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Silly girls Becker and Mawdsley both running in the 400M repechage this morning.Becker most likely won't qualify, but Mawdsley probably will and will have to run again tomorrow in the 400M Semi-finals where she most likely will not qualify fer the final.In doing so both girls will be burnt out by the time their real medal chance in 400m Relay heats on Friday morning comes around. If they had passed on todays repechage and stayed fresh fer Fridays relay heats and managed to qualify fer the final without Adeleke, then they would have had Adeleke back in the team fer the 400M Relay final on Sat.
Quote from: Belker on August 06, 2024, 09:14:20 amSilly girls Becker and Mawdsley both running in the 400M repechage this morning.Becker most likely won't qualify, but Mawdsley probably will and will have to run again tomorrow in the 400M Semi-finals where she most likely will not qualify fer the final.In doing so both girls will be burnt out by the time their real medal chance in 400m Relay heats on Friday morning comes around. If they had passed on todays repechage and stayed fresh fer Fridays relay heats and managed to qualify fer the final without Adeleke, then they would have had Adeleke back in the team fer the 400M Relay final on Sat.Irelands 4x400 Womens team wouldnt win a college meet in America .
Naser smoked her tonight,let's hope the girl in green was holding something back.
...... Irelands 4x400 Womens team wouldnt win a college meet in America .
Quote from: markmiwurdz on August 07, 2024, 09:06:12 pmNaser smoked her tonight,let's hope the girl in green was holding something back.Her best is about 20 meters behind the best .Thats a huge margin over 400 ..The two heat winners looked different Class .It looks like a 3 way fight for Bronze and she is in there with a big shout .
Yes John you must be correct, because at the moment a twenty one year old Irish girl is the 4th best in the world behind 3 26 year olds.... no chance at all, and sure she has no medals to date, probably doesn't even have any Irish running records.
Quote from: Bob Shillin on August 10, 2024, 02:31:23 amYes John you must be correct, because at the moment a twenty one year old Irish girl is the 4th best in the world behind 3 26 year olds.... no chance at all, and sure she has no medals to date, probably doesn't even have any Irish running records.Ah Robbie will you be getting a Shamrock tattoo on your ankle or what .You obviously do not understand athletics .Her IRISH records would not be in the top 100 times in US College Athletics .She is just better than Irish athletes that went before her but that is not hard .The 400 is a strange distance the people who can run it are rare .Edwin Moses the 400Hurdler went 7 years unbeaten picked up olympic and World titles for fun .Most 400 runners lack the real speed for 100 or 200 so step up .Michael Johnstone not much good at 100 brilliant at 200 and 400 .Adaleki if you disect her race ran the first 200 to fast failed to stay the distance .Now her options are to take a slower start in the hope that increases her stamina but if she runs the first 200 slower then she is further behind and stamina does not equal speed .As a decent athlete myself in my youth I understand these things .The Difference between Championship running and top class running is Champions have no flaws .Adelekes style is flawed she lacks stamina as witnessed in both the semi and the final .Wrapping yourself up in the Tri Colour wont change that fact .She might naturally get stronger with age but strength is usually at the expense of speed .
Quote from: John m on August 10, 2024, 09:38:06 amQuote from: Bob Shillin on August 10, 2024, 02:31:23 amYes John you must be correct, because at the moment a twenty one year old Irish girl is the 4th best in the world behind 3 26 year olds.... no chance at all, and sure she has no medals to date, probably doesn't even have any Irish running records.Ah Robbie will you be getting a Shamrock tattoo on your ankle or what .You obviously do not understand athletics .Her IRISH records would not be in the top 100 times in US College Athletics .She is just better than Irish athletes that went before her but that is not hard .The 400 is a strange distance the people who can run it are rare .Edwin Moses the 400Hurdler went 7 years unbeaten picked up olympic and World titles for fun .Most 400 runners lack the real speed for 100 or 200 so step up .Michael Johnstone not much good at 100 brilliant at 200 and 400 .Adaleki if you disect her race ran the first 200 to fast failed to stay the distance .Now her options are to take a slower start in the hope that increases her stamina but if she runs the first 200 slower then she is further behind and stamina does not equal speed .As a decent athlete myself in my youth I understand these things .The Difference between Championship running and top class running is Champions have no flaws .Adelekes style is flawed she lacks stamina as witnessed in both the semi and the final .Wrapping yourself up in the Tri Colour wont change that fact .She might naturally get stronger with age but strength is usually at the expense of speed .Hard to fathom your constant anti-Irish sentiments on most Irish sports folk John m ??
The Yanks will be hot fav's fer the 4 x 400m Womens relay final on Sat night, followed in the betting by the Netherlands and then the Irish girls who are defo in with a good chance of a medal.A notable absentee from this morning heat was Nickisha Pryce of Jamaica, hopefully she stays absent tommorow night.
