Has anyone, in any race 800+, ever run a lap other than lap 1 in under 50.0?

Well, if not, it's a lock several dopes will soon go 120/49 in some meaningless meet just to claim they did it now.

800 analyzer wrote:

Well, if not, it's a lock several dopes will soon go 120/49 in some meaningless meet just to claim they did it now.

GREAT IDEA

Anyone who can run a 49 4 400, regardless of how slow he led into it, is not a dope (on the track @ least). He is fast.

the kicker wins the race wrote:

I would love to know (and if not I would love to see someone do it)

Yes... lots of 800's have opened in under 50...

A handful of slow ones have closed in under 50 as well but I wouldn't know where the videos are.

A few 1500's have been rumored to have closed in under 50 as well but there's no video proof anywhere I don't think. Hasn't happened for 5000/10000.

Sorry, I see you meant not the first lap. But yes it has happened in slow 800's. I think Alan Webb won one wtih splits of 60 / 49 once.

Filbert in 1977.

World Cup 1500m - Athens 2006. Alex Kipchirchir final 400m in 49.7 after the opening 800m was 2min18s. Heshko second, Willis third.

In a championship race the best ever second lap was run back in 1958 at the Commonwealth Games when Herb Elliott passed 440 yards in 58.8 and came back in 50.5 [i.e. 50.2 for 400m]

Daniel Kipkirchir Komen closed a tactical 1500 at the end of the season in an international challenge meet in 48 mid in 2005 I think. Splits started 72-67.

some kid called rudisha ran 51.63 last lap at the London Olympics. Think he broke the world record too. yeyeh

DKK wrote:

Daniel Kipkirchir Komen closed a tactical 1500 at the end of the season in an international challenge meet in 48 mid in 2005 I think. Splits started 72-67.

no freakin way. vids or it didnt happen.

-Didn't Fermin Cacho close in sub 49.XX in 1992.

Women's 4 x 400m relay!

Richard Hymans wrote:

In a championship race the best ever second lap was run back in 1958 at the Commonwealth Games when Herb Elliott passed 440 yards in 58.8 and came back in 50.5 [i.e. 50.2 for 400m]

per Brian Hewson in his biography, he claims to have run 49.9 for the last lap closing in on Elliott having been detached at the bell.

I read where john walker ran a mile race with the first three laps in 3:03 followed by a 49 for a 352 total.

Pretty sure Steve Cram has.

I think it could happen ... if it was a marathon on a track.

track chick wrote:

Pretty sure Steve Cram has.

José Luis González vs. Steve Cram, Praga 27-6-1987 European Cup 1500m

Gonzalez ran 49.67 on the last lap to just pip Cram - they only really get going down the back straight