Showing posts with label training. Show all posts
Showing posts with label training. Show all posts

Friday, February 7, 2014

Women's Olympic Downhill Ski Training Run Delayed After Jump Ruled Too Dangerous

The demands of Sochi's slopes have incurred further criticism after the women's downhill ski training was put on hold due to one of the jumps being deemed too big.

According to the Associated Press (h/t CBC's official Sochi 2014 website), three racers lodged complaints after going through their paces on the Thursday run, commenting that they were getting too much air.

CBC confirmed through their official Sochi Twitter account that it's a jump near the race's finish that's drawn the ire of some:

Jump at bottom of women's downhill at Sochi deemed too dangerous, training halted after just 3 racers so it can fixed.
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Wednesday, February 5, 2014

Mo Farah's Kenya altitude training is crucial for assault on London marathon | Sean Ingle

Farah has every chance of being a serious contender in London. A time of 2hr 4min 59sec would put him in the top 40 all-time list; 2hr 04min 45sec would drop him inside the top 20; 2hr 04min 15sec is all-time top-10 standard.
He certainly looked in fantastic shape in Kenya, and more relaxed than I have ever seen him. He has come a long way since he first travelled to Iten in 2008. Back then he was an athlete with promise but no more. These days it is not so much Running With The Kenyans, as Adharanand Finn's award-winning book put it, but blasting past them.
If Farah does manage to win London it will be his greatest triumph. Yet it won't be his alone, as he himself will no doubt recognise, but that of his wife and children too.

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