Official 2024 NCAA Indoors Day 2 Discussion Thread (Live Reaction show will be at 10 pm ET)

MattHatter wrote:

Excellente wrote:

Correction - 800m comes after the Mile. Point still stands. 25 mins to recover just isn’t enough. Still very impressive of Congdon though.

she didnt look great in that mile. either shes pacing herself or shes still not recovered from yesterdays effort. thoughts and prayers to her legs having to double 25 minutes apart.

fiddle wrote:

Why is Dwight Stones giving distances in yards? As in, "440 yards to go..."

Luvs 2 Spooge wrote:

fiddle wrote:

Why is Dwight Stones giving distances in yards? As in, "440 yards to go..."

Because the race is measured in yards

THOUGHTSLEADER wrote:

HoHum wrote:

Very impressed with Nico Young.

Not at all impressed with Mike Smith in regards to getting his other athletes prepared. So far the DMR, Quax, Herrera, and Sahlman have pretty much bombed this Championship.

Not that the women are expected to score big, but hopefully Congdon can nab some points coming up in the 8 and mile. Very impressed with her to make each of these finals in light of the prelims of each being only half hour apart.

Sahlman finishing 6th (just missing 5th) is pretty good. I know the hype is big but the top 2 are pretty good, and it’s competitive. I think your expectation for Las Heras (who went 7th/9th) and Quax might be a bit unrealistic.

fiddle wrote:

Luvs 2 Spooge wrote:

Because the race is measured in yards

Huh? Never heard that before. I actually had to google how many yards in a mile. The lines on the track are set in meters, right?

Excellente wrote:

MattHatter wrote:

she didnt look great in that mile. either shes pacing herself or shes still not recovered from yesterdays effort. thoughts and prayers to her legs having to double 25 minutes apart.

No, she didn’t. Doesn’t the 800m have only 8 to start? She can jog it and at least get a point. Nothing to lose.

nysouthrunner wrote:

No Roisin, Micaela doesn't win. Meet continues to disappoint.

MattHatter wrote:

Excellente wrote:

No, she didn’t. Doesn’t the 800m have only 8 to start? She can jog it and at least get a point. Nothing to lose.

Congdon ran a 2:06 in that 800 - WAY slower than her average. yeah, she was done.

gator bait wrote:

MattHatter wrote:

Congdon ran a 2:06 in that 800 - WAY slower than her average. yeah, she was done.

Congdon busted her butt to make those finals and then had zip. Still both doubles are tough, with even less gap in the finals.

Whittaker bails out Stanford with a beautiful race. Happiness tonight with her buddy Willis.

Arkansas amazing at 200-400.

gator bait wrote:

MattHatter wrote:

Congdon ran a 2:06 in that 800 - WAY slower than her average. yeah, she was done.

Congdon busted her butt to make those finals and then had zip. Still both doubles are tough, with even less gap in the finals.

Whittaker bails out Stanford with a beautiful race. Happiness tonight with her buddy Willis.

Arkansas amazing at 200-400.

MattHatter wrote:

standing on the start line with tired legs and seeing a fully rested Michaela Rose and Juliet Whitacker next to you has gotta be the worst feeling in the world

Excellente wrote:

Yes, this meet schedule is simply not doable for most of the best middle distance. Heats and finals + DMR in 2 nights, with events literally minutes apart. The only ones who escaped are the 3k-5k specialists as they aren’t all on DMR duty, have no heats and those events are a day apart.

I’d have to agree with most of the people from last night’s board - if we want to see the best DMR and individuals in the finals, this current schedule needs a rethink.

gator bait wrote:

MattHatter wrote:

Congdon ran a 2:06 in that 800 - WAY slower than her average. yeah, she was done.

Congdon busted her butt to make those finals and then had zip. Still both doubles are tough, with even less gap in the finals.

Whittaker bails out Stanford with a beautiful race. Happiness tonight with her buddy Willis.

Arkansas amazing at 200-400.

John Wesley Harding wrote:

Excellente wrote:

Yes, this meet schedule is simply not doable for most of the best middle distance. Heats and finals + DMR in 2 nights, with events literally minutes apart. The only ones who escaped are the 3k-5k specialists as they aren’t all on DMR duty, have no heats and those events are a day apart.

I’d have to agree with most of the people from last night’s board - if we want to see the best DMR and individuals in the finals, this current schedule needs a rethink.

Sprinters can’t manage it either as just evidenced by the same Arkansas women going 1-3 in the 400 and then 6-8 in the 200 finals.

It makes no sense for them to separate men and women into two sections like this. Run them together and give the athletes double the rest.