Agree with KlayMaster that the injuries are holding him back from being 98% or so of what he used to be. That sort of speed required a near perfectly healthy body.
The 800 requires less of his body in many ways, so that's probably why he's moving up. Well, that and he loves to compete. Can't blame him for dreaming.
rojo wrote:
I'll call John Kellogg Some idiot ,
I'll call John Kellogg ?
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Harald SCHMID
Born: 29.09.1957
Height: 6-1.5 (187 cm)
Weight: 181 lbs (82 kg)
400m 44.92 Stuttgart (GER) 11.08.1979 (at 22)
800m 1:44.83 Koblenz (GER) 13.08.1987 (at 30) [eight years!!!]
Jeremy WARINER Born: 31.01.1984
Height 1.83 metres (6.0 ft)
Weight 70 kilograms (150 lb)
400m 43.45 Osaka (JPN) 31.08.2007 (at 23)
800m 1.xx.xx ZZZZZZ (SUA) yy.08.2015 (at 31) [eight years!!!]
smells like 1.42
I hope we see something like that from him, but Schmid was a 400m hurdler (one that pushed Edwin Moses no less), primarily, so his strength probably went further
krispy kremlin wrote:
The 1:50+ talk on this thread is c.r.a.z.y t.o.w.n.
You are talking about a top-notch athlete who has been training at a world class level for a decade with a body-build that is in-line with the event - and you think he'll only run a fast hs'er/D1 800m???? Mad house.
Couple questions though:
What is Hart's experience with coaching half milers...? Is JW even still with Hart (I know he went back after MJ). How is he recovering from new(?) regiment (million dollar question).
What is he weighing in at? Was he 6'1 170lb as a quarter miler? As long as he has maintained that 1:50 will happen wearing a weight vest - if he's dropped a few due to some distance-ish running/tempos (?) while maintaining leg explosion, watch the f out.
In light of Bernie Kip pushing 40 - is 31 even an issue...?
World champion, gold medalist, 43.50(?) and people on here are saying 1:50???
JW does not strike me as a guy not to do everything right when it comes to training and will have put in the work to run a proper 800m.
On the line and 800-trim: 1:44.50
crazy talk, KK, just crazy. Nutso talk.
agip wrote:
1:54
seriously - he will give up with 200 to go and jog it in
sprinters are not distance runners - they can't do it. Not sure if it is mental or psyhological or both - he won't be able to finish this thing strong.
ahem
agip wrote:
krispy kremlin wrote:I won't hedge my bet from before even in light of this being an early season race: 51.9 + 52.6 = 1:44.5
So you think JW could make the US team in the 800 for the WCs. Right?
hah. Loving this.