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#46 - Caster’s Class, Doha’s Diamonds, and Eliud’s Enduring Excellence: Backstraight’s Take on the Last Few Weeks
#46 - Caster’s Class, Doha’s Diamonds, and Eliud’s Enduring Excellence: Backstraight’s Take on the Last Few Weeks
Caster Semenya is a terrific talent. She is a fierce competitor. She is a dignified presence in a melting pot of opinion... Read more
17 May 2019
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53mins
Ranked #2
King Kipchoge, Awards Analysis, and Federation Formations: Records are Falling, but Athletes are Rising
King Kipchoge, Awards Analysis, and Federation Formations: Records are Falling, but Athletes are Rising
Was Eliud Kipchoge's sub-two marathon an extraordinary athletic achievement? Or was it a technology-doped gimmick? Could... Read more
24 Nov 2019
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50mins
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We feel like we're putting away our track and field Russian dolls* here at Backstraight HQ, because the names just keep ... Read more
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'He's got a sprinting library. In his house,' Asha Philip asserts from the physio table, as she receives treatment at th... Read more
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Watching Christine Ohoruogo race was exhausting. The gun would go. She'd be in the mix. You'd not panic - knowing that h... Read more
15 Jan 2019
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Mary Cain (brave), Diamond League (diminished), and some British favourites (journalised): two mega rants and three mega interviews
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We've had a lovely, restful month off. Unfortunately, the IAAF haven't. They've been busy chopping the triple jump, stee... Read more
13 Nov 2019
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Claire's away 'doing rugby in France' (close enough, lads; she's been in both Portugal and West London, and is now - ter... Read more
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As recording sessions go, this one was an epic. We sat down mid-afternoon, before gradually cancelling our evening plans... Read more
13 Dec 2017
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Much to Claire’s delight, this week is the first episode with complete gender parity (Jody’s off sunning himself in Goa)... Read more
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#44 - Fewer Events, Higher Standards, and (supposedly) Greater Entertainment: The IAAF's Big Announcement
#44 - Fewer Events, Higher Standards, and (supposedly) Greater Entertainment: The IAAF's Big Announcement
More people would watch athletics if there were less of it. More athletes would jump higher, run faster, and throw furth... Read more
25 Mar 2019
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52mins
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#45 - Making Names, Crossing Ponds, and Realising Potential: Our Young Guns Special
#45 - Making Names, Crossing Ponds, and Realising Potential: Our Young Guns Special
'It was the best of times, it was the worst of times' wrote Charles Dickens, but this canonical line could well have bee... Read more
15 Apr 2019
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1hr 25mins
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#41 - Grand Prix, Glasgow, and Girl Power: The Indoor Season So Far
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Anyone got Samuel Tefera's number? Would someone please let him know he broke a world record in Birmingham on Saturday? ... Read more
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47mins
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Before Jessica Ennis-Hill in Beijing, there was Liz McColgan in Tokyo - winning global 10,000m gold less than a year aft... Read more
16 Sep 2018
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1hr 17mins
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#42 - Twice the Events, Half the Beards, and Double their Ages: Gallivanting in Glasgow (Part I)
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All sort's been going on at Backstraight HQ the last few days: Bayo's been kicking himself, out in Rio for the Carnival,... Read more
4 Mar 2019
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1hr 5mins
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Jemma's Flying, Mondo's Soaring, and GB's Spoilt for 400m Talent: the Glasgow Grand Prix and a few more besides
Jemma's Flying, Mondo's Soaring, and GB's Spoilt for 400m Talent: the Glasgow Grand Prix and a few more besides
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Shot Putters in the Stratosphere, Kat and Dina in the History Books, and Elephants in the Room: Our Big Doha Review Pod
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Where do we begin..? With the empty seats? The fainting marathon runners? Alberto Salazar's ban? With the DQs that were ... Read more
7 Oct 2019
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1hr 12mins
