US Men’s 800 Meters in Shambles

Clayton Murphy opened with a 1:45 win in the Bahamas last week

Puerto Rico.

We’re all waiting on that hot dog Flatt kid.

A 20 yr old Brit opened up the season almost half a second faster than Murphy. Yeah, US is not getting a guy in the finals this year. Is Flatt going to be the fastest 800 guy in the US this season?

This is what I was going to say. Forgot about Murphy’s 1:45 but it’s scarily likely our 2nd best guy by tomorrow night will be a high schooler.

Ive learned doubting Murphy is never a good idea.

He was running much worse last year than he is now, and he pulled off a 1:43. I’m gonna say it, 1:42.9 for Murphy this year, and a medal.

I think Jewitt still has a shot at showing up and doing something too. I think he’s the future of the US 800m.

I believe in Brazier, there may not be a logical reason to do so right now, but I’m a big Brazier fan and really want to see him make a comeback.

If only Coevett would put his money where his mouth is.

No US guys in the final? Lol.

Flatt isn’t our 2nd best guy regardless of his time tomorrow. Are you serious?

1:45.43 to 1:45.54 is not half a second.

I don’t think Murphy will ever break 1:43 again. It’s been almost 6 years since he ran his 1:42.93 PB. I hope I’m wrong.

6 months ago I would have thought Jewett and/or Brandon Miller might be the future of U.S. 800 running, but neither (especially Jewett) has looked as good as I would have hoped.

Shane Streich looked like he was breaking through indoors, but hasn’t run nearly as well this outdoor season.

There’s definitely still hope for the 24 year old Bryce Hoppel, but he hasn’t exactly made good on his promise from 2019-2020.

Brazier I still have high hopes for, especially considering that 1:13.97i 600 he ran this year. Hopefully his season opener in Doha was an anomaly (already it was an anomaly in that it was the slowest DL 800 ever run).

Brazier's got til World champs to build up to a peak and he doesn’t have to qualify. Im not worried about him yet. I think he just hadn't run an 800 in awhile and that slow weird race threw him off. Hopefully he's ok in July.

The men's 800 is the most open event in T&F right now. There's no extraordinary talent, which could put up to a dozen guys in the frame for gold. It's not just the US, it's right across the event

There has NEVER been this much talent in the 800m. NEVER!

Yep, and Max Burgin - who turns 20 today - will open his season tomorrow.

I was about to ask this. Thanks.

Agree. Murphy will win some races but he won't see 1:42 again. Weight lifting has been proven to slow runners down.

Might want to check the start lists again.

It’s one race, bro. Relax. Hs’ers are peaking right now. Pros are dusting the rust off. What loser aspect of your life can we expose here?

He's in the B race.