Can't really get up for meets at the end of the season. Most of those runners are running on fumes. Obiri is clearly all raced out . No energy for a meaningless cup race. Great run by Hassan, but hopefully she shuts it down after Copenhagen.
Last week Ta lou won in Berlin in 11:05. I'm like, good grief, just shut your season down already. Forget the money.
This season was great, but it is time to put it to bed. Runners take a month off, and then get ready for training, and the indoor season
Scorpion_runner wrote:
Can't really get up for meets at the end of the season. Most of those runners are running on fumes. Obiri is clearly all raced out . No energy for a meaningless cup race. Great run by Hassan, but hopefully she shuts it down after Copenhagen.
Last week Ta lou won in Berlin in 11:05. I'm like, good grief, just shut your season down already. Forget the money.
This season was great, but it is time to put it to bed. Runners take a month off, and then get ready for training, and the indoor season
Many of them trained with this meet in mind. It's one of the bigger potential paydays available in an "off" year.
Easy for you to say forget the money. It's their job. They're doing their job.
Meaningless to you. To the people competing, not meaningless at all -- $30k for the winners.
Meaningless when they could have added a 5000m so in-12:30-shape Gebrhiwet could break the WR!
Biggest wasted opportunity ever.
Les wrote:
Meaningless to you. To the people competing, not meaningless at all -- $30k for the winners.
Money isn't everything.
That is why Lagat is still running at a high level ,and he had a very long track career. He knew went to shut it down, and would take a entire month off from running.
I understand. It is a big prize, but to see what shape and form those runners are in, well, it is not pretty. Most of them are gassed.
Obiri raced a lot this year, and so did Hassan. It will be interesting to see what type of form they have next year. Simpson took time off towards the end, and Houlihan took a mini breather as well. Both were rusty in the DL championship, but they saved some wear and tear, and hopefully they go into next season very strong.
...." Both were rusty in the DL championship, but they saved some wear and tear" .....Carpe Diem!
Bad Wigins wrote:
Meaningless when they could have added a 5000m so in-12:30-shape Gebrhiwet could break the WR!
Biggest wasted opportunity ever.
Come on Wigins, you know the rules for Gebrhiwet, 12:40s then nothing for 6 years.
Anyone watching this morning? I used the bbc livestream yesterday but today that is showing something else. Any other americans find a way to watch without nbc gold?
That may have been the last time we see Semenya in an 800 at this level depending on the CAS ruling.
Glad to see she preserved her win streak with ease.
1:54.66 for Semenya
Wilson 1:57.16 Goule 1:57.36
Blah puke wrote:
Boring meet. Poor marks. Most of the world shutting down for season few weeks ago. Inly ones putting up any decent times are doped up Africans. No wonder viewership is so poor.
The DL finals were LAST week. If athletes aren't doing well this week, it's mental.
Miller-Uibo is so good. Undefeated on the year and looked beat 150m in the race, but rallied late for the win in 22.18.
why is aisha praught leer representing america
Beatrice Chepkoech dominated, Frerichs 2nd.
The elimination race made that more interesting with the stragglers having to battle it out. There was never any doubt up front. What did you all think of the elimination? I don't see how it would work in an event with 12-15 competitors? Unless we eliminated like 5 guys with 4 laps to go. That would be nuts.
georgiakerrrr wrote:
why is aisha praught leer representing america
She's Jamaican. It's Americas- North and South america.
Why would Europe play it's wildcard in an event where a guy was undefeated on the year was running?
georgiakerrrr wrote:
why is aisha praught leer representing america
Jamaica's part of the americas.
I see! thank you!
following track improves my non-existent geography knowledge
wejo wrote:
Why would Europe play it's wildcard in an event where a guy was undefeated on the year was running?
Which event was that ? Second and third can still get a team win.
wejo wrote:
Beatrice Chepkoech dominated, Frerichs 2nd.
The elimination race made that more interesting with the stragglers having to battle it out. There was never any doubt up front. What did you all think of the elimination?
I think it is dangerous in the steeplechase because some runners are so exhausted after the surge against elimination that they might crush into the next barrier (Boxberger even fell after being eliminated).
The elimination was rather irrelevant in yesterday's 3000m women where the result was almost exactly according to SB and all eliminated runners clearly behind the top four. In today's steeple the only slight surprise was that the Danish girl edged out Praught. But she almost collapsed as well and took forever for her last lap.
But overall I am surprised how little the elimination mattered in those races.
The changed rules for the field events (except vertical jumps) are making a travesty out of them, though.
It also very clearly disfavors these field events because the first round eliminates one of each team (which is ridiculous in a team championship). So not only will the farthest throw not guarantee a win (because it does not count for the "final"), not only could the second best thrower be eliminated in the first round but e.g. Europe is denied a potential 1-2 in javelin whereas America can get 1-2 in women's hurdles or another sprint
I'm not a fan of Conseslus, Beatrice and Elijah showboating while the race is still on. So unKenyan.