London 800 - What a race - Wanyonyi (1:42.00) comes back on Arop (1:42.22) - Hoppel (1:42.71) over Brazier (1:43.08)

Excellent from Brazier. Very confident about him making the team now. Great to see him back on the world stage and think he’ll keep improving.

I’m just glad to see Brazier running so well after so much time away!

The better question is what will Jonah Koech now do?

Amazing run from Burgin. If he hadn't been blocked by Attoui, he might have won. Coe's British record on borrowed time.

4th place at USAs can go home with their head high. The 1992 US trials below were in fact deeper than 2024, 4th in 1:44 flat (Hoey ran 1:44.12 in 2024) -- I suspect this year will blow both races out the water

1. Johnny Gray (SMTC) 1:42.80 24.1/49.5/1:15.7
2. Mark Everett (Fla) 1:43.67 25.0/51.0/1:17.6
3. Jose Parrilla (Tenn) 1:43.97 25.0/51.2/1:18.0
4. George Kersh (Taft) 1:44.00 24.3/49.8/1:16.4
5. Terril Davis (Accusplit) 1:44.44 24.7/50.5/1:16.8
6. Ocky Clark (Mazda) 1:44.87 24.4/50.1/1:16.6
7. Erik Nedeau (Unat) 1:46.19 25.3/51.3/1:19.6
8. Stanley Redwine (Nike West) 1:46.75 24.3/49.6/1:16.0

Place Athlete Result 400m 800m Ln/Po

Hoey is in great form.

Brazier still the biggest talent.

Brazier will beat Hoppel for 2nd.

1. Hoey

2. Brazier

3. Hoppel

I'm not VERY confidnet.

While Brazier ran faster today than the PRs of Jonah Koech (1:43.32) and Brandon Miller (1:43.52) , I'm wondering if Miller is ready for a big one atUSAs after his recent 3:35 1500 pb.

As a former coach, I will say I find it wild that Miller will enter USAs with only 1 outdoor 800 race on his CV this year. He PRd in Rabat on May 25th and hasn't run an 800 since.

Although I still have questions about Brazier through the rounds and at the end of a long season in September, this was so good from him. He does belong on the world stage even in this new racing environment.

Good question. Sorry if I missed this but has Koech run lately? If not, did anyone find out why?

No marks on WA profile since the 1:43.32 in Nairobi on May 31. Perhaps a really long block of training? You'd think he would get one more shakeout before USAs

Predictions:

1. Hoey 1:42.36

2. Brazier 1:42.68

3. Hoppel 1:42.99

4. Miller 1:43.48

5. Koech 1:43.96

6. Whitmarsh 1:44.22

Great callback. It might take a 1:42 to make the U.S. team this year, which would be crazy.

Koechs agent says his racing schedule got messed up when LA GST was cancelled and they struggled getting into a DL despite his Rabat win.

it will definitely take 1:42. Hoey is gonna take it from the gun. and there very well may be several PRs attached to him. The US version of Rudisha 2012.

He could progress to the Top 3 or 4 with some work.

I'm predicting that Wanyonyi/Arop will always stand at the Top2 unless accident or bad strategy.

Attaoui value may will appear more in the competitions because he is a naturally build runner for middle distance.

(remember he is Silver European champion and ended with 1.42.08 in the Olympic final)

Other runners can do explosive performances during a season but they not trustable.

it will take 142 mid to make the team....

3Miller seems like a good bet, and may lop a second off his best

1Hoey is a second better than the field

2Hoppel seems the model of stability

4Brazier is 4th in form

6Kessler has to be a modest long shot

5Koech i don't follow, figures on time

agreed awesome to see Burgin kill it, but he had no chance at winning today...

Brazier is going to medal at worlds

Yeaaaaahh the Braze is back baby!