Coming off his crazy 45.94 in the hurdles at the Olympics many expected big things from Karsten Warholm in the 400m flat race today but he was only able to run 45.51 with no barriers.
Wonder if he would have run faster if they put up a couple of barriers for him.;)
Where are all the people who said he would go sub 43? Even with optimal conditions, he isn't sniffing the WR.
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Women were much slower than at Tokyo.
I’m old enough to remember idiots claiming he could run sub 43.
Skirocer wrote:
Where are all the people who said he would go sub 43? Even with optimal conditions, he isn't sniffing the WR.
Optimal conditions? Yes past their peak form but most 400m athletes running 1 second+ off SBs in windy and 70-degree temps.
THOUGHTSLEADER wrote:
Skirocer wrote:
Where are all the people who said he would go sub 43? Even with optimal conditions, he isn't sniffing the WR.
Optimal conditions? Yes past their peak form but most 400m athletes running 1 second+ off SBs in windy and 70-degree temps.
I realize that today wasn't optimal conditions....and that excuse will be used by KW fanboys, but even if there were optimal conditions, he won't be running sub 43.
Oh I know. I think he can run low 44s maybe high 43s. I'd say you could chalk up .5 to conditions today, which still makes for a mediocre effort for Warholm.
He faded a bit in the stretch. Looked tired.
frt56 wrote:
He faded a bit in the stretch. Looked tired.
People do tend to look tired on the stretch.
His improvements are largely down to refining his hurdling technique to perfection.
Rai Benjamin has the better flat speed and even he won't be anywhere close to beating the 400m WR. WVN's time will stand for a long while yet
A great 400 hurdler should Never fade in the stretch ! Gold medal hangover.
Skirocer wrote:
Where are all the people who said he would go sub 43? Even with optimal conditions, he isn't sniffing the WR.
Sheesh. Kinda a harsh take. I never thought the WR was going to be threatened but I certainly "hoped" he would come close. The magic he has conjured in the 400h has certainly made this years track season enjoyable. I'd like to think most people who were interested knew a WR was highly unlikely, but still hoped it was possible. I am disappointed because I was certain he would run under 45 and thought he could go sub 44.
I doubt there are many people who were adamant that the 400 WR was going down.
Proves that 400h is a weak event
Skirocer wrote:
KW fanboys
Yikes. I'm guessing you did not enjoy his Olympic performance.
The winner ran 45.1(PB of 44.1) 2nd place ran 45.2(PB of 43.7) you are acting like it was ideal race conditions he beat people with 44.xx PBs
With 45.94, a performance close to 44 flat was reasonable. Now, Lausanne did not have great 400m conditions today. All the competitors were slow. Still, it's pretty clear that Warholm was flat today. Obviously, he peaked for Tokyo and celebrated and rested. It's not exactly representative as a performance, considering that he was far better than ever in Tokyo but far worse than he has been in this event when he was much slower at 400mH.
WinnytheBish wrote:
frt56 wrote:
He faded a bit in the stretch. Looked tired.
People do tend to look tired on the stretch.
He didn't look tired in the stretch of the Oly 400h when Rai drew even - he burst away with renewed vigor. So... 🤷
The Clown Show wrote:
Skirocer wrote:
KW fanboys
Yikes. I'm guessing you did not enjoy his Olympic performance.
I enjoyed the 400mh race. What I did not appreciate was people equating his 45.94 to a sub 43 in the open 400. There were people using crude conversions thinking that it would apply to the best hurdler in the world.
kinda tells you all you need to know about how juiced he really was at the olympics, his hurdling self would have finished just behind his flat 400 self.