In the 200m final he doesn't run through the line he let's his arms drop easing up 8m out and made no attempt to lean he wasn't that far back.Its likley that he would have gotten 4rth anyway but what was he thinking? Did he think he was to far back or thought he had made it?
I caught that, too. Maybe he thought he was already out. First I thought it was fatigue, but hmmmm...
IMO had he trained more (at all?) for the 200, he would be on the team.
SG, what was your favorite performance from the Olympic Trials?
Sprintgeezer wrote:
I caught that, too. Maybe he thought he was already out. First I thought it was fatigue, but hmmmm...
IMO had he trained more (at all?) for the 200, he would be on the team.
He definitely just knew that he wasn't going to make it. He probably could've run 19.88 or something had he leaned. That being said, this was by far his best ever 200, so I wouldn't go too crazy on him.
19.90 makes every Olympic team other than 2021.
It’s not hard in a race run in lanes to know where you are.
THOUGHTSLEADER wrote:
Sprintgeezer wrote:
I caught that, too. Maybe he thought he was already out. First I thought it was fatigue, but hmmmm...
IMO had he trained more (at all?) for the 200, he would be on the team.
He definitely just knew that he wasn't going to make it. He probably could've run 19.88 or something had he leaned. That being said, this was by far his best ever 200, so I wouldn't go too crazy on him.
This is what I'm saying he didn't run though the line that probably cost him .02-.03 secs nor did he lean which also probably costed him .02 secs. He would only have loss by .01-.02 secs which is too close to tell in a race.
I watched it over and he appeared to be gritting his teeth like he was in pain at 180, he takes a look over at lyles and then shortly after he eased up. I've been hearing rumors he's been having issues with one of his feet, so maybe a injury could have flared up.
Saw he took his spikes off before the tunnel at least once.
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Favorite performance? Idk, have to think about it. What’s yours?
Sprintgeezer wrote:
Favorite performance? Idk, have to think about it. What’s yours?
Holloway's 12.81. Grant is one of my favorite athletes in T&F right now. To not only break 13 for the first time in two years, but nearly set the world record was awesome. I didn't see that coming at all. I watched that race live and initially thought everyone else was going really slow and he was on 13.0x pace. Then the time popped up. Incredible.
paris2024hawk wrote:
This is what I'm saying he didn't run though the line that probably cost him .02-.03 secs nor did he lean which also probably costed him .02 secs. He would only have loss by .01-.02 secs which is too close to tell in a race.
I watched it over and he appeared to be gritting his teeth like he was in pain at 180, he takes a look over at lyles and then shortly after he eased up. I've been hearing rumors he's been having issues with one of his feet, so maybe a injury could have flared up.
I can't see him getting enough hundredths back to make the team. Maybe 19.86-19.87.