nonsense
51.5 pace is that expected for a
1'45.0
with usual 2s +ve splits
you clearly have no clue about the event
it does not matter if you are 1500 or 10k guy running a 800, there is a certain 400 split, which if smoothly achieved with 0.5s slowing 200s, that the last lap will be 2s slower than 1st
all 800 attempts have to be assessed on that basis
if a 1'43.0 guy runs it off 51.0 / 52.0, then what on earth do you think his 800 woud be off 50.5 or even 50.0 ???
you have to quicken the initial 400 until all you can produce is a 2s slower next 400, regardless of whatever your primary distance is
clueless
100% expected
even if he ran 1'42-high/1'43-flat, he wouda been expected to have got no better than 6th if the field ran upto par
that means significant drafting factored in already
are you so inept as to not realise this ?!
nonsense
his 1'44.6 was run with wind which maya been -2.8 !!! as that was wind for next race
that is wrecking wind which cost at least 1s
he came into lausanne with a likely effective pb of more like ~ 1'43-mid if that had been 0 wind day
he woud expect at some stage to improve upon that as that was his 1st ever elite-field 800
utter nonsense
24.6 is pace for :
( 4 * initial 200 ) + 3
=
1'41.4 !!!
what on earth is coe alleged to have gone thru in 200 in his 1'41.7 ???