Hot take (?) Clayton Murphy is the fittest American and will medal

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1 year ago 06/25/2022 2:34am EDT

1. Brazier isn’t getting ready to peak, he’s attempting not to lose fitness over the next few weeks. I want to see brazier be successful, I’m a huge fan, but feet injuries are no joke: especially in the 800m where it’s high impact force for a long duration.

2. Murphy has looked the most relaxed through the rounds. He has been racing just to advance, doing the bare minimum. He has his eyes on the title. Most other athletes have their eyes on the next round and carry the urgency to get there.

3. Lots of confidence that seems genuine, not showboating. “I will run 1:43 if 1:43 is what it takes to win USAs” when asked if he thinks a 1:43 is possible this season.

4. claims to be feeling better about this season than last season. Murphy had the fitness to medal last season. Maybe the additional confidence is all it will take.

1 year ago 06/25/2022 9:49am EDT

re: CopperRunner

I don't think it is lack of confidence. More likely lack of hunger. Murphy has had great success-it is hard to stay as hungry as he was in 2016. When you are as hungry as Schoffield of Boise State was at NCAA 800 women's final (if you can find her post race TV interview you how hungry she was for that win. That was a fantastic interview) he would be fine.

1 year ago 06/25/2022 10:02am EDT

re: CopperRunner

The fittest American is Athing Mu and it's not close

We are watching a legend early in her career

1 year ago 06/25/2022 11:44am EDT

re: CopperRunner

There are about 12-15 guys in the world all within a second of each other right now. That’s so close and wide open. The thing about the 800 is that you have to get your race strategy and tactics right. You need to time up your burnout at 800 exactly. Burn out at 750 because you went too hard and you’re screwed. Leave it too late and you have too much energy at the line. Murphy is certainly one of the guys that can medal, so is Hoppel (we’ll see if Brazier is fit), but he will have to get his race right.

1 year ago 06/25/2022 2:05pm EDT

re: Ballsack

Ballsack wrote:
There are about 12-15 guys in the world all within a second of each other right now. That’s so close and wide open. The thing about the 800 is that you have to get your race strategy and tactics right. You need to time up your burnout at 800 exactly. Burn out at 750 because you went too hard and you’re screwed. Leave it too late and you have too much energy at the line. Murphy is certainly one of the guys that can medal, so is Hoppel (we’ll see if Brazier is fit), but he will have to get his race right.

I agree with this.

Perhaps it would be good idea to have the 800 should go to a two turn stagger. I believe they did this in the 1976 Montreal olympics...

1 year ago 06/25/2022 2:24pm EDT

re: Swoosh!!

Swoosh!! wrote:
The fittest American is Athing Mu and it's not close
We are watching a legend early in her career

I was referring moreso to the men’s 800m, my bad. Should’ve specified. 100% agree. Mu could be a future world record holder.

1 year ago 06/26/2022 3:16pm EDT

re: CopperRunner

Welp.

Congrats to those that made it!

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