UK Outdoor August 2019

[jjimbojames]

Mattrh17 - Clovis - blast from the past! Glad he’s back running - what sort of size is he these days? I always thought the multis might work for him.

I think most young athletes that are super successful struggle when they get out of the age group ranks and suddenly lose. Either pressure from within or from weight of external expectation makes the sport less fun and they quit, often injured through overtraining to be better - that’s where I’d like to see the NGB tackle things and maybe athletes might just keep at it, like Jodie Williams has. If it doesn’t work out, someone like Amy will always have that gold medal and PB, which she can rightly be proud to own.

[LoveSprints1]

Amy has run sub 23 twice. Winning the EJ's in 22.9 and running 22.4 in Germany, where everybody who ran the 200 that day set a lifetime best that they haven't come close to repeating. Now Ms Hunt is being put in a race of Olympic Final standard against athletes who have run sub 22. All we're going to be hearing from Gabby is 22.4, ad nauseam. Amy does not need that, or the sight of SMU striding away from her down the home straight.

Amy has barely run 200m this season and when it has counted at Mannheim and in the U20 Euro final she has delivered sub 23 performances. Also most athletes have to get used to the site of "SMU striding away" down the home straight. Hunt is fully going to enjoy the experience, may well take a scalp or two and then get back to studying for her A Levels.

[Runny]

Mattrh17 - Clovis - blast from the past! Glad he’s back running - what sort of size is he these days? I always thought the multis might work for him.

I think most young athletes that are super successful struggle when they get out of the age group ranks and suddenly lose. Either pressure from within or from weight of external expectation makes the sport less fun and they quit, often injured through overtraining to be better - that’s where I’d like to see the NGB tackle things and maybe athletes might just keep at it, like Jodie Williams has. If it doesn’t work out, someone like Amy will always have that gold medal and PB, which she can rightly be proud to own.

I think you are right. For some athletes who dominate at youth ranks I think it is important for them to taste the senior ranks - this gives them something to aim for and not allow them to mentally be used to always being infront. Some stellar talents I think could have benefited from this and may have reacted positively and continued development; Mark Lewis Francis, Jodie Williams, Adam Gemilli, Jess Judd...all good people.

[RunUnlimited]

I think you are right. For some athletes who dominate at youth ranks I think it is important for them to taste the senior ranks - this gives them something to aim for and not allow them to mentally be used to always being infront. Some stellar talents I think could have benefited from this and may have reacted positively and continued development; Mark Lewis Francis, Jodie Williams, Adam Gemilli, Jess Judd...all good people.

Hmm, wasn't Gemili on the start line during either the heats or the semi-finals of the 100m at the 2012 Olympics, going up against Usain Bolt?

[RunUnlimited]

For those commenters on here wondering what has happened to Eilidh Doyle and why she hasn't competed at all in the outdoor season.... wonder no more.
https://twitter.com/EilidhDoyle/stat...42981269889024

tl:dr: She is gonna have a baby in January 2020.

[drobbie]

For those commenters on here wondering what has happened to Eilidh Doyle and why she hasn't competed at all in the outdoor season.... wonder no more.
https://twitter.com/EilidhDoyle/stat...42981269889024

tl:dr: She is gonna have a baby in January 2020.

thats pretty much a retiral by the sounds of it, 32 missing the worlds and the baby being born in jan, not giving her any time to get back for the olympics

[Ursus]

Many congratulations to Doyle.

Agree with drobbie that her elite career will now be over. But there are more important things in life than running round a track.

[justrunfast]

People still making ridiculous assumptions on this forum I see! Beth probably was invited before Amy and turned it down, week before trials and has raced a lot quite recently. DAS will make the team in the 200 even she has a bad day Hunt and her coach do not plan to go Doha even if in the top 3.

the womens 200m is close enough at the top as to where if Beth has an off day she could come 4th. Trials is her priority

[jjimbojames]

To be fair, if people don’t know for sure if Beth was/wasn’t offered a lane, everyone is making assumptions...!

Personally, I think Hunt will be fine and prepared for it being a run out with no expectation, but it’s been good to see opinions. At times, this MB gets so quiet, so anything (kept civil and polite in content and tone) which sparks discussion here is a good thing in my book - including the endless relay line up / change of events / funding chat.

[justrunfast]

She was offered

[treadwater1]

Gemili is doubling up at the trials

[RunUnlimited]

Gemili is doubling up at the trials

Ambitious.... I like it!

(Keeps fingers crossed that Gemili's body holds up)

[Ursus]

Gemili's a funny one. A few years back he was the young happy smiling face of British athletics. Now he feels like an afterthought which is odd for a 25 y.o who is one of only 2 Brits to have gone sub 10 and sub 20.

I know injuries have played their part, but its also probably because things move on and Hughes and Prescod are simply faster. Gemili always seemed to be straining to get the times he did whereas the other 2 are already quicker with the scope to go faster still over 100 as well as materially rewriting their 200 bests if they turn their firepower to that.

Not only that but both are now regularly sub 10, whereas Gemili's PBs set in 2015 / 16 are his only legal times below 10 & 20. I wish Gemili well but unfortunately I don't ever see him getting materially quicker or in 4th or 5th in a global again.

[mattrh17]

Hughes is also down to double up.

Think it will be between Gemili and Ujah for the 3rd 100m spot (if Prescod runs) and probably between Gemili and NMB for the 3rd sport in the 200m behind Hughes and Francis.

[philipo]

Gemili's a funny one. A few years back he was the young happy smiling face of British athletics. Now he feels like an afterthought which is odd for a 25 y.o who is one of only 2 Brits to have gone sub 10 and sub 20.

I know injuries have played their part, but its also probably because things move on and Hughes and Prescod are simply faster. Gemili always seemed to be straining to get the times he did whereas the other 2 are already quicker with the scope to go faster still over 100 as well as materially rewriting their 200 bests if they turn their firepower to that.

Not only that but both are now regularly sub 10, whereas Gemili's PBs set in 2015 / 16 are his only legal times below 10 & 20. I wish Gemili well but unfortunately I don't ever see him getting materially quicker or in 4th or 5th in a global again.

i cannot have too much confidence in a guy whose best was years ago in the 200m and who gets injured frequently. As soon as he gets into some sort of form his body lets him down. Dont know why but such a shame.