Another slice back off queen trial#

Getting into that gold medal-winning habit may well start in Toruń. You can keep that fire on the track and it’s nice that get on well at times and respect each other as athletes because we know how hard we work.” I get on well with Dan but we still know we need to beat each other. We know how many spots there are and we’re not all going. He adds: “We’re all competitive enough and we all know that we want to beat each other. What I’ve done so far indoors this year – running 1:44.54 – isn’t necessarily going to be enough to get me on the Olympic team.” “I spoke with Elliot about it and I think that’s definitely what’s pushing us forward. “We’re in a very good spot and you definitely can’t take the foot of the gas. “I think we’ve got to win things for it to be a golden era, to be honest,” he says. However, the man who is guided by his father Adrian and former European Indoor 1500m gold medallist Matt Yates insists there is work to be done before any headlines about a ‘golden era’ can deservedly be written. Laura Muir, Jake Wightman, Giles, training partner Daniel Rowden, teenage talents Keely Hodgkinson and Max Burgin, Jemma Reekie, Keely Hodgkinson … the list of names goes on and is as impressive as it is long. Webb is part of what is a burgeoning British middle-distance scene right now.

Another slice back off queen trial#

It’s completely different to a time trial and I’m really looking forward to a good, competitive championships.” There’s so many elements in an 800m, so many things that can go wrong tactically. The beauty of this sport is that it’s about racing and times are only important to a certain extent. “There are a lot of phenomenal athletes here and it’s about championship running now.

Is there a danger that the discussion will overshadow this weekend’s proceedings? Webb, an Adidas-sponsored athlete who will compete in the old version of their spikes until the latest ‘super’ model is released in May, has been forthright on the topic, admitting to being “stunned” by how fast the new spikes are. The subject of footwear technology has hung particularly heavily in the air following some of the recent track performances. “I’m coming at it from a more mature perspective now.” “From July I came at the sport with a slightly different outlook of pushing my body when I needed to and taking a more laidback approach at times and recovering properly – I think that’s been one of the biggest reasons for my breakthrough this year. I had two to three months of doing hardly any exercise and it gave me a really nice platform to build up from. “That was one the best things I’ve done – to really take a back seat. I was blessed that I could take the time to really recover. “In April I got my injury and it coincided with the Olympics. “It was definitely a challenging year,” he says. Webb’s progress so far this year has been made all the more impressive given not just the challenges brought on by the pandemic but also the stress fracture he endured to his femur in April of last year. I’m sure he classes himself as the favourite but I’m sure he’s very beatable.” The first job is to get through the heats. “All my weaknesses have become a lot stronger and I’m a rounded athlete as an 800m runner. I believe I can face up against anyone and give them a race. “This time I go into it as one of the favourites believing I can perform at that level. “I went in two years ago and expected a performance in myself but didn’t quite believe,” he says of his previous European Indoors experience.

IFA deputy president Richard Kennedy said they have taken up the matter with Agriculture Minister Michael Creed.Ī further motion has now been submitted by the Westmeath IFA executive to have the discussion on the issue reopened.Giles has opted not to compete in Toruń and though he will face stiff opposition in the likes of three-time winner and home favourite Adam Kszczot, Spanish defending champion Alvaro de Arriba and Sweden’s Andreas Kramer, Webb is very much aware of the window of opportunity which has opened up in front of him. It comes as grassroot opposition to the 30-month cut off age for in-spec cattle at factories has intensified.Ī motion from IFA Limerick to the national livestock committee did not get majority support for an all-out campaign of protest targeted at factories. He said the farmers' share of the final retail price did not reflect the level of inputs to produce the beef and was impacting on the long-term survival of the sector. The analysis from the ICMSA shows that between April and July 2017 the farmer share of the heifer price dropped from 51.6pc of the retail price to 48.3pc and the pattern was similar for steer beef, with the farmer share sliding from 49.8pc to 46.7pc. 'Until the farmer percentage is drastically revised upwards the long-term viability of our vital beef sector will remain a matter for speculation,' he said.