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Old 27-01-2016, 16:10
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Here's a pick of notable indoor performances so far this season:

* Akela Jones (BAR) tops the women's pentathlon world rankings with a NR of 4643
* Reza Ghasemi (IRI) tops the men's 60m world rankings with a NR of 6.52. Can't remember the last time an Iranian produced a WL in a track event
* 20 year-old Yulimar Rojas (VEN) tops the women's triple jump world rankings with an AR of 14.69m
* In the men's pole vault, outdoor world champion Shawnacy Barber (CAN) recently became the latest member of the 6m club with another NR
* Kendra Harrison (USA) tops the women's 60mH world rankings with a PB of 7.83

UKA usually send substantial squads to the WICh, so it's a bit unusual to see fewer notable British performances than usual at this point in the season, Muir and Pozzi aside. The loss of the Glasgow International Match is a factor.
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Old 27-01-2016, 17:33
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There's a jumps meet currently underway in Cottbus, with a selection of, um...interesting entertainment on show.
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Old 27-01-2016, 23:19
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Here's a pick of notable indoor performances so far this season:

* Akela Jones (BAR) tops the women's pentathlon world rankings with a NR of 4643
* Reza Ghasemi (IRI) tops the men's 60m world rankings with a NR of 6.52. Can't remember the last time an Iranian produced a WL in a track event
* 20 year-old Yulimar Rojas (VEN) tops the women's triple jump world rankings with an AR of 14.69m
* In the men's pole vault, outdoor world champion Shawnacy Barber (CAN) recently became the latest member of the 6m club with another NR
* Kendra Harrison (USA) tops the women's 60mH world rankings with a PB of 7.83

UKA usually send substantial squads to the WICh, so it's a bit unusual to see fewer notable British performances than usual at this point in the season, Muir and Pozzi aside. The loss of the Glasgow International Match is a factor.
The World Indoors are a bit later than usual - they are usually held at the beginning of March but this year they're on the 17th-20th March so that may account for some people opening up a little later than usual. Plus I don't think there have been many major competitions in Europe but that is changing from next week with the likes of Dusseldorf & Karlsruhe which will be shown on Eurosport.

I can see some people giving Portland a miss - realistically because of the time difference they will have to travel out there a week before so not ideal. The only athlete who I have seen confirming that he wants to go is Mr Indoor specialist Kilty. Though depending on the competition at trials his selection may not be a given.

Cindy Ofili ran 8.04 at the weekend - I'm sure she is capable of running under 8 seconds but with NCAA commitments I don't know if Portland would be an option for her. And whilst the 200m is no longer a champs event Indoors former Euro Junior champion Nethaneel Mitchell Blake ran 20.57 last week which is a current world lead. That's an overall PB for him and whilst I doubt he'll be close to Gemili or Hughes he could be a contender for the 3rd Olympic spot in the summer.

Quite a few people are competing this weekend albeit at regional meets. The aforementioned fans favourite Richard Kilty is running at the Scottish champs along with the likes of Laura Muir. Gemili, Dasaolu & Philip are running at the Welsh Champs and Dina is amongst those running at the London Games
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Old 28-01-2016, 00:47
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Nice to read some posts about actual athletics performances.

The sooner this season gets into full swing the better as far as I am concerned.
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Old 28-01-2016, 10:08
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Nice to read some posts about actual athletics performances.

The sooner this season gets into full swing the better as far as I am concerned.
There are some cross-country highlights from Antrim last week on Premier Sports this weekend at various times. First actual meet that I can see is Dusseldorf live on Eurosport next Wednesday at 18:00. US Collegiate season is underway, can't see any sign of TV coverage before the overall Championships on 11-12 March. Not even on Vimeo.
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Old 28-01-2016, 11:11
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Around the time I posted those WL marks, Anastasiya Mokhnyuk claimed the pentathlon mark with a PB of 4745 in the Ukranian CE champs.

In the same comp, Alina Shukh (at the age of 16) scored 4354, which is a WYB by 70 points! To put that into context, it has only been 2 years since Morgan Lake scored the previous WYB of 4284.

Remaning on the subject of combined events, a certain Olympic and world champion is celebrating her 30th birthday today...
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Old 28-01-2016, 18:14
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Dusseldorf (Feb 3) and Karlsruhe (Feb 6) will both be aired on Eurosport next week live.

