Athletics Weekly: Ask The Athlete
Hello and welcome to Ask The Athlete, a brand new podcast from Athletics Weekly.
The podcast is based on our Ask The Athlete video series where members of the public ask the questions and the athlete provides the answers.
You’ll hear everything from what it’s like to win Olympic, Paralympic, world and European medals, the inside track on the training regimes which have brought top level success, the most weird and wonderful hobbies associated with those in athletics, the impacts of broadcasting the most famous events in the history of the sport and so much more.
We want this podcast to help inspire those who are looking to get into athletics, who already take part in the sport or those who are just general fans of running, jumping and throwing!
We hope there’s something in Ask The Athlete for everyone.
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- Update frequency
- every 10 days
- Average duration
- 19 minutes
- Episodes
- 11
- Years Active
- 2021
Dathan Ritzenhein
This week we're joined by Dathan Ritzenhein – three-time Olympian, US national cross country champion and former 5000m US record-holder.
He chats to AW about the beauty of training in Boulder, Colora…
Holly Bradshaw
We’re joined by current British pole vault record-holder, Holly Bradshaw. Bradshaw’s career took off when she broke the British junior pole vault record in 2010. Since then, she's won a European indo…
Dave Bedford
Dave Bedford – former 10,000m WR holder, race director of the London Marathon until 2012 and Chairman of the IAAF Road Running Commission – joins AW this week.
He chats to AW about what it felt to br…
Colin Jackson
We're joined by Colin Jackson – Olympic silver medallist, two-time world champion and indoor champion, four-time European champion and three-time indoor champion, two-time Commonwealth champion, broa…
Zharnel Hughes
Sprinting sensation Zharnel Hughes is the focus of this episode. Hughes is a two-time European champion, 4x100m Commonwealth champion and world championship silver medallist, and the joint-second fas…
Perri Shakes-Drayton
Perri Shakes-Drayton is one of the biggest personalities in athletics and is the world silver medalist and indoor champion, European silver medalist and double indoor champion and now a TV personalit…
Hollie Arnold
AW is joined by Hollie Arnold – F46 javelin Paralympic, four-time world, European and Commonwealth champion.
She opens up about proving her career advisor wrong to become Paralympic champion, the sim…
Sally Gunnell
AW is joined by Sally Gunnell – Olympic, world, European, two-time World Cup and five-time Commonwealth champion.
She chats about the reason for changing from 100mH to 400mH, the balance between nee…
Daniel Rowden
After equalling Steve Ovett's PB of 1:44.09 at the age of 23 last year, British 800m champion Daniel Rowden is now targeting his first Olympics in Tokyo.
He chats to AW about his surgery to treat MALS…
Steve Cram
AW is joined by Steve Cram – 1500m Olympic silver medallist, world and two-time European champion, commentator and coach.
He chats about commentating on Usain Bolt, Mo Farah and Kelly Holmes, how he'…
Athletics Weekly's Ask The Athlete Podcast
Introducing your new favourite athletics podcast as you hear the inside track from world-class athletes each week! Hear from those who have won Olympic, Paralympic, World and European medals, their t…