MICHAEL NORMAN DFL in Semi heat

rojo wrote:

Here are some quotes from NBCSN.

"just wasn't my day. Body was giving me signs.

Body was telling me to slow down to prevent something tragic from happening.

It's the same thing that's been nagging before USA - been coming on and off.

I'm just happy that I didn't make a huge mistake... It just wasnt my time."

Yea, didn't want to risk injury and miss out on a medal at the world championships or anything? Oh, wait??

very strange indeed... wrote:

Yea, overnight something happened?? Things that make you go hmmm.

Also, fastest time of season in April, coaching mistake!

Disagree. I've randomly felt something was "off" in my hamstring when warming up, run the 400 anyway, and injured myself in the process. I wish I had listened to my body like Norman did.

the magic rat wrote:

very strange indeed... wrote:

Yea, overnight something happened?? Things that make you go hmmm.

Also, fastest time of season in April, coaching mistake!

Disagree. I've randomly felt something was "off" in my hamstring when warming up, run the 400 anyway, and injured myself in the process. I wish I had listened to my body like Norman did.

Well, I guess he did run the race though. I assume he got into it hoping he'd feel better, didn't, and then didn't go to that next gear that would have pushed it over the edge (rather than just dropping out).

waxonist wrote:

this will likely be an unpopular opinion but, michael norman peaked too early. 43.4 in april. great for the audience, but it never meant a (projection-wise) 42.9 at worlds. i dont blame his training or his schedule at all, but actually his own body as a first-year professional, not used to peaking in september at all. BUT, same thing happened to brazier his freshman year. couple years later, and look at him obliterating them two laps with an american record.

physiologists feel free to chime in, but i believe his speed endurance was april-may-june ready, not september (let alone october for christ's sakes). nonetheless we got michael norman for a looong time.

With him out, can cedenio win it?

Someone needs to check someone that just won big with prediction

If you watch the race video you can see his cadance gets a little funny right around 20-21 seconds into the race as they are going into the curve.

very strange indeed... wrote:

Yea, overnight something happened?? Things that make you go hmmm.

Also, fastest time of season in April, coaching mistake!

He has the same coach as Rai Benjamin.

Not a coaching mistake.

Whatley wrote:

Dr. DETROIT wrote:

Dang that sucks! That 43.4 in April was just too early. Hard to keep that up for this long.

Too many NCAA athletes (and in history) doing great at these Champs for that to be the case. They've been at it since Feb.

Correct. Holloway won the 110H. This guy has been killing it in several events since January.

First Shamika Wembley and now Michael Norman.....WTF???

How do you just stop running in the World Championships?

Maybe they both are saving it for Zurich...next summer.

Whatley wrote:

I knew things were going too smooth, that sucks.

Fred Kerley take over!

4x4?

Get Brazier on the 4x400!!!

For me personally, I think he was pissing hot and had to slow down and pretend he was injured. That way they will unlikely test him when he comes back home since he is injured, and if they do test him he could say he got stuff to heal his injury since he is out of competition now. Some things are legal out of competition , while others are not.

Hate to say it but I think this is true. At his age he should have no problem doing the double. Smh. Big disappointment here Norman. Not sure if he wants any of Wade next year or not.

I can name several wrote:

Dr. DETROIT wrote:

And what collegiates are doing well in these champs? Most are crashing hard. It's hard to do on a normal but these guys are running in Oct!

Wadeline Jonathas - Who is this lady? Never heard of her

Grant Holloway _ Gold

Gleb Dudarev - Nada

Armand Duplantis - Silver

Laulauga Tausaga _ Nada

Angie Annelus - Nada

Teahna Daniels - ran last

Bryce Hoppel - Nada

Do you want to try again with a different batch of college athletes or is it you simply do not understand the concept of doing well.

It wasn't a tank. He could have clearly just stopped and walked off the track, especially if you think he was doping.

Clearly something was wrong as soon as got out of the blocks. He should have just stopped to be honest.

But he just decided to slow down. He could have easily finished top 2.

Are you seriously suggesting Bryce Hoppel ran poorly

ex-runner wrote:

JosePublico wrote:

Nice to see that this young man knows when not to push himself.

But surely you just stop? Not risk injury finishing the race in 45s

He did his warm down

NYDCRunner1 wrote:

I can name several wrote:

Wadeline Jonathas - Who is this lady? Never heard of her

Grant Holloway _ Gold

Gleb Dudarev - Nada

Armand Duplantis - Silver

Laulauga Tausaga _ Nada

Angie Annelus - Nada

Teahna Daniels - ran last

Bryce Hoppel - Nada

Do you want to try again with a different batch of college athletes or is it you simply do not understand the concept of doing well.

You've never heard of Jonathas?

Get back to us when you know something about the sport, sport.

Norman's interview was just strange.....