James Dolphin: February 2008

Wednesday, 27 February 2008

Joining the NZ team at the 86th Australian Athletics Championships

On my way to Brisbane where I'm hoping to clock much faster times than last week in Melbourne!!

Thursday 28/02/2008 - 7:10 PM - Event 38 Men 100 Metres Open Prelims
Saturday 1/03/2008 - 5:40 PM - Event 103 Men 200 Metres Open Prelims

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/4/story.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10494881
http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/sport/200802281058/1dbcd0fe

Thursday, 21 February 2008

Telstra Melbourne Track Classic Results

EVENT 22 MEN 200 METRES OPEN
World Record: W 19.32 1/08/1996 Michael Johnson, USA
All Comers: A 19.92 25/02/1999 Frankie Fredericks, NAM
Meet Record: M 19.92 25/02/1999 Frankie Fredericks, NAM
20.59 OLA (Olympic A standard qualifying time) 20.75 OLB (Olympic B standard qualifying time)
--Finals--
1 Daniel Batman AIS 20.84
2 JAMES DOLPHIN NZL 21.03
3 Otis Gowa QLD 21.17
4 Keith Sheehy SASI 21.27
5 Henry Mitchell NSW 21.40
6 Suryo Agung Wibowo INA 21.66
7 Winston Smith JAM 21.71

EVENT 12 MEN 100 METRES A RACE OPEN
World Record: W 9.74 9/09/2007 Asafa Powell, JAM
All Comers: A 9.87 23/09/2000 Maurice Greene, USA
Meet Record: M 10.06 25/02/1998 Maurice Greene, USA
10.21 OLA 10.28 OLB
--Finals--
1 Asafa Powell JAM 10.04MOLA
2 Mike Frater JAM 10.25 OLB
3 Matt Shirvington NSWIS 10.35
4 Daniel Burgess VIC 10.48
5 Aaron Rouge-Serret VIS 10.49
6 Andrew Hinds BAR 10.50
7 Nobuharu Asahara JPN 10.57
8 JAMES DOLPHIN NZL 10.62
9 Ainsley Waugh JAM 10.62

Tuesday, 19 February 2008

Fastest time in NZ

After a shortened day at work headed to the Waitakere's for one of my biggest NZ meets, the Black Singlet Invitational - an Oceania Area Meeting, part of the IAAF World Athletic Tour. Ran 20.74, the fastest time I've run in NZ, so pretty happy with that and a tad surprised because I'm still feeling a bit jaded with the baby! Great too as it's an Olympic B standard time to back up the A standard I ran last month.

Now on my way to Melbourne for the Telstra Melbourne Track Classic on Thursday - should be a great meet with the world’s fastest man over 100m, Asafa Powell, and the 2007 world champion over 400m, Jeremy Wariner both in town too!

Monday, 18 February 2008

'Dolphin sprints home for baby'

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/4/story.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10493044

And the latest news on selection...
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/4/story.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10492809

Friday, 15 February 2008

Coming up...

is the 2008 Black Singlet Invitational on Tuesday 19th at The Trusts Stadium, Waitakere where I'll be competing in the 100m and 200m.

February 21 - Melbourne Athletics Grand Prix
February 28-29 - 86th Australian Athletics Championships
March 15-16 - Auckland meet
March 28-30 - Athletics New Zealand Track & Field Championships

In the meantime its back to juggling work, training and the family - thank goodness I have such an amazing and supportive wife!!