Rai Benjamin 47.02 in pouring rain. WTF is in the air today?

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Tex Antoine wrote:

A lesson is needed in what the best atmospheric conditions are to run sprints in. These conditions aren't far from being perfect.

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The same TV Producers follow L.A. kids from JHS on like Rai Benjamin, Michael Norman, Jenna Prandini, Carmelita, Jeter, Jordan Hasay, Desiree Davila, Meb Keflezighi, etc.

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Dijon Gebremustard wrote:

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Factuality wrote:

He lost recently to both Samba and Warholm, so no he wouldnt destroy either.

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If they were in this race he would have. No way Warholm could ever run anywhere near 47.02. Samba could get close but 47.0 is really special. A #2 all-time mark is never "expected", especially today

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Unfortunately, Benjamin now seems the most suspicious of the 400 hurdlers. Runs a few times prior to this with a 47.98 best and then pops a 47.02? I don't think so. His demeanor afterwards suggests a guilty person...

Is it possible that the 400m hurdles record is a tad weak because a guy with sub-44 flat speed and superb technique has never taken a serious go at the event? Benjamin glides over the hurdles and doesn't seem to lose his rhythm and his relay splits indicate that he could run under 44. Kevin Young and Edwin Moses never ran under 45 and Angelo Taylor and Kerron Clement were world class at the flat 400m but their speed always seemed to make up for sometimes poor hurdling form. They often didn't have the lead until after the last hurdle.

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Factuality wrote:

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Dijon Gebremustard wrote:

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Factuality wrote:

He lost recently to both Samba and Warholm, so no he wouldnt destroy either.

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If they were in this race he would have. No way Warholm could ever run anywhere near 47.02. Samba could get close but 47.0 is really special. A #2 all-time mark is never "expected", especially today

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Meant to say he lost his world lead to them over and over. If Samba and Warholm were in this it would have been a 46 second race.

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most suspicious wrote:

Unfortunately, Benjamin now seems the most suspicious of the 400 hurdlers. Runs a few times prior to this with a 47.98 best and then pops a 47.02? I don't think so. His demeanor afterwards suggests a guilty person...

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PrZ wrote:
Benjamin basically solo ran this race in rain.

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And the iaaf would have you think the longer distances are the dirty events .

Sprinting has never been dirtier even without bolt or less jamican's and some other names ,
more have filled the void , south africans , qatari's and on .

Wonder where all this speed is coming from ... The speed peptide . igf-1 lr3

Ha, you clearly know nothing about doping. Insulin growth factor, a speed peptide? Hmm.

Why does the title of this thread refer to the conditions during the race as "pouring rain?" Am I missing something, or is this video of a different race?

https://twitter.com/NCAATrackField/status/1005269671401017344

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what are you watching? wrote:

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PrZ wrote:
Benjamin basically solo ran this race in rain.

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I've watched the video a few times and although the track is wet, I don't detect any rain falling, at least any more than a mist at best, but even that I don't see. What makes you think it was raining during the race?

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Just think the weather was more conducive for distance runner than 400 meter running.

not to take anything away from Rai Benjamin, he does not show the telltale sign of PEDS of the Jamaica program...
for what it's worth, the visual has Benjamin looking far more like a natural runner than the rest.
in fact, Benjamin has an ideal runner's shape, beautiful frame, beautiful style, as opposed testosterone guns, and the rest.
ankle extension is something else, this is something every runner should figure out how to do, is strengthen the feet and ankle,
and get the perfect extension. you're talking yoga, calf extensions, massage, foot exercises..

http://media.arkansasonline.com/img/photos/2018/06/09/AP18160147704260_r600x400.jpg?689b03237e9432d372b8e4e059d8b6cfaff1b604

That ankle extension is beautiful. But it's not because he's thinking "point my toes" on takeoff, or doing a ton of calf raises; it's because he is pushing the ground away harder than the rest and ending up further in the air, which is not unconnected to the fact that he is way faster than the rest at that stage of the race...

The sprint Gods were crying heavily, hoping that all these talented NCAA sprinters would not make a mockery of the world records, thus the rain.

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eurodonkey wrote:

That ankle extension is beautiful. But it's not because he's thinking "point my toes" on takeoff, or doing a ton of calf raises; it's because he is pushing the ground away harder than the rest and ending up further in the air, which is not unconnected to the fact that he is way faster than the rest at that stage of the race...

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