Official 2018 Monaco Diamond League Discussion Thread

Dang! What's happening with Praught-Leer? 9:25.48? Wondering if she's been injured or if she's never going to be close as good as Coburn.

Time for 800m WR!!! GO FOR IT CASTER!!!!!!!!

macdaddy wrote:

lkjkj wrote:

you guys realize that Jakob went from 3:36.06 to 3:31.18 in a single race?

Damn. Youth is amazing.

Kenyan runs unreal Steeple WR and called dirty.

White kid runs unreal 1500 (would make him the 7th fastest AMERICAN EVER at 1500 for prospective) at age 17 and we say "youth is amazing"

Show us the Norwegian equivalent to Canova, Hermans, Rosa...

Show us the Norwegian positive EPO tests.

I'll be waiting.

Imagine if we get a WR in the women's 800 and a men's WR in the steeple or at least a sub8 for Jager. This meet will officially have jumped the shark.

Thicc Anime Girls wrote:

I Chose D2 wrote:

You know this how?

Are Norway dudes getting popped for EPO left and right?

These brothers have sketchy Italian coaches and agents?

No?

Shut it down, soyboy.

Not a soyboy (I had to look it up), but even if I was it would be better than judging athletes based on their race/ethnicity.

Family championship for Ingebrigtsen

3:30.01 Filip

3:31.18 Jakob

3:31.46 Henrik

musicfan80 wrote:

Dang! What's happening with Praught-Leer? 9:25.48? Wondering if she's been injured or if she's never going to be close as good as Coburn.

Being to think steeple might not be her event if she wants to progress/improve. Seems not be able to make any time improvement in this event but has had more success in other distances.

jklj wrote:

It's not a farce. The WR is soft.

They need to raise the barrier heights.

Remember, flat 3000m for Men WR is 7:20, record is 7:53

Women's flat 3000m is 8:06, record is 8:44

You tell me which is soft.

Post of the night. Great point.

Why do they keep letting this Russki run the high hurdles?

Thicc Anime Girls wrote:

El Keniano wrote:

Not hollow, I assure. I’m relishing every bit. Beatrice was favourite to win the worlds last year before missing that water jump and falling TWICE. She’s worked on her speed running fast 1500s and flat 3ks this year all which this site ignored. She front ran a sub-9 in Paris yet people here were still saying Emma was favourite to break the world record.

I get you’re upset every time Americans get close, Kenyans get better. Frustrating, I know.

I'm not American. Enjoy the EPO positives.

Nope. We’ll enjoy our girls finally hitting their potential after so many years lagging behind the men. Last year, someone here said the women’s steeple WR should be 8:48. Beatrice Chepkoech proved him right.

kjk wrote:

Is this doping progression?

2018 9:00.85 Monaco (MON) 20 JUL 2018

2017 9:03.77 London (GBR) 11 AUG 2017

2016 9:20.92 Eugene, OR (USA) 07 JUL 2016

2015 9:31.36 Eugene, OR (USA) 13 JUN 2015

2014 9:43.07 Sacramento (USA) 26 JUN 2014

2013 9:55.02 Eugene, OR (USA) 08 JUN 2013

2012 10:34.48 Walnut (USA) 19 APR 2012

Is the Bowerman TC doing some of the same things as the NOP? Think about it: Frerichs, Houlihan and others are having dramatic improvements in the last couple of years. Is it training or something else. The times across the world this year are somewhat suspect that something new has arrived in the PED world.

rojo wrote:

This meet will officially have jumped the shark.

I don't think that phrase means what you think it does...

Do we really have 6 clear at 2.37 in the high jump?! A shame Barshim got hurt as he would likely have broken the WR this meet.

Beatrice, by the way is now the first Kenyan woman to hold a world record on the track. Glorious!

Officially, Taylor with the win in the TJ going 17.86m, 2nd for Pichardo in 17.67m.

Halviking wrote:

Family championship for Ingebrigtsen

3:30.01 Filip

3:31.18 Jakob

3:31.46 Henrik

Do they have the same asthma issues as the cross country skiers?

rojo wrote:

jklj wrote:

It's not a farce. The WR is soft.

They need to raise the barrier heights.

Remember, flat 3000m for Men WR is 7:20, record is 7:53

Women's flat 3000m is 8:06, record is 8:44

You tell me which is soft.

Post of the night. Great point.

33 second difference for men

38 second difference for women

Post of the night. Great point?

I'd says that's very close and no on raising the barrier heights.

musicfan80 wrote:

Dang! What's happening with Praught-Leer? 9:25.48? Wondering if she's been injured or if she's never going to be close as good as Coburn.

she trains with Coburn, so maybe there's something they aren't doing right in training? Coburn got beat today and we all thought she'd run faster.

bosshard training issues?

Trashman wrote:

Officially, Taylor with the win in the TJ going 17.86m, 2nd for Pichardo in 17.67m.

which was also a MR