About this episode

The episode discusses record-breaking performances at the Paris Diamond League and previews the upcoming Gold Coast Marathon Festival.

This week on the Easy Double Podcast, we're back to unpack one of the biggest weekends of the year so far. We dive into a sensational Paris Diamond League where Cam Myers finally breaks the long-standing Australian 1500m record, Sarah Billings runs an Australian record over 800m, and we discuss just how good Femke Bol could become in her new event. We also break down the men's 1500m, 800m and 5000m, why Paris continues to produce some of the fastest racing in the world, and what the performances mean heading towards the Commonwealth Games. Closer to home, we recap the WA State Cross Country Championships before previewing this weekend's Gold Coast Marathon Festival. We run through the elite half marathon and marathon fields, discuss the chances of Andy Buchanan, Brett Robinson, Izzy Batt-Doyle and Australia's leading contenders, and make our predictions for one of the strongest domestic races of the year. Elsewhere, Eoin checks in from Font Romeu as Europe battles a heatwave, Dean talks training progression and CTL management, Ryan accidentally turns up to the WA Cross Country Championships a day late, and there's plenty of discussion around marathon preparation, race tactics…

People in this episode

Host: Eoin

Topics covered

• Paris Diamond League
• Australian athletics
• Gold Coast Marathon
• distance running
• record breaking
• race tactics

Keywords

• 1500m record
• 800m record
• marathon preparation
• heatwave
• distance running
• elite marathon
• WA Cross Country Championships

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: WA State Cross Country Championships, Gold Coast Marathon Festival

Places: Australia

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