replaced Dave with Artificial Intelligence, but will it even come close to matching his Actual Intelligence? (Spoiler

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Episode 66: Ranting with Radzi

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2024/12/10

Hello! We have a special guest joining us on the pod for this episode, Eurosport's lead athletics presenter Radzi Chinyanganya!Radzi is here to help us understand how we broadcast a complex sport like Athletics and where we think the sport could improve going forward. We also have a deep dive on Sprint season 2, chat Grand Slam Track and basically have a good old rant! Plus there's all the coaching change gossip and the exciting news of our nomination at the Sport Podcast Awards! So get voting

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Episode 65: Trifle 65 (Post-Paris Round Up!)

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2024/10/01

There are no post-Paris blues (da ba dee) in our Trifle 65 episode!A real mis(h)-mas(h) of a pod for our 65th ep, covering the last few Diamond League events of the season, the World Juniors and the Paralympic Games. Plus, we'll have a news round up, road race chat and all the off season gossip! Who got married? Who retired? Is Rihanna a secret athletico? We also want to hear from you! Our next podcast will be assessing the current state of Athletics and what the future holds. So please get in

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Episode 64: A Marathon Achievement (Paris 2024...

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2024/08/25

Well if ever a champs is worthy of our longest episode, it was this one! The greatest Olympics EVER?The gang reflect on every event from the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, including that glorious gold for Keely Hodgkinson, a long-awaited Olympic medal for KJT and some pretty crazy 1500m finals! So pretend you're Sifan Hassan, spread this marathon edition across multiple events & enjoy reflecting on a wonderful week in Paris! TrackCastic crew xx

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Episode 63: Athletico Christmas Eve (Paris 2024...

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2024/07/26

Happy Athletico Christmas Eve!!It's time for our third Olympic preview pod! 8 years on from TrackCastic episode 1. Thank you for staying with us over the years, and thank you in advance for surviving this particular marathon episode! All of the gang are here (sort of) to share thoughts and predictions on ALL 48 EVENTS on the Track & Field program at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. Plus, you'll hear from five Paris-bound athletes; Femke Bol, Alison Dos Santos, Matt Hudson-Smith, Laviai Nielsen

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Episode 62: Trials & Tribulations (Patience Edition)

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2024/07/10

Boy oh boy, do we have a bumper edition of TrackCastic for you!Actual legend CARL LEWIS is on the pod, along with his sprint protege Louie Hinchliffe. Plus, we have special guest Alicia (aka @LissOnTrack) joining us! We've just about recovered from the Paris Diamond League, Alicia was in the stadium to witness 2x World Records and a super-fast men's 800m. Jamie & Chris reflect on their freezing cold weekend in Manchester at the British Championships, with all the drama of false starts and

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Episode 61: Rome-ing Around Europe

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2024/06/25

Hello, how are ya? TrackCastic celebrates the Irish success in Rome with our in-depth review of the 2024 European Athletics Championships!Just the 3 of us this time, but we can still chat :D Catch up on Chris's European Tour travels from Oslo to Stockholm for the Diamond Leagues, to Rome for the Euros. We discuss the raised platform of the jumps in Rome, THOSE 400 metre finals and assess how well the French team are shaping up ahead of their home Olympics in Paris. Plus, a mini preview of the

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Episode 60: We Need To Talk About Kevin

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2024/05/28

Hello! What a manic month of Athletics we've had as the outdoor season is well and truly underway.5 Diamond Leagues, World Relays, London Marathon, Gotzis, Night of the 10Ks and a whole host of other events already in this Olympic year - and it's only May! In our 60th episode, we discuss the strengths of the Irish team, Kevin Mayer's invite to Rome, 3 World Records and how well the Brits are going in 2024. So much to take stock of before the Scandi Diamond Leagues and Rome European Championships

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Episode 59: The Unbolievable, Kerr-ific & Impending...

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2024/03/07

Glasgow put on a show!!Molly Caudery & Josh Kerr got the home crowd on their feet. Femke Bol & Devynne Charlton set World Records. Belgium & New Zealand had a Champs to remember! Gabby has all the multi drama from the mixed zone, including interviews with Simon Ehammer and Ken Mullings. Ceri and Chris have all the gossip from stands, whilst Carol & Jamie give their take from watching at home. So much to discuss and dissect from a wonderful weekend in Scotland for the 2024 World

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Episode 58: Small Team, Big Dreams (Glasgow 2024 WIC...

