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Athletics 2025

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  • #212
    yerwanthere123
    Moderators, Sports Moderators, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,764 Mod ✭✭✭✭yerwanthere123


    For the second year in a row, Virgin Media take a break during the women's 200m and cut it from the broadcast 😬



  • #213
    BP_RS3813
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    Faith was just .23 of a second outside of the 1k record of 2:28.98. .08 seconds under her PB of 2:29.15.

    Can't see her breaking four minutes for the mile if her best 1k time is 4 minute mile pace. Don't know how she could hold another 609m



  • #214
    Jakey Rolling
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123391178#Comment_123391178

    Yeah, it'll be a tough ask alright to go sub-4. However bear in mind she'll have male pacers all the way so the drafting may be worth a few seconds, plus she'll have the benefit of whatever non-elegible shoes they come up with (the sub-4 attempt isn't intended to be legal, same as Kipchoge's sub-2 marathon). Hell, they may even go for a 10 metre flying start to gain a few tenths!

    100412.2526@compuserve.com



  • #215
    BP_RS3813
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123392060#Comment_123392060

    Didn't know it was that sort of attempt. I suppose with that in mind a few seconds off is nearly guranteed. 7 seconds though? We will have to wait and see.



  • #216
    Pherekydes
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    Looks like Peter Lynch broke the Irish marathon record in Dusseldorf, running 2:09:36 for 3rd place. Fearghal Curtin was 4th in 2:11:35



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  • #217
    yerwanthere123
    Moderators, Sports Moderators, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,764 Mod ✭✭✭✭yerwanthere123


    Grand Slam Track Miami starting now on TNT Sport 1.

    Startlists here

    https://www.grandslamtrack.com/events/miami

    One person who won't be running is Fred Kerley after getting himself arrested at the base hotel for the event

    https://www.cbsnews.com/miami/news/fred-kerley-olympic-athlete-arrested-again-in-south-florida/

    Second time being arrested this year, the first was for an altercation with police back in January 🤨



  • #218
    yerwanthere123
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    Shanghai Diamond League will be broadcast on Virgin Media 2 tomorrow from 12-2pm. Adeleke racing the 200m, entry lists below

    https://shanghai.diamondleague.com/programme-results/



  • #219
    Raoul Duke
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    World record for the women's 100m hurdles with the worst camera angle ever. An experiment which I hope ends here.



  • #220
    yerwanthere123
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123413005#Comment_123413005

    Wasn't a world record, Amusan has run 12.12. Russell's time is the second fastest of all time though.

    Agreed with the camera angle, not sure if it was a mistake of not. Horrific.



  • #221
    Raoul Duke
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123413039#Comment_123413039

    Oh really, I thought that the commentators were saying it was a record. I must go back and watch it again.



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  • #222
    Raoul Duke
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123413043#Comment_123413043

    Well there's plenty of time with this event to go back and watch something again. Cram's co-commentator did seem to think it was a world record at the start.



  • #223
    yerwanthere123
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    Yeah the commentators got it wrong for whatever reason, must've forgotten about Amusan. Wish Amusan could be forgotten about tbh 😌

    Great women's 5000, Ngetich frontrunning her way to 14:25 with no pacers or wavelights. Great job to hold off Eisa too.



  • #224
    yerwanthere123
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    Coscoran victorious in the men's 3000m! Slow time in 8:17, but good job to out kick Grant Fisher



  • #225
    deisedude
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123413078#Comment_123413078

    It was comically slow start with nobody wanting to set the pace but unbelievable last 100m from Coscoran to go from 4th to 1st



  • #226
    Jakey Rolling
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    Brian Fay 13;12 for the 5000m, not too shabby but will need 13 flat to auto qualify for Words

    100412.2526@compuserve.com



  • #227
    BP_RS3813
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123413834#Comment_123413834

    That'll be a tough ask to go 13:00.9x. His PB is 13:01.4 which is our National record is my memory is correct. He can if he gets it right but will need the right race.

    Was watching diomand league today - only 4/5 went at worlds qualifying pace, lights were set too. 3 ethiopians, one kenyan and can't remember the 5th who were all in the 12:50 to 13:00.xx range.



  • #228
    deisedude
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    Good run for Coscoran. Fisher was different class but 3rd in the 5K when it's not his distance and a $50k cheque is a good return from his weekends work



  • #229
    yerwanthere123
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    Cracking race in the women's 3000, won by Hirut Meshesha with a big 8:22 PB. Also looking forward to seeing what Agnes Ngetich can do in the Diamond League with pacemaking and wavelights.

    Great weekend for Andrew Coscoran taking home 50,000.

    Really enjoying GST so far!



  • #230
    deisedude
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    Enjoyed GST a lot more this time out than Jamaica. Commercially though it must be making major losses, huge prize pots and small crowds. They would need to have massive TV and sponsorship deals



  • #231
    BP_RS3813
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/123419035#Comment_123419035

    Yes I'm not sure how its viable, take away the commentary and one or two camera angles and it looks like a small dublin graded meeting in terms of attendance. 44k for third place is a lot.



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