The Future Has Arrived Noah Lyles Crushes Lashawn Merritt Runs 19.90

He did exactly "crush" him.

Very nice progress by Lyles. Just yesterday I was looking for information about his 200m cohort Michael Norman. Seems he was recovering from injury the last several months. He ran his first race after recovering—a 400m—last week. Ran 45.22. Hopefully we'll get to see a showdown between Lyles and Norman. Both are such a refreshing change from the show-boaters who run the sprints.

But, can he break 5?

Sub-5 Mile wrote:

But, can he break 5?

Can you break 20s?

Pure hype to promote interest in the Sport. When I see 19.7s then I will take him seriously .

As soon a people see a cicrcuit race with a fast time they get all excited.

Nice Progress wrote:

Very nice progress by Lyles. Just yesterday I was looking for information about his 200m cohort Michael Norman. Seems he was recovering from injury the last several months. He ran his first race after recovering—a 400m—last week. Ran 45.22. Hopefully we'll get to see a showdown between Lyles and Norman. Both are such a refreshing change from the show-boaters who run the sprints.

I've been watching these two guys keenly (Norman and Lyles).

With Bolt gone, and Gatlin ageing, together with De Grasse and Bromell, the sprints are in a good place.

Lyles and Norman are the present and the future.

Jamaica doesn't have anyone to take Bolt's scalp and must be very concerned. They don't seem to have lost anything in Fraser Price now that they have THompson.

I called the Shanghai race for De Grasse but i didn't expect him to be that dominant.

Oh, then there is the Friday guy , the young american ......I think his name is trantavis.

The US is in it for the men's sprints.

Bways01@yahoo.com wrote:

Pure hype to promote interest in the Sport. When I see 19.7s then I will take him seriously .

As soon a people see a cicrcuit race with a fast time they get all excited.

Folks have the nerve to be excited for a 19 year old who in his first international pro meet trounced a solid field!!

But seriously, you're fooling no one. When he runs 19.7, you'll be the first donkey to suggest that he's doping, kinda like you did in the other thread for this race he ran earlier.

Have a seat

You should have many seats. I stand by what I said.

Bways01@yahoo.com wrote:

You should have many seats. I stand by what I said.

As soon a people see a cicrcuit race ...

You most certainly should.

Bways01@yahoo.com wrote:

I stand by what I said.

You stand on quicksand. Drown yourself in cynicism if you so please.

Well good for you.

Wow, that's nuts!!!

Lyles looks extremely fluid in the last 50m. He should run a very fast 400m as well (he also ran the terrific indoor 300m this year). He is legit and should be a medal contender for many years. This is tied for the world lead but is superior to Van Niekerk's run given the altitude advantage WVN had. It is tied also for 151st all time and one of only five guys to break 20 under the age of 20.

He showed right out of the gate that he was prepared and unafraid of this kind of competition on the Diamond League halfway around the world. A one-tenth of a second improvement would put him to 67th all-time; a two-tenth of a second improvement would put him to 31st; and with a 19.60, he'd move to 17th all-time. So, he really is not very far away at all from joining the all-time greats and it is entirely reasonable to think that a 19 year old sprinter just entering the pros, and dropping almost two-tenths of a second his first time as a pro outdoors, is going to continue to drop time and get faster for a few years.

With him, Kerley, Merritt, and probably Tony McQuay, the 4x400m could go 2:56 this year, possibly 2:55.

Bways01@yahoo.com wrote:

Pure hype to promote interest in the Sport. When I see 19.7s then I will take him seriously .

As soon a people see a cicrcuit race with a fast time they get all excited.

Lol

I love this kid and I love his personality. So nice to see a bit of emotion after basically 2 decades of Gatlin, Merritt and a litany of other bland or outright nasty American sprinters.

Looking forward to a long and successful career for Lyles.

Lyles is actually T43 when it comes to performers (which is really what matters). The 151 is performances.

I didn't even know about his kid until his senior year! Now he is one of the best in the world. He is making excellent progress and he should be in prime shape for Tokyo 2020 gold.

wejo wrote:

Noah Lyles Diamond League debut was a smashing success as he got the win and joined the sub 20 club all at the age of 19.Race video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEkDL63udpYhttps://twitter.com/letsrundotcom/status/863369989788770304

Last night we started a thread on how is debut would go, would he make the Worlds team and would he medal at Worlds this year.

I said he would win today and if he made the Worlds team he would medal.

I feel better about him medalling at Worlds now. Van Niekerk is the favorite assuming he runs but after that lookout.

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oooooo he MURDERED that last 60-70 meters. goddamn!

Webb is BACK baby!!1