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800m Rankings
With a qualification for the World Student Games and a B standard time for the Senior World Championships Thomas Chamney is currently Crusaders best chance at a result in a major Championship in 2007. He goes in the 800m in the Irish Nationals this weekend, up against David Campbell who also has a B standard for the Worlds (P.B. from Lignano 15th of July - this blogger doesn't know whether the date for qualification has passed or not). Chamney lies 2nd in the Irish Rankings behind Campbell but over a second ahead of David McCarthy who has run 1:47.71. Fourth in the rankings is Eoin Everard with 1:49. As the specialist 800m runner with a decent kick my money is on Chammers to take the title ahead of Campbell in second....
McCarthy should be safe for 3rd but his ability to race twice in a weekend is relatively untested. Eoin Everard & fifth in the rankings Colm Rooney may not run the 800m leaving Conor Healy as next ranker. Healy has improved greatly this year and has run 1:51.4h. There are 7 more athletes under 1:54 but with a 1:51.75 in his last race in Irishtown last weekend his apparent consistency should see him safely in the final with a shot at a medal. Nial Tuohy ran a seasons best in the same race of 1:51.24 skipping ahead of Warne whos best is 1:51.54 from back in March! I wouldn't bet against experienced Crusader Eoin Cummins making the final but having underperformed so far this season his chances of a medal are very slim. My predictions for the the top 8 are Chamney, Campbell, McCarthy, Healy, Warne, Tuohy, Dunleavy & McCloy. Pretty much as the rankings go with the exception Dunleavy whos experience (and ability over 1500m) I think will tell. His last race in the Irishtown IMC meet was dissapointing and he was beaten by Eoin Flynn who also has a great chance of making the final.
But hey what do I know. Express yourselves in the comments! Check out (out of date) AAI Rankings here
posted by Hugo Leeney @ 1:52 PM
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It's a hard one to call. I think Chamney, from Campbell, McCarthy, Everard, Healy, Tuohy. Making the finals will be tough Warne seems to have dropped in form, Cummins has age and experience on his side and always shows great race intelligence at Nationals but maybe this year he has something else on his mind for Sunday??? Flynn a regular at Irishtown with the club 800 group I would hope makes it in. but inside the top 6 would be a very difficult task for him. Perhaps a dark horse might be Eamon Coughlan coached Anthony Leighio. This junior has improved out of sight this season posting a low 1.53, could he step up to the mark at senior level?
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