Holy shi*: Bryce Hoppel we have a problem. Sedjati 1:41.56 leads three under 1:42 in Paris DL 800!!

Dudewhat? wrote:

So are we still on cloud nine about Kessler's 1:43 now?

Burly Bartttt wrote:

malmo wrote:

Whats the problem?

The problem is the shoes.

McRunnin wrote:

Here are the ages and PBs of the top 8 before this year, what they ran today, and the difference:

• Sedjati, 25, 1:43.06, 1:41.56, 1.50
• Wanyonyi, 19, 1:42.80, 1:41.58, 1.22
• Tual, 26, 1:44.23, 1:41.61, 2.62
• Cheminingwa, 26, 1:46.20, 1:42.08, 4.12
• Kinyamal, 27, 1:43.12, 1:42.08, 1.04
• Crestan, 25, 1:44.24, 1:42.42, 1.81
• Kramer, 27, 1:44.47, 1:43.66, 0.81
• Habz, 30, 1:43.90, 1:43.79, 0.11

GreatDane wrote:

xzcvzxcv wrote:

Too bad our guys weren't in the race! That is what can happen when you get a super fast pacer (48.8) and field. Multiple guys had two second pr's. Elliott Crestan is now a low 1:42 guy. What? And we kind of see that Wanyonyi couldn't run much faster with a pacer and competition than he did on his own in Kenya. Sedjati had shown he had a ton left in the tank in 1:43ish races. Hard to believe he is running mid-1:41 now. Maybe it's not only the effect of fast pacing and a willing field, as well as doping, but also maybe the shoe companies have produced magic spikes that work for the 800m, because a ton of guys hammered this one.

8 of the 10 athletes in the race all set PBs. Wow!

DevonDixonFan wrote:

2laps4daddy wrote:

100 seconds of "sprinting"(obviously sub maximal) still takes incredible aerobic power

Did I say that it didn't bro? Is this Reddit???

I said short first wrote:

GreatDane wrote:

8 of the 10 athletes in the race all set PBs. Wow!

Yeah so measure that track. Is it newly resurfaced? I bet it is

give up the shoe stuff & altitude stuff boomers wrote:

Burly Bartttt wrote:

The problem is the shoes.

Shoes have been around for ages now.

So why only now are we seeing a race on par with 2012 OG games?

idiocy - wrote:

"We merged three threads into 1 but kept the title of the thread started by site co-founder Robert Johnson as he has dicatorial powers here."

Also why did you merge "three" threads into "1"?

Armstronglivs wrote:

give up the shoe stuff & altitude stuff boomers wrote:

Shoes have been around for ages now.

So why only now are we seeing a race on par with 2012 OG games?

Antidoping has been rendered a farce.

Armstronglivs wrote:

give up the shoe stuff & altitude stuff boomers wrote:

Shoes have been around for ages now.

So why only now are we seeing a race on par with 2012 OG games?

Antidoping has been rendered a farce.

Too obvious wrote:

Tual hadn't broken 1:44 before this year and he's 26. Can wavelights/pacing really account for THAT much of a jump? (Especially since he had them last year)

1:41.56 - Sedjatp - drug cheat 100%, I thought this when he ran a 1:43 a few weeks ago.

1:41.58 - Wanyoni - unreal talent, I think he is legit

1:41.61 - Tual - dirty as they come look at his back muscles cleanly on roids. 3 sec pr during an Olympic year in France... I'm sure the drug tester are doing a good job with him... Ya right.

GreatDane wrote:

The 800m has suddenly got exciting again!

Link:paris.diamondleague.com/en/programme-r...

long gone wrote:

1:41.56 - Sedjatp - drug cheat 100%, I thought this when he ran a 1:43 a few weeks ago.

1:41.58 - Wanyoni - unreal talent, I think he is legit

1:41.61 - Tual - dirty as they come look at his back muscles cleanly on roids. 3 sec pr during an Olympic year in France... I'm sure the drug tester are doing a good job with him... Ya right.

All 3 are faster than the fastest guy from New Zealand, Australia, Great Britian and USA. Dopers.