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I was planning to rant about this UK Athletics appointment but didn't get round to it, there was almost a type of Peadogate incident at the top of UK athletes.:

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/ ... -executive

Basically Zara Hype Peters husband got into some 'inappropriate relationship' at the school with an underage girl and naturally got banned from coaching minors. She was decided she should replace the old head of UK Athletics Neil Black, who left because he spent years backing Salazar and sending athletes to his doped up regime. Only they were gonna replace him with a women who not only knew her husband was banned for taking advantage of a vulnerable girl, but knew he carried on coaching (as vice chair) where kids were training for years still. Huge safeguarding issues.

Fortunately UK Sport read them the riot act and put their foot down and UKA who were backing her despite the news of her husband, backed down and fired her before she started.

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/ ... -athletics

Eilish McColgan ran a 10k PB and missed out on her mother's record by 1 second:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/56145123

I await MOG’s view of all this with interest.

https://www.rte.ie/sport/athletics/2021 ... ar-status/

In setting a National Junior and Under-23 record, the 18-year-old Moyne Community School student in Longford also became the second fastest Under-20 performer in the Indoor 800 metres in European Athletics history and the quickest on the continent’s record books in over 20 years.

His time also represented the fastest junior indoor 800 metres in the world in five years and the sixth quickest by an Under-20 athlete in the world in the history of the sport.

1:46.13 very fast He look strongly built Very much like the farmer Irish stock

https://www.news24.com/sport/othersport ... 9-20210123

My current favourite athlete is Wayde van Niekirk.

Before she retired in 2018, I was a big fan of Christine Ohuruogu.

Thank you

LandOTurk wrote: ↑Tue Feb 23, 2021 4:30 pm My current favourite athlete is Wayde van Niekirk.

Before she retired in 2018, I was a big fan of Christine Ohuruogu.

Thank you

He's off to America and a new coach. Sure hope his ACL reconstruction holds up.

1400 online viewers watched a local schools athletic meet here in SAs today. The school's athletes following covid protocols

Before covid a few local schools meet. Boys u/19 4x100. Each one of the 4 boys in the school had to run an ave. 100m time of under 10.13 to get to this

https://youtu.be/TVUwn9R4BDc

You're feeling good about the parents race at your child's sports day, only Shelley-Ann Frazer-Price is there for her kid and treats it like an Olympic final:

https://twitter.com/Track_Gazette/statu ... 3235001344

Tori Bowie has died at age 32:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/65471163

eldanielfire wrote: ↑Wed May 03, 2023 2:25 pm Tori Bowie has died at age 32:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/65471163

Shocking news. No mention if suicide or natural causes?

Grandpa wrote: ↑Wed May 03, 2023 3:14 pm

eldanielfire wrote: ↑Wed May 03, 2023 2:25 pm Tori Bowie has died at age 32:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/65471163

Shocking news. No mention if suicide or natural causes?

Not yet. The last I heard we was in some weird fight with anotehr athlete which in USA rehab. Some on Letsrun.com forums claimed she was effectively blackballed after that. She hasn't posted on her IG for a few years. I always liked her.

eldanielfire wrote: ↑Wed May 03, 2023 3:33 pm

Grandpa wrote: ↑Wed May 03, 2023 3:14 pm

eldanielfire wrote: ↑Wed May 03, 2023 2:25 pm Tori Bowie has died at age 32:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/65471163

Shocking news. No mention if suicide or natural causes?

Not yet. The last I heard we was in some weird fight with anotehr athlete which in USA rehab. Some on Letsrun.com forums claimed she was effectively blackballed after that. She hasn't posted on her IG for a few years. I always liked her.

Let's hope drugs aren't to blame...

ZuLurk wrote: ↑Thu Feb 25, 2021 8:26 pm 1400 online viewers watched a local schools athletic meet here in SAs today. The school's athletes following covid protocols

Before covid a few local schools meet. Boys u/19 4x100. Each one of the 4 boys in the school had to run an ave. 100m time of under 10.13 to get to this

https://youtu.be/TVUwn9R4BDc

Is this the famous South African hand timing ?

It’s strange that none of these kids ever get through to the top of senior men’s 100 metres internationally .

Eugenius wrote: ↑Thu May 04, 2023 12:37 pm

ZuLurk wrote: ↑Thu Feb 25, 2021 8:26 pm 1400 online viewers watched a local schools athletic meet here in SAs today. The school's athletes following covid protocols

Before covid a few local schools meet. Boys u/19 4x100. Each one of the 4 boys in the school had to run an ave. 100m time of under 10.13 to get to this

https://youtu.be/TVUwn9R4BDc

Is this the famous South African hand timing ?

It’s strange that none of these kids ever get through to the top of senior men’s 100 metres internationally .

Not a hand timing They won't approve a SA record on hand timing. Many Top schools athletes go to US Universities on athletic scholarships.

