The Problem With “Potential”; Centrowitz – Past, Present and Prefontaine
In this week’s podcast we look at the leading Irish results from last weekend, before delving into our topic of discussion for this episode: the problem with potential and athlete development. We then go international to the Prefontaine Classic (31:30 into the podcast) with interviews with Matthew Centrowitz, Christian Coleman
Kiprop caught out, Healy on fire, Scullion dreams big
In this week’s podcast, we digest the stunning news of Asbel Kiprop’s positive test for EPO. Was he scammed? Did he cheat? Is it time to go after his agent? Is his explanation convincing? We debate all of the above. After that, we turn our attention to some good news:
Ireland’s Fastest Females: The Ones To Watch At Nationals
Elizabeth Egan brings us this peice on all things women’s sprints as we look forward to this weekend’s National Championships, as well as a brief look at the main contenders for the World Championships in Beijing later this month. The Young Guns The new generation of sprint stars are
UCC: a Rebel college with a cause; JTG Feature
This is the second in a multi-part series giving you the lowdown on all things Varsity in Irish Athletics. The aim of this series is to provide athletes with a general idea of what is on offer in each of the main third level institutions, as well as what you
New kids on the block; the stars who lit up Athlone
The GloHealth Junior and Under-23 championships last Sunday (25th) served up an array of stellar performances from the best of Ireland’s young athletes. In what was planned to be a short piece about the highlights of the day, we were reminded of just how much quality was on show. While
GloHealth Irish Junior and U23 Championships highlights
There was a series of top performances at the GloHealth Irish Junior and U23 National Championships last weekend and below is a highlights real from Athletics Ireland’s Youtube channel including our own commentary from the event. Highlights include: Sam Healy and Matthew Behan in the men’s 110m hurdles Siofra Cleirigh
Super Sunday: five races not to miss at Nationals
Super Sunday: five races not to miss at Nationals By Cathal Dennehy Travers trying to run the legs off everyone: 15 laps of complete carnage. 1:20pm You’re John Travers. You go to college in Athlone IT. You run laps of the car park under the stadium for morning runs, and
Doherty stuns Lawler in Athlone as Cullen storms Raheny
There was a feast of athletics action over the weekend with top road races and indoor action in Ireland and around the globe. Rose-Anne Galligan kicked things off by pacing Mary Cain of the Oregon Project on Friday night in Boston to near world junior record – pretty much as
Jumping The Gun all set for future stars in Athlone
Jumping the Gun will be going into the field of commentary tomorrow (Sunday 26th) in the AIT International Arena on the Athletics Ireland live stream for the Woodie’s DIY National Indoor Junior and U23 Championships. It’s promising to be an exciting day with Ireland’s next generation competing. No need for
