no
kip wouda run
~ 1'40.6
in zurich if not offered suicidal 23.0/48.3 but 23-high/49-low
he was unallowed to run atlanta which he wouda won easily as his 1'41.83 in rieti looked worth 1'41.4 shape if no extra distance & ideal drafting
that wouda given him the gold he lacked
nonsense
he had nothing left in his 1'41.7 & on an unknown/questionable track with busted timing
not according to iaaf rules
learn 65% energy return
cram is no bright spark
the fool was probably in 1'41-low/mid shape in '86 edinburgh if 1-off paced race on a warm day in zurich/brussels/rome & he doesn't even realise it
on a probable 796m distance
utter drivel
he was completely finished end of firenze race
there was nothing more to give
nonsense
he had 8 more 800s that year
the best he ran in an actual 800 was 1'45.4 !!!
he couda run 1'42+ solo to back up his firenze run, like Rudy has run 1'40.9 solo & a 1'42 in nairobi & kip 1'42.6i solo
coe never broke 1'44 solo !!!
coe offered nothing over 800 after firenze & he had plenty of 800 only races - 8 !!!
drivel
he had 8 more 800 only races after firenze but didn't crack 1'45.4 !!!
you have been told so many times
- new york was beat-up track even with holes on it, testimony to it being a track open to local school-kids
it was replaced year or 2 after
- it was windy day with jumps recorded at over 3m/s !!!
- it was cool day, not 70/75F ideal for 800
- he didn't run absolutey flat-out as only using this as prep race for london
he had to stay injury-free for trials as only top-3 were likely to go
kenyan trials take no prisoners :
no moses in '92 when he wouda whupped the field over 5k or 3ksc
no komen in '96 when he wouda destroyed the field in the 7'20 shape he showed that year
he likely put in 1'41-flat effort that day on a warm/windless day on a track not beaten up & needing replacing soon after
& that is without considering lack of flat-out
Rudy was in as good shape new york as london
no different shape
no
he was in top-shape already in june
certainly for 800
certainly for year
in absolute terms, anyone who has run faster than
3'27.7
for 1500 has a better performance in "mathematical" terms