Official 2017 USATF Outdoor Nats Day 4 Live Discussion Thread

shhhhh... (maybe a free stream, maybe not)

ddnbb wrote:

Funny how good the US is in the 800, where all of the real contenders have the standard, compared to the 1500 where even the medallists are so lousy that they have to "chase" every single WC.

And the US has a decent number of guys with the 5000 and 10k standards too. At least enough that the top 3 don't have to chase. Maybe the 1500 standard is just harder??

Meh........ wrote:

Was not expecting that from Muhammed. She equaled her PB of 52.64 after a rather average season. Little had a great late push to run 52.75. Carter in 3rd ran under 53 as well, and McLaughlin set a new WJR, but only got 6th

Top 3 under 53, top 6 under 54!

Muhammad (52.65) and Little (53.74) just joined the top 10 all time list!

McLaughlin (53.82) sets junior world record.

Can't even watch the USATF champs without getting a Bolt piece ...just retire already. The guy is so fake and obnoxious. Obvious drug cheat is obvious. Go away, you and all the Jamaican sprint cheats plz.

Can't even watch the USATF champs without getting a Bolt piece ...just retire already. The guy is so fake and obnoxious. Obvious drug cheat is obvious. Go away, you and all the Jamaican sprint cheats plz.

Close men's race with some upsets. Lots of lead changes in the last 100m

Never heard of any of these guys that just went 1-3 in the 400m finals.

So many sprinters thanking God for their finish. 3/3 on the 400m hurdles. Did they pray a little harder than the other competitors before the race?

robbsterzz wrote:

Can't even watch the USATF champs without getting a Bolt piece ...just retire already. The guy is so fake and obnoxious. Obvious drug cheat is obvious. Go away, you and all the Jamaican sprint cheats plz.

Yeah, let's save USATFs for US drug cheats like US Champ Gatlin!!

Always fun watching the passing of the guard in an event. This is an important year for new blood in some events. Gives them time to get world stage experience and prepare for the next Games.

And I swear, some black lady is always screaming into the microphone at the finish line after every race. Did NBC hire Carol Lewis for fake background noise??? Geesh!!!! Move her to the backstretch!!!

robbsterzz wrote:

Can't even watch the USATF champs without getting a Bolt piece ...just retire already. The guy is so fake and obnoxious. Obvious drug cheat is obvious. Go away, you and all the Jamaican sprint cheats plz.

Almost as bad as the fake 2hour marathon piece

transient wrote:

So many sprinters thanking God for their finish. 3/3 on the 400m hurdles. Did they pray a little harder than the other competitors before the race?

people get so salty when athletes thank god... lol..

who cares

Rick Allen is horrible. No clue who and where the runners are. He just utters the top names coming into the race during different segments. He was calling Kerron Clement at the end of the race and someone probably said it was Futch. He's done the same in so many sprint, distance, and hurdle events. He should not be calling races for a major network. Bring back Tom or get someone who knows the athletes and can call a race.

I woke up from a nap on the couch in 83 when Kratochvilova crossed the finish line in Helsinki and raised her arms to reveal that she had Don King in a headlock!!! I thought Creature Feature had already started. Good Lord!!!! The wonder of Steroids....

Hmmmmmmm wrote:

Why do they always interview everyone after the sprint events but not the distance events?

Skipped Centro and Gregorek yesterday like they were garbage. Same thing with Harris and swindle today. But they interview Shamier Little who is trying to catch her breath and has her head down.

Hmm.... very interesting......

Interesting? LOL. Not really.

That's like asking why Jamaican TV doesn't cover the steeplechase better. Um, because there are actual competitive events to look at.

From your post it sounds like they are interviewing athletes in events where the level of performance is high. The USA is lousy in the men's 1500 right now, with only three men having standard. I am sure they interviewed the women's 1500 winner, correct?

I wouldn't call Centro and Gregorek "garbage", but let's face it, they were 2-3 in an event where NOBODY ELSE IN THE TOP 10 HAS THE STANDARD TO EVEN GO TO WORLDS.

Not exactly impressive compared with the sprints, where every single finalist is at least competent to qualify for the team.

Brenda is gorgeous btw

Rick Allen is horrible. No clue who and where the runners are. He just utters the top names coming into the race during different segments. He was calling Kerron Clement at the end of the race and someone probably said it was Futch. He's done the same in so many sprint, distance, and hurdle events. He should not be calling races for a major network. Bring back Tom or get someone who knows the athletes and can call a race.

Men's 400H:

Florida's Eric Futch wins as three guys who have never made a US team will represent Team USA in London. Olympic champ Kerron Clement gets a wildcard spot for worlds as the 2016 Diamond League champ.

1 Eric Futch Florida 48.18

2 Michael Stigler adidas 48.26

3 TJ Holmes Florida 48.44

4 Byron Robinson Texas 48.5

5 Johnny Dutch Unattached 48.6

6 Quincy Downing Unattached 48.7

7 Kerron Clement Nike 48.91

8 Bershawn Jackson NIKE / Run U Xpress 49.51

Ajee Wilson looks primed for a 4th place World Champs finish behind all the biological men!