

Wayne Mason
107 posts

@masetrack
2023-24 Athletics Tasmania coach of the year, closet introvert, lazy workaholic.



Track and Field at the Paris Olympics surpassed Tokyo on the World Athletics rankings list to become the best meet on record. Why is athletics so good at the moment? I break down the science, stats and stories from that purple patch in Paris. trackademicblog.com/blog/purplepar…


In the supershoe era, women’s world records have improved by twice the magnitude of men’s. Our new @FrontSportsAL paper explores whether it's just the shoes or if other factors are at play, ft. Laura Starc, @jb_morin, Emily McClelland & @AstridZech1 frontiersin.org/articles/10.33…

Our new @thePeerJ paper provides the first peer-reviewed evidence that superspikes have contributed to recent improvements in elite sprint performances. Featuring @jb_morin, @AstridZech1, Prof Andreas Groll and Dominik Niedziela. peerj.com/articles/16433/




We tracked the sleep quality and sleep behaviours of elite track and field athletes to identify areas for potential intervention during major champs and preparation. Just published in @JSportsSci, ft. @stewartalex_, @AstridZech1 and @CKniewasser. tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.108…


Check out @rob_mason12 in the latest episode of #TheAthleteDevelopmentShow for some beautiful insight on player #feedback. Rob holds a PhD in Education and works as the Coach Development Manager @PAFC Listen here - bit.ly/3UAZoQV





54% of professional football players say they’ve suffered an injury due to schedule overload, according to @FIFPRO. With the World Cup just days away, I took a quick look at why this percentage is likely to climb: trackademicblog.com/blog/worldcup22

The World Athletics Champs in Oregon proved that Tokyo was no fluke - the athletics glow up is real. Here’s my take on the action from Hayward Field, where the amount of Championship Records set more than doubled compared to the last edition trackademicblog.com/blog/oregon