Is Athletics Australia Corrupt and is Nic Bideau the leader?

After the first episode cluster-F I wondered if Jess, who has a great public image, would pull the pin on the series as it can only harm their public profile. A handful will hear the training weeks, thousands heard the terrible episode 1.

Jess was notably more circumspect on the IRP live recording.

Agree. That first episdoe was a train wreck.

They did themselves no favours. They made themselves the victims when they were the ones actually selected! The victims were those overlooked on "discretion". Show some gratitude for your position and have some empathy for those that missed out (they only expressed that for Eloise Wellings who is a good friend of Gen and was never a threat to be selected).

They showed zero empathy to Lisa's position and they came across as being incredible spiteful even when they all said that if they were not selected they would have appealed. I'm sure too, they would have used any angle they throught would be successful to have a succesful appeal and get an Olympic spot.

The questioning and hosting from Riley, who was a cheerleader and fan boy rather than asking any decent questions also made the entire thing worse than it should have been.

Rayner is hurt????

Riley is a fanboy and cheerleader. So no real surprises there. He did a photo book on Robbo and I believe he’s also coached by Joel. So he’s firmly in the pro-MTC camp.

Tried to listen but Ftk is klown show. A podcast that is all about self promotion is recipe for failure.

If you focussed on the Australian running scene and not always about athletes you coach or those represented by NB you would be so much better off.

Good luck with it all and FTk get better advice from people who give a F#ck about Australian distance running.

Its a shame because season 1 of FKT was fantastic.

Diverse guests that weren't going on shows like IRP. Brett & Joel taking the show and themselves way less seriously (although for Joel not as much as Road 2 Nowhere). The first episode with Dave McNeil is one I go back to regularly as its absolutely brilliant.

The change to now is monumental. I had to skip through 10 minutes of show promotion, and another few of discussing the athletes they "coach" to hear Brett's non-update this week. They've missed the entire point of why 95% of their audience tunes in.

What is the diagnosis on Rayner ?????

Any update on Sinead? Been crickets since not running GC. Anyone know how her training is going?

My very accurate Strava diagnosis would be 'just a little bone niggle'.

He doesn't even exist. Just a shill for NIKE and ON professional a$$ kisser

100% agree FTK has lost substance and if BR ain’t talking about his olympic prep what’s the point, not like JTW has any significant to contribute

A Kenyan marathon runner who was selected for Paris24 has been replaced due to injury.

From CITIUS MAG Instagram post a couple of days ago:

“citiusmag
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BREAKING NEWS: 2022 New York City Marathon champion and 2024 Boston Marathon runner-up @shazrine [Sharon Lokedi] is set to make her Olympic debut. She has replaced former marathon world record holder Brigid Kosgei on the Kenyan Olympic marathon team for Paris. Kosgei expressed an injury concern and was assessed by a doctor who determined she will not run the Olympic marathon.”

Don't bite the hand that feeds you K

The difference here is that the alternate Kenyan runner was within the qualifying standards.

I don't think Andy can be selected as he didn't reach the standard and wasn't within the ranking points cutoff, so isn't it the same issue as Tokyo where Jack was injured but still started - there is no alternate, so there is nothing to lose at this point?

This qualification stuff can make one's head spin!

Anyway, see posts #148 and #169 earlier in this thread.

Just to add, the IOC/WA document “QUALIFICATION SYSTEM – GAMES OF THE XXXIII OLYMPIAD – PARIS 2024” states the following in section “D.1.QUOTA PLACES” specifically regarding the marathon:

“Any NOC [National Olympic Committee] may choose to reallocate a quota place
to an unqualified athlete, provided the athlete in the qualification window has
achieved at least a 2:11:30 (men) or 2:29:30 (women) performance.”

Can't post link to that document here but it is on the IOC and WA websites.

Australia ended up with three quota places. That’s why Andy B was eligible for nomination by AA and selection by the AOC.

Looking at the IOC “LATE ATHLETE REPLACEMENT (LAR) POLICY”, Andy B certainly appears eligible to be nominated by AA as a ‘replacement athlete’.

Can't post a link to that document here but it can be easily searched.

There may be ‘bush lawyers’ on here who can weigh in further.

Not on last week's FTK pod because she was 'in transit'. Not on this week's pod because of 'bad wifi'.

Harmless coincidence or conspiracy theory?

Imagine the (far-fetched,) scenario where Lisa the named substitute gets flown in to go head to head with Jess and Gen.

No chance Sinead would ever give up her spot even if she couldn’t walk.

“citiusmag
BREAKING NEWS: 2022 New York City Marathon champion and 2024 Boston Marathon runner-up @shazrine [Sharon Lokedi] is set to make her Olympic debut. She has replaced former marathon world record holder Brigid Kosgei on the Kenyan Olympic marathon team for Paris. Kosgei expressed an injury concern and was assessed by a doctor who determined she will not run the Olympic marathon.”

I have no ill will for Sinead but this would be fecking awesome.