Athletics Weekly

Kermit wrote:With the unofficial start of London 2012 only hours away can we have an Olympic Board

Done! Enjoy the Games!

Best thing to do is contact help@pocketmags.com, outlining all of the above.

Hopefully this should answer all of your queries:
http://www.athleticsweekly.com/magazine ... -provider/

Given the way several threads in recent days have degenerated, may I remind everyone of the forum guidelines which can be found here: http://www.athleticsweekly.com/messageboard/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=228 and these two guidelines in particular: 2. Any objectional, libellous or slanderous posts will...

I also disagree that one off freak performances should be questioned per se. Moorcroft el al had their perfect day and it is entirely possible that one of these performances would be the perfect day for that individual. But usually logic dictates between a "raise your game" type performan...

Comparing one-off "raise-your-game" type performances (eg Coe, Cook, etc), with a whole set of results from one meeting where almost all athletes performed better than expected is not really a valid comparison. In the history of the sport, there are several examples of truly questionable p...

The 60H start lists have now been amended and Ennis is no longer on there. Presumably the earlier version was simply taken from the entry lists, whereas the latest version (sans Ennis) is the list of athletes who have actually declared for the event.

Admin can a section of the board be set up for these championships please (as you did for last year's outdoor event). Done! To add to this can last year's events also be reposted in a new section of the board called "Championships". Such a section could house both the Euros and Olympics. ...

Tipton Harrier wrote:PS - With the upgrade would it now be possible to add the 'topic' name to the "last post" details (who/when).

Done!

The forum software has now been upgraded and I'm able to get back in to the admin control panel (was having problems before). Hopefully things should start to straighten themselves out now. Apologies again for any inconvenience. It's not like it hasn't been a headache for myself either.

Just to let you know, the forum has been upgraded to the latest version of phpbb, but in doing so there were a few minor glitches which has led to some problems logging in for some of you. As a fix, try clearing the cookies in your browser, and that should hopefully rectify the problem. Meanwhile, I...

Here's a taster of our 2011 UK merit rankings (top three in each event). The full top-10s with detailed season info appeared in our December 29 stats special. Men: http://www.athleticsweekly.com/news/uk-merit-rankings-2011-men/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; Women: http://www.athleti...

While this thread is still in its infancy, may I request that we nip it in the bud and that any newsworthy pieces be assigned their own topic? Long threads spanning several pages are just not very user-friendly and several different discussions can all be going on at once, whereas if those discussio...

nevetssllim wrote:I wonder what Gemma Steel's plans are? She's 26 and improving all the time. Will she try a marathon soon, maybe?

No plans for a marathon just yet. Her immediate aim is to try to qualify for the Olympics in either the 5000m or 10,000m.

tootingmick wrote:Bit harsh on our men's senior team .They did move up from 7th after one lap to grab 2nd place.

The fact they moved up so much on the final lap shows that they didn't go off hard enough and left themselves with too much to do. Andy Vernon admits as much in this week's AW.

Want to hear an incredible stat? If Aldershot, Farnham & District had been entered as a separate nation at the past seven editions of the European Cross-Country Champs, this is what the overall combined medals table would look like (based on individual medals only): https://p.twimg.com/AgstOS_CA...

A few thoughts on the IAAF AOY:
http://www.athleticsweekly.com/blog/iaa ... y-contest/

readtherules wrote:AW moves it if it wishes

I'd rather you put it in the right place from the outset.

An incredible breakthough. I remember when she had some very promising seasons as a youngster but was somewhat in the shadow of some of the other teenage talents at that time. Then she disappeared for a bit (due to injury, I presume) but she is now training with Mick Woods has made a phenomenal come...

I can spot Darren Campbell, Simeon Williamson, Mark Findlay and (I think) Junior Ejehu. Any more...?

Geb is now doing it too:
http://www.athleticsweekly.com/news/geb ... ngham-run/

For years the BOA had one rule for drug cheats, while most other Olympic committees went by another. Then the IOC brought in their rule whereby athletes who had served a doping suspension were forbidden from competing at the next Olympics. But now LaShawn Merritt has challenged that rule and had his...

Believe me, however irritating it is for all the regular users on here, it's even more irritating for me, trying to control it all, deleting the posts and the spammers. Just yesterday I installed a new mod on the forum that supposedly prevents spammers from registering (or at least cuts back on a la...

Men 100 - Bolt, Blake, Dix 200 - Bolt, Dix, Lemaitre 400 - James, Merritt, Gonzales 800 - Rudisha, Kaki, Kszczot 1500 - Kiprop, Laalou, Kiplagat 5000 - Farah, Lagat, Koech 10,000 - Farah, Merga, Tadese Marathon - Gebremariam, Kipruto, Kawauchi 3000 SC - Kipruto, Kemboi, Mekhissi-Benabbad 110H - Robl...

Have I gone blind or have Cuba really not entered their new 800m sensation, Santiusti?? :shock: I get the feeling that she intends to compete for Italy at the London Olympics. If she represents Cuba at the Worlds, then that would rule her out of competing at next year's Olympics. This is just a hun...

Is it just me or was Paula talking with a slightly French-tinged accent? I hadn't noticed it before but I like it! I think it's that thing whereby you pick up on the accent of the person you're talking to. My dad does it when he speaks to his Irish relatives - he starts talking with a slight Irish ...

Discus throwing is going crazy!! :shock: http://www.athleticsweekly.com/news/morse-throws-66-06m/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; He had four throws over 64.80m. Goes to No.3 on the UK all-time list and becomes fourth Brit with the 'A' standard. The discus at this weekend's Trials has...

mump boy wrote:How does that rate against previous EJ champs

21 medals is good going but i can't find previous results anywhere

GB won 15 medals (6 gold, 5 silver, 4 bronze).

Adele singing this...... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BW9Fzwuf43c" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; as she walks across the stadium which magically turns in to all London's greatest landmarks I'll be happy. Are you listening Seb??? Looks like he was indeed listening! http://www.moret...

nevetssllim wrote:How tall is Bleasdale? Is she the smallest athlete to clear 4.70m, bar Feofanova perhaps?

She's not short by any means.