Official SESSION 17 Live Discussion Thread - M5K, W 1500, W 400,....

Is Trey Okay? wrote:

The I-Ties!! Pietro Mennea is dancing somewhere.

I'm sure that he is up in heaven -19.72!

Thank You Andre De Grasse for keeping China off the podium!!!

agip wrote:

tryyyq wrote:

Come on - if Simpson or Shelby had run that race they would have been trashed on this board. Three of the women ahead of her ran pb's in the same conditions. It wasn't a good race from our best 1500 runner any way you cut it.

Id say the difference is that purrier is a newbie - her first 1500 in a global championship. How many diamond league races has she done? she did make the final at worlds 2 yrs ago in the 5k

houlihan was 4th at worlds in the 1500 with a 3:54. more expected from her.

simpson obvi is an old vet and global champ.

at purrier's level of speed and experience and accomplishment....this is;...fine. not great but not disappointing either.

I just don't think that is an excuse. Mu is newbie. Purrier is 26, Kipyegon is 27 and Muir and Hassan are 28. The Japanese woman who finished 2 places ahead of her is 21.

Just no way that a country like the US can ever match the sprinting talent of Italy. Italy has all the advantages over the US, that is why Italy has been historically dominant over the US in track. Proud of little old America for even trying to compete with these powerhouses. Making the semis is a great accomplishment.

I-MFing-talia

so great to see that. perfect handoffs and a major run-down in the last 100

gutted for japan tho

letsrunlurker wrote:

what are the italians on?

Maybe unlike the US superstars they actually take the event seriously and practice as a team?

letsrunlurker wrote:

what are the italians on?

....everyone knows Italy is famous for being on the 'sauce'

They certainly know how to pasta baton well

USA: Take notes on those exchanges.

Look at that final exchange. It is absolutely perfect! Tortu loses almost no momentum and is flying at full speed within 1 stride of getting the stick.

Look at the final GBR exchange in comparison. It is not bad at all, but there is a slight stutter in the outgoing runner. This is a race of hundredths...

Gardiner's T-shirt wrote:

They certainly know how to pasta baton well

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tryyyq wrote:

agip wrote:

Id say the difference is that purrier is a newbie - her first 1500 in a global championship. How many diamond league races has she done? she did make the final at worlds 2 yrs ago in the 5k

houlihan was 4th at worlds in the 1500 with a 3:54. more expected from her.

simpson obvi is an old vet and global champ.

at purrier's level of speed and experience and accomplishment....this is;...fine. not great but not disappointing either.

I just don't think that is an excuse. Mu is newbie. Purrier is 26, Kipyegon is 27 and Muir and Hassan are 28. The Japanese woman who finished 2 places ahead of her is 21.

Mu is a legit prodigy. No one is claiming Purrier is a Mu. Everyone develops at different rates, and arguably NCAAs slowed her development down a bit. She’s certainly improved a lot since going pro recently. Her trajectory is ‘up’ and it’s looking good for her. If she continues to improve in The next 1-2 years, she’s a medal contender in Paris.

Muir has also improved quite a bit since finishing her vet studies too.

Kilty went on a huge PR + media campaign to get the British mens 4x100m set up to start taking it seriously when they didn't qualify in 2016. Really successful cycle for them now, getting a medal at every Championship for five years. Gold was there for them today.

If the US did they same they could almost guarantee Silver at every Champs.

PerfectExchange wrote:

USA: Take notes on those exchanges.

Look at that final exchange. It is absolutely perfect! Tortu loses almost no momentum and is flying at full speed within 1 stride of getting the stick.

Look at the final GBR exchange in comparison. It is not bad at all, but there is a slight stutter in the outgoing runner. This is a race of hundredths...

Maybe so, but the GBR anchor tightening up so much did not help.

GOLD

above_average_joe wrote:

letsrunlurker wrote:

what are the italians on?

Maybe unlike the US superstars they actually take the event seriously and practice as a team?

Agree. Even if on mama’s secret sauce (who isn’t?), the Italians display teamwork and discipline. The USA team is full of talent, but the egos, lack of discipline and lack of teamwork shine through on the relays. Disrespectful bunch who need to sort it out.

liujavelin wrote:

PerfectExchange wrote:

USA: Take notes on those exchanges.

Look at that final exchange. It is absolutely perfect! Tortu loses almost no momentum and is flying at full speed within 1 stride of getting the stick.

Look at the final GBR exchange in comparison. It is not bad at all, but there is a slight stutter in the outgoing runner. This is a race of hundredths...

Maybe so, but the GBR anchor tightening up so much did not help.

Yeah - the Italians were immaculate, but he pulled to the left then lunged, to try to generate a wind-up - but a lean by itself would be enough. Still, the performance is excellent - he was gutted and they will improve even further. Adam Gemili will prob be in the mix for next year WC

we’ve been hanging banners saying “we will make it” for over a year now. I guess we did make it in the end (I’m italian btw)

37.50 for gold. So slow! Japan ran 37.43 for bronze in 2019.

Gardiner's T-shirt wrote:

They certainly know how to pasta baton well

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