1 00:00:06,667 --> 00:00:10,347 Speaker 1: You're listening to the Weekend Sport podcast with Jason Vine 2 00:00:10,707 --> 00:00:11,747 Speaker 1: from newstalk ZEDB. 3 00:00:12,667 --> 00:00:14,707 Speaker 2: If you might remember a week ago on the show, 4 00:00:14,827 --> 00:00:17,867 Speaker 2: we spoke to Ben Ruth, dad of Sam Ruth, who 5 00:00:17,947 --> 00:00:20,587 Speaker 2: had just become the youngest ever person to run a 6 00:00:20,627 --> 00:00:23,747 Speaker 2: subformanut Mile, and Ben at that time told us about 7 00:00:24,027 --> 00:00:27,027 Speaker 2: the trade me auction that they were getting under way 8 00:00:27,147 --> 00:00:31,187 Speaker 2: a week or so ago with Sam's historic sub formut 9 00:00:31,227 --> 00:00:36,067 Speaker 2: Mile shoes going up for auction and bidding. It would 10 00:00:36,107 --> 00:00:40,187 Speaker 2: be fair to say has got to a very impressive level. Now, 11 00:00:40,187 --> 00:00:42,427 Speaker 2: if you know trade me auctions, you'll know that if 12 00:00:42,427 --> 00:00:45,707 Speaker 2: there's a bid made within two minutes of the closing time, 13 00:00:46,067 --> 00:00:48,627 Speaker 2: then it auto extends by a couple of minutes. Well, 14 00:00:48,627 --> 00:00:51,947 Speaker 2: I think it's within thirty seconds anyway, it can auto extend. 15 00:00:51,947 --> 00:00:56,107 Speaker 2: But I believe that bidding has finally closed after a 16 00:00:56,107 --> 00:00:59,147 Speaker 2: bit of a flurry of late activity. Two forty was 17 00:00:59,187 --> 00:01:01,187 Speaker 2: the time that it was scheduled to close. It's now 18 00:01:01,227 --> 00:01:04,427 Speaker 2: approaching two forty six. Ben Ruth is with us, Have 19 00:01:04,507 --> 00:01:05,747 Speaker 2: we got a final number? Ben? 20 00:01:07,067 --> 00:01:07,467 Speaker 3: We do? 21 00:01:07,627 --> 00:01:07,907 Speaker 1: We do. 22 00:01:08,067 --> 00:01:11,187 Speaker 3: We've got eleven thousand, four hundred and eight dollars, which 23 00:01:11,267 --> 00:01:15,027 Speaker 3: is just unbelievable. It just means so much, and what 24 00:01:15,107 --> 00:01:16,987 Speaker 3: an exciting flurry at the end there, and thanks to 25 00:01:16,987 --> 00:01:19,707 Speaker 3: everybody so much for your support, and I think Dragon 26 00:01:19,787 --> 00:01:24,147 Speaker 3: won it, and Dads and Shares pushed Dragon after two 27 00:01:24,187 --> 00:01:27,587 Speaker 3: forty to the limit. So just absolutely, it's just so 28 00:01:27,627 --> 00:01:29,907 Speaker 3: grateful for one hundred and fifty people that burden, all 29 00:01:29,907 --> 00:01:33,587 Speaker 3: the comments and all the support, fifty thousand watches and yeah, 30 00:01:33,667 --> 00:01:35,587 Speaker 3: the top listing on trade me. It's just it's just 31 00:01:35,667 --> 00:01:37,867 Speaker 3: mind boggling, just so grateful for. 32 00:01:37,827 --> 00:01:41,227 Speaker 2: That, absolutely brilliant. Yeah, you're sent through some information and 33 00:01:41,587 --> 00:01:43,827 Speaker 2: trade me had told you that it was the most 34 00:01:43,907 --> 00:01:47,667 Speaker 2: viewed listing of twenty twenty five so far, eleven four 35 00:01:47,787 --> 00:01:51,067 Speaker 2: hundred and eight dollars. Did you have any any expectation, 36 00:01:51,187 --> 00:01:53,627 Speaker 2: any goal in mind when you when you put the 37 00:01:53,667 --> 00:01:55,907 Speaker 2: shoes on trade me been or did you just sort 38 00:01:55,947 --> 00:01:58,107 Speaker 2: of put them on and think to yourself, let's see 39 00:01:58,107 --> 00:01:58,627 Speaker 2: how it goes. 40 00:01:59,347 --> 00:02:02,307 Speaker 3: Do you know? What's Sam? Sam and I were talking. 