Olympic Track & Field - aka Athletics thread

[Sweaty Betty]

aye, we used to be great, jackson, jarret, and the other fellah, can't remember his name now

Nigel walker who then went on to play rugby for waless on the wing???? SURELY NOT

 

[Barking_Mad]

aye, we used to be great, jackson, jarret, and the other fellah, can't remember his name now

John Ridgeon.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Ridgeon

 

[QueenOfGoths]

Got a cup of tea and settling myself down for the 200m semis - good luck Chrisian Malcom and Marlon Devonish - but it's Bolt I want to see!

 

[TrippyLondoner]

Malcolm finishes in 4th, that was tough.

 

[QueenOfGoths]

Through to the final - well done! - but that was hard work

 

[Melinda]

Barking Mad- well remembered re: John Ridgeon! Bloody hell Ive not heard than name since I was a kid! I remember him as being very pretty


I've always thought Christian Malcolm is too slight in frame.

 

[TrippyLondoner]

This one will be even tougher

 

[TrippyLondoner]

devonish finishes last.

 

[TrippyLondoner]

Bolt was just jogging ffs!

 

[Melinda]

This one will be even tougher

You say that, but Usain is having to work a little harder which is good.

Im gingerly saying the other athletes have more of a chance perhaps?

 

[QueenOfGoths]

Bolt was just jogging ffs!

I know

He is just so great! And all his showboating, which I would normally not like in others, I quite like in him. He's just a 21 year old guy enjoying himself!

 

[Sweaty Betty]

Oh shut up devonish--the reason you didnt get through is coz your shit!!!!!! balh blah been ill blah blah not enuff training blah blah

 

[Lord Camomile]

You say that, but Usain is having to work a little harder which is good.

Im gingerly saying the other athletes have more of a chance perhaps?

More of a chance maybe, but it still doesn't look like a particularly large one...!

 

[Melinda]

More of a chance maybe, but it still doesn't look like a particularly large one...!

Alright mate Happy Birthday for yesterday! Did you do much?

 

[marty21]

John Ridgeon.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Ridgeon

that's the fellah, i kept thinking of pigeon

 

[Lord Camomile]

Alright mate Happy Birthday for yesterday! Did you do much?

Not a great deal, as apparently Monday is the new Sunday and everything is closed And you'd think the one plus point of having an August birthday (to make up for years of having no friends around because they're all on their summer hols) would be decent weather, but apparently that's a no-go too now

Anyway, back to the 'thlics (as I will be calling them for probably this post only): Wariner does look horribly good. I know in reality it's quite a long shot to see Bolt in the 400s, but God it would be fascinating and exciting to watch.

 

[marty21]

come on rooney!!!

 

[Melinda]

Boo! Sittingbourne would have shown you a good time Make sure have a good one this weekend then!


That Belgian 400m runner Cédric Van Branteghem proper likes me! Just now he was staring at me and winking and stuff.

 

[TrippyLondoner]

what a run by rooney!!!!

 

[marty21]

come on!!! rooney is there!!!

 

[Melinda]

W000t! 44.6 for MArtin Rooney!

Talk about cutting it fine, he wont be able to do that in the final!

 

[marty21]

he was cool, searing pace at the end

 

[TrippyLondoner]

I'm liking Micheals analysis

 

[Melinda]

I'm liking Micheals analysis

Yes. He agrees with me

 

[TrippyLondoner]

Me to.

 

[QueenOfGoths]

Yay!! he was so far back Glad GB has someone in the final, we've had a good pedigree of 400m runners in the past and it would be good to keep that going

 

[TrippyLondoner]

Can someone tell me why lane 1 isn't being used at all?

 

[Lord Camomile]

Bloody hell, that got a bit hairy! Still, glad he got through, but none of that silly buggers in the final please

 

[Lord Camomile]

Can someone tell me why lane 1 isn't being used at all?

I've been wondering that

 

[TrippyLondoner]

He was probs just really nervous.