Donny braz is back baby! Brazier 1:44.7

am I remembering wrong or is he on record saying he hates the nickname Donny Braz?

Incredibly impressed. This was far better than the best case scenario that I envisioned. I was thinking anything sub 1:50 would be nothing to be ashamed of for his first race back. I didn't Envision anything below 1:47 to be honest. Sure, 1:44.7 isn't what it used to be, maybe, but this is a pretty astounding come back race.

Four year layoff provides good reason for massive suspicion.

I think Kessler said in an interview that he only had the 15 as a lock to run at the US champs but if he runs the 8, he is absolutely in the mix to get on the team.

Why is this a splash page? Former World Champ runs a time that would get him, what, 5th at NCAAs?

Lutkenhaus should get the splash page instead.

Guy with the exploding hamstring made me cackle…hope he’s ok though

I was not the one who titled the thread "Donny Braz is back, baby!" nor was I the one fawning over the possibility of him pulling a Miracle on Ice and winning the WC in Tokyo this summer (that was you, btw)

Considering he left as a WC and perennial lock for US teams, what else are we to assume that means?

I am rooting for Brazier. IF he rounds into form, he's joining the likes of Hoey, Tual, Hoppel, Sedjati, Arop etc in a loaded 800 event. We would almost certainly see a legitimate run from one of those guys for an ancient WR

I just don't see how one race undoes 4 years of nothing. It is a massively positive result, but I will not be getting over my skis until it is replicated.

I mean, what would the reactions be on this board if Justyn Knight popped a 12:52 tomorrow? Would he be 'back'?

are there only two types of posters?

every time a guy makes a comeback i feel like i've won something. and the boards light up.

and other guys, whenever anyone does very well, they feel like someone took something from them. they feel personally insulted.

i.e. Jacob has peaked after every great performance bar none.

is it the normal person vs the narcissist?

I watch this race. It was good run for U, S and A. I notice this man is also hung like horse.

This is great to see. Comeback of the year.

Seeing that he is essentially coming out of a time warp, do you think bicarb could be giving him boost? I know its been around for a long time, but widespread use of the buffered version (especially for 800) seems to have exploded in the past several years while he was largely out of competition.

I ask this respectfully and am not trying to take anything away from his performance.

ha..probably. i don't even know if it's a thing. just remember an announcer calling him that, maybe during that awesome 1500 he ran. One of those cringe things that just lives on

Pics,,,well???~~~

First of all it wasn't a 4 year layoff it was 3 years between 800m races, and second he had surgery multple times during that period. A previous world champion and 1:42.34 guy still in his 20s (28?) before super shoes/spikes and bicarb, not to mention newer training approaches most likely and a low volume guy, with being actually what looks likely to be 100% healthy again, is suspicious? To me its not even the least bit suspicious based on everything we know of Donovan Brazier and his history.

Other than when he won NCAA's, has Sumner ever run a good post-high school 800?

Even more crazy watching the video - he ran a 1:44 solo, leading the whole time, looks like he let up at the end too. What a time to be alive!!!