Duane Solomon was fine when he was off the radar and not suppose to make the Olympic Final. I want to see how Solomon responds to the pressure of being one of the favorites. I am a huge Duane Solomon fan but he has been known to make mistakes under pressure like he did in the NCAA Final. Solomon still lacks the "it" to win a major championship. I hope he proves me wrong, but I say 3rd place is the best he will do in Moscow.
someone had to do it wrote:
Nick Symmonds has stated that he has been holding back a bit to save himself for Moscow.
Symmonds act act just rubs me the wrong way. From the Paris Hilton thing to the disingenuous comments about other runners everything he does seems phony.
I have a great idea for a TV show.
Put LoLo Jones and Symmonds alone on a remote unpopulated island with one mirror, pack up the crew, cameras, equipment and go home leaving them to bicker unseen and unheard about how much time each gets in front of the mirror.
I couldn't care less whether Soloman or Symmonds place higher. but seeing them both in the top 3 is the ultimate goal.
Timothy Kitum will be running at the Kenyan trials soon
Aman has been racing a lot but is slower than Soloman do far
Amos had a bad race against Aman but maybe it was just an off day, or maybe not. I wouldn't count him out yet
Timothy Kitum might not even make the Kenyan team: too much competition.
Ruakdb wrote:
2003 world indoors. Krummenacker or however you say his name
coach d thinks indoors doesn't count
reed wrote:
Amos had a bad race against Aman but maybe it was just an off day, or maybe not. I wouldn't count him out yet
Nijel Amos has been coming back from a quadricep injury. His race in Switzerland reflected a lack of fitness, not so much a bad day. Now he is getting in better condition. Amos won his semifinal heat in 1:48.00 today at the World University Games. There was no point in running faster than he had to, as the final is tomorrow. Amos probably knows he has a shot at gold in Moscow if he can pull it together, as Rudisha will be either vulnerable or not competing.
Nijel Amos won the 800m at the World University Games today in 1:46.53. The second finisher ran 1:47.30, so Amos may have simply run to win, as there were heats the previous two days.
He looks to be a factor in Moscow.