2025 Track Results

The 'J' Aussies sprinting in Italy today:

Joshua Azzopardi 10.39 (-0.8w)
Jacob Despard 10.51 (0.1w)
Jack Hale 10.56 (-0.5w)
 
White Lightning said:
Sam Blaskowski who just graduated college a month ago has now turned pro. He is running the 100 meters in Edmonton, Canada today. I don't expect much from him as he has had a very long indoor and outdoor season in college. Plus times in Canada are usually slower than
the average. I'm glad he has turned pro but I hope his coach takes it easy on him this summer. Give his body time to rest and come back in 2026 with fire and ice in his veins ready to rumble. This guys is so fun to watch and I still would prefer he goes to Poland to run for their National Team. Either way we will be rooting for you Sam!
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Blaskowski wins his heat in 10.12 (1.4w).
 
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Blaskowski wins his heat in 10.12 (1.4w).
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Sam Blaskowski finished 2nd to last in the finals in a time of 10.32. He shot his load too early. Great to get his first professional experience though.

Audrey Leduc ran a 10.94 +0.9 and an 11.06 to win the finals. She is amazing!
 
White Lightning said:
Sam Blaskowski finished 2nd to last in the finals in a time of 10.32. He shot his load too early. Great to get his first professional experience though.

Audrey Leduc ran a 10.94 +0.9 and an 11.06 to win the finals. She is amazing!
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Bummer he ran so much slower in the finals. Whoever organized the camera work was awful. You couldn't really see how the runners were doing during the race with the head on view. He didn't look injured so I'm guessing he just ran slow due to it being his second race of the day.
 
Just a quick rant. The 2 fastest guys in Europe in the Mens 100 Meters are from the United Kingdom(England). They are both in
their 30's yet seem to get better as they get older. All I'm saying is if you smell smoke, there is probably fire. Something isn't right and
this is what sucks so much about Athletics. So many cheaters never get caught. Can't say for sure but it just don't smell right and I've watched track for decades. Seen this crap too many times. I feel so bad for clean athletes in all sports.
 
White Lightning said:
Just a quick rant. The 2 fastest guys in Europe in the Mens 100 Meters are from the United Kingdom(England). They are both in
their 30's yet seem to get better as they get older. All I'm saying is if you smell smoke, there is probably fire. Something isn't right and
this is what sucks so much about Athletics. So many cheaters never get caught. Can't say for sure but it just don't smell right and I've watched track for decades. Seen this crap too many times. I feel so bad for clean athletes in all sports.
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They probably just learned the “secret” of how to get faster as you get older from Justin Gatlin! In all seriousness though it is frustrating to see, but it’s also frustrating that Larsson, Browning and many other white guys can run 10.0x but never seem to get that extra stride needed to break 10. The cheaters are always there but it doesn’t matter when whites consistently underperform year after year.
 
On July 15th in Italy we will see both Filippo Tortu and Oliwer Wdowik. I'm interested to see how Wdowik runs after his sensational
10.10 with no wind in his last race. Can he go faster? Let's hope so as it's a good field of sprinters.

Also curious to see how Tortu does over 100 as he ran 10.19 wind legal earlier this summer. He rarely runs the 100 anymore. It makes me
so angry as he has never gone sub 20 in the 200 meters. Tortu does have a wind legal 9.99 in the 100 meters. So why give up the event for
the last 3 to 4 years? So stupid just like what happened with Matthew Boling.

Good luck to both of these sprinters in Italy tommorow.
 
White Lightning said:
On July 15th in Italy we will see both Filippo Tortu and Oliwer Wdowik. I'm interested to see how Wdowik runs after his sensational
10.10 with no wind in his last race. Can he go faster? Let's hope so as it's a good field of sprinters.

Also curious to see how Tortu does over 100 as he ran 10.19 wind legal earlier this summer. He rarely runs the 100 anymore. It makes me
so angry as he has never gone sub 20 in the 200 meters. Tortu does have a wind legal 9.99 in the 100 meters. So why give up the event for
the last 3 to 4 years? So stupid just like what happened with Matthew Boling.

Good luck to both of these sprinters in Italy tommorow.
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Wdowik with a 10.31 and Tortu with a 10.38. I'm guessing these guys are just racing to stay in medium condition as they look to begin the process of peaking for worlds??
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Oliwer Wdowik really was a let down today. Could be nerves as he had the slowest reaction time out of the blocks. He just wasn't relaxed
and he looked awful. Not sure how you can go from a 10.10 to a 10.31 that quickly. Hope he bounces back soon. Very sad to see.

With Tortu he is also so up and down. Just frustrating overall.
 
White Lightning said:
Oliwer Wdowik really was a let down today. Could be nerves as he had the slowest reaction time out of the blocks. He just wasn't relaxed
and he looked awful. Not sure how you can go from a 10.10 to a 10.31 that quickly. Hope he bounces back soon. Very sad to see.

With Tortu he is also so up and down. Just frustrating overall.
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I'm thinking this might be a calculated move since the worlds aren't until September. Maybe they are just waiting to begin the process to peak around that time?
 
NWsoccerfan said:
I'm thinking this might be a calculated move since the worlds aren't until September. Maybe they are just waiting to begin the process to peak around that time?
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It's very possible. Yeah I agree for the most part and talked about that a week ago here on the track board. Many of the sprinters haven't been running that many races. It's a smart move. It's still a hypothesis on when to time your peak. You might never get it perfect but you want to get as close as you can for the major championships. No doubt the kid can run as he ran his p.b. with no wind.
 
