Sprinter is actually a sprinter!
Sprinter is actually a sprinter!
There were 10 heats, so the winner plus the next fastest 5 went through to the semi finals, I ran 21.67 from lane 4, coming first in my heat.
I then ran 21.45 from lane 6, winning my semi-final which I was fairly impressed with as it was only 0.06 slower than my outdoor PB.
I was pretty tired by the time it came to the final as I had to put more effort into my first heat than I planned because of the qualification rules. But despite that I finished 3rd running 21.65 from lane 4 again.
The two athletes that beat me were Conrad Williams and Nigel Levine who are both European gold medallists and have competed for GB in the Olympics.
This week will just be some very light training and technique practice while I prepare for the the European Trials on Sunday.
So all in all it was a good day, I'm currently ranked 6th in the UK for 200m and I came home with a bronze medal...
![[Image: DSC_0385.jpg]](http://i462.photobucket.com/albums/qq341/dh-all-the-way/DSC_0385.jpg)
sprinter2012
26-12-2019, 06:25 AM #21Some of you may have seen on my Facebook that I was competing at the Birmingham Indoor Games on Sunday, but for those that didn't...
There were 10 heats, so the winner plus the next fastest 5 went through to the semi finals, I ran 21.67 from lane 4, coming first in my heat.
I then ran 21.45 from lane 6, winning my semi-final which I was fairly impressed with as it was only 0.06 slower than my outdoor PB.
I was pretty tired by the time it came to the final as I had to put more effort into my first heat than I planned because of the qualification rules. But despite that I finished 3rd running 21.65 from lane 4 again.
The two athletes that beat me were Conrad Williams and Nigel Levine who are both European gold medallists and have competed for GB in the Olympics.
This week will just be some very light training and technique practice while I prepare for the the European Trials on Sunday.
So all in all it was a good day, I'm currently ranked 6th in the UK for 200m and I came home with a bronze medal...
"Life's goal is not to arrive safely at the grave in a well preserved body. But, rather to skid in sideways........
totally worn out and broken, shouting 'Holy ****, WHAT A RIDE!'"
FirebirdPhil
26-12-2019, 12:19 PM #22Very well done.
"Life's goal is not to arrive safely at the grave in a well preserved body. But, rather to skid in sideways........
totally worn out and broken, shouting 'Holy ****, WHAT A RIDE!'"
jae 2010 best lexus category show and shine winner
jae 2010 ice outlaw award 2nd place
jae 2011 ice outlaw award 1st place
is300_dino
26-12-2019, 12:22 PM #23well done mate and good luck for sunday
jae 2010 best lexus category show and shine winner
jae 2010 ice outlaw award 2nd place
jae 2011 ice outlaw award 1st place
Here is my semi final with the incredibly slow start, which was surprisingly my fastest run of the day...
[youtube]AQXwo2vPti4[/youtube]
This is my heat...
[youtube]Df-sHX7NPSI[/youtube]
And this is the final...
[youtube]EgxvGbF_L-o[/youtube]
sprinter2012
28-12-2019, 04:43 PM #24Got some videos of my races from Sunday
Here is my semi final with the incredibly slow start, which was surprisingly my fastest run of the day...
[youtube]AQXwo2vPti4[/youtube]
This is my heat...
[youtube]Df-sHX7NPSI[/youtube]
And this is the final...
[youtube]EgxvGbF_L-o[/youtube]
The race layout was 4 heats of 5, with the 4 winners plus 1 fastest loser to make a straight final of 5.
I won my heat in 21.62 (reaction time 0.249) from lane 5, which was on par with the times I ran last weekend, especially as my first run is never my fastest.
I was given lane 3 for the final which put me off a bit after running the inner lanes at London a few weeks ago, but I'd got too far to back down over a lane draw.
I crossed the line 4th in 21.62 (reaction time 0.239), an identical time to my first heat which wasn't too bad considering I was 2 lanes further in, beaten by only 0.02 by the guy infront. However he was then DQ'd for a 'lane infringement' so I was given 3rd place and the bronze medal. He was actually the second person on the day to be DQ'd for apparently stepping on/over the line, I think the very close competition and slightly undulating track were catching people out unfortunately.
I really need to work on my starts/reaction times as 0.249 is just too slow for a sprint start, a lot of the guys in the 60m final yesterday were clocking around 0.150 off the blocks. And as reaction time is basically 'free time' off the race I really need to see if I can knock off that extra tenth of a second.
But considering I only did indoors this year as something to keep me going until outdoors started, I'm pretty pleased with how it's gone.
And here's the reward...
![[Image: DSC_0387.jpg]](http://i462.photobucket.com/albums/qq341/dh-all-the-way/DSC_0387.jpg)
![[Image: DSC_0389.jpg]](http://i462.photobucket.com/albums/qq341/dh-all-the-way/DSC_0389.jpg)
sprinter2012
31-12-2019, 12:33 PM #25Well today has been another successful day, it was the UK Championships and European Trials at the English Institute of Sport in Sheffield.
The race layout was 4 heats of 5, with the 4 winners plus 1 fastest loser to make a straight final of 5.
I won my heat in 21.62 (reaction time 0.249) from lane 5, which was on par with the times I ran last weekend, especially as my first run is never my fastest.
I was given lane 3 for the final which put me off a bit after running the inner lanes at London a few weeks ago, but I'd got too far to back down over a lane draw.
I crossed the line 4th in 21.62 (reaction time 0.239), an identical time to my first heat which wasn't too bad considering I was 2 lanes further in, beaten by only 0.02 by the guy infront. However he was then DQ'd for a 'lane infringement' so I was given 3rd place and the bronze medal. He was actually the second person on the day to be DQ'd for apparently stepping on/over the line, I think the very close competition and slightly undulating track were catching people out unfortunately.
I really need to work on my starts/reaction times as 0.249 is just too slow for a sprint start, a lot of the guys in the 60m final yesterday were clocking around 0.150 off the blocks. And as reaction time is basically 'free time' off the race I really need to see if I can knock off that extra tenth of a second.
But considering I only did indoors this year as something to keep me going until outdoors started, I'm pretty pleased with how it's gone.
And here's the reward...
"Life's goal is not to arrive safely at the grave in a well preserved body. But, rather to skid in sideways........
totally worn out and broken, shouting 'Holy ****, WHAT A RIDE!'"
FirebirdPhil
31-12-2019, 12:43 PM #26Ever been to Rio????
"Life's goal is not to arrive safely at the grave in a well preserved body. But, rather to skid in sideways........
totally worn out and broken, shouting 'Holy ****, WHAT A RIDE!'"
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Sparkystav
31-12-2019, 01:48 PM #27Always good to succeed,well do mate.
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Sparkystav Always good to succeed,well do mate.
Definitely, nice to get rewarded for all the hard work
FirebirdPhil Ever been to Rio????
haha, not yet...
sprinter2012
01-01-2020, 01:56 AM #28Sparkystav Always good to succeed,well do mate.
Definitely, nice to get rewarded for all the hard work
FirebirdPhil Ever been to Rio????
haha, not yet...
jae 2010 best lexus category show and shine winner
jae 2010 ice outlaw award 2nd place
jae 2011 ice outlaw award 1st place
is300_dino
01-01-2020, 04:50 AM #29well done mate, better start learning the old samba
jae 2010 best lexus category show and shine winner
jae 2010 ice outlaw award 2nd place
jae 2011 ice outlaw award 1st place
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