Wilson fan, 2 thoughts. 1) the heat sure didn't help along with the 25 min at NCAA final; unlikely to be humid 94 in Eugene. 2) she's not a great coaster, tends to unnecessarily run hard in early heats. Hope they get this right at usatf - 3rd and 3rd is a big win.
Britton Wilson declared for both the 400 and the 400h yesterday, but today she decided to drop out of the 400h. So she will just be running the 400.
Not sure why she changed her mind in the last 24 hours.
Wow, that’s big news and surprising. Hopefully this is not an indication that her shin issues came back.
Thinking optimistically, I’m eager to see what Wilson can do in the open 400 without having hurdles heats in her legs.
Seems to me like some kind of injury issue.
At the time of the 400 final Britton would have only run the first round of the 400h, and the first round of the 400h is kind of a jog.
If you've seen the 1st round of the women's 400h before at USA's, the times are slow. (So slow that some people have said they should eliminate the first round of the women's 400h.)
In any case, as a fan it makes the 400 final between Britton and Sydney very interesting, because Britton won't have to save anything for the 400h.
Lots of people will think Sydney is the favorite, but Britton has broken 49.5 several times this year already, and Sydney has never broken 49.5 in her life. It will be a good race!
She has already done a double good enough to make the finals in both events. Given the fact she is no longer chasing the NCAA records and the goal is just top-3, if she runs with that in mind, she will be ok. Obviously, if Gabby Thomas and Abby Steiner decide to contest the 400m, that changes things; getting past these ladies + Syd with 400h in your legs won't be easy.
She has already done a double good enough to make the finals in both events. Given the fact she is no longer chasing the NCAA records and the goal is just top-3, if she runs with that in mind, she will be ok.
Obviously, if Gabby Thomas and Abby Steiner decide to contest the 400m, that changes things; getting past these ladies + Syd with 400h in your legs won't be easy.
Britton Wilson is no longer doubling. She is only running the 400. And Gabby Thomas and Abby Steiner aren't running the 400.
If Britton Wilson is healthy that is going to be a great final between her and Sydney.
Wow, that’s big news and surprising. Hopefully this is not an indication that her shin issues came back.
Thinking optimistically, I’m eager to see what Wilson can do in the open 400 without having hurdles heats in her legs.
Seems to me like some kind of injury issue.
At the time of the 400 final Britton would have only run the first round of the 400h, and the first round of the 400h is kind of a jog.
If you've seen the 1st round of the women's 400h before at USA's, the times are slow. (So slow that some people have said they should eliminate the first round of the women's 400h.)
In any case, as a fan it makes the 400 final between Britton and Sydney very interesting, because Britton won't have to save anything for the 400h.
Lots of people will think Sydney is the favorite, but Britton has broken 49.5 several times this year already, and Sydney has never broken 49.5 in her life. It will be a good race!
Hold your horses, Britton is good, but I am almost certain Sydney is capable of running over a second faster than she has up to now. Keep in mind Syd has run 50.68 over hurdles and has split 47.91...let that sink in before you think Britton is better than Syd. Also, college athletes are primed to peak at the NCAAs, Syd is still experimenting.
At the time of the 400 final Britton would have only run the first round of the 400h, and the first round of the 400h is kind of a jog.
If you've seen the 1st round of the women's 400h before at USA's, the times are slow. (So slow that some people have said they should eliminate the first round of the women's 400h.)
In any case, as a fan it makes the 400 final between Britton and Sydney very interesting, because Britton won't have to save anything for the 400h.
Lots of people will think Sydney is the favorite, but Britton has broken 49.5 several times this year already, and Sydney has never broken 49.5 in her life. It will be a good race!
Hold your horses, Britton is good, but I am almost certain Sydney is capable of running over a second faster than she has up to now.
Keep in mind Syd has run 50.68 over hurdles and has split 47.91...let that sink in before you think Britton is better than Syd. Also, college athletes are primed to peak at the NCAAs, Syd is still experimenting.
Sydney is going to run over a second faster at USA's than she did a few days ago in New York? I don't see that happening.
Wilson fan, 2 thoughts. 1) the heat sure didn't help along with the 25 min at NCAA final; unlikely to be humid 94 in Eugene. 2) she's not a great coaster, tends to unnecessarily run hard in early heats. Hope they get this right at usatf - 3rd and 3rd is a big win.
Britton Wilson declared for both the 400 and the 400h yesterday, but today she decided to drop out of the 400h. So she will just be running the 400.
Not sure why she changed her mind in the last 24 hours.
I still don't get why doing the double at ncaas caused her to run slow....in the first event?
It didn't. Some posters just haven't thought it through very well.
It’s because of cumulative fatigue from running two sets of heats. Do you not see how a 49.36 400 and a 54.67 400 hurdles in 30 minutes during the semifinals might preclude someone from running their best in the final?
Also consider the residual effects from doubling at the SEC championships. We’ve already noted her shin issues. It’s plausible her heavy workload at the conference meet and the toll of hurdling is what caused those issues.
Imagine if Wilson didn’t do any hurdling at all this year. Her shins probably wouldn’t have hindered her, and she would have been fresh going into that NCAA 400 final. In that scenario, I believe she would have run sub-49 and added another championship to her collection.
Wilson fan, 2 thoughts. 1) the heat sure didn't help along with the 25 min at NCAA final; unlikely to be humid 94 in Eugene. 2) she's not a great coaster, tends to unnecessarily run hard in early heats. Hope they get this right at usatf - 3rd and 3rd is a big win.
Britton Wilson declared for both the 400 and the 400h yesterday, but today she decided to drop out of the 400h. So she will just be running the 400.
Not sure why she changed her mind in the last 24 hours.
Hold your horses, Britton is good, but I am almost certain Sydney is capable of running over a second faster than she has up to now.
Keep in mind Syd has run 50.68 over hurdles and has split 47.91...let that sink in before you think Britton is better than Syd. Also, college athletes are primed to peak at the NCAAs, Syd is still experimenting.
Sydney is going to run over a second faster at USA's than she did a few days ago in New York? I don't see that happening.
re: "Sydney is going to run over a second faster at USA's"
I didn't say Syd was going to run over a second faster at USA's, I said she was capable of running a second faster. Syd usually runs her fastest time late in the season, she peaks at global championships.
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