41 00:02:02,387 --> 00:02:04,587 Speaker 3: He was like, oh, you know, I'm just so lucky 42 00:02:04,587 --> 00:02:08,307 Speaker 3: to have big and Sam, and then he came up 43 00:02:08,347 --> 00:02:11,907 Speaker 3: with this idea of letting go of his shoes and 44 00:02:12,387 --> 00:02:15,307 Speaker 3: putting them up. And I think, honestly for a fifteen 45 00:02:15,387 --> 00:02:16,987 Speaker 3: year old. If it'd got to a thousand dollars, that 46 00:02:16,987 --> 00:02:18,667 Speaker 3: would have been mind boggling. And I think those first 47 00:02:18,667 --> 00:02:20,427 Speaker 3: couple of birds once got to trouble for because it 48 00:02:20,467 --> 00:02:24,267 Speaker 3: was it's just such a lot of money and the 49 00:02:24,267 --> 00:02:27,507 Speaker 3: fact that can go to Craig and Sam and the group. 50 00:02:28,267 --> 00:02:31,507 Speaker 3: You know, Craig Kirkwood has just so many incredible athletes 51 00:02:31,587 --> 00:02:33,307 Speaker 3: kind of camp just one of the New Zealand Secrety Schools 52 00:02:33,307 --> 00:02:38,307 Speaker 3: Triathlon just two days ago, which was unbelievable. We've just 53 00:02:38,387 --> 00:02:42,627 Speaker 3: got an Findley Oliver in New Zealand twenty triathlon champs. 54 00:02:42,907 --> 00:02:45,027 Speaker 3: Craig's athlete as well. And a lot of these younger 55 00:02:45,067 --> 00:02:48,947 Speaker 3: athletes don't get the full access to you know, physio, 56 00:02:49,107 --> 00:02:51,907 Speaker 3: strength and conditioning programs, things like that. Back in action. 57 00:02:52,947 --> 00:02:56,187 Speaker 3: The Interville works with Craig and there's younger athletes, but 58 00:02:56,307 --> 00:02:57,987 Speaker 3: just being able to help them out with those sorts 59 00:02:57,987 --> 00:03:00,467 Speaker 3: of things, getting to events, all that sort of I mean, 60 00:03:00,507 --> 00:03:01,907 Speaker 3: this is just incredible. 61 00:03:02,027 --> 00:03:05,227 Speaker 2: What differences is going to make absolutely terrific. Look whoever, 62 00:03:05,427 --> 00:03:09,027 Speaker 2: so whoever drag that's obviously a trade meet buyer name, 63 00:03:09,427 --> 00:03:11,427 Speaker 2: I don't know. I mean you've probably thought about this 64 00:03:11,507 --> 00:03:14,667 Speaker 2: but those shoes in years to come, once we see 65 00:03:14,947 --> 00:03:17,307 Speaker 2: how Sam's career plays out, could be worth a heck 66 00:03:17,347 --> 00:03:19,547 Speaker 2: of a lot more than eleven and a half thousand, 67 00:03:19,667 --> 00:03:23,267 Speaker 2: So a good investment by that particular trade meet. But 68 00:03:23,787 --> 00:03:25,667 Speaker 2: I know you're in Melbourne at the moment, Ben, because 69 00:03:25,707 --> 00:03:30,507 Speaker 2: Sam is running tonight in a pretty stacked fifteen hundred 70 00:03:30,507 --> 00:03:33,787 Speaker 2: meter field at the Murray Plant Meat in Melbourne. It's 71 00:03:33,787 --> 00:03:36,027 Speaker 2: sold out, first time a track and field meat has 72 00:03:36,027 --> 00:03:39,107 Speaker 2: sold out in Australia since two thousand and one. Can 73 00:03:39,147 --> 00:03:42,067 Speaker 2: you tell us about the company that Sam and the 74 00:03:42,107 --> 00:03:43,987 Speaker 2: other Sam Tanner are in tonight? 