Takes down Kerr’s indoors European record. Of course still 10s off Jakobs outdoor mark for perspective. Still a great mark, though this might be his best event.
Under 7:30 for 3000m indoors! 🤯
George Mills 🇬🇧 clocks 7️⃣:2️⃣7️⃣.9️⃣2️⃣ for 3000m at the Meeting de l’Eure in Val-de-Reuil.
Takes down Kerr’s European record. Of course still 10s off Jakobs outdoor mark for perspective. Still a great mark, though this might be his best event.
Takes down Kerr’s indoors European record. Of course still 10s off Jakobs outdoor mark for perspective. Still a great mark, though this might be his best event.
Takes down Kerr’s indoors European record. Of course still 10s off Jakobs outdoor mark for perspective. Still a great mark, though this might be his best event.
Good point (and mods can correct sorry!), though that's now a tainted-looking record given the 4-year ban. Just the British record (though Kerr's 2 mile is better by a little bit).
Other results from the meet:
Noah Kibet takes down Mills' OAC Europe teammate Mohamed Attaoui in a photo finish 1:45.97-1:46.00, looking solid this year
Audrey Werro beats Anita Horvat and Sarah Moraa in 2:00.34
Birke Haylom beats Lizakowska in a 4:25.44 mile photo finish (it will be a shame to me if Ethiopian athletics keeps putting her on teams with her obvious shortcomings as a racer compared to F. Hailu, though I guess a win is a win)
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Takes down Kerr’s indoors European record. Of course still 10s off Jakobs outdoor mark for perspective. Still a great mark, though this might be his best event.
12:58 in the 5000. Right around Jakob speed in the 800.
Maybe a guy who could steal a medal on a day a couple others don't have it. Like Narve.
Has had issues peaking in recent years. I think his speed is a real issue in 1500 championship racing, and wonder if he’d be better-suited going all-in on the 5000. Do we expect him to beat a healthy Wightman (big if, yes) and Gourley in a 3:35+ British Champs race, I sure don’t. I’d be concerned about Giles beating him too.
Takes down Kerr’s indoors European record. Of course still 10s off Jakobs outdoor mark for perspective. Still a great mark, though this might be his best event.
I'd kind of be okay if we didn't count that one. And it's cases like these that really expose the need for a "zero benefit of the doubt" situation when it comes to people caught and suspended - your career portfolio of performances get erased - "sorry". These are the types of incentives we need to make sure people aren't missing drug tests and forging travel documents.
I'd kind of be okay if we didn't count that one. And it's cases like these that really expose the need for a "zero benefit of the doubt" situation when it comes to people caught and suspended - your career portfolio of performances get erased - "sorry". These are the types of incentives we need to make sure people aren't missing drug tests and forging travel documents.
You can say that, but of course at some level you know it is potentially nonsense. Then you could ask them to return money from way back when, and it is a slippery slope. I think you have gone too far.
I was wondering last year if he should just go all in for the 5k too. He’s had quite a lot of issues recently but shows glimpses of brilliance. Just never really comes together on the day for the shorter distances in major championships.
I'd kind of be okay if we didn't count that one. And it's cases like these that really expose the need for a "zero benefit of the doubt" situation when it comes to people caught and suspended - your career portfolio of performances get erased - "sorry". These are the types of incentives we need to make sure people aren't missing drug tests and forging travel documents.
You can say that, but of course at some level you know it is potentially nonsense. Then you could ask them to return money from way back when, and it is a slippery slope. I think you have gone too far.
Uhh, I hate to break it you but the sport already does this except this follows the same structure as the results which is you only have results and prize money removed/returned from the meet you tested positive at OR meets/events post your positive test.
And it's actually not a "slippery slope" at all - it can be very straight forward and the sport can set it's own rules including a combination of both.
It could for example say "return of prize money from events post doping infraction" and also say "elimination of performance recognition for a period of time up to "x" years prior to the infraction" under the basis of no benefit of the doubt. Money would be difficult to recoup legally without an infraction - recognition of performances is entirely up to the sport. This way it stops situations like this where a guy has just run a European record but gets no recognition for it.
Takes down Kerr’s indoors European record. Of course still 10s off Jakobs outdoor mark for perspective. Still a great mark, though this might be his best event.