Cork City Sports

[El Guapo]

Another round of press releases

200m looking tasty. The headline is a South African Clarance Munyai who went 19.69 back in 2018. He's a two time Olympian made the semi of the 200 in Rio. That's fast but its two years old. The Saffa lockdown was very harsh and he hasn't run faster than 20.3 this year

I'll bet this race will be about 20.5 and it could be a real blanket finish. The Irish are U23 national record holder Robert McDonnell (20.53 pb). Serial National champ Marcus Lawlor (20.33 pb) and Irish Olympian Leon Reid (20.27 pb)

If you don't know Leon's story he was born into a bad situation. Got involved in gangs as a youth and turned his life around to reach the Tokey games. A real feel good story. Until he went to a training camp prior to the Euro Champs and was arrested on his return on Drugs and Gun charges. He ran Tokyo under threat of a 15 year jail term or something. He was largely exonerated. What happened was he sub let his flat while he was away at camp to a buddy who used it as a meth factory. Mad stuff.

There are a few Brits and Danes (Simon Hansen olympian) all with about 20.5pbs

 

[El Guapo]

I won't pretend to be any expert on the field events but the shotput has Nick Ponzio (Italian but a yank) bit of a social media darling. Has won a few diamond leagues and been to Tokyo. Throws about 21m consistently. Normally 22m will win it all. Ryan Crouser the best in the world goes about 23m

The proc support will do to Luxembourger Bob Berteries (pb 22.3m or so)

And there is a German and a yank with good PBs

The field events look shite on telly but in the stadium you get a real sense of the power, speed and coordination required and its quite impressive

 

[markyboy]

Looking forward to this.

 

[markyboy]

I mentioned this on here before. 9 runners out of 18 finished a mile in under four minutes.

Timetronics | Commentator Information System

 

[El Guapo]

I mentioned this on here before. 9 runners out of 18 finished a mile in under four minutes.

Timetronics | Commentator Information System

I remember that Seán Tobin the Irish Hammer had gone 3.58 in morton the week before and all the commentary was about could he do it twice in a week. He's a hard man..Great runner I hope he gets back into shape

Sam Prakel is still going was in the US trials last weekend. Is always leading at 1200 and always finishes about 6th. He won the PAC12 1500m the following year

Stewy McSwein would have been about 19 in 2017. Turned into a star of the sport. Olympic finalist perennial diamond league winner absolute madman for front running. Has been fighting long covid since Christmas. Hopefully he'll make it back for comm games i don't think he's been picked for worlds

 

[El Guapo]

The one i remember was the 1500m in 2011. The living legend Nick Willis multiple world and olympic medalist, God bothering porn addict who has run a sub 4 mile every year for 20 years now, won from Will Lear the fella who wrote running with the Buffalo's (brilliant read about collegiate running) and Ciaran O'Lionard back when he was mad Len. Still at Florida state. A cork man from Ballyvourney just about to beak onto the world stage in 2012/2013 a cracker

 

[El Guapo]

Looking back through the fields there they had some brilliant athletes on their way up womens 3k in 2018 won by kiwi Camille Buscomb she was definitely a world finalist from Ellie Purrier, Ellie was US champ in the 5k in 2019 went to Worlds in Doha, US 1500m champ in 2020 went to Tokyo made the final, won silver last year in world indoors

Finishing about 9th was one Mary Cain. High school phenom. Signed by Nike to a record contract as a 17 year old and placed under the tutelage of Alberto Salazar. She is currently sueing him for 20m for emotional abuse and started the ball rolling on what would end up in his lifetime ban from the sport.

 

[El Guapo]

I'm sure any of the athletics heads has seen the morton mile from last Sunday. 5 irish sub 4 mins. Not sure if its ever been done before. If it has it is rare as hen's teeth

Unbelievable race

I didn't know much about Cathal Doyle till this week. Runs for university of portland. And in a week became national champ and 4 minute miler.

Broke his wrist doing a superman dive to get 3rd in the big 10 NCAA regionals so is running in a cast.

Coscoran shows his experience with a bit of Tokyo drift on the home straight. Just like Paul Chelimo starts in lane 2 ends up in lane 4. I reckon Doyle has him with some better positioning on the last bend. Came around in lane 3 with the pack so ran a 3 or 4m further than Coscoran

Round 2 tomorrow night in Bishopstown.

I knew Coscoran signed with new Balance but McElhinney was wearing the adidas pro singlet so hopefully he's getting a few bob

 

[El Guapo]

No start list up for Cork yet but I hope the 5k guy from Morton sticks around. The Aussies usually do

Aussie Jackson Sharp is a fella who i hadn't heard of but he ran down Eidram Gidey for the win in the morton 5k. Brought his 5k pb from 13.44 to 13.33 at age 21. Thats the kind of potential that suggests sub 13 in a few years. Runs for Wisconson so is in a super NCAA programme. Hopefully him and McEllhenny will be battling it out for years to come

Fingers crossed he's entered

 

[BlackpoolTerrier]

I'm sure any of the athletics heads has seen the morton mile from last Sunday. 5 irish sub 4 mins. Not sure if its ever been done before. If it has it is rare as hen's teeth

Unbelievable race

I didn't know much about Cathal Doyle till this week. Runs for university of portland. And in a week became national champ and 4 minute miler.

Broke his wrist doing a superman dive to get 3rd in the big 10 NCAA regionals so is running in a cast.

Coscoran shows his experience with a bit of Tokyo drift on the home straight. Just like Paul Chelimo starts in lane 2 ends up in lane 4. I reckon Doyle has him with some better positioning on the last bend. Came around in lane 3 with the pack so ran a 3 or 4m further than Coscoran

Round 2 tomorrow night in Bishopstown.

I knew Coscoran signed with new Balance but McElhinney was wearing the adidas pro singlet so hopefully he's getting a few bob

That was an epic finish alright - Coscoran using every bit of his experience - in the drift as well as the dive. Roll on tomorrow night