Hardloper wrote:
It seems like Erik Sowinski is in every indoor 800 in Europe for the last 10 years
ith the low prize structure involved in indoor you need to pick up one of those 1,000 --3,000 checks every week to even afford to be on the circuit .
Hardloper wrote:
It seems like Erik Sowinski is in every indoor 800 in Europe for the last 10 years
ith the low prize structure involved in indoor you need to pick up one of those 1,000 --3,000 checks every week to even afford to be on the circuit .
Because I don't like NOP???
womens mile 409
67.69
2:12.37 at 809
1009 2:24.57
Muir on her own
3:16.68
4:18.74
Muir alone for the final 800
Sir Bastion Newbold wrote:
3.31.04
word record!!!!!!!!
Excellent team work. Sir Bastion with the announcement, Old Utlra Guy following with the M.Night Shyamalan twist.
probably sub-4 at 1500.
Haven't heard a split
In the Laura Muir race, the initial pace seemed very slow. Laura must have run a really fast second 880yds.
2:12/2:06 negative split.
Muir could run about 4:14 or faster.
kljk wrote:
2:12/2:06 negative split.
Muir could run about 4:14 or faster.
2:11 high/2:07 flat for the 804.5 splits.
The pacer was either too slow or instructed to merely get on pace for the British record of 4:23. I would have expected Arafi and Chebet to be stronger, they basically gave up before halfway through the race.
Here is the 1500m WR for those that didn't watch it live:
Old Ultra Guy wrote:
probably sub-4 at 1500.
Haven't heard a split
She ran 30.78 for her last 200m.
Pro-rate that pace for 109m and she went through 1500m right about 4:02.
Tefera has great form but man he shows no enthusiasm after the race. Looks almost pissed off a bit.
Tefera had to be pissed off about something...
nobody sets a WR, wins cash and reacts that way.
Tefera is a complete moron. More than a few track greats have been complete morons.
IMO
Had a major work thing today and couldn't sit down for more than 2 mins so I just watched the race. I see your position (I'm distrustful of NOP in general) but it looked like Tefera ran a smarter race. You tell any athlete to stick on a pace after missing a time as closely as Kejelcha did at Millrose and it isn't really a shock that he got out kicked. I'm all for committing to a fast pace but given their disparity in strengths it just would have been smarter for Kejelcha to let Tefera pass him after Som stepped off.
Wins first, records second. NOP has said for years they care more about wins than times. Last two races tell me that philosophy needs to be reemployed.
longjack wrote:
Tefera had to be pissed off about something...
nobody sets a WR, wins cash and reacts that way.
They do if they're pure enough to HATE setting world records and winning cash.
He also probably hated Kejelcha for subtly obstructing him on the backstretch.
It's obvious that these guys are racing on that fine line of performance enhanced limits. El Guerrouj's Mile WR was 3:48.45 and Kejelcha races 3:48.46, now Tefera takes down El G's 3:31.18 by racing 3:31.04... we're right at that ceiling until the next big drug breakthrough arrives. Not super exciting to think that it took 22 years and faster tracks to move the record by 0.14 seconds. Bittersweet for Kejelcha, but this guy might just run 7:28 indoors.