09 GN Gala m400m: Warriner 44.83

[t_monk]

M 400m Int - A-final
WR: 43.18 SR: 43.50
Michael Johnson (1999) Jeremy Wariner (2007)
Rank Bib Name Nat Born Time
1 Jeremy Wariner USA 84 44.83
2 Michael Bingham GBR 86 45.49
3 Kerron Clement USA 85 45.83
4 Johan Wissman SWE 82 45.91
5 Sean Wroe AUS 85 45.91
6 Bershawn Jackson USA 83 45.96
7 John Steffensen AUS 82 46.16
8 Jamaal Torrance USA 83 46.59

[trackdug]

He's getting there. Slow over the first 200m but ran the turn hard and looked good on the homestretch. Cool conditions: 63 degrees and cloudy. Crushed the field the last 200m.

[guruof track]

He's getting there. Slow over the first 200m but ran the turn hard and looked good on the homestretch. Cool conditions: 63 degrees and cloudy. Crushed the field the last 200m.

Lashawn should take heed to the eye=popping times because he is running SO slow.

[trackdug]

Lashawn ran basically the same race last week. And YES, both times are SLOOOOOWW.

[nbonaddio]

I thought it was pretty unimpressive. A win is a win, but..yeah.

[trackdug]

I thought it was pretty unimpressive. A win is a win, but..yeah.

Agreed.

[Speedfirst]

I thought it was pretty unimpressive. A win is a win, but..yeah.

Agreed.

In what way? The whole race, part of the race, or are you that bent on times?

[justblaze1011]

Next time Jeremy, go out there and 41.22 in a meet thats pretty much worthless.

[Mikewats]

If Wariner comes out with a silver with a 43 I don't think the season will be a disaster, it's something to build on for next year. If Wariner hadn't ran those terrible 200's at the trials I'd be more positive.

[guruof track]

If Wariner comes out with a silver with a 43 I don't think the season will be a disaster, it's something to build on for next year. If Wariner hadn't ran those terrible 200's at the trials I'd be more positive.

:lol:

[trackdug]

I thought it was pretty unimpressive. A win is a win, but..yeah.

Agreed.

In what way? The whole race, part of the race, or are you that bent on times?

His first 200m was weak but his last 200 looked good. I said about 50m into the race that it was going to be a slow time. But for the first time in a while he looked pretty strong on the homestretch.

Interesting thing is both JW and Merritt are undefeated over 400m this year. It looks like a 44-flat wins the WC this year. It really depends on the conditions in the finals for the time to be fast. Wariner seems to prefer the warm weather; Merritt runs well in cool conditions.

[nbonaddio]

Next time Jeremy, go out there and 41.22 in a meet thats pretty much worthless.

How is it worthless? Don't you think there's a psychological advantage to dropping a fast time, putting some clamps down on LM?

[Mikewats]

Merriit will go sub 44 even though his last few 200's have been less than impressive, Wariner han better today it seems.

I think they can both go sub 44 in Berlin, well i think they will.

Actually what i said before about his 200's at trials, im rethinkin because he ran good one at i think Pre, maybe he was just training hard through the trials and wasn't that bothered at all.

I've changed my mind again, i think its 30/70 30 to wariner, 70 to Merrit for 400 gold.

[Speedfirst]

I thought it was pretty unimpressive. A win is a win, but..yeah.

Agreed.

In what way? The whole race, part of the race, or are you that bent on times?

His first 200m was weak but his last 200 looked good. I said about 50m into the race that it was going to be a slow time. But for the first time in a while he looked pretty strong on the homestretch.

Interesting thing is both JW and Merritt are undefeated over 400m this year. It looks like a 44-flat wins the WC this year. It really depends on the conditions in the finals for the time to be fast. Wariner seems to prefer the warm weather; Merritt runs well in cool conditions.

I can respect your race analogy, I didn't see the race, so I cannot comment from that perspective. Once I view the race I can comment on it.

[Jerome Marrow]

I'd love to know how this meet is a "worthless" meet. The guy hasn't come within a second of his PR and hasn't run a single solid 400m this year. Yeah, going to be real easy to do well when you have had 0 good races.