Injury froces Jana out of olympics.......BUT

[Gizmo]

In three days time she will be back in agian, the out, then in. This time it's a toe injury. This is the first i've heard of it. As you would remember from Sydney, Athens and the last world champs she did the same thing. Being involed in athletics i personally know some of the australian team selectors, in fact, one was my coach. It's a good thing the team isn't picked on personalitiy. She'll come out and do really well though, good luck to her. A great runner, i just wish she would drop all the drama queen stuff.

Come to think of it she's alittle like me....

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[pixelboy]

cept you look better in a skirt?

[Gizmo]

Oh you have no idea! Is that photo still floating around by the way?

[Sambo]

Shame about her Injury, I hope she competes. Gizmo what athletics did you do? Long distance?

[c.j]

well, i'd hit it... erm, Jana, not Giz... Hz doesnt share.

[Gizmo]

I started off with cross country but broke my ankle which made it all lose, bad for the uneven ground and consealed potholes. I then migrated to the track and did 800m 1500m and 3000m, the odd 5km and 10km road race too.

[Sambo]

Very cool, do you still compete? Or does the personal fitness training take up most of your time?

[Gizmo]

No, it's just a social thing now. Still do the off 5-10km race though. However training is very limited, still able to do decent times though.

[Sambo]

Thats cool, its good fun being able to be competitive even if your doing it socially. How does the social thing work? Are their athletic clubs you can join and race every so often? I used to do athletics a while back, haven't done it in a while I was just thinking it would be a good avenue to go down to get properly fit again.

[DexterPunk]

i swam competitively for about 12 years... most of the reason was to perv on chicks

[Gizmo]

Some of the guys i used to train with and myself will meet up for a run anywhere between 1 - 4 times a week. There are clubs you can join, get onto google or head down to your local track.

[pab]

Sambo, how old are you and where are you?

I used to (for 17 years) run pro (by that I don't mean I made living out of it, no where near that good). I'm Adelaide based, so ran at meets all round the state (Whyalla, Mt Gambier, Loxton, Lyndoxh, Renmark, etc, etc as well as in Suburban Adelaide), I competed at the Bay Sheff meeting each of the 17 years, and ran at Stawell for about 6 years. I ran mostly long sprint/middle distance, 300, 400, 550, 800, 1000, 1600 and won races over distances ranging from 70m to 1600m. I also coached my club for the last 6 years that I competed.

The reason I ask the questions above is cause the races are run off handicap, which means that you can still be competitive even if you are a few years past your peak once you develop a mark you can be competitive off. If you are looking for a chance to compete no matter what age/ability you are (and are based in Vic or SA, the other states don't have strong leagues) then running pro is (IMHO) a good option.

[Sambo]

Interesting,

Im 20, live near the city (adelaide).

I used to do sprinting..1's, 2's, some 4's, LJ and hurdles. I dont really want to race compeditively I enjoy training more than competing in athletics. Im really looking for an alternative to Gym and jogging. Until tennis starts up again.

[Gizmo]

I saw snippts of the press confrences and it looks like she is really out.