podcast – TrackCastic

What a week of Athletics! We're here to round up a truly memorable British Championships and a bonkers Paris Diamond League! Carol, Ceri and Chris gather to discuss the Doha and Paris Diamond Leagues, including another epic women's 800 metres! Plus 2x Diamond League records in the 400 metres & a whole host of personal bests. Then we go into a deep dive of the amazing British Champs of last wee...

Where's Wally? That's us! We're back with the full gang for a round-up of the last 3 weeks of dramatic athletics action. Audrey Werro ran 1:53 to beat Keely Hodgkinson! 17-year-old Cooper Lutkenhaus won back-to-back Diamond Leagues! The 110m Hurdles World Record has gone! You want drama? We've got drama. NCAA's. Gotzis. 4x Diamond Leagues all covered in this pod. Plus we look ahead to the Doha DL...

Hello! We've been gone a while, but still making sure we do a pod at least once a month! That does mean we have so much to catch up on. Chris has quite literally rolled the dice on this episode, as we get through so many topics! There's chat about...World Relays, 2027 Qualifying standards, a sub 2 marathon, Chinese Diamond League double header, the 'Year of the Comebacks' and also, Ireland. We'll...

FOUR GOLD MEDALS!! Keely, Molly, Georgia & Josh brought from the bling from Torun. Great Britain almost topped the medals table at the World Indoor Championships in Poland and the gang are back to review it all. What did we think of the split 400m finals? (No much) What did we think of Dina Asher-Smith and Keely Hodgkinson on the same 4x400m relay team? (An awful lot!) Happy listening! TrackCa...

Happy World Indoor Champs week! Yep, the 2026 World Indoors are upon us and will take place in Poland. As always, we've got you covered, previewing all the events for a jam-packed weekend of Athletics. Can Keely finally win the World Indoor gold? Who's winning the women's 60m hurdles? And can anyone beat Mondo? Happy listening! TrackCastic crew xx

Oh Keely! What a run! We couldn't miss the chance to reflect on Keely Hodgkinson's indoor 800m world record. She finally broke the record that was set on the day she was born! We'll also review the British Indoor Champs and catch up with the goings on of the World Indoor Tour. Join us again in a few weeks for our World Indoors preview pod! TrackCastic crew xx

Happy New Year! It's our 10th year of TrackCastic and you'd think we'd have got better at Athletics predictions, but this episode proves otherwise! Yep, it's our annual predictions and they are........varied. King of predictions Dave (of Random Prandini fame) is back to share his latest list - do you agree with them? Let us know! There's so much Track & Field to look forward to in 2026, so sta...

Hello! It's actual Christmas Eve! Santa has been in touch, he needs help checking his Naughty and Nice list (twice) ahead of delivering his presents tonight.  So which athletes, federations and events will make it on to the nice list for a joyful Christmas, and which will receive a lump of coal from the naughty list? Listen to find out! Merry Christmas to you all! TrackCastic crew xx PS - Get quiz...

It's our 75th episode! (And our longest yet - sorry) We break down the 9 incredible days of action from the Japan National Stadium in Tokyo for the 2025 World Athletics Championships. Highlights included Mondo's 6.30m World Record, THAT women's 400m final and a whole host of Gressier/Kambundji/Beamish surprises! We'll also dissect the performances of the British team & celebrate the new stars...

It's here!! Our big championship preview pod :D Yes, ALL 49(!) EVENTS are previewed in this episode! It took us 3 hours to record, so be grateful for the 45 minutes we chopped out... Dave is back and he's brought back the format of each member of the team previewing an event in 1 minute, or 3 minutes if they're using the GOLDEN BUZZER!! So whether you're travelling to Tokyo, need some inspiration...

Well we had a lot to discuss in this pod! So it's another 2 hour epic :D Keely's BACK! GB Champs were GREAT! US Trials brought DRAMA! We reflect on a rather brilliant Silesia Diamond League, with that incredible comeback run from Keely, Karsten laying down a marker and Faith being Faith! There's also a full debrief of the UK Championships, including interviews with Dina Asher-Smith, Laura Muir, Ty...

Hello! Sorry we were away for so long! Your reward/punishment is almost 2 hours of TrackCastic :D  And, as promised, it's our nepo-baby episode (aka "neposode"). In the 6 weeks that we've been away, there's been 6 epic Diamond League meets, a Faith 4 attempt, Euro U23 & Euro Team Champs! Chris has been in the mixed zone at the London Diamond League, so you'll hear from an array of athletes in...

