(Un)Official Athletics Australia/Running Australia chat

If that's what he's all about then I respect the grift. I'm sure most people would love to get paid to go for a run and then hang out with a hot babe on the beach.

I'm just no longer going to take him seriously as a runner.

Yea I thought chiropractors would be a little less obnoxious about their quackery.

Pretty funny how it appears he doesn't use chiropractic science in his own training. Maybe cause it's total BS and doesn't help at all.

One of the most tragicomic moment’s of our sport’s ineptitude, including the commentary.

This is worse than the 2021 Monaco steeple when they rang the bell a lap early - prize purse $25k there, but arguably counting laps is more intuitive than not following the lead vehicle.

With Hocker and Nuguse failing to make the US team for the indoor 1500m, and a few others nursing injuries at this time of year (Kessler, Jakob), does anyone else think it is a poor decision by Cam Myers to skip World Indoors? Surely he is well placed to challenge for medals in either the 1500m and 3000m, or both.

While immensely talented, I truly think Cam needs more experience at championship racing. He missed selected for Paris (rightly or wrongly), skipped World Indoors in Nanjing, and then out in the first round in Tokyo last year.

I know he has Maurie Plant as the big Aussie drawcard, but he could probably still win that easily after competing at World Indoors. Outside of the Aussies, there might be 1-2 2nd tier Europeans or Africans participating at Maurie Plant.

He really needs to be fronting up to these global champs as a youngster...I don't think he has earned the right to skip these events, as you might expect from a more seasoned injury prone champion, like a Jake Wightman.

And this is why Jessica Hull is such an amazing Australian sports person. Fronts up to all competition around the world, races hard, collecting medals and records. She will be at World Indoors.

Anyway, just my 2 cents. I want to see Aussies competing and winning medals. Thoughts?

Nothing really in it (financially) for Myers. Maurie plant and almost sure win at home a better option. Sort of the same racing strategy as Gout Gout currently. And I think he's a long way off of getting a major medal olympics/world outdoor and wouldn't be top 3 in the tight physical nature of world indoor anyway

Pretty sure it's $40,000 to win world indoors plus whatever contract bonuses he has. Wouldn't say that's nothing

You don't just randomly appear on a major elite start list, do you? There's gotta be more than one email happening in the background before that. If he was never racing why was he on the start list at all? He's averaged 180km+ since the announcement, so it's not like he's suddenly been injured or sick.

Not random. Sometimes your agent can enter you into races if you've maybe expressed interest in. Especially with Majors, worth it to try and get onto the start list than not at all.

He is 19/20 years old, how much money does he need? And anway...the money will come if he wins medals. Jakob was already winning Euro golds and making World finals a year or two earlier in age than Cam.

And indoors is precisely the type of racing he should be doing. If you can hold your own and find space in indoors, then outdoors will be a breeze.

I would also say Gout Gout is slightly different. For starters, he is younger and 200m sprints isn't really a major indoor event. Plus he has already committed to World U20's and already had decent success in Tokyo for a 17 year old, making the semi's and narrowly missing the final.

And then there is the matter of managing Gout Gout's growing fame. If he reaches his potential, he will be the face of the sport globally. No question.

Whereas Cam doesn't have this issue. He is good enough to take on the big boys without much fuss surrounding him.

I can’t believe that 😂 surely seth shoulda come up through the ranks admiring Brett. What a sissy move

She gets very offended by age talk but she’s 49, it’s not like people are calling her too old at 40, late start or not she’s nearly a decade past most runners careers and time is a reality for everyone. Shes an inspiration for older runners and longevity but she has to accept she is an older runner.

Totally agree with this assessment. None of those three women came out of that debacle looking good. Appalling behaviour by adult women.

James is a legend. Glad he’s back and having a crack at the marathon. More of him please

3:58 low for Claudia H at Box Hill tonight, Oboya paced to 800 and then solo. She'll be flying in Europe

3:58.09 for Claudia. The 1500 could well be her best event.

Agreed, Jess is never afraid to be in challenging races no matter how she’s feeling she’s there.

What a legend. Go girl

Brett Robinson returns to the roads tomorrow at the Nagoya Half Marathon. Unfortunately I'm unable to find a full startlist but apparently it was only won in 64ish last year so must be a quick cash grab.

Speaking of startlists, Adelade Invitational is 1 week away and I'm unable to access the full startlists there either. Men's/women's 800, 1500 men's steeple, women's 5000. Would be nice to try and build some hype for this event. Great job, AA (NOT)