This race was completely underrated by the boards. Unbelievable performance, but almost suspicious. This guy would have just embarrassed high school Brazier and Sumner in this race
I agree. He looked fresh as a daisy immediately after crossing the finish line. Rarely do you see a HS kid PR in the 800 and look that energized.
I don't have any issue with it but I smell bicarb. The 800m is a different event since the middle of last summer. If I was an 800m guy I'd be bicarbing it.
The HSR is toast. Not sure who holds it at the end of the year but both Lutkenhaus and Soccaras are taking it down.
Bicarb was not invented last summer. Guys I raced were using it in the '80s, that's 40 years ago.
IF he and Lukenhaus are in the same race, Im afraid he will break the record but be VERY humbled. There is no stopping this Texas kid. Face it. They need each other but the inevitable result will be Texas over Florida. He has the tools and is untapped.
I may agree with this, but will not accept this Florida slander, I am now predicting Socarras will run 1:41, make the Sunshine State proud
And you should be. However, if your prediction comes true, Texas will be the proud owners of a 1:39 HS/WR.
I don't have any issue with it but I smell bicarb. The 800m is a different event since the middle of last summer. If I was an 800m guy I'd be bicarbing it.
The HSR is toast. Not sure who holds it at the end of the year but both Lutkenhaus and Soccaras are taking it down.
Bicarb was not invented last summer. Guys I raced were using it in the '80s, that's 40 years ago.
Seems like people have figured out how to use it without having to run with their sphincter clenched, that's gotta be worth a few seconds in an 800.
I don't quite know what to make of it, but something about his race just never looked nearly that fast to me. I don't know if that's his form, or what precisely. It may be more of a good sign than anything else. He was an excellent 5K runner so he clearly is more of an endurance 800 guy. Very curious what his best 400 is. Seems that raw speed is likely his limiting factor as an 800 guy.
Joshua Potts chats with Tiago Socarras of Belen Jesuit about his Arcadia 800m Meet Record, distance running in Miami, and how he\'s having fun with track.
