Isaiah Harris takes down Saruni in 800: "I saw blood and I attacked" w video of race

Penn State bio says he holds the Maine state HS record in the 200, and was second at XC!!!!!!!!!!!

dat range

good for him

How is that a huge upset, wejo? Harris is a raw competitor and really performs when it matters. He was beer worse than a coin toss for the win

These effing auto spell checkers are destroying western civilization.

I was competing at the New England championships where he (I believe this is the race you're referring to) ran 21.84 in the 200 to grab fourth. This was less than forty-five minutes after he won the 800 meters in 1:52. Not something you see every day.

After looking at the results, I have a slight correction to make. He ran 21.82.

Is Saruni another victim of the Kiprop slowdown?

Low-16 guy in XC too.

Certainly not a Tim Ducksworth... wrote:

Low-16 guy in XC too.

That's awesome. I love dudes who don't "overthink" distance and specialization and just go out and RUN. Reminds me a bit of Webb, who was slaying 400s during his senior HS year of track and then crushing 8-12k XC months later.

Not a huge upset at all. Harris has been one of the best in country for a while now. And his range has been noted elsewhere in this string. He's also very sharp at putting himself in good tactical position in 800 races, which is critical. Saruni might have won the race but for a tactical error in going way too soon. This result was not a surprise or a huge upset. Nice race, Harris !

Make no mistake that this is a huge upset, because Saruni had run nearly two seconds faster than Harris and easily broke the college record at this distance. I am psyched about this meet, Harris, Benjamin, Norman, USC, and about this result. Isaiah Harris had shown that he was special back at the Maine state meets with his range, but with his form, it was a question how much he could improve without correcting it. Well, he hasn't corrected it much and he hasn't gotten much faster since his freshman year, but he was very smart here in contrast to Saruni, who went hard twice well before the end and died. Congratulations to Harris on the victory and a new pr sub 1:45!

malmo wrote:

How is that a huge upset, wejo? Harris is a raw competitor and really performs when it matters. He was beer worse than a coin toss for the win

Wrong. When the reigning NCAA 800 indoor champ, also the current collegiate 800 record holder with a PR a second faster than anyone else in the field, loses the race it is an upset. Not Jets over Colts, but an upset all the same.

Having said that, Harris is a spectacular racer. Has a knack for staying out of trouble and tends to move at exactly the right time.

Subway Surfers Addiction wrote:

Is Saruni another victim of the Kiprop slowdown?

That'll change. Word is out that the people behind the whole E. African mess are now shelling out the $$$ in order to let sprinters, athletes from certain third world countries, and all E. Africans get away with drug use while at the same time enforcement will be stepped up against Europeans, Japanese, palefaces in the US, etc. We're going to see amazing performances - all drug based - followed by the true collapse of the sport. It'll be awesome. We can thank the naivety of Westerners for all of it.

Any time a record holder gets beat its an upset. His coach should of peaked him better. Maybe he has been banged up but still breaking records in the middle of the season i see as a clear sign of an early peak.

Some people time-trial and others just win. Harris won the Big Ten 800 both indoors and outdoors every time he's contested it so far (6 wins, i.e. both indoors and out in 2016, 2017, and now 2018). And don't start any crap about how weak the Big Ten is at distance running after the Big Ten just swept every distance event at NCAA's for men except the 5k (800, 1500, 3K steeple, 10k). Harris was 4th at NCAA's and 6th at US Nationals after his frosh year. 2nd at NCAA's and silver medalist at US Nationals after his soph year, making the USA World's team where he then made it to semi's. That's semi's at World Champs, OK? This year, he takes first at NCAA's. 4th as frosh, 2nd as soph, 1st as junior. And with all those titles every year. And you say it's a huge upset. I have to laugh...... There are some really uninformed posters on this site who don't know the first thing about what it takes to race and win vs what it takes to run fast. Harris is a consummate tactician and racer who cannot be overlooked or considered an upset winner in any collegiate 800 he contests. Anyone who argues otherwise just hasn't been paying close enough attention.

citius5000 wrote:

Any time a record holder gets beat its an upset. His coach should of peaked him better. Maybe he has been banged up but still breaking records in the middle of the season i see as a clear sign of an early peak.

Wrongo. A championship classic is the under-challenged top-dogs crumbling when other runners are near them at the point where they think they should be alone in front.

The Menshevik wrote:

Subway Surfers Addiction wrote:

Is Saruni another victim of the Kiprop slowdown?

That'll change. Word is out that the people behind the whole E. African mess are now shelling out the $$$ in order to let sprinters, athletes from certain third world countries, and all E. Africans get away with drug use while at the same time enforcement will be stepped up against Europeans, Japanese, palefaces in the US, etc. We're going to see amazing performances - all drug based - followed by the true collapse of the sport. It'll be awesome. We can thank the naivety of Westerners for all of it.

You are a special kind of stupid.