Pretty clearly did and he clearly wasn’t at his best. In no way is that performance a choke. If healthy, he would have had to run well to beat Tebogo’s 19.45, but he clearly wasn’t healthy. Still the 100 meter gold medal winner.
He has lost his previous 200m fluidity, and sacrificed endurance for power. He will be dethroned in the final.
That's exactly what I've observed. Here is my post from another thread:
I believe Lyles was chasing the wrong part of his race the last couple years. Yes, it's true that his acceleration has lacked relative to his top speed and speed maintenance, but developing this is not how records are broken. Rather, those are a largely driven by having the highest top speed in the game. Both Bolt and Gay hit 10m splits in the 0.80-0.81 range--and Bolt was able to follow those up with 0.82s. That's the speed required for 9.58 and 19.19. Lyles wasn't going to get to his target of 19.10 by improving his first 30m. So, what does all of that means for tomorrow's 200m? I don't see Lyles breaking his 19.31 PB with this training approach. Going back 5 years to 2019, his 60m was 6.57 and 100m was 9.86. In 2024, his 60m got down to 6.43, while his 100m is at 9.79. I don't have race splits in front of me, but I don't believe the second half of his race has improved at all. In the Olympic final, his 60-100 split was 3.35. That's darn good, but note that Bolt went 3.27 (either in Berlin or London). Once again, that's the level of speed needed to be a sub-19.3 runner.
I wouldn't be surprised if Noah ends up with a 19.6 tomorrow. I think he's lost a bit of his natural bounce with the heavy focus on power. That will show up in the 200m. Additionally, his 19.31 was only his third race of the 2022 championships. Tomorrow will be his 6th race. Lastly, he was in lane 7 in 2022, while he is in 5 tomorrow. Nothing suggests to me that he will be in PB range. With that, I could see both Kenny and Tebogo beating him. I'm not convinced Knighton is going to do anything special. The one caveat is that Noah is a true competitor; he somehow always shows up. So perhaps he finds a way to win still; I just don't see it being much under 19.5 if even that.
He has lost his previous 200m fluidity, and sacrificed endurance for power. He will be dethroned in the final.
That's exactly what I've observed. Here is my post from another thread:
I believe Lyles was chasing the wrong part of his race the last couple years. Yes, it's true that his acceleration has lacked relative to his top speed and speed maintenance, but developing this is not how records are broken. Rather, those are a largely driven by having the highest top speed in the game. Both Bolt and Gay hit 10m splits in the 0.80-0.81 range--and Bolt was able to follow those up with 0.82s. That's the speed required for 9.58 and 19.19. Lyles wasn't going to get to his target of 19.10 by improving his first 30m. So, what does all of that means for tomorrow's 200m? I don't see Lyles breaking his 19.31 PB with this training approach. Going back 5 years to 2019, his 60m was 6.57 and 100m was 9.86. In 2024, his 60m got down to 6.43, while his 100m is at 9.79. I don't have race splits in front of me, but I don't believe the second half of his race has improved at all. In the Olympic final, his 60-100 split was 3.35. That's darn good, but note that Bolt went 3.27 (either in Berlin or London). Once again, that's the level of speed needed to be a sub-19.3 runner.
I wouldn't be surprised if Noah ends up with a 19.6 tomorrow. I think he's lost a bit of his natural bounce with the heavy focus on power. That will show up in the 200m. Additionally, his 19.31 was only his third race of the 2022 championships. Tomorrow will be his 6th race. Lastly, he was in lane 7 in 2022, while he is in 5 tomorrow. Nothing suggests to me that he will be in PB range. With that, I could see both Kenny and Tebogo beating him. I'm not convinced Knighton is going to do anything special. The one caveat is that Noah is a true competitor; he somehow always shows up. So perhaps he finds a way to win still; I just don't see it being much under 19.5 if even that.
That's exactly what I've observed. Here is my post from another thread:
I believe Lyles was chasing the wrong part of his race the last couple years. Yes, it's true that his acceleration has lacked relative to his top speed and speed maintenance, but developing this is not how records are broken. Rather, those are a largely driven by having the highest top speed in the game. Both Bolt and Gay hit 10m splits in the 0.80-0.81 range--and Bolt was able to follow those up with 0.82s. That's the speed required for 9.58 and 19.19. Lyles wasn't going to get to his target of 19.10 by improving his first 30m. So, what does all of that means for tomorrow's 200m? I don't see Lyles breaking his 19.31 PB with this training approach. Going back 5 years to 2019, his 60m was 6.57 and 100m was 9.86. In 2024, his 60m got down to 6.43, while his 100m is at 9.79. I don't have race splits in front of me, but I don't believe the second half of his race has improved at all. In the Olympic final, his 60-100 split was 3.35. That's darn good, but note that Bolt went 3.27 (either in Berlin or London). Once again, that's the level of speed needed to be a sub-19.3 runner.
