Inside Running Podcast Episode 127: Australian Distance Running All-Time Performances Competition Round 2

Brad gets pulled along with Josh Johnson and finds another gear in training.

Julian paces Bri along to a 10K PB for the Run Strong Virtual Race.

Brady replaces his Rotterdam Marathon with a 10K hitout in the Alphaflys.

Summer of the 2022 set for a stacked schedule with Worlds, Commonwealth Games and European Championships in the span of 6 weeks. The Guardian article

Former marathon world record holder Wilson Kipsang arrested after breaking coronavirus curfew while drinking in a club. CBS Sports article

Two listener questions, one on the process of Olympic qualifications on National Championships and whether 5K PBs count on a freedom parkrun, then followed by some Moose on Merber.

As the cashier places my bananas on the scale I go, ‘4011’ and wink.

He’s shocked. I tell him, ‘Hard to believe but I was once standing where you are.’

He says, ‘No way!’

So I say, ‘Keep working hard, study your PLUs and maybe one day you’ll be shopping for groceries too!’

— Kyle Merber (@TheRealMerb) February 24, 2020

Scott Nicholas returns to declare the winners of the previous round and sets the next round of 8 match-ups.

History? It’s all in the game | A column by Len Johnson

Round 2

Ron Clarke’s 5000m WR of 13:16 in Stockholm, 1966

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Sarah Jamieson’s 1500m National Record in Stockholm, 2006

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Shaun Creighton sets the Australian National Record in the Steeplechase

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Dave Fitzsimmons’ 5000m 13:17 in the 1977 Dusseldorf World Cup

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Dixie Willis setting the World Records in the 800m & 880y in Perth, 1962

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Tamsin Lewis-Manou winning the 800m Gold Medal at World Indoors Championships in Valencia 2008

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Charlene Rendina wins the 800m Commonwealth Games Gold Medal in Christchurch 1974

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Judy Peckham wins the 800m Commonwealth Games Gold Medal in Edmonton 1978

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Brenda Jones takes the 800m Olympic Silver Medal in Rome 1960

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Dave Stevens beats Emil Zatopek’s 6 Mile Record World Record in Melbourne 1956

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Krishna Stanton’s 8th place Warsaw World Cross 1987

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Jenny Orr runs 4:08 for the Australian Record in the 1972 Munich Olympics

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Bill Scott runs 28:18 for 10 000m in Box Hill 1974

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Darren Wilson sets the Half Marathon Worlds Best of 60:22 in Tokyo 1977

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Rob De Castella wins the Commonwealth Games Marathon Gold Medal in Brisbane 1982

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Michael Shelley wins the Commonwealth Games Marathon Gold Medal in Glasgow 2014