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Build up to Berlin European Championships

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With European Championships on the horizon figured no harm getting this thread up and running and hopefully build a bit of momentum of the back of the recent media buzz around Irish athletics

Interesting to see that team is shaping up well enough considering there was talk about being the smallest team in recent history to go to a major championship

Phil Healy – 100, 200, 400
Marcus Lawler - 200
Thomas Barr – 400h
Mark English - 800
Ciara Mageean – 1500
Claire Mooney – 800
Stephen Scullion – 10,000
Emma Mitchell – 10,000
Ben Reynolds – 110 h
Adam McMullen – Long Jump
Somer Lecky - High Jump
Mick Clohisey – Marathon
Paul Pollock – Marathon
Sean Hehir – Marathon
Sergiu Ciobanu – Marathon
Kevin Seaward – Marathon
Breege Connolly – Marathon
Glady’s Ganiel – Marathon
Laura Graham – Marathon
Lizzie Lee – Marathon
Claire McCarthy – Marathon
Alex Wright - Walk

By my reckoning we have 26 athletes qualified with 21 looking likely to go;
- Sarah Healy ruled herself out
- Word is Boyce and McManamon are injured in the walk
- English is a doubt after Morton Games
- Gregan out of action for the next month atleast

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Birdie Num Num

YFlyer wrote: »

its 4th fastest now for some reason.

Yeah she will probably need a PB alright to qualify.

On paper she is 12th fastest out of all going in the semis as far as I know. Anything can happen but probably looking at a fastest losers spot at best. A big Q would be great.

Birdie Num Num

walshb wrote: »

If it's just about medals then it's a better achievement.....

If talking about times then it's not a better achievement.....

If taking into consideration the field and event and depth it's not a better achievement.

Anyway, great result.

I'd argue the field was almost as stacked as Rio. Copello a quicker man from 2016. Warholm wasn't there. Granted others were there. On another note Tokyo will be something else with newcomers Abderrahmane Samba and Rai Benjamin likely to feature. Two of the fastest men ever this year.

Faugheen

46.03 for Leon Reid in the relay.

Considering his PB is 47.1, that's some going.

Strazdas

Phil Healy fourth in her 200m semi final. She ran reasonably well and another young athlete with time on her side.

Joe_ Public

Ran 23.23, her third best time ever. Final placing of 11th. I think that was a pretty good performance, just faded a bit towards the end but had given it her all to that point. Every right to be pleased with her weeks work I'd say.

YFlyer

Hudson Smith gave the Albanian Eagle hand gesture after winning the 400m.

Strazdas

Joe_ Public wrote: »

Ran 23.23, her third best time ever. Final placing of 11th. I think that was a pretty good performance, just faded a bit towards the end but had given it her all to that point. Every right to be pleased with her weeks work I'd say.

Got a bit tired in the last 30 metres or so but it didn't even cost her a place. 11th in Europe is very respectable for something as competitive as the 200m.

corny

Hamilton calling Shubenkov Shevchenko. Sap.

Itziger

Some very enjoyable racing and field events. Now for the Ingebretsen boys against the rest of Europe. A family against a continent!!! (The Borlees didn't do too badly either mind).

Strazdas

Itziger wrote: »

Some very enjoyable racing and field events. Now for the Ingebretsen boys against the rest of Europe. A family against a continent!!! (The Borlees didn't do too badly either mind).

Incredible that that guy is only 17. Is he the youngest ever winner of a major track race?

Itziger

Strazdas wrote: »

Itziger wrote: »

Some very enjoyable racing and field events. Now for the Ingebretsen boys against the rest of Europe. A family against a continent!!! (The Borlees didn't do too badly either mind).

Incredible that that guy is only 17. Is he the youngest ever winner of a major track race?

Good question. Geeks?

Safiri

Strazdas wrote: »

Incredible that that guy is only 17. Is he the youngest ever winner of a major track race?

Mary Decker Slaney was refused entry to the 1972 Olympics despite beingranked 4th in the World at 800m because she was only 14. She held the indoor mile record and won the US vs Soviet union meet at 15 and then proceeded to add more and more World records by age 16. I'm sure there are plenty of cases of athletes winning major track races at a younger age than Jakob including himself earlier this year when winning a 1500m at the Diamond league in Oregon I think.

Limpy

YFlyer wrote: »

Hudson Smith gave the Albanian Eagle hand gesture after winning the 400m.

