Indoor/Cross Country Results 2012

myflipflops

Into Olympic Year! Time for a thread to follow the early season perfromances of Irish athletes I think

First up this Saturday, Fionnuala Britton will be favorite to win the Edinburgh Cross Country Challenge between select teams from GB, Europe and the USA.

Joe Sweeney races on the mens side with Bekele the Belgian and Bobby Curtis from the States involved.

Some decent cash on offer to win the races so hopefully one or both can get home first.

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/sport/2012/0105/1224309833902.html

Edit:

Start list: Bobby Curtis looks to have withdrawn form the US team and Jesus Espana runs for Europe. Mark Hanrahan is on the EUropean team too.

http://greatrun.org/app_files/gr_files/Bupa-Great-Edinburgh-XCountry-2012-Senior-Men-Team-Challenge.pdf

ecoli

Was holding off until results started to come in to start this thread but as good a time as any I suppose.

In terms of indoors should a busy season with the World indoors and many athletes looking to use this in build up to London as opposed to the Euros.

O Rourke pre selected for this team

Also there is a very strong DCU team heading over to Millrose Games this year for the DMR. Team made up of Gregan, English, McBrearty and Coghlan could challenge for top honours

http://www.herald.ie/sport/other-sports/council-races-to-kickstart-new-year-calendar-2973894.html

woodchopper

ecoli wrote: »

Was holding off until results started to come in to start this thread but as good a time as any I suppose.

In terms of indoors should a busy season with the World indoors and many athletes looking to use this in build up to London as opposed to the Euros.

O Rourke pre selected for this team

Also there is a very strong DCU team heading over to Millrose Games this year for the DMR. Team made up of Gregan, English, McBrearty and Coghlan could challenge for top honours

http://www.herald.ie/sport/other-sports/council-races-to-kickstart-new-year-calendar-2973894.html

It depends on who DCU are competing against. I wouldnt fancy them against the likes of Penn State where they have about five or six athletes running 1.46-147 along with a good number of sub fours. However, I think Providence are down for this race so it may be a re-run of the All Ireland schools a few years back, McCarthy vs Coughlan over the final mile leg. It would be good to see DCU win the thing, show up the yanks, if only it was in the garden.

runjb

Once again Fionnuala Britton has scooped an impressive victory over the cross country, this time in Edinburgh, at the Great Edinburgh Cross Country meet. She sat in for the first lap (2km) before stretching out the field over the second half of the race, and won by over 20 seconds in the end. Gemma Steele, bronze medalist at the recent Euro XC Championships took second place. Apparently she was hardly out of breath at the end of it, what a competitor:D

She is obviously boiling with confidence right now, and I'm looking forward to her upcoming races beginning next weekend in Seville, Spain and then the following weekend in Antrim, should make for exciting stuff when she's up against some of the top Africans!

Pherekydes

Great way to start a weekend's sport on TV.

climbhigh

Results here:
http://www.scottishathletics.org.uk/index.php?p=80&itemType=fixtures&itemId=14249

Apart from Fionnuala and Joe, there were very good runs by Sean Tobin (5th), Sarah McCormack (8th), and Laura Shaughnessy (9th). Young Clodagh O'Reilly did very well in under 17 given she has two more years in this age group.

YFlyer

Any results from the Munster Indoors?

thirstywork2

The indoors kicked of today in the UK.some good performaces especailly from Dan Mooney.


http://www.britishmilersclub.com/bmcstorydisplay.aspx?storyid=683

runjb

Very decent time there alright, a 3.46 1500m at the start of January is moving! Also fine running from Ruairi Finnegan and Colin Costello.

thirstywork2

runjb wrote: »

Very decent time there alright, a 3.46 1500m at the start of January is moving! Also fine running from Ruairi Finnegan and Colin Costello.

Don't think Costello will be happy with that run.

ecoli

Zoe Brown wins in Manchester with a 4.10m vault over the weekend

ecoli

AAI Round up from the weekend:

http://www.athleticsireland.ie/content/?p=22660

myflipflops

thirstywork2 wrote: »

Don't think Costello will be happy with that run.

If Costello is running 3.55 it means he is either not training full time or is nowhere near full fitness.

ecoli

ecoli wrote: »

Zoe Brown wins in Manchester with a 4.10m vault over the weekend

Improved on he mark last week with a 4.13m for third this weekend

asimonov

Britton 8th in seville

ecoli

Hutchinson 4th in Houston Marathon in 2.35.33. Qualifies for London with nearly 90 sec to spare. Gladys Ganiel 8th in a time of 2.40.56

runjb

Excellent result and very even splits too. The trick was to keep below 6min/mile pace and after a slow opening 5k, she managed to do just that.

Split Time mile/h
5K 00:18:51 06:04
10K 00:37:07 05:59
15K 00:55:25 05:57
20K 01:13:47 05:57
HALF 01:17:48 05:56
25K 01:32:05 05:56
30K 01:50:49 05:57
35K 02:09:03 05:56
40K 02:27:31 05:56
Finish 02:35:33 05:56


More importantly I think it's great to have a good news story after the weekend Irish athletics has been through and what's ahead for the next few days.

Rineanna

Good to see Zoe Brown consistently over 4m. Perhaps an outside bet for a spot in Helsinki?

ecoli

Steph Reilly in action in the mile today at the New Balance Games live stream available here:

http://www.runnerspace.com/video.php?video_id=57486-Live-Broadcast-Starts-12-55-PM-Eastern-on-Saturday-New-Balance-Games-2012

dna_leri

Britton 1st, Steele 2nd in Antrim XC

BeepBeep67

dna_leri wrote: »

Britton 1st, Steele 2nd in Antrim XC

Sweeney 1st, Agnew 2nd, Scullion 3rd in the Senior Men

BeepBeep67

1. Mike Kigen (Kenya) 2. Patrick Mutunga (Kenya) 3. Bernard Rotich (Kenya) in the International

longjump67

Results of AAI Games today in Nenagh
Mary Mc Loone overturns Kelly Proper in the Long Jump.

http://www.athleticsireland.ie/content/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/aai-games-indoor-12.pdf

Pherekydes

Not Irish news, per se, but Holly Bleasdale has vaulted a stunning 4.87m in Lyons this afternoon.

