4byfour
4 x 400 Anchor leg ~ Bolt v Rudisha 7/15/2012 1:08PM Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
FInal lap of Kenya v Jamaca in the 4x4 at London. Rudisha gets the stick just in front of Bolt. Who wins?
Fluffy
RE: 4 x 400 Anchor leg ~ Bolt v Rudisha 7/15/2012 1:15PM - in reply to 4byfour Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
Bolt...
Godfree Kiptitkum
RE: 4 x 400 Anchor leg ~ Bolt v Rudisha 7/15/2012 1:18PM - in reply to Fluffy Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
4x4 give a slight bump to fast 800 guys due to the rolling start and the running without lanes. Rudisha by a whisker. Would be epic....
Coaches News Network
RE: 4 x 400 Anchor leg ~ Bolt v Rudisha 7/15/2012 1:32PM - in reply to 4byfour Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
Bolt rolls him up like a cheap cigar!
4byfour
RE: 4 x 400 Anchor leg ~ Bolt v Rudisha 7/15/2012 1:55PM - in reply to Coaches News Network Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
Only way Bolt can beat him is if he passes him early. Rudisha more savvy if left to the last 200m
o.O
RE: 4 x 400 Anchor leg ~ Bolt v Rudisha 7/15/2012 2:00PM - in reply to 4byfour Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
Considering that Bolt and Rudisha are their countries faster 400m runners without even a moment of focus on the event is strange.

Why are we even discussing this, Jamaica and Kenya will barely make the final, which is the only instance of Rudisha vs Bolt you'll see.

What I would really like to see is the top 1-4 athletes race the 5-8 athletes in a 400m relay
wtfunny
RE: 4 x 400 Anchor leg ~ Bolt v Rudisha 7/15/2012 3:25PM - in reply to 4byfour Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
On form so far this year, Rudisha.
The Quenton Cassidamius
RE: 4 x 400 Anchor leg ~ Bolt v Rudisha 7/15/2012 3:31PM - in reply to 4byfour Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
Bolt. I think Bolt has huge potential in the 400 and could be the best in the world if he focused on it. Has anyone thought of Blake in the 4x400? Blake looks so good the final meters of the 200 and seems like he could hold it together for a 400 better than most sprinters.
NativeSon
RE: 4 x 400 Anchor leg ~ Bolt v Rudisha 7/15/2012 3:38PM - in reply to Coaches News Network Reply | Return to Index | Report Post

Coaches News Network wrote:

Bolt rolls him up like a cheap cigar!


Lol!

You are funny.
Coaches News Network
RE: 4 x 400 Anchor leg ~ Bolt v Rudisha 7/15/2012 8:17PM - in reply to NativeSon Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
Sorry folks, but no 800 runner is beating Bolt in a 400. If you thought Michael Johnson was good in the 4 x 400, Bolt would blow your mind off the hinges.
llort_vbo
RE: 4 x 400 Anchor leg ~ Bolt v Rudisha 7/15/2012 8:22PM - in reply to 4byfour Reply | Return to Index | Report Post

4byfour wrote:

FInal lap of Kenya v Jamaca in the 4x4 at London. Rudisha gets the stick just in front of Bolt. Who wins?


neither
Mr400
RE: 4 x 400 Anchor leg ~ Bolt v Rudisha 7/15/2012 8:24PM - in reply to 4byfour Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
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Paula Cliffebar
RE: 4 x 400 Anchor leg ~ Bolt v Rudisha 7/15/2012 9:28PM - in reply to Coaches News Network Reply | Return to Index | Report Post

Coaches News Network wrote:

Sorry folks, but no 800 runner is beating Bolt in a 400. If you thought Michael Johnson was good in the 4 x 400, Bolt would blow your mind off the hinges.


You are correct. He's already gone 43.x relay leg, letting up last 10 meters. Rudy CAN NOT run a 400 that fast.

OP, are you the same guy who has started this thread like 10x?? If not, I simply don't get the fascination that people have over this hypothetical (mis)match-up.
SkyArt
RE: 4 x 400 Anchor leg ~ Bolt v Rudisha 7/15/2012 11:07PM - in reply to Paula Cliffebar Reply | Return to Index | Report Post

Paula Cliffebar wrote:

[quote]Coaches News Network wrote:

Sorry folks, but no 800 runner is beating Bolt in a 400. If you thought Michael Johnson was good in the 4 x 400, Bolt would blow your mind off the hinges.


