Athletics 2021

yerwanthere123 · 24-02-2021 6:31pm

Another PB for Sarah Lavin, 8.13.

yerwanthere123 · 24-02-2021 6:44pm

yerwanthere123 wrote: »

Grant Holloway 7.34 in the semi final. WR to come later?!

Yes it does! 7.29 world record and he hadn't a clue he'd broken it, time said 7.32 at first.

yerwanthere123 · 24-02-2021 10:32pm

8:22.65 in the 3000m for Tsegay, third fastest of all time, apparently was a WR attempt. Really looking forward to what Tsegay will do this year. Like watching 3k as a distance also, wish it was still a championship race outdoors.

Dindane · 24-02-2021 11:02pm

Cartman78 wrote: »

Possibly a daft question but does anyone know if the commentary will be in Irish???

You'll have watched it by now but it was in Irish. Wasn't their usual commentator though.

They showed a few events in English a few years ago but not for long, someone must have been onto them.

There was a rumour they picked up last year's Europeans in Paris but as these were cancelled, we'll never know for sure.

Chivito550 · 24-02-2021 11:44pm

Dindane wrote: »

You'll have watched it by now but it was in Irish. Wasn't their usual commentator though.

They showed a few events in English a few years ago but not for long, someone must have been onto them.

There was a rumour they picked up last year's Europeans in Paris but as these were cancelled, we'll never know for sure.

To be fair, it should be in Irish. It's an Irish channel.

I'd have rather have listened to Tim Hutchings, but that makes me feel a bit ashamed, that I've got such poor understanding of my own language.

yerwanthere123 · 25-02-2021 12:03am

My Irish isn't the best but I recognised "bróga nua" alright though

Hamachi · 25-02-2021 12:05am

yerwanthere123 wrote: »

Another PB for Sarah Lavin, 8.13.

Sarah Lavin ran really well. I feel like there’s more in the tank, with the possibility of getting close to 8.00 in Toruń. Nadine Visser, who won the race is a serious operator.

Bit disappointed with Andrew Coscoran. I was hoping to see him get close to 3:35. Think he might have gone out a little too hard.

Dindane · 25-02-2021 12:20am

Chivito550 wrote: »

To be fair, it should be in Irish. It's an Irish channel.

I'd have rather have listened to Tim Hutchings, but that makes me feel a bit ashamed, that I've got such poor understanding of my own language.

It's good it was on, but I'm not a fan of exclusive coverage being available in Irish alone, and if you don't speak Irish, go whistle. I'd rather have had access to English-language coverage, and on TV. I've had it with digging for streams.

Not saying it shouldn't be on TG4, but in other countries with more than one language, coverage is broadcast in different languages - Switzerland, Belgium and Finland come to mind.

S4C and BBC Alba do alternative rugby commentary in English on the red button for example.

OOnegative · 25-02-2021 7:12am

In regards Holloway’s WR, the clock originally showed 7.32 at the finish line but was rounded down to 7.29. That’s a big amount to be taken off a time of that distance, no?

I’m not questioning the WR for one second, more wondering why the original finish time given was so far off?

Murph_D · 25-02-2021 10:01am

OOnegative wrote: »

In regards Holloway’s WR, the clock originally showed 7.32 at the finish line but was rounded down to 7.29. That’s a big amount to be taken off a time of that distance, no?

I’m not questioning the WR for one second, more wondering why the original finish time given was so far off?

If you look at the stream, you can see that the TV clock doesn't stop until the last athlete is actually over the line, at which point Holloway is halfway to the crash pads! And in fact, that clock is showing 6.9 when he crosses the line. I'd imagine the official timing system is completely separate.

Tombo2001 · 25-02-2021 10:24am

Dindane wrote: »

It's good it was on, but I'm not a fan of exclusive coverage being available in Irish alone, and if you don't speak Irish, go whistle. I'd rather have had access to English-language coverage, and on TV. I've had it with digging for streams.

Not saying it shouldn't be on TG4, but in other countries with more than one language, coverage is broadcast in different languages - Switzerland, Belgium and Finland come to mind.

S4C and BBC Alba do alternative rugby commentary in English on the red button for example.

Ah come on - athletics has struggled for years to get any coverage at all in Irish media, and particularly TV. This is the first time I can ever remember TG4 showing athletics. It was never going to be on RTE or Virgin.

