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On July 31 2012 17:25 craz3d wrote:Show nested quote +On July 25 2012 13:29 L_Master wrote:On July 25 2012 10:00 eshlow wrote:
Blake's progress in this past year is pretty shady... dropping more than a second I believe off his 200m time to near world record. If it looks like PEDs.... I'm pretty skeptical.
Will be interesting to see how the Bolt & Blake runs will pan out though along with Powell and US runners. Looks like it could be a stacked final for 100m Yea, he has had some pretty crazy progress. At the same time he and Bolt are training partners, share the same club, coach, etc. If one of them is up to no good... To his credit literally ANYTHING you ready about Blake talks about how hard he works. Doesn't party, perfect diet, proper rest, constant training...there is no doubt this is a dude that wants it. Even his nickname stems from that. Blake tested positive for a stimulant a couple years ago before his breakthrough so it shows that he's capable of taking PEDs. That being said, his rivalry with Bolt is one of the main attractions of track and field and would hurt track and the Olympics if one of them were caught.
Anyone is "capable" of taking PEDs.
Also, Blake tested positive for a stimulant commonly found in several energy drinks. There was no evidence he was doping and had done anything more than make the mistake of not paying clear attention to the specifics of what he was putting in his body.
Blake is in a completely different category than actual drug cheats like Justin Gatlin.
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Track and Field starts tomorrow!!
Epic women's 10000m coming up, as well as prelims in a bunch of events and the shot put final.
If you don't know much about T&F and want a quick rundown of what/who to watch for here is a nice little writeup: http://www.letsrun.com/2012/friendfamily-0802.php
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Does anyone from the US know if T&F will get enough prime time coverage so I don't have to worry about catching it on streams or at odd times?
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On August 03 2012 13:59 AirbladeOrange wrote:
Does anyone from the US know if T&F will get enough prime time coverage so I don't have to worry about catching it on streams or at odd times?
No idea. The NBC website shows sections for Track & Field, but doesn't specifically say what events and to what extent they will be covered.
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On August 03 2012 13:59 AirbladeOrange wrote:
Does anyone from the US know if T&F will get enough prime time coverage so I don't have to worry about catching it on streams or at odd times?
Most likely they'll show the big events like 100m dash, 200m dash etc and then anything we are competitive in. You'll probably get all the race finals and maybe some semifinals. I'm not sure how much of the other events you will get. that seems to be what you can expect based on what they showed from swimming. most of the prelim stuff and probably the less popular events wont be covered in prime time unless we are in medal contention
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On August 03 2012 14:52 Shellshock1122 wrote:Show nested quote +On August 03 2012 13:59 AirbladeOrange wrote:
Does anyone from the US know if T&F will get enough prime time coverage so I don't have to worry about catching it on streams or at odd times? Most likely they'll show the big events like 100m dash, 200m dash etc and then anything we are competitive in. You'll probably get all the race finals and maybe some semifinals. I'm not sure how much of the other events you will get. that seems to be what you can expect based on what they showed from swimming. most of the prelim stuff and probably the less popular events wont be covered in prime time unless we are in medal contention
Well good, cause that's basically everything. We have a legit medal contender in every event.
Symmonds in the 800m, Centro (possible Wheating, 3:30 PB but has been injured) in the 1500m, Evan Jager in the 3000m SC, Galen Rupp and Bernard Lagat in the 5000m, Galen Rupp in the 10,000m, and Ryan Hall in the marathon.
Womens side is only strong at middle distance, with Montanyo in the 800m and then Jessica Simpson, Shannon Rowbury, and Morgen Uceny are all legitimate contenders in the 1500m. I don't see any realistic chance for the women at 5000/10000. Marathon has an outside shot in Shalane Flanagan and possible Kara Goucher but good lord is that one loaded field.
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On August 03 2012 15:38 L_Master wrote:Show nested quote +On August 03 2012 14:52 Shellshock1122 wrote:On August 03 2012 13:59 AirbladeOrange wrote:
Does anyone from the US know if T&F will get enough prime time coverage so I don't have to worry about catching it on streams or at odd times? Most likely they'll show the big events like 100m dash, 200m dash etc and then anything we are competitive in. You'll probably get all the race finals and maybe some semifinals. I'm not sure how much of the other events you will get. that seems to be what you can expect based on what they showed from swimming. most of the prelim stuff and probably the less popular events wont be covered in prime time unless we are in medal contention Well good, cause that's basically everything. We have a legit medal contender in every event. Symmonds in the 800m, Centro (possible Wheating, 3:30 PB but has been injured) in the 1500m, Evan Jager in the 3000m SC, Galen Rupp and Bernard Lagat in the 5000m, Galen Rupp in the 10,000m, and Ryan Hall in the marathon. Womens side is only strong at middle distance, with Montanyo in the 800m and then Jessica Simpson, Shannon Rowbury, and Morgen Uceny are all legitimate contenders in the 1500m. I don't see any realistic chance for the women at 5000/10000. Marathon has an outside shot in Shalane Flanagan and possible Kara Goucher but good lord is that one loaded field.
