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“ I think this is the link you wanted for that title David: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9eTY8Kxjt8 ”

“ So ANZ (Scott Goodman) publicly stated that Jacko could compete in the Seniors at nationals. This implies he'd be using the senior shot. I don't know where you're getting the 5kg shot info from DK: ht... ”

“ Stefan, what's strange about the comments? I said he's got a f-off / stubborn attitude to doing things his own way. Gave reasons why I think that. Then said the attitude is a good thing (a big part of... ”

“ Agree with a few points on here. But after a bit of reflection, I think Jacko is just being a stubborn 17 year old with a bit of a f-off attitude to "the man" (ANZ) for having policies that say he can... ”

“ I'm pretty neutral with his decision. Once you're as good as he is, the mental aspect becomes more and more important, and the last thing you want is to have a shocker at the Olympics and then lose it... ”

“ I'm guessing one standard per event was to simplify targets for athletes. Definitely not worth it, and is the source of this issue. Why the Olympic standards aren't just used is silly... Selectors the... ”

“ From here: http://performance.athletics.org.nz/liveresults/nztf2012/index.htm ”

“ 1 Nick Willis Wellington 13:54.29 2 William Leer United States 14:05.77 3 Edwin Kaitany Kenya 14:27.98 4 Ryan Sissons Pakuranga AC 14:38.01 5 Stephen Lett Auckland 14:45.62 6 Martin van Barneveld Well... ”

“ From Athletics NZ Twitter: NZ 3000m Women: Camille Buscomb 9.29.60 1, Fiona Crombie 9.31.29 2, Kellie Palmer 9.40.04 3. NZ 3000m Men: Malcolm Hicks 8.07.94 1, Callan Moody 8.15.78 2, Matt Lambert 8.19... ”

“ Results? ”

“ Is this a PB? So close to the Olympics qualifier. 5 more cm!! 1 Elizabeth Lamb 91 Waitakere 1.90m ”

“ How was the TV coverage? Flo Track's suggestions for better TV coverage: http://www.flotrack.org/blog/40977-My-thoughts-on-broadcasting-track-field-on-TV ”

“ And for anyone wanting a nice summary of the benefits of those "long runs" and marathon training in general, here they are in possibly the best summary I've read: * http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-sr... ”

“ http://www.whatsonxiamen.com/event2509.html Looks like top 3 under 2:10, and top women 2:23. No results on event site: http://www.xmim.org/en/ ”

“ Anyone watch this? How did Paul go? Turns out I'm a day late to watch... ”