You are correct. He's already gone 43.x relay leg, letting up last 10 meters. Rudy CAN NOT run a 400 that fast.

OP, are you the same guy who has started this thread like 10x?? If not, I simply don't get the fascination that people have over this hypothetical (mis)match-up.[/quote]

He doesn't have that endurance since he's focusing on the 100m...

I'd go with Rudisha since he's in great shape this season
Jasari22
RE: 4 x 400 Anchor leg ~ Bolt v Rudisha 7/16/2012 1:39AM - in reply to SkyArt Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
Johnson ran 43.18 training for the 200/400m. He has a 200m times of 19.32. Bolt has a 200m times of 19.18 training for the 100/200m. If he steps up his basic speed will drop slightly. How is he a lock to break the 400m WR??
Fluffy
RE: 4 x 400 Anchor leg ~ Bolt v Rudisha 7/16/2012 3:46AM - in reply to Jasari22 Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
No one is saying Bolt is a lock to break the WR. Remember though in 2010 Bolt ran a 30.97 300m in the pouring rain and cold weather of Ostrava, which was the second fastest of all time behind Johnson's 30.85 run at altitude.
yeah but, no but, yeah...
RE: 4 x 400 Anchor leg ~ Bolt v Rudisha 7/16/2012 4:01AM - in reply to o.O Reply | Return to Index | Report Post

o.O wrote:

Why are we even discussing this, Jamaica and Kenya will barely make the final, which is the only instance of Rudisha vs Bolt you'll see.




2011 World Champs
1: United States: Greg Nixon, Bershawn Jackson, Angelo Taylor, LaShawn Merritt - 2:59.31
2: South Africa: Shane Victor, Ofentse Mogawane, Willem de Beer, Louis Jacob van Zyl - 2:59.87
3: Jamaica: Allodin Fothergill, Jermaine Gonzales, Riker Hylton, Leford Green - 3:00.10
4: Russia: Maksim Dyldin, Konstantin Svechkar, Pavel Trenikhin, Denis Alekseyev - 3:00.22
5: Belgium: Jonathan Borlée, Antoine Gillet, Nils Duerinck, Kévin Borlée - 3:00.41
6: Kenya: Vincent Kiplangat Kosgei, Vincent Mumo Kiilu, Anderson Mureta Mutegi, Mark Mutai - 3:01.15
7: Great Britain: Richard Strachan, Nigel Levine, Christopher Clarke, Martyn Rooney - 3:01.16
8: Germany: Jonas Plass, Kamghe Gaba, Miguel Rigau, Thomas Schneider - 3:01.37
Coaches News Network
RE: 4 x 400 Anchor leg ~ Bolt v Rudisha 7/16/2012 6:51AM - in reply to yeah but, no but, yeah... Reply | Return to Index | Report Post
You put Blake and Bolt on Jamrock's team and we've got us a race on our hands.
SkyArt
RE: 4 x 400 Anchor leg ~ Bolt v Rudisha 7/16/2012 9:00AM - in reply to yeah but, no but, yeah... Reply | Return to Index | Report Post

2011 World Champs
1: United States: Greg Nixon, Bershawn Jackson, Angelo Taylor, LaShawn Merritt - 2:59.31
2: South Africa: Shane Victor, Ofentse Mogawane, Willem de Beer, Louis Jacob van Zyl - 2:59.87
3: Jamaica: Allodin Fothergill, Jermaine Gonzales, Riker Hylton, Leford Green - 3:00.10
4: Russia: Maksim Dyldin, Konstantin Svechkar, Pavel Trenikhin, Denis Alekseyev - 3:00.22
5: Belgium: Jonathan Borlée, Antoine Gillet, Nils Duerinck, Kévin Borlée - 3:00.41
6: Kenya: Vincent Kiplangat Kosgei, Vincent Mumo Kiilu, Anderson Mureta Mutegi, Mark Mutai - 3:01.15
7: Great Britain: Richard Strachan, Nigel Levine, Christopher Clarke, Martyn Rooney - 3:01.16
8: Germany: Jonas Plass, Kamghe Gaba, Miguel Rigau, Thomas Schneider - 3:01.37


So? this was last year... Jamaica isn't going to medal, stop dreaming