New Posts For Thread: kelly holmes improved 7 secs over 1 year in the 800 mhttps://community.betfair.com/commonwealthgames2010/go/thread/view/114965/29263435/kelly-holmes-improved-7-secs-over-1-year-in-the-800-m1992 2.05.97 1993 1.58 .64 , quite an improvement yes , and im sure it was hard training , so times can increase drasticallyshe has gone 5 seconds faster in London iircwent 3 seconds faster than PB in the semi finalthen another 2 seconds in the final itself(no comment, just saying)https://community.betfair.com/commonwealthgames2010/go/thread/view/114965/29263435/kelly-holmes-improved-7-secs-over-1-year-in-the-800-m?post_id=522503839#522503839she has gone 5 seconds faster in London iircwent 3 seconds faster than PB in the semi finalthen another 2 seconds in the final itself(no comment, just saying)Wed, 01 Aug 2012 12:58:13 -0500fingirl , to start with im not having a go at kelly, i just produced one example of how much athletes can improve in a short time, so this chinease girl improving 5 secs i believe in 2 years , and especially between the ages of 14 to 16 isnt as dramahttps://community.betfair.com/commonwealthgames2010/go/thread/view/114965/29263435/kelly-holmes-improved-7-secs-over-1-year-in-the-800-m?post_id=522503501#522503501fingirl , to start with im not having a go at kelly, i just produced one example of how much athletes can improve in a short time, so this chinease girl improving 5 secs i believe in 2 years , and especially between the ages of 14 to 16 isnt as dramaWed, 01 Aug 2012 12:46:38 -0500Not quite sure what your point is?Improving your best while you are already world class is very different from improving a few seconds when you are not.You also have to look at reasons why someone might improve that much in a year. If someone wasn'thttps://community.betfair.com/commonwealthgames2010/go/thread/view/114965/29263435/kelly-holmes-improved-7-secs-over-1-year-in-the-800-m?post_id=522503161#522503161Not quite sure what your point is?Improving your best while you are already world class is very different from improving a few seconds when you are not.You also have to look at reasons why someone might improve that much in a year. If someone wasn'tWed, 01 Aug 2012 12:36:19 -0500Exactly, it's all about context. Can you keep all your ramblings to one thread elis?https://community.betfair.com/commonwealthgames2010/go/thread/view/114965/29263435/kelly-holmes-improved-7-secs-over-1-year-in-the-800-m?post_id=522493835#522493835Exactly, it's all about context. Can you keep all your ramblings to one thread elis?Wed, 01 Aug 2012 08:01:57 -0500Seems a bit odd to compare different events/sports and say that if someone progresses 7 seconds in one, then 5 in the other is okhttps://community.betfair.com/commonwealthgames2010/go/thread/view/114965/29263435/kelly-holmes-improved-7-secs-over-1-year-in-the-800-m?post_id=522493525#522493525Seems a bit odd to compare different events/sports and say that if someone progresses 7 seconds in one, then 5 in the other is okWed, 01 Aug 2012 07:51:32 -0500Also true.https://community.betfair.com/commonwealthgames2010/go/thread/view/114965/29263435/kelly-holmes-improved-7-secs-over-1-year-in-the-800-m?post_id=522493517#522493517Also true.Wed, 01 Aug 2012 07:50:49 -0500there is a delicious irony of Americans accusing people of cheating thoughhttps://community.betfair.com/commonwealthgames2010/go/thread/view/114965/29263435/kelly-holmes-improved-7-secs-over-1-year-in-the-800-m?post_id=522493461#522493461there is a delicious irony of Americans accusing people of cheating thoughWed, 01 Aug 2012 07:48:54 -0500Of copurse where she comes from is also a factor.https://community.betfair.com/commonwealthgames2010/go/thread/view/114965/29263435/kelly-holmes-improved-7-secs-over-1-year-in-the-800-m?post_id=522493435#522493435Of copurse where she comes from is also a factor.Wed, 01 Aug 2012 07:47:37 -0500That would depend what her performance was at 14 and in which event.https://community.betfair.com/commonwealthgames2010/go/thread/view/114965/29263435/kelly-holmes-improved-7-secs-over-1-year-in-the-800-m?post_id=522493351#522493351That would depend what her performance was at 14 and in which event.Wed, 01 Aug 2012 07:44:03 -0500all im trying to show in that 1 year there was 7 secs progression, therefore im certain a 16 year old can progress 5 secs from 14https://community.betfair.com/commonwealthgames2010/go/thread/view/114965/29263435/kelly-holmes-improved-7-secs-over-1-year-in-the-800-m?post_id=522493259#522493259all im trying to show in that 1 year there was 7 secs progression, therefore im certain a 16 year old can progress 5 secs from 14Wed, 01 Aug 2012 07:39:38 -0500