Kenyan Championships - 400m

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just a theory, in the usa the shorter distances are seen as the glamour events, and the distance runners are sometimes looked at as the ones that could not make it in the sprints. in kenya the opposite may be true.

it was tactical.

ya, i was there, it was a sit and kick affair

MAYBE EVERYONE HAD TO TAKE A BIG SHIT

It is obviously some kind of mistake. They either had the wrong start line or those are the results for the 400H. A 21-sec 200 runner would run away from 50+ 400 runners and then win TWO cahmpionships.

And when have Kenyans run 49-point for 400m at the end of a race at altitude?

It must be for the hurdles. Kenya has won OG in the 4x400m before.

a 145 800 guy coudl run away from a 50.xx any way, i think its kinda funny the the nike outdoor national (highschool) times in the 100-200-400 were faster than the kenyon national meet..

Ya but they didnt run on a dirt track

la verdad wrote:

it was tactical.

lol.

broejob wrote:

a 145 800 guy coudl run away from a 50.xx any way, i think its kinda funny the the nike outdoor national (highschool) times in the 100-200-400 were faster than the kenyon national meet..

It's somewhat difficult to run fast 100, 200, and 400 times at 8,000 feet altitude on a chewed up dirt track, possibly without shoes, and also with what is likely an inaccurately measured distance.

Altitude helps sprints.

Kasarani isn't a dirt track and Kenya has guys running 45-46 for 400... if not 44. Those times must have been for the 400H.

This is in actual fact a 400hurdles time. Haven't seen any results for 400 for these champs yet.

I was there , beleave me they have good 400m runners.

They should make the 4x400m final in Helsinki.

Nationals means nothing for the Kenyans , they ran for points to help there club.

As allways Armed forces won and Prisons took second.

Next weekend in the trials you will see faster times when everyone competes for a spot for Worlds.

Keep a eye on the new kid in the 800m Suleiman from Police he looked very impressif .

I remember Ezra Sambu running a 44.43 at the 2001 national trials. we have very very good sprinters but they all turn opt for the 800m because there just isnt enough facilities and technical for sprints in kenya. Most of those 800m and 1500 kenyan runners you see are mostly 47sec or better 400m runners.