Brits competing in Dusseldorf:
Lee Emmanuel (3000m)
Andrew Pozzi (60mH)
Will Sharman (60mH)
Lawrence Clarke (60mH)
Desiree Henry (60m)
Serita Solomon (60mH)
Lucy Hatton (60mH)
Shara Proctor (Long Jump)

Can't seem to find an entry list for athletes competing in Karlsruhe but Dina Asher Smith will be competing there.
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Old 28-01-2016, 23:11
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There are some cross-country highlights from Antrim last week on Premier Sports this weekend at various times. First actual meet that I can see is Dusseldorf live on Eurosport next Wednesday at 18:00. US Collegiate season is underway, can't see any sign of TV coverage before the overall Championships on 11-12 March. Not even on Vimeo.
Dusseldorf (Feb 3) and Karlsruhe (Feb 6) will both be aired on Eurosport next week live.

Brits competing in Dusseldorf:
Lee Emmanuel (3000m)
Andrew Pozzi (60mH)
Will Sharman (60mH)
Lawrence Clarke (60mH)
Desiree Henry (60m)
Serita Solomon (60mH)
Lucy Hatton (60mH)
Shara Proctor (Long Jump)

Can't seem to find an entry list for athletes competing in Karlsruhe but Dina Asher Smith will be competing there.
Thanks for the heads up re TV dates.

It seems like this has been a very long off season what with all the off track events that have been going on.
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Old 29-01-2016, 17:40
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Less than 2 years after the Great North Run became the first road event to accommodate 1 million finishers in its lifetime, the organisers of the London Marathon believe their race will reach that milestone this year. I think the running total is about 964k, so it's doable; if they just miss out, they will reach it in WCh year.
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Old 29-01-2016, 20:28
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* Reza Ghasemi (IRI) tops the men's 60m world rankings with a NR of 6.52. Can't remember the last time an Iranian produced a WL in a track event
Turns out it was actually a hand-timed 6.5, so it was almost certainly slower than 6.52. Anyhow, the world lead now belongs to Julian Reus (GER) as he clocked a 6.53 =NR today.
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Old 29-01-2016, 23:23
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Nice to read some posts about actual athletics performances.

The sooner this season gets into full swing the better as far as I am concerned.
Yeah, you're right. I was going to post about the proposed lifetime ban for cheats on representing GB by UK athletics, but **** it, let's get back to the running, jumping and throwing. This is Olympic year after all.

I normally ignore the indoor season, but it'll be good if some early-season heroes or top performances can emerge to take the focus away from all that other stuff.
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Old 29-01-2016, 23:35
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Annoying. I used the word that rhymes with deck rather than the one that rhymes with duck, just so I would avoid the software censor. There should be a list somewhere....
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Old 30-01-2016, 01:45
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Yeah, you're right. I was going to post about the proposed lifetime ban for cheats on representing GB by UK athletics, but **** it, let's get back to the running, jumping and throwing. This is Olympic year after all.

I normally ignore the indoor season, but it'll be good if some early-season heroes or top performances can emerge to take the focus away from all that other stuff.
I love the indoor season. I am assuming the evening session at the World Indoors in Portland will start about 1am onwards over here. I know it's not ideal for a lot, but as a night owl that's ideal for me. Looking forward to that.

As you say. The Olympics this year too. Anyone booked time off work to watch them yet? Or is anybody lucky enough to actually be going to Rio to watch the games?

Also, not forgetting the European Championships in Amsterdam. I fear the big names will give it a miss like they did in 2012 due to the Olympics. We'll have to wait and see. Only seems like a few months ago we were all watching Zurich.

A busy year ahead.
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Old 30-01-2016, 08:39
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As you say. The Olympics this year too. Anyone booked time off work to watch them yet?
Yes indeed, as soon as the office leave calendar went up.
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Old 30-01-2016, 09:05
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Yes indeed, as soon as the office leave calendar went up.
Me too and some time off for Wimbledon as well 😀
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Old 30-01-2016, 09:48
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The organisers of the Cardiff Half Marathon are seeking to increase the international profile of their race, seeing as it has become an IAAF Bronze Label road race this year. Not a surprise given the city is hosting the WHMCh.
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Old 30-01-2016, 12:50
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I love the indoor season. I am assuming the evening session at the World Indoors in Portland will start about 1am onwards over here. I know it's not ideal for a lot, but as a night owl that's ideal for me. Looking forward to that.

