Much too hard for the first 200m - spent himself a little on the bend.
Good run from Zambrano
Much too hard for the first 200m - spent himself a little on the bend.
Good run from Zambrano
THOUGHTSLEADER wrote:
Somewhat disappointed with Norman. Gardiner and Zambrano run with little guts assuming you’ll fall apart and you let them off the hook because you’re almost a second slower than you used to run in April.
starting to lose trust in the times from guys only racing in the US
THOUGHTSLEADER wrote:
Somewhat disappointed with Norman. Gardiner and Zambrano run with little guts assuming you’ll fall apart and you let them off the hook because you’re almost a second slower than you used to run in April.
Yep. Very disappointed. Clearly didn’t peak right, they will have to look at his training.
Hard to see a 9.86/19.7/43.45 guy not even medal in a race that slow. Especially after beating some of those guys all year (James, Cherry).
Kirani James has the full set of Olympic medals now. One positive at least.
I would walk 1500m and I would walk 1500 more wrote:
Much too hard for the first 200m - spent himself a little on the bend.
Good run from Zambrano
I think this is true. I had hoped being in the outside lane would help him not get out too hard but he just explodes like a 100m runner and then dies.
Benjamin/Warholm/Kerley wuold all medal here... Feels underwhelming
Ingebrigtsens earring wrote:
GARDINER!! (Disappointed he didn’t wear the tshirt in the final tho…)
Would've been a nice touch!
Norman needs to regroup, he can still get a gold in the relay. Cherry ran a solid race in his first final. Gardiner is a deserving winner.
Ghost1 wrote:
Britain has had a fantastic games, not only in athletics but also in swimming where they reaped so many rewards. One of the world centers of swimming now is Loughborough university, the old haunt of Sebastian Coe.
I live in London and the brits are not very happy with their athletics results. Some of their most popular athletes had to pull out due to injury (kjt, Dina, Gemili), false starts in the 100, athletes that were medal threats not making through rounds, etc
Damn, Ellenwood is incredible. So fine.
birdbeard wrote:
THOUGHTSLEADER wrote:
Somewhat disappointed with Norman. Gardiner and Zambrano run with little guts assuming you’ll fall apart and you let them off the hook because you’re almost a second slower than you used to run in April.
Yep. Very disappointed. Clearly didn’t peak right, they will have to look at his training.
Hard to see a 9.86/19.7/43.45 guy not even medal in a race that slow. Especially after beating some of those guys all year (James, Cherry).
What do you mean little guts? That's ignorant. These guys have been proven performers. I love Norman but he still hasn't performed well on the world stage, in Doha or here.
You run the race that gives you the best chance. Has nothing to do with guts. Those guys usually come crawling over the line because they forgot it's not a 300 meter race.
DietBacon wrote:
I live in London and the brits are not very happy with their athletics results. Some of their most popular athletes had to pull out due to injury (kjt, Dina, Gemili), false starts in the 100, athletes that were medal threats not making through rounds, etc
KJT is a great pity but she came in with that old weak spot/injury I think. And the 800m men, they could have made a difference in that very strange final. The rounds were in some ways tougher than the final in that men's 800m.
So what needs to happen in this 1500 for Scantling to get a medal? Any chance? I just don't know enough about the scoring.
DietBacon wrote:
Ghost1 wrote:
Britain has had a fantastic games, not only in athletics but also in swimming where they reaped so many rewards. One of the world centers of swimming now is Loughborough university, the old haunt of Sebastian Coe.
I live in London and the brits are not very happy with their athletics results. Some of their most popular athletes had to pull out due to injury (kjt, Dina, Gemili), false starts in the 100, athletes that were medal threats not making through rounds, etc
I stand corrected on my assessment. Perhaps I had been very much influenced by the female 800 m runners who really impressed me with their depth and talent. I feel very badly for Eilish Mc from whom I was expecting great things in the 5000 m. British men in the 1500 m also have a lot of depth.
Jo72 wrote:
DietBacon wrote:
I live in London and the brits are not very happy with their athletics results. Some of their most popular athletes had to pull out due to injury (kjt, Dina, Gemili), false starts in the 100, athletes that were medal threats not making through rounds, etc
KJT is a great pity but she came in with that old weak spot/injury I think. And the 800m men, they could have made a difference in that very strange final. The rounds were in some ways tougher than the final in that men's 800m.
I think the longer distances (1500m up) are where the men's most impressive performances lie for GB.
Jemma Reekie such a shame - think a single second's complacency (last second of the run) cost her
birdbeard wrote:
I would walk 1500m and I would walk 1500 more wrote:
Much too hard for the first 200m - spent himself a little on the bend.
Good run from Zambrano
I think this is true. I had hoped being in the outside lane would help him not get out too hard but he just explodes like a 100m runner and then dies.
I think he needed to be in the centre or even inside... on the outside lane, you really feel you're losing ground fast if anyone is moving past you as it unwinds. He got an early gap, and seemingly really wanted to hold it despite the unwind of lanes
Announcer of decathalon just said Centrowicz fell during 1500!? Alternate reality?
birdbeard wrote:
"Through both the rounds, I think Wightman looked as good as anyone. Hocker has looked great as well, and now people can be quiet about his PR I suppose.
I would say Tim and Jakob remain the favorites and have looked great, but outside those two I like Wightman for bronze, with Kipsang, McSweyn (if it’s really fast), and Hocker also in the mix. I would throw Kerr in there but he looked very bad in the first round. Could just be a bad race."
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I almost agree! Weightman has surprised me. He seems to be back at his best.
The following have been the best through the heats and semis:
Weightman, Kipsang, Hocker, Timothy and Jakob.
I see Timothy having a dilemma: If he goes out as in Doha he is risking to play it in the hands of Jakob who will be able to use him as a pacer.
If Timothy goes with the field he is risking to play it in the hands of the sprinters.
Jakob seems to be back at his best after his illness. I maintain him as my gold favorite.
I have been positive on Hocker since his 3:50 mile indoors. It is nice to see how well and cool he has raced
Does the US need to rethink the Olympic qualifying process to stay competitive with the rest of the world ? Seems like a lot of athletes peaked for trials just to get to Tokyo and are flat.
I loved the ending of the heptathlon and decathlon. Such good spirits!
bubbasudz wrote:
Does the US need to rethink the Olympic qualifying process to stay competitive with the rest of the world ? Seems like a lot of athletes peaked for trials just to get to Tokyo and are flat.
Move it to June, Like the Jamaicans. Giving them time to recover from trials and peak again?