75 00:03:45,507 --> 00:03:48,067 Speaker 3: Yeah, I can. I just you know, I was obviously 76 00:03:48,067 --> 00:03:50,147 Speaker 3: involved in track and field in two thousand and one. 77 00:03:50,187 --> 00:03:52,587 Speaker 3: I was running back then and there was a Sydney Olympics, 78 00:03:52,587 --> 00:03:54,987 Speaker 3: and so twenty twenty one when athletics meats were selling 79 00:03:54,987 --> 00:04:00,387 Speaker 3: out in Australia was probably peak athletic entertainment in Australia. 80 00:04:00,427 --> 00:04:02,987 Speaker 3: And the fact that now Australia has got a fully 81 00:04:02,987 --> 00:04:06,667 Speaker 3: sold out meat, we've got gout, gout that Australian he's 82 00:04:06,747 --> 00:04:10,827 Speaker 3: seventeen year old now running sensation that broke the Australian 83 00:04:10,827 --> 00:04:13,907 Speaker 3: turner of meter open men's record, and it's challenging about Bolt. 84 00:04:14,307 --> 00:04:18,667 Speaker 3: He's the last race at what was it? It will 85 00:04:18,747 --> 00:04:22,067 Speaker 3: be ten forty New Zealand time at ten twenty eight 86 00:04:22,227 --> 00:04:26,027 Speaker 3: the New Zealand time. Sam and Sam Tanner are racing together. 87 00:04:26,187 --> 00:04:28,907 Speaker 3: And in that field you've got the Commas Games gold 88 00:04:28,907 --> 00:04:33,027 Speaker 3: midist Olihare. You've got Peter Bowle who came fourth on 89 00:04:33,027 --> 00:04:35,427 Speaker 3: the Olympic Games in the eight hundred meters. You've got 90 00:04:35,507 --> 00:04:38,667 Speaker 3: Cam Myers who set the world under twenty mile record 91 00:04:38,747 --> 00:04:41,827 Speaker 3: at three forty eight, which is just unbelievable. And you've 92 00:04:41,827 --> 00:04:44,187 Speaker 3: got nine there are nine guys that have run three 93 00:04:44,187 --> 00:04:46,667 Speaker 3: point thirty four for fifteen hundred or equivalent for the mile, 94 00:04:47,267 --> 00:04:50,627 Speaker 3: and that's to put that in perspective. Those nine people 95 00:04:50,627 --> 00:04:53,067 Speaker 3: if will run a time that's about fifty meters ahead 96 00:04:53,107 --> 00:04:56,027 Speaker 3: half the home straight ahead of what Sam's personal beasts, 97 00:04:56,027 --> 00:04:57,707 Speaker 3: which is the world record for a fifteen year old. 98 00:04:58,027 --> 00:05:00,907 Speaker 3: So it's he's the youngest in the entire meeting and 99 00:05:00,987 --> 00:05:03,507 Speaker 3: he's just going to be hanging on for dear life 100 00:05:03,587 --> 00:05:05,147 Speaker 3: for as long as he can. So it's just going 101 00:05:05,187 --> 00:05:07,987 Speaker 3: to be hold on and go, and he's going to 102 00:05:08,067 --> 00:05:09,187 Speaker 3: roll the dice and give it a shot. 103 00:05:09,747 --> 00:05:13,147 Speaker 2: What an experience Forum though, Well, I mean you talked 104 00:05:13,187 --> 00:05:15,987 Speaker 2: last week about and so did Nick Willis when we 105 00:05:16,027 --> 00:05:19,587 Speaker 2: spoke to him about what might lie ahead for Sam 106 00:05:19,627 --> 00:05:21,787 Speaker 2: and you talked about getting him into quality fields and 107 00:05:21,867 --> 00:05:24,987 Speaker 2: quality race as well. This is high quality stuff, isn't it. 108 00:05:26,427 --> 00:05:29,067 Speaker 3: This is literally the like in terms of the event 109 00:05:29,107 --> 00:05:31,027 Speaker 3: being sold out, that's unbelievable. But in terms of the 110 00:05:31,027 --> 00:05:33,667 Speaker 3: actual field, I haven't seen a field like this in 111 00:05:33,707 --> 00:05:37,667 