Stu Farquhar (79.15m) had his first victory in Europe by winning the Javelin competition by over 1m from Pole Igor Janik (78.61). 

Mark Watson chatted to Carl Jackson on Tuesday night about the latest happenings in the worlds of athletics.

Carl Jackson - Athletics Chat on RadioSport - 31st August 2010 (wma file download)

The Wyatt couple cleaned up at the annual Kitzbuhel Hornlauf Mtn Race. Raced entirely on road, Jono (58:59) defeated a couple of kenyans, whilst wife Antonella (1:12.10) defeated an Austrian and Brit. Wyatt holds the Mens Record (56mins), with Melissa Moon (1:07) holding the Womens Record.

 Wyatt enjoying a few wines post race!

4 Kiwis are slated to compete at the Continental Cup (Formerly known as the World Cup), of which Oceania was represented.

Blincoe - 3,000m
Farquhar - Javelin
Adams - Shot Put
Hamblin, 800m + 1,500m

Continental Cup Start Lists

Adrian Blincoe (7:46.38) finished 9th in the 3000m in Reiti, Italy, improving his PB, set in 2005, by 0.11.
Blincoe has now broken the 7:50 barrier six times during his career.
Rieti is now officially Blincoe's most successful meeting, having also set PB's over 1,500m (3:35.5) in 2005, and over the Mile (3:54.4) in 2003.

    1 Bekele , Tariku                  ETH    7:28.70 WL
    2 Lagat , Bernard                  USA    7:29.00 AR
    3 Soi , Edwin Cheruiyot            KEN    7:29.75 PB
    4 Kipkoech , John                  KEN    7:32.72
    5 Solinsky , Chris                 USA    7:34.32 PB
    6 Tahri , Bouabdellah              FRA    7:35.50
    7 Birmingham , Collis              AUS    7:38.77 PB
    8 Rashed , Essa Ismail             QAT    7:39.61 PB
    9 Blincoe , Adrian                 NZL    7:46.38 PB
   10 Huling , Daniel                  USA    7:46.97
   11 Longosiwa , Thomas Pkemei        KEN    7:48.67
   12 Simotwo , Suleiman Kipses        KEN    7:49.41
   13 Lebid , Serhiy                   UKR    7:49.45
   14 Rupp , Galen                     USA    7:50.46
   15 Songok , Isaac Kiprono           KEN    7:52.59

Nikki Hamblin ran  2:01.42 in the U23 800m race at a meething in Lille, France. Hamblin finished in 2nd place and collected 400 Euro in prizemoney.



http://www.meetinglillemetropole.com/RESULTATS/800F_001.pdf

Kim Smith is now officially confirmed on the start list for the New York Marathon to be run on the 7th of November 2010. Smith previously ran the New York event as her debut marathon in 2008 and will be up against a tough field including American 10,000m record holder Shalane Flanagan and World Half-Marathon Champ Mary Keitany of Kenya.



http://www.iaaf.org/LRR10/news/newsid=58080.html

Following Nick Willis' recent return to competition he is now scheduled to run an 800m in Padova, Italy on September 3rd and a 1500m in Milan on the 9th. Willis reports from his blog that his training is progressing well and that he will progress to some more race specific training on his return from Italy in the final weeks prior to the Commonwealth Games in October.

Padova Meet programme

Milan Meet Website

 At the Falmouth Road Road race in Massachusetts, USA, Fiona Docherty finished in 6th place in the Women's division in a time of 38:26. The winner, Wude Yimer of Ethiopia finished in 35:46. This continues a good series of road race performances for Docherty which includes a recent PB over 1/2 Marathon as she prepares for the Chicago Marathon in October.

Wude Ayalew Yimer	23	F	Ethiopia	00:35:46	1
Lineth Chepkurui	22	F	Kenya	00:35:50	2
Edna Kiplagat	30	F	Kenya	00:36:31	3
Catherine Ndereba	38	F	Kenya	00:38:06	4
Colleen De Reuck	46	F	Boulder	00:38:10	5
Fiona Docherty	34	F	New Zealand	00:38:26	6

Falmouth Road Race Searchable Results

Valerie Vili (19.83) again finished second to Ostapchuk (20.27) in the Shot as they continued their rivavlry at the top of the shot put world. After the competition Vili spoke of her ongoing focus towards the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi where she hopes to defend her title from 2006.

Women's Shot Put Results
Valerie Vili Interview Video

In the Men's 3000m Adrian Blincoe had only his second race back since a recent injury break and showed he too is on target for a good performance in October. Clocking 7:49 for the 3000m follows his 7:56 opener in Luzern last week. Commenting on Flotrack after the race Blincoe mentioned his lack of race sharpness but was positive about his build-up towards New Delhi where he is planning on competing in the 5000m and 1500m. Next up for Blincoe is a mile race in Finland.

Men's 3000m Results
Adrian Blincoe Interview Video

Nikki Hamblin again produced a fine run to finish second in the B heat of the 800m where she ran a season's best performance and showed she will be competitive in both the 800m and 1500m at the Commonwealth Games. Hamblin's recent NZ record in the 1500m aligns with her view that the 1500m is her best event leading into the games.

Women's B 800m Results
Nikki Hamblin Interview Video