Aussie Results/News 2021

[LuckySpikes]

Hmmm, I checked with Wikipedia and they say it is, or has been, included in the North Midlands but does note that area as being "loosely defined".

So Sheffield is more a politician than a city because it can be all things to all people! The south of the north or the north of the middle, or "over there somewhere" for Californians.

Can we settle on "Sheffield, located in the 19th century industrial heartland of England" for a more apposite link to the emergence of pro running?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Midlands

Whilst it is very much in "the south of the North", it's in Yorkshire so it's The North! Sheffielders have never called themselves Midlanders!

The North Midlands is not a term in use these days. It's either East Midlands or West Midlands.

[El Toro]

Whilst it is very much in "the south of the North", it's in Yorkshire so it's The North! Sheffielders have never called themselves Midlanders!

The North Midlands is not a term in use these days. It's either East Midlands or West Midlands.

I realise that everything is a southern (London) conspiracy these days, but what do the Scots say about your position on the isle of Great Britain? Northern?
Sassenachs!

[donley2]

Whilst it is very much in "the south of the North", it's in Yorkshire so it's The North! Sheffielders have never called themselves Midlanders!

The North Midlands is not a term in use these days. It's either East Midlands or West Midlands.

Please realize this is in jest, but my only reaction to all this is, all these divisions and terms for a place so small

[LuckySpikes]

I realise that everything is a southern (London) conspiracy these days, but what do the Scots say about your position on the isle of Great Britain? Northern?
Sassenachs!

Northern England. People rarely talk about Northern or Southern Britain.

[aaronk]

Why are people obsessing over England on the AUSTRALIA thread??
LOL

[Vault-emort]

all these divisions and terms for a place so small

and all those dialects too

[Conor Dary]

Whilst it is very much in "the south of the North", it's in Yorkshire so it's The North! Sheffielders have never called themselves Midlanders!

The North Midlands is not a term in use these days. It's either East Midlands or West Midlands.

Definitely...have friends in Sheffield....would be appalled at being classified as the 'Midlands'....

Otoh Nottingham is in the Midlands...

[Conor Dary]

Please realize this is in jest, but my only reaction to all this is, all these divisions and terms for a place so small

Precisely because it is small....

[Conor Dary]

and all those dialects too

Definitely....you don't have to go far to get a change in dialect.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FyyT2jmVPAk&t=31s

[El Toro]

Definitely....you don't have to go far to get a change in dialect.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FyyT2jmVPAk&t=31s

I remember watching some documentary years ago and the interviewer mentioned that a person had a Birmingham accent, which offended a local who said he clearly had a Walsall accent not Birmingham. Distance between Birmingham and Walsall? About 13kim ~8 miles!

It's an inevitable human trait that the more local you get, the more and finer divisions you get within something that seems monolithic and uniform to outsiders.

[El Toro]

Northern England. People rarely talk about Northern or Southern Britain.

..and they are clearly missing out on a more fulfilling life as a result!

[El Toro]

The Australian Championships will run from next Monday 12 April to the following Monday 19 April.

The events cover all age groups from U14 up and includes a range of para events. The Open events commence on Thursday 15th and finish on Sunday 18th.

I've included a timetable of just the Open events at the end of this post but a full timetable is available here: https://cdn.revolutionise.com.au/cup...pqkhimtb8e.pdf

A preview/roundup of U-20 performances is on the AA site here: https://www.athletics.com.au/news/ju...championships/

Early rounds marked with an * will only be run if necessary. Any types belong to AA.

