I was reading the latest Running Times and it has a list of Wanjiru's major races in Japan.
In that list it has him racing a 4x400m in 2008. Here's the results:
May 2nd, 2008-Kyushu Corporate T&F championship, 3rd leg-4x400m- 3:35.40
Now obviously 3:35 sucks for a 4x400m...but does anyone know what Wanjiru split?
Maybe Brett Larner from japan running news?
Can letsrun track this down?
48 low
The guy did the 100m in 11 secs...not my words but his, so i think 48 low is likely.
It's true. He ran it a few weeks after London '08 with 13:18/27:41 guy Yu Mitsuya and two other long-distance guys. They came 2nd. Photos are here:
http://gazoo.com/g-blog/toyokyu/66627/Article.aspx
Use the little arrow pointing to the right at the top right under the banner to go on to the next pages. It doesn't give their splits but the team overall ran 3:35.40.
no comprendo
Wanjiru sucks at baton passing.
clear as mud wrote:
no comprendo
Sorry dude, I don't speak Spanish.
Uh, let's see, the Japanese commentary says it was Wanjiru's first time ever doing a baton relay (many ekidens under his belt). He started in 3rd, caught one guy, got passed by another just before the last curve, and finished his leg in 3rd. The closeup says he's holding the baton funny and that that shows it really was his first time doing a baton relay. It also says the sunglasses make him look like a musician and that his form was the same as always. No split, though.
Where the hell do you guys find these japanese sites?
On the IN Ter Net