everyone totally freaked when she set current WR in 400h and everyone will totally freak when she wins WC 400m and runs the fastest clean time in history...47.74....bookmark it!!
I like SML, but even my liking cannot extend this far. She can't run that sort of time clean. I don't believe anyone can as yet. But I am willing to see how close she gets.
By not running in Tokyo she's somehow saving herself for a meet in 3 years time? God knows what could happen between now and then (injury, pregnancy, something else...)
You gotta take the opportunities when they arise. Respect to her for taking on the challenge of racing Paulino & Naser. I'm slightly upset that Bol appears to be in her best form ever, and we are robbed of that race, but taking on the two current fastest 400m runners is great for us fans. We were robbed of Miller-Uibo v Paulino v Naser in Paris, but at least we get this match up.
If for some bizarre reason Sydney went out too fast, or slow, and came 4th at Trials, there is no way she will hop on a place and run the 400mh at the DL to Q for the final. She would save face and draw a line under her season. As mentioned, she'd need to run both Silesia & Brussels, and win both, to Q for Zurich. She wouldn't be guaranteed a win in Brussels, practically a home meet for Bol.
And no way is Kersee trapsing across Europe for 3 meets.
It's pathetic that 2 of the most talented runners in the world rarely run in the big European meets just because their coach is too lazy to travel.
I don't know a lot about sprinting, even though I've been a track fan for over 50 years, so please correct me or reply with technical knowledge. It looks to me like when SML is running 49 for 400m, she's running with the form you use for the step pattern of the 400 hurdles, different from 'normal sprinting.' Is there any truth to this, or is that just her way of running? Do you think she can drop a lot of time by focusing on sprint technique for the next 2 months? Is there a difference between the robotic step pattern running in the hurdles vs the 'unfettered' natural sprint style, or am I just seeing her distinctive form? Thank you.
You are correct, there is a rhythm to the hurdles that take a few races to get out of your system. Her last race she was not able to gage her effort over the opening 200m which is something the top woman don't have to think about. - I see her finishing second at USAs and finishing out the podium at worlds
Not sure that Femke has shown better form compared to the past two years yet but she should be good to win and maybe drag the three Americans plus Sutherland into sub 52 territory.
Perceptive. Her tempo in her recent 400m looked more like the rhythm for 400 hurdles. Lack of 200m speed lessens the chances of sub 48.50. Gabby Thomas could give the 400m WR a scare should she wish to train specifically for the 400m.
More like someone with deep pockets gave her $1 million plus not to further destroy Bol. Not being mean just stating that it's more likely than anything else 🥺
this is just dumb. she could become the most decorated, successful runner in the 400m hurdles but instead she runs some other event.. why not dominate like Mondo instead of claiming to have "outgrown" the event? what bogus.
She is already the most accomplished 400h runner withsix consecutive world recors in her six Championship Finals and her previous loses were the DM and WRs. Bol might be at her peak these last couple years but she is well over a second back each time a relative gap of winning Gold at 3:25.9 and second being about 3:33.
There are multiple informed comments about Syd running 400h form and that limiting her. Her 200 thrashing of the eventual Olympic Champ didn't look like hurdle form.
She should now be focused on Flat form with that training and USAs giving her two competitive rounds and then another block of training. I don't think her 4x400 form has the look of a hurdler.
However we don't know why she is not running the 400h and lack of peak form, injury issues (maybe affecting hurdles more) etc. so even USAs might harder for her than I expect.
Does anyone seriously think that the odds markers will have her with no more than even odds?
what's wrong with a new challenge? why y'all so bitchy? Lighten up, let the girl run
FFS. Why y'all act so freakin stupid? I know education is severely lacking in the USA but given that you wrote your response in English, I assumed you understood it. Hmmm, English must not be your first language. Apologies. You must be using a translator to compose such an idiotic post.