Well the mens 100 meters finals in the European Under 23 Champs was a let down. All of the sprinters ran into negative winds for the
majority of the races including a -2.0 wind for the finals. Abel Jordan of Spain won the bronze but he was only 1/100th of a second from
the silver medal. Pre Race Favorite of Germany Heiko Gussmann was 4th. Not horrible but I at least expected a medal from both.
 
Some great performances from Day 3 of the European Under 23 Championships.

Owe Fischer-Breiholz of Germany won the men's 400m hurdles in a Championship Record time of 48.01. His time breaks Karsten Warholm's record.
Honestly, this is the first, white German men's track athlete that I have been excited about in 15 or 20 years.

In the women's 400m hurdles, Emily Newnham of Britain also set a championship record with a time of 54.08. She looks poised to become the next great European women's 400m hurdler, after Femke Bol.

In the men's 400m, Jonas Phijffers of Holland ran a Championship Record of 44.82.

Similarly, Henriette Jaeger of Norway ran a Championship Record of 49.74. A really outstanding time.
She goes for her 2nd gold in a few hours in the 200m. A really tough double, given that the schedule has the events run concurrently.
Will update this post when the results are in.

**Update: Jaeger's legs collapse at the finish line and so she finishes 2nd by 4/100th of a second. She surely would have been first, if she didn't have to run the 400m final just hours beforehand. Still, a spectacular performance overall from the Norwegian.
 
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Meanwhile, at the London Diamond League, there were also some outstanding results.
Two years ago, I stated that I was most excited about Britain's Amy Hunt and Charlie Dobson. Both had been outstanding juniors, who had heavily sidelined with injuries. Since then, they have both been making steady progress back to fulfill their potential, and today each of them had a break through.
Amy Hunt finally broke her PB, which she had set 6 years ago as a junior, running 22.31 in the 200m. A fantastic time. She came 3rd, just being pipped for 2nd at the line.

Charlie Dobson was the upset winner in the 400m with a time of 44.14. He will go sub 44 soon, I believe.
It was an incredible race by Dobson. He was in 7th place coming into the home stretch, and then in the last 50 meters, smoothly passed everyone to win the race. He never looks to be straining when he is running. A fantastic win for him.

Finally, another Brit, who like Dobson and Hunt, had been a great junior, but has often been injured, Max Burgin, ran an amazing time of 1:42.36 in the 800m. That's the #1 time in Europe this year.
 
jacknyc said:
Meanwhile, at the London Diamond League, there were also some outstanding results.
Two years ago, I stated that I was most excited about Britain's Amy Hunt and Charlie Dobson. Both had been outstanding juniors, who had heavily sidelined with injuries. Since then, they have both been making steady progress back to fulfill their potential, and today each of them had a break through.
Amy Hunt finally broke her PB, which she had set 6 years ago as a junior, running 22.31 in the 200m. A fantastic time. She came 3rd, just being pipped for 2nd at the line.

Charlie Dobson was the upset winner in the 400m with a time of 44.14. He will go sub 44 soon, I believe.
It was an incredible race by Dobson. He was in 7th place coming into the home stretch, and then in the last 50 meters, smoothly passed everyone to win the race. He never looks to be straining when he is running. A fantastic win for him.

Finally, another Brit, who like Dobson and Hunt, had been a great junior, but has often been injured, Max Burgin, ran an amazing time of 1:42.36 in the 800m. That's the #1 time in Europe this year.
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Thanks for all of the great news. Went out to dinner and a movie. Was a late night go it's great to see all of these exciting results. Charlie
Dobson is a true 400 meter runner. Matthew Boling is not! Congrats to both Charlie Dobson and Amy Hunt. Also congrats to all of the other fine track athletes both at the Euro Under 23 Champs and at the London Diamond League. We needed some good news for a change!
 
We have some real talent in the 800 right now, be cool to see what these guys can do at the world champs. The 800 is a really fun race to watch, it’s like watching a drama all in under 2 minutes.
 
thanks for that comprehensive roundup Jacknyc.
I watched the telecast from 11pm till 1am so caught a few hours kip beforehand. I saw Amy Hunt shed a tear as she realised she'd now got past that time she clocked at 18. All the physical and mental anguish since then ..... and she's managed to put it behind her. And she runs a sparkling bend as Britain's permanent 3rd leg runner.
And the way Dobson stays cool as guys inside pass him on the bend, mindful of his enormous speed endurance, makes him an ever present danger on the straight.
 
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White Lightning said:
Thanks for all of the great news. Went out to dinner and a movie. Was a late night go it's great to see all of these exciting results. Charlie
Dobson is a true 400 meter runner. Matthew Boling is not! Congrats to both Charlie Dobson and Amy Hunt. Also congrats to all of the other fine track athletes both at the Euro Under 23 Champs and at the London Diamond League. We needed some good news for a change!
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Just to put things in perspective, only 28 men have ever run under 44 seconds in the 400. That equates to about a 9.85 in the 100m so it is extremely rare. I think he will definitely achieve this. Jeremy Wariner sits 7th all time with his 43.45 so it would be cool to see Dobson break that record too.
 
Elian Larrergina of Argentina keeps improving.
Today he ran a PB of 44.53 to win a meet in Spain.
Edoardo Scotti of Italy was 2nd in 44.75. Also a PB and =NR for him.
 
Another rare acheivement is the 6.0 Meters Pole Vault for Men. Only 24 men have ever done this and they are all WHITE MEN!


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