The Official Athletics Thread

[BlackpoolTerrier]

Yeah she was saying in the interview that the 4:03s are really stacking up now and that she feels a breakthrough will come soon.

 

[El Guapo]

Bisslett Games/Oslo Diamond league tonight The Dream mile is now the Dream 1500m as Jacob wants a cut off a 3:26 WR.

They're all there to see who can live with Jacob for 1150m before he squeezes the life out of them.

The entire top 8 from Eugene except Whiteman. I say he goes 3.27 high. He made it look easy in Rabat.

Help us Timmy Cheriut you're our only hope.

Womens Mile is the actual Dream mile this year.

Ciara Mageean has a great chance here. Won't be easy Meshesha has won a few DLs, Jess Hull ran great last week and has been srtong since world XC and the Ugandon Chemusto is showing well. Chemusto to take the pace. Ciara to kick through from 250 to go Hopefully.

Mens 5k looks tasty too. Jacob Kiplimo starting his season. Should be good

Edit: i forgot to mention to keep an eye on the other Norwegian in the 1500. Nordas.

He's only a young fella and was a half marathoner until his coach talked him into moving down. He ran 3:32 last week at the On track night in Paris beating a decent field including Jimmy Gressier, Elliott Giles and Luke McCann.

The Coach is Gjert Ingebrigtsen.

 

[Bonbon12]

Cheers for that EG. Looking forward to it

 

[El Guapo]

Just saw Jacob is backing off WR attempt. Wave lights to be set to 3:30.

The Oslo track is too slow for a WR apparently

 

[BlackpoolTerrier]

Just saw Jacob is backing off WR attempt. Wave lights to be set to 3:30.

The Oslo track is too slow for a WR apparently

FFS, just run the race Jacob

 

[BlackpoolTerrier]

Like the BBC cricket coverage, the Bislett games is always a sign that full summer is here. It's a fantastic event - shows what a small country can produce when there's a will to succeed

 

[El Guapo]

Never thought I'd say it but 5k > 1500m

 

[J.R.R. hartley]

Never thought I'd say it but 5k > 1500m

Well that one was. Great race.
GAA backdoor draw levels of professionalism from the lads doing the graphics too.

 

[El Guapo]

Never thought I'd say it but 5k > 1500m

I take it all back

 

[El Guapo]

Never realised Sarah Lavan was Craig Breen"s partner

How devastating. The poor woman.
Athletics ireland released a statement at the time saying he was a fixture at events.

Sarah Lavin: 'My heart is broken. It will be for quite a while, if not always'

Sarah Lavin: 'My heart is broken. It will be for quite a while, if not always'

Two months on from the death of her boyfriend, Craig Breen, the pain is just as raw for the Limerick Olympian.

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