Athletics Weekly

Based upon the two postings above, and other censorships that have happened recently I have decided that there is simply no point posting here again. As we've all been saying, 'Time to move on'.

What relevance is it where I am based? Well as you lot in Scotland live on deep fried Mars Bars I'd hardly call on you to give me advice on diet would I ? But Hey! Generalisations.... What are they worth? I think you and Broadsword are great! You're destroying the credibility of ABAC without ABAC a...

Youv'e missed the point. GB athletes such as roadrunner deserve recognition for at least being in the race. Okay, so maybe he was xx minutes behind the winner, but it was probably his career best performance to date and hopefully come London he'll have progressed again and at some point Foster will ...

I wonder whether Foster is getting lazy, or simply isn't bothered with the UK athletics scene any longer? The standard of his commentating has definately dropped, especially over the last couple of years. He's always made the odd gaff, which makes you wonder how he ever got to be as good as he was, ...

Try here,

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/4021457.stm

Surely every name in the world must have some such tenuous link?

There is a difference between a single name and a name quoted with a specific link.

alf tupper wrote:They already have.

They're coming back again!!!

They already have.

Bashir Hussain.

He's gained GB vests at,

Outdoor track
Indoor track
Road
Cross Country
Mountain/Fell

Has anybody else achieved this in a career?

Oh, and by the way, at least half of the last 30 registered members are web-bots using auto signup software to create logins and promote un-related websites, mainly online poker sites. Oh my God, how insidious and parasitical is that?!!! (does anyone want to buy a car?) Actually it's 50% of the las...

Oh, and by the way, at least half of the last 30 registered members are web-bots using auto signup software to create logins and promote un-related websites, mainly online poker sites.

The main difference is that magazines such as Runners World have developed a website specifically for their market. Advertise a race, have an online entry system, have a discussion about the race, rate the race afterwards etc... Kit reviews, links to stores all draw the crowds in. The event forums a...

Who gives a flying f... what Ben Johnson thinks!

Anything that requires subjective scoring, ie figure skating, diving, synchronised swimming... gets dumped out of my ideal Olympics.

roadrunner wrote:Best thing a race can give a runner is a PB.

And 250,000 just for turning up if you're name is Paula Radcliffe!

It's not about putting her down. It's about putting things in to perspective. I'm impressed by Paula's performances no end, but giving away a bib as a prize - Pleeeaaaseeee!!! She's earning MILLIONS from this sport and the best she can rustle up for a christmas competition is a load of junk worth bu...

I doubt whether Mick Hill or Steve Backley would have wanted to hold such a pompous press conference to announce how they intended to milk the celebrity cash cow in the future for all it's worth. To break world records or to win global titles requires enormous commitment and talent, regardless of wh...

So you're proposing hurdle the same height hurdles, throw the same weight field implements?

Great way to encourage participation!

What was his mile time?

Mayocks not listed in the 10k splits, so if he started he had a short run out today!

Sod the magazines! Everything you need is on the internet anyway.

you're never going to get picked for GB again!

Most of all they should encourage participation and performances not stifle them I have over the years helped out at track meetings for junior age groups, and one thing I hate is seeing kids disqualified in relays. At one meeting the changeover for one team was 'probably' half a yard outside the bo...

pegleg wrote:Chiba Ekiden relays

That top quality world championship / olympic / european / commonwealth event!!

Come off it!! She could have run with her left leg amputated and stll set a course record!!! Ah well as long as she still turns up to cheer her team mates on....

slowcoach wrote:

alf tupper wrote:Since when was John Walker British?????

Who is his head of state?

Still doesn't make him British.

Drink more real ale?

A fell page may inspire me to start buying the magazine on a regular basis again, although I don't think the rest of the mag is a particularly high standard anymore.

And why, if fell running (mountain running) isn't recognised, does the IAAF web site state otherwise?

http://www.iaaf.org/theSport/whatisathletics/index.html