Symmonds in the 400. Cool.
David Torrence and Ryan Hill also in that mile. Should be very interesting.
Curtis faces decent competition with Coe, True, and the younger Heath. I'm surprised to see Collin Jarvis in the field.
All should be exciting races.
live stream?
Fluffy wrote:
live stream?
This is in Ireland man. They only got the internet over there last year.
There is an Irish Flotrack though so I'd say videos will be up the next day.
oo00OO wrote:
Fluffy wrote:live stream?
This is in Ireland man. They only got the internet over there last year.
There is an Irish Flotrack though so I'd say videos will be up the next day.
i know you were just intentionally being a blowhard, but ireland is one of the more techforward countries out there.
they love the internet there.
So what would be considered a good/ok/bad race for Symmonds?
The 800 heats are on Friday week so he should be in top shape right now.
good < 47.2 < ok < 48.2 < bad
???
Sub 46.5 would be acceptable
Fluffy wrote:
Sub 46.5 would be acceptable
He could run 44.5 and it wouldn't matter. The guy needs to run 1:45 prelim, 1:44 low semi, and a 1:42 high to medal. He hasn't been able to do that in the past and I've seen no indication from his current performances that he will be able to do that in a couple of weeks.
If he had any stones at all and his coach had 1/2 a brain he would step into the 8 and crank off a 1:42.5 and send a message to the Africans that the medals haven't been handed out yet. But maybe he's still talking to Paris and she would prefer he didn't do that. Her business acumen and all...
Back In the Day wrote:
Fluffy wrote:Sub 46.5 would be acceptable
He could run 44.5 and it wouldn't matter. The guy needs to run 1:45 prelim, 1:44 low semi, and a 1:42 high to medal. He hasn't been able to do that in the past and I've seen no indication from his current performances that he will be able to do that in a couple of weeks.
If he had any stones at all and his coach had 1/2 a brain he would step into the 8 and crank off a 1:42.5 and send a message to the Africans that the medals haven't been handed out yet. But maybe he's still talking to Paris and she would prefer he didn't do that. Her business acumen and all...
Agree with your points. I'd love to see him crank out a time trial and just go for it. None of this wait in the back bs. I just hate watching how he let himself get boxed in at the last World Championship.
He got boxed in because he listened to too many LR posters and tried to run on the curb....unfortunately, that can lead to disaster when other runners get in front of, alongside of and behind you, and you cannot break at the critical time.
This is a non story, both will get last
Symmonds 46.94
Centro 1:47.8
These are predictions not results you crazy fools
1:42 high to medal? Rudisha won in Daegu with a 1:43.91.
The winning times from the last 3 olympics:
2008: 1:44.65
2004: 1:44.45
2000: 1:45.08
1996 was a very fast race (winner ran a 1:42.58), but times have changed in track. I don't think we'll see a race like that come London.
If Symmonds and Solomon get through the rounds and are fully recovered, then a 1:44 should get them a medal.
The meet has just started. Anyone got a stream?
Doesn't start for another 2 hours. There will be no stream.
haymitch wrote:
1:42 high to medal? Rudisha won in Daegu with a 1:43.91.
The winning times from the last 3 olympics:
2008: 1:44.65
2004: 1:44.45
2000: 1:45.08
1996 was a very fast race (winner ran a 1:42.58), but times have changed in track. I don't think we'll see a race like that come London.
If Symmonds and Solomon get through the rounds and are fully recovered, then a 1:44 should get them a medal.
They're going to be running the final in 60 temps and very little wind if the extended forecast is even close. That's a 20 degree difference from Daegu plus the humidity. My prediction is Rudisha is going to jog the prelim. Jog the semi and absolutely fly in the final. He will drag at least 2 guys with him that will PR or come close to a PR. I think Symmonds might be one but he will need a PR in the final to medal. No question. 1:44 will get you a nice parting gift.
I guess I can't edit the title. But this meet is on tonight (July 25th) obviously.
Twitter is probably your best bet if anyone is looking for live updates
https://twitter.com/irishathletics
Videos of the races I'd expect will be online tomorrow.
symmonds ran 48.6 from standing start and in lane 1
morton man wrote:
symmonds ran 48.6 from standing start and in lane 1
official was 47.45 per his twitter
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