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In this episode, Rich and Hannah catch-up with Justin Rinaldi, head coach and founder of Fast 8 Track Club.
Justin has coached Josh Hoey and helped guide Mark English to his European Championship gold medal in Birmingham - and as an 800m specialist, is a self-confessed obsessive on all things track.
The Australian goes into deal about his coaching, principles and general thoughts and ambitions for athletics going forward - what the sport does right, what it needs to improve - and gives his perspective on chat around the men's and women's 800m world records, including the future of the Audrey Werro-Keely Hodgkinson-Femke Broeders-Bol rivalry.
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"Justin Rinaldi | Fast 8 Track Club founder and 800m coach" is an episode of Podium Athletics. Runtime 1 hr 8 min. Published November 9, 2026. Hit play above to stream it here, or open the free Spot Sports app for background play and offline downloads.
