I don't have the video but was there watching the heat. Brian had 250 meters to go and tripped on the third to last barrier and either broke his arm or dislocated it. He then gets up and finishes. We could see his arm flopping around as he jumped over the water pit. He won his heat and then collapsed. Anyone else see this? Any updates? He was laying on the track finish line being attended to. Reminded me of Kevin Ware except Brian finished. Props to him!!!
Saw a picture on facebook thru runnerspace. It is pretty badass for finishing, but breaking an arm is quite different than a leg snapping in half. Seems like youre giving credit to Basili for having more balls than Ware...
apples and oranges.
One was a traumatic, needed emergency care right now type injury. One wasnt, but it was still pretty bad from the sound of it and I cant imagine too many would have done likewise.
Quiet a scary moment on the track today. Brian looked solid charging down the homestraight, nek minute, his upper arm is doing a harlem shake
i was there. this was one of the most badass/disgusting things i've seen in person my whole life. the harlem shake is a decent way to describe his arm. it was moving in full 360 degree circles as he finished. i was at the finish and saw him, and he was relatively un-phased. what a nut. some people were so nauseous from the sight of it.
I saw it. I really wish I didn't.
DMVarea wrote:
some people were so nauseous from the sight of it.
These people made other people sick?
http://phrogz.net/nauseousi know Brian personally and he is a real down to earth guy and he his mad fast my freshman year going into my sophomore year he came to some of our cross country practices with some of the other alumni's and it was only 5 mile we running that day and literally he took off like a jet and i tried to stick with him but jesus was he was flying this guy is not gifted he just puts hardwork and dedication to his running and where he goes with his running i wish him the best and i hope he has a fast recovery
Short article with the photo from the finishing camera, clearly showing the break.
http://villanovarunning.blogspot.com/2013/04/in-race-broken-arm-no-barrier-for.html
I was there. That guy is the badass of the century, in my book.
How much faster do you guys think he could have ran if he could have used his left arm to pump? I know he wanted to break 9:20
I want this to get kick of the week on flotrack, how often does anything remotely close to this ever happen? Or black page on letsrun
Big East ballz.
nau·seous [naw-shuhs, -zee-uhs] Show IPA
adjective
1.
affected with nausea; nauseated: to feel nauseous.
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causing nausea; sickening; nauseating.
Language changes, deal with it.
Is this the K (Kevin) Ware from Louisville??
Hey Flotrack--DEFINITELY deserves KICK OF THE WEEK!!!
Sure gets the flomom award!!
Brian will be back and better than ever :)
Speedy recovery for both you and Brian.
Thanks for everyone support.
He would not have gone any faster. I was closing on him hard and he was mid rig. Falls down, breaks arm and pulls away from me. I am pretty sure he went from 40 sec/200m to a last 200m in 35. I didn't know whether to laugh from his arm Harlem shaking at me or be angry that he made me look like a little bitch. Easily the most badass thing I have ever seen in sports. Tosh.O worthy. Get well soon.
That's determination.
At the Olympic Trials in 1976 Mike Roche fell in the Steeple and got up with his broken arm and sprinted to a place on the Olympic team.
That's what runners do.
Tom
Dude, the kid had 100 meters on you before he fell. He was just starting his kick before he fell. Then, for some reason (maybe the BROKEN ARM?) he backed off in the last 250m. Woulda gone 9:0x without the fall.
Lets see you try this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!bro