600m TT: the carnage of Nijel Amos

I had him in roughly 22-24-31. Not the sharpest fork in the drawer, but he looked awesome for that 46.7

YMMV wrote:

I had him in roughly 22-24-31. Not the sharpest fork in the drawer, but he looked awesome for that 46.7

Had about the same splits. That last 200m was painful just to watch.

If that dude who ran 2:53 for 1200 lost 10 pounds he could probably run a decent 1500.

Good for Amos to run like that. Even if he misjudged it, he was going for a historically fast mark when opportunities in track are so scarce right now—it was a bold and painful way to approach it and it made for an interesting run.

1:14.95 gets someone in the all-time top-20 for that distance. Would be REALLY tough without competition to chase or a rabbit.

Going out in 46.7 may be smart for him because he always dies. If he had had someone to race, he may have closed in 27, and gotten a very fast time.

this is the all-time great Amos tie-up.

^^skip to 3:00

Amos ran 1:14 enroute in that race.

With a more sensible opening 400 I could see Amos running 1:12.0 or even sub 1:12.

One thing you can say is Amos is willing to push himself to a pain threshold I've never seen any other 800m guy attempt.

If he gets fit and healthy and avoids injury Amos will break the 800m WR. He has the guts to go for it.

As the camera follows the athletes in one of the later races, Amos is seen at the bottom of the screen for just a split second, still laying prone on the infield. I couldn’t stop laughing when I saw it, but hey- we’ve likely all been there before!

YMMV wrote:

I had him in roughly 22-24-31. Not the sharpest fork in the drawer, but he looked awesome for that 46.7

Not the sharpest but a silver OG, how does that work?,,,and he 'won' here didn't he?

I love how Amos goes for it. Now obviously he goes a little too hard for his body but dammit at least he tries.

its like what he said for his diamond league in 2019. he had won it before and said he was willing to throw it to go out unbelievably fast. he probably knew he was gonna win this race and decided he could go out insanely fast

The Amos Zone

There was never a reason to go out in 46. He closed in 17 the last 100. Even when he runs the 800 he goes out too fast. Yes you can run super fast IF you close, but damn dude... 17 is 4:32 pace. Like.... if you don’t see the problem...

Amos doesnt win that if they were on the same track.

Amos should take a crack at the 500 meter world best of 57.69 by King David.

ex-runner wrote:

If he gets fit and healthy and avoids injury Amos will break the 800m WR. He has the guts to go for it.

A shame he lacks the ability to get through rounds at a global championship. Usain Bolt has said several times before that the ability to get through rounds is a challenge most athletes and fans don't consider. So many athletes can run fast one-off races.

Amos was obviously an age cheat and is near or in this 30s. His career will likely be seen as a disappointment from his constant poor results in championships outside his London perform. I really don't understand how someone whom drops 1:43/1:42 like candy can't run 3 good races in 4 days. Does he just never do long endurance training to help his recovery?

SalmonRice wrote:

ex-runner wrote:

If he gets fit and healthy and avoids injury Amos will break the 800m WR. He has the guts to go for it.

A shame he lacks the ability to get through rounds at a global championship. Usain Bolt has said several times before that the ability to get through rounds is a challenge most athletes and fans don't consider. So many athletes can run fast one-off races.

Amos was obviously an age cheat and is near or in this 30s. His career will likely be seen as a disappointment from his constant poor results in championships outside his London perform. I really don't understand how someone whom drops 1:43/1:42 like candy can't run 3 good races in 4 days. Does he just never do long endurance training to help his recovery?

He ran 1:41.8 in 2019. Did you miss that race? The aging problem you suppose he has doesn't really seem to exist...

He also ran 1:41 in 2012 after the heats and semis in the Olympics to take a silver medal. I'm not sure the rounds were a problem there.

Amos would have run 1:41 in 2020 and been the favourite, despite Brazier.

In 2021 we might see two men go under 1:42 in the Olympic final, for the second time in history.

naughtystatman wrote:

If that dude who ran 2:53 for 1200 lost 10 pounds he could probably run a decent 1500.

Good for Amos to run like that. Even if he misjudged it, he was going for a historically fast mark when opportunities in track are so scarce right now—it was a bold and painful way to approach it and it made for an interesting run.

Vince has lost weight. In HS he was much heavier running 4:09. At VA tech he was probably 10lbs heavier.

Maybe he should get salazar coaching him so he could shame him into losing weight.

Overall that was a waste of an hour that I'll never get back. Make these virtual races a little more interesting.