Athens 1500m = Fine Wine, Rio 1500m = Circus

Yes, when you are quite literally filled to the gills with synthetic EPO, you can put forth some amazing performances.

Can you guys stop with this nonsense cliche - filled to the gills

no gills

these are people

ElG was an amazing runner

you have no proof that he was on EPO and you have no proof that the inferior runners of today are not on EPO themselves

so shut up with the filled to the gills explanation

EPO makes you a super human being.

Interesting that you reference El G's 1:46 last 800 but not Centro's 1:17 last 600.

WAY Easy for Center to do that after jogging a 2:15+ 800m split. El Guerrouj came off of roughly 2:00+ 800m and then dropped a 53 sec third lap. That was one of the most impressive moves I have ever seen. Then he lost the lead in the final 100m and still one. Hands down the most impressive 1500m I have ever seen. That includes El G, Lagat and Silva. The race was just Epic. El Guerrouj would have beat Centro's by 15 seconds or over 100m. Yes, by a football field. Maybe you should join the Circus for your retarded logic!!!!! Cool that Centro won. But it was a circus.

Let me put it to you this way:

Athens 1500m = Fine Wine

RIO 1500m = Colt 45

What about Centro's recent 3:33?

Good stuff

Good stuff.... in 1979

Pass me the malt liquor.

Kiprop got scared of rio doping control.

Still one of my favorite races to watch, but I'm no fool in believing that those performances were probably fueled by a sea of dope.

thanks grandpa!

Well said Steve.

cliches wrote:

Can you guys stop with this nonsense cliche - filled to the gills

no gills

these are people

ElG was an amazing runner

you have no proof that he was on EPO and you have no proof that the inferior runners of today are not on EPO themselves

so shut up with the filled to the gills explanation

I agree. "Filled to the gills"??? Idiocy!

It's "doped to the gills".

RIO 1500m=

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Dont't forget to chase it down with this after Kiprop's 68 sec first lap of the Olympic 1500m final!

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Two races great for different reasons.

Athens was a fast duel with two of the all time greats.

But we knew it was going to be one or the other winning that race.

With a lap to go in a Rio, everyone had a shot.

So many things played out over that last lap.

You need to watch that race 12 times and focus on a different runner each time to see how each one had good and bad moves.

And each runner's moved changed the options of the others.

Centro stayed out of all of those decisions except for the one decision to not relinquish the lead. Subtle but huge move with 450 to go.

Look at Kiprop on the final backstretch. He passed everyone and made a decision to try and pass Centro going into the final turn. But that failed and he was spent.

Look at Makhloufi making all the right moves and being poised for the win but suddenly showing strain in the 10-20 meters when he realizes Centro left one gear for the line.

Watch Nick Willis weave in and out of people as they overextend and he steals bronze.

Watch Sulleiman take over the lead with 500 to go to be in perfect position to control the race and win.

Then watch him give it right back allowing Centro to regain the lead passing in the inside with an elbow.

You liked 2004 because it was a duel that was easy to focus on.

But 2016 was like a Quenton Tarrantino movie.

You have to watch it a few times to appreciate all of the little nuances that made it great.

Fine assessment. I also think Centro stepped on the gas with almost exactly 400m to go as Iguider made a move to go even with Centro. Had Centro waited another step or two, perhaps the race would have been quite different. Iguider had been obstructed somewhat when Souleiman tripped Kwemoi. And there was much shoving and barging with 400m to go, too.