Episode 31: 29 January, 2020 featuring Marty Jackson

Sean and Tim are joined by Para athlete extraordinaire Marty Jackson for Episode 31. Marty has made a big impact in athletics over his five year involvement in the sport and with a Commonwealth Games silver and World Para Championship bronze medal already in his collection, Marty talks about his life and plans leading through to the next World Championships in 2021.   .   The Geelong Region once again hosted the very successful Steigen Victorian Country Championships over the Australia Day long weekend.  Some of the highlight performances are discussed including Kath Mitchell’s return to competition and the very strong performances in the throws events in particular.   Box Hill hosted another record breaking Victorian Milers Club while the Rare Air Club had a split competition between Melbourne University and Casey Fields.  A lively conversation about pacers at Milers Club ensues… definitely some frustration expressed by our track side experts. Eleanor Patterson signalled her return to top flight competition by posting an equal PB and Olympic Qualifier with a 1.96m High Jump performance at the ACT Championships.  Jack Hale also impressed in the 100m, while Mia Gross produced a 100m World Junior Championship Qualifier with a legal run of 11.74secs. Darcey Roper had a great series in the Long Jump and looks to be building well towards the Nationals Internationally we had Jess Hull and Lisa Weightman posting big performances.  Hull broke Melissa Duncan’s 1500m Australian Indoor record with a 4:04.14 in Boston, a nice confidence booster before returning to Australia for the 5000m Championship.  Meanwhile in Osaka Lisa Weightman staked her claim to become only the second Australian woman to run the marathon at four Olympic Games with a 2:26.02 performance. With AVSL rolling on to its exciting climax at Lakeside on February 22nd, the Box Hill Classic on January 30th and the Melbourne Track Classic set for February 6th there is certainly plenty happening in the world of Victorian athletics. Stay tuned for episode 32 of Down the Track and another very special guest. Timeline 0:00:00 to 0:01:06 Intro and welcome Sean & Marty Jackson to Episode 31 0:01:00 to 0:44:07 Get to know Marty Jackson 0:44:08 to 0:56:42 Country Championships wrap 0:56:43 to 1:16:22 Rare Air Club and Milers Club 1:16:23 to 1:31:51 ACT Champs and the international news 1:31:52 to 1:46:00 What’s coming up AVSL, the Box Hill Classic and Melbourne Track Classic