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2024/02/28

Happy Champs Eve!Much like the British team, a small TrackCastic crew has assembled for another in-depth champs preview pod! Carol, Ceri and Chris chat through the ones to watch in all disciplines ahead of a home World Indoor Championships in Glasgow. It wouldn't be TrackCastic without a rant or two, so hear what we think about the proposed changes to the Long Jump and the downright rude non-selection of Guy Learmonth! So if you're travelling to Glasgow this week, get listening to this preview

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Episode 57: Re/Preview

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2024/01/27

We're back! It's Olympic year! So it's time for a fresh new look... We were too busy rigging the World Athletics Awards to record our annual Christmas special. So instead, we have our re-preview pod - a review of 2023, whilst also previewing 2024. Plus some outrageous predictions for the Athletics year ahead. There's also a new (potentially one-off) strand to the show with Ceri's (Deep) Heat magazine gossip section. All the coaching changes, marriages and pregnancies that you can shake a javelin

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Episode 56: Squeals In The Bathroom (Budapest WCH...

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2023/10/06

Best World Champs ever?! Budapest was the BudaBest! We've only just recovered from it 6 weeks later, to give you a proper debrief of all the action from the Hungarian capital. Gabby is still overjoyed at her pre-champs prediction coming true, Dave discusses all the distance running drama and Carol explains why she squealed in a bathroom. Plus, there's a round up of the final Diamond League meetings, Talence multis and some ridiculous road running! Enjoy reminiscing about a roasting summer

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Episode 55: Hungary For Medals (Budapest WCH Preview)

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2023/08/17

It's our 7th birthday! Which means only one thing, it's time for our major champs preview show! To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the World Athletics Championships, each of the TrackCastic crew has chosen a favourite memory from champs gone by. Plus, we've all picked an event we're really looking forward to in Budapest, as well as our usual outlandish predictions! So whether you're about to board a plane to Hungary, or getting the snacks in ready for 9 days of glorious athletics, TrackCastic

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Episode 54: Hit List or $hit List?

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2023/07/26

Wavelights, bouncy spikes, boring outfits - will they be on your Hit List or $hit List? We're back! The TrackCastic crew discuss the season so far (which is basically Faith Kipyegon), debate the current state of athletics & chat to some of the stars on show at the London Athletics Meet. Highlights from this podcast episode include: waxing lyrical about Anna Hall, defending wavelights, celebrating Irish athletes, debating the selection for the British team and having a bit of moan tbh. Plus,

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Episode 53: Jumpin’ Jazz Flash! (EIC Review)

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2023/03/18

Jazz - 7 metres. Nafi - World Record. IstanBol 2023 was EPIC!! With half of the TrackCastic crew watching from the Atakoy Athletics Arena, we've got you covered with a review of a terrific champs in Turkey. The European Indoors never fails to deliver the drama, and sometimes it spills over into Portuguese social media spats! We re-live the chaos of Karsten's first lap, Gourley's gutsy silver and all the Ukrainian success at the champs. Plus, Gabby interviews actual legend Natalya Dobrynska, as

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Episode 52: IstanBol 2023, we’re Keely excited! (EIC...

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2023/02/27

It's champs week! Istanbul 2023 European Indoor Championships get underway on Thursday 2nd March and the TrackCastic crew can't wait! We preview each event on the schedule, with so many head-to-heads, new names and wide open events to look forward to. Can Femke Bol set one, or even two, world records in Istanbul? Will the British distance women bring back all the bling? How many medals will Ireland win? Can Can win a home gold for Turkey? As usual, we discuss our thoughts in a light-hearted

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Episode 51: A Christmas Advent-ure (2022 Review)

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2022/12/19

What. A. Year. It was raining so much Athletics in 2022 that we had to take shelter, but we're back for our 7th Christmas TrackCastic special! Our festive theme to review the 2022 season involves our very own Advent Calendar! 6 Athleticos x 4 2022 Moments each = 24 doors to open. Behind each door will be either a... Christmas Cracker = funny moment of the year Elf = Elffin' Hell! Jaw-dropping shock of the year Reindeer = Rein-deary Me! Disappointment of the year Present = the gift Athletics gave

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Episode 50: Get Kambundjified as TrackCastic turns...

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2022/04/05

Can you believe we how great we look at 50?! Yep, TrackCastic celebrates 50 episodes with a review of all the goings on from the World Indoor Championships. In this episode... Gabby gives us all the Multis goss from Belgrade... Ceri reminisces about her favourite "kerfuffle"... Jamie elevates a few athletes to "WHAT A WOMAN" status... Carol doesn't hold back about the Pentathlon 800m... Chris tells all about sitting next to Gianmarco Tamberi for 2 hours... And Dave pops in with his

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