Terrific race. First race with 8 1:42s. McPhillips leaves the meet with a PR two seconds faster than going in. Anderson brings the Jamaican record down.
And of course, the Big Three step up with 1:41s again. Awesome
1 Emmanuel WANYONYI 1:41.86 CR 2 Djamel SEDJATI 1:41.90 SB 3 Marco AROP 1:41.95 SB 4 Cian MCPHILLIPS 1:42.15 NR 5 Mohamed ATTAOUI 1:42.21 SB 6 Max BURGIN 1:42.29 PB 7 Navasky ANDERSON 1:42.76NR 8 Tshepiso MASALELA 1:42.77
This just goes to show us that some of the "surprise" results from the previous rounds shouldn't have been a surprise at all. You really do have to have your A game on for the whole meet unless you want to be eliminated early. Some guys needed PBs in the first round and the semi just to squeak through and still run another PB in the final.
On an aside, it's no wonder why we didn't see a WR. There aren't any easy rounds these days and the medalists have to ride a pretty fine line just to advance.
Such a golden age of 800m running. Very proud to have him medal again, especially given the quality of the field and his participation in GST earlier this year.
Rudisha looks like he's gained 100 pounds sitting in the stands with Coe.
Coe still looks like he could break 2.
Just goes to show that Kenyans are not 'genetically slim'. Rudisha must be enjoying the good life. Or maybe he was taking something like ephedrine throughout his career.
Rudisha says he gained weight due to partying to relieve the stress of his personal life problems and injuries.
David Rudisha: I gained too much weight due to parte after parte – Nairobi News
Some ex-athletes really seem to let it all go while others seem like they still stick to a decent exercise and diet regimen since it's all they know and they looks pretty fit as they age.
I guess that's true for most people as they get older, not just athletes. But it's just more of a shock when you see someone whose vocation was based on being super fit and they're now not just a little, but a lot, out of shape.
Terrific race. First race with 8 1:42s. McPhillips leaves the meet with a PR two seconds faster than going in. Anderson brings the Jamaican record down.
And of course, the Big Three step up with 1:41s again. Awesome
1 Emmanuel WANYONYI 1:41.86 CR 2 Djamel SEDJATI 1:41.90 SB 3 Marco AROP 1:41.95 SB 4 Cian MCPHILLIPS 1:42.15 NR 5 Mohamed ATTAOUI 1:42.21 SB 6 Max BURGIN 1:42.29 PB 7 Navasky ANDERSON 1:42.76NR 8 Tshepiso MASALELA 1:42.77
I really would have liked to have seen both Brazier and Hoey mixing it up in this one. I think it’s only a matter of WHEN they both go under 1:42 but had either ended up in this final I think they would’ve done it here.
Despite only coming in 4th, McPhillips gets run of the day for me. I didn’t know who he was before this final.
Some ex-athletes really seem to let it all go while others seem like they still stick to a decent exercise and diet regimen since it's all they know and they looks pretty fit as they age.
I guess that's true for most people as they get older, not just athletes. But it's just more of a shock when you see someone whose vocation was based on being super fit and they're now not just a little, but a lot, out of shape.
I especially don’t blame 800m runners for losing it after they retire. It’s brutal to train like that for at least a decade of your life. I like to joke that 800m training is the only running discipline that takes years off of your life rather than adding.