Idk if marathon will get the prime time coverage. it might for the very end if we are still in it. that's one of the events I could see restricted to just being on one of the NBC channels all day kind of like the cycling road race. I think track is possibly the most popular part of the olympics for americans (along with gymnastics and swimming) so it should definitely take up the bulk of the prime time coverage. When II said anything we were competitive I basically meant what you said. Stuff I dont know if we'll get the prime time coverage for would be maybe like hammer throw or shot put etc... unless we end up medaling in it, but I guess I don't work for NBC or anything so I could be completely wrong. I'm hoping for a ton of coverage, too, because this is my favorite part of the olympics
Fingers crossed for good coverage or I'm going to be sad
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On August 03 2012 15:57 Shellshock1122 wrote:Show nested quote +On August 03 2012 15:38 L_Master wrote:On August 03 2012 14:52 Shellshock1122 wrote:On August 03 2012 13:59 AirbladeOrange wrote:
Does anyone from the US know if T&F will get enough prime time coverage so I don't have to worry about catching it on streams or at odd times? Most likely they'll show the big events like 100m dash, 200m dash etc and then anything we are competitive in. You'll probably get all the race finals and maybe some semifinals. I'm not sure how much of the other events you will get. that seems to be what you can expect based on what they showed from swimming. most of the prelim stuff and probably the less popular events wont be covered in prime time unless we are in medal contention Well good, cause that's basically everything. We have a legit medal contender in every event. Symmonds in the 800m, Centro (possible Wheating, 3:30 PB but has been injured) in the 1500m, Evan Jager in the 3000m SC, Galen Rupp and Bernard Lagat in the 5000m, Galen Rupp in the 10,000m, and Ryan Hall in the marathon. Womens side is only strong at middle distance, with Montanyo in the 800m and then Jessica Simpson, Shannon Rowbury, and Morgen Uceny are all legitimate contenders in the 1500m. I don't see any realistic chance for the women at 5000/10000. Marathon has an outside shot in Shalane Flanagan and possible Kara Goucher but good lord is that one loaded field. Idk if marathon will get the prime time coverage. it might for the very end if we are still in it. that's one of the events I could see restricted to just being on one of the NBC channels all day kind of like the cycling road race. I think track is possibly the most popular part of the olympics for americans (along with gymnastics and swimming) so it should definitely take up the bulk of the prime time coverage. When II said anything we were competitive I basically meant what you said. Stuff I dont know if we'll get the prime time coverage for would be maybe like hammer throw or shot put etc... unless we end up medaling in it, but I guess I don't work for NBC or anything so I could be completely wrong. I'm hoping for a ton of coverage, too, because this is my favorite part of the olympics Fingers crossed for good coverage or I'm going to be sad
Marathon (mens) is being televised live very early in the morning (starts 11am London time I think) and is not being rebroadcast ed during prime time, though they might show a short highlight reel or something.
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A lot of energy drinks are illegal in track and field? There goes the Kevin Garnet pre-game routine.
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A lot of energy drinks should be illegal period, but that's a different story.
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Looking forward to this getting underway!
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On August 03 2012 16:59 AxionSteel wrote:
Looking forward to this getting underway!
Only 40 more minutes ^^
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wow Ennis, you go girl
If Gatlin gets a medal then it's shocking! Bad enough Vino winning the road race. Chambers shouldn't be here either but he looks like he's crap anyway like the rest of the British sprinters.
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On August 03 2012 20:05 fbs wrote:
wow Ennis, you go girl
If Gatlin gets a medal then it's shocking! Bad enough Vino winning the road race. Chambers shouldn't be here either but he looks like he's crap anyway like the rest of the British sprinters.
She's just so likeable, I can't imagine anyone not cheering for her :D
Gogo GB :D
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The atmosphere whenever a GB athlete is up is pretty amazing, especially when they do something well.
The roars when the GB athletes clear the bar on the high jump are crazy
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Wow. Jessica Ennis not only breaks the Heptathlon World Record in the 100m hurdles but runs the 3rd fastest time of the year!
It's safe to say she is a legitimate medal contender in the 100m hurdle individual event as well!
On August 03 2012 20:05 fbs wrote:
wow Ennis, you go girl
If Gatlin gets a medal then it's shocking! Bad enough Vino winning the road race. Chambers shouldn't be here either but he looks like he's crap anyway like the rest of the British sprinters.
This would suck. Let's just hope Bolt and Blake do their thing, and then Gay or someone else has a good run.
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Predictions for 10,000m final today
1) Tirunesh Dibaba
2) Vivian Cheruiyot
3) Joyce Chepkirui
Gold and silver will almost certainly be Cheruiyot and Dibaba, and I expect Dibaba to win between those two. The bronze is a little more open with Sally Kipego, Joyce Chepkirui, Belaynesh Oljira, and Worknesh Kidane as legitmate contenders for it. Of those Kidane has run the fastest, but it has been a while since she ran this time and has a SB of 30:50. Kipego won a silver last year at the World Championships but hasn't shown quite the same for yet this year. Belaynesh Oljira is something of a wildcard and she hasn't raced much on the track, but did just recently set a new PB of 30:26 and generally the Ethiopians tend to be better kickers than the Kenyans. I expect her to be dangerous if the pace lags some.
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Womens 10,000m final is under way!
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Japanese women pushing the pace as a unit, rest of the pack content to let them do so hanging back about 15m.
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First km mark hit in 3:05, not fast but not insanely slow either.
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