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IAAF World Championships London 2017

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  • Wow, brilliant

    Were you there tonight mate?
    No, only had the morning session.

    I know athletics is not everyone's cup of tea but I don't know of another sport that can provide so much excitement than can be generated in the final few seconds of a race.

    Relays are great because it doesn't simply boil down to who has the fastest runners and there are so many variables
    Went to the morning session as well - great atmosphere and got to see the relays up close.
  • We're going this evening; looking forward to it! How long do we need to leave to walk from Stratford tube, queue and get through security etc to get in. Can you take a bag in with jackets for later, binos etc? The guidance says you can take in a soft sided back up to 25l with a small amount of food nut we'd like to take a second bag aswell.
  • It's about a 20 minute walk and then 10/15 mins through security.

    Not sure what drinks you can take in but we had a bag full of snacks for the kids
  • It's about a 20 minute walk and then 10/15 mins through security.

    Not sure what drinks you can take in but we had a bag full of snacks for the kids

    We took lots of snacks in too, water in the stadium is £3 a bottle
  • It's about a 20 minute walk and then 10/15 mins through security.

    Not sure what drinks you can take in but we had a bag full of snacks for the kids

    We took lots of snacks in too, water in the stadium is £3 a bottle
    Took bottled water into the stadium without a problem - took about 25 minutes to get through security so leave plenty of time.
  • Thanks for the details. Taking a small picnic
  • Might get the 108 from Blackwall Lane rather than the tube, seems quicker
  • Anyone watching the walking? Looks so painful to me but can appreciate they're walking faster than most people can run.
  • I can't think of a time in my near 50 years when I've been less interested in Athletics. I don't believe I'm alone either . It's a sport that has to evolve or die.
  • Anyone watching the walking? Looks so painful to me but can appreciate they're walking faster than most people can run.

    it can be painful and really easy to pick up injuries if you don't train for it. there are 2 events which clubs often struggle to get someone to compete in when their specialists are not available, walks and the high hurdles. these are also the only 2 events we would never pressure anyone into competing in because of the injury risk
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  • rina said:

    Anyone watching the walking? Looks so painful to me but can appreciate they're walking faster than most people can run.

    it can be painful and really easy to pick up injuries if you don't train for it. there are 2 events which clubs often struggle to get someone to compete in when their specialists are not available, walks and the high hurdles. these are also the only 2 events we would never pressure anyone into competing in because of the injury risk
    What about pole vault? I've often wondered how get started with that
  • McBobbin said:

    rina said:

    Anyone watching the walking? Looks so painful to me but can appreciate they're walking faster than most people can run.

    it can be painful and really easy to pick up injuries if you don't train for it. there are 2 events which clubs often struggle to get someone to compete in when their specialists are not available, walks and the high hurdles. these are also the only 2 events we would never pressure anyone into competing in because of the injury risk
    What about pole vault? I've often wondered how get started with that
    the thing with pole vault is that the starting height in club comps can be as low as 1 metre, actually lower than high jump which normally starts at 1.10, so it's not actually dangerous getting a novice to have a crack just to pick up a point for the team
  • It's about a 20 minute walk and then 10/15 mins through security.

    Not sure what drinks you can take in but we had a bag full of snacks for the kids

    We took lots of snacks in too, water in the stadium is £3 a bottle
    There are driinking fountains as well, albeit with long queues
  • rina said:

    McBobbin said:

    rina said:

    Anyone watching the walking? Looks so painful to me but can appreciate they're walking faster than most people can run.

    it can be painful and really easy to pick up injuries if you don't train for it. there are 2 events which clubs often struggle to get someone to compete in when their specialists are not available, walks and the high hurdles. these are also the only 2 events we would never pressure anyone into competing in because of the injury risk
    What about pole vault? I've often wondered how get started with that
    the thing with pole vault is that the starting height in club comps can be as low as 1 metre, actually lower than high jump which normally starts at 1.10, so it's not actually dangerous getting a novice to have a crack just to pick up a point for the team
    Sounds fun!
  • Good old Brendan Foster. Always liked him, both as an athlete and as a commentator, top man. Good luck to him as he goes into retirement.
  • Bronze and a silver for the 4x400m relays, good stuff
  • Brendan, don't retire! Carry on doing the thing you love, it keeps you young and we will miss you. What a night. how will Doha compete in 4 years? How will the athletes compete in the heat? Crazy, give the championships to the countries that love athletics, simples.
  • Absolutely fantastic week. Lucky enough to have gone 3 times and been glued to the box for the rest of the week. Football and cricket will always be main sports but there is something very unique and special watching top quality athletes. Feel very privileged to have seen Mo. Bolt our 4*100 teams and enjoyed many other events. Hope we get it back soon!
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  • redman said:

    Absolutely fantastic week. Lucky enough to have gone 3 times and been glued to the box for the rest of the week. Football and cricket will always be main sports but there is something very unique and special watching top quality athletes. Feel very privileged to have seen Mo. Bolt our 4*100 teams and enjoyed many other events. Hope we get it back soon!

    I think from a financial perspective the IAAF will be dying for it to come back to London again and very soon!

    We are brilliant at putting these events on, no other nation would have shifted 700,000 tickets for these Championships.
  • Sports bodies know that holding events in the U.K. and especially in London virtually guarantees good crowds
  • was a great end to the competition today. Saw some great athletics tonight from a privileged position.
  • edited August 2017
    There is genuine concern (aired by Brendan and co) that the sport will be in danger of terminal decline if allowed to fester in Athletics backwaters, before sparse, disinterested crowds in empty soulless stadiums. Athletics must be allowed to recover from the massive problems it has been - and is facing - around doping issues and the loss of its brightest superstar. It needs to be promoted in an upbeat, positive fashion, like it has in London.

    Brendan also started to air his concerns about the stadium's athletics guarantee over the next 25 years, before being cut across by Gabby Logan - she does that a lot.

  • Usain did a lap of honour last night , iPhone pics are pony
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    Dipping at the finish line
  • One last lightning Bolt
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