On the course for the 50K walk, just underway 5 mins. Massive Irish Support outside Buckingham Palace. Heffernan and Griffin well placed
Best of luck to Rob Heffernan. He would be disappointed with anything outside the top 10. Colin Griffin has worked very hard too though and will be looking for a big run. Brendan Boyce makes it a very strong team of three.
A cool morning for the men's 50k walk along The Mall. Rob Heffernan, Colin Griffin and Brendan Boyce are the three who have entered the fray. Still somewhat chilly, the Irish walkers had a month of warm weather training in the south of Spain for when things hot up later.
Rob Heffernan 14th after 3k, very early yet. Colin Griffin in 2nd pack, Brendan further back..pace is at 3.02 to 3.08
5K the Heff in the 2nd pack, 15th, two Russians leading it out who didnt finish the 20K
Colin Griffin about 20 places behind Heff, working hard already, Brendan Boyce further back working well early on
Johan Diniz, Nathan Deakes and Jared Tallant are among the lead group of approx 15.
Heffernan is 16th, just slightly behind that lead group.
Colin Griffin passing through in 30th.
Brendan Boyce is about 55th
Lead group is 12, with Heffernan 15th in the chasing pack a further 10 seconds down - he's in a good place as they travel back up The Mall again
A handful of athletes are being dropped off the lead bunch, so a good chance for Heffernan to reel those in one-by-one
Heffernan 14th, working on position 13, gaps appearing in the field.
Rob Heffernan leading the chasing group, and looking comfortable
The lead group are passing the finish line again - 12 of them strung out now, with Heffernan 14th about 12 seconds behind
Colin Griffin is in the next group, and comes in 36th
Brendan Boyce is coming through in 55th.
Three hours of walking to go!
Heffernan 14th in the 2nd group, still about 20K before the race gets serious, looks comfortable, Colin Griffin in the middle of the 3rd pack.
Lead group cut down to ninth place now - it means the other three or four are prime to be gobbled up.
The sun goes in for a bit and a v.cool breeze blows down the mall.
Heffernan about 16th as he takes on some water, in a group of 3. 3 groups now as the race strings out, aqround 20 seconds off the back of the lead group
Lead group of twelve really strung out now, Heffernan, Li and Tanii are 15 seconds behind tilting for 13th.
News coming in that Andrzej JEZIERSKI has won the B Final of the C1 200m canoe sprint, meaning he finishes seventh overall.
Big split in the lead bunch - it's now two groups of seven and five respectively, before Heffernan and his two chums come through 13th-15th.
At 10k, Colin Griffin is 33rd, Brendan Boyce 54th.
32 gold medals are being decided today - Over-Saturated Saturday.
The lead group of 12 (still in the packs of 7 and 5) are holding a 15-20 lead over Rob Heffernan, Tanii and Li in 13th -15th. As you were, 1:02 gone.
Andres Chocho of Ecuador has fouled out already - he had been in the leading twelve. Now, they start to fall.
Arthur Lanigan O'Keeffe is currently holding 10th place in the fenching, element one of the modern pentathlon. That's at the Copper Box.
@dinnymc Cheers for that - we'll all need a holiday after this... Or a lie-down in a darkened room.
Well done to Andrzej Jezierski, who won the B final of the C1 canoe sprint (200m). That places him ninth, a pretty magnificent finish for a man who had effectively not competed for six years until 2011.
36 seconds is now the gap back to the Rob Heffernan group in 12th-14th. Still two-and-a-half hours of walking to go.
Heffernan 36 seconds behind the lead group, still around 2 hours to go
@will...Snap on the update!
11 leaders passing through the start-finish line before that 36-second gap to the Rob Heffernan group
Boyce working back end of the race, as its strung out.
Heffernan looking the strongest of the 3 in the chasing pack, about 42 seconds off the leader.
Another disqualification at the head of the field - Yamazaki has gone, so the lead group should now be 11, with Heffernan's group 12th on.
15k - Heffernan 13th, Griffin 35th, Boyce 58th. No warnings for anyone yet.
@JimmyDuck You must be quackers - it's a serious event featuring highly-dedicated athletes. Plus, we're good at it.
Arthur Lanigan-O'Keeffe is currently eighth in the modern pentathlon as the first element, the fencing continues. That is a brilliant start for the 20-year-old
Rob Heffernan in 12th, 52 seconds behind the leading pack.
Thursday, May 23, 2013
A cool morning for the men's 50k walk along The Mall. Rob Heffernan, Colin Griffin and Brendan Boyce are the three who have entered the fray. Still somewhat chilly, the Irish walkers had a month of warm weather training in the south of Spain for when things hot up later.