EP137: Mitch Dyer - Australian Athletics Commentator - Reflections on National Track & Field Championships.

This week on the Better with Running Podcast, Chris and Zacca start the episode with a quick recap on their training sessions, with Chris knocking out a ripping workout where everything clicked, before jumping in with his training partner as part of the Satruday long run, doing the Westcott Fartlek.  Zacca continues his get fit quick program, putting together some big ks and 2 workouts, as he edges closer to the showdown at Jells Park Relays.
Mitch Dyer, Sports Journalist and Athletics Commentator is back on the show to discuss his big weekend of calling at the National Athletics Championships in Brisbane, we hear about his highlights from the meet with a focus on the distance events, his calling next to the G.O.A.T - Bruce McAveney. We listen to a clip of what Mitch describes as one of his best calls and hear more about his plans for commentating going forward.
Mitch also breaks down how much time and effort went into his latest article that took the Athletics world in Australia by storm where he ranked the top 100 australian track and field athletes, he goes into the backlash he copped and the genuine motive behind the article and why isn’t afraid of the naysayers.
https://www.codesports.com.au/sport/australias-top-100-track-and-field-athletes-revealed-ahead-of-the-national-athletics-championships-centenary-event/news-story/6534b4bd3f0fe46e6404ced6c6c4e6fa
The boys discuss the scenes at a Jamaican Parents race, where Shelly Ann Fraser rocked up and smoked some unsuspecting parents over the 100m.
https://edition.cnn.com/2023/04/03/sport/shelly-ann-fraser-pryce-sports-day-spt-intl/index.html
Hero of the week is revealed with Nathan Contin getting the nod after handling a lap counting incident with class, which potentially cost him an official P.B.

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