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Sunday (video)
http://www.tv3.co.nz/Video/AthleticsBeijinginthebackgroundasWillisstridesout/tabid/317/articleID/50898/cat/70/Default.aspx

Very happy to get that 200m win after the disappointment of Friday night. The 100m wasn't my primary focus, but you're never happy getting beaten. It was a pretty solid time into that headwind - 20.91 into a 1.3 head is pretty good, I can't really complain about that.

Earlier in the season I was in the best shape of my life, I was running A and B standards in every race. I hit a little bit of a slump after Ari came along, it kicked me a little further than I thought it would, especially as I was travelling in and out of Australia every week.

200m results

Male - 200m - Semi Final
Heat 3
1 JAMES DOLPHIN Auckland 0.8 21.26 Q
Ray Williams* Australian Club 0.8 21.31 Q
Peter Harrison* Australian Club 0.8 22.40
Hayden Bradley Wellington 0.8 22.46
3 Graeme Read Auckland 0.8 22.68

Male - 200m - Final
1 JAMES DOLPHIN Auckland 20.91
2 Jeffrey Thumath Auckland 21.02
3 Todd Mansfield Otago 21.19
4 Benjamin Potter Auckland 21.22
5 Craig Bearda Auckland 21.33
6 Matthew Brown Auckland 21.35
Ray Williams* Australian Club 21.41
7 Adam Somerville Auckland 21.63

100m results

Not happy with this performance... concentrating now on Sunday's 200m

Male - 100m - Semi Final
Heat 3
1 JAMES DOLPHIN Auckland 10.92 Q
2 James Mortimer Auckland 11.03 Q
3 Moses Kamut Vanuatu 11.09 Q
4 Carl Van Der Speck Auckland 11.10 Q
5 Liam Gander Australian Club 11.16 Q
6 Hayden Bradley Wellington 11.58
7 Nathan Fox Australian Club 11.84

Male - 100m - Final
Heat 1
1 Chris Donaldson Otago 10.79
2 Todd Mansfield Otago 10.80
3 JAMES DOLPHIN Auckland 10.81
4 Craig Bearda Auckland 10.88
5 Benjamin Potter Auckland 10.98
6 James Mortimer Auckland 11.01
7 Matthew Brown Auckland 11.01
8 Ray Williams Australian Club 11.07

Check out http://www.stuff.co.nz/4454181a1823.html for latest comments from Bowden (Athletics New Zealand Olympic Games selection panel convener)

Athletics New Zealand Union Track & Field Championships

This is it... the deciding races... no pressure!! Wish me luck!!

Friday
3.40pm 100m Heats
6.55pm 100m Final

Sunday
11.05am 200m Heats
2.05pm 200m Final

Sleeping til the Nationals

Staying at Mums this week (after I've put the boys to bed at home) so I'm fully rested before the Athletics New Zealand Union Track & Field Championships this weekend

The Big 2

Joes 2nd birthday today so we'll be having a bit of a gathering this evening.

Took the little guy to the Sky Tower & Chipmunks on Sunday to celebrate too!

Auckland Centre Meet

100m: J. DOLPHIN (NHB) 10.50s 1, C. Bearda (CM) 10.51s 2, M. Kamut (NHB) 10.64s 3.

This weekend...

I'll be competing at Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland at the Open Senior Meet & Selected School Events - 200m is at 6.10pm on Saturday.

2 weeks later I'll be back at Mt Smart for the NZ Union Track & Field Championships (The National Champs. March 28-30). 200m is on the Sunday.

Belgium is booked!

Awesome! Marlon has sorted me (and the family) out with some great accommodation for June/July when I'll be running the Europe circuit. Will keep you posted on when/where I'll be running

Disappointing times in Aus

Men 200 metres Open Preliminaries
Heat 1: (w: -1.2) 1, Daniel Batman, AIS, 21.37Q. 2, Matt Brown, NZL, 21.57q. 3, Ray Williams, WA, 21.86. 4, Chris Donaldson, NZL, 21.95. 5, Moses Kamut, VAN, 22.25. 6, Michael Wilson, NZL, 22.55.
Heat 2: (w: -1.1) 1, Keith Sheehy, SASI, 21.52Q. 2, Jacob Groth, NSW, 21.64q. 3, Henry Mitchell, NSW, 21.68. 4, Adam Somerville, NZL, 22.02. 5, Scott Mace, VIC, 22.04. 6, Cory Innes, NZL, 22.27. 7, Clay Watkins, SASI, 22.54.
Heat 3: (w: -0.2) 1, JAMES DOLPHIN, NZL, 21.24Q. 2, Matt Davies, QLD, 21.52q. 3, Benjamin Potter, NZL, 21.66q. 4, Adrian Mott, VIS, 21.89. 5, Achmad Sumarsono Sakeh, INDONESIA, 21.93. 6, Nelson Stone, PNG, 22.16. 7, Mahammod Patoniah, INDONESIA, 22.62.
Heat 4: (w: -1.4) 1, Patrick Johnson, AIS, 21.60Q. 2, Otis Gowa, QLD, 21.76. 3, Jeffrey Thumath, NZL, 21.82. 4, Craig Bearda, NZL, 22.00. 5, Peter Tuccandidgee, NSW, 22.27. 6, Rhett Medford, VIC, 22.71. 7, Duncan Tippins, SA, 23.13.

Men 200 metres Open Finals
Section 1: (w: -1.2) 1, Daniel Batman, AIS, 20.89. 2, JAMES DOLPHIN, NZL, 21.12. 3, Matt Brown, NZL, 21.42. 4, Matt Davies, QLD, 21.48. 5, Keith Sheehy, SASI, 21.52. 6, Jacob Groth, NSW, 21.55. 7, Benjamin Potter, NZL, 21.68. 8, Henry Mitchell, NSW, 21.95. --, Patrick Johnson, AIS, DNF.

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