Speaker 3: Australasia in a decade. And so he's jumping, jumping, you know, 112 00:05:37,707 --> 00:05:40,747 Speaker 3: he ran he's on under sixteen secondary schools in December 113 00:05:41,307 --> 00:05:43,307 Speaker 3: and now he's racing in the greatest field in a 114 00:05:43,347 --> 00:05:47,787 Speaker 3: decade in Australia. It's it's a hell of a learning 115 00:05:47,947 --> 00:05:50,587 Speaker 3: it's a hell of a learning curve. But what an 116 00:05:50,587 --> 00:05:53,387 Speaker 3: awesome event to be part of. And whatever whatever happens, 117 00:05:53,707 --> 00:05:55,907 Speaker 3: the learning and the knowledge you gain and the preparation 118 00:05:56,027 --> 00:05:58,227 Speaker 3: and just being learning to be comfortable in those environments, 119 00:05:58,267 --> 00:06:00,107 Speaker 3: it just it means that you can step up to 120 00:06:00,147 --> 00:06:01,027 Speaker 3: the next level later on. 121 00:06:01,587 --> 00:06:04,067 Speaker 2: Absolutely brilliant. Well please push them all the best on 122 00:06:04,147 --> 00:06:07,307 Speaker 2: behalf of everybody here at ZB and all of our listenership. Ben, 123 00:06:07,347 --> 00:06:10,467 Speaker 2: thank you for changing the time of closing for the auctions, 124 00:06:10,507 --> 00:06:12,867 Speaker 2: they could join us live to give us the final 125 00:06:12,907 --> 00:06:15,947 Speaker 2: figure made eleven four hundred and eight dollars for you know, 126 00:06:15,987 --> 00:06:19,427 Speaker 2: we're just going to go to help Craigan and Sam Tanner, 127 00:06:19,507 --> 00:06:21,267 Speaker 2: that is, you know, help others, and you've outlined that 128 00:06:22,147 --> 00:06:24,067 Speaker 2: philosophy as well. So thanks for joining us, mate. Well 129 00:06:24,067 --> 00:06:25,507 Speaker 2: look forward to catching up again soon and all the 130 00:06:25,547 --> 00:06:26,467 Speaker 2: best of Sam for tonight. 131 00:06:27,387 --> 00:06:29,787 Speaker 3: Legend mate, No, thank you, mate. 132 00:06:29,587 --> 00:06:32,587 Speaker 2: Ben Ruth. There in Melbourne where Sam's going to run 133 00:06:32,627 --> 00:06:36,387 Speaker 2: that stacked fifteen hundred meter field tonight? Incredible. Yeah, the 134 00:06:36,427 --> 00:06:40,147 Speaker 2: Murray Plant Meet, ten thousand capacity completely sold out and 135 00:06:40,187 --> 00:06:43,707 Speaker 2: as you had been mentioned there, Yeah, the final event 136 00:06:43,747 --> 00:06:47,187 Speaker 2: of the of the programmers, the two hundred meters featuring 137 00:06:47,227 --> 00:06:51,587 Speaker 2: this sensational teenager we've got. We've got Sam Ruth doing 138 00:06:51,627 --> 00:06:56,307 Speaker 2: amazing things in the fifteen hundred meters. Gout, gout this incredible. 139 00:06:56,307 --> 00:06:57,787 Speaker 2: I think he's only I think he's born in O seven, 140 00:06:57,787 --> 00:07:00,427 Speaker 2: So what do be seventeen? Eighteen years old? Seventeen years old, 141 00:07:00,707 --> 00:07:06,027 Speaker 2: he's run twenty twenty seconds oh four for two hundred meters. Incredible, 142 00:07:06,387 --> 00:07:08,587 Speaker 2: He's in the final event tonight. Now wonder they've sold 143 00:07:08,587 --> 00:07:08,907 Speaker 2: it out. 144 00:07:09,467 --> 00:07:12,627 Speaker 1: For more from Weekends Sport with Jason Fine, listen live 145 00:07:12,747 --> 00:07:16,027 Speaker 1: to News Talk Set B Weekends from midday, or follow 146 00:07:16,067 --> 00:07:17,667 Speaker 1: the podcast on iHeartRadio