2026 Track Results

[mastermulti]

I think it's a mistake. He is risking injury at the end of a very long season for him. I can only think of a few reasons why he would run?

1 To finally win a Diamond League Race and put up a good time to prove he belongs there & get a nice paycheck.

2 For one final try to see if he can get back in shape for a 3rd time to stay entered in the World Athletics Ultimate Champs in a couple of weeks.

3 A third reason is that he may be considering moving and running for a country in Europe? I'm sure he is falling in love with the countries and the people there. Not that Australia isn't also amazing. It would be easier for him to peak there without having to double peak every
season in track.

To peak twice in a year is difficult but Lachie did it. To peak 3 times in 1 year is unheard of. Again I worry for his health as he has a very
long career ahead of him and he came off a major back injury a year ago that almost ended his career.

he may simply be honouring his commitments while enjoying being in Europe. He told in the interviewer after Silesia that he hadn't really been training much since Glasgow .... so very possibly he's been travelling around and it's hard to fit in training everywhere he goes.

I've some fellow masters athletes who've just finished competing in Daegu. When asked if I'd consider it I said to one friend I wouldn't ever spend travelling opportunities and savings (we usually go for some months) to be sat in a stadium watching and doing OP's athletics. Maybe Lachlan's feeling a bit of that now he's been competing 6 months straight