Athletics Weekly

And while I'm bitching.........how can ANYONE justify sending these women marathon runners, and leave behind the likes of Lawrence Clarke? And a no. of other notable absentees such as Morse. I bet they dont finish under 2hrs 40mins If it is any consolation GB finished with Bronze medals in the Euro...

I thought last year was her "off year"
Jessica missed the Olympics

I don't think 2 months gap is too much to handle

The desire and motivation would be the only obstacle.

Tim Hutchings won a Bronze when Buckner won at the 86 Euro's

5000 European Championships 31st August 1986

1 13:10.15 Jack Buckner PB SEN M 24 22.09.61 Club: Charnwood PB 13:10.15
3 13:12.88 Tim Hutchings SB SEN M 27 04.12.58 Club: Crawley PB 13:11.50

Would Shauna Thompson's time register as a world Junior Record seeing as she is only 17 years old. Or have no age group bests ever been recorded. These are the only young GB I have seen, well a 19year and 18 year old anyway. hand timing 17.4 Ruth Kennedy/Patten (ENG) 13.01.57 1 Wolverhampton 7 Mar 1...