Big deal - if they are running close to 10 flat at that age they should be top international athletes a few years later .

Instead they effectively disappear.

Eugenius wrote: ↑Thu May 04, 2023 2:33 pm Big deal - if they are running close to 10 flat at that age they should be top international athletes a few years later .

Instead they effectively disappear.

In the NCAA (US college championship) 100m final last year, there was one South African and he ran a 10.26, finishing 8th. Same guy is also the U20 SA national record holder at 10.06. Can pretty much guarantee that you don't have high school kids regularly, or ever, averaging a real sub-10.13 there.

goeagles wrote: ↑Thu May 04, 2023 2:53 pm

Eugenius wrote: ↑Thu May 04, 2023 2:33 pm Big deal - if they are running close to 10 flat at that age they should be top international athletes a few years later .

Instead they effectively disappear.

In the NCAA (US college championship) 100m final last year, there was one South African and he ran a 10.26, finishing 8th. Same guy is also the U20 SA national record holder at 10.06. Can pretty much guarantee that you don't have high school kids regularly, or ever, averaging a real sub-10.13 there.

The Record 40.51 for the 4x100m schools Relay but bear in mind 3 of the 4 sprinters had a running start as it's a Relay.

Also worth pointing out that dividing the 4x100 into 4 equal legs doesn't work, legs 2, 3 and 4 all have a running start.

That said, the SA u20 runners from the 2021 World U20 Championships* hold the world record which could be some runners from this group.


*Neither the USA or Jamaica entered this championship due to Covid.

ZuLurk wrote: ↑Thu May 04, 2023 3:12 pm

goeagles wrote: ↑Thu May 04, 2023 2:53 pm

Eugenius wrote: ↑Thu May 04, 2023 2:33 pm Big deal - if they are running close to 10 flat at that age they should be top international athletes a few years later .

Instead they effectively disappear.

In the NCAA (US college championship) 100m final last year, there was one South African and he ran a 10.26, finishing 8th. Same guy is also the U20 SA national record holder at 10.06. Can pretty much guarantee that you don't have high school kids regularly, or ever, averaging a real sub-10.13 there.

The Record 40.51 for the 4x100m schools Relay but bear in mind 3 of the 4 sprinters had a running start as it's a Relay.

I’m very aware of that .

However there’s been a lot of posts in the past about these schoolboys in SA and their times which seem disproportionately quick for their age .

Where’s the progression in later years tho ?

Nothing seems to translate to international dominance.

It’s weird .

Eugenius wrote: ↑Thu May 04, 2023 8:11 pm
I’m very aware of that .

However there’s been a lot of posts in the past about these schoolboys in SA and their times which seem disproportionately quick for their age .

Where’s the progression in later years tho ?

Nothing seems to translate to international dominance.

It’s weird .

I see this more as a general thread that includes the local schools meet.

One may set too high expectations for these high schoolers f one expects international dominance to follow a 40.51 seeing SA won the World Relay Athletics champs 4x100m two years ago in 38.71.

Its really not weird that they don't go on to dominate seeing its Interschools in SA and the world, USA and Jamaican times

But there seem to be sooooo many decent young Saffer sprinters .

I can’t remember one that’s kicked on .

Faith Kipyegon set a new 1500m world record in the Florence Diamond League meeting on Friday.

And Kipyegon streaked clear to win in 3 minutes 49.11 seconds, breaking the 3:50 barrier for the first time.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/65794409

Faith ran an ave. of just over 61 secs. per 400m.
We as 15-16 year old schoolboys always tried to go under 60 in the first 400m when we ran the 800m but very few could maintain it for 2 Rounds let alone the near 4 Rounds that she ran.
Great Record!

ZuLurk wrote: ↑Sat Jun 03, 2023 11:06 am Faith ran an ave. of just over 61 secs. per 400m.
We as 15-16 year old schoolboys always tried to go under 60 in the first 400m when we ran the 800m but very could maintain it for 2 Rounds let alone the near 4 Rounds that she ran.
Great Record!

Bloody impressive. And she was miles ahead of a quality field..

And she's done it again.. this time at 5,000m...

Diamond League: 'Superhuman' Faith Kipyegon breaks 5,000m world record

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/athletics/65862643

Impressive ave. lap time of 67.63
She ran it for 12 and a half laps!

ZuLurk wrote: ↑Sat Jun 10, 2023 6:13 am Impressive ave. lap time of 67.63
She ran it for 12 and a half laps!

Really hope she's not on drugs... just phenomenal...

eldanielfire wrote: ↑Wed May 03, 2023 2:25 pm Tori Bowie has died at age 32:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/65471163

Turns out she was pregnant and died from complications of giving birth...

