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Sharkie May 2021 3:18pm, 24 May 2021 18,145 posts	Quote Pin Sharkie At our Southern Athletics League you are allowed to get over the Chase barriers any way you like. You can climb them if necessary!
Sharkie May 2021 3:18pm, 24 May 2021 18,146 posts	Quote Pin Sharkie Good luck!
larkim May 2021 3:34pm, 24 May 2021 14,494 posts	Quote Pin larkim I think strictly in the Olympics you can get over in any way possible - it's just not quicker to do it hands and knees!!
SPR May 2021 3:39pm, 24 May 2021 34,307 posts	Quote Pin SPR Yes I believe that's true. I just could never do it without attempting to do it semi properly.
SPR May 2021 3:41pm, 24 May 2021 34,308 posts	Quote Pin SPR I use the step on technique the one time I did it as it's what I practiced. Ironically I'd have been better off just hurdling as at race speed I was getting high enough to make stepping awkward.
larkim May 2021 3:42pm, 24 May 2021 14,495 posts	Quote Pin larkim I've watched some pretty hilarious attempts at county champs. Usually the SenM event has fewer than 3 entries so at least one of the participants is doing it to bag a medal by default with zero ability.
larkim May 2021 3:42pm, 24 May 2021 14,496 posts	Quote Pin larkim Nonetheless, kudos for anyone who does it. It looks brutal!!
Sharkie May 2021 3:47pm, 24 May 2021 18,147 posts	Quote Pin Sharkie It is the key spectator event at our Serpie matches. I think the comedy element is what appeals rather than the athletic prowess on display. It is surprisingly popular with our non athletic running club.
Gobi May 2021 5:49pm, 24 May 2021 74,118 posts	Quote Pin Gobi We had a 110 metre hurdler who would trott round the 3000 steeplechase, he could hurdle the water jump and keep his feet dry.
markgall May 2021 8:24pm, 24 May 2021 77 posts	Quote Pin markgall Funnily I just entered the Scottish masters 3000m steeplechase today. Only run it once in the last 30 years 😂 Ooops.

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AKA the amateur athletics thread. For discussing our T&F exploits including indoors for those that do it. See useful links for some good sites for finding track races.

Season events you're planning on doing can be added in the here (eg 1500, 3000SC, LJ, JT), if you have a goals for those events these can be added in brackets next to the event. *=previous season. If you prioritise a specific event then the list will be in order of your most important. Let me know if you want to be added.

anthonyj89* - 10000 (29:59), 5000 (14:29)
CC2 Speedy Goth* - 10000, masters league
Gobi* -
J2R* -
Larkim* - 3000 (Sub 11:00)
Maclennane* - JT (33m), DT (25m)
markgall - 1500 (PB), 5000 (sub 17:00) ✅
Roberto* - 3000SC (sub 10:30), 400H (66.xx)
Sharkie* - 100 (inc relay), 200, LJ, HJ, JT, DT, SP
SPR - 800, 1500, 5000, 400 ✅

Let me know if there's any information that would be useful to add to links or here for those looking for events, etc.

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