I wouldn't be surprised if Noah ends up with a 19.6 tomorrow. I think he's lost a bit of his natural bounce with the heavy focus on power. That will show up in the 200m. Additionally, his 19.31 was only his third race of the 2022 championships. Tomorrow will be his 6th race. Lastly, he was in lane 7 in 2022, while he is in 5 tomorrow. Nothing suggests to me that he will be in PB range. With that, I could see both Kenny and Tebogo beating him. I'm not convinced Knighton is going to do anything special. The one caveat is that Noah is a true competitor; he somehow always shows up. So perhaps he finds a way to win still; I just don't see it being much under 19.5 if even that.
COVID. Noah has COVID.
I am not convinced he would've beaten Tebogo without COVID. Admittedly, he would’ve beaten Bednarek without COVID, but I made my prediction largely from his semi
That's exactly what I've observed. Here is my post from another thread:
I believe Lyles was chasing the wrong part of his race the last couple years. Yes, it's true that his acceleration has lacked relative to his top speed and speed maintenance, but developing this is not how records are broken. Rather, those are a largely driven by having the highest top speed in the game. Both Bolt and Gay hit 10m splits in the 0.80-0.81 range--and Bolt was able to follow those up with 0.82s. That's the speed required for 9.58 and 19.19. Lyles wasn't going to get to his target of 19.10 by improving his first 30m. So, what does all of that means for tomorrow's 200m? I don't see Lyles breaking his 19.31 PB with this training approach. Going back 5 years to 2019, his 60m was 6.57 and 100m was 9.86. In 2024, his 60m got down to 6.43, while his 100m is at 9.79. I don't have race splits in front of me, but I don't believe the second half of his race has improved at all. In the Olympic final, his 60-100 split was 3.35. That's darn good, but note that Bolt went 3.27 (either in Berlin or London). Once again, that's the level of speed needed to be a sub-19.3 runner.
I wouldn't be surprised if Noah ends up with a 19.6 tomorrow. I think he's lost a bit of his natural bounce with the heavy focus on power. That will show up in the 200m. Additionally, his 19.31 was only his third race of the 2022 championships. Tomorrow will be his 6th race. Lastly, he was in lane 7 in 2022, while he is in 5 tomorrow. Nothing suggests to me that he will be in PB range. With that, I could see both Kenny and Tebogo beating him. I'm not convinced Knighton is going to do anything special. The one caveat is that Noah is a true competitor; he somehow always shows up. So perhaps he finds a way to win still; I just don't see it being much under 19.5 if even that.
COVID. Noah has COVID.
Yep. And that is why he went 19.7 instead of the 19.5 I mentioned. All of my points regarding his training and the effects on his speed profile remain the same. Maybe he could have beat Kenny without COVID, but he wasn't going 19.46 today.
I am not convinced he would've beaten Tebogo without COVID. Admittedly, he would’ve beaten Bednarek without COVID, but I made my prediction largely from his semi
It would have been really close like it was in Paris last year. Shame we were denied an epic final due to illness. Maybe Lindsey should stay on anchor for the 4x100. He looked great in the heats. Great run by Tebogo. He performed to the max. Knighton on the other hand…
... because he's been doing ridiculous amounts of media and running his mouth non-stop for 3 days.
Maybe he is ill, I don’t think he would stumple out like that if he werent. If he’d bomb the 100 too I would be more inclined to suspect otherwise. Could be an anxiety attack too.
He’s definetely over the top, but I’ll take that anytime over any of the boring robots that make up a huge part of the track and field circuit. It’s crazy how ready some of you people are to pounce on a guy with many olympic and world championship medals, the moment he “ONLY” gets the bronze, it’s not like he finished last or didnt even qualify for the final. You bums should look up the “Law of Jante”
Claimed bronze with Covid, and made very nice comments about the USA relay, faith that they can do their thing without him, etc.
Totally professional, gracious, and accepting.
Haters go home devastated.
Peacock coverage was more interested in showing Lyles' Emmy-level heaving performance on the ground than Tebogo or Kenny B. Love Lyles, but that was clown behavior. All that talk that the 200m is your event. You lose, regardless of the circumstances, you get up and congratulate your compatriot at the very least.
Claimed bronze with Covid, and made very nice comments about the USA relay, faith that they can do their thing without him, etc.
Totally professional, gracious, and accepting.
Haters go home devastated.
Peacock coverage was more interested in showing Lyles' Emmy-level heaving performance on the ground than Tebogo or Kenny B. Love Lyles, but that was clown behavior. All that talk that the 200m is your event. You lose, regardless of the circumstances, you get up and congratulate your compatriot at the very least.
Lyles did congratulate Kenny and Tebogo graciously.