Track & Field Fetchies
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Sep 2021
1:03pm, 12 Sep 2021
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Sharkie
The lowest division of the SAL (Southern Athletic league) is often a bit similar, larks. 'Low key' I like to say... suits 68 year old me fine, too. Thanks to SPR for re-igniting the track and field thread this season. It's been good to see people posting. I haven't contributed much - letting myself be intimidated by all the high achieving MD runners. Not their fault I hasten to add! Also, sad to say, I think SpeedyGoth may have been the only other woman to post. |
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Sep 2021
1:12pm, 12 Sep 2021
18,548 posts
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Sharkie
ANYWAY - in the interests of being less apologetic about myself - here's my season round up. 11 track meets, 39 single events in all - count them (I just did) plus three or four 4x1s. 100, 200, HJ, LJ, DT, SP and JT. Yesterday was the last meet of the season and I was very pleased with two good SBs which produced my highest ever WAVAs for long jump and high jump. Also moved me up to =4th and =5th in the age group rankings. I know I am still improving at the jumps and throws and I'm now focusing on the indoors in Jan/Feb next year. |
Sep 2021
1:30pm, 12 Sep 2021
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SPR
Thread is better when lots of people share what they're doing. That was my idea re putting 'goals' in about thread. If there's a better way of doing it next season, let me know. Sounds like a good finish to the season Sharkie. My last track meet (which would have been yesterday) got cancelled but I was also right that I'd struggle to hold on till then for track. Form is good but feeling tired more often now and wouldn't want to have been racing a 1500 yesterday so wouldn't have entered. Autumn road relays and then a break I think. Not sure how winter will work here. Anyone planning to do indoors? Winter miles and XC League is the plan for me but if there was a 3000 indoors in late Feb I could be tempted as a warm up for the Spring road relays. |
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Sep 2021
1:33pm, 12 Sep 2021
35,232 posts
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SPR
That should say anyone else as can see Sharkie is doing indoors.
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Sep 2021
7:09pm, 12 Sep 2021
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Gobi
I'm looking at relays and then xc but fitted around cyclo cross
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Sep 2021
7:28pm, 12 Sep 2021
3,799 posts
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J2R
Athletics Norfolk are talking about putting on some more track events this autumn, which is good. The funny thing is that I'm primarily a long distance runner who has dabbled a little in track running in the last couple of years, yet the only events where I've got times I'm happy with this year have been on the track.
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Sep 2021
12:52pm, 13 Sep 2021
18,553 posts
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Sharkie
Have you broken an age group world record recently, J2R - I ask as there's a 108.21% wava on your profile. I know your 1500 is pretty quick.....
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Sep 2021
2:18pm, 13 Sep 2021
3,801 posts
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J2R
Sharkie, I'm not seeing that. Where do I look? I checked out all my race times and they're correct, as far as I can make out. My 1500m is 4:55, which gives a WAVA of 87.44%. (And no, not broken any world records recently  ).
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Sep 2021
2:40pm, 13 Sep 2021
18,557 posts
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Sharkie
It's on your profile - dunno where these things appear from. I've seen a few 100 pluses. Mine says 88.56 and I know my actual bests are 86 or 87, not 88.
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Sep 2021
2:49pm, 13 Sep 2021
15,382 posts
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larkim
I can see 90.x% on J2R's profile? Links to the 17:17 5k time when clicked.
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