frail martini wrote:
I don’t think he’s hurt — looked to me like he panicked 300 in when jewett gapped hoppel, tried to cover and Jewett didn’t come back.
Yep, watching him before the race he looked extremely nervous and stressed out. Instead of relaxing and running to the line he panicked and tightened up in the last 150.
I knew Murphy was ready to go after the first round. He looked super sharp and ready then. Honestly thought Hoppel looked the shakiest of the three favorites. Like the announcers said, this is just inexplicable.
He was in his own head for sure. Maybe things had come too easy in 2019-20.
technical analysis wrote:
I believe brazier pushed too hard from 350-400 to get into position. This move is better made from 550-600 to get ready for the finish So by the time he got to 600m he was In full lactic. But hey what do I know been there done that
Could be right. Like people who take off with 400m to go off an easier speed, they go well until the last 100m till the lactic really hits.
I saw that acceleration in the home straight first time, and thought the speed must have been slow. Then I saw 50.6.
nice work
People were expecting Jewitt to take the first lap on, but nobody in that field knew he was going to gap them and have multiple surges. Brazier panicked for sure. Had to make his move a lot earlier and he didn't have it in him. Strength wins every time hence Murphy absolutely mopping the floor and using that miler strength.
the irony of that little bio piece about him when he said he'd rather be fishing.
It looked like most of the field, and Brazier in particular, was completely baffled when Jewett took it from the gun. Brazier had to put in a ton of work to get into position and looked gassed by the end. Need to manage your effort in that heat.
technical analysis wrote:
I believe brazier pushed too hard from 350-400 to get into position. This move is better made from 550-600 to get ready for the finish So by the time he got to 600m he was In full lactic. But hey what do I know been there done that
This could very much be the cause, but this also seems like braziers signature move too.
If I recall, it looked like he tweaked something with about 150 to go. He takes an odd step and then immediately slows down.
Makes me feel super bad for brazier. Super happy for those that qualified, however.
alphas only wrote:
Hopefully this is a wake up call. No more football talk bullish!t. You wanna run, you make it your f**king life. End of discussion.
Football talk? I'm gutted for the guy. He made no excuses in the interview after. Said he probably won't run the 1500. Wouldn't say injuries were the reason.
Talent only takes you so far. Bragging about long runs of 8 miles might just come back to bite you when the race doesn’t quite go as you planned.
I doubt he's injured. He was just cooked with 150m to go. Maybe stress, not relaxing, going too hard in the straight first lap - all that took it out of him, and the pressure of expectation.
Coach J wrote:
Talent only takes you so far. Bragging about long runs of 8 miles might just come back to bite you when the race doesn’t quite go as you planned.
Strength beats speed. We've seen this so many times. Murphy had the W before that gun even went off. I think Brazier just panicked. None of them expected that surge and gap from Jewitt. Brazier panicked, made too strong of a surge too early and it cost him at the end. He didn't look injured, he just tightened up and went lactic. It happens in this 800 you have to prepare for nothing to go to plan and Brazier didn't do that.
No injury. That was more of a panic attack the last 150. He looked like he was crying down the stretch. Poor guy, you hate to see that for anybody.
You knew he was not at his best when he struggled to beat the Mexican a few weeks ago. Prime Brazier floats away from that guy.
Brazier got hosed by losing the 2020 Olympics. At no point in 2021 did he look like 2019-20 form.
I didn’t like his fishing puff piece where he says he often wants to quit track. If you’re not having fun, quit.
He was not having fun today.
Did he pull out of my sac because he was dinged up?
Probably did not have the fitness to handle rounds and a final.
Sorry. Meant mt sac.
hobbyjogger18 wrote:
I feel for Brazier, however I feel even worse for Harris. You just have to root for the guy, 4th place is a hard in this race. Tough.
If I'm not mistaken, it's 4th place with no standard. i slept through the race. did he makethe standard in this race?
hobbyjogger18 wrote:
I feel for Brazier, however I feel even worse for Harris. You just have to root for the guy, 4th place is a hard in this race. Tough.
Absolutely. Afterwords I had to ask my buddy, did Jewett win or Murphy? I was too absorbed simultaneously watching Harris strive and Brazier go backwards.
Is Eliud about to be the only returning male distance event champ from Rio?? Come on Centro
ok man wrote:
Unbelievable. I'm crushed.
Pete Julian about to give don an ultimatum top 3 in the 15 or death
Ok7272 wrote:
hobbyjogger18 wrote:
I feel for Brazier, however I feel even worse for Harris. You just have to root for the guy, 4th place is a hard in this race. Tough.
If I'm not mistaken, it's 4th place with no standard. i slept through the race. did he makethe standard in this race?
He got it this race. Ran 1:44.58 and the standard is 1:45.20