I think Wheating has been there, done that. He wants to stay outside and not have to deal with his long stride in a pack and trapped on the rail. Good news is that medaling in the WC or Olympics often is done at a slower pace than a lot of these diamond league events which have pace runners.
jingle jangle wrote:
STOP GOIN OUT IN DEAD LAST FOR THE FIRST 200 AND HAVING TO RUN THE FIRST 600 IN LANES 2 AND 3. HE WOULDA HAD A SHOT AT A WIN IF HE WENT OUT A SECOND FASTER AT 200
Paul Ereng. Always last at 400m. Oly Gold, World Champ, World Record.
Wheating is great but he is pedestrian compared to Paul Ereng. the OP is right, Wheating needs to stop being a russy and get up there, he can win but he is not going to do it from dead last.
jingle jangle wrote:
STOP GOIN OUT IN DEAD LAST FOR THE FIRST 200 AND HAVING TO RUN THE FIRST 600 IN LANES 2 AND 3. HE WOULDA HAD A SHOT AT A WIN IF HE WENT OUT A SECOND FASTER AT 200
Guess what would have happened if he'd done that? All the 1:43 guys he beat would have beat him. Shot to win? Yea ok...
The fact that he came that close to Kaki should be a sign that he ran a perfect race stategy.
Like another poster said, maybe it's the others who are running the wrong strategy, which is why they got beat by someone with a slower pr.
Going out hard doesn't make you the best in the world, it just makes you stupid if it's a pace you can't handle. Why don't we wait until Wheating can run mid 1:43's (assuming that ever happens), before suggesting he try and go with that type of pace early on.
Mrr82 wrote:
jingle jangle wrote:STOP GOIN OUT IN DEAD LAST FOR THE FIRST 200 AND HAVING TO RUN THE FIRST 600 IN LANES 2 AND 3. HE WOULDA HAD A SHOT AT A WIN IF HE WENT OUT A SECOND FASTER AT 200
Guess what would have happened if he'd done that? All the 1:43 guys he beat would have beat him. Shot to win? Yea ok...
The fact that he came that close to Kaki should be a sign that he ran a perfect race stategy.
Like another poster said, maybe it's the others who are running the wrong strategy, which is why they got beat by someone with a slower pr.
Going out hard doesn't make you the best in the world, it just makes you stupid if it's a pace you can't handle. Why don't we wait until Wheating can run mid 1:43's (assuming that ever happens), before suggesting he try and go with that type of pace early on.
Spoken like a true javelin thrower.
He ran in lane one on the final turn - this is a major improvement for him. This was not his sit and kick normal race.
On the other hand wrote:
Mrr82 wrote:Guess what would have happened if he'd done that? All the 1:43 guys he beat would have beat him. Shot to win? Yea ok...
The fact that he came that close to Kaki should be a sign that he ran a perfect race stategy.
Like another poster said, maybe it's the others who are running the wrong strategy, which is why they got beat by someone with a slower pr.
Going out hard doesn't make you the best in the world, it just makes you stupid if it's a pace you can't handle. Why don't we wait until Wheating can run mid 1:43's (assuming that ever happens), before suggesting he try and go with that type of pace early on.
Spoken like a true javelin thrower.
Mrr82 is right.
On the other hand is wrong.
OP: The leaders went out in 23...
Even if he went out in 25 then ran another 25, that's...dun dun dun - 50. 50 seconds x 2 is 1:40. A WR. Why does the first 200m matter so much? He can always get in place from 200m-600m, for the kick if he feels he has too.
1/10 for responses. Nice trolling
sp!kes wrote:
Paul Ereng. Always last at 400m. Oly Gold, World Champ, World Record.
Wheating is great but he is pedestrian compared to Paul Ereng. the OP is right, Wheating needs to stop being a russy and get up there, he can win but he is not going to do it from dead last.
good point if I do say so myself.
It matters because he never gets lane 1 on the turns.