Robbie gonna get schooled again.
Robbie only knows how to run one way.
Symmonds has learned to do it from the back or the pack.
Andrews is going to get a new lesson in his education...with more fast dudes than he's ever seen before.
His lack of versatility is going to hurt him.
Symmonds physically acts like a roid freak.
Hahahahahaha.
I can't wait for this race. There is a new dog in town and Symmonds is going to get schooled.
It is good for US track. Symmonds will never be good on the international scene. Andrews will be.
You nailed it. I've said before that college guys who get used to siting and kicking at any distance are in for a rude awakening when the face the big boys.
Wheating and Symmonds, the big kickers everyone on letsrun was salivating over last year, got eaten alive in the Diamond League last year.
Andrews is a far less strong runner than Symmonds or Wheating, and if he doesn't learn his lesson at USATF he sure as hell will if he runs any circuit races.
If the PRO's beat andrews, they should be very proud that they beat a college sophmore.
Races like this never live up to the pre-race hype.
My pick is Robinson to beat them both.
If memory serves, Andrews split 50.?? in route to his 1:44 win. Pretty sure that qualifies as an equivalent to any "big boy" race.
hm first of all im pretty sure Wheating had several awesome races in Europe last year. Secondly like the last guy just said the reason Andrews was in the back at ncaas was that that one dude(who obv has a legit shot to make final/qualify) went out in 48.high. Thirdly I like Symmonds as well but unless i missed a race hes been running like crap this year so far.
Seaton wrote:
If memory serves, Andrews split 50.?? in route to his 1:44 win. Pretty sure that qualifies as an equivalent to any "big boy" race.
Andrews split 51.7, 53.0
Are David Rudisha and Abukaker Khaki big kickers?????
Maybe Maybe Not wrote:
Seaton wrote:If memory serves, Andrews split 50.?? in route to his 1:44 win. Pretty sure that qualifies as an equivalent to any "big boy" race.
Andrews split 51.7, 53.0
not true at all
I believ Andrews was 51.1 through 400
Mojo Jerkin wrote:
Races like this never live up to the pre-race hype.
My pick is Robinson to beat them both.
echo
KD will win it.
I would hope for Symmonds sake he beats the 20 year old kid. No shame if a sophomore in college loses to an experienced pro.
why do all of our top 800 runners look like dorky pretty boys who are delivering pizza in a cheap porno flick.
heeerp wrote:
Maybe Maybe Not wrote:Andrews split 51.7, 53.0
not true at all
If you mean that these are not absolutely precise splits then of course you are correct. No numbers that could be put up are absolutely precise.
If you mean they are not pretty damned close (which would seem to be implied by "not true at all") then you are incorrect.
Go back and look at the tape:
http://www.flotrack.org/coverage/238826-NCAA-Outdoor-Track-and-Field-Championships-2011/video/496364-2011-Ncaa-TF-Mens-800-FInalAt the bell Andrews is roughly 2 seconds behind the leader who officially split 49.85.
1 Robby Andrews
Virginia 25.52
(8) 25.52 51.14
(8) 25.63 1:18.27
(8) 27.13 1:44.71
(1) 26.44
yep, and that's where simmonds has stayed most of this year- taking from the rear. which is exactly what he'll be doing from KD, RA, and Jock.
Get Real Real wrote:.....Symmonds has learned to do it from the back.....
splits wrote:
1 Robby Andrews
Virginia 25.52
(8) 25.52 51.14
(8) 25.63 1:18.27
(8) 27.13 1:44.71
(1) 26.44
Look at the tape. There is no way Andrews is only 1.3 seconds behind Jock at the half way mark. Right around 2 seconds. Check it yourself.
Robbie Andrews will win because he is just better than Symmonds. He is not like the other college guys that are toasted from racing indoors.
1. Andrews
2. KD
3. Symmonds
4. Jock