Obviously RTE and Virgin Media cover sport in English. 95% of it is the holy trinity of soccer, rugby and GAA.

Chivito550 · 25-02-2021 10:41am

Tombo2001 wrote: »

Ah come on - athletics has struggled for years to get any coverage at all in Irish media, and particularly TV. This is the first time I can ever remember TG4 showing athletics. It was never going to be on RTE or Virgin.

Obviously RTE and Virgin Media cover sport in English. 95% of it is the holy trinity of soccer, rugby and GAA.

They show the AIT meet, but other than that this is the first I can recall. In fact it's the first time Irish TV has shown a non championship/ non nationals/ non Great Ireland Run meet since the 90s when RTE used to show the Golden Four meets when Sonia was cleaning up on the circuit. Open to correction.

average_runner · 25-02-2021 11:35am

Chivito550 wrote: »

To be fair, it should be in Irish. It's an Irish channel.

I'd have rather have listened to Tim Hutchings, but that makes me feel a bit ashamed, that I've got such poor understanding of my own language.

In fairness to them, it was very good coverage. Great to see a channel here take it on

Tombo2001 · 25-02-2021 3:14pm

Chivito550 wrote: »

They show the AIT meet, but other than that this is the first I can recall. In fact it's the first time Irish TV has shown a non championship/ non nationals/ non Great Ireland Run meet since the 90s when RTE used to show the Golden Four meets when Sonia was cleaning up on the circuit. Open to correction.

Even the nationals tend to be highlights, no matter what way you cut it, its not as enjoyable when you know the results.

The European Cross Country is the only annual live athletics TV show that I can think of.

Chivito550 · 25-02-2021 4:07pm

Tombo2001 wrote: »

Even the nationals tend to be highlights, no matter what way you cut it, its not as enjoyable when you know the results.

The European Cross Country is the only annual live athletics TV show that I can think of.

Ah the nationals have been live the last 3 years. Not the full nationals, but the main track finals on the Sunday.

Faugheen · 25-02-2021 11:16pm

https://live.pttiming.com/?mid=2112

Big 12 Indoors this weekend. Davicia Patterson is running in 600y and Rhasidat Adeleke in the 400m both for Texas

Adeleke is in the DMR team, and both her and Patterson in the 4x400 team as well.

Interesting to see both of them moving up in distance. They're only freshmen though so plenty more from them.

Ceepo · 26-02-2021 4:16pm

Elliot Giles is not running Europe indoors,..

Very suprised to read this. He is in the form of his life,
As my old coach used to say, if you're in good shape, race, because you never know what will happen.

https://mobile-reuters-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSKBN2AQ132?amp_gsa=1&amp_js_v=a6&usqp=mq331AQHKAFQArABIA%3D%3D#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=16143522119176&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&ampshare=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.reuters.com%2Farticle%2Fus-athletics-britain-idUSKBN2AQ132

Faugheen · 26-02-2021 11:37pm

Faugheen wrote: »

https://live.pttiming.com/?mid=2112

Big 12 Indoors this weekend. Davicia Patterson is running in 600y and Rhasidat Adeleke in the 400m both for Texas

Adeleke is in the DMR team, and both her and Patterson in the 4x400 team as well.

Interesting to see both of them moving up in distance. They're only freshmen though so plenty more from them.

Patterson fastest in the heats for the 600y with a 1:20.46

You love to see it!

Pherekydes · 27-02-2021 3:00am

Adeleke ran a junior record in the 400 heats, 54.14.

There was a last minute switch in the relay, with Patterson running the 400 leg in place of Adeleke. She ran 52.8 and Texas finished 3rd.

Faugheen · 27-02-2021 11:25am

Pherekydes wrote: »

Adeleke ran a junior record in the 400 heats, 54.14.

There was a last minute switch in the relay, with Patterson running the 400 leg in place of Adeleke. She ran 52.8 and Texas finished 3rd.

That was her first time running 400m competitively as well, I believe. That’s incredible.

Chivito550 · 27-02-2021 12:18pm

Faugheen wrote: »

That was her first time running 400m competitively as well, I believe. That’s incredible.

I suspect she'll drop chunks off that time once she figures out the distance. 23 second speed indicates potential to go 52 at least.

