I hope I'm wrong but......................Athing did not look comfortable in the heats. I know she may have been conserving energy, but even so that acceleration she usually shows on final straightaway was not there. I hope I'm wrong or she could be out in semi's.
C'mon Man, she took the first 200M hard to get out of trouble and then just floated after that in complete control
Exactly. This is just the first round and it’s best to conserve energy wherever you can. She looked fine after the race, her training is probably more difficult than a 1:59 800.
I hope I'm wrong but......................Athing did not look comfortable in the heats. I know she may have been conserving energy, but even so that acceleration she usually shows on final straightaway was not there. I hope I'm wrong or she could be out in semi's.
You can never say anything the fans don't want to hear.
So I think the rationale is she never wants to get boxed? However, I see Moraa run somewhat wide, but what she does is if someone tries to squeeze by (like happened in her heat) she'll subtly accelerate and move slightly inward to block them/discourage it. That's what kinda missing from Mu's style, though she did seemingly do a bit of a cut-in on Keely last year but ultimately didn't block an inside pass (if Keely had been able to surge again). I see the argument for no hugging the rail, but Mu seems to be too extreme the other way, and not protecting against the inside pass like you see many athletes do.