As you say. The Olympics this year too. Anyone booked time off work to watch them yet? Or is anybody lucky enough to actually be going to Rio to watch the games?

Also, not forgetting the European Championships in Amsterdam. I fear the big names will give it a miss like they did in 2012 due to the Olympics. We'll have to wait and see. Only seems like a few months ago we were all watching Zurich.

A busy year ahead.
As we're only two hours ahead of Rio, I thought I would wing it TBH. Should be able to watch most of the major athletics finals live. Bit annoyed at the few non-walk finals that are on in the morning. From memory women's 10, 3000steeple (not sure which gender) and long jump are all in the morning. Maybe one of the marathons too?

Europe's track events will get a miss again but that will make it more competitive. I really enjoyed them in 2012 because I had no real idea who would do what even though the standard was low. The field events had mostly top class athletes in though. Nice little tune-up competition for them.
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Old 30-01-2016, 13:40
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As we're only two hours ahead of Rio
That's only between late-October and mid-February. During the Olympics, the difference will be four hours.
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Old 30-01-2016, 14:23
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Okay, the two hours was wrong (and I should have remebered from the last world cup) but according to this:

http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/tim...azil/brt/brst/

(and your link) the difference will be three hours not four....? The football is being played in different cities, so the time zones for that will be all over the place...

Edit: Ok, I'm really not sure why, but this link:

http://www.worldtimezone.com/time/ol...r=21&forma=24h

Confirms the 4hr time difference. Lucky I found out early. Off to check the Rio timetable again. Not too fussed about missing out on anything other than the Athletics really, but can see my output dropping seriously over the two weeks .
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Old 30-01-2016, 19:02
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Results for the international CE meet in Reims are available on the FFA results website. The heptathlon and pentathlon both finish tomorrow.

Most notable British performance today was over 400m - Seren Bundy-Davies produced a 51.60 WL/PB in Vienna (same place she started the previous season); the world 60m champion clocked a 6.65 SB in the Scottish Championships. Sticking with the distance, Ewa Swoboda (POL) ran a 7.13 WL/NR and is now just 4 hundredths outside the WJR.

That's right, she's still a junior!
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Old 30-01-2016, 20:10
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Some notable GB performances from today:

SBD (51.60) - World Lead & Qualifier
Seb Rogers (46.48) - World indoor qualifier
Richard Kilty (6.65) - World indoor qualifier
Louise Bloor (7.35 PB)
Nicola Gilbert (7.37 PB)
Kirsten McAslan (2:04.49)
Adelle Tracey (2.02.35) – World indoor qualifier
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Old 30-01-2016, 22:55
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Olympic pole vault champion Jennifer Suhr (USA) has cleared 5.03m in Brockport - which means she has added a centimetre to her indoor WR!
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Old 31-01-2016, 00:19
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Yes indeed, as soon as the office leave calendar went up.
Me too and some time off for Wimbledon as well 😀
As we're only two hours ahead of Rio, I thought I would wing it TBH. Should be able to watch most of the major athletics finals live. Bit annoyed at the few non-walk finals that are on in the morning. From memory women's 10, 3000steeple (not sure which gender) and long jump are all in the morning. Maybe one of the marathons too?

Europe's track events will get a miss again but that will make it more competitive. I really enjoyed them in 2012 because I had no real idea who would do what even though the standard was low. The field events had mostly top class athletes in though. Nice little tune-up competition for them.
That's all good to hear. I knew I wouldn't be the only one booking days off.
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Old 31-01-2016, 11:15
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Kayoko Fukushi (JPN) won the Osaka Women's Marathon in a PB of 2:22:17. The 2013 WCh bronze medallist has also beaten the Japanese federation's standard for Olympic selection (2:22:30!), so she'll be in Rio unless two of her compatriots run even quicker - which is highly unlikely.
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Old 31-01-2016, 14:45
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That's pretty stunning. She has been very consistent, but I thought she might not be a factor anymore given her age and her showing in the last WC. If she can maintain that form she could end up a double Olympic champion....
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