Dindane · 27-02-2021 1:44pm

Tombo2001 wrote: »

Ah come on - athletics has struggled for years to get any coverage at all in Irish media, and particularly TV. This is the first time I can ever remember TG4 showing athletics. It was never going to be on RTE or Virgin.

Obviously RTE and Virgin Media cover sport in English. 95% of it is the holy trinity of soccer, rugby and GAA.

TG4 have shown Athlone and the Cork City Sports live every year (that they're not been cancelled) since 2017. The first edition of each was in English, but I think a long bout of tennis in English one weekend put the end to that.

Irish TV (the channel) showed Athlone for the first few years before that.

I remember Setanta showing a couple of European Team Championships live and they have had the Antrim/Belfast Cross-Country on for the last 10 years or so.

Plus Setanta Ireland showed the Golden League right through the 00s as well and a few Mortons into the 10s.

Highlights of the schools were on various channels for many years too, and RTE have had the nationals (indoor and outdoor) on live for the last few years, so there's been coverage. It's been on different channels, but it's been there.

Pherekydes · 27-02-2021 10:20pm

Patterson won the 600yd final by over 2 seconds. Adeleke up shortly in the 400 final.

Note that Lubbock is at almost 1000m altitude.

Edited to add: 53.44 for 3rd in the first final.

Faugheen · 27-02-2021 11:32pm

Class from Patterson. Not many win a conference title let alone a Big 12 in your FR year.

yerwanthere123 · 28-02-2021 12:15am

Quite a few big names going after Olympic qualifiers in Texas tonight. I'll be keeping a close eye on Klosterhalfen in the 10k. Entry lists here, stream here.

Hamachi · 28-02-2021 12:36am

yerwanthere123 wrote: »

Quite a few big names going after Olympic qualifiers in Texas tonight. I'll be keeping a close eye on Klosterhalfen in the 10k. Entry lists here, stream here.

Interesting. Klosterhalfen has been very quiet since she won bronze in Doha. I’m excited to see what she can do over 10km.

On a related note, I used to live in Germany and follow athletics over there. The amount of snide commentary she receives on her weight is infuriating. I like her and hope she does well this evening and later in the year in Tokyo.

Pherekydes · 28-02-2021 1:19am

The 2 Irish women led off Texas in the 4x4, with Adeleke running 53.88 from blocks and Patterson following up with 52.55.

Looking good for the Irish 4x4 in the next few years.

Faugheen · 28-02-2021 11:19am

Pherekydes wrote: »

The 2 Irish women led off Texas in the 4x4, with Adeleke running 53.88 from blocks and Patterson following up with 52.55.

Looking good for the Irish 4x4 in the next few years.

Irish relays are looking good in general in the women’s categories aren’t they? Neville, the Healy’s, Scott among the 4x1 and you could easily have Adeleke knocking around there as well. Phil, Patterson, Adeleke making up 4x4 and you have Mawdsley as well who may not impress individually all the time but has always been a strong relay competitor.

What’s happening with Gina Akpe-Moses does anyone know? I haven’t heard about her in a while.

Hamachi · 28-02-2021 12:47pm

yerwanthere123 wrote: »

Quite a few big names going after Olympic qualifiers in Texas tonight. I'll be keeping a close eye on Klosterhalfen in the 10k. Entry lists here, stream here.

31:01 and new German NR for Klosterhalfen. She lapped the entire field.

Thought she might run a little faster, but it was a strong performance, given the lack of competition, and incredibly high humidity. I expect she’s capable of low 30:xx in ideal conditions. She’s probably a lock for Top 5 in Tokyo.

yerwanthere123 · 28-02-2021 1:56pm

Hamachi wrote: »

31:01 and new German NR for Klosterhalfen. She lapped the entire field.

Thought she might run a little faster, but it was a strong performance, given the lack of competition, and incredibly high humidity. I expect she’s capable of low 30:xx in ideal conditions. She’s probably a lock for Top 5 in Tokyo.

Would've been nice to see her get sub 31 but as you said it was quite humid. Will be very interesting to see what she'll pick for Tokyo, don't really know where her best chance of medaling is. If it's 10k she picks then I think it'll be bronze at best she's running for, and she'll likely have to get into sub 30:20 shape.

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