(Un)Official Athletics Australia/Running Australia chat

oaclover23232 wrote:

edksnvkjfebv wrote:

About a minute slower than the Women's record. Not a lot to crow about really. My interest would lean toward Morgan McDonald. A year of no injuries would be great for him. I can genuinely see him breaking the Aussie half record (59:51) with some luck.

Jimmy Whelan said on his latest video that he's racing a half at the end of March and plans to go with the 60:30 pacer. He's also planning to run his debut marathon in the second half of the year.

For me, he's a complete wildcard and if he can run anywhere near 60:30, who knows how high his ceiling is?

I also don't think Jimmy's training environment is optimal for a professional athlete. When he's training in Spain, he trains in busy city streets and does intervals in the CBD.

Seems pretty dumb but if it works for him then so be it.

oaclover23232 wrote:

edksnvkjfebv wrote:

About a minute slower than the Women's record. Not a lot to crow about really. My interest would lean toward Morgan McDonald. A year of no injuries would be great for him. I can genuinely see him breaking the Aussie half record (59:51) with some luck.

Jimmy Whelan said on his latest video that he's racing a half at the end of March and plans to go with the 60:30 pacer. He's also planning to run his debut marathon in the second half of the year.

For me, he's a complete wildcard and if he can run anywhere near 60:30, who knows how high his ceiling is?

I also don't think Jimmy's training environment is optimal for a professional athlete. When he's training in Spain, he trains in busy city streets and does intervals in the CBD.

Seems pretty dumb but if it works for him then so be it.

KangaShoebersHaveNoEthics wrote:

World indoor team announced:
Women’s 800m – Hayley Kitching (NSW, Ryan Foster)
Women’s 1500m – Jessica Hull (NSW, Simon Hull)
Women’s 3000m – Linden Hall (VIC, Ned Brophy-Williams), Hull
Women’s 60m Hurdles – Michelle Jenneke (NSW, Bronwyn Thompson)
Women’s High Jump – Nicola Olyslagers (NSW, Matt Horsnell), Eleanor Patterson (VIC, Fayaaz Caan)
Men’s 800m – Bob Abdelrahim (VIC, Justin Rinaldi), Peter Bol (WA, Justin Rinaldi)
Men’s 1500m – Adam Spencer (VIC, Tomasz Lewandowski)
Men’s Long Jump – Liam Adcock (QLD, self-coached)
Men’s Pole Vault – Kurtis Marschall (WA, Declan Carruthers)

Jack Anstey not selected in the 1500 even though he had the World Athletics standard. I have only skimmed the selection policy, but seems to be because he didn't run the Comm Games standard yet? Still think it's a pity Myers isn't going.

I think Hall has a chance of getting a medal here. Would be great to see her with a global medal after such a long career.

In general, it's an okay team

KangaShoebersHaveNoEthics wrote:

World indoor team announced:
Women’s 800m – Hayley Kitching (NSW, Ryan Foster)
Women’s 1500m – Jessica Hull (NSW, Simon Hull)
Women’s 3000m – Linden Hall (VIC, Ned Brophy-Williams), Hull
Women’s 60m Hurdles – Michelle Jenneke (NSW, Bronwyn Thompson)
Women’s High Jump – Nicola Olyslagers (NSW, Matt Horsnell), Eleanor Patterson (VIC, Fayaaz Caan)
Men’s 800m – Bob Abdelrahim (VIC, Justin Rinaldi), Peter Bol (WA, Justin Rinaldi)
Men’s 1500m – Adam Spencer (VIC, Tomasz Lewandowski)
Men’s Long Jump – Liam Adcock (QLD, self-coached)
Men’s Pole Vault – Kurtis Marschall (WA, Declan Carruthers)

Jack Anstey not selected in the 1500 even though he had the World Athletics standard. I have only skimmed the selection policy, but seems to be because he didn't run the Comm Games standard yet? Still think it's a pity Myers isn't going.

I think Hall has a chance of getting a medal here. Would be great to see her with a global medal after such a long career.