Day	Date	Time	Event	Sex	Round
Thursday	15-Apr	9:00 AM	100 Hurdles	Women	Heptathlon
	15-Apr	9:20 AM	100	Men	Decathlon
	15-Apr	10:00 AM	HJ (cobined groups)	Women	Heptathlon
	15-Apr	10:15 AM	LJ	Men	Decathlon
	15-Apr	1:00 PM	SP (1 Group)	Men	Decathlon
	15-Apr	1:30 PM	TJ (2 Groups)	Men	Qualification
	15-Apr	1:50 PM	400	Women	1st Round
	15-Apr	2:10 PM	400	Men	1st Round
	15-Apr	2:30 PM	SP (1 Group)	Women	Hepthalon
	15-Apr	2:40 PM	800	Men	1st Round
	15-Apr	3:00 PM	TJ (2 Groups)	Women	Qualification
	15-Apr	3:00 PM	HJ (cobined groups)	Men	Decathlon
	15-Apr	3:40 PM	1500	Women	1st Round
	15-Apr	3:45 PM	HT	Women	Qualification
	15-Apr	4:38 PM	200	Women	Heptathlon
	15-Apr	5:15 PM	Javelin	Women	Qualification
	15-Apr	5:25 PM	400	Men	Decathlon
	15-Apr	5:30 PM	PV	Women	Qualification
	15-Apr	6:15 PM	10000 RW	Women	FINAL
Friday	16-Apr	9:00 AM	LJ	Women	Heptathlon
	16-Apr	9:00 AM	110 Hurdles	Men	Decathlon
	16-Apr	9:50 AM	DT	Men	Decathlon
	16-Apr	11:15 AM	JT	Women	Heptathlon
	16-Apr	12:10 PM	PV (cobined Groups)	Men	Decathlon
	16-Apr	2:00 PM	LJ (2 Groups)	Women	Qualification
	16-Apr	2:30 PM	DT	Women	Qualification
	16-Apr	3:15 PM	400	Men	Semi Finals*
	16-Apr	3:30 PM	400	Women	Semi Finals*
	16-Apr	3:53 PM	800	Women	Heptathlon
	16-Apr	4:00 PM	1500	Men	1st Round
	16-Apr	4:30 PM	JT	Men	Decathlon
	16-Apr	4:30 PM	LJ ( 2 Groups)	Men	Qualification
	16-Apr	4:30 PM	800	Women	1st Round
	16-Apr	5:00 PM	100	Women	1st Round
	16-Apr	5:30 PM	100	Men	1st Round
	16-Apr	6:00 PM	HT	Men	FINAL
	16-Apr	6:00 PM	400 Hurdles	Men	1st Round
	16-Apr	6:20 PM	400 Hurdles	Women	1st Round
	16-Apr	6:40 PM	800	Men	Semi Finals*
	16-Apr	7:00 PM	10000 RW	Men	FINAL
	16-Apr	8:00 PM	1500	Men	Decathlon
Saturday	17-Apr	4:45 PM	HT	Women	FINAL
	17-Apr	6:00 PM	DT	Men	FINAL
	17-Apr	6:00 PM	HJ	Men	FINAL
	17-Apr	6:00 PM	TJ	Women	FINAL
	17-Apr	6:56 PM	100	Women	Semi Finals
	17-Apr	7:00 PM	PV	Women	FINAL
	17-Apr	7:08 PM	100	Men	Semi Finals
	17-Apr	7:25 PM	SP	Women	FINAL
	17-Apr	7:30 PM	JT	Women	FINAL
	17-Apr	7:40 PM	TJ	Men	FINAL
	17-Apr	8:10 PM	1500	Women	FINAL
	17-Apr	8:18 PM	400	Women	FINAL
	17-Apr	8:26 PM	400	Men	FINAL
	17-Apr	8:33 PM	800	Men	FINAL
	17-Apr	8:44 PM	100	Women	FINAL
	17-Apr	8:53 PM	100	Men	FINAL
Sunday	18-Apr	10:00 AM	PV	Men	FINAL
	18-Apr	11:30 AM	SP	Men	FINAL
	18-Apr	11:45 AM	200	Women	1st Round
	18-Apr	12:05 PM	200	Men	1st Round
	18-Apr	12:28 PM	110 Hurdles	Men	1st Round
	18-Apr	12:40 PM	100 Hurdles	Women	1st Round
	18-Apr	1:00 PM	DT	Women	FINAL
	18-Apr	1:22 PM	3000 Steeplechase	Men	FINAL
	18-Apr	1:30 PM	LJ	Men	FINAL
	18-Apr	1:35 PM	3000 Steeplechase	Women	FINAL
	18-Apr	2:00 PM	HJ	Women	FINAL
	18-Apr	2:20 PM	200	Men	B Final
	18-Apr	2:27 PM	200	Women	B Final
	18-Apr	2:30 PM	JT	Men	FINAL
	18-Apr	2:35 PM	200	Women	FINAL
	18-Apr	2:43 PM	200	Men	FINAL
	18-Apr	2:45 PM	LJ	Women	FINAL
	18-Apr	3:00 PM	100 Hurdles	Women	FINAL
	18-Apr	3:10 PM	110 Hurdles	Men	FINAL
	18-Apr	3:20 PM	1500	Men	FINAL
	18-Apr	3:32 PM	800	Women	FINAL
	18-Apr	3:42 PM	400 Hurdles	Women	FINAL
	18-Apr	3:50 PM	400 Hurdles	Men	FINAL
	18-Apr	4:45 PM	4x100 Relay	Women	FINAL
	18-Apr	4:53 PM	4x100 Relay	Men	FINAL
	18-Apr	5:05 PM	4x400 Relay	Women	FINAL
	18-Apr	5:15 PM	4x400 Relay	Men	FINAL

[Trickstat]

I remember watching some documentary years ago and the interviewer mentioned that a person had a Birmingham accent, which offended a local who said he clearly had a Walsall accent not Birmingham. Distance between Birmingham and Walsall? About 13kim ~8 miles!

It's an inevitable human trait that the more local you get, the more and finer divisions you get within something that seems monolithic and uniform to outsiders.

In 1992, I spent a long weekend in Newcastle to watch 2 track and field meets at Gateshead. I took a trip to the coast on the Metro light-rail and there were some people in my carriage who had the strongest and most inpenetrable Geordie accents I had ever heard. That evening, in my hotel, I mentioned this whilst chatting to a waitress at dinner. Without being asked she correctly identified the exact stop they got off the train at. The stops are only about a mile or so apart!

[Atticus]

In 1992, I spent a long weekend in Newcastle to watch 2 track and field meets at Gateshead. I took a trip to the coast on the Metro light-rail and there were some people in my carriage who had the strongest and most inpenetrable Geordie accents I had ever heard. That evening, in my hotel, I mentioned this whilst chatting to a waitress at dinner. Without being asked she correctly identified the exact stop they got off the train at. The stops are only about a mile or so apart!

Ha! I thought the punchline was going to be, "Oh, that's just the McDougalls from Newcastle, pay them no mind!"

[lonewolf]

Definitely....you don't have to go far to get a change in dialect. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FyyT2jmVPAk&t=31s

I cannot distinguish between English accents.. all are unintelligible to me.