A lot of posters on Letsrun are going to look stupid for criticizing a 20 year old for his racing tactics when Murphy is looking like he overextended himself a bit already. The rivalry trumped up by a lot of folks on here isn't fair considering Murphy is older and more experienced. I hope Donovan kills it today.
It's not really a rivalry yet; I can't even recall a time when they raced head-to-head. Murphy clearly shouldn't have done the double and I don't think he'll ever be nearly as good at the 1500 as he is at the 800. I do think he'll still make the team today.
But it will actually be a bit of a surprise at this point if Brazier makes the team. He barely squeaked by in both rounds so far and will need to race much smarter to get top 3 today.
Who's your picks for the team today?
After seeing Clayton in the 1500 last night, my picks are:
1) DB
2) Erik Sowinski
3) Drew Windle
4) Isaiah Harris
Yep, unless Clayton miraculously recovers I don't have him in the top 4, otherwise I'd have him as the clear favorite.
Food for thought!!! wrote:
After seeing Clayton in the 1500 last night, my picks are:
1) DB
2) Erik Sowinski
3) Drew Windle
4) Isaiah Harris
Yep, unless Clayton miraculously recovers I don't have him in the top 4, otherwise I'd have him as the clear favorite.
1. Sowinski
2. Murphy
3. Brazier
My only worry for Brazier is he doesn't seem comfortable running a pack off of a slow pace. He should be fine in a race like that. Just crush the last 150 as hard you can. He's viewed as a speed guy simply because he comes from A&M and has run so fast but for 1:43 800 guy this guy was an XC monster and great miler in HS. He should be fine in a tactical 800 as his natural endurance is MILES above most 800 guys.
OP is disingenuous. Very.
Brazier was cruising 1:47 in a National HS meet as a senior. He was sub 1:50 as a junior in HS. Murphy barely broke 1:55 in HS.
Murphy has basically one more year of real top level racing experience as he came on as a college soph, making the NCAA and USATF finals. The OP makes it seem as if Murphy is closing in on Nick Symmonds in experience.
As a Frosh Brazier crushed it indoors, got hurt, came back and ran 1:43 at the NCAAs. He simply froze at the trials where Murphy did not, and Murphy eventually medaled in Rio, which earned him the enmity of the LR crowd, a groups which is comprised mostly of gutless armchair experts with little real world talent or experience, and falsetto voiced, civil war bearded millennial cucks who fall over each other to see who can project the most obvious virtue signaling.
In the case of Murphy and Brazier, the virtue signaling begins by creating a rivalry that doesn't have any meat - yet - so to speak, and then making sure that Brazier is always presented as someone ignored, despised, not getting the credit he deserves because he's a POC and that's why I'm waving my arms overhead, so you can all see I'm taking the high road and cheering him on while wishing the worst for the horrible, mid-Western pig farmer who's dripping with pale-face privilege.
Murphy was gutsy in trying to do the double. It was a bit more than he can handle this year, and the heat made it even more so. Hopefully he's OK, but once a hammy starts bothering you, it usually needs a couple of days off.
Officials need to schedule this meet so that athletes who might want to double - for real - in the 800/1500, 1500/5k, 5k/10k can do so. It can be done, and if there's whining about the expense then lets have a close look at the USATF's budget starting with the salaries handed to the folks at the top.
Hopefully Murphy and Brazier both make the team and Murphy can be fully back on track in London.
Capt. Britain wrote:
OP is disingenuous. Very.
Brazier was cruising 1:47 in a National HS meet as a senior. He was sub 1:50 as a junior in HS. Murphy barely broke 1:55 in HS.
Murphy has basically one more year of real top level racing experience as he came on as a college soph, making the NCAA and USATF finals. The OP makes it seem as if Murphy is closing in on Nick Symmonds in experience.
As a Frosh Brazier crushed it indoors, got hurt, came back and ran 1:43 at the NCAAs. He simply froze at the trials where Murphy did not, and Murphy eventually medaled in Rio, which earned him the enmity of the LR crowd, a groups which is comprised mostly of gutless armchair experts with little real world talent or experience, and falsetto voiced, civil war bearded millennial cucks who fall over each other to see who can project the most obvious virtue signaling.
In the case of Murphy and Brazier, the virtue signaling begins by creating a rivalry that doesn't have any meat - yet - so to speak, and then making sure that Brazier is always presented as someone ignored, despised, not getting the credit he deserves because he's a POC and that's why I'm waving my arms overhead, so you can all see I'm taking the high road and cheering him on while wishing the worst for the horrible, mid-Western pig farmer who's dripping with pale-face privilege.
Murphy was gutsy in trying to do the double. It was a bit more than he can handle this year, and the heat made it even more so. Hopefully he's OK, but once a hammy starts bothering you, it usually needs a couple of days off.
Officials need to schedule this meet so that athletes who might want to double - for real - in the 800/1500, 1500/5k, 5k/10k can do so. It can be done, and if there's whining about the expense then lets have a close look at the USATF's budget starting with the salaries handed to the folks at the top.
Hopefully Murphy and Brazier both make the team and Murphy can be fully back on track in London.
Viewing the world this way must be exhausting.
Capt. Britain wrote:
...falsetto voiced, civil war bearded millennial cucks who fall over each other to see who can project the most obvious virtue signaling.
...
What kind of drugs is this lunatic taking?
Capt. Britain wrote:
As a Frosh Brazier crushed it indoors, got hurt, came back and ran 1:43 at the NCAAs. He simply froze at the trials where Murphy did not, and Murphy eventually medaled in Rio, which earned him the enmity of the LR crowd, a groups which is comprised mostly of gutless armchair experts with little real world talent or experience, and falsetto voiced, civil war bearded millennial cucks who fall over each other to see who can project the most obvious virtue signaling.
In the case of Murphy and Brazier, the virtue signaling begins by creating a rivalry that doesn't have any meat - yet - so to speak, and then making sure that Brazier is always presented as someone ignored, despised, not getting the credit he deserves because he's a POC and that's why I'm waving my arms overhead, so you can all see I'm taking the high road and cheering him on while wishing the worst for the horrible, mid-Western pig farmer who's dripping with pale-face privilege.
Don't you have a Paul Joseph Watson video you should be jerking off to right now?
Brazier killed it today. Murphy's looking like a fool. For a 20 year old, Donovan has done so well dealing with all the hype and showing poise in his 1st year as a pro.