2015 Athletics season discussion and results

[oldcrank]

Genzebe Dibaba (ETH) 1500 WR 3:50.07 in Monaco!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9Acgm0IOEs

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Can't personally say nothin' here, the Clinic would be a better place for it. :/

 

[oldcrank]

15 year old Chris Taylor runs 45.27 to win at World 'Yoofs' in Cali.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOcbRs9oYdA

 

[oldcrank]

Usain Bolt claims he's eating vegetables now.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYzeXBd57hE&feature=youtu.be

 

[BigMac]

Usain Bolt claims he's eating vegetables now.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYzeXBd57hE&feature=youtu.be

Don't like him, but props to him.

Doing it the Carl Lewis way.

 

[jmdirt]

15 year old Chris Taylor runs 45.27 to win at World 'Yoofs' in Cali.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NOcbRs9oYdA

I really hope that these kids are just genetic freaks.

 

[oldcrank]

2014 Commonwealth Games Champ O'Dayne Richards (JAM)
wins Pan Ams with a 21.69 PB/NR/Games Record and moves
to 3rd (I think) on the 2015 outdoor rankings list.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1T0SSt8PoIY

 

[oldcrank]

Defending World Champion Caterine Ibarguen (COL)
jumps 15.09w to win Pan American Games Gold.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPa-PsrirBY

 

[oldcrank]

Current hammer-throw record holder Anita Wlodarczyk (POL)
becomes first woman over 80m yesterday!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PIKV8eCwEA
http://www.iaaf.org/news/report/anita-wlodarczyk-hammer-world-record-8108

The first man over 80m, Boris Zaitchouk (in 1978), will be
in Lyon for the 2015 World Masters Athletics Championships
(starting 4 August) throwing in the men's age 65-69 division.

 

[oldcrank]

World Masters Athletics Championships start
tomorrow in Lyon, France. The article below
has a link to the event web-site for those who
wish to follow the results of Team SKY's famous
Dr. Steve Peters in the M60-64 sprints and relays
or any of the other thousands of athletes.
http://www.athleticsweekly.com/featured/masters-athletes-looking-to-lead-in-lyon-30053/

 

[Bustedknuckle]

Genzebe Dibaba (ETH) 1500 WR 3:50.07 in Monaco!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9Acgm0IOEs

http://mashable.com/2015/08/02/leaked-data-athlete-dopin

 

[oldcrank]

Josh Harris (AUS) breaks/regains WR in training with a solo 4:56.2!
http://www.si.com/extra-mustard/2015/08/07/beer-mile-world-record-josh-harris

 

[oldcrank]

Is hurdler Michelle Jenneke (AUS) also considering a beer mile?
I would suggest waiting until after Beijing if she is.
https://instagram.com/p/6IgUxQqubv/

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Gear Dispute Costs Nick Symmonds a Trip to Track Worlds
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/11/s...om-world-championships-team-he-says.html?_r=0

Never been Symmonds' biggest fan, and definitely not a Nike fan. But, what a kerfuffle because of a sponsorship dispute.

I can see where Symmonds is coming from, but all this business talk is making my head hurt. (Add in some lawyer talk [if Symmonds chooses to involve lawyers] and it will positively explode.) Don't think at 31 Symmonds has much to lose, so might as well make a stand, I suppose.

 

[oldcrank]

Nick has run at least two Beer Miles that I'm aware of,
so this dispute will free him up for the upcoming First
Annual Beer Mile World Classic on 22-AUG-2015 in
beautiful San Francisco, USA.

The competition is really heating up with a Canadian
runner eclipsing the recent WR set by an Aussie:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/active/11793847/Cheers-Runner-smashes-beer-mile-world-record.html

 

[Tricycle Rider]

Nick has run at least two Beer Miles that I'm aware of,
so this dispute will free him up for the upcoming First
Annual Beer Mile World Classic on 22-AUG-2015 in
beautiful San Francisco, USA.

The competition is really heating up with a Canadian
runner eclipsing the recent WR set by an Aussie:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/active/11793847/Cheers-Runner-smashes-beer-mile-world-record.html

I'm not entirely sure whether to laugh or vomit first while watching that video.

I did actually laugh at that comment about Lance, however:

"That was not what I expected," said the Texan, who obviously wasn't accustomed to the effects of taking performance damaging substances.

 

[oldcrank]

The current world record holder and the previous two
record holders meet tomorrow in one of athletics most
anticipated showdowns. May the best man win!
http://www.espn.go.com/blog/enduran...e-to-forefront-james-nielsen-is-back-for-more

 

[Tricycle Rider]

The current world record holder and the previous two
record holders meet tomorrow in one of athletics most
anticipated showdowns. May the best man win!
http://www.espn.go.com/blog/enduran...e-to-forefront-james-nielsen-is-back-for-more

I'm surprised major beer manufacturers (in terms of sponsorship) haven't gotten ahold of this one yet. (Or have they?)

On one hand I think it's funny, but on the other I'm thinking - please don't try this at home. These are highly trained athletes (take that statement as you will) who are putting on this show.

 

[oldcrank]

The Canadians are credited with inventing the Beer Mile
as well as writing the universally accepted Rules and they
continue to dominate the event at the highest levels.

In December 2014 Corey Gallagher from Manitoba, Canada
won the FloTrack Beer Mile World Championships in Austin,
Texas and now current World Recor holder Lewis Kent, from
Ontario, Canada has won the World Beer Mile Classic in San
Francisco, California.
http://www.espn.go.com/sports/endur...eer-mile-worl-classic-canada-takes-team-crown

Alarm bells should be going off in the UK, Germany, Belgium
and most other countries as they risk falling dangerously far
behind the Canadians who seem to have a well developed
national program in place and a very deep pool of talent to
choose from.

 

[oldcrank]

A full .2 seconds off her personal best of 12.82
set earlier this year in Bris-vegas but, subject
to ratification, perhaps a new World best
https://twitter.com/Chris_J_Chavez/status/636743288847003648/photo/1

 

[BigMac]

Men's triple jump was something. Wow.

 

[Amsterhammer]

Dafne Schippers.

...is obviously the news of the day in these parts after her fantastic race. She's still only 22!!

 

[python]

i dont know what to think...minutes ago, 2 pale-skinned athletes dominated their traditionally all-dark-skinned finals. if the dutch schippers i more or less believed could happen, the shubenkov's 110 w/ hurdles i thought could be a 3d at best.

 

[oldcrank]

Lovely PB and Scottish record in Berlin today for Lynsey Sharp,
and fastest 800 by a British woman since Dame Kelly's win at the
Athens Olympics. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFegfFFE5hI
Today's time moves Lynsey up to 5th on the 2015 world list and
should give her confidence a big boost looking ahead to Rio.

#chaRIOtsoffire

 

[oldcrank]

Dafne doing a little cross-training prior to her 100m at
the Great North CityGames on Saturday in Newcastle.
https://instagram.com/p/7S7W7QsBpZ/?taken-by=dafne_schippers