Athletics on TV

Testosterscone · 21-07-2018 12:21pm

liamoreilly wrote: »

...2 sets of athletics on BBC today...1st up is highlights of diamond league in Monaco, then the anniversary games in London...
...And spoiler, a world record smashed in one of the races in Monaco...

Healy @2.15
Barr @ 3.25
4x100@ 1.30 (tomorrow)

YFlyer · 21-07-2018 12:43pm

Are the anniversary games in London online?

YFlyer · 21-07-2018 2:32pm

Phil Healy likely lost her sharpness.

Testosterscone · 21-07-2018 2:48pm

YFlyer wrote: »

Phil Healy likely lost her sharpness.

Her 11.28 was with a +2.0 while this was -0.4 second head wind

Races are actually quite comparable which bodes well given it's her 3rd race of the week

velo.2010 · 21-07-2018 3:11pm

Just catching up with the athletics results over the past month or so. Some amazing performances and lots of new names this year.

A bit depressing though when you see the DOB's of some of these young athletes.:D

liamoreilly · 21-07-2018 3:30pm

...Some last 100 metres from Barr, he was 2nd last around the final bend, may have gotten 3rd...

Testosterscone · 21-07-2018 3:31pm

sub 49 for Barr and 3rd. Bodes well especially scalping Magi. Warholm will be hard to beat come Berlin. Time puts him joint 4th in Europe this season

Chivito550 · 21-07-2018 3:38pm

Testosterscone wrote: »

Her 11.28 was with a +2.0 while this was -0.4 second head wind

Races are actually quite comparable which bodes well given it's her 3rd race of the week

Ah not really. +2.0 is 0.10 of a second. Adjusting this run for a +2.0 and she’s at about 11.42, so a bit off. Didn’t look like a great run to me but she’s had a busy week. Another race tomorrow in the relay.

Chivito550 · 21-07-2018 3:40pm

Testosterscone wrote: »

sub 49 for Barr and 3rd. Bodes well especially scalping Magi. Warholm will be hard to beat come Berlin. Time puts him joint 4th in Europe this season

Bronze is there for the taking. Warholm is untouchable and I’d be surprised if he beat Copello. If Copello is slightly under par he could nab a silver.

YFlyer · 21-07-2018 4:45pm

Testosterscone wrote: »

Her 11.28 was with a +2.0 while this was -0.4 second head wind

Races are actually quite comparable which bodes well given it's her 3rd race of the week

I was thinking by concentrating on 400m, her top end speed would not be the same.

Testosterscone · 22-07-2018 8:53am

YFlyer wrote: »

I was thinking by concentrating on 400m, her top end speed would not be the same.

It seems to have done her the world of good to be honest given that her 100 and 200m record came off the back of a solid winter focusing on 400m in the indoors

YFlyer · 22-07-2018 1:52pm

Testosterscone wrote: »

It seems to have done her the world of good to be honest given that her 100 and 200m record came off the back of a solid winter focusing on 400m in the indoors

Interesting. I know Bolt open up his season with a 400m race in Jamaica.

Were those records off the back of concentrating on the 400m during the outdoor season?

skyblue46 · 21-08-2018 9:35pm

Morton Games on Eurosport at 10 tonight.

rainbow kirby · 22-08-2018 10:47pm

Couple of familiar heads doing the commentary for that!

Itziger · 01-09-2018 6:05pm

18 year old Barega runs 12.43 in Brussels 5,000. Track performance of the year so far??

RayCun · 01-09-2018 6:16pm

Itziger wrote: »

18 year old Barega runs 12.43 in Brussels 5,000. Track performance of the year so far??

Did you see that last lap?!?!

Itziger · 01-09-2018 6:48pm

RayCun wrote: »

Itziger wrote: »

18 year old Barega runs 12.43 in Brussels 5,000. Track performance of the year so far??

Did you see that last lap?!?!

The way he accelerates with 200/225 to go?!
On a more general level. I've really enjoyed some of this year's stuff on the box. European Champs and some of the Diamond League. A range of running distances and then the High Jump (Women's is in a bit of a lull), triple, Long Jump, again men, and the Pole Vault.