Rudisha 800M WR VIDEO

Manzano's legs were moving like a buzzsaw!

i am sure he could run faster, but his rabbit's 800 pr was 1:49.change that seems a little odd to me.

Its more exciting to watch Andrews and Wheating kick to victory from behind than to watch Rudisha hold on for the final 50 meters.

Thanks for the video!

Their was a thread awhile back about how it was wrong to lift your front foot and drive off the back foot at the start of a race. The right way (according to the original poster on that thread) is, of course, to push off the front foot.

Guess who does what in this race? (Hint: freeze video at 2:03)

Thanks for the link!

I love the Polish guy's name. Damn, dude, buy a vowel...

The rabbit could have been more help, but maybe it's the pace Rudisha asked for.

just saying wrote:

i am sure he could run faster, but his rabbit's 800 pr was 1:49.change that seems a little odd to me.

It looked to me like they're friends based on the hug at the end. Maybe he requested him as a rabbit?

o.O wrote:

Its more exciting to watch Andrews and Wheating kick to victory from behind than to watch Rudisha hold on for the final 50 meters.

No it wasn't bruh. I knew he was gonna break the record and I was still juimpoing up and down in my seat. I GOT CHILLS!!

maybe but that is still strange. we could be the best of friends but i am not going to risk a WR on you if you have only run that fast. i'd rather you be waiting at the finish line with a fire extinguisher to spray my shoes down.

Tangui the rabbit is his training partner and has paced him in all his fast races this year.

I'm sure they would have practised the necessary first lap set up for many hours over many weeks in training.

Rudisha wanted to go through in 49 flat and that's what happened.

that makes more sense. i guess tangui never gets a chance to finish a race so his pr is still stuck around 1:50, maybe rudisha owes him one now and can pace tangui to a fast time now.

What is scary is that Rudisha split 1:14:59 at 600M. He closed very well and looked like he didn't tie up at all. In fact at the finish, he looked fresh as a daisy.

He will run faster and I am scared to say that he might even break 1:40 in the future.

Good run for Manzano...It is funny that he seems to be more consistent in the 800m than 1500m this season.

Man, watch Rudisha's first 50m, he's like a long jumper, so relaxed, so comfortable, doesn't get going until 70-80m... a nice lesson for the young grasshoppers.

o.O wrote:

Its more exciting to watch Andrews and Wheating kick to victory from behind than to watch Rudisha hold on for the final 50 meters.

You're right. It's not a world record unless it's fun to watch.

Too bad he took a false step. He would have broken 1:41.00 if he pushed off correctly on the front foot.

Does "Das ist der hammer" as he lays down his kick @3:40 mean what I think it means? Might have to bust that one out next time I'm a spectator.

That's what I call opening up a can of whoop-@ss on his competitors. You rarely see that type of separation in an 800m race. Interesting to note that Rudisha comes froma sprinting background (dad was a 400m guy). Perhaps to go any faster than 1:41 you need to be a sprinter (like a Wariner type 400m specialist moving up).

Manzano needs to break the habit of running back in the pack. If he ever wants to win a race, he needs to get right up front with Rudisha to have a chance. This is another example of being afraid to win. He needs to learn how to race instead of sitting back and trying to kick the last 100 meters.

Vid doesn't work for me. Alternate source?

got yer nose wrote:

Does "Das ist der hammer" as he lays down his kick @3:40 mean what I think it means? Might have to bust that one out next time I'm a spectator.

"This is the hammer."