Athletics 2023 Discussion Thread

[Dennis 712]

 

1 hour ago, phelps said:

no, I love being so lazy! 

 

jokes aside, I couldn't start running even if I wanted...my left knee will never allow me to try and make any effort in that sense (I have a non-operated ACL...just have to be very conservative on that)

Hahaha, nothing wrong with being lazy 

 

Ah yeah, then maybe not the best idea to go running. 

 

1 hour ago, dodge said:

I suffered with a knee too. I was happy to complete the couch to 5k programme by mostly running on grass

 

5k is my limit though. Any more and the knee swells! 
 

Hats off to everyone who can complete a marathon!

Yeah, the knee is an issue for a lot of runners. Maybe swimming or cycling is a better alternative then.

 

I also lightly injured my knee a week before the marathon and they were also the first body part that starts to hurt. It's so insane that there are so many videos on YouTube of people trying to run a marathon without any training. Even if you have the stamina, your knees will hate you forever. 

[Olympian1010 7,952]

I trained/ran in distance races for a decade a more. I absolutely loved doing 5kms. I picked up one injury in ultimate frisbee, and was told I had to stop unless I wanted a knee replacement later in life

[Olympian1010 7,952]

 

[justony 451]

Well done, @Dennis, for running in Amsterdam.

 

I will only be running 21 km in Ljubljana this Sunday, marathon distance is beyond my limits.

 

Hats off to all runners. 

[Dennis 712]

4 hours ago, justony said:

Well done, @Dennis, for running in Amsterdam.

 

I will only be running 21 km in Ljubljana this Sunday, marathon distance is beyond my limits.

 

Hats off to all runners. 

Good luck! How's the course? Is it flat or more hilly? And do you have a time in mind that you want to run?

 

I was thinking about running marathons in different cities and I've never visited Ljubljana before, so perhaps a nice option for the upcoming years.

 

13 hours ago, Olympian1010 said:

 

This story won't end anytime soon if their father keeps denying all allegations. I wonder what the impact of this situation will be on the results of the brothers in the upcoming years. They're still young, but I don't see them having a long career if this negativity keeps following them. 

[justony 451]

10 minutes ago, Dennis said:

Good luck! How's the course? Is it flat or more hilly? And do you have a time in mind that you want to run?

 

I was thinking about running marathons in different cities and I've never visited Ljubljana before, so perhaps a nice option for the upcoming years.

 

This story won't end anytime soon if their father keeps denying all allegations. I wonder what the impact of this situation will be on the results of the brothers in the upcoming years. They're still young, but I don't see them having a long career if this negativity keeps following them. 

Yes, Ljubljana is quite flat, on half marathon course there are only 70 meters of incline, on full marathon a bit more.

 

It is very accessible and friendly run, this year there is new record, around 34 % of foreign runners will run, that is around 4000 out of close to 14.000 runners.

[Grassmarket 3,384]

European Cross Country season starts this weekend with two good meets.  

 

Belfast, Saturday - lots of age group races to really chew the place up before the big names start.

 

 

Edited October 20, 2023 by Grassmarket

[Grassmarket 3,384]

Also one from the Basque country, so the commentary might be an adventure.

 

https://www.eitb.eus/es/deportes/deporte-en-directo/

[Dennis 712]

On 10/10/2023 at 8:26 PM, Dennis said:

Yeah, insane range. However, Hassan isn't one of the finalists for European athlete of the year. The finalists are:

 

• Women:  Bol,  Mahuchikh,  Perez
• Men:  Duplantis,  Ingebritsen,  Tentoglou
• Women's Rising Star:  Adeleke,  Caune,  Topic
• Men's Rising Star:  Furlani,  Ingvaldsen,  Laros

 

Previous winners:

 

Year	Women	Men	Women Rising Star	Men Rising Star
2022	Bol	Ingebritsen &  Duplantis	Tzengko	Alekna
2021	Hassan	Warholm	Bol	Zhoya
2020	not awarded
2019	Lasitskene	Warholm	Mahuchikh	Kaul
2018	Asher-Smith	Mayer	Herman	Ingebritsen &  Duplantis
2017	Stefanidi	Vetter	Levchenko	Warholm
2016	Beitia	Farah	Thiam	Heß
2015	Schippers	Rutherford	Zbären	Bukowiecki
2014	Schippers	Lavillenie	Kuchina	Gemili
2013	Hejnová	Bondarenko	Hinriksdóttir	Bekrić

The fact that Thiam has never become European athlete of the year is quite surprising to me.

Winners 2023:  Bol,  Ingebritsen,  Topic, and  Furlani

[Olympian1010 7,952]

Another one of the unique United States ultra-marathons. Here’s an old explanation of it: https://www.si.com/more-sports/2019/12/04/big-dogs-backyard-ultra-marathon