THOUGHTSLEADER wrote:
Erm maybe I should eat my words on Muir in that 800! Her tactics there actually were perfect. She let everyone go out too hard and moved last when others committed too early
Think she was in the wrong place on the final straight - could probably knock a couple of tenths more off.
Can’t wait to see what she can run in Tokyo 3:53?
It’s still the right call. With no Pacers and rounds it’s not going to play out so perfectly.
Her confidence will be higher now for the 1500.
40 yo ftw in javelin!
LateRunnerPhil wrote:
paris2024hawk wrote:
That was fast by the pacer
It's the same every year in Monaco. The track is just so much faster than other tracks, and if the conditions are good as well then it's like the runner is going out at the effort that is normally a 57.0 lap and ends up running 54.8 which is exactly what happened.
Probably the hardest track to get pacing right since the effort required to run a pace becomes much less compared to other tracks.
Race was fast nonetheless, and there will be more fast races soon.
Wow, suddenly one of the most annoying LRC posters in history makes a comeback.
800 critic wrote:
Standing by for the women to run some literally unbelievable 800 times....
Like I said...
Almanza the only one trying to keep it real.
brighteyes wrote:
I was prepared to say that the pace setter blew the race up but did she? Muir and Grace both PR.
Yes, the pacer was inexcusably bad, fortunately Natoya Goule acted as a more sensible pacer
paris2024hawk wrote:
Yeah this track does seem to produce fast times
Every runner was under 1:59. Crazy.
Never mind the 800 I think this is a great sign for Laura in the 1500. I think she will be in 352/53 shape come Tokyo final and even with kipyegon…. I mean she can legit challenge for gold! Amazing race. And reekie too - what a race for the scots
mar828 wrote:
Scottish record!
World Veternarian Record!
rojo wrote:
Ok. Does that race prove that being boxed doesn't matter at all. Muir went sideways and still won it.
Being boxed in matters a lot if you can't get out of it in time.
landon wrote:
Horrid pacing in the women's 800. They asked for 57, and the rabbit went out in 54.8.
I'm sure the ladies who ran PRs / NRs off that pace aren't complaining
didn't blow up the race for the top 3. Grace became the de facto pace maker for everybody after the two who tried to go with the pacer.
Lamote also pr'd, happy for her (just 3/100s tho).
Proof the women’s 800m isn’t that much more aerobic than the men’s, and that they still benefit lots from a big positive split/ fast first lap
rojo wrote:
Ok. Does that race prove that being boxed doesn't matter at all. Muir went sideways and still won it.
Jesus. No. It just suggests that Muir is probably in 1:56low shape and had enough energy remaining to overcome her poor position.
It’s a balance, Almanza paid the price hard. The rest went through in 56 or 57 which is perfect.
jamin wrote:
landon wrote:
Horrid pacing in the women's 800. They asked for 57, and the rabbit went out in 54.8.
I'm sure the ladies who ran PRs / NRs off that pace aren't complaining
No one went with the pacer, it was completely useless.
Great run by Kate Grace.
LateRunnerPhil wrote:
paris2024hawk wrote:
That was fast by the pacer
It's the same every year in Monaco. The track is just so much faster than other tracks, and if the conditions are good as well then it's like the runner is going out at the effort that is normally a 57.0 lap and ends up running 54.8 which is exactly what happened.
Probably the hardest track to get pacing right since the effort required to run a pace becomes much less compared to other tracks.
Race was fast nonetheless, and there will be more fast races soon.
No, that's not how it works. Just because a track is slightly faster doesn't make someone go out 2.2 faster in an 800.
It was just really bad pacing by the pacer.