I once witnessed a college meet where a 4x4 was trying to recruit their star sprinter. Her reply, as she walked away showing them The Hand:
"I tode you, I don't run no 400 meter!"
With this in mind check out the PB's of HS star Octavious Freeman, rumored to be heading directly to the pros:
Octavious Freeman Personal Bests
100 Meter Dash
11.11 wind-aided, 11.16 wind legal
200 Meter Dash
23.19 wind-aided, 23.20 wind legal
400 Meter Dash
1:03.78
Why put the 400m time in there? Its horrible. The others idk about, I know little about sprints and less about women's sprints.
The point was that her 100/200 times are pro level, whereas her 400 represents her complete lack of effort. A "true" sprinter loathes the one-lapper.
Vertigo wrote:
The point was that her 100/200 times are pro level, whereas her 400 represents her complete lack of effort. A "true" sprinter loathes the one-lapper.
not liking the 400 is one thing, but off of her 200 time she still should be able to run 53-55 for a 400, the 63 may indicate an attitude problem which could prevent her from her potential in the events she does like.
look at tyson gay, asafa powell, wallace spearmon they all probably dont like the 400 but they all have 44-45 seconds personal best's.
???afoehasappeared??? wrote:
Why put the 400m time in there? Its horrible.
That was the entire point of this thread.
An Olympian I've met a couple of times was asked about the 400 and said something like I'm a pure 100 person, a reluctant 200 runner and a flatout refuser at 400.
She's the Teg of the sprint world.
dondrundnopenk wrote:
She's the Teg of the sprint world.
She doesn't run the 10k either?
wonder what ben johnson couda run a 4 in
8/10. Nice use of racism. Hopefully your hood will be clean for this weekend's Klan meeting.
douglas burke wrote:
not liking the 400 is one thing, but off of her 200 time she still should be able to run 53-55 for a 400, the 63 may indicate an attitude problem which could prevent her from her potential in the events she does like.
look at tyson gay, asafa powell, wallace spearmon they all probably dont like the 400 but they all have 44-45 seconds personal best's.
You'll find out on 1/29 when Bolt, Powell, and Co., run in the Grace Jackson meet in Jamaica.
What does Bolt do for base training? 350s and 450s. What does Powell do? Sessions like 6X300 and 4X450. Any US sprinter that wants to compete with them needs to get with the program. Last year, Powell ran 31.6 for 300 and Gay had one of the fastest 400 times in the world.
63 second 400 with a 11 second 100 isn't even sprinting. That's extensive tempo at ~70% speed, and that is the sprinting equivalent of jogging. She wouldn't even try.
The Saint wrote:
dondrundnopenk wrote:She's the Teg of the sprint world.
She doesn't run the 10k either?
The rounds are too hard!
I'm guessing you're saying this because he used Ebonics. There is absolutely nothing derogatory about what he said. TONS of sprinters, black and white, hate the 400.If you ask any African-Americans, especially those from the inner-city, they will tell you that using and writing in Ebonics is not only allowed, but encouraged.I allow my students to use Ebonics in 1 out of every 5 papers, on average. It's how they want to write and a lot of times they write amazingly interesting and detailed stories in it, because they are enjoying themselves and they don't feel like it's a choir. I have seen students' standard English writing improve since I have started this "1 in 5" rule. Not that it matters but on the standard papers they need at least a 75 average if they want to use their "1 in 5" which is an additional incentive for them to learn standard English. (just incase you guys are wondering)
geezer24 wrote:
8/10. Nice use of racism. Hopefully your hood will be clean for this weekend's Klan meeting.
a bit more strength and she could run a much better 200. She needs a better attitude. The depth of women is amazing and 3/4 want to make a living off it. Best sprinter in the world is felix and she does it all.
Kipketer wrote:
a bit more strength and she could run a much better 200. She needs a better attitude. The depth of women is amazing and 3/4 want to make a living off it. Best sprinter in the world is felix and she does it all.
11.11 won't cut it internationally any more when the top women are going 10.8 and faster. Allyson also can't compete with them and is going 400/200, trying to double in Deagu and also London if it works out.
It doesn't matter if sprinters want to run the 400 or not: That is where the really fast times are coming from, and Gay certainly knows it.
Octavious has not ran a 400 since the 8th grade that is why her time is horrible she is a well liked and respectful kid from what I have seen
I would not have turned pro with those times and it is ok not to run the 400 when you are successful at 2 other events. However, short sprinters to run 400s in practice and I would suspect she could run at least 55 in the 400m.
"UCF Hear I come"
Her latest Facebook post.
Bestyet wrote:
Octavious has not ran a 400 since the 8th grade
8/10. Nice use of racism. Hopefully your hood will be clean for this weekend's Klan meeting.
Believe it or not, some sprinters actually RESPECT distance runners.
in 1992, I was lining up for the 5k in my schools dual meet vs. San Jose City College. Ato Bolden had just finished whipping all of our sprint guys in the 200 and was walking off to do a cool down or something. One of his teammates joked to him, "Hey, Ato, are you going to run the 5000 now?" Ato responded, "No, man, that is for the REAL runners". That made all of us skinny dweebs on the line for the 5k feel pretty good.
The point is that we don't ALWAYS have to bash sprinters