Track & Field Fetchies

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SPR Feb 2021 3:45pm, 26 Feb 2021 33,389 posts	0 SPR Do we have any track & field fetchies in Scotland that can tell us the latest info?
Sharkie Feb 2021 4:03pm, 26 Feb 2021 17,460 posts	0 Sharkie I got this info through from my Vets club (VAC) this morning. Nothing in my Series planer yet - they're still concentrating on virtual races. 'VAC is already planning its first events for April 2021. We are hoping to host a 5km road race and sprints track meeting at Wimbledon Park, similar to the one cancelled in December 2020. The date of 11 April is a possibility. Giuseppe Minetti, our Track & Field Secretary, is also working on a VAC event at the Lee Valley indoor and outdoor athletics tracks on Sunday 18 April. Throughout the year, we aim to offer a full programme of track, field, road and off-road competition. Look out for details and dates.'
Sharkie Feb 2021 4:03pm, 26 Feb 2021 17,461 posts	0 Sharkie Serpies not Series.
SPR Feb 2021 4:24pm, 26 Feb 2021 33,390 posts	0 SPR Sounds good Sharkie. What does VAC stand for? In the Midlands Nuneaton have already announced a full set of dates (but not events yet. Birmingham Uni have date (not announced publicly though AIUI). Heard on the grapevine that Tipton are planning to host their series of events this year after they were cancelled last year.
SPR Mar 2021 9:47am, 1 Mar 2021 33,407 posts	0 SPR So who is planning to do some track & field this year? Or is there not enough announced atm for people to make decisions?
markgall Mar 2021 11:19am, 1 Mar 2021 63 posts	0 markgall Scottish here. We currently have no guidance of any kind. Scottish athletics are having a zoom meet tomorrow but due to the Scottish roadmap having no dates currently we are all in limbo.
CC2 Speedy Goth Mar 2021 11:41am, 1 Mar 2021 4,158 posts	0 CC2 Speedy Goth I hope to do some, if any of the leagues go ahead.
J2R Mar 2021 11:43am, 1 Mar 2021 3,438 posts	0 J2R I'm definitely hoping to do some. In the period in summer/autumn between lockdowns last year, a series of track races were put on locally here (as road racing was not allowed) and the plan was to continue doing them this year even after things open up fully. I hope that's the case.
SPR Mar 2021 12:21pm, 1 Mar 2021 33,408 posts	0 SPR Welcome Mark, good to see a new face on the thread. Looks like you've done quite a bit of track over the last couple of years with last year presumably COVID hindered? Shame that things are in limbo in Scotland, I know that having some dates removed the limbo for me mentally in terms of training. Hopefully things change soon Speedy - League only? No opens? have you heard any re league? J2R - Hopefully they go ahead and a longer season will give you time to build up to races. I can add names and goals in the header which can change as the season goes on as it would be good to have something going for track & field like on the marathon threads. I wonder whether season openers this year will go with the shorter distances (eg 300s, 1200s etc) or get straight into it. There's two dates in April I know about in the Midlands atm. I think I'd do 1500 in the first (assuming there's a 1500) then maybe finally get an individual 400m done in the second (again assuming there's a 400m).
J2R Mar 2021 2:20pm, 1 Mar 2021 3,439 posts	0 J2R I'll give you a goal for a starter, SPR. A sub 30 second 200m for me! Definitely capable of it, but the one I did last year was one of my worst ever race performances (don't recommend running with a migraine!) and netted me an inglorious time of 30.0, which I'm anxious to improve on. A sub 2:20 800m is maybe achievable, although a tall order; but I'm reasonably optimistic of a sub 5 minute 1500m.

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AKA the amateur athletics thread. For discussing our T&F exploits including indoors for those that do it.

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

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