We're back! It took Chris so long to recover from the London Marathon, that we needed a break, but we're back with SO MUCH athletics to discuss. We look back on the drama of the World Relays, debate whether Grand Slam Track is a better product than the Diamond League and go through the goings on from Gotzis. Plus, there's a round up of all the domestic success so far this season. There's a lot to...

Hello! As Chris is training for the upcoming London Marathon, we've got another marathon pod for you! The first hour of the pod is our review of a rather fun World Indoor Championships from Nanjing, where Amber Anning and Jeremiah Azu become world champions for GB! We then heavily discuss what worked and what didn't work at the opening Grand Slam Track weekend. Michael Johnson is looking for feedb...

March Madness is upon us! We're still getting our breath back from the fantastic European Indoor Championships in Apeldoorn last weekend, but there's a World Indoor Championships in Nanjing this weekend! Carol, Ceri & Chris are here to chat through all the medals won in the Netherlands (mostly by the Dutch team), including some impressive Irish performances and a decent showing from the Britis...

We're back for 2025! And we have to start the year with our annual predictions special! Obviously we had to make sure that Dave would be on this episode, mainly to check if he still thinks that Jenna Prandini will become world champion this year. We've all picked some prediction for what will happen during the indoor season, outdoor season and the World Championships in Tokyo. Some of these predic...

Merry Christmas track fans! It's time for the annual TrackCastic Christmas Special, where we'll dish out some rather silly awards from the 2024 season. With Dave too busy working (at the North Pole?) to make this recording, we needed someone with an equally brilliant memory of the season to help us remember what happened in 2024. Enter our new contributor...ChatGPT! Yep, we've replaced Dave with A...

Hello! We have a special guest joining us on the pod for this episode, Eurosport's lead athletics presenter Radzi Chinyanganya! Radzi is here to help us understand how we broadcast a complex sport like Athletics and where we think the sport could improve going forward. We also have a deep dive on Sprint season 2, chat Grand Slam Track and basically have a good old rant! Plus there's all the coachi...

There are no post-Paris blues (da ba dee) in our Trifle 65 episode! A real mis(h)-mas(h) of a pod for our 65th ep, covering the last few Diamond League events of the season, the World Juniors and the Paralympic Games. Plus, we'll have a news round up, road race chat and all the off season gossip! Who got married? Who retired? Is Rihanna a secret athletico? We also want to hear from you! Our next p...

Well if ever a champs is worthy of our longest episode, it was this one! The greatest Olympics EVER? The gang reflect on every event from the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, including that glorious gold for Keely Hodgkinson, a long-awaited Olympic medal for KJT and some pretty crazy 1500m finals! So pretend you're Sifan Hassan, spread this marathon edition across multiple events & enjoy reflecting o...

Happy Athletico Christmas Eve!! It's time for our third Olympic preview pod! 8 years on from TrackCastic episode 1. Thank you for staying with us over the years, and thank you in advance for surviving this particular marathon episode! All of the gang are here (sort of) to share thoughts and predictions on ALL 48 EVENTS on the Track & Field program at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. Plus, you'll...

Boy oh boy, do we have a bumper edition of TrackCastic for you! Actual legend CARL LEWIS is on the pod, along with his sprint protege Louie Hinchliffe. Plus, we have special guest Alicia (aka @LissOnTrack) joining us! We've just about recovered from the Paris Diamond League, Alicia was in the stadium to witness 2x World Records and a super-fast men's 800m. Jamie & Chris reflect on their freezi...

Hello, how are ya? TrackCastic celebrates the Irish success in Rome with our in-depth review of the 2024 European Athletics Championships! Just the 3 of us this time, but we can still chat :D Catch up on Chris's European Tour travels from Oslo to Stockholm for the Diamond Leagues, to Rome for the Euros. We discuss the raised platform of the jumps in Rome, THOSE 400 metre finals and assess how well...

Hello! What a manic month of Athletics we've had as the outdoor season is well and truly underway. 5 Diamond Leagues, World Relays, London Marathon, Gotzis, Night of the 10Ks and a whole host of other events already in this Olympic year - and it's only May! In our 60th episode, we discuss the strengths of the Irish team, Kevin Mayer's invite to Rome, 3 World Records and how well the Brits are goin...

Glasgow put on a show!! Molly Caudery & Josh Kerr got the home crowd on their feet. Femke Bol & Devynne Charlton set World Records. Belgium & New Zealand had a Champs to remember! Gabby has all the multi drama from the mixed zone, including interviews with Simon Ehammer and Ken Mullings. Ceri and Chris have all the gossip from stands, whilst Carol & Jamie give their take from watch...