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Ian Hodge

@IanHodge7

Athletics historian who coincidently tweets about athletics. A Londoner who hails from Ireland. best advice received: “Don’t give up because of others”.

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A very encouraging day in Derby at the SIAB with many prospects for the future on view.. the 7th and final U.K. leading mark for 2021 came from Theo spurrell with a 5m PB to 69.59m in the Javelin.

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Two more U.K. leading performances in Derby.. all rounder Jake Minshull wins the 400 hurdles in 52.55 and Lily Murray the hammer with a big PB of 58.81m.

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I feel the SIAB should always be held in Sept as today's performances are outstanding. The latest being etty Sisson (eng) who wins the 300m in a U.K. leading 38.25

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Fleur Todd Warmoth (England) wins the 3000m at the schools international in a superb 9:19.75. Ten secs off the CBP and far faster than any other u17 in GB this year.

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At the SIAB in Derby a fantastic 300Hurdles by Stephanie Okoro who improves hugely to 41.60, smashing the CBP of Eilidh Doyle and now 3rd all time behind Meghan Beesley and Perri Shakes Drayton

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More outstanding news from Bedford where sammy ball wins the inter boys octathlon with 5820pts. Improving his own British record-- he is the complete all rounder.

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At Bedford for the English schools combined events Eloise Hind (Oxford) wins the Inter girls Heptathlon with 5342 pts.. second best all time - behind Morgan lake

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The worlds most improved athlete this year??? What about Ferdinand Omanyala the Kenyan sprinter who started 2021 with a 100m Pb of 10.32 in a low key race and ends with 9.76-- from nowhere to 7th fastest all time😶😶

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In the final big GB clash over 800m in 2021 Daniel rowden (1:44.98) just passes Elliot Levi Giles (1:45.01) before the line-- for the birchfield man it was his 19th 800m of the year- 9 times below 1:45 (most by a Brit in one year)

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More fine sprints news issy in Berlin where Jeremiah Azu runs 10.16 (0.0) for 100m - edging closer to Christian Malcolm's Welsh rec of 10.11.

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Rounding off a decent day on Newhams mondo track @jmkrs_ wins the 200m in a PB 20.80 (0.6) moving up to ninth in the GB lists for 2021

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Adam Thomas clocks a 100m PB 10.18 (1.2) in rd 2 at Newham. Third fastest ever by a Scot behind Allan wells (10.11) and Ian Mackie (10.17).

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Scotland's Adam Thomas continues his fine late season form with 100m victory in 10.22 (1.0) equalling his best. Sam Gordon 10.28 as runner up

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At the Newham and Essex Beagles sprints meeting A S H 11.52 (-0.4) to win the 100m-- surprisingly a seasons best. Behind her abi galpin 11.90- a record for Guernsey

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Northern Ireland's Katie Kirk runs her third 800m Pb in a month , 2:01.94, today in Belfast. Which is inside the Comm Games standard of 2:02.06.

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Fabulous 800m win in Zurich from Britain's athlete of the year KnH such a mature victory in 1:57.98. That's nine times below 2 minutes this year.

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What a season for Fred Kerley Previously a global 400m bronze medallist he surprises us all by switching to 100m, wins Tokyo silver and today runs sub 10 for the eleventh time this year

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