And our only Olympic finalist was Whitaker 3rd place at the trials who probably thought there was no chance at the Olympics beginning of the year. The middle distances always provide the weirdest scenarios.
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Wiley 2028 wrote:
That’s the 5th best 800 ever by an American
Probably would have been a silver medal performance if she peaked at the right time.
It wasn't peaking. She caught food poisoning after the Moses Classic in Atlanta and then strained her hamstring right afterward. Three weeks later was the Trials. Bad timing was the only thing that kept her off of the 800m team for Paris. Remember, she beat Mu convincingly in Gainesville after the Trials.
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Now following last year she needs to enter a 1500 and run 3:57.
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stroke?
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Wiley 2028 wrote:
That’s the 5th best 800 ever by an American
14th best 800, 5th best performer
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Without going back to research it, didn’t she pick up an injury and/or illness that interrupted her training before the Games? Or did that only happen to Mu?
I found it, she picked up food poisoning (yuk), then strained her hamstring, maybe with the dehydration:
I could believe that.
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Brava!
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She had her hamstring all taped up the first round of the Olympic Trials. Something was not right as she had shown the talent to make that team.
That's a coaching issue.
What's apparent is that you have a mommy issue
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A 20 year old woman faster than Peter Snell at 70?
Do me a favor.
The shoes haven't changed, but we know what has.
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basic math wrote:
Wiley 800 Queen wrote:
She had her hamstring all taped up the first round of the Olympic Trials. Something was not right as she had shown the talent to make that team.
That's a coaching issue.
lot of downvotes on this post, which doesn't make sense. peaking at the right time and getting to the start line healthy are what it takes to be an olympian. maybe there was an element of unluckiness, but the bottom line is if she had been ready to run 156 at the trials she would have likely been on the team and probably the champ. she was not.
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