Northern Ireland Commonwealth team announced

Testosterscone · 03-01-2018 1:12pm #1

Paul Pollock|Mens Marathon
Kevin Seaward|Mens Marathon
Emma Mitchell| 10,000m
Adam Kirk Smith|3,000m Steeplechase
Ciara Mageean|1500m
Leon Reid|200m
Ben Reynolds| 110m Hurdles
Sommer Lecky|High Jump
Adam McMullen| Long Jump
Kate O'Connor| Heptathlon
Dempsey McGuigan|Hammer
Jack Agnew|T54 1500m

A very strong team and some great championship experience for the likes of Lecky and O'Connor.

Pity to not see Graham get the nod as she was on the cusp but still good to see many of these athletes who would normally be donning the Irish Singlet at Global Championships. Hopefully there can be some good performances from the likes of Mageean or the marathon lads.

Testosterscone · 03-01-2018 7:02pm

Testosterscone wrote: »

Paul Pollock|Mens Marathon
Kevin Seaward|Mens Marathon
Emma Mitchell| 10,000m
Adam Kirk Smith|3,000m Steeplechase
Ciara Mageean|1500m
Leon Reid|200m
Ben Reynolds| 110m Hurdles
Sommer Lecky|High Jump
Adam McMullen| Long Jump
Kate O'Connor| Heptathlon
Dempsey McGuigan|Hammer
Jack Agnew|T54 1500m

A very strong team and some great championship experience for the likes of Lecky and O'Connor.

Pity to not see Graham get the nod as she was on the cusp but still good to see many of these athletes who would normally be donning the Irish Singlet at Global Championships. Hopefully there can be some good performances from the likes of Mageean or the marathon lads.

After looking back there was one major omission from the team that I can see

Amy Foster who had ran under the standard numerous times last year and by her own standard will feel hard done by.

Duanington · 03-01-2018 11:43pm

Testosterscone wrote: »

After looking back there was one major omission from the team that I can see

Amy Foster who had ran under the standard numerous times last year and by her own standard will feel hard done by.

3 seperate times according to her IG account? That seems poxy on the girl

Testosterscone · 08-04-2018 7:57am

Games have gotten underway

Dempsey McGuigan with a super 6th place after his 2nd best throw ever (9th farthest throw in Irish history)

In the Women's 100m Amy Foster safely through to Semi Finals with a 2nd place auto qualifier behind Ahye in here heat (11.59 in +2.1 wind)

Testosterscone · 09-04-2018 2:13pm

New NI record from Emma Mitchell in the 10,000m in a time of 32.49.91 to finish 15th overall.

pconn062 · 09-04-2018 2:40pm

Mageann through to 1500m final too....just! 6th place in 4.07.

Testosterscone · 09-04-2018 3:12pm

Do we count former posters for the awards here? Track and Field Performance of the year could be well and truly sown up

Former poster/lurker here narrowly missed out on a medal in Gold Coast this morning by 1/1000th of a second

pconn062 · 10-04-2018 1:05pm

Ciara racing in the final now.

robinph · 10-04-2018 1:16pm

When they replace the battery in the stop watch.

pconn062 · 10-04-2018 3:04pm

Well she went for it but the pace was pretty fast, and she faded with 300m to go, finishing 2nd last. 4.07 is not a bad time but I doubt she will be happy. Semenya won in 4 flat.

Chivito550 · 10-04-2018 9:53pm

pconn062 wrote: »

Well she went for it but the pace was pretty fast, and she faded with 300m to go, finishing 2nd last. 4.07 is not a bad time but I doubt she will be happy. Semenya won in 4 flat.

13th in the Commonwealth final is poor for somebody of her talents, particularly in such a weak field. 4:07 is nothing special given she ran 4:09 at the World Juniors when she was 18!

Not sure where she goes from here. Has regressed badly since 2016.

pconn062 · 10-04-2018 10:49pm

Chivito550 wrote: »

13th in the Commonwealth final is poor for somebody of her talents, particularly in such a weak field. 4:07 is nothing special given she ran 4:09 at the World Juniors when she was 18!

Not sure where she goes from here. Has regressed badly since 2016.

Yeah, something ain't clicking for her unfortunately, but then again she's not in her new setup that long. It's a shame as I really like her and think she deserves a good run at it. I think her flat out speed is an issue, when they kicked today she was left for dead, even compared to the 5k girls like McColgan and Steph Twell.

Chivito550 · 10-04-2018 11:16pm

pconn062 wrote: »

Yeah, something ain't clicking for her unfortunately, but then again she's not in her new setup that long. It's a shame as I really like her and think she deserves a good run at it. I think her flat out speed is an issue, when they kicked today she was left for dead, even compared to the 5k girls like McColgan and Steph Twell.

She had great finishing speed back at the 2016 Euros. Something seems amiss right now. Hopefully things click into place as the summer progresses.

average_runner · 11-04-2018 9:51pm

Chivito550 wrote: »

She had great finishing speed back at the 2016 Euros. Something seems amiss right now. Hopefully things click into place as the summer progresses.

Any injuries over the last few years that could of hampered her speed?

Testosterscone · 11-04-2018 10:01pm

Chivito550 wrote: »

She had great finishing speed back at the 2016 Euros. Something seems amiss right now. Hopefully things click into place as the summer progresses.

