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Wow, what a year for our amazing para athletes?! With a World Champs and a Paralympics to contend with our small but quality teams came back with impressive medal hauls and national/area records and PBs. On the sprints side of things, Zoe Hobbs led the charge with a 4th place finish at World Indoors and a fantastic semi final appearance at the Olympics. Plus, plenty to get excited for in 2025 in t...

We are back!! And wow, what a year it has been for New Zealand athletics! Gold medals at World Indoors, many medals across Para Worlds and Paralympics, two Olympic medals and of course many NZ records. In this episode Alisha Lovrich and Hayden Shearman breakdown the finalists and winners of the Athlete of the Year in jumps and throws. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

After two stunning silvers from Tom Walsh in the shot put and then Eliza McCartney in the pole vault, we all awoke on Monday morning of the Glasgow 2024 World Indoor Champs to discover Hamish Kerr had flown to the top of the world with a 2.36 WL, =AR and PB victory in the high jump. And then to top it all off Geordie Beamish unleashed the most brutal kick in the final 100m of the men's 1500 to bec...

Who were NZ's top sprinters, mid-distance and long-distance runners, and para athletes in 2023? Cam Avery, Alisha Lovrich and Hayden Shearman talk through the highlights from another epic year with Area Records and World Champs medals galore in the paras, Zoe Hobbs crushing it in the 100, and records to Geordie Beamish in the middle distances. Be sure to catch last week's episode where we talk thr...

Amidst the controversy and travesty of Zoe Hobbs not being nominated for Sportswoman of the Year, we discuss who are our highlights and picks for thrower and jumper of the year. There's a lot to choose including records galore across the javelin, triple jump, discus and high jump, plus an epic comeback from Eliza and a big upset at nationals with Jacko taking down Tom. Hosted on Acast. See acast.c...

The world champs are over for another round and Alisha and Hayden reflect on the highs, lows, heartbreaks, and hopes for the future. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

At the midway point in the World Champs we've already got 15 athletes back in the sheds, so Cam Avery joins Hayden Shearman to digest the action so far. The highs, the lows, and the in-betweens. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In Part 2 of our Budapest World Athletics Championship preview we breakdown our epic 19-strong Kiwi team and talk about the likelihood of medals and top 8s! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We are getting just a little excited about the World Champs starting in Budapest in less than 10 days time! In this episode, Hayden and Alisha talk through the new rule changes that could well have a big effect in how the rounds play out for the distance and sprint events. Plus, we catch up with the final pre-Worlds results from some of our team members to see how their form is tracking towards th...

The New Zealand Cross Country Champs are arguably the toughest distance foot race in the country and this year did not disappoint. Bluebird weather, epic course and an all-time dramatic Senior Women's race. Then we came back for another day on the Sunday for the NZ Cross Country Mixed Relays where Bays came out on top. We hear from Senior Men's winner Cameron Avery as well as the rest of the men's...

After her two medals, Area Record in the 100 and PB in the long jump, we catch up with Anna Grimaldi and chat about the secrets behind the incredible success of our World Paras team. We also catch up with Geordie Beamish's steeples area record, news from the Diamond League and other European meets and preview what is set to be an electric New Zealand Cross Country Champs in Spa Park, Taupō. And we...

What an incredible World Para Athletics Champs from our amazing team of 8 Kiwis who between them brought home 9 medals and set 6 Oceania Records!?! Epic! We break down the results as well as catch up on the latest from other Kiwis getting amongst it in Europe as we build up to the Budapest World Champs. Plus, Hayden and Alisha go through the big three scandals that have rocked the world of athleti...

We catch up with newly crowned NCAA 1500 champ Maia Ramsden as she celebrates this massive achievement of climbing to the top of the incredibly competitive US collegiate system. Plus, she shares some nuggets of wisdom for any young athletes considering US scholarships. We also catch up news and results from Sam Tanner, Geordie Beamish, the Anthonies in the hammer, Olivia Mctaggart, Becky Greene, W...

Recapping the senior men and senior women's races from the 2023 World Cross Country Champs in Bathurst, we hear from our top placed Kiwi male, Cameron Avery. Covering all things from the drama before the race started, the thunderstorms after and a cheeky little boat race with the Aussies at the after party. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stefan Smith joins us from Australia to debrief the action and insane drama of the World Cross Country Championships in Bathurst Australia. In this first episode of two, we recap the juniors and mixed team relays, plus we bring ourselves up to speed with the way national records have been dropping all over the place! Epic work Rosie, Connor, Hamish and Geordie! Stay tuned for more from Melbourne a...

After a quick recap of the Lovelock Classic and Tauranga Twilight Meet, we hand out our final awards for the Athlete of the Year in 2022. Who were the best throwers? What about sprinters in what was a year for the ages in 2022?! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As we look back on an absolutely epic year of New Zealand run, jump and throws, Cam, Alisha and Hayden debate who was the athlete of the year in each of the event groups. Some are a little more clear cut than others and some are down right impossible to decide who comes out on top! What do you think? Did we get the nominations and awards right? In this episode we cover long distance running, mid d...

Track is back! And The Zoom Zoom Show is back for another season of analysis, news, views, banter and interviews. We kick off a three-part festive series of episodes with a recap of what went down at NZ Secondary Schools Track and Field Champs and the Diaken Night of 5s. Plus, we catch up on the news of Eddie Osei-Nketia moving to Hawaii to play American football and the selections for the World C...

This episode we have Rosie Elliott who got the late call up to join the epic squad of Kiwis heading to the World Athletics Champs in Eugene, Oregon. We hear her story of a rollercoaster last two years, all culminating in the dream trip to the Worlds to race the 400! Plus we dissect the New Zealand team to understand where everyone is ranked and what they need to do to make semis, finals and medals...

Ruth Croft wins Western States 100, NZ schools XC goes off, James Preston goes to number 3 all-time, Jacko is back in the throwing circle, and we have a Kiwi on the podium at the US outdoor high school nationals. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Oceanias are in the books and we digest the performances, medals, worlds qualifiers, pixelated coverage, and of course the epic Oceania 100m record from Zoe Hobbs. And we sit down with coach James Mortimer to hear his journey into sprinting and then into coaching some of the fastest Kiwis in history. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our speedy girls have once again dropped another 4x1 record, we get the first of our Tiaan v Eddie match ups in Aussie, we have two NCAA II champs, Sam Tanner crushes in Eugene, Tom throws over 22m in Poland, and heaps more. This is just a short show to bring everyone up to speed with the news before we dive into the deep end that is all the action to come from the Oceania Champs (7-11 June). Host...

Sam Tanner in the 1500, Lauren Bruce and Tom Walsh in the throws, Hamish Carson in 5000, Jake Robertson on the roads, Anthony Barmes in the hammer ... everywhere you look there's a Kiwi dropping it like it's hot! Plus, we digest the team two for Comm Games and World Champs and get amped for the Eugene Diamond League and Oceania Champs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We catch up with Oli Chignell who has been running out of his skin overseas with brilliant performances in the 5000 and 10,000m. However, his title of greatest moustache in New Zealand track and field is certainly being challenged with Dan Balchin putting in a strong bid for the crown while also throwing down a blistering debut marathon to claim the New Zealand champs alongside Hannah Miller. We a...

Brad Mathas is dominating the 800 in Japan, Leah Belfield getting faster and faster in 100, Sam Tanner lighting up the 1500 in the States and Oli Chignell runs a meaty 5k. All this and HEAPS more on this episode of the Zoom Zoom Show—all things track and field in New Zealand. Plus, we hear how photographer extraordinaire, Alisha Lovrich, got so passionate about athletics and how she got started on...