Sprinter is actually a sprinter!
Sprinter is actually a sprinter!
New PB of 6.97 (down from 6.99) in the 60m, despite getting left for dead by the guy in lane 2 at the start! (I'm in lane 3) Really need to get that sorted...
And then 21.50 in the 200m which is pretty decent considering it's my only indoor 200m so far this season.
Video of my 60m: (lane 3)
[youtube]jiMoD6ZgnGU[/youtube]
And the 200m: (lane 5)
[youtube]sGJBhmfHlt4[/youtube]
DaveEdin 0-60 in 6.99 seconds? Faster than your car... ;-)
Ooh burnnnnnn. haha :p
sprinter2012
07-01-2021, 05:58 AM #41Had another competition on Sunday, this one was up in Birmingham at the NIA at the same venue the Birmingham Grand Prix was held at the day before.
New PB of 6.97 (down from 6.99) in the 60m, despite getting left for dead by the guy in lane 2 at the start! (I'm in lane 3) Really need to get that sorted...
And then 21.50 in the 200m which is pretty decent considering it's my only indoor 200m so far this season.
Video of my 60m: (lane 3)
[youtube]jiMoD6ZgnGU[/youtube]
And the 200m: (lane 5)
[youtube]sGJBhmfHlt4[/youtube]
DaveEdin 0-60 in 6.99 seconds? Faster than your car... ;-)
Ooh burnnnnnn. haha :p
My outdoor season is well under way now, my season opener was an open at Cheltenham, which was a bit of a let down really. It was advertised as being 'Graded' i.e. proper lane seeding based on PB etc. But it ended up just being randomly drawn, so that was a bit of a let down. The conditions weren't ideal either, with gusty tail winds for the last 50m of the home straight, and a massive headwind for the first 60m of the bend during the 200m.
I ran 10.83 +2.7, and 21.81 +3.7, but my legs held up okay, and the calf/achilies tightness I've been suffering from since my calf strain earlier in the season seems to be subsiding now.
Saturday 10th May - British League Match 1
I think 'apocalyptic' is the best word to describe this competition, the wind was terrible, measuring above 4m/s headwind at points, although in reality it was much stronger than that due to the position of the wind indicator. There were also frequent rain/hail storms throughout the day.
I ran 11.18 -2.7 in the 100m, and then 22.77 in the 200m (winning time was 22.25). As I mentioned earlier, the questionable readings from the wind indicator struck again, and despite gale force winds, it only registered -0.3!! And as you can tell by the times, it definitely was not only -0.3!
Saturday 17th May - Southern League Match 2
I missed the first Southern League match as I wanted to give my calf some extra recovery time, but yesterdays conditions were the best I've had so far this year. Lovely and warm, with a nice breeze. Again, the winds were up and down all day, with speeds ranging from below 1m/s tailwind, to nearly 3m/s tailwind. I was up against some strong competition in both my events in the form of Kieran Showler-Davis, who I came 2nd to in both events.
I clocked 10.67 in the 100m unfortunately with a +2.6 wind, the race before mine was just about legal I think. Kieran came 1st with 10.47.
In the 200m I was back up against my rival from Basingstoke, and fighting into a bit of a headwind at the start of the bend, I managed to cross the line in 21.52 +1.7. He won with 21.35, and had I worked a bit harder off the bend I like to think I could have been a bit closer across the line, unfortunately ifs and buts don't count for anything in track and field, so we'll see what happens at the next match!
The conditions I had for my British League match... (the wind blew all the lane markers against the fence!)
![[Image: 1498975_10152847228609097_2919681604660860762_o.jpg]](http://i462.photobucket.com/albums/qq341/dh-all-the-way/Athletics/1498975_10152847228609097_2919681604660860762_o.jpg)
Me (right) and Kieran (left) at the start of the 200m...
![[Image: 10005800_10152868592299097_4738220309750331346_o.jpg]](http://i462.photobucket.com/albums/qq341/dh-all-the-way/Athletics/10005800_10152868592299097_4738220309750331346_o.jpg)
About 20-30m into the 200m, still working against the wind at this point...
