Georgia Bell is our special guest as the AW team discusses the end of an eventful season, the changing face of the sport and the impact of super boots.
Are super shoe developments taking too much attention away from athletes’ achievements and skills, or are they making athletics more interesting? This is one of a number of issues that have been considered by the organization AW: team in the latest episode Athletics Weekly Podcastwhich is now out.
As the focus turns from the track to the roads and the fall marathon season, host Ewan Crumley joins Olympic medalist Wendy Slay and running shoe guru Paul Freire to discuss the impact of shoe development on the sport. With times going down and events speeding up in general, there is no doubt that shoes are making a difference.
It’s one of many aspects of athletics in flux, with new projects like Michael Johnson’s Grand Slam track and Alex Ohanian’s Atlas events trying to make waves and disrupt the established order of things. This show explores that changing landscape as well.
Someone who has embraced the change and reaped the benefits is Britain’s Georgia Bell. The 30-year-old is this month’s special guest and talks about the rapid progress she has made since returning to athletics, becoming an Olympic and European 1500m medalist as well as a British record holder.
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