That 1500 was fun! Arop is a beast and fearless. Kerr and Hocker were way off the pace yesterday so good comeback and nice double for Kessler especially since these were his first doubles. He's probably wishing now that he got in from the beginning.
I think they need ‘cross-over’ events. For example the short distance group should be 800/1500 and the long distance group should be 1500/5000, but both groups run the 1500 together. Same with the short sprints and long sprints (they all run the 200 together with heats seeded by previous results). You’re welcome Michael Johnson.
People are already struggling to understand the current format (which in my opinion is fairly simple). This doesn't seem like it would help
Birthday boy Nuguse didn't have it today, but an impressive showing from Arop. I'm impressed with him most of all. Kessler is "good" at both events but not "great" at either (compared to competitors), so it's not surprising he didn't factor. Hoey was better than expected in the 1500. Nice to see Hocker in better form. But yeah, the story here is Arop ran smart. Did what he needed to get the Slam championship.
I could guess about 4 or 5 different voices for Marco Arop, and none of them would be anywhere close to how he sounds. Startles me every time he gives an interview.
It's because he's Canadian. What I love is that he's confident in his abilities, but still gives 'credit where credit is due' (his words) to his competitors every race. Classy.
Quality commentary: "Sydney Mclaughlin-Levrone. Just saying the name brings up images of... Sydney Mclaughlin-Levrone....'.
Solid.
I think Sydney is an incredibly athlete and definitely a legend in the 400 hurdles. But... is she really as well-known as the commentators keep suggesting? I mean, outside of Track fans... how many people have any idea who she is?
Just sounds like artificial hype... Anyway, good for her to play around with different events.
Outside of track fans, no one has heard of any track athlete.
Are you being sarcastic?
Millions have heard of Sha'carri Richardson outside of T&F
With SAFP in her twilight years and SCR / ETH / Jackson out of form, she's timed her rise to perfection. Looking like a battle between her and Alfred later this summer.
Hocker probably could have got it done if he hadn’t led for most of it. Good race out of Kerr. Happy for Hobbs. Surprised Nuguse ran out of steam in the final straightaway. Hoey’s arms are crazy. Super happy for Arop, so deserved.
Watched the replay and it looks like one of Hoey’s arms hit Kerr as he was passing on the final short straight and may have impacted his momentum, which makes Kerr running down Hocker even more impressive to me. And I agree that Arop really deserved this one. I’m so excited to see him tapered and going after the WR later this season.
Birthday boy Nuguse didn't have it today, but an impressive showing from Arop. I'm impressed with him most of all. Kessler is "good" at both events but not "great" at either (compared to competitors), so it's not surprising he didn't factor. Hoey was better than expected in the 1500. Nice to see Hocker in better form. But yeah, the story here is Arop ran smart. Did what he needed to get the Slam championship.
Arop has improved notably in each of the three GS 1500's. In Kingston he wasn't much of a factor; in Miami he made a similar move but fizzled; today, he made the push and held for much longer. What happens in the final meet?
I kind of like how they let the color commentator murmur to himself underneath the excellent Steve Cram call. "Are you kidding me?" a few times while Arop looked like he was going to take it. And then maybe 4 calls of "Nasty" as Melissa Jefferson broke away. I like a natural reaction.
I could guess about 4 or 5 different voices for Marco Arop, and none of them would be anywhere close to how he sounds. Startles me every time he gives an interview.
It's because he's Canadian. What I love is that he's confident in his abilities, but still gives 'credit where credit is due' (his words) to his competitors every race. Classy.
how SCR gonna feel about another American take a bit of her shine? She won't be the favorite at USAs this year. but then again, MJW might be peaking too early, and end up shot by July/August. But for her, worth it to bring in the 100k++
Biggest story for me today is that I feel more sorry for Agnes Ngetich than Fisher now for athlete of the year standings. If she had a 5k to win, she likely wouldn't catch MJW, but she'd at least be in the running. It would be 66 pts MJW, 62 pts Paulino, 60 pts SML, and then Ngetich with 58 pts. Now she has absolutely no chance whatsoever. This format change for Philly really sucks.