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Originally posted by TrackDaddyOriginally posted by 502CDIs the relay WR ready to go down in Berlin?
Xman to Merritt to Taylor to JDub...
2:54.09
Write it down.
These guys are no match for a team that had Reynolds, MJ and Watts
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Originally posted by kamikaze7Originally posted by TrackDaddyOriginally posted by 502CDIs the relay WR ready to go down in Berlin?
Xman to Merritt to Taylor to JDub...
2:54.09
Write it down.
These guys are no match for a team that had Reynolds, MJ and Watts
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Originally posted by jazzcyclistOriginally posted by kamikaze7Originally posted by TrackDaddyOriginally posted by 502CDIs the relay WR ready to go down in Berlin?
Xman to Merritt to Taylor to JDub...
2:54.09
Write it down.
These guys are no match for a team that had Reynolds, MJ and Watts
The US is extremely talented over 400m whether on the flat or hurdling.
This is the deepest we've been since 93.
I'm telling y'all if XMan continues to come around and makes it to Berlin in top condition...
Bam!
2:54:09The fool has said...there is no God. Psa 14
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I say unlikely.
Craft me some believable splits that fit this requirement (using the 2:54.29 as a template): A leadoff guy to run 44.43, then three guys averaging 43.28.
In other words you're essentially asking for four PRs in a row. That's a nasty request at the best of times. But you're asking for them to do it in a meet where everybody on the team has already run multiple races (hopefully multiple-multiple).
And--here's the kicker--in a city where on August 23 at 18:15 the last five years the temperature has read 68, 66, 77, 64, 66. Toss out the anomalous 77 and you're not exactly looking at sprinter weather.
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Not that implausible: Wariner and Merrit in top shape should be able to run
well under 43.28 in a relay. X should be able to take the lead leg in your
required time. Taylor is close to 44 flat in a non-relay and a sub 43.5 would
be verging on the cautious, if he is in shape.
In other words: The question is not whether they have the capability, but
whether the stars are aligned.
(Note: I do not necessarily recommend X on the lead leg. This is just the
easiest way to handle the numbers.)
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Originally posted by ghI say unlikely.
Craft me some believable splits that fit this requirement (using the 2:54.29 as a template): A leadoff guy to run 44.43, then three guys averaging 43.28.
In other words you're essentially asking for four PRs in a row. That's a nasty request at the best of times. But you're asking for them to do it in a meet where everybody on the team has already run multiple races (hopefully multiple-multiple).
And--here's the kicker--in a city where on August 23 at 18:15 the last five years the temperature has read 68, 66, 77, 64, 66. Toss out the anomalous 77 and you're not exactly looking at sprinter weather.
Carter 44.6
Merritt 43.0
Taylor 43.7
Wariner 43.0
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2:54.3
Is this believable?
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Let's put it this way: two guys in history have run 43.00 or better, MJ and Watts.
Their flat PRs average 43.34.
LM and JW have PRs that average 43.60.
For both to go 43-flat isn't unbelievable, but it's certainly stretching the bounds as I see them.
But then, seeing bounds stretched is one of the best parts of the sport.
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Originally posted by ghI say unlikely.
Craft me some believable splits that fit this requirement (using the 2:54.29 as a template): A leadoff guy to run 44.43, then three guys averaging 43.28.
In other words you're essentially asking for four PRs in a row. That's a nasty request at the best of times. But you're asking for them to do it in a meet where everybody on the team has already run multiple races (hopefully multiple-multiple).
And--here's the kicker--in a city where on August 23 at 18:15 the last five years the temperature has read 68, 66, 77, 64, 66. Toss out the anomalous 77 and you're not exactly looking at sprinter weather.The fool has said...there is no God. Psa 14
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Originally posted by guruof trackIn order to achieve a WR Merrit would have to run first leg
Merritt 43.44
Angelo 43.28
Carter 43.55
Wariner 43.09
2:54.36 is the fastest plausible time.............. And that being generous with some of the legs
Was it Osaka?
For a 43 on first then it has to be JDub or Merritt.The fool has said...there is no God. Psa 14
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