The Official Athletics Thread

[BlackpoolTerrier]

1:45.32 for McPhillips - B standard, well out of it in 9th place. Sedjati wins in 1:43

7:38 for GriggsY

 

[El Guapo]

1:45.32 for McPhillips - B standard, well out of it in 9th place. Sedjati wins in 1:43

7:38 for GriggsY

Fucket bad performance from Griggs two quick races based on times

 

[BlackpoolTerrier]

Fucket bad performance from Griggs two quick races based on times

The race was a snoozefest out to the bell - Griggs was right at the front with 400 to go. He clipped Guyon on the way down the back straight and got s**t right out the back after that - just fell right through the field to about a 10m gap to the second last guy. So, maybe the clip did him. Kipsang finished with a 54 second last 400, which is hard core - Griggs was never going to match that in any case - but he was set for low 7:30's

Julien Alfred is flying - 10.87 for her - ahead of a Clayton as usual

McPhillips was at the back from the gun - and got really gapped from 400 to 600. Maybe he was holding off for Saturday.

 

[BlackpoolTerrier]

Here's the YouTube stream from last night

Griggs - M3000 - 00:46:15

McPhillips - M800 - 01:46:00

 

[El Guapo]

The race was a snoozefest out to the bell - Griggs was right at the front with 400 to go. He clipped Guyon on the way down the back straight and got s**t right out the back after that - just fell right through the field to about a 10m gap to the second last guy. So, maybe the clip did him. Kipsang finished with a 54 second last 400, which is hard core - Griggs was never going to match that in any case - but he was set for low 7:30's

Julien Alfred is flying - 10.87 for her - ahead of a Clayton as usual

McPhillips was at the back from the gun - and got really gapped from 400 to 600. Maybe he was holding off for Saturday.

The more I think about Alfred running down Gabby Thomas at Monaco when she was always considered the 60/100m type shows how fit she is.

McPhillips I'd hopefull will come good, he was 1:45 high in Cork last year before coming 4th in the world. the problem isn't he event has jumped on again a Wanyoni WR in Budapest very much on the cards

 

[BlackpoolTerrier]

Schedule for Saturday -

 

[BlackpoolTerrier]

Some whack of Irish athletes in action tonight - including Adeleke in the 200 in Luzern

Also in Luzern -

WLJ - Ndudi, Callaghan

Then there's a load of relay running and 100 / 200 sprinting - Lauren Roy, Benjamin Richardson, Bori Akinola, Sarah Leahy, Precious Akpe Moses, Lucy May Sleeman, Katie Bergin, Mark Smyth, Emma Moore, Alex O'Neill, Callum Morgan, Lucas Fadden, Max O'Reilly, Sean Aigboboh all in the mix

Cilllian Kirwan and Hannah Seagrave are going in their respective 800s in Arcobaleno in Italy

Sharene Mawdesley is running the 400 in Madrid

 

[El Guapo]

Some whack of Irish athletes in action tonight - including Adeleke in the 200 in Luzern

Also in Luzern -

WLJ - Ndudi, Callaghan

Then there's a load of relay running and 100 / 200 sprinting - Lauren Roy, Benjamin Richardson, Bori Akinola, Sarah Leahy, Precious Akpe Moses, Lucy May Sleeman, Katie Bergin, Mark Smyth, Emma Moore, Alex O'Neill, Callum Morgan, Lucas Fadden, Max O'Reilly, Sean Aigboboh all in the mix

Cilllian Kirwan and Hannah Seagrave are going in their respective 800s in Arcobaleno in Italy

Sharene Mawdesley is running the 400 in Madrid

Might watch lucerne so Adeleke rolling the dice on a standard you'd imagine.

I wonder will she run nationals

 

[BlackpoolTerrier]

Let's not forget Cork's own Luke Merrigan going in the Euro U18 1500 in Rieti tomorrow

He had to go 3:52 to qualify and has scored that twice so it would be great if he could attack the sub-3:50 tomorrow.

 

[BlackpoolTerrier]

Might watch lucerne so Adeleke rolling the dice on a standard you'd imagine.

I wonder will she run nationals

She's defo looking for a time if she's going all the way to Luzern for a spin. Nationals is another good way to score it...