Home-field advantage starting to take effect...

Pherekydes

longjump67 wrote: »

Results of AAI Games today in Nenagh

Barry Pender tied his lifetime best when jumping 2.15m in the HJ.

runjb

Stephanie O'Rielly with a 4.43 in 1 mile race at New Balance Games in NY for 8th place.

Getonwithit

Pherekydes wrote: »

longjump67 wrote: »

Results of AAI Games today in Nenagh

Barry Pender tied his lifetime best when jumping 2.15m in the HJ.

Pretty sure his lifetime best is 2.17. Great jumping this early

Rineanna

Pherekydes wrote: »

Not Irish news, per se, but Holly Bleasdale has vaulted a stunning 4.87m in Lyons this afternoon.

Home-field advantage starting to take effect...

This is breathtaking. I'm really excited about Bleasdale this year. 4.87m to go 2nd on indoor all time and apparently still off a short run up.

dna_leri

Mad-Len is talking about doing a 4-min mile indoors in Nenagh on his twitter account:

Hey @irishathletics , has a Sub 4 mile ever been run in Nenagh Indoor track. How many people could we get out for a sub 4 attempt?!

Irish Athletics Supporters,would u attend a Sub 4 attempt @ Nenagh this indoor season?I'd love to just pack the place and get a party goin!!

Not sure, would probably have to be Feb 19 if it would happen. Just throwing ideas around, getting some excitement going

Woddle

https://twitter.com/#!/Ben110_/status/161109944555417600/photo/1
Just saw this on his twitter account. Good news.

longjump67

Woddle wrote: »

https://twitter.com/#!/Ben110_/status/161109944555417600/photo/1
Just saw this on his twitter account. Good news.

DElighted if somewhat surprised, felt sure he would stick with GB.
Is there a possiblility of other defectors from GB in Olympic year?

InsaneBolt

dna_leri wrote: »

Mad-Len is talking about doing a 4-min mile indoors in Nenagh on his twitter account:

Hope Mad_Len is not getting carried away with himself. Focus should be London, not going to Nenagh and getting injured on that hard, tight track and freezing conditions. Got to cool Len.

YFlyer

Woddle wrote: »

https://twitter.com/#!/Ben110_/status/161109944555417600/photo/1
Just saw this on his twitter account. Good news.

What does it say?

Woddle

YFlyer wrote: »

What does it say?

Jiust in from IAAF, my eligibility to race for Ireland has been confirmed

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YFlyer

Woddle wrote: »

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Sorry Woddle, the Twitter page seems to be down. Who is the athlete?

runjb

It's Ben Reynolds, young hurdler from Northern Ireland.

The main reason he has declared for us would be due to this

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/athletics/14066883.stm

YFlyer

runjb wrote: »

It's Ben Reynolds, young hurdler from Northern Ireland.

The main reason he has declared for us would be due to this

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/athletics/14066883.stm

Thanks.

I don't see Thomas Barr on the team. Whats the story with him?

Pherekydes

YFlyer wrote: »

Thanks.

I don't see Thomas Barr on the team. Whats the story with him?

That was last summer's U-23 team. Barr competed at the Juniors.

YFlyer

Pherekydes wrote: »

That was last summer's U-23 team. Barr competed at the Juniors.

Are you certain?

Pherekydes

YFlyer wrote: »

Are you certain?

About what? The BBC link from last July being about last summer's U-23? Yes.

Barr competing at the European Juniors? Yes, I'm certain about that too.

YFlyer

Ah ok. I'm not fully with it atm

dna_leri

7.89 for Reynolds at London games, 60mH U23 indoor NR ?

Woddle

dna_leri wrote: »

7.89 for Reynolds at London games, 60mH indoor NR ?

No idea but some improvement on his PB 8:04.

Pherekydes

dna_leri wrote: »

7.89 for Reynolds at London games, 60mH indoor NR ?

Open to correction, but I think Coghlan ran 7.57.

dna_leri

Pherekydes wrote: »

Open to correction, but I think Coghlan ran 7.57.

Correct should have said U23 indoor NR, was 8.02, assuming Reynolds still U23.

Woddle

dna_leri wrote: »

Correct should have said U23 indoor NR, was 8.02, assuming Reynolds still U23.

Yep, born 1990

Woddle

Coghlan wins 2nd heat rd2 in 8:09

Woddle

dna_leri wrote: »

7.89 for Reynolds at London games, 60mH U23 indoor NR ?

He followed that up with a rd 2 7.91, he seems a little disappointed with his times according to his twitter.

ecoli

Few Irish in action at the Razorback invitational in America.

Dave Flynn 4.15 and Tommy Casey 4.17 in the mile

Anthony Leighio in action in the 800m later after clocking a stellar 2.54 split for 1200m in the DMR last night

Christ compels you

Dave McCarthy won BU Terrier mile in 3:55. John Coghlan also sub 4 in 3:59

ecoli

ecoli wrote: »

Few Irish in action at the Razorback invitational in America.

Dave Flynn 4.15 and Tommy Casey 4.17 in the mile

Anthony Lieghio in action in the 800m later after clocking a stellar 2.54 split for 1200m in the DMR last night

Lieghio with a 1.49.01 for 5th