trogdor wrote:
If the Algerian closed in about 49 high, what the hell did Manzano close in? He was way in the back and managed to pull up on him with only about 5-10m distance. Crazy!
If you watch the youtube video of the 2011 London (Emsley Carr) Mile, you will see that Leo Manzano was also able to make up a 5 - 10m deficit to Bernard Lagat on the last lap. Leo has one of the best 300m finishes in the world. It comes from many years of doing explosive drills and bounding exercises as well as having one of the highest VO2 max. tested. To be the best, you must be willing to do every exercise to compete at the highest level. That's what separates the greatest runners from the talented runners.
I didn't time the last 400m, but think Leo ran between 52.5 - 53s for the last lap. I just didn't think the Algerian runner would be that much faster. Again, great race by everyone. Just hold your negative thoughts on this evening's outcome and continue support the U.S. runners (Leo and Matt). They did a fantastic job this evening and need everyone's support, particularly ALL the U.S. runners community (sprinters, middle distance, long distance, etc.).............