The first thing on the agenda for rising Australian walking star Dane Bird-Smith after his impressive 11th-placed finish at the world athletics championships was to track down his dad and "stick it to him".
Bird-Smith is the son of former Australian walking star David Smith, a dual Olympian who finished 15th in the same 20km event at the 1983 world titles.
He also coaches his son and was on the course throughout the race on a hot Moscow day making sure Bird-Smith got enough fluids.
The pair share a healthy rivalry, allowing Bird-Smith to claim bragging rights for bettering his father's result at the world titles.
"Straight away, as soon as I see him, I am going to go stick it to him," said Bird-Smith.
"Whenever you get one up on the old man it is always a good day.
"We love the rivalry between me and him. He is always going to say 'no I still have the quicker time', but it is going to go one day. I am going to take him down and it is going to be the best day of my life."
Russian Aleksandr Ivanov won in one hour 20 minutes and 58 seconds, with China's Ding Chen and Miguel Angel Lopez of Spain taking the minor medals.
Competing in his first major international meet, Bird-Smith was stoked at claiming such a high finish in a good time of 1:23:06.
"I have picked up quite a few scalps with this one," said Bird-Smith.
"I am so relieved to get it over with and so proud of myself to actually guts it through that race.
"It was so damn hot out there.
"... dad told me to go in with no expectations, stick with the pack, stick with them for as long as you can.
"He was telling me that these guys are all 25 or 26 and in their peak condition with hundreds and hundreds of Ks in their legs.
"On the day I just need 70 per cent of the conditioning that they have and 30 per cent of guts and determination to drag myself around and tag on the back of them."
Countryman Rhydian Cowley was 50th in 1:33:35.