Being anti Russian/Serb seems fashionable these days.

Itziger

Safiri wrote: »

Strazdas wrote: »

Incredible that that guy is only 17. Is he the youngest ever winner of a major track race?

Mary Decker Slaney was refused entry to the 1972 Olympics despite beingranked 4th in the World at 800m because she was only 14. She held the indoor mile record and won the US vs Soviet union meet at 15 and then proceeded to add more and more World records by age 16. I'm sure there are plenty of cases of athletes winning major track races at a younger age than Jakob including himself earlier this year when winning a 1500m at the Diamond league in Oregon I think.

I think he was 3rd in that race. I thought the original question referred to major championships, not just big races, although looking at the wording now I see where you're coming from and yeah, Mary Decker is a good case alright.

Ross Runner

Watching the 20k walk, bit of a joke really!
They all took off running it was so obvious.....

Itziger

Does anybody know if the marathon line up for tomorrow is up to date? Is Moen going for Norway?

echat

The big leading groups create a running impression especially around bends. They need to start using technology to assist the judges. Having the women's and men's race on together on a one kilometre loop with lots of lapping is bizarre.

A British man broke away and established a quick lead and was then disqualified and he smiled.

An Italian man breaks away, quickly gets a warning, and fades back into the group.

jrkb

Wow that Ingebretsen looked so calm and composed throughout the race hope he can really kick on and challenge the Africans.

Birdie Num Num

echat wrote: »

The big leading groups create a running impression especially around bends. They need to start using technology to assist the judges. Having the women's and men's race on together on a one kilometre loop with lots of lapping is bizarre.

A British man broke away and established a quick lead and was then disqualified and he smiled.

An Italian man breaks away, quickly gets a warning, and fades back into the group.

It's the one event in athletics road/track that I don't warm to. I respect the pain, the distances etc. but I just can't get into it. They all lift IMO but some are more obvious than others. They would all be disqualified if video technology was brought in, which I understand is why it is not used. I may be wrong on that but it is what I have been told on a 'bloke down the pub said so' level. Guess the logistics and expense of following each athlete for the entirety of the event with a camera would be pretty difficult too.

jrkb

Birdie Num Num wrote: »

It's the one event in athletics road/track that I don't warm to. I respect the pain, the distances etc. but I just can't get into it. They all lift IMO but some are more obvious than others. They would all be disqualified if video technology was brought in, which I understand is why it is not used. I may be wrong on that but it is what I have been told on a 'bloke down the pub said so' level. Guess the logistics and expense of following each athlete for the entirety of the event with a camera would be pretty difficult too.

Its utter rubbish of a race a blind man could see they are all running.

velo.2010

I think they first started using high frame rate/super slow-mo cameras during the Athens Olympics and blew the myth of rwalkers keeping one foot on the ground all the time. They leave it up to the judges eyes.

Anyway, back to tonight's action. Some improvement this year by Dina Asher smith. Still only 22 and she could pull out more improvement between now and the Worlds/Olympics.

That's two dominant 200m final winners and the standout sprint performances. I still think this jazzy entrance gimmick is affecting overall times for the sprints. Too much hanging around after they warm up and strip down ready to run.

Strazdas

Unlucky for the 4 x 100m Irish girls : Gina Akpe-Moses just run out of it in 4th having been still in third with about 10 metres to go. A new national record and a great run all the same.

Joe_ Public

Quietly confident for Mageean here. Not sure about a medal but have a feeling she wont be too far off.

titan18

4th for her. Thought she had 3rd with about 150m to go but just ran out of steam.

walshb

Jeez, that was true hard 1500 running...beautiful to watch..

Joe_ Public

Thought she had great chance for silver round the bend, looked so comfortable but just didnt have the legs in the finish. Good run but still disappointed for her.

Strazdas

Very disappointing for Ciara. She had every chance to medal coming off the bend but just couldn't quicken for some reason.

Ted_YNWA

Laura Weightan looked to be dying at 200 to go, but found a mini second wind at 50 to go. So close for Ciara.

Strazdas

Joe_ Public wrote: »

Thought she had great chance for silver round the bend, looked so comfortable but just didnt have the legs in the finish. Good run but still disappointed for her.

She won't be happy with that run. That last lap was perfectly set up for her to medal but she just couldn't accelerate.

STB.

Flattered To deceive.

Cruise no kick. I'd suspect that she has some niggling injury.