Backstraight Boys (& Girl) Athletics Chat

Send us Fan Mail As recording sessions go, this one was an epic. We sat down mid-afternoon, before gradually cancelling our evening plans and discussing athletics’ news well into the wintry night. Colin McCourt, the British Athletics Writers’ Association luncheon, and that laughably recognisable image of a ‘mystery athlete’...  Please enjoy, please subscribe and please let us know what you think o...

Send us Fan Mail A slight misnomer here, as we’ve ended up editing out the Stranger Things chat (in case you were wondering: Jess also thinks Season Two, Episode Seven was abysmal), but it’s left even more room to talk athletics, and the meteoric ascent of one of Britain’s...  Please enjoy, please subscribe and please let us know what you think on all our socials.  Thanks for listening and follow...

Send us Fan Mail Following on from Aly Dixon’s chat with Claire last week, we’ve a pretty marathon-heavy pod. Mo Farah is hopping on a plane to get good at running them; Jonny Mellor won’t be getting on a plane, despite having raced one really fast; and Dewi Griffiths...  Please enjoy, please subscribe and please let us know what you think on all our socials.  Thanks for listening and follow us on...

Send us Fan Mail What do flamingoes, Paula Radcliffe, and screaming Londoners have in common? Well, not very much at all, if we’re honest – but they’re all discussed in this week’s episode: another in-depth athlete chat. This time, Claire talks to Aly Dixon – who thrilled the nation...  Please enjoy, please subscribe and please let us know what you think on all our socials.  Thanks for listening a...

Send us Fan Mail Doping dominates discourse on athletics. Fact. We don’t want to discuss cheats on our podcast. Also true. Fantastic athletes who were robbed of their moment upon the podium at a major championships receiving their overdue rewards following the discovery of foul play? We love it....  Please enjoy, please subscribe and please let us know what you think on all our socials.  Thanks fo...

Send us Fan Mail World and Olympic Champion, Tianna Bartoletta, has carved quite the niche. She can jump over seven metres, has a world record to her name, has studied medicine, and crafts powerful, eloquent blogs about the weightiest of issues. Who better to kick off our longer interview features this...  Please enjoy, please subscribe and please let us know what you think on all our socials.  Th...

Send us Fan Mail In perhaps the most eclectic episode to date, Claire and Jody discuss their European athletes of the year, the future (or lack thereof) of the Commonwealth Games, who might break the men’s marathon world record in Berlin this Sunday, and the total fruitcake who told...  Please enjoy, please subscribe and please let us know what you think on all our socials.  Thanks for listening a...

Send us Fan Mail It’s a patchwork quilt of an episode today, as the gang tackle your questions on the season, and contemplate the Diamond League as a concept. Bayo calls in from an airport bar, Jody conducts a fascinating interview with eloquent and honest sprint star Ashleigh Nelson,...  Please enjoy, please subscribe and please let us know what you think on all our socials.  Thanks for listening...

Send us Fan Mail Ten days glued to our televisions or seats in the Olympic Stadium wasn’t enough athletics for a fortnight, so we met up to discuss our highs, lows, and takeaways. Listen out for the latest addition to Backstraight’s offering: a competition to win some World Champs...  Please enjoy, please subscribe and please let us know what you think on all our socials.  Thanks for listening and...

Send us Fan Mail We stole fifteen minutes before our BBC 5 Live debut to record an emergency pod, pooling some of our thoughts on the World Championships so far. Spoiler alert: expect rants about coverage, and rave reviews of the new hedgehog on the block. You know the drill: rate,...  Please enjoy, please subscribe and please let us know what you think on all our socials.  Thanks for listening an...

Send us Fan Mail Although they’ve hardly snuck up on us (we’ve talked about nothing else for months), the World Championships are finally here: London 2017 is days away! With that in mind, the entire team met up to preview the event, and couldn’t resist throwing it back to some...  Please enjoy, please subscribe and please let us know what you think on all our socials.  Thanks for listening and fo...

Send us Fan Mail Matt’s back, and putting in some Oscar-worthy performances to boot in this, our third podcast. We couldn’t wait an entire fortnight to discuss this weekend’s British Championships, so – without further ado – here are our thoughts. Remember to review and subscribe, and – as...  Please enjoy, please subscribe and please let us know what you think on all our socials.  Thanks for list...

Send us Fan Mail It’s come around as quickly as the top bend did for Allyson Felix in that 2015 400m final; episode two is here! Jody and Bayo dissect European and US Championships, and – in honour of Women in Sport week – Claire catches up with Cheriece and Shannon...  Please enjoy, please subscribe and please let us know what you think on all our socials.  Thanks for listening and follow us on S...

Send us Fan Mail Backstraight Boys are relaunching, in a new fortnightly podcast featuring interviews, debates, previews, and all things athletics. This time, in a short pilot episode, we’re looking ahead to the London 2017 World Championships. Muir, Farah, Bolt, Thiam, and the British guy who ‘can jump super...  Please enjoy, please subscribe and please let us know what you think on all our socia...