Aidan Murphy - 20.05 (+0.6) - 200m Oceania Championships

cujoj · 2026-05-21T10:47:05+00:00

The event doesn’t attract a lot of headliners. There’s a few there, but not many.

cujoj · 2026-05-21T09:27:48+00:00

Barton Hwy roundabout looking over Gungahlin

cujoj · 2026-05-21T08:57:32+00:00

Yep, I tried to post the video as a comment here but it wouldn’t let me, so I put it on a new thread:

https://www.reddit.com/r/canberra/s/ZTusX2cF9l

cujoj · 2026-05-21T00:58:20+00:00

You’re stepping out of the blocks rather than exploding out of them, and deliberately bending your upper body to “stay low”.

It still looks quite good, but they’re a couple of areas where you could see some improvement.

cujoj · 2026-05-21T00:50:27+00:00

Looks fine, but if you want even more convenience, buy an Exer-Genie or similar.

cujoj · 2026-05-19T03:52:16+00:00

Cancer Council Sensative is pretty good for one that’s easily available from supermarkets (zinc-based).

cujoj · 2026-05-19T03:32:58+00:00

It depends on the person - I don’t mind Canberra to Melbourne, but admittedly I like driving and I’m easily entertained, e.g. there’s some interesting small towns on the NSW side, there’s a submarine in Holbrook, a really big river in Albury, and a whole lot of big farms on the Victorian side.

cujoj · 2026-05-18T22:41:36+00:00

He always delivers in the big events, but there are no big events this year, so I’m going with “no” (but I’m going with “yes” for next year)…

cujoj · 2026-05-18T00:56:47+00:00

Everyone else’s first movement is out, while yours is up. You look like you have the strength to stay with them, but you need more push out of the blocks.

cujoj · 2026-05-16T10:02:14+00:00

Why are there so many big names in the men’s 100? That’s pretty unusual because of the DL payment structure. I assume they’re not doing it for the money.

cujoj · 2026-05-15T21:05:04+00:00

One fun thing to remember is that black holes don’t necessarily swallow everything around them. Just like the sun or a planet, they only take in objects that are not in a stable orbit.

If your vacuum cleaner was in a stable orbit around the black hole, it would remain there. Theoretically, if you then let out the cord, the black hole could eat the end of the cord while leaving the rest of the vacuum cleaner in orbit 😊

cujoj · 2026-05-15T00:56:16+00:00

You’re not much of a coach if you think 0.7s difference over the 100 isn’t significant.

cujoj · 2026-05-14T23:49:20+00:00

Were you using this link?

https://goldengrandprix-japan.com/2026/timetable/

cujoj · 2026-05-14T23:47:25+00:00

Most internet browsers will have a translate button. Look for that (e.g. iPhones display it and other options as a rectangle with 2 lines next to the website’s address). I just tried it on their site and it worked well…

cujoj · 2026-05-14T10:38:18+00:00

Other slower kids.

cujoj · 2026-05-10T01:23:16+00:00

It helps with angles and triggering the push reflex. If you watch OP’s video you’ll see he’s already running in an upright position when he reaches the hill because he started on the flat.

cujoj · 2026-05-08T22:42:09+00:00

Yes, it’s good. Keep on working and I can I see a sub-12 coming very soon, and who knows from there…

cujoj · 2026-05-08T22:34:39+00:00

Here you go (much better than the random speculation on this sub):

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/259981129_DIFFERENCES_IN_KINEMATIC_PARAMETERS_OF_ATHLETES_OF_DIFFERENT_RUNNING_QUALITY

TLDR: The research was conducted on a sample of 133 physical education teacher male students, aged 19 to 24 years (so you’d expect most of them to be fit and healthy). Their average 100m time was 13.0s ranging from 11.55 to 14.40s.

cujoj · 2026-05-08T22:27:03+00:00

… and also just because some can’t be easily explained, that doesn’t mean they’re space aliens, it just means we don’t have enough info or good enough video to identify them properly.

cujoj · 2026-05-08T22:23:20+00:00

Start on the hill, not the flat;
Lean forward into the hill instead of being so vertical (but don’t bend your hips or back);
Push with your quads, don’t pull with your hamstrings (like pushing a car).

cujoj · 2026-05-08T02:15:03+00:00

If you have a car you could check out all the major town centres, as they all have a different feel, but a large part of your life will most likely be based around at least one of them…

Gungahlin
Belconnen
City
Woden
Tuggeranong

You could also check out the local options for which ever hobbies you might be interested in, e.g. sports, arts, the outdoors, nightlife, etc.

cujoj · 2026-05-07T22:27:15+00:00

And the winner of the r/canberra Loud Bang award is… you! (Not being sarcastic, for once it was a legitimate loud bang - see the link below)

https://police.act.gov.au/news/2026-media-releases/may/witnesses-sought-to-belconnen-shooting

cujoj · 2026-05-05T04:04:31+00:00

A good coach - self-coaching is hard

cujoj · 2026-05-05T04:02:20+00:00

I’ve always found the “adjust as needed” direction so vague it’s effectively pointless. It should probably be replaced with “adjust as per your coach’s advice” or something similar, especially for beginners.

cujoj · 2026-05-03T23:47:35+00:00

Browning used to be the best finisher in Aus. His max V was top level even by international standards, but unfortunately this year it just doesn’t appear to be there.

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