Brandon McBride, Canada, (800 Metre Outdoor 1:43.95 Diamond League - London - London Anniversary Games London 2016-07), should be in this.
Brandon McBride, Canada, (800 Metre Outdoor 1:43.95 Diamond League - London - London Anniversary Games London 2016-07), should be in this.
krispy kremlin._._._. wrote:
First of all: 1200m? This sounds like one of the deadliest distances out there - we need more of them.
Second: Track & Field News does not list an AR at this distance. Could this be a sneaky AR attempt?
Finally, as is well known on these boards, I was in the sub 1:50 prediction camp for JW 800m race a few years ago. I was wrong there. I'm curious why he'd come back at a longer distance having not had a breakthrough at the intermediary distance. Perhaps he's taken a couple years to put in true MD training...?
Its pretty simple, he get a little appearance money as he becomes the media interest headline. It a sad freak show to end the career of a great athlete.
nah fam wrote:
Wariner is one of the greatest 400m runners ever. In his prime he was absolutely untouchable in the event, and his 43.45 still stands as one of the strongest marks ever run. I've been a fan of the man ever since seeing him singlehandedly carry Baylor from 8th to 1st in the 4x4 at NCAAs in 2004.
But he's been out of elite running for a long time, and he's no mid distance runner. 20 flat 200, 43.35 quarter, certainly low 10s 100m in 2005...the guy was always way speedier than all the LRC posters who wanted him to move up to the 800 because he's skinny and white understood. The guy's the perfect quartermiler, but he is a sprinter, through and through.
1:48 guy probably takes this 1200.
Good post. Jeremy's first ever 800 was 1:53 (it's on Youtube) and you can see that while he's smooth, he's no threat to get too far under 1:50 if at all. And he's too old to giving it a go at 800. The knee surgeries are hard to come back from, never mind the foot injuries. He should hang them up and be proud of his career, and proud of still being ahead of the still doped to the gills Merritt who should have been banned years ago.
test2 wrote:
Is there something different about 400m runners in the 800m?
Yes, there is
that distance is no more deadly than other distances contested on the oval. C'mon now!
otter wrote:
test2 wrote:Is there something different about 400m runners in the 800m?
Yes, there is
so it seems. You got a theory about why that is?
Freak Show wrote:
krispy kremlin._._._. wrote:First of all: 1200m? This sounds like one of the deadliest distances out there - we need more of them.
Second: Track & Field News does not list an AR at this distance. Could this be a sneaky AR attempt?
Finally, as is well known on these boards, I was in the sub 1:50 prediction camp for JW 800m race a few years ago. I was wrong there. I'm curious why he'd come back at a longer distance having not had a breakthrough at the intermediary distance. Perhaps he's taken a couple years to put in true MD training...?
Its pretty simple, he get a little appearance money as he becomes the media interest headline. It a sad freak show to end the career of a great athlete.
He's running a race. Where is the freak show? Am I missing something? What is so noble about quitting while you're in first? Is there something wrong with trying to get money for the first lap or two in a pursuit style race? Isn't that the entire point of the race?
Running national class times or slower after being the worlds best isn't sad, it is just the reality of aging and moving on to normal life. If he was a distance runner past his prime, would you knock him for going out and running local 5ks? Probably not. JW was a 400m runner, so there aren't many avenues for him to "play" at the sport he loved as he gets older. This is the kind of event he can do.
Wariner had the lead at 200 and 400. Windle at 600 and 800 and then winner at 1000 and 1200
http://liveresults.athletics.ca/Live_Results/2017/MTLGrandPrix/170218F018.htm