Is Athletics Australia Corrupt and is Nic Bideau the leader?

Pretty dumb take given he has won CG Gold and a London DL. However, he has not found form since that DL win last year, and I'm not sure why that is.

Given the obvious issues with OAC at the moment (and the entire thread dedicated to those problems) I'd probably start there.

We know Ollie can be world class, but like everyone in OAC he was seemingly run into the ground, and for him the return is taking longer than it has for others.

As a big fan of his and the coffee club boys, hopefully he's back to his best soon.

Has there been a debrief of Gold Coast on FTK? Can someone give us the TL;DR (or TL;DL) version?

Andy gives a great debrief on Better With Running pod- a special recap episode. It's worth a listen. I gather there was some tension in the lead up- Andy being top dog and Brett wanting the mantle back.

I think it's important to note with the JTW discussion that this guy is a full-time runner. He quit his casual retail job and moved back in with his parents so he could focus on this. He's 31 and not getting any faster. 67 half on the weekend and probably another week or two away from another injury.
I don't think I ever listened to a FTK podcast when Joel wasn't injured and sulking about some random niggle.
He even got beaten by Brady - His podcast competitor who has 2 kids and a full-time job.
Give it up buddy. Time to get a job.

Who cares about GC marathon?

I thought it was called Melbourne TRACK Club. Where are their track stars on the circuit?

Matt Ramdson, Stewie, Jackson Sharp all ran in Cork City Sports yesterday.

Stewie mid pack in the 3000m. Got swallowed up with 300m to go. not Great. 7:44mid

Rambo 6th in the mile in 3:57 or so. Never showed.

Jackson Sharp was 3rd in the 3000m finished well in 7:38.

They were the most prominent but plenty of other MTC athletes there too. Same for Morton Games on Friday

NCAA 5000m US guy Marco Langon looked great winning the mile

stewys done. 8 secs taken out of him on the last lap by basic GB guys nowhere near making a team. his time at the top is done

Oh yes...the prestigious Cork City Sports. Which Diamond League is that again?

If you saw Stewie and Rambo last night you wouldn't be talking about Diamond Leagues.

Also you can stick your meet snobbery up your hoop. City Sports is wonderful.

Going for 71 editions right back to 1954 the year of the 4min mile. It saw a world record in the hammer in 1984 it's a bronze level meet with a proud history and tradition and packs out every year so you can get in the sea with that nonsense

its about a prestigious as a school sports day with prize money of a packet of quavers and a mars bar.

no idea why these athletes (ramsden & mcsweyn) turned up, no doubt hunting a morale boosting victory but ending up getting a spanking and considering its time to move to the marathon

Once again into your ring piece that statement goes. Very few if any meets in Oz or even in the US can claim the same longevity

Nobody is equating it to the Olympics, it's a bronze level meet that suits the aussies who have been up in Front Romeau they'll get two races in 3 days and be well looked after

Extremely dumb take considering he used the phrase "minerals up top".

I don't see how having balls in your head can be viewed as a good thing.

Joel got a wobbly calf.

Just watched the cork mile.....

Yes.

And yes.

Went backwards as soon as the pacer dropped out. How does he still have any semblance of a contract?

Yeh no sh*t, that's my point.

I've got nothing against the meet, sounds like fun. A worry if these boys are running it though, and poorly at that.

Bideau has never been shy about racing his charges to excess. He needs to make a living I imagine, so this is it. Soon McSweyn most likely hits the roads I imagine. The others, to be honest, I don't really know enough about them to even have an opinion.