How does he break the WR 1:40.91, by running a MORE efficient race (stay in lane 1 without being boxed) and give his FULL 100% effort.
In the USATF 800m Final he made several mistakes which included running the last 250 meters in lanes 2 & 3.
When you pass 5 runners in the last 200, you almost certainly have to do most of it in lanes 2 & 3. If he tucked into lane 1, he would've run closer to 1:44.
Well, he is close to be 17 ( December 19th) and a few early top runners have been before at similar age as e.g Steve Prefontaine and a couple more. His best 400m 46.3 and uf he can improve on that to around 45 sec he will be ready to run sub 1:40.
Well, he is close to be 17 ( December 19th) and a few early top runners have been before at similar age as e.g Steve Prefontaine and a couple more. His best 400m 46.3 and uf he can improve on that to around 45 sec he will be ready to run sub 1:40.
Rudisha ran 45. So why wasn't he ready to run sub-1:40?
Non AFRO runners needed 42 years to break 10 sec (100m).
1. Jim Hines 14 October 1968 2. Silvio Leonard 11 August 1977 3. Carl Lewis 14 May 1983 4. Calvin Smith 3 July 1983
...
In 2010, Lemaitre became the first White athlete to break the 10-second barrier in an officially timed 100 m event. Lemaitre has run a sub-10 second 100 m on seven occasions: three times in 2010 and four times in 2011.
Very curious to see where Cooper goes from here. You'd typically expect a 16 year old to improve significantly if everything is even somewhat smooth in training over the next 10 years. But things get a little funky once you get this fast and no one's really guaranteed to improve significantly on a 1:42. Nigel Amos ran 1:41.7 at 18 so you'd think the WR would be toast, but he never ran faster (even with the doping).
Cooper does seem to have an exceptionally good head on his shoulders and is obviously a very special talent, so I am pretty confident we'll see even more special races in the future. Also, people may be forgetting how young 16 is. There are a lot of examples of people not really improving after 18 or 19, but there is a pretty big difference between that and 16.
ya amos ran in the perfect race on his perfect day. running 143 low after that in a regular good race was his level then,
luk probably ran the perfect race for him and was A plus on the day.
which means he can improve overall by a second or two and have regulat days at the office and rin 143 next year, where he is well on track for the world record.
that said, i think he tails off peak now and comes back with 142 next year.
Well, he is close to be 17 ( December 19th) and a few early top runners have been before at similar age as e.g Steve Prefontaine and a couple more. His best 400m 46.3 and uf he can improve on that to around 45 sec he will be ready to run sub 1:40.
Rudisha ran 45. So why wasn't he ready to run sub-1:40?
He wasn’t a strong enough runner in the 1500 for one.