The Official Athletics Thread

[Carmona]

Here tis.

 

[Carmona]

Fucking clowns, geo-blocked for me. Tickets sold out in any case, so put it online ffs.

 

[BlackpoolTerrier]

Men's 3000 - that some serious pacing. Bang on the 30.2 every lap. Schrub getting towed here - the field have work to do for sure

Edit - Jaysus, 7:29

 

[BlackpoolTerrier]

Fucking clowns, geo-blocked for me. Tickets sold out in any case, so put it online ffs.

You need to drive over the German border C.

 

[BlackpoolTerrier]

Here we go lads...



Edit - 1:59.07 - new Dutch NR and 5th in the world this year. She looked like she was jogging TBH - but I think her last 200 was her slowest so she was working alright.

 

[BlackpoolTerrier]

Thanks for the link Guapo - great to see the big debut live.

 

[El Guapo]

Thanks for the link Guapo - great to see the big debut live.

That was seriously impressive. her style is so languid.

 

[Carmona]

So, how do we rate that? I genuinely don't know. I think she'll succeed but the jury is out at this stage. It was her first ever AND it was indoors but on the other hand you now have half a dozen running 1.57.xx. I'm a Femke fan so hopefully she shows up in Summer and beyond

 

[El Guapo]

So, how do we rate that? I genuinely don't know. I think she'll succeed but the jury is out at this stage. It was her first ever AND it was indoors but on the other hand you now have half a dozen running 1.57.xx. I'm a Femke fan so hopefully she shows up in Summer and beyond

Need to see her in traffic. This was a paced time trial.

27 first 200 was maybe a touch fast but the scoring tables puts it at 1:57.8 outdoors.



So I think it's hugely encouraging

 

[BlackpoolTerrier]

I’d agree with that - the race was paced and the oppo was pretty much non-existent. The 800 is still all about who fades the least and that was defo Bol this evening.
There might have been another second or a little bit more in her if she was in a tight race - and that would put her close to 1:56-high equivalent territory.
Be interesting to see if she hangs back, McPhillips-style, and trusts her second 400 in the heavy traffic races or if she goes out at the front. Plenty of time to figure that out. She’s been at altitude in South Africa for months so she’s presumably training away through this meet.
I’d be pretty happy this evening if I was her (LOL, or her agent).