Tori Bowie: American three-time Olympic medallist died from complications in childbirth - https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/65887510

Van Niekerk is back from his touch rugby injury.
44.37 at Oslo DL.
Long way off his WR of 43.03 of 2016 when he broke Michael Johnson's 17 year old record.
https://youtu.be/rin5ui3pDnY

Irish runner Rhasidat Adeleke won the 400m in the NCAA last weekend. Set a meet record and smashed the Irish record. Very special athlete.
Sonia O'Sullivan's daughter is also a handy middle distance runner!

Leinsterman wrote: ↑Sat Jun 17, 2023 10:03 am Irish runner Rhasidat Adeleke won the 400m in the NCAA last weekend. Set a meet record and smashed the Irish record. Very special athlete.
Sonia O'Sullivan's daughter is also a handy middle distance runner!

I thought Sonia was still running!

ZuLurk wrote: ↑Sat Jun 17, 2023 6:24 am Van Niekerk is back from his touch rugby injury.
44.37 at Oslo DL.
Long way off his WR of 43.03 of 2016 when he broke Michael Johnson's 17 year old record.
https://youtu.be/rin5ui3pDnY

Almost back to his effortless best.
Great to see him back

zharnel hughes ran 9.83 today to break linford christies long standing 100m british record (9.87) and is the fastest time in world this year so far
Its perhaps slightly hard to identify totally with him as he was born and raised in anguilla and trains and lives in america,so he does feel the rugby equivalent of a poach!
good run though- hes shown some glimpses over the years but this is his best ever performance. hes never been very consistent.

Cicero wrote: ↑Sat Jun 24, 2023 10:31 pm zharnel hughes ran 9.83 today to break linford christies long standing 100m british record (9.87) and is the fastest time in world this year so far
Its perhaps slightly hard to identify totally with him as he was born and raised in anguilla and trains and lives in america,so he does feel the rugby equivalent of a poach!
good run though- hes shown some glimpses over the years but this is his best ever performance. hes never been very consistent.

I like this story...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/65949718

Grandpa wrote: ↑Sat Jun 24, 2023 10:53 pm

Cicero wrote: ↑Sat Jun 24, 2023 10:31 pm zharnel hughes ran 9.83 today to break linford christies long standing 100m british record (9.87) and is the fastest time in world this year so far
Its perhaps slightly hard to identify totally with him as he was born and raised in anguilla and trains and lives in america,so he does feel the rugby equivalent of a poach!
good run though- hes shown some glimpses over the years but this is his best ever performance. hes never been very consistent.

I like this story...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/65949718

yes i saw that the other day. i watch a fair bit of athletics and i must admit he wasnt someone i knew much about or had seen.this run seems to have come out of nowhere and at a later age.will be interesting to see if he backs it up.

Cicero wrote: ↑Sat Jun 24, 2023 11:00 pm

Grandpa wrote: ↑Sat Jun 24, 2023 10:53 pm

Cicero wrote: ↑Sat Jun 24, 2023 10:31 pm zharnel hughes ran 9.83 today to break linford christies long standing 100m british record (9.87) and is the fastest time in world this year so far
Its perhaps slightly hard to identify totally with him as he was born and raised in anguilla and trains and lives in america,so he does feel the rugby equivalent of a poach!
good run though- hes shown some glimpses over the years but this is his best ever performance. hes never been very consistent.

I like this story...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/65949718

yes i saw that the other day. i watch a fair bit of athletics and i must admit he wasnt someone i knew much about or had seen.this run seems to have come out of nowhere and at a later age.will be interesting to see if he backs it up.

Imagine being that quick but unknown... must be quick on the football pitch!

Cicero wrote: ↑Sat Jun 24, 2023 11:00 pm

Grandpa wrote: ↑Sat Jun 24, 2023 10:53 pm

Cicero wrote: ↑Sat Jun 24, 2023 10:31 pm zharnel hughes ran 9.83 today to break linford christies long standing 100m british record (9.87) and is the fastest time in world this year so far
Its perhaps slightly hard to identify totally with him as he was born and raised in anguilla and trains and lives in america,so he does feel the rugby equivalent of a poach!
good run though- hes shown some glimpses over the years but this is his best ever performance. hes never been very consistent.

I like this story...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/athletics/65949718

yes i saw that the other day. i watch a fair bit of athletics and i must admit he wasnt someone i knew much about or had seen.this run seems to have come out of nowhere and at a later age.will be interesting to see if he backs it up.

Hughes was quite hyped up as a teenager, hence why GB were keen to get him in.

Wow a whole thread dedicated to the Oakland Athletics.

I for one was pleased to see the Blue Jays get up with a 7-3 win over the As in Toronto today.

Jakob Ingebrigtsen 3.27.95 1500m - European Record (June 2023)

Current Olympic champion runs a personal best. He's getting in range of the world record.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xku3xr ... leticsVids