Athletics Weekly

Agree on all the above. The paralympics may have been wonderful but they were a one-off surge. How many of those that fought like cat and dog to get tickest last year can remember names beyond Weir, Peacock & Pistorius, let alone will attend future events or remember performances? I also thought...

Relay selection just became a little easier as Lee McConnell is pregnant & will miss the season. Congrats and all the best to her.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/commonweal ... s/22621505

Nice to see Pitkamaki back to form for the first time in what seems like ages with 87.60 WL.

Awaiting the first excuses as to why Jack Green has gone off the boil; mental surely, from a guy hyped up as a possible finalist before the OG last year. He will be learning that talent is not enough at the top end of the elite. Only a young guy, so he may learn to be more consistent and how to hur...

48.9 for Rhys Williams. Jack Green DNF - getting just a little worried about him now :cry: I always thought it silly to withdraw funding from a newly crowned European Champion - this proves it. :roll: Given that he's run a PB in his 3rd race of the year, plus another of his fastest ever times, I'd ...

What type of hammer did Painter throw? The junior 6 kg or the full size? 10m on his PB for the senior implement is either fantastic or too good to be true. Too good to be true I'm afraid - TOPS shows it as 6kg. New 56m PB for Izzy Jeffs in the spear. 63 for Brett in the disc and Sophie over 70 again.

SteveK26 wrote:Kermit
Lets throw it open.
Was the Juantorena remark (about opening his legs) made by Coleman or Pickering?

I always thought that it was Pickering & much of the web seems to confirm it.

Sub 1.45 (just) and half a second ahead of Osagie is a good opener from Rimmer.

Massive 22.28 from Ryan Whiting in the shot.

18.87 from Zane to win the shot. Also a 54m discus qualifier.

Geoff wrote:Ashley Bryant 70.44 javelin during a 7975 decathlon. Both PB's.

Very well done him on both counts. Bet he's cursing 25 miserable points though.

The big meets with overseas stars will always pull in the crowds - albeit there were struggles to find 35,000 or so to fill Palace over 2 days. For many the London DL will be a day out rather than anything else, which is fine by me, but just don't mistake that as a real barometer of interest in, or ...

I could have called this thread: World Class Outdoor Results 2013 or International Class Outdoor Results 2013 or Domestic Level Outdoor Results 2013 or Breakthrough Outdoor Results 2013 or Outdoor Results 2013 for the Only Events I am Really Interested in.... But I didn't. It's for all results that ...

Interest in fun running & getting the "I ran the marathon" t shirt might be on the increase. But by and large that has no relevance to the competitive sport.

Some rapid and encouraging improvement there from Jax.

Freya Jones who's still only 19 has gone out to a 52.95 PB in the spear.

Have to agree with Jeremy here.

Proof will however be in the pudding and I will be fascinated to watch the improved results roll in.

Re: British male marathon runners. Ursus writes, "I think it's simply a case of too much like hard work for the "want everything now, attention span of a gnat" generation." Knowing some of the "better" Brit distance runners personally, I'm 100% confident that they are ...

Mo is not meant to be interesting to the punters who watch his interviews... Disagree. He has chosen to appear on a number of light entertainment programs where by definition participants are expected to be interesting or entertaining and he, unsurprisingly fails on both counts. Would view it diffe...

For elite athletes the VLM is a race i.e. the competitors had the aim of getting of getting to the finish line before the others. Mo did not have that objective, nor was he a pacemaker (not that I really like those) so I cannot see the justification for him being on that start line. He may have gain...

Mark Dry has gone out to 74.46 in the hammer, while 19 y.o (for another few days) Nick Miller manged 70.20 with the senior implement to become the 2nd new member of the 70m club this year.

Mr Me wrote:He...looked a bit embarassed to be there....

So he should have been - ridiculous stunt. All involved should be ashamed.

And am I really reading the results properly in that the first British male home was outside Paula's WR? Feeble.

I'd love to agree with your comment: "athletics existed before Bolt .. .. .. ..and it will carry on after he's p*ssed off.. .." I've always believed no man's bigger than the sport etc. However, the reality is that as a world sport, athletics is dying on its arse (I don't need to bore you ...

Nice to see a 70.66 PB from Matti Mortimore in the spear.

Hopefully he's now back on track to fulfil his early potential. Although it feels like he's been around for years he doesn't turn 20 until next month.

Dreadful. I have long thought that a big sports event would be an easy target, but I was thinking more of an attack on a stadium. I'm sure those casualty numbers will grow but, tragic though it is, my initial reaction was that it could have been so much worse. Good luck to the authorities in their i...

I agree quite a lot with what bevone has said, just because someone might not appear as mentally strong as the likes of Ennis or meadows for example, doesn't mean they can't be at the top of their sport. Of course everyone has their doubts from time to time and the odd off day, but generally the to...

Meanwhile back to the results and Michael Bomba has become the latest Brit to crack 70m in the hammer.

I recall Mick Jones doing some work with the Hungarians and being amazed at just how much actual throwing they did in training. Can't remember the actual numbers though.

But I wouldn't criticise it the way that some of on these boards have of the NFL - which is a sport highly regarded by those who play Rugby! SOME rugby players, maybe - I remember reading that Martin Johnson was a fan. However as a reluctantly retired egg chaser I can honestly say that I don't ever...

Dont let track and field bias cloud your judgement NFL is a big deal heaps of top class track and field athletes would rather take a risk and try and get a contract, take a look at some of the top track and field marks of 2012 by collegiate football players I'm not. I was taking issue with playing ...

he's got an incredible chance to add another of sport's great achievements - playing in the NFL (don't underestimate it because of the image the sport has here; it truly is a great achievement) - to his CV. Quite aside from the money, why wouldn't you go after that? Classic American hype...how can ...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/21920475

Interesting perspective from someone who made the switch from rugby....