Topic: General Athletics Thread

[Drinks Sangria]

He needed that semi-final run tonight, as it looked like he could've potentially dipped under 44 seconds then.

Agreed.

Kerr’s kick for the 1500m was so impressive, brilliant focused closing in the final 200m/300m. Ingebrigtsen might be the most talented 1500m runner but he doesn’t always play his tactics right and there’s certainly a few runners that can out-kick him if he hasn’t built the distance going into the final straight.

Insane that one small UK running club has produced two elite world champions inside a year. Fair play to them.

[Crosby Nick]

Agreed.

Kerr’s kick for the 1500m was so impressive, brilliant focused closing in the final 200m/300m. Ingebrigtsen might be the most talented 1500m runner but he doesn’t always play his tactics right and there’s certainly a few runners that can out-kick him if he hasn’t built the distance going into the final straight.

Insane that one small UK running club has produced two elite world champions inside a year. Fair play to them.

You’ve probably seen it, but saw a photo of the two of them in their running club vests aged about 14. Mad that they are both now World Champions.

[Drinks Sangria]

You’ve probably seen it, but saw a photo of the two of them in their running club vests aged about 14. Mad that they are both now World Champions.

It’s insane. It does go back to the old running adage though that you’ll never be your best unless you’re training with someone better than you. Having elite competition is huge.

Of course I’m as close to their level as I am to a Premier League footballer’s, but at 5km I was stuck at 19:00 for about two years. Anecdotally, A friend of mine who has ran Cross Country for GB moved back to the North West after giving up the ghost of making a living running. Training with him to his plans (this guy can run a sub-4 mile and has done 5km sub 13:30 (on a track) just drove me way more than I could alone and chasing his shadow - or doing a training session based around preventing him from lapping me - improved me more in 6 months than I’d been able to do in 2 years. Went 17:12 after an intense few months with him.

I wish athletics got wider attention and respect, these people are literally super-human.

[Ziltoid]

Agree. People are put off by athletics clubs as they think they are full of olympic standard athletes. Honestly get down and train with your lical club if you want to reduce your park run time etc. All of a sudden youll be hitting 10k and half marathons. Our club has 4 different groups that hit the road so it doesn't matter how fit you are therell be someone you can run with. Plus its good socially.

[Crosby Nick]

Agree. People are put off by athletics clubs as they think they are full of olympic standard athletes. Honestly get down and train with your lical club if you want to reduce your park run time etc. All of a sudden youll be hitting 10k and half marathons. Our club has 4 different groups that hit the road so it doesn't matter how fit you are therell be someone you can run with. Plus its good socially.

I’m a lone wolf.

Prefer running with me headphones in and actively avoiding other people. Admittedly, the times I run with someone else is easier in terms of not constantly thinking about distances and timings in your head.

[Drinks Sangria]

Agree. People are put off by athletics clubs as they think they are full of olympic standard athletes. Honestly get down and train with your lical club if you want to reduce your park run time etc. All of a sudden youll be hitting 10k and half marathons. Our club has 4 different groups that hit the road so it doesn't matter how fit you are therell be someone you can run with. Plus its good socially.

100%. We have 5 different ability groups at our club and a wide range of people attend. Sometimes if I want to do a longer run but not worry about the pace I’ll join another group and just enjoy it rather than worry about splits and segments etc.

Like Nick has said above too, a 10 mile run feels a lot less like 10 miles when you’ve someone to talk to.

Agree on the social aspect, our club has the odd night out and will often put on a minibus to various different Parkruns so that you get to run in different environments etc. We did Ludlow a few weeks back (admittedly a horribly early start to be on the road by 06:00) and it was a stunning forest environment to run in.

[Crosby Nick]

My brother in law moved to a new town, joined a running club to meet people (women)…met one, married her, never went back. Smooth.

[Drinks Sangria]

My brother in law moved to a new town, joined a running club to meet people (women)…met one, married her, never went back. Smooth.

Oh he’s good.

[Boaty McBoatface]

My brother in law moved to a new town, joined a running club to meet people (women)…met one, married her, never went back. Smooth.