In general, it's an okay team

KangaShoebersHaveNoEthics wrote:

World indoor team announced:
Women’s 800m – Hayley Kitching (NSW, Ryan Foster)
Women’s 1500m – Jessica Hull (NSW, Simon Hull)
Women’s 3000m – Linden Hall (VIC, Ned Brophy-Williams), Hull
Women’s 60m Hurdles – Michelle Jenneke (NSW, Bronwyn Thompson)
Women’s High Jump – Nicola Olyslagers (NSW, Matt Horsnell), Eleanor Patterson (VIC, Fayaaz Caan)
Men’s 800m – Bob Abdelrahim (VIC, Justin Rinaldi), Peter Bol (WA, Justin Rinaldi)
Men’s 1500m – Adam Spencer (VIC, Tomasz Lewandowski)
Men’s Long Jump – Liam Adcock (QLD, self-coached)
Men’s Pole Vault – Kurtis Marschall (WA, Declan Carruthers)

Jack Anstey not selected in the 1500 even though he had the World Athletics standard. I have only skimmed the selection policy, but seems to be because he didn't run the Comm Games standard yet? Still think it's a pity Myers isn't going.

I think Hall has a chance of getting a medal here. Would be great to see her with a global medal after such a long career.

In general, it's an okay team

oaclover23232 wrote:

KangaShoebersHaveNoEthics wrote:

World indoor team announced:
Women’s 800m – Hayley Kitching (NSW, Ryan Foster)
Women’s 1500m – Jessica Hull (NSW, Simon Hull)
Women’s 3000m – Linden Hall (VIC, Ned Brophy-Williams), Hull
Women’s 60m Hurdles – Michelle Jenneke (NSW, Bronwyn Thompson)
Women’s High Jump – Nicola Olyslagers (NSW, Matt Horsnell), Eleanor Patterson (VIC, Fayaaz Caan)
Men’s 800m – Bob Abdelrahim (VIC, Justin Rinaldi), Peter Bol (WA, Justin Rinaldi)
Men’s 1500m – Adam Spencer (VIC, Tomasz Lewandowski)
Men’s Long Jump – Liam Adcock (QLD, self-coached)
Men’s Pole Vault – Kurtis Marschall (WA, Declan Carruthers)

Jack Anstey not selected in the 1500 even though he had the World Athletics standard. I have only skimmed the selection policy, but seems to be because he didn't run the Comm Games standard yet? Still think it's a pity Myers isn't going.

I think Hall has a chance of getting a medal here. Would be great to see her with a global medal after such a long career.

In general, it's an okay team

Jack Anstey:
Disappointed not to have been selected for the World Indoor Championships in Poland.
The basic facts are that I’m well within the athlete quota based on the
ranking system, and I’ve run under the World Athletics qualifying
standard in all three of my 1500m/mile races this season. It’s difficult
to understand how World Athletics can establish a fair qualification
framework, yet federations can choose to ignore it and apply their own
arbitrary rules that only harm athlete development. It’s
frustrating to sacrifice quality weeks of training and spend thousands
of dollars traveling around the world to meet arbitrary requirements for
the chance to represent my country on the world stage—something I would
be incredibly proud to do—only for the spot to ultimately go unfilled. I
don’t usually speak up about things like this. At the end of the day, I
know I’m fortunate to make a living doing what I love, and there are
far more important things happening in the world. But this isn’t the
first time that I—or other hardworking Australian athletes—have been on
the wrong end of selection policies that do the athletes no favors and
make little sense. If speaking up helps create a fairer process
and gives future athletes a better opportunity to gain championship
experience, then it’s worth it in my eyes.

oaclover23232 wrote:

Jack Anstey:
Disappointed not to have been selected for the World Indoor Championships in Poland.
The basic facts are that I’m well within the athlete quota based on the
ranking system, and I’ve run under the World Athletics qualifying
standard in all three of my 1500m/mile races this season. It’s difficult
to understand how World Athletics can establish a fair qualification
framework, yet federations can choose to ignore it and apply their own
arbitrary rules that only harm athlete development. It’s
frustrating to sacrifice quality weeks of training and spend thousands
of dollars traveling around the world to meet arbitrary requirements for
the chance to represent my country on the world stage—something I would
be incredibly proud to do—only for the spot to ultimately go unfilled. I
don’t usually speak up about things like this. At the end of the day, I
know I’m fortunate to make a living doing what I love, and there are
far more important things happening in the world. But this isn’t the
first time that I—or other hardworking Australian athletes—have been on
the wrong end of selection policies that do the athletes no favors and
make little sense. If speaking up helps create a fairer process
and gives future athletes a better opportunity to gain championship
experience, then it’s worth it in my eyes.