Christian Coleman running 100 AND 200 (vs. Lyles) at Pre Classic -- can he pull off the double?

I don't think he'll win the 200m, but it's awesome that he is going to challenge himself. Hope it makes it to the starting line in both events.

If wind is even neutral, Coleman is good for at least 9.8 low and 19.7x in his opener. Mark it down.

It may even be as fast as 9.7x mid-to-low and 19.5x. His start right now is so good.

Sprinter Guy wrote:

If wind is even neutral, Coleman is good for at least 9.8 low and 19.7x in his opener. Mark it down.

It may even be as fast as 9.7x mid-to-low and 19.5x. His start right now is so good.

He won't break 20 in the 200m at Pre

ThatAverageRunner wrote:

Sprinter Guy wrote:

If wind is even neutral, Coleman is good for at least 9.8 low and 19.7x in his opener. Mark it down.

It may even be as fast as 9.7x mid-to-low and 19.5x. His start right now is so good.

He won't break 20 in the 200m at Pre

+1

He will won the 100, but no way he takes the 200 unless lyles pulls up hurt. Coleman is a great starter who can hold on well enough to be a contender in the 100m. His 200 shows a big drop off compared to his 100m.

My guess is that he us doubling both as a workout/race experience and also as a check mark, since his work on his speed endurance for the 100m will be better tested in the 200m.

Gatlin is out

Flo’da boy wrote:

https://mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/idUSKCN1IP051?il=0&__twitter_impression=true

Gatlin is out

I thought he might be racing too much this early in the year. Especially at his advanced age.

Sdfsdfsdfsdfsdfsdf wrote:

ThatAverageRunner wrote:

He won't break 20 in the 200m at Pre

+1

He will won the 100, but no way he takes the 200 unless lyles pulls up hurt. Coleman is a great starter who can hold on well enough to be a contender in the 100m. His 200 shows a big drop off compared to his 100m.

My guess is that he us doubling both as a workout/race experience and also as a check mark, since his work on his speed endurance for the 100m will be better tested in the 200m.

You have no idea what your talking about Coleman's 200m PB is 19.85 wind legal run last year. Lyles' PB is 19.83 wind legal. There is only 0.02 secs seperating these two on paper. And we know Coleman is much fast then he was a year ago. You obviously don't follow sprints

D2sprinter wrote:

Sdfsdfsdfsdfsdfsdf wrote:

+1

He will won the 100, but no way he takes the 200 unless lyles pulls up hurt. Coleman is a great starter who can hold on well enough to be a contender in the 100m. His 200 shows a big drop off compared to his 100m.

My guess is that he us doubling both as a workout/race experience and also as a check mark, since his work on his speed endurance for the 100m will be better tested in the 200m.

You have no idea what your talking about Coleman's 200m PB is 19.85 wind legal run last year. Lyles' PB is 19.83 wind legal. There is only 0.02 secs seperating these two on paper. And we know Coleman is much fast then he was a year ago. You obviously don't follow sprints

So what you're saying is that you think a guy whose absolute peak race in the 200 was 19.85 will open up his season on a double with a 200m race faster than a guy who has multiple races under his belt this year and just ran 19.83 2 weeks ago?

Coleman is great. But if he is going to compete favorably against lyles in the 200m this year, it's going to be later in the season.

Why was Coleman only tested 3 times last year by USADA?

https://www.flotrack.org/articles/6070241-galen-rupp-was-the-most-tested-us-athlete-in-2017

He can come back to get second or third, but no way hes beating Lyles not fresh

Great opportunity for a rumble between top runners, and it doesn't happen. Problem #453 with track and field.

Jonathan Gault wrote:

UPDATE 2: Coleman is out of the 200. Only running the 100 per his agency:

https://twitter.com/HSIsports/status/999474471357505536

Might as well close off this thread.

Great job HSI! You not only have no idea what you or your client are doing, but you make him look like a coward in the process. Coleman is better off having his college roommate handle his media

TC Williams in the MF house!!! Noah Lyles ain't losing to a tired athlete.

D2sprinter wrote:

Sdfsdfsdfsdfsdfsdf wrote:

+1

He will won the 100, but no way he takes the 200 unless lyles pulls up hurt. Coleman is a great starter who can hold on well enough to be a contender in the 100m. His 200 shows a big drop off compared to his 100m.

My guess is that he us doubling both as a workout/race experience and also as a check mark, since his work on his speed endurance for the 100m will be better tested in the 200m.

You have no idea what your talking about Coleman's 200m PB is 19.85 wind legal run last year. Lyles' PB is 19.83 wind legal. There is only 0.02 secs seperating these two on paper. And we know Coleman is much fast then he was a year ago. You obviously don't follow sprints

"And we know Coleman is much faster than he was a year ago."

How are you feeling about that now? 9.84 is no joke even with that 2.4m/s wind. With a zero wind, he is probably about 9.98 or so, so a serious opener. But not faster than a year ago.

He is certainly not in shape to have taken down lyles yesterday. Lyles ran 19.69 yesterday with a 2.0 wind. In those same conditions, Coleman probably would have been about 19.85 (about 20.0 with zero wind). Again, great, but Lyles is a too 200m guy entering his peak and Coleman is a top 60/100m guy. (Although apparently so is Ronnie Baker now).