Athletics Weekly

Bevone, seems you were on the sauce last night........all fingers n thumbs make for difficult reading first thing in the morning.....

Is it not time for MLF to hang up his spikes?

10.38 and with a 2.5m/s wind...........

Caught this article in the Mail Online.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/footba ... -else.html

If he's that Athletic just how could that translate to his potential in High Jump?

Just to support other positive comments about Holly B. Good progress for her over the last year and to be vaulting 4.77 in early February and even thinking about 4.90 bodes very well for her future. 'Flunker' statements are completely out of order! She seems quite tall and powerfully built for a fem...

Eilidh Child runs 52.06 indoors......maybe a bit quicker in the final. Another good omen for the 4 x 400?

And of course her 400H times should improve!

James D wins in 6.58....good improvement...........HAA 2nd in 6.69

But MLF 7th and last at 6.88..................

I'd guess that Christine O's new approach will help her with running faster 400 legs.......that could help secure a few more podium finishes?

And whats with Chris Clark? Much promise a few years ago but 200 at the Olympics......good experience but just filled a space really......

OK looked to be an interesting series.........any results anywhere?

Am a user of the IAAF site for these Diamond League Meetings and have found the site very slow and 'clunky' this year. Didn't last year or previously.

I'm using Google Chrome as its normally faster with most sites.......any others struggling this year?

Think Dwain Chambers conspicuous by his non appearance in any meets since the olympics.......any reasons?

ultragirl wrote:NO MEDALS FROM THE PLASTIC BRITS = waste of money and lost places for our athletes and another failiure of CVCs.

So this was the start of the thread........and she's been conspicuous by her absence.

Is she a troll just winding us all up?

Again the Managers have the responsibility to ensure the Team gets it right....whatever it takes Adam and Danny pretty new young guys - the combination should have been tried much earlier in the season - and many more combinations at high level meets to get the adrenaline really going. The Yanks hav...

This not really a 'get Dai' comment but.......OK it is!! :evil: way back this year the BBC ran a story from Dai - the headline quote was - Now I'm the best in the world........ - and I thought that doesn't ring true and its bugged me all season. It's now proven he's not.....with his Hurdles and Rela...

Kingmaker you are really creepy. Ultragirl - your comment was utterly and completely irrelevant and unnecessary. This type of comment you should keep to yourself - why would you think it necessary to write this? I can see nothing in Kingmakers comment to lead to your 'off the wall' comment - but ma...

But you need to add in the fact Greene's Captain and its a home Olympics - that surely must get his 'fighters' blood going......... Yes Merito. Hemery/Pascoe and didnt even John Sherwood run some pretty strong relay splits? Would be great to see both 4 x 400 teams really flying round - I'd be hoarse...

So we're talking about the 4 x 400....always a good chance to do something......must be the British spirit coming to the surface......but not this time round methinks..... :cry: But whats up with Martyn Rooney? He finished in a rubbish time behind 2 guys he should be beating......... Is he past it @...

Just leave it be. The decision, whilst controversial, is a good message for up and coming folks.

Those not selected will probably roll over and go back to work. But when they think about their own situation and how that led to the decision.

Like Mr van C's style!

Because they see a fresh new face that's on a roll?

So good runs from Levine and Williams in the Euro 4 x 400 Tobin a real enigma for me. Never really in the zone for the last couple of years. Reasonable run from Richard Buck - tries hard but I don't think he's really up there with the first 2 and of course Rooney. I suspect one of the Green(e) s wou...

The men didn't get the baton round IAI. The Dutch have come on leaps and bounds since CVC left Holland and UK have gone down the pan since he came here :roll: The best managers leave a legacy so that when they go things work as they should. I think VC is a good guy and will be seen strongly in that...

Kermit wrote:Sprintfan there are 2 feeds for the bbc broadcast http://www.wiziwig.tv/broadcast.php?mat ... art=sports also use http://www.tunein.com and search for bbc wm to get live radio broadcast

Thanks....searching......

Any updates on Ladies LJ?

Out i n sunny Malaysia n the silence is deadening.....

Josh Street having a great meet - ran 10.43 for 2nd behind David B in the 100m but has just won the 200m in 20.9 (unofficial) to book Barcelona ticket. Tricky one for selectors now, as they can only take one of Gemili or Bolarinwa, as both opted out of final Not bad for a guy who was dominating the...

Just my opinion.........

At the risk of being called a miserable old git - can anyone tell my why this thread adds any value when folks can go directly to the sites listed at the bottom of the thread and see for themselves in some detail just whats happening......

Agreed SteveK

The Telegraph article wasnt exactly on top of the subject in my view. They were once very good at reporting Athletics......or so it seemed in my youth!

see the European Athletics site
http://www.tilastopaja.org/db/toplist.p ... eason=2012

Kilty 10.15 2.5w
Malcolm 10.16 2.4w & 20.77 1.8w
Devonish 21.01 0.6w
Davenport 50.50 400H

among others.......

Just seeing these very good early season UK athlete results leads me to believe we're in for a fascinating Olympic year - and a logical take off in participation in the UK? Hope so!

Thanks Trickstat