Sprintgeezer wrote:
No team the US could now field would be a WR team.
Not even close.
As a matter of fact, they’re not even the fastest team the US has ever fielded. I would bet on SMTC against them any day.
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SMTC = Santa Monica Track Club?
Sprintgeezer wrote:
No team the US could now field would be a WR team.
Not even close.
As a matter of fact, they’re not even the fastest team the US has ever fielded. I would bet on SMTC against them any day.
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SMTC = Santa Monica Track Club?
B1G wrote:
This is not that hard. If USA out, Italy moves to top three auto in, Q. With Italy having, 'Q", Canada gets the 'q', advancing to the finals on time.
Even if USA is out, Canada doesn't get in. Italy ran slower than Canada did. The only way Canada could get in is if a team from their head gets a DQ.
Get rid of the relays. They're stupid.
FFF wrote:
Get rid of the relays. They're stupid.
I never saw the appeal in relays, especially in international competitions. I can understand it for high school dual meets.
Hardloper wrote:
FFF wrote:
Get rid of the relays. They're stupid.
I never saw the appeal in relays, especially in international competitions. I can understand it for high school dual meets.
the 4x400 is the most exciting event in track by a mile (ok 1600m)
is the marathon really not televised?
nevermind, looked at wrong day
i'll be here all week wrote:
Hardloper wrote:
I never saw the appeal in relays, especially in international competitions. I can understand it for high school dual meets.
the 4x400 is the most exciting event in track by a mile (ok 1600m)
In a high school or college meet maybe. Internationally the USA wins the 4x4 90% of the time against a bunch of tiny countries with no depth.
rojo wrote:
What a sick race. Too bad the NBCSN announcers butchered the call of it. Talking over each other, not anticipating the WR.
Also why don't they have the WR graphic on the screen? I loved it as sa kid when you'd see the WR at the bottom so you know what to be looking at.
Why would you watch and listen to a US feed?
Montesquieu wrote:
rojo wrote:
What a sick race. Too bad the NBCSN announcers butchered the call of it. Talking over each other, not anticipating the WR.
Also why don't they have the WR graphic on the screen? I loved it as sa kid when you'd see the WR at the bottom so you know what to be looking at.
Why would you watch and listen to a US feed?
On any race thread you can count on Rojo to bash 1) announcers and 2) rabbits (if they are being used). It doesn't matter what country's feed it is.
Alll wrote:
Les wrote:
Not flat 400 out of the blocks. A lot of fast 1500 runners have speed but no power. Sprinters have both because they need to get out of the blocks fast. A muscular guy like Mahkloufi probably could run well in a flat 400. A skinny guy like Cheruiyot wouldn't because he doesn't have power. In other words, a slow starter. He'd be left behind at the start and wouldn't catch up. Lack of power wouldn't hurt Cheruiyot in an 800/1500 -- not sprint events -- but it would in a flat 400.
Elijah Manangoi has similar body like Cheruiyot and he has run 46s 400m.
https://www.standardmedia.co.ke/images/monday/ozqdv5078ofmfi597f9811d5a8d.jpg
Yeah, I think you are oversimplifying. Cheruiyot has plenty of power. These guys aren’t male Sifan Hassans. Look at Emmanuel Korir — he’s not muscle-bound but can run 44.2. Nijel Amos same thing. Even the banned Asbel Kiprop who had a crazy frame could run some very fast 400s.
Jonathan Gault wrote:
Here are the videos of the media 800 today.
Weldon, in heat 9, went way under his (admittedly conservative) goal of breaking 3:00 and had perhaps the best battle of the day down the home straight.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4L_kjL6kFs
Too bad Weldon wasn’t lapped
qqtower wrote:
Sprintgeezer wrote:
No team the US could now field would be a WR team.
Not even close.
As a matter of fact, they’re not even the fastest team the US has ever fielded. I would bet on SMTC against them any day.
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SMTC = Santa Monica Track Club?
Yep.
Just watching now on tv.
Man, Barshim looks springy and smooth on his first jump
OMG SAFP 2nd leg ?
Hot goggles wrote:
Hardloper wrote:
Bummer, really wanted Sydney to beat her and get the WR. So close.
Lets be honest. You want Sydney to win and get the record because she's hotter than Delilah
Apart from the fact that peaking at 29 in a sprint event is the usual bs.
What is with this Weldon Johnson 2:31 stuff? Last time it was 2:27, but the guy ran faster than that for a whole 10k what, just 10 years ago? 20 maybe. He needs to up his game.
FFF wrote:
Get rid of the relays. They're stupid.
You must be a 5k guy. Yeah, that's real exciting.
Halleluiah wrote:
Jonathan Gault wrote:
Here are the videos of the media 800 today.
Weldon, in heat 9, went way under his (admittedly conservative) goal of breaking 3:00 and had perhaps the best battle of the day down the home straight.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U4L_kjL6kFsToo bad Weldon wasn’t lapped
the french guy looked good . 2:04 .
Bad Wigins wrote:
What is with this Weldon Johnson 2:31 stuff? Last time it was 2:27, but the guy ran faster than that for a whole 10k what, just 10 years ago? 20 maybe. He needs to up his game.
Whatever it is he's on I don't want any (not the amount he's on anyway).
tally wrote:
huge assman wrote:
Wait until they see they’re running out of lane 1. No way that team gets the baton around cleanly.
Don't use lane 1 here, so it will be either 2 or 3, assuming protest not upheld.
The USA women had to run out of lane 1 in the 2016 Rio final because they got in on a time trial. People doubted they could win from there but they did so fairly easily.
Correcting the correction: the bottom four seeds draw for 2,3,8,9.
USA have drawn lane 8, nothing wrong with that.
And being on the startlist is a good sign for surviving the protest.
