European Athletics

Pross
Pross Posts: 40,926
edited July 2010 in The bottom bracket
Anyone been watching? I was impressed with the Brits in the 10,000m, OK it's not the cream of distance running without the Kenyans and Ethiopians but I thought Farah ran a very good race tactically and it was the first time I can recall a close photo finish in a race of that distance. Farah looks like he would make a good climber if he switched to the bike. He could then also have a series of adverts "I'm Mo Farah, climber with Garmin etc." :wink:

Looking forward to a Welsh 1-2 in the 400m hurdles now :D

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  • Cleat Eastwood
    Cleat Eastwood Posts: 7,508
    just watched the hurdling (is that what it's called), the hurdles are TINY, when I was at school hurdles were about 5 foot. Pah, lifes too easy for these so called ath so called letes.
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  • Bobbinogs
    Bobbinogs Posts: 4,841
    Mars bars were bigger then too and I could eat a whole one.

    I can categorically confirm that hurdles were higher in the old days. I once got talked into doing the 110M hurdles (after an injury to the nominated chap) at one of the inter-schools athletics meets (I was there for the 1500M). I crashed and burned at the first hurdle. Ho hum. I didn't get asked again :oops:
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 40,926
    400 hurdles are lower than the 110m version. I tried the full height ones once, shins hurt for weeks! The 100m final was so close last night, never seen that many runners on the same time :shock:
  • PaulS77
    PaulS77 Posts: 48
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  • takethehighroad
    takethehighroad Posts: 6,669
    Cleat Eastwood wrote:
    just watched the hurdling (is that what it's called), the hurdles are TINY, when I was at school hurdles were about 5 foot. Pah, lifes too easy for these so called ath so called letes.

    Are you sure it's not just that you were shorter when you at school? ;)

    I've enjoyed it so far, OK it's a bit tin pot but there's been some good performances (the aforementioned 10,000m and 400m hurdles)

    I've also been impressed by the 1500m runners, we look like we've got a good chance there, some of the best were soundly beaten by Baddely and Lancashire the other night...
  • Stewie Griffin
    Stewie Griffin Posts: 4,330
    The sport is riddled with drugs, how else can a white boy win the 100meters? :shock:
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 40,926
    :lol:

    Joking aside I noticed that sprinters are getting to look far slimmer these days, more of the Carl Lewis build than Ben Johnson is this a sign of a change in their "training"? Chambers looks cumbersome compared to Lemaitre or Bolt.

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