Aussie Results/News 2021

[El Toro]

Bit disappointed to hear her say her next race is a 1000m in March as there are 800/1500 options in Canberra at least.

Apparently Hall and Bissett are running the 1,000m as a fundraiser for Lifeline. Story via AA, https://www.athletics.com.au/news/ca...nlosable-race/

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PERTH - 19 FEB
100 (1.7) Bresland 10.47 h1 (nwi) Bresland 10.46

100 U20 (1.0) Cruttenden 11.65
PV Kennedy 4.70m Parnova 4.40m Hyde-Cooling 4.00m Corney 4.00m
LJ Blackman 6.06m (1.5)

Apparently Hall and Bissett are running the 1,000m as a fundraiser for Lifeline.

Yes, but at least their next race is an 800 vs your girl (plus Hall & Kaan) on Thursday.

[El Toro]

When reading the Blanka Vlasic retirement story from a Croation news site, I noticed a story about Nicola McDermott, who also has some Croation genes. I don't remember ever knowing this, so it might be new to others in AUS as well.

https://www.croatiaweek.com/nicola-m...ing-in-zagreb/

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ADELAIDE - 20 FEB
PV Smallacombe 4.30m


MELBOURNE - 20 FEB
100 h1 (-1.3) Romanin 10.55 h4 (0.7) Rodrigues Chico 10.61
U20 110H (-2.5) Willis 13.69
SP Birkinhead 20.48m
U20 TJ Hinson 15.70m (0.0)

400 sf2 Loizou 54.54
100H (0.3) Willis 13.79
SC Wilson 10-06.10
TJ Grenade 12.87m (1.4)

[El Toro]

MELBOURNE - 20 FEB
SP Birkinhead 20.48m

Surpasses his previous best this season of 20.11 after not cracking 20m at all last season. This is the furthest he's thrown since he came 5th at the 2018 CWG with 20.77. His 21.35NR dates back to 2017.

He's down to compete in CBR, so it will be interesting to see if he can hit high 20s again. If he can do that, it means there's still a chance for a new NR later in the year as he still only turning 27 in April.

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A few results yet to trickle through:

ILLAWONG - 20 FEB
100 (-0.4) Holdsworth 10.46 Andrews 10.46
SP Kolesnikoff 19.39m

100 (0.0) Pasternatsky 11.74
200 (-1.5) Pasternatsky 24.17
400 Oboye 52.44

BRISBANE - 20 FEB
100 (-0.1) Hartmann 10.61 Cavanagh 10.64 Law (b03) 10.69
200 (0.7) Law 21.20
400H Symons 51.50
HJ Thomsen-Ajayi 2.22m (7cm PB)

200 (0.9) Welsh (b02) 24.08
LJ Harper 6.39m (0.7)
DIS Gollshewsky 58.54m Lally GBR 58.43m Su'emai (b02) 51.31m

PERTH - 20 FEB
110H (2.0) Pelser 14.42
PV Marschall 5.80m Downey 5.40m Armstrong 5.30m
JAV Hogan 71.28m

100H (2.1) Beahan 13.08

3 fails at 5.90m for Marschall

[El Toro]

Jack Hale did run in Canberra this evening 20 Feb, with a 10.34 +0.3, so that's his best run but still 2 tenths down on what he was running same time last year.

The only other notable to run was 400Her Lauren Boden, also in the 100m, with a 12.00 +1.2 off her PB of 11.83 +1.9 from 2008!

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Hana Basic continues her improvement.

MELBOURNE - 21 FEB
100 (0.0) Rodrigues Chico 10.45 Despard 10.61
400 Hyne 47.31
1500 Spencer (b01) 3-41.67
HJ Baden 2.21m
TJ Ore 15.59m (0.0)
HAM Weatherley 64.14m

100 (-0.2) Basic 11.37
U16 100 h2 (-0.6) Kelly (b06) 11.98
400 Loizou 54.34
SP Berg 14.70m

PERTH - 21 FEB
200 (2.4) Ennis 21.15

U16 200 (0.1) Dodds (b06) 24.66
U20 200 (1.2) Cruttenden 24.15

WODEN - 20 FEB
400 Boden 54.08x

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Hana Basic continues her improvement.

MELBOURNE - 21 FEB
100 (-0.2) Basic 11.37

Basic jumps from #22 to #16 alltime Aussie with that 0.08s improvement (and more on converted given PB was +1.4)

[gh]

Basic jumps from #22 to #16 alltime Aussie with that 0.08s improvement (and more on converted given PB was +1.4)

so what's her time in basic? 😜

[26mi235]

so what's her time in basic? 😜

I already used that line here 😉

[El Toro]

Preview by Athletics Australia of the Summer Super Series in Canberra tomorrow: https://www.athletics.com.au/news/pr...-super-series/

Not super exciting but there are a few interesting match ups. I think the HJ will be the most interesting for both M and W followed by the W800.

The weather is a bit of a worry but a bit of luck should get them through OK. BOM says, "Cloudy. Medium (60%) chance of showers, most likely in the morning and afternoon. The chance of a thunderstorm. Light winds."

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You're missing a 11.00 +5.1 from 18 January 1975 (not sure if your list is legal only - mine was all conditions)

I decided to pop into the National Library today and check out some old issues of 'Australasian Athletics'. Sadly my collection only exists from January 1977 when I begged my parents to get a years subscription for me as a Christmas present. Clearly my pocket money wasn't able to stretch to the exorbitant price of $7.20 asked by Mike Agostini and co.

My memory of the 11.00 'auto' time was correct (almost).

The race was an invitation event conducted during a 'Shell East Coast & Invitation events' meet held at Melbourne's Olympic Park on 17/18 January 1976.

Though not fully automatic, the times in the 100m & 200m show how close the rivalry between Boyle & Robertson was in early 1976.

I have attached a photo of the results reported in AA. And a cover photo (76 NC 100m finish) that I like a lot.

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Not super exciting but there are a few interesting match ups. I think the HJ will be the most interesting for both M and W followed by the W800.

Sounds like a slew of withdrawals, especially if they don't even mention the W 100H which had Clay, Beahan, Mucci, Jones, Taddeo & Breslin down to start...

Ever helpful, ACT Athletics seems to have even removed any link to a start list from the event page

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In other news, it seems like Brisvegas is the last city standing to host the 2032 Olympics.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-02-...sland/13187146