1:47.34 for Manzano's Season Opener

Duane ran 1.45. in Aus just the other day.

You are Completely Wrong wrote:

Duane ran 1.45. in Aus just the other day.

He meant 3 seconds off of his PR

Last year he ran 1'46 in July followed by a 3'33 4 days later (so pretty much in peak shape) so i guess its ok given that he is in build up for outdoors and has not raced himself into shape yet.

MrGambinus wrote:

Last year he ran 1'46 in July followed by a 3'33 4 days later (so pretty much in peak shape) so i guess its ok given that he is in build up for outdoors and has not raced himself into shape yet.

there is really no difference between 1:47.34 and 1:46.99 so he pretty much ran the same thing he ran last July - 1:46 and 1:46 - so it appears he could pop a 3:33 right now!

reed wrote:

maybe leo will pull it together in 2014 with no world champs on the line to mess with his head

What does that mean?

He has made every single championship team that he has tried to make. And has an Olympic medal.

And he ran the fastest American time last year.

But this race shows he still has some wheels and isn't planning to fade away yet.

Place Athlete Time

1 Leonel Manzano

Unattached 1:47.34

2 James Gilreath

Unattached 1:47.63

3 Duncan Phillips

Unattached 1:47.82

4 Chris Gowell

adidas Rogue Athletic Club 1:48.03

5 Chris Bilbrew

Team Green Elite 1:50.95

6 Dave Edwards

adidas Rogue Athletic Club 1:51.98

7 Miles Batty

Unattached 1:52.35

DNF Derrell Manhertz

FR - Texas

yeah he made the team, i realize that, but all in all he didnt have a great year.

as for his championship racing

in 2012 he won silver...in 2013 he didnt make the final. i'd say 2013 was a bad year

Hey reed. Stay off Letsrun and go run more 2nd farm. You could use the extra running.

Oh yeahH thanks for letting us know though. Honestly Manzano is a baller, gotta love the dude. Now go run!

Did he wear a t-shirt?

Why is he still unsponsored? Does he want to be unsponsored or is he just waiting for nike to take him back?

Burt wrote:

Why is he still unsponsored? Does he want to be unsponsored or is he just waiting for nike to take him back?

I think back when his contract with Nike was up he wasn't happy with what they offered him considering that he had just won an Olympic silver medal, so he went shopping around for offers from other shoe companies. When he didn't find an offer he liked from anyone else he came crawling back to Nike but by then they were not interested in offering him anything (loyalty issues I suppose). Basically Manzano got f***ed by his greed.

Miles Batty, another 3 year season and done pro.

toro wrote:

reed wrote:

maybe leo will pull it together in 2014 with no world champs on the line to mess with his head

What does that mean?

He has made every single championship team that he has tried to make. And has an Olympic medal.

And he ran the fastest American time last year.

But this race shows he still has some wheels and isn't planning to fade away yet.

Every single? He didn't make this year's World Indoor team.

When you consider the lower offer from nike, but an offer that would have paid him for the last year, he is a fool. Any offer that came along now wouldn't be close to enough to compensate him for over a year's worth of earnings, even at the lower, Nike rate.

Too bad. A prime example of why track athletes need to organize, rebel, set up a league that is fan friendly, and distribute the profits to the athletes. Additionally, the athletes need to consider themselves like NASCAR drivers... many sponsors to pay the bills.

reed wrote:

yeah he made the team, i realize that, but all in all he didnt have a great year.

as for his championship racing

in 2012 he won silver...in 2013 he didnt make the final. i'd say 2013 was a bad year

He also had the #1 US time for the year.

He missed the WC final by .3 seconds.

I think that says a lot for him when that is a bad year.

Maklhoufi and Iguider (The Olympic Gold and Bronze medalists from 2012) didn't make the 2013 final either.

Most of Manzano's races last year weren't great, I'll admit.

Especially after Worlds.

I wonder if he will keep this streak alive. Finished top 3 at USATF outdoors in:

2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013

you actually want this type of sh*t to happen? sounds like a great way to ruin the sport we like, i don't want running to be like nascar, the xgames, or football, all of those sports suck