![[Image: 10255900_10152868592954097_5329033229720019473_o.jpg]](http://i462.photobucket.com/albums/qq341/dh-all-the-way/Athletics/10255900_10152868592954097_5329033229720019473_o.jpg)
sprinter2012
06-04-2021, 06:13 AM #42Monday 5th May - Open 'Graded?'
My outdoor season is well under way now, my season opener was an open at Cheltenham, which was a bit of a let down really. It was advertised as being 'Graded' i.e. proper lane seeding based on PB etc. But it ended up just being randomly drawn, so that was a bit of a let down. The conditions weren't ideal either, with gusty tail winds for the last 50m of the home straight, and a massive headwind for the first 60m of the bend during the 200m.
I ran 10.83 +2.7, and 21.81 +3.7, but my legs held up okay, and the calf/achilies tightness I've been suffering from since my calf strain earlier in the season seems to be subsiding now.
Saturday 10th May - British League Match 1
I think 'apocalyptic' is the best word to describe this competition, the wind was terrible, measuring above 4m/s headwind at points, although in reality it was much stronger than that due to the position of the wind indicator. There were also frequent rain/hail storms throughout the day.
I ran 11.18 -2.7 in the 100m, and then 22.77 in the 200m (winning time was 22.25). As I mentioned earlier, the questionable readings from the wind indicator struck again, and despite gale force winds, it only registered -0.3!! And as you can tell by the times, it definitely was not only -0.3!
Saturday 17th May - Southern League Match 2
I missed the first Southern League match as I wanted to give my calf some extra recovery time, but yesterdays conditions were the best I've had so far this year. Lovely and warm, with a nice breeze. Again, the winds were up and down all day, with speeds ranging from below 1m/s tailwind, to nearly 3m/s tailwind. I was up against some strong competition in both my events in the form of Kieran Showler-Davis, who I came 2nd to in both events.
I clocked 10.67 in the 100m unfortunately with a +2.6 wind, the race before mine was just about legal I think. Kieran came 1st with 10.47.
In the 200m I was back up against my rival from Basingstoke, and fighting into a bit of a headwind at the start of the bend, I managed to cross the line in 21.52 +1.7. He won with 21.35, and had I worked a bit harder off the bend I like to think I could have been a bit closer across the line, unfortunately ifs and buts don't count for anything in track and field, so we'll see what happens at the next match!
The conditions I had for my British League match... (the wind blew all the lane markers against the fence!)
Me (right) and Kieran (left) at the start of the 200m...
About 20-30m into the 200m, still working against the wind at this point...
spliffy my girl just came 3rd in welsh county championships her pref is 200m also. 13yrs old pb of 26.86 and 12.9 on 100m. gettin better all the time, she's almost as quick as my car. Almost :wink:
Wow, those are some pretty decent times! Tell her I said we'll done.
Are you familiar with 'The Power of 10' website? Those times put her very close to the English Schools U15 entry times (12.80 and 26.50), definitely something to aim for next year!
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sprinter2012
28-05-2021, 11:36 AM #44spliffy my girl just came 3rd in welsh county championships her pref is 200m also. 13yrs old pb of 26.86 and 12.9 on 100m. gettin better all the time, she's almost as quick as my car. Almost :wink:
Wow, those are some pretty decent times! Tell her I said we'll done.
Are you familiar with 'The Power of 10' website? Those times put her very close to the English Schools U15 entry times (12.80 and 26.50), definitely something to aim for next year!
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I don't think they run together? But I imagine there is a Welsh Equivalent even if they don't, worth looking into either way though!
sprinter2012
28-05-2021, 11:44 AM #45I just realised I've probably been a bit silly there, because if you're in Wales you probably won't be doing English Schools. lol
I don't think they run together? But I imagine there is a Welsh Equivalent even if they don't, worth looking into either way though!
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