Just comparing the events a little further

* 2016 had a day between heats and final
* Qualifying times = 4.13.61 (2016) vs 4.07.78 (2018)
* Time in final = 4.33.78 (2016) vs 4.07.41 (2018)
* 1st 800m in race = 2.46 (2016) vs 2.11 (2018)

Strength seems to have developed a good bit and perhaps off a slow pace she might have that speed. Initially i was thinking she seems to be developing into a stronger runner and consistency is coming along.

Could be some decent times off one off GP meetings in the summer. The event has come on leaps and bounds over the last few years though and realistically you need to be getting into 4.01-4.02 shape to be competitive even at European Level (Muir, Hassan, Klosterhaulfen, Cichocka, Ennauoi, McColgan just to name a few)

Testosterscone · 11-04-2018 10:20pm

pconn062 wrote: »

even compared to the 5k girls like McColgan and Steph Twell.

Should be noted that McColgan is only marginally slower than Mageean's PB (4.01.60 vs 4.01.41)

Chivito550 · 11-04-2018 10:28pm

Testosterscone wrote: »

Just comparing the events a little further

* 2016 had a day between heats and final
* Qualifying times = 4.13.61 (2016) vs 4.07.78 (2018)
* Time in final = 4.33.78 (2016) vs 4.07.41 (2018)
* 1st 800m in race = 2.46 (2016) vs 2.11 (2018)

Strength seems to have developed a good bit and perhaps off a slow pace she might have that speed. Initially i was thinking she seems to be developing into a stronger runner and consistency is coming along.

Could be some decent times off one off GP meetings in the summer. The event has come on leaps and bounds over the last few years though and realistically you need to be getting into 4.01-4.02 shape to be competitive even at European Level (Muir, Hassan, Klosterhaulfen, Cichocka, Ennauoi, McColgan just to name a few)

I don’t buy it tbh. Event has moved on, but Mageean has moved backwards. She’s losing to the caliber of women she would be beating easily in 2016. I really don’t share the optimism for the future that some may hold. Hopefully I’m wrong.

[Deleted User] · 12-04-2018 8:21am

When is the Men's marathon?

robinph · 12-04-2018 8:30am

Middle of the night Saturday /Sunday I think.

average_runner · 12-04-2018 8:34am

Chivito550 wrote: »

I don’t buy it tbh. Event has moved on, but Mageean has moved backwards. She’s losing to the caliber of women she would be beating easily in 2016. I really don’t share the optimism for the future that some may hold. Hopefully I’m wrong.

When i saw her in athlone last year ago, i thought she didnt look as physically strong compared to the others she was competed against.

Pherekydes · 12-04-2018 8:55am

Mageean ran 2:03 for 7th in her 800m heat and was eliminated.

Kate O'Connor is 9 pts ahead of her PB schedule after 2 events of the Heptathlon. She's currently only 42 pts behind the Irish record which is 5801, so she could come close to breaking it.

Testosterscone · 12-04-2018 1:07pm

Menapians Leon Reid looks to be upgraded to Bronze following Hughes DQ

Pherekydes · 12-04-2018 1:23pm

O'Connor is now 55 pts behind her PB schedule, but her 2nd day is usually very good.

Great run by Reid. Does he qualify for Ireland yet?

chasingpaper · 12-04-2018 3:04pm

Great result for Reid. Didn't know a whole lot about him until this week, he did an interview on Hyperformace podcast a few days ago which is a good enough listen.
Hope he gets cleared to represent Ireland soon.

MacSwifty · 13-04-2018 7:32am

chasingpaper wrote: »

Great result for Reid. Didn't know a whole lot about him until this week, he did an interview on Hyperformace podcast a few days ago which is a good enough listen.
Hope he gets cleared to represent Ireland soon.

Still listed as a UK athlete on the Power of 10 rankings 100m and 200m and still eligible for UK as he has not worn an Irish singlet yet
http://www.thepowerof10.info/rankings/rankinglist.aspx?event=200&agegroup=ALL&sex=M&year=2018

Pherekydes · 13-04-2018 8:21am

O'Connor dropped 33 pts in the Long jump and gained 51 in the Javelin, so she's on schedule for 5729.

Testosterscone · 13-04-2018 9:38am

MacSwifty wrote: »

Still listed as a UK athlete on the Power of 10 rankings 100m and 200m and still eligible for UK as he has not worn an Irish singlet yet
http://www.thepowerof10.info/rankings/rankinglist.aspx?event=200&agegroup=ALL&sex=M&year=2018

Currently still not eiligible due to the transfer freeze currently in place by IAAF. Caught in limbo at the moment.

Pherekydes · 13-04-2018 11:20am

5695 pts for O'Connor in the end. Good for 8th. Good experience for her, still only 17.

Testosterscone · 14-04-2018 1:36pm

Pollock out again

Duanington · 14-04-2018 11:39pm

Testosterscone wrote: »

Pollock out again

Cursed? Self inflicted with the high risk stuff? - Hard to find the balance I suppose

Pherekydes · 15-04-2018 1:36am

Shocking stuff watching it live. I hope he didn't injure himself.

Seaward 4th in the end.

Northern Ireland Commonwealth team announced

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