He took down Berian who himself has taken a few scalps this season and last, and has been arguably pegged as the US's 800m medal hope... assuming Murphy gets through the rounds and assuming his race execution is tactically sound, could he sneak into that top 3?
He needs to close faster than Tuka, the polish guy, and and the two kenyan guys who beat Rudisha.
Looks like they put Clayton on the Centro sauce right away after signing him. And had Alberto personally administer Androgel massages, with just the right amount to avoid testing positive.
Say No To EPO wrote:
He took down Berian who himself has taken a few scalps this season and last, and has been arguably pegged as the US's 800m medal hope... assuming Murphy gets through the rounds and assuming his race execution is tactically sound, could he sneak into that top 3?
It'd be one of the biggest medal upsets in OG history. So no.
Because Centro sauce is better wrote:
Looks like they put Clayton on the Centro sauce right away after signing him. And had Alberto personally administer Androgel massages, with just the right amount to avoid testing positive.
Sarcasm? He's a kicker just look at the NCAA 1500....
Because Centro sauce is better wrote:
Looks like they put Clayton on the Centro sauce right away after signing him. And had Alberto personally administer Androgel massages, with just the right amount to avoid testing positive.
The fun never ends on LR.
queen gyms wrote:
He needs to close faster than Tuka, the polish guy, and and the two kenyan guys who beat Rudisha.
And Bosse...Jesus just making the final will be amazing.
Any chance mak daddy or souleman run the 800?
He could be the Dave Wottle of 2016
No, but then again I thought he'd be 4th or 5th today. He is still full of surprises.
Jc had dreads so shake em wrote:
queen gyms wrote:He needs to close faster than Tuka, the polish guy, and and the two kenyan guys who beat Rudisha.
And Bosse...Jesus just making the final will be amazing.
Any chance mak daddy or souleman run the 800?
Bosse will fail hard in major championships. Although I do agree that he looks so much better this year
Farflung wrote:
He could be the Dave Wottle of 2016
Get him a hat, stat! I like his chances of making the final, I think he has a real low 1:44 in him, maybe up to a second faster than today. But medalling is going to be extremely difficult.
Samuel DeChamplain wrote:
Because Centro sauce is better wrote:Looks like they put Clayton on the Centro sauce right away after signing him. And had Alberto personally administer Androgel massages, with just the right amount to avoid testing positive.
Sarcasm? He's a kicker just look at the NCAA 1500....
Kicking against top end NCAA guys like Yorks and Wynne is drastically different than kicking against elite international competition. I do think Murphy can make the final and is a medal darkhorse, but im not going to say he is a "contender" because pretty much anyone who makes the final can get a medal.
Say No To EPO wrote:
He took down Berian who himself has taken a few scalps this season and last, and has been arguably pegged as the US's 800m medal hope... assuming Murphy gets through the rounds and assuming his race execution is tactically sound, could he sneak into that top 3?
He is a 1:44 high runner. That isn't a medal threat. If he is lucky he will make it to the final. Hey occasionally stuff happens (i.e. maybe he runs 1sec pr, maybe their is a pile up he avoids) but there were 12 sub 1:44 guy (counting only 3 kenyans) last year. Some of them will screw up in the heats but that is still a lot of guys that are noticeably faster.
if he makes an 8 person I final, I estimate he has a 37.5% chance of getting one of the 3 medals.
asfdafdadsfadsdafs wrote:
Say No To EPO wrote:He took down Berian who himself has taken a few scalps this season and last, and has been arguably pegged as the US's 800m medal hope... assuming Murphy gets through the rounds and assuming his race execution is tactically sound, could he sneak into that top 3?
He is a 1:44 high runner. That isn't a medal threat. If he is lucky he will make it to the final. Hey occasionally stuff happens (i.e. maybe he runs 1sec pr, maybe their is a pile up he avoids) but there were 12 sub 1:44 guy (counting only 3 kenyans) last year. Some of them will screw up in the heats but that is still a lot of guys that are noticeably faster.
Correct.
Unlikely to make the final. He can barely break 1:45 and the medalists are 1:41-1:42 men.
Hell, 1:42 didn't even medal at the last games.
won't make finals wrote:
asfdafdadsfadsdafs wrote:He is a 1:44 high runner. That isn't a medal threat. If he is lucky he will make it to the final. Hey occasionally stuff happens (i.e. maybe he runs 1sec pr, maybe their is a pile up he avoids) but there were 12 sub 1:44 guy (counting only 3 kenyans) last year. Some of them will screw up in the heats but that is still a lot of guys that are noticeably faster.
Correct.
Unlikely to make the final. He can barely break 1:45 and the medalists are 1:41-1:42 men.
Hell, 1:42 didn't even medal at the last games.
this isn't the last Olympics. 1:44 is far more likely to get 2nd or 3rd than 1:42 is to get 4th this year. I would be surprised if the winner is faster than 1:43.4.
Is there a rule against attaching a helium balloon to yourself while running a road race?
Am I living in the twilight zone? The Boston Marathon weather was terrible!
How rare is it to run a sub 5 minute mile AND bench press 225?
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Move over Mark Coogan, Rojo and John Kellogg share their 3 favorite mile workouts
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