Making sure she couldn't outrun him. Clever.

[Ziltoid]

I’m a lone wolf.

Prefer running with me headphones in and actively avoiding other people. Admittedly, the times I run with someone else is easier in terms of not constantly thinking about distances and timings in your head.

I agree with that. Im an old c*nt and hate talking to people. Thats why I never go down even though im a life member. 👍

[Ray K]

Shericka Jackson ran that 200m like a motherfucker. Just 0.07 seconds off Flo-Jo's incredibly dodgy WR.

[RedG13]

Shericka Jackson ran that 200m like a motherfucker. Just 0.07 seconds off Flo-Jo's incredibly dodgy WR.

That was super impressive. It was never in doubt she was winning around the turn

[Crosby Nick]

Lyles wins the Men’s. Hughes 4th.

[Crosby Nick]

Great Bronze for Ben Pattison in the 800!

[TheShanklyGates]

Brilliant that from Pattison!

He only made the final as a fastest loser and now he's a World Championship medallist. Great stuff.

[Crosby Nick]

I bet you that bronze makes him feel, miiiiiighty real.

[Crosby Nick]

Both 4x100 relays coming up. You’d think the women in particular must have a decent medal shout.

USA women disqualified from the 4x400 earlier, should open it up a lot.

[John C]

Great race, frigging hell. Brilliant.

I can imagine Nick out tomorra on one his easy jogs, water bottle in one hand, iPhone in the other with his head obscured by some huge headphones, shorts up by his bollocks Johny Barnes style pretending he's a 5000k champion.

[Elzar]

Great race, frigging hell. Brilliant.

I can imagine Nick out tomorra on one his easy jogs, water bottle in one hand, iPhone in the other with his head obscured by some huge headphones, shorts up by his bollocks Johny Barnes style pretending he's a 5000k champion.

“14:55, get in!” He mutters under his breath as he hits the one kilometre mark.

[Crosby Nick]

Great race, frigging hell. Brilliant.

I can imagine Nick out tomorra on one his easy jogs, water bottle in one hand, iPhone in the other with his head obscured by some huge headphones, shorts up by his bollocks Johny Barnes style pretending he's a 5000k champion.

Yeah, you’d like that wouldn’t you?

Dirty old man.

[Elzar]

Bit of drama to come in the 4x100s?

[Crosby Nick]

Bit of drama to come in the 4x100s?

No Asher-Smith. That’s a big blow.

Looked like Hughes was heading out for the first or second leg there.

[reddebs]

Never nice getting 4th 😟

[Crosby Nick]

4th. Just pipped by Jamaica.

[Boaty McBoatface]

Gemili on the bend seemed to lose a bit of speed trying to stay in the lane before the hand off.

[whtwht]

4th. Just pipped by Jamaica.

Seasons best aswell for GB

[Crosby Nick]

Seasons best aswell for GB

Can’t imagine they run many races though.

[Crosby Nick]

Bronze! Nice.

[whtwht]

Can’t imagine they run many races though.

Fair point

[Elzar]

2 athletes named Chelimo, from different countries in the same race! A bit weird, any relation or just a big coincidence?

[gerrardisgod]

800m about to start, should be a cracker.

[TheShanklyGates]

Yet another silver for Hodgkinson. Still a great achievement but can't help but be gutted for her.

[gerrardisgod]

Great run from Moraa tbf, especially as she went massively wide too

[Crosby Nick]

Yet another silver for Hodgkinson. Still a great achievement but can't help but be gutted for her.

Especially as she beat Mo this time.

[Rob Dylan]

Yet another silver for Hodgkinson. Still a great achievement but can't help but be gutted for her.

Didn't really impose herself on the race, still only 21 though, has a great chance in the Olympics next year.

[Hazell]

And a bronze for Britain in men's the 4 x 400m

Women still to come.

[TheShanklyGates]

Great run from the 4x400 lads to get a medal without Hudson-Smith.

[Crosby Nick]

Loving these Championships. Always good when on European time. Olympics best year will be great too.

[TheShanklyGates]

That was insane from Femke Bol

[Hazell]

Wow, what a run from Femke Bol to win gold!