info wrote:
Its funny how, on this message board, US athletes running 1:45 to 1:50 or so (or the performance equivalents for other longer distances) are so quickly criticized or downplayed by several posters because such performances are not impressive or medal worthy....Yet, someone running 1:57, 1:59, 2:02, 4:24, etc. seem to be quickly admired and considered impressive. I bet if these super stars who ran these fast ~2:00 800 meter races trained full time for track racing, they would run about 1:45 to 1:50, maybe slower...so, in reality they suck and cant medal.
Word on that