I don't like Kerr at all, but I feel so sad for him. I didn't want him to go out this way, I was hoping for a super fast race and someone to beat him in a 3:28 or 3:29 type time. He is 27 and will be 29 when the Olympics arrive. He will end his career as "almost" as good as Steve Cram. Cram ended with 1 Olympic silver and 1 world cham gold, and one world record. The exact same thing Kerr has.
I don't like Kerr at all, but I feel so sad for him. I didn't want him to go out this way, I was hoping for a super fast race and someone to beat him in a 3:28 or 3:29 type time. He is 27 and will be 29 when the Olympics arrive. He will end his career as "almost" as good as Steve Cram. Cram ended with 1 Olympic silver and 1 world cham gold, and one world record. The exact same thing Kerr has.
It is always smart to fake an injury if your not going to medal. It saves face with the sponsors and lets you have a reason why you lost!!!! The well I would have won if this didn't happen and a 4:11 is much better then a 3:34.9 and not getting a medal!!!!
It is always smart to fake an injury if your not going to medal. It saves face with the sponsors and lets you have a reason why you lost!!!! The well I would have won if this didn't happen and a 4:11 is much better then a 3:34.9 and not getting a medal!!!!
Could be this. If he was so injured, why did he continue?
I thought something was wrong when he immediately went to the pole and made no effort to get in a better position as the race went on. When he started limping I wondered why he didn't just pull out; no good could come from finishing. It reminded me of Moorcroft in '84 5k.
He didn’t seem himself even before the calf pull. I won’t pretend to know his race strategy, but it was odd to see him file in towards the back of the pack like that. At 600ish the camera zoomed in on his face and he seemed to be grimacing. I just thought it was a fitness issue before he pulled up.
I thought it was a hammy, based on how he kept pulling to the left. Not sure why he finished, he stepped on the infield enough times to be DQ‘d until 2027.