I've heard that the affect of altitude at 800m is nill because of the countering effect between the lower O2 and the reduced air resistance. Is their any truth to that or is it BS?
I've heard that the affect of altitude at 800m is nill because of the countering effect between the lower O2 and the reduced air resistance. Is their any truth to that or is it BS?
Speed Kills wrote:
There is one time in the IAAF list faster than Khadevis', and the IAAF has labelled it with an "A," so they also believe that altitude is an aid for 800.
Not necessarily Speed kills,
I think that the IAAF lists the 'A' whenever it applies. example:
29:00.5 A Andrew Limo KEN 15 03 1984 1 Nairobi 24 05 2003
Certainly no assistance there.
Kipketer retired... (fyi)
trackhead wrote:
That's a great time for those conditions, however...
For a medal, he'll have to go through these guys who haven't even begun their racing seasons:
Yuriy Borzakovskiy (RUS) - Olympic champion, 45.87/1:42.47/2:17.40/3:43.24
Mbulaeni Mulaudzi (RSA) - Olympic silver medalist, defending CWG Champ, 1:42.89/2:18.45A/3:39.70
Wilson Kipketer (DAN) - Olympic bronze medalist, defending European Champ, WR holder (possibly sitting out worlds this year)
Wilfred Bungei (KEN) - 1:42.34, 2:18.60
Djabir Saïd-Guerni (ALG) - 2003 World Champ, 46.15/1:43.09/2:14.
and more...
Hope he runs well, but it's a long season against some stiff competition.
No he didn't -- he just said that he'll be defending his European title in Goteborg in 2006 -- he has said, though, he may be skipping Helsinki this season.
If you believe trackhead's assertion that the 800 is 99% aerobic, then Doubell's 800 is the best distance mark of all-timme!
Khadevis Robinson Blog:
It's obvious KR is ready to perform, but where are the other top 800 guys? Krum? Peterson? Johnson?
RPG
You may or may not be correct re this being the fastest time of the 2005; but that is irrelevant.
Americans always run fast times early in the season...while
the Europeans, Africans, etc. duke it out with the trials of miles. Americans typically peak way too early...partially because of the college track schedule we have become adapted to...even after grad.
Consider Webb last year. He ran a phenomenal race at the Pre; I saw it and was impressed as he wupped three Kenyan
"pace setters". He was peaking THEN! He held his peak and ran a great race in the blistering Sacramento heat. And
that was it! He couldn't hold the ability to sustain such an effort and did comparatively, shit, at the Olympics.
When do the Africans, the Russians and the Europeans peak?
I hope Robinson is not beginning to peak...but rather, just "in training"! The most significant races in the World are in August...I hope he can hold something back and peak when all the money is on the table!
Pursuant to Robinson's time...it is a great time; but running a fast 800 solo...without the flyin elbows, may
be much easier then in a pack 10 hyper, high strung, hornery, sons a horse thieves... all jockeying for position.
Q