After watching this today, I believe Wanyonyi might be comfortable leading from gun to tape. If he does that in Paris, I have no question he and Arop are under 1:42. The only question is how far under?
Is 1:41.71 correct? On the screen the time shown was 1:41.27. I have timed it two times and came up with around 1:41.4.
What? The clock near the finish line reads 1:41.71. I don’t see 1:41.27 anywhere. What the heck are you doing timing a video yourself when there’s a FAT result?
UNREAL!!! that did NOT look like the finish of a 1:41 race. i cannot believe i am saying it, but i can see that WR going down within the next 1-2 years.
also, fantastic to see some depth in this race. all events have their declines but it looks like the 800s is over.
between wanyoni, arop, and others the 800 is looking bright. i hope sumner can return to form to eventually challenge for a title for the USA, and perhaps one day lutkenhaus will join them.
chill with lutkenhaus. massive talent, yes. but max burgin still ran (a tiny bit) faster at 15 and also holds the 18 year old age group record, and he is still no world beater. its rare to see child prodigy’s actually make it (except jakob)
chill with lutkenhaus. massive talent, yes. but max burgin still ran (a tiny bit) faster at 15 and also holds the 18 year old age group record, and he is still no world beater. its rare to see child prodigy’s actually make it (except jakob)
Well it’s about health. Burgin is constantly hurt. I think he’d be near the top if he could train hard consistently.
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Wyclife Kinyamal second in 1:42.50. Koitatoi Kidali third in 1:42.66.
Really happy for Wycliffe Kinyamal. Hope this is his year for a global medal.
Kinyamal is very talented but very poor in tactics! Check his records since he broke out! He has made national team and even reached finals at world champs but would finish 7th or 8th! If you asked, I wouldvsay he is a mental problem. Very similar to Alfred Kipketer.
Burgin was days away from his sixteenth birthday when he ran that age 15 record. Lutkenhaus is just 15 1/2. He's a very fast rising prospect, at least the equal of Burgin. But I agree that you don't take a freshman and compare him with world leaders when you have no idea what the next five years will bring. For Burgin, there were insane early performances in a number of years followed by injuries, for instance, though he still dropped to 1:43 at a very young age.
Actually I find the Kenyan trial of the 1500m a bit of drama and the only beneficiaries are Kerr and Jakob. With their meticulous "mico-managing" system.
Performances like this frighten the theorist of the new renewal...
The best nation in running and the biggest doping nation in the distances with the Russians out of the picture. What do you say about 400 doping positives?
This hater! Tell us which nation is the cleanest as far as running is concerned? Huh! Your rants, hate and bike towards Kenyan athletes doesn't subtract anything from them. Continue yapping and wasting your energy.
It doesn't matter who are the cleanest, Kenya has shown it has one of the worst records for doping in the sport. We just saw 26 of their athletes have been busted. It can no more be trusted to produce clean athletes than the former E Bloc.
Just so we are aware (not sure if someone already mentioned this) - that is the equivalent of around 1.40.2 at sea level.
For a real life comparison, Rudisha in 2012 ran 1.42.14 on the same track - this was two weeks after he had run 1.41.74 in NYC and about 7 weeks before he ran 1.40.91 in the Olympic final.
Just so we are aware (not sure if someone already mentioned this) - that is the equivalent of around 1.40.2 at sea level.
For a real life comparison, Rudisha in 2012 ran 1.42.14 on the same track - this was two weeks after he had run 1.41.74 in NYC and about 7 weeks before he ran 1.40.91 in the Olympic final.
Didn't remember this, thanks.
Two key things from this run:
1. It was totally controlled.
2. He's so young.
I'll literally be shocked if he doesn't run faster. Also, as 800m runners go, he's built like a tank.
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