2022-2023 Indoor Season UK results

[philipo]

All good fun the indoors around the gold meets of the last month, especially with the super shoes, and pace makers and, wavelights but I am very mindful of the WC being 6 months away. Gourleys great form means little to me right now.I believe Muir and Hodgkinson are easily tops in Europe for this winter season but I wonder how easy it is to keep going for the outdoors.

[jjimbojames]

I think the general point is valid but I think those two (Laura and Keely) are bad examples - both have shown they can manage two peaks well. Gourley - we’ll find out in Budapest, if he makes the team! The British middle distance squads will be tough to get into this summer.

On today - frustration for Boffey, just missing out on breaking 2 mins, having had to navigate a lot of traffic

[Runner88]

Gourley a contender for most improved British athlete of the indoors season. He’s going to give Jakob a real run for his money in Istanbul.

Absolutely no reason why he can’t translate this to the outdoor season save for injury. He’s an experienced guy. And GB gets 4 in the mens 1500m with Wightman there as defending champ don’t forget.

[marilyn1]

i am going into prediction territory and state that Gourley, who has stuck to his guns admirably in the last few years, will not make the final in August. If i am wrong somebody will, no doubt, remind me.
Laura has run a lot already both here and in the States and she is no spring chicken. A main reason, in my opinion, she ran so well last year was she was forced to rest up during indoors, in the late winter and spring, due to her back injury. It is reasonable to expect her as fave to win the Europeans, but some of the Africans have not yet come out to play fully, so far.

[jjimbojames]

Laura’s only run three races this year, including today - it does seem she and Keely have been everywhere, but I think it’s more the press know those two are names the public are aware of and have promoted them more. She has certainly been around for quite some time and the depth is increasing, but I wouldn’t write her off just yet.

For now - Laura, Keely, Neil, Daryll all look like solid gold/silver medal contenders after today - with the likes of Prescod, Boffey, Snowden, Courtney-Bryant, Lake and the men’s 4x4 as our other likely medal chances. Not sure where that would leave us against historic hauls, but looks good for the team that’s going

[RunUnlimited]

With the busy day of athletics action, between the Birmingham World Indoor Tour Final and the BUCS Indoor Champs, it was easy to miss that the UKA Indoor Championships - Combined Events was taking place in Birmingham as well after the World Indoor Tour had finished.

In the women's pentathlon, Lauren Evans became the 4th British multi eventer to go beyond 4000 points, getting a PB total of 4043, a 23 point improvement by the 22 year old.

Behind her in 3rd, U20 Seren Rodgers added nearly 300 points to her previous pentathlon points best, scoring 3935, aided in the most part by a substantial 60mH lifetime best 8.64, an over 2/10ths improvement.

[Occasional Hope]

.Ian Hodge reports a 50.68 for Amber Anning. An outright PB by almost a full second.

[jjimbojames]

Wow…that will give her huge confidence to finally have the big breakthrough!

[Occasional Hope]

Yes.  She'd stagnated a bit last year, but this is not merely return to form but progression.

[LoveSprints1]

Excellent news. Amber's change of university from LSU to the University of Arkansas under Head Coach (400m World Champion) Chris Johnson clearly paying off.

[Occasional Hope]

Also 20.59 pb and Scottish record for Adam Clayton over 200; 6.60 for 20 year old Louie Hinchcliffe over 60; and 8.10 for u23 hurdler Marcia Sey.

[RunUnlimited]

Ian Hdge reports a 50.68 for Amber Anning. An outright PB by almost a full second.

That time from Anning puts her up to 3rd on the UK indoor 400m all time list, and indeed, she is the 11th fastest Brit ever over 400m overall. She is some talent.

[Loop-guru]

Zharnel Hughes goes 3rd all time behind Dwain Chambers and Linford Christie in the 60m with 6.45 coming third in the Gibson McCook Relays in Jamaica after running 6.52 in the heats for his debut at this distance.

[Occasional Hope]

Looking at Po10 he's never run indoors before this year.

Looks good for the summer.

[jjimbojames]

He still hasn’t! 60m outdoors….

[Occasional Hope]

I suppose it's nice and warm in Jamaica. He's never run 60 before, then

[Loop-guru]

Also gleaned from Ian Hodge's Twitter feed Yemi Mary John opens up her season with an impressive 52.05.

[Occasional Hope]

An indoor PB.

[philipo]

Laura’s only run three races this year, including today - it does seem she and Keely have been everywhere, but I think it’s more the press know those two are names the public are aware of and have promoted them more. She has certainly been around for quite some time and the depth is increasing, but I wouldn’t write her off just yet.

For now - Laura, Keely, Neil, Daryll all look like solid gold/silver medal contenders after today - with the likes of Prescod, Boffey, Snowden, Courtney-Bryant, Lake and the men’s 4x4 as our other likely medal chances. Not sure where that would leave us against historic hauls, but looks good for the team that’s going

Jimbo, who is writing LM off. ? Not me
I predicted in n my post that she is fave for Istanbul

[jjimbojames]

Agreed re Istanbul! It was at Marilyn’s post, suggesting Laura was getting on a bit and would probably struggle in the summer etc. She may well do, given the rising talent, but she’s gutsy and will fight to the end!

[MysteryBrick]

Marilyn and Philipo are alter-egos, remember...

[Occasional Hope]

A big pb in the US of 54.16 for u20 Rebecca Grieve (at altitude) takes her top of the UK u20 rankings.

[philipo]

That time from Anning puts her up to 3rd on the UK indoor 400m all list, and indeed, she is the 11th fastest Brit ever over 400m overall. She is some talent.

Was this performance at one of the conference meetings
?

[Occasional Hope]

Yes, SEC, second to Talitha Diggs' stunning 50.16.

[jjimbojames]

Yes - the SEC meet. Adeleke was at The Big 12 meet

[RunUnlimited]

A big pb in the US of 54.16 for u20 Rebecca Grieve (at altitude) takes her top of the UK u20 rankings.

And just moments ago in the BUCS Indoor Championships, Emily Newnham smashes her indoor 400m PB in winning her semi-final heat in 53.90. That's the 2nd fastest time the 18 year old has managed ever, indoors or out.

She goes straight to the top of the UK U20 2023 rankings, and it's a time that pushes Newnham up into 10th in the world for U20s so far.

Looking good for Newnham's primary event, the 400mH, during the outdoor season.