Athing Mu is Still the BEST! Mu runs 1:54.9 in LANE TWO !!!

I cheer for those that like to compete.

As I was saying.

Wow! Athing Mu wasn't even close to the rail the entire race, and she STILL broke 1:55.

Next year is going to be crazy!

Seriously, so much extra room.
Was NOT expecting her to win, much less that time!! Think Mu is back!

This race was proof she beat herself, mentally, at worlds. Couldn’t handle the pressure. Now that it’s gone, she thrives.

Yeah, I think the pressure was released for Mu and her coach just said have fun and run how you feel. Clearly she was on form and could have run even faster given her lane two positioning. Awesome.

It is NOT proof of that at all. Mu had not been racing and she was not sharp. Here she was. Plus she was closer to home here. There is a lot going on that your silly comment doesn’t account for.

Not so good. Just barely eeks out a win on home turf where Keely wasn't even sharp. Add a touch of pressure and she's completely done

She's won Olympic Gold so she has proven she can handle pressure on the track. Great race today.

My glorious Queen came through. Hope she stays healthy and focused next year.

She wasn’t in lane 2. She was on the outside of 1, which I think is an acceptable strategy. At Worlds she was in 2, and that wasn’t smart. That being said, so many people badmouthed her after Worlds. I’m glad she bounced back today. You can tell it meant a lot to her.

If someone wins Olympic gold, they can handle the pressure. Admittedly, she didn’t look right at Worlds, but I doubt it was because of the pressure.

She PR’d and set an American record, goofball. And Keely PR’d too.

For the record the thread title was changed. I said nothing about lane 2. I posted the thread right before the race as a prediction that Athing would win.

Coach fkd that up.

She's only the 7th best performer on the all time list, with the 11th best performance.

This is not counting the proven to be XY chromosome male that still appears on the list.

Happy to see a post on this - I thought I was the only one thinking she ran that whole thing in lane 2, unreal

Idiot

Uumm she won gold on the world’s biggest stage at the last Olympics as a 19 year old. Yes you’re right. Clearly she